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104-10170-10058 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (9/4/1962)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch84858 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10170-10058 2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 -SECRET Ciaa,~ : 4 September 196.2 MEMORANDUM: Chief, Task Force W SUBJECT British Press Speculation that DRE Raiders may have used British Territory as a Base REFERENCE DIR 32616 (OUT 70518) This memorandum is for your information only, and does not recommend action. Bits and pieces of infor- mation have suddenly and recently appeared concerning Cuban exile activity in the Bahamas, and of equally sudden and recent probes by non-Cuban Bahamian resi- dents, .which may or may not mean something. I also continue to be somewhat uzzled, as mentioned below, by the unusual attitude of Chief, Special Branch , -Bahamian Poice with regard to the Anguila Island query. 1. In response to a recent request from the London Station for guidance in the event it is querie(byliaisonconcerning the DRE raid on Cuba, mainly resulting from British press speculation that the raiders may have used a secretbase in the Bahamas, the Station was informed that the DRE, in a press conference of 25 August, said that the boats had sailed from Marathon in the Florida keys, and that British territory apparently was not involved. Also that the raid was launched without our knowledge or support. 2. In addition, on 27 August 1962, the FBI informed Mr. Wallen that it had received aninquiry by way of its Miami field office from Mr..Gg_ Bentley,_new head of Speclal_Branch'iitftheBah amas concerning his recent investigation of a number of Cuban exiles on the island of Anguila who allegedly told him they were there on a CIA mission. Mr. ( ntle'claimed to be concerned -6 because he would.of course have to report the mat`` r rough the Colonial ? Offic ' but would very much dislike having to do this if it was actually a CIA operation. Mr. Wallen suggested that the Bureau- might inform Mr. It ey 6 that the activity was definitely not Agenc sponsored, but that we might get in touch with him at some point through I 5bn this and similar problems. q C/TFW, in being informed of this repo , stated that he also had recently re- ceived the same query from the al MI-6 representativegln Washington, D. C. and had also denied any Agencyinvolvement. The above was brought to London Station's attention with the comment that because of coincidence and logical placement Anguila conceivably could have been used by the raiders as a staging area and base. SECRET / -.,/ZY1 2 c Do Not R~produo

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