74. Editorial Note
At the 478th meeting of the National Security Council on April 22, 1961, the Council discussed U.S. policy toward Cuba and, in NSC Action No. 2406, approved by the President on April 24, took several actions relating to Cuba. In NSC Action No. 2406-f, the Council
“Noted that an interdepartmental study group would be considering an increase in U.S. assistance to Latin American countries in matters relating to internal security and counter-guerrilla activities, and agreed that a representative of the Department of Justice should be added to this group.”
In NSC Action No. 2406-h, the Council
“Noted the President’s directive that the possibility be studied of creating a Caribbean Security Agency, to which we and the other Caribbean countries would contribute forces, and to whom any nation [Page 171] attacked could appeal for help.” (Department of State, S/S-NSC (Miscellaneous) Files: Lot 66 D 95)
In National Security Action Memorandum No. 44, from the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy to Secretary of State Rusk and Secretary of Defense McNamara, April 25, Bundy called attention to NSC Action No. 2406-h and requested that they undertake the study as soon as possible and present their preliminary views at the next NSC meeting. (Department of State, NSAM Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAM 44)
At the 483d meeting of the National Security Council on May 5 the Council discussed U.S. policy toward Cuba and, in NSC Action No. 2422, approved by the President on May 16, took several actions relating to Cuba. (Department of State, S/S-NSC (Miscellaneous) Files: Lot 66 D 95) For text of NSC Action No. 2422-k, see Document 113. The complete texts of NSC Actions No. 2406 and 2422 and related material are printed in Foreign Relations, 1961–1963, volume X.