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Blare.

16 February 1970

MEMORÄNDUM FOR®

SUBJECT

:

Director of Security

Comments on Manuscript Give Us This Day:

CIA and the Bay of Pigs Invasion by Edward I.

Hamilton

This manuscript has evidently been kicking around in publishing

circles since at least mid-1968, presumably without ClA clearance.

William Backley of the National Review neems to have been "shopping" it

at one point. One publishes rejected it as too "controversial", and noted

Its "confidential"' nature as well as lts potential for libel sulte.

Z. In the foreword to this manuscript, the author (whom I shall

y to under his assumed name of Hamilton), describer the book as a

Personal account" of CIA's role in the Bay of Pigs affair in which he was

a sentor CIA participant for 19 monthe. He nores in the foreword his hope

that somoone would have written this book so that he would not have to do

it; now convinced that, if he does not write it, it will sever be written,

he has takes up his pen "reluctantly and in a mood of nostalgic bitterness."

Hamilton states that be has used no official files or documente asd bas:

Consulted no one in preparing this work. Where true names are used in

the manuecript for CIA personnel, he writes that they have been publicly

Identified before, and in this contention I believe that he is correct, with

the possible exception ofJim Noeld The author's claim that this book

would provide no information not known to Castro's intelligence service,

or that details this late are of so value to the opposition, 18, is my viow.

seriously opes to question.

3. The book is, in general, favorable to CIA actioas in the Bay of

The villains of the piece are certain liberal figures in the Kennedy

ministration (Schlesiages, Goodwin, Stevenson) and to some extent,

ine resident himseli. In his concluding chapter, the author's bitterness

is undisguised againet those in the Administration and the presa who took

the opportunity of the Bay of Pigo incident to attack and denigrate CIA.

4. MossIs. Bissoll and Barnes and the author's other ClA co-

workers in the Cuban Project, by and large, are given quite favorable

treatment. One exception is General Cabell, whom the author excoriates,

and it lo apparent that Hamilton'o opinion of Jerry Droller is far from

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rorablo, both on polliical and prolonsional grounde.

amas ost pooriys"

03

"Fint Nos? also

opperont clearanco or authorination. He has utiliaad as hie nom do plum

the spectal name assigned to hima la the project 10r la

¡r the Caban!:

Fronte, and 11 woald not take anyone who was lavolved in the Caber, Protect

TOK

than & for pagos o

eading to identlly the a

publinbar polited our

macript Itsel to

ston al nan op

kaowledge, -Montings, convers

.....29.

tions ase bate reported extes

sively and with all the authosity of a

"Inaldar" who was there, It far excoods in detall anything thet has been

ritton on the Day of Pige, Including Charlos Marpayla article in Tortu

ol Saptember 1961 or the "insider" booke that were pablished following doe

desth al President Hersody.

6. Attachad herawilh is i chapter-by-chaptes doscription of the

marscript particlarly so 11 allocte CIA security. Thie analyale states

what the anthor states, whather right os wrong. Manze I have occasion.

ally added commants of my own, they are in brackere I).

Walter Plorzheimer 1

Carator=.

Motorical Intelligence Collection

stachment

An norad above

Distribution

o/att.

Orig& 2 - D/Seguality

2 + HIC

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pter 1

1. ¿The chaptes opens in 1956.1a Ambarrador Gardaario altico do Flavesa

whers a constory call was being paid on the Araberados by the ClA Contral.

American and Caribbean. Chiate of statlon who are holdlag their annial regional

aist ambansios" (p.d). The prosence a Cal. 1. 003

1. Diviatos Chlot, le montlosed, Cal, King remarke that Cartro wee?

vlly Involved» lin the Bogotaro, sotting the slago los Haraliton's dabra-

al comment, (Actaally Cartso played a jenlos solo la the Bogotero, 2ad

aftes the Day el Pigo that Mr. Dallos asaigned Hamilton the talk, of

determinny Cartrola role la the Bogotano,) (p. (p.7). Haralton atater that ta

•allo tuade were belag collocted in South Amorie

batTy to which I was assigned. " (p.10) (This could sonaal the author's

Mr. Alchard Biasell and Mr. Traoy BarDon are mendored and

sireshower-approvad project to desist Caban exles in overthrowlag Cartro.

His dution would inclado organizing Cuban leaders into a government-la-:

sale which woald form a proniaional governmant in Cabs when Castro was

forced ont, Hasaliton's baro was to be in' Corte Rica, providad ex-Prosidens

al Conte Rica,) Fa

3. Al the polat the manureript introducas the Project Chief as Jako

rosurably Ns. Istorilne), who is solorred to as Jake throughout (p. 12).

'ala mast Drolles sbout whom there is somo "diversity in attitades"

mong CA officers. Droller'e oparational samd of I'rank Bender la noted(p. 13),

and he is referred to an Bender throughout the sent of the manuseript.. (Tais

la not the firat time Droller bas bean Identified as Bender; bis name was

blowe by Arthur Schlesinger in his book A Thoarand Days in 1965.) Bender's

cover telephone arrangemenis is Miaral and New York, which allowed him to

answes local calls there at his Washingtos desk, are disclosed (p. 14).

Hamiltos staton that Bonder told him that as far 20 ho knew "Richard Helms,

Chiel ol Operations los the Clandostine Services, had not bees cut in" (p. 14)..

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CIA

precedies

Inblag a

200

oza (p. 20).

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(p.16).

callo on the Profectio PrapAjRadI

40.1

calls Holget th

Chat Curan

projost: He satas this Knighe

pont

I cones", sod tass so

in Hau

At this polar Knight!

Sas Island (p. 15).: The PAss

Nod thronghont, (a 15), Mad talle I

180d and palyéraphed st Dioppa

ton to also adriend at this solo

dornd tread

and had

901 8r04p8 ...

-(p. 17). Hamilton alno charges shal

of State Rebottons and Willless Mieland "exerclead con

mas: Col. J.Co King (p.18).

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Chapter: 11

In this chapter Hamlitos statos that Baroes and othere foconne

that ho vialt Havana, and that the GlA Cover Stall provided him with the dos

entation for ble operational aller al Ioward I. Hamilton which he kept fox

atro be assassinated before of colaeldess with the tarastor. Hamilton cos.

aldored thia blo principal rocommendellos, bat Barras world only tell him

• developed within CLA to da

atra (pp. + 30-30 1171

said be satortanite it pabl

i al current charges in the press of various ClA "assassloation n

: 50

2. Hamilton describes i leachoon that be and Jake had with Bris.

encorles tons la CIA, and Jake paid thes Cashman followed the Cuben Pro-

Jock for the Vico President.

Hamilton states thas Cashman advined bim that

Nixon "as Chalsman (ale) ol the National Sacurity Connell, was the toal

"park plag. babiad tha project" and the Admalaistration's focal polst and trouble-

stention (pp: 31A-32).

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Chaptos IlI (comamoncias al para 34)

amilton'a distaste 102.1

sanidas: com

atiro and Beador, bolng allboral, dio, Hamilto

ach as the

aninoss and protensional e

mualtos, woald sot be mach wilssiad in the

Prefect's plans

ta Fanall!

vion, the emphasta was os atllistas Cabasa

the had origlaally sapposted.

Castre hat who had fled Cabe When they bocam

amara of the direction 10, ubich ti

tro Revolatien

Vao to work

l choly badgot (pas 15-39).020

Ham

çon falle el vialting the Caban Preject beadques

Jables, soting the balleing'" llegalzo su an alactronici

(р.39), 80 г

nell d

CIA cabaldien to Cabas asil

latra-offico aguabbl

Hasallton losas contrai el

ally wrong in 1has Il place

sabans wanted sost and than

The balk of the chapter

bois lalosynes

arenatent ago la

Ultied act

•a solo (pp. 42-43):

of the Fran

acladiar::

notable a

ot fols

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Chaptos III (commencing al pago 45. Tale do a socond Chaptor IlI and

pparently vas miasurabored.)

t to locata the Frento in Conta Rica baving tallod, 1t

10 to

ther up in Mordco City, to which Ha

milton-nad blo 116

milton's offico mas to be independent E? the Station)

to bo that il a ilelon wilti.. Hamaliton's uni

esco ansod Sam às his principal

1 and the. like are dascribed. Hare

Ray1o

It satrs

ad (pp.

50-52).

dean polico

Inelu

ma problem becaa

a Presidoat Il

Se Cabra al poseiblo, hleb praneale

1180

How

ever, thlago proved ao difticult la Mexico

d-back to Miaml in Ottober 1960. Thle crasad

Lority to Harillton bocazzo il mãs impasaible to explala

o che why bo ha chiesa dore deo ne back to

Maablagton, Wallo Hé

a and children wore forçad to como backito

¡stayad la Miarl

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Captos IV

1 tha iratatag ol as axlla pa

2at

Lon Racher!, a

anti

Joisod

bls U.8

of Harallton!&

pallos force at tA sequ

tisaaas

Ар.(р. 39) - C14 f84

2 (р. БО).

$0

oblems with Bar

of the F1

The

avaltants

Kag's minish, and

Le Col.

a ta parents) ye ran

p. 65). 11

statel

& la charis of the :

anded from the Joint Calate of Stall

10 garnered Harillon's Ill-uill by rates lay to accodo to the Froste's sognes

tase thay be permitzed to vlast the tralmlas alte in Gestemale.

Thoro le some mention el rolations with the Coast Gaure in

florida la alerting tham to thora bonte

mbiel ClA dosirad to allon to lo

does pro cale /ten in to do Tale che er aleo includes the

3 within the F'rest

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chapte

milton writes ta this chapter lp.11), and da soveral mabse

199

chaptora, ol the goneral fellere ol intultrallon ellorte into Caba, the oll-gy

al those thal got thero, and the poor sacord for dollering supples to shore

nat -Castro erzillar who might bave gotten into Cabe, Marleims operablons

aldo mere not vary affactive.

2a. sello here a ben under proud or popalation

arscotos tho fact that at so mastiag al match be.

WaI

alaid to phas

linifican

to the soaki

that a

5 (р. 79).

Ás the po

ration. dastag

таіс.

bose also agais airs o

blactives mara s

sta

эра

attons (PP, 92-93).

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chapter VI

So, to chace anton tell some critic cans Abates

PhIl" (pp. 94-95):

52. Hamliton doscribes Jim Noold arrival is pio selamal Baro, tol-

lomilag the soverlag el diplozas

tic relatlons with Caba, 28 "anwelcome",

baçauso do felt him ta be "bi

Cally althor soft on Communiana or at lonot

tossibly contaned about the le

aos! (p.96). Hamllion ollors bis critictor

el Manual (Alanalo) Ray becaaro the latter had atayed with Castro 10o long

and wan

sanding a thoran

of itha senolation botrayod" ubich was lind

kag savox at the

Witto Hou

and Cla.

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Chapter VI

12Thls chaptas relatas Harni

ton's tonchy viall, with some marabar.

ol the Fronte, to the Grantemala trilalag bares.

Their broaklast con

tons with Prosident Idigoras are desexibed. This branblast gloss tha author

a chanca to sellect back on tha CIA sole la the overthron ol Gratemalas.

Preaident Arbens: "Ho recalla the three exiled leadore ol Castamals, blo

of Col. "digoras as "vaguely anthoritazion "

DI. Cordora bad to undergo cancer sasgary and therefore could not be selected!

the cholca tell on Cantilo Armes. Now Ydigoras wee Piroldent but was li

quently orartarous besi

1so.10 and doan so unach for the U.B. ani

Caba (pp. 1196122).

pant in the brentlast wits raigoras. (Davis zeno her bors pablleted

provionaly.)

footroto, Hanillton adde that this officoy bad beas deralled to CIA Los the

Projoct; and that "Crodible allegations ol his actions during the invasion

atrongly cargont that ha man to some extent mentally sabalanced" (p. 124).

¡Hostilo:conversations betweas Harallton dad "Frank", ns wall as the laltial

unfortanato polemics al Iraito chial Jony Varons, are deseribed.

1. The presence ol Groen Berete to holp in the trataling of the

Brigade la sotad, Colonel Lako'" presence nnd parachato tralalas le agais

mentioned (pp. 135-136), *

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Chapter VIlI

fi. This chaptor describes more convo

Homs sogardin

loms ultain the Iraste, one ol' thore mombors la trylng to briag la

Bay (p.:140-145):

Haallton then telle of a mosting with Bissell who

andor. Walto Houns prossuro so broader the polltical baso of thi

Evidently {0rrs88 Yene

isolas: Prosident Botracoart, Hostaes

President Figuesen

and PasTro Ricas GONeTaOs Matos Mar!

backing Ray: "Hamilto

al the laterans Mila vibdea ho braba tram: Can tro lp. 147). 23l

alt asted

that the Joint Calole al Stall inished to road as avaluation team to the trainins

casspa to apprales the stare al roadinese (p: 148).

JIasy Barzo

• Hamallto

to sco Schlosingos al the White Hoar

wharo the latter 1»

a hli famona Walto Pager en Caba (p. 150, 1

was there

that Ha

" socratary ol State Rest bad resold th

osigioal polas of

100 "poloy, " Ambrerado» Stevenson jains th

masting and aska.

this remark

which tbe latte

antly donled.

Hamilton

also mont

antum of hia bsloting of stevens

the taes

don

invasion (ppe

152-153).

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Chapter IX

1. "Hamilton states thal the Joist Chiefs of Stall audauarant tea

"plaited tho Cratemalas camps and lanced as enthuslastie sppralaal as to

the Brigado's tralalag and battle roadiners ip. 160). The author notes

that tols was important in the llght of post-lavanlon attempte by the.

Postagon to play dom thair t0le.

'Ta a'footaoto, Havallion miltos that afior the lavanlon Bander

Twas galled" by the lact that the oxiles referred to bim freely, and usually

Mattoring torzes (p. 167),: Hamilton also adds that he lekrand that.

(Jis NoeJand Whl Carr) "Col. King's erouy", were becoming incrondnel

3.: "The romalades ol the chaptor lo largoly laken up with discanalone

i la operate problem at asly do the la das benice eller-

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012.

Chaptor X

"This chapter opens with an unreccanetal intersal revolt agalau!

ident yaigoran in Crantamale and Indleaten the danise of the Daban

et mealsa de day ala rogurt, a Casingda come to a cele

bad disobayed orders:

ahon of force at a rabel atronghold ani

helped petto the apedale to 3ea

in sald-March 196i,

Monito

ated on

House to b

dialiked Bay

Milladicate

4h0 K

actions

288A

PFAgTAN

on of 19t0

which the s

others all

0195-189).

alt of the dealts to force Ray late

Igned lis position in Mlaral as

58l-20

Noo] and (Cart) saplacod biza (p: 190).

Jhen

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-whose price CIA Moald pot muei.: Is Hamilton's vow, this was an astor.

2. No the trente lendess mero clamoring for lavaslas iafosmállos.:

i was dotarained to bring them to few York and to tell them il they wanted

to lears the sensalt plans and go to the beachhoed, they woald bave to 1s50e

to porarin in ladlationison tal date totara. "Hamilton atronnes the

"valentary" basts los this agransent, to countar later charges thar CIA

had kidnapped the fronte and imprisoned tham by force (p. 200)..

:3. With rogard to the salaction al the Bay of Pigs landlag aito,

Hamilton states thas airsalt plaas more almost entiraly in the hando of the

Pontagon (pi 293), "Relations with Lori Josas' peblle relationi tirm la

Now York are noted 1p. 204).

A'Cil project olficer la flows to the Carries Boxes. lagebip of

= saval tank forco thas was annambled in Presto Ricas waters. Thie

olicer was so sorre an liniacs betroen the savel tark force commander

CIA Headquartara and the Ceban Delgado (pi 205).

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Chaptez

Thia chaptor talle el the tallial ate rald on Caba, Ambassados

2201a8 (p. 211).

2 0-2 ph

graphy a

that the tastial als raidion

incond atrilo

par

tast

Zat atrike had been

Project Offleny

other

than to.

the cordon ate force amera canal ten to

Blnsüll and stated this the

attor would haro to be chacked out with

timas, the nacond strike was bold up (p. 215).

Cobot i the to me a on to ve ninet la the

Has Room abose Genoral Cabell aso quetad (p. 216).

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Chaptes XIII (corAmaRcing At p. 218)

1. The tonor of remarke la tale chaptor and ln she conchalon of tho

provious chapter in that the masting with Runk included the Presides,

Roston, and Stevenson, (Othas authoritative acconna hava incladad only

Rank, Caball and Biasell; TiRty Barras has said ho alvo mas praneal. it

la ballered that the President was not it the meeting but was contacted by

Runk os the telophone al bla Virgina boris. These la no other indicátier.

other than Hamilton's allogation, thas Walt Ronton was praxest). (p. 219)

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1B and otter.

anti-Cebell Vows aro expretred, with a

hadleation that tho call-

a pacond als strike yorld not bave bappos

had Daller beas 1a 1

bington Ipp. 222-223).

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Cher a federate el pero 115 To chapter de aerent

I. This chapter describes torno ol the battle problame di the basica

haad::Tarso jora iton the Boxer mera ullomad a reconnalesasco ten

over the beach (p. 221), Flaally the Proaldent authorised as hour's air

0079 fred a Dator the ate some we load 20) e rade 7-26%0

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Chaptor ZiN

aac al ca diaf eretta al la crio pro de parte

OnT.

ablo article ta

to have been

sofondod the

molitan

daltal Darko).

•abes Oposations

Kosinody (p. 242).:

HOn 10 t1A88

81961J

god the Prialdem

n ol inco

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