AGENCY RECORD NUMBER , RECORD SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE . DATE PAGES SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS - , Date: 10/13/99 Page: 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM Released under the John F. ennedy Assassination Records AGENCY INFORMATION Ollection Act of 1992 [44 Use CIA Rio? Note). Case#:NW 53199 104-10049-10323 JFK 80TO01357A DOCUMENT INFORMATION CIA J. D. ESTERLINE, C/WH/4 THE RECORD MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD - CONTACT WITH MR. WILLIAM D. PAWLEY IN MIAMI, 21 MARCH 1960 03/30/60 1 PAWLEY, WILLIAM CASTRO BATISTA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT SECRET - 1B RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 08/15/96 t. JFK2:F4 1996.08.15.17:25:08:060100: CLASSIFIED ATTACHMENT . HW 53199 Docld:323427698 Page 1
meg eet weeny NW 53199  DoclId:32342698 Page 2 e March 1960 dictated 28 March) MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Contact with Mr. William Pawley in Miami, 21 March 1960 . Tine ,° 1200 hours; Mr. Pawley's Office . a a Subject ‘was contacted at the express request of Chief, WHD. ‘The following items of operational importance were covered: a. Final details for a strategy meeting involving Chief, WHD. _ CITASTE, Mr. -Pawley, and Chief, Branch 4 were discussed. It was * agreed that’ the group would convene the second and third of April s* at Mr. Pawley's Miami home. Further details and the agenda were not _. diseussed other than to say that principal emphasis would be on reviewing what work could be done throughout the hemisphere and .' public opinion on: the pending operation against CASTRO. .. >. +b. ° Mr. Pawley was told that the time had arrived for careful ‘ eoordination of. all activities; that permission had been granted - for an all-out operation; a government in exile will be formed post _-- haste; that ‘the acceptable non-BATISTA groups will be put into con- .: tact with each other almost immediately; and that Mr. Pawley's contact, -"* RUBIO Padilla, will .figure prominently in this effort. Mr. Pawley _. \. Suggested,-and it was agreed, that immediate plans should be made ~ : for the exfiltration of RUBIO from Habana. ~ Ge It was carefully explained to Mr. Pawley that any action "involving exiles now should be most carefully coordinated with Chief, WAD and Chief, Branch 4 to avoid any flaps. He agreed to this _ -: @¥rangement. 0 oO 2. My. Pawley passed.to Chief, Branch 4 some very sensitive information concerning the Dominican Republic. He requested this information not be passed beyond CIA until he, had the opportunity to give this information directly to Vice President Nixon. In point of fact, he initially said he didn't want the ‘information passed on to Chief, WHD. Chief, Branch 4 replied that he could not agree to this arrangement since he was obligated to pass the information on. Chief, Branch 4 said, however » in view of the fact he was not returning to Washington until 22 March, he could not pass the information on prior to that time. Mr. Pawley said he would relay the information himself before that date, : so the question was settled amicably. As it turned out, Chief, WHD had already  veceived the information via another channel by the time Chief, Branch 4 had returned to Washington.. ty .- co a J. D. Esterline ; re Ml pele P73B7V cee a Memo “Pile - a ae 1 - Subject File - . * Doegsol