Fall of the Batista government, November–December 1958
182. Special National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR–NIE Files. Secret. A note on the cover sheet indicates that the estimate was submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence and was concurred in by the United States Intelligence Board on December 16. Concurring were the Director of Intelligence and Research, Department of State; the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of the Army; the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Intelligence, Department of the Navy; the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, USAF; the Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Special Operations; and the Director of the National Security Agency. The Atomic Energy Agency Representative to the USIB and the Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, abstained, the subject being outside their jurisdiction. Published also in Declassified Documents, 1984, 1511.
184. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56/12–1758. Secret. Repeated to Havana.
186. Memorandum of Discussion at the 391st Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, December 18, 1958
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Gleason.
187. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12–1958. Secret; Priority.
188. Memorandum of Discussion at the 392d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, December 23, 1958
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Gleason.
189. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Administration Series. Top Secret. Initialed by the President. Another copy indicates that it was drafted by Rubottom and Snow. (Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, U.S. Policy Toward Latin America)
190. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, December 23, 1958
Source: Department of State, CCA Files: Lot 70 D 149, Cuba—Political. Confidential. Drafted by Stevenson on December 30 and revised on January 8, 1959.
193. Notes on the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Department of State, Washington, December 29, 1958
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Staff Meetings: Lot 63 D 75, December 1958. Secret. Prepared by Thomas McElhiney. An attendance list for the meeting, which was chaired by Herter, is attached to the source text.
194. Telegram From the Embassy in the Dominican Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12–2958. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Havana.
195. Telegram From the Embassy in Ecuador to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12–2958. Confidential; Priority.
196. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12–2958. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
197. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Central American and Panamanian Affairs (Stewart) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)
Source: Department of State, CCA Files: Lot 70 D 149, Testimony. Secret. Drafted by Stewart. Also addressed to Wieland who initialed the source text.
200. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Cuba
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12–3058. Official Use Only. Drafted by Wieland and cleared with Snow.
201. Memorandum of a Conference, Under Secretary of State Herter’s Office, Department of State, Washington, December 31, 1958, 4 p.m.
Source: Naval Historical Center, Burke Papers, Originator’s File. Top Secret. The drafting officer is not indicated on the source text, but it was apparently Rear Admiral Hayward. The source text is attached to a summary of the conference prepared by Hayward which was forwarded to the Joint Chiefs under cover of a brief memorandum from Admiral Dennison, January 8.
202. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12–3158. Confidential; Priority.
203. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Cuba
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12–1358. Confidential. Drafted by Wieland, Little, and Stevenson; cleared in draft by Hill and Snow; and cleared with Murphy and Rubottom.
204. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ecuador
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/12–3158. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Dreier, cleared with Snow, approved by Little, and signed by Rubottom for Herter. Repeated to Havana.
206. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/1–159. Confidential; Niact.