Cuban Situation States Air Force, who formerly had been assigned as Air Attache to the United States Embassy in Ciudad Trujillo, ‘Dominican Republic. Brigham also stated that anovher CIA agent, who was alleged to have a great responsibliity in the counterrevolutionary plans for CIA, was one Frank Bender, yw Brigham stated that at a meeting held in Miami, during March, 1961, (First Name Unknown) [Caldwell]had informed those present at the meeting that Dr. Joése Miro Cardona wag to be chosen as president of the Revolutionary Council. CBrigham stated that fron his sources he ascertained that CIA agent Caldwell]was a very influential individual {) 6Ly lanmning”of the abortive Cuban invasion of April, 1961 Brigham further stated that he also ascertained that another individual responsible for the failure of the Cuban invasion was one William Wyler, who had previously used the name of Guillermo Montenegra. Brigham stated that he had learned from exiles in Miami That Wyler had been involved in the recent Cuban invasion to the extent of . transmitting the CIA invasion plans, but he 5 not know to whom Wyler had transmitted these plans .(){ Ul) oe Concerning the William Wyler, mentioned above, , it is possible that Brigham is making reference to William A. ° Wieland of the United States Department of State, Washington, 7 D.C., who formerly was in charge of Caribbean affairs in the United States Department of State and who recently had been transferred to Switzerland. &Y) u) Brigham also advised that from Cuban exiles in the Miami area he learned that Dan Taylor, who owns and operates the ferry running between Tampa, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, was .. suspect because of the fact that he travels frequently to Cuba and while in Havana appears to be allowéd to roam” freely and has not encountered any difficulty while in | Havana with the Cuban Government authorities. Brigham ee stated that he had asked Taylor, prior to the invasion, if  » arrangements could be werked out with him, Taylor, to rake (uy SECRET | HW 53244 Doold:323127656 Page 3 ; \ E
pee EE TT Cuban Situation ~him into Cuba to cover the fighting. Brigham stated that Taylor did not immediately answer, but, after a trip to Havana, Cuba, Tayior.contacted Brighain in Miami, Florida, and said that he could make arrangements for Brigham to go into Cuba, which offer Brigham said he declined because ; he was skeptical of Taylor, because he did not, ats first contact, agree to take Brigham, and he felt that Taylor may have made arrangemen Havana to have Brigham picked up. when he landed in Cuba au Brigham also advised that from Cuban sources in Miami he ascertained that on the weekend of April 9, 1941 the alleged CIA agents, [CaldwelI) and (Carranza \allegedly left for Guatemala by plane eititer late on the night of April 7, 1961 or early in the morning of April.8, 1961. righam stated that his sources learned that (Caldwel id) | Qfearranz did not land in Guatemala until Apri#t-11, 1961 and the Cuban exiles were wondering wheze [Caldwell] and | ae) See had gone and if it were not possibTe that the invasion ans had been disclosed by (Caldwe1l nd [Carranza f& J Brigham stated that he had two personal sources in Miami, Florida, whom he contacted, and identified them as Ex-Colonel Mariano Faget of the Bureau for the Repression of Communist Activities TBRAC) and Enrique Parajon, who formerly was the head of the Secret Police in Cuba, under | - ex-President Fulgencio Batista, and who is now closely associated with Mariano Faget. Brigham stated that he contacted Faget regarding these allegations and CIA's involvement and Faget confirmed the names of the CIA personnel in the Miami area,previously set forth, as being responsibl or, the invasion plans and the earrying out of these plans \U) to regarding CIA's involvement in the recent Cuban invasion were based on the opinion of Cubans now in exile in the Miami area. Brigham stated that the Cuban exiles believed that this recent invasion of Cuba by counterrevolutionaries | may have been designed to fail from the very beginning and the reason given is that the invasion forces and the | opposit-on inside the country were all picked up and the CX) Ay) a Sb CR Ep — - 3- | Brigham advised that the conclusions that he came | ! t . . aan ; WW 53244 Docld:32312656 Page 4