- - as cut-'9 4 141 5 ui f Cl 0 7 u Chronology - The Bay of Pigs J1me 19 '62 Kennedy tells Harry-Ruiz Hillima to get a lawyer to represent the committee to Castro -- names Donovan June 20 '62- business man Rob t H Kean Jr on behalf of the committee telephone JBD's office at 9 a makes appmt for 3 that afternoon -- for 2 hrs - ux President of Elizabethtown Water 00 married to Luz Haria Sylveoio rhos'e biother a Cuban prisoner 4 43314 put a a in the same month negotiations for Tractors dor Freedom had failed JED STUDIES Castro 2 whether his mission conflict 1 gov't policy conflict 11 Logan Act - formally announces sponsors June 27 '62 Kennedy approves at Brass Conference the CFc's efforts 3 Barreta returnsto Havana memos dtailing committees activitie a 5 page letter fr JED to her in which last paragraph direct appeal p883 r W July 2 use-Harry Williams menses some an era's-9 Ma a Joly 9330 JED a RFK meet - RFK assures him that the mission in national integstd in violation of Iagan ict -- lat that scussion a dep' Bob Humithh - Elva-5 41 S-I-ati Mft rm f ai rm MMda Au as me and La 7 as I 'Jtn-i - Sew-Arc I I 3 35' - 657AMHSIM -6331 R-aM-s 90-5-9 M5 - o - tag-MM -oesruu pres - Loco Ien l-J 3113 12 cntacts Cuban Delegate to UN 5 receives anser at see at an time tho be prior to Aug 30 - 41 59 23 ti $6 391 i - I O shinny-me Invisible Gov 9 c d 15% Vinta- gust - ist talks G stayed in Miramar met at Presidential Palace c '31 tter drugs a baby foods for men but no cash or tractors hrs - pt continue in 0 lie SAT-whey appmt - agrees to accept food a med- cine using worldemerket as basis for prices the Ministers of Health Welfare a Commerce prepare list of products needed by Cuban peeps submit it ti D To BE REGARDED AS FINAL commas HOHEVER IN WDXIEDGED so OF LIST pt 21 162- returns in morning to await list at 9 that hits Freyre Sanchez Darts given by Alberto More the Minister of Commerce a list of produ in 7 different categories indicatg desired quantities this list sen- by hand via Capt or ist Pan Am flight leaving next morning 3ept 3 '63 difficultiesleast 30 to 1 0 ships 4L gov 't nor people prepared to become involved to thi extent in view of deterioratg relations Cuba necessitayed as neither Amer b embargo on shippg to Cuba c threat of longshoreman's strike fr Maine to Fla - d possiblity of drugs explored visit John E HeKe head of Chas Pfizer Co who lives in same aptmt bld John Connor former head of Marck Sharp a Dohma - dilly also called in -- both offered to donate drugs Iv ept lB '62 C9 Ict 3 '62- in Havana in the afternoon '62- enters Senatorial race against incumbent Javitz a ne ublican or an usg prisoner xchange a1 mea to er career b Democratic disapproval not spendg ean time on c paign of Cuban negotiations - at Berta's hse meet Dr Santiago Cubes a Capt'n Abrhhantes 3ub- Secretary of Minister of Interior announces that Drugs not food be unchanged of shi ping problems of 2 letters of credit RoYal Bank of Canada 1 covering debt of 60 wounded prisoners 2 guarenteeing delivery of drugs a medecine enui to fulfill ransom ct 5 '62- Abrahanteds takes to private conference at Varadero Beach Mantanz Province where DRNalleJo waiting lake Don't t1 people we're friends 1 a few friends like you I don't need any ennmies 8 hrs - agreed substitution of medecine but wanted this at wholesale prices so could ge more for same amt - 3043-5 52 - 513 13 133an cmomes to Berta 's villa at noon propostion that the office be held until exchange completed as guarantee which immediately reJec that nite 1 hr telephone conversation Celia - -- mime-a HOOVER INSTITUTION mm an is a a MM amen-arm al' Och-7 52 morning flies back to Miami sick fever-checks in at Dupont Plaza Hot using Harry name xamined 5 treated there a advised to enter hospi but 33 cam-r m 911 Mm - Mum meev - a Cct ' '62- returns to Havan@ no mug Am I What Oct lO '62-mtg at 1 at Presidential Rlalace - hostile m mere 3 01' Present hard-line ministers Alberto Mora a Dr Ma'chado Venture inister of Puin works - reports that 1 obtained credit increase a backing of highest official org in Canada presents Casters memo of agreement -- l Castro 10 receive drugs at 605 discount wholesale 2 insurance packg shippg costs borne by CFC 3 baby _food included in ayeemt 1 bankg arrangemets guarentee completion of paymet fr 6-9 mos after start of operation 5 as act of faith delivery of 20% before one prisoner freed 's objections ices to hi -- reduction of 35% 2 against release for only 20% 3 merchandiae planned for let shipmt not necessary in Cuba Freyre took over a continued in' Spanish until walked out in anger ct 1l sends personal message ghru Hora faking to determine necessary drt a to indicate readiness to continue negotiations returns to 63 ct 12 '62 lists of nedecines Cuba wants sent to Oct 13 '62- site for new medicine requiremts '62- U2 plane over Cuba spots missiles delivers new list of drugs as medicines to Harry Wins at Miami 31 po Karim f eg to mg i listhto in morng list impossible quote ces a pan _gan _a y_ Wxnez loyer tag rrapt-1d market Oct 22 '62- Kennedy's appearance on TV re missile crisis - learns of it in Once upstate NY where giving speech before college audience during crisis negotiations kept open - nothg really accomplished letters sent back a forth describg imaginary progress Iov 16 '62 anchez visits prisoners in Isla de las Pines a discovers them in 11 1 2 ape nov 19 '32-vr Carretos fly back a HOOVER um mm 1-was 40% Novgo- I62- meetg of top officials of Depts of State Justice Treasu1y a - Kennedy arranges 34 Louis in charge of tax-I ision of dept of Justice 0 expredite release of prisoners top officials - Nicholas deB Katzenbach Stanley Samar of Treasury Rob't of State Dept Mitchell mans of Internal Revenue Larry Houston of cm -bitterness of CFC - restlessness of Cuban colon - orders High Has which Sanchez arranges Oberdorfer approached Lloyd Cutler counsel to Pharmaceutical manufact- urers Assoc abt contributions Drug cos Lloyd made it clear that the cos have to be able to rk together gout fees of anti-tmt actions need assurance from administration that they wldn't be attacked since put in unfavoorable light by 1960 61 investigations of Keefauver subcommittee Demg '62- Oberdorfer reported this to Dec '62- confers RFK 320 7 '62- fficials of Pha Assoc - empha'zied the US reasons bility for Bay 0 gs Prisoners the courage the rain- of drugs assured them that sight of returng prisoners wild silence criticism -- contributions voluntary 4 30 wants twat '62- acquires assistants John E N91sn of Steptoe a Johnson E Barrett Mgr John Dou las Sen aul Douglasl son 1 Harmon they solicit for pledges 5 contributions from Oberdorfers office Rob't M formerly gen counsel for Treasury I - headed similar team of volunteer lawyers in 1 54 - obtained clearance fr Civil Aeronautics Board 5 Interstate Comerse Commission to permit charitable contribution of air a surface transport ation of d rgs to Nisan Dec 9 '62- Kennedy to PW manufacturers of Internal Reyenue Mortimer Caplan rules that drug contri butioms deductible at value of lowest wholesale prices d'products tun swag - a 12 33mg mtg ht bd of Directors of marmaceutical menu facturers ssoc list of drugs was ed by totaling 237 pages a inclu ing 10 600 items - Lily pledged 1 million dollars in drag 12 '52- drug companies committed to 3 of drugs-Gerber promised a Beechnut Atlas Chemical - Amer assoc os to supply transportation 0 supply medical equip' enf- Red Cross as Continental Cans contribute tin cans Id re a Celia care a feeding of prisoners - unmmu INSTITUTION has an rsa 1- l becJS-l 16 0berdorfer orders lat shipmt of drugs transported to Fla a loaded on planes at ore-Locks airport the same CIA airbase used as Jumps off pt for Bay of Pigs ins trainees 8 SS Airican Pilot at Port Eves-slang Confers officials in-Wash a on to Miami where during 16 a 17 stays at CIA has in Miami telephong to literal Havana 38 African Pilot sails fr Baltimore to pick up Amer REd Cross medecine at Port Everglades No 33 Oberdorfer his asst Frank Hichelman John Nolan a a CIA attorney arrive at D's HIami hse bearg lo aE of medicin' e 15' Walter Reed hospital ll sic ld of gotiators at 5 am they brief a he leaves on I Havana 3 nchex a Mrs BarrE'to a Mrs Virginia Betcncourt f6 met I Castro 4 1 hrs 5 reached tentative agreemt lifts ban on gifts of food a clothg to prisoners' we map ru- meets at Minister Boti's home -- Vallejo reports that list unac tabj no surgical equipmt a no specification of what baby T0033 invo ed returns to Miami 1 ValleJo's analysis a cnnsults Dr Leanard Scheel former surgeon genl of U3 - a Scheele return to Havana -- Scheele actg as condultant to xplain 1 drugs on list Dec 21 '62- noon Royal Bank of Canada formally issued letter of credit 5 delivers it to purchasig agents in Havana 5 immediately cni irmed by Castro gov't late afternoon calls Hash to inform them that he a signed Hemorand of agreemt pending inspectioan supplies by Fidel 's technicians rM little after mindight 3 Cuban R d Cross officials in olive drab flew secretly into ami met by Dr S_cheele a Barrett Pretty-man - shown supplies at Ops-Locks airport - Hairy Hms actg as trans tor a Rab-It Ben 52ng of Red Cross until day break checkg supplies at Port Everglades -- atmosphere of 11 will - Cubans objected to subh as but Americans i_n_s_i_s_ted that needed by Cuba at 5am Cubans announced that they wished to stay the day whereas Cuban Americans adJourned to Barrett Prettyman's Harold Johnson motel rm to discuss Nolan pointed out- that adverse press lagge Cuban colony 'in Fla due to their stayg over not help negotiations any since as people not that favorabl eI to the deal anysay Cubans conferred alone _then said they wanted to call Cuba After two attempts they finally - succeeded a 1were ordered home 'Ihey flew back at 9am that night in Havana shone-d up bottle of Scothh a he D Sanche a Vallejo celebrated - Ss African Pilot sailecl fnr 'IIavana i release of prisoners beget I m - lama INSTITUTION A o Dec 23 '62-earlv Nolan 5 Prettyman Joined in Havana Castro met African Pilot in afternoon 5pm- plane left S Antonio de los Banos airport for Homestead Air Force Base -- for D's sense of humor at this time see Ba of Pi s p 322 watching the lat plane 01 prisoners Just Jmatching at as take off made it 211 woth it It was like the slave trade All they lacked were the chains It real choked me up bC let relatives of prisoners go back on the African Pilot as Xmas onus - u - it plane loads of prisoners a men left Cuba by night fall ec 21l in ransom m ny for 60 prisoners released in April had to be paid else the airlifts qight be stopped 2am Nolan driven to airport by Boti flew to Miami Harry Hms -- met Oberdorfer -- Kennedy contacted Cardinal Cushing who donated 1 million Clay borrowed remaing l 9000 000 then solicited Amer business firms to cover it Texaco Standard Oil of 11 3 a Ford Motor Co each contribute 100 000 -- had tb be raised by 3pm -- administration afraid ofJI J-numd for helping Castro -- therefore own a role it played Jan t glave dried mild to 3 0 a pledged mort as neede in all Ag contributed 35 000 000 surplus food 15 000 0 dried milk -- 20 000 000 shortening 2 8 Jan '63- A D announced that CFC would reimburse it actually ls1 lowered cost of milk a shorteng from pric it baought it at to price on world market -- then accepted insecticide calli i which Union Carbide had conttributed to RC which no send to Cuba 5 turned them over to Ahech for Int Devel which sent them to India Pakistan as-israsl Algeria 'Ihis does not equal -funds Pigs a conservative estimate of what it cost the gov I 20 000 000 tax loss - 5 659 oo skim milk a shortening in secret empts to families of Brigade over 20 peridc'l' 138 000 costs to Dept of Health Ed 5 Welfare upon return of priso each prisoner got a check gov't masked its participation by acting thru -- even an act of humanity had to be approached with utmost political caution won release 0130 or more Americans -held in Cuban ails incl 3 CIA men -- a total of 9 703 persons finally relaeased unmrsu run-'1' 1T1an km W mirth 1