RECRUITMENT OF CUBAN EXILES FOR PROPOSED INVASION OF HAITI

Created: 10/2/1964

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Intelligence Information Cable

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4M| ts contact cuban friends of theirsroposed force OFcuban exiles who would be used to invade haitiA ten-dayLLEGEDLY THE invasion WOULD EZ SUPPORTED by'the united states government. on the evening CF^^ept,turned to new york by air in answer to what he said was "an urgent request from united states government representatives".

placeo several calls to new york after he arrived

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IN MIAMI.

2. WHILE IN MIAMI THE CUBANS CONTACTED FRIENDS OF THEIRSATTEMPT TO GAIN RECRUITS FOR THE HAITI OPERATION. AMONGjl

THAT HE COULD PROVIDEEN FOR ANYTHING RELATING TO CUBA. |

SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT COMMIT HIMSELF, OREN WHOM HE COULD PROBABLY

HE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE OPERATION, AND HE PLEDGED SIX MEN FOR THE INVASION FORCE.

3. ON^^SEPT,INFORMED ONE OF HIS MIAMI

REPRESENTATIVES THAT THERE WAS NO MONEY TO GIVE THE RECRUITEDiTED STATESMEN INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINALLY PLANNED FORCEEN AND THAT -EXPENSE MONEY FOR THE TRIP FROM MIAMI TO NEW YORK COULD PROBABLY HE PROVIDED FOR THE RECRUITS, BUT NO FURTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS COULD BE ASSUMED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT,

k. ON^SEPTONE OF HIS MIAMI REPRESENTATIVES

AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO GET TO NEW YORK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE "TIMESAID THERERAINING BASE FOR THEFORCE ATIFI ED LOCATION IN NEW JERSEY,

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THE GPCUP SAD THREE AIRPLANES READY FOR USE IN THEARMS, KMC OF WHICH WERE STORED INCFN NEW YORK CITY. ARMSCACHED AT AN UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION IN MIAMI.

THAT CU3ANS CCLLD USE HAITOUySE Of OPERATIONS AGAINSTF THE INVASION WAS VICTORIOUS AND DUVAL IER WAS REMOVED. 5. FIELD DlSSEM; CINCLANT, CINCSO, COMKWESTFOR,CUSTOM?; S, BORDER patrol AND USCG.

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