Fidel Castro’s assumption of power, January–April 1959
237. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/1–2059. Confidential; Priority. Also published in Declassified Documents, 1982, 2470.
240. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/1–2359. Confidential; Priority.
241. Telegram From the Embassy in the Dominican Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/1–2759. Confidential.
242. Letter From the Ambassador in Costa Rica (Willauer) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers, Letters 1959. Confidential; Official-Informal. Copies were sent to Herter, Murphy, Wieland, Stewart, and Dreier. The source text was attached to a brief covering letter of January 27 from Willauer to Herter.
244. Memorandum of Discussion at the Department of State-Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Pentagon, Washington, January 30, 1959, 11:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 61 D 417, vol. VII. Top Secret. Drafted by Dwight J. Porter. A note on the source text indicates that it was not cleared with the Department of Defense. A cover sheet lists the participants, which included Generals Twining, Lemnitzer, and White and Admiral Burke and members of the Joint Staff; representatives of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Council Staff; and Under Secretary of State Murphy and other Department of State officials.
245. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Dominican Republic
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/1–2759. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Snow, Stevenson, Neidle, and Whiteman; cleared with VO, SCA, and H; and approved by Wieland who signed for Dulles. Repeated to Havana, Buenos Aires, Panama, and Santiago de Cuba and pouched to Kingston and Nassau.
246. Telegram From the Embassy in the Dominican Republic to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/2–459. Confidential. Repeated to Havana.
247. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Chargé in Cuba (Braddock) and Carlos Piad, American Embassy, Havana, February 4, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/2–459. Confidential. Transmitted as an enclosure to despatch 839 from Havana, February 4, in which Braddock remarked: “While the Cuban situation certainly has many disturbing aspects, I feel that Dr. Piad’s appraisal is gloomier than warranted by the facts so far as we can see them. His view is probably influenced to some extent by the scant recognition accorded by the 26th of July Movement, the dominating element in the scene, to the faction or individuals with whom he personally is most closely associated.”
248. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/2–559. Confidential; Priority.
249. Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs’ Special Assistant (Hill)
Source: Department of State, ARA Special Assistant Files: Lot 62 D 24, Cuba 1959. Confidential. Drafted by Hill.
250. Memorandum of Discussion at the 396th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, February 12, 1959
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Gleason. This discussion of Cuba was part of larger discussion by the NSC of Latin America, which is scheduled for publication in volume V.
251. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.13/2–1459. Confidential; Niact.
252. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 837.10/2–1759. Confidential; Priority.
253. Despatch From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/2–1859. Confidential. Drafted by Braddock.
254. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Mexican and Caribbean Affairs (Wieland) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/2–1959. Confidential. Drafted by Hill and Wieland.
255. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Snow) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 837.13/2–2059. Official Use Only. Drafted by Stevenson; cleared with Wieland; concurred in by Beale, Harry Conover, Albert Post, J. Parke Young, and Murphy; and initialed by Snow.
257. Despatch From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/2–2559. Confidential. Drafted by Topping.
258. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/3–559. Confidential.
259. Despatch From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.37/3–959. Confidential. Drafted by Braddock.
260. Memorandum of a Conversation, Washington, March 12, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/3–1259. Confidential. Drafted by Stevenson. Initialed by Stevenson and Wieland. The place of the meeting is not indicated on the source text, but it may have been Powell’s office.
261. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Rubottom–Mann Files: Lot 62 D 418, Cuba (Jan.–Apr.) 1959. Confidential. Drafted by Little and concurred in by G, U/PR, and Lightner.
262. Memorandum From the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Calhoun) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/3–1359. Confidential. A handwritten note in the margin reads: “See also attached telegram from Havana.” No telegram is attached to the source text, but the reference may be to telegram 1049 from Havana, March 12, summarized in footnote 2, Document 260.
263. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.3711/3–1759. Confidential; Priority.
264. Letter From Senator Wayne Morse to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.3711/3–2059.
265. Despatch From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/3–2359. Confidential. Drafted by Topping.
266. Memorandum of Discussion at the 400th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, March 26, 1959
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Boggs.