Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXXII, Dominican Republic; Cuba; Haiti; Guyana

301. Memorandum Prepared for the 303 Committee¹

Washington, March 22, 1965.

SUBJECT

• Status of Termination of Manuel Artimeʼs Autonomous Paramilitary Group

1. In accordance with the decision of the Committee on 4 March 1965,² CIA has begun phasing-out support to Artime.

2. Artime has agreed to cooperate in the disbanding of his paramilitary group. [5 lines of source text not declassified]

[6 paragraphs (1½ pages of double-spaced source text) not declassified]

1. Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, 5412 Special Group/303 Committee Records, January–June, 1965. Secret; Eyes Only. Circulated to 303 Committee principals at the March 30 meeting, according to an April 2 memorandum from Williams to Vaughn. (Ibid.)
2. See Document 298.