176-10030-10261 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/5/2016 Identification Form nn lt A A eee Aten eA AER Agency Information AGENCY: NARA RECORD NUMBER:  176-10030-10261 RECORD SERIES: RICHARD GOODWIN PAPERS AGENCY FILE NUMBER : enn cE EEE Eee SC oe EEE etter Document Information ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD DATE: 05/12/1961 PAGES: 6 SUBJECTS : . CUBA, COVERT ACTION DOCUMENT TYPE: MEMO CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B CURRENT STATUS:  Withhold DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/07/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : From the Papers of Richard Goodwin: Subjects, Cuba, Covert Action, Box 4, Item 3a v9.1 | 45 NW#:55510 DocId: 32276732
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is , : - oo 7 be : fl re Etat fl NW#: 55510 te: theit ‘BF roblem if the. Council would agree te concértr itself. seclusiely Slee : y eppenitten, and tb): ‘plasihing. tor" en unity’ oft the varias: eiile groups: may well. sutwatgh f ite. other ébvious shortcomings... However,. both feel, and Mr., Betancourt wae. quite ‘emphatic. on this point, that the Coulcll ad a ‘body is not. capable of, directing clatdéstine: actions against Gastro and. a a. matter of fact is opposed to any: further efforts at: overthrowing Gastro by sabotage and other gubyersive-actions since. they are. completely: “gold! on” - the theaia that Castro-can. only. be: removed. by direct:U.: S. military ‘aetion and therefore a ‘Gontinudtion’ of Guban underground activities:. car only! ¥ésult in, needless: and futile loas: of life... In the fact of this attitude, ‘Ray aid: he deed ‘not, expect to. @teive much encouragement _ for his ‘plan: from: the, Gouncil, ‘Although “he: dg fairly confident that oo DE: Miro’ 9: approval can oventially be obtained: | Cte i ‘Betancourt thought that a: worktibie- solution: might be found: y cutrént ‘task of unifying . DocId: 32276732 fee ee Dy
- “juat. vecéived from: the: MRP’ coordinator in. Cuba eS GHLY. f° arr Cuban people. Bre Bot iney te want te rhekk theis livés: of. the: basta of promisés made by the present membership. of the. Cetincil.. He feels: that. acceptance of the Council would be improved by: adding to. ita. . membership: twovor three moré people whose. names would: be signi~ ‘ficant and. faeaningtul to: the: Cubas. people. He did. not nanié, any specific’ candidate 83. “tae: ‘Mr, Ray Jet. me. read 2 & 13.6r- 14 page: report. ‘which ino had which. painted: a: dréary ‘picture of conditions in Guba sincé the failure | i. of the invasion; wis: é¥iticadl of the inclusion of Batistianas and “ainda bonitos!", in’the invadion.forcé: conveyed the: strong feeling that the’ . Gubané. had been: betrayed by thé Américana:. and indicated that while. a the: ‘MRP. organization was etill pretty. much, intact: physi¢ally;- ‘nadzale cae ‘almést, compl etely shattered. Mg: _Ray daid:-he: would provide : me. ct at: and: pereonal details)
ae Bs xb said he: would, check. directly, wedth Mr. ‘Goodwin 76 that status. _Einvited Mr.. Ray: and/ or Mr. Betancourt ¢ to call me: over . ‘the watkend in’ Gasé either should want.to discuss: the matte¥ further, ae Thad thé fééling’ that Mr: . Betancourt was personally in-favor’ of sub> be — mitting now. a plan. covering “short. term!" needs of their. organization, fo ind. HE mdty be that such & paper: will be submitted after he: hie an | opportunity £6: talle with Mr. “Ray in. private, . ° NW#:55510 DocId: 32276732