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![handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch46412 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10229-10074
10 April 1961
xMEMR4 UM F IM=ORD
SUBJECT Meetingn with Miro Cardona and [I]on 5 and 6 April 1961
1. n Wednesday, 5 April- 1961, Miro Cardona acccopanied by Mr.
came to Washington for a meeting with Mesars. Berle, Bonaal, Schlesinger and
Sc~sy. [ and Droller were briefed by Miro Cardona on this meting in
the late rnoon:Cf that ay iin the Shoruham Hotel aite.
2. Xi=, who came to the Drollr ll]doeting accapanied by Carles
Pind, was much depresseds He said that Berlo and bin friends seemed to
promote a Fidoliamb airidol line; they are all the way to the loft
Niire stated, adding that during the conversation Ray'sl namA vas mntined
elavan time in highly laudatory tome. I know I vculd have a croes to
bear ubn I asked Ray to join the council, Miro said, ?nov I am convinced
that this in a very, very heavy cross in deed. When Droller remarked that
it niht be vico not to read too much into the statmnts mada by Mr. Borle,
and that after all the postures of a future Cuban Govarnment would be a
cmaelatly Cubhn affair, Miro looked at Drollar with a twinkle in bis eye and
said, Do cot worry, once I have my foot firamly cu the ground I knov precisely
abat needs to be donej up until then I make a 180 deGree turn and I am
more left than they are. Piro then advised and Droller that Mr.
Berlo had ouggoated that he, 4iro, get together vith Mr. John Plant--
Patiatest Sciantist at Harvard--for the purpoe of having the latter aist
him in drafting.the proclamation of the Revolutionary Concil. Acceding
to Miro he was rather luke warn to the proposal and sold ha would see if
he needed the chap's services.
3. Miro ndvined that another completely private meeting had been
eche&abb for him by Mr. Berlo on the afternom of 6 April.
4. In the evening hours of.6 April [ and Droller met again with
)iro fur the purpose of:
a. Obtaining Miro'a report on the aforaeentioned meeting with
Mr. Berle, and
b. Briefing Miro on specific publicity lines Miro vas to take
during the forthcmAing weeks.
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