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![handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch18687 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10297-10292
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
\Fa 'EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Ueply, Vfmw. R* d WASHINGTON NS. D C.
Fu so. 105-83195 IBY LIAISON
Date: May 12, 1961
To: Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Attention: Deputy Director, Plans
4 ,m: John Edgar hoover, Director
Subject: CUAN SITUATION
INThLNAL SCURITY - CULA
A reporter for the New York Journal-Amicrican,
on May 3, 1961, firnished the following information:
The reporter stated he had recently been in
Miami Florida covering the Cuban invasion and had spoken to.
many &ban exiles nnd personal sources. As a result he
came to the conclusion that the invasion had been bally
handled by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from every
aspect. He stated that some of the exiles were of the opinion
that the invasion was doomed to failure by design on the
part of CIA and they are holding CIA responsible.
The reporter stated he was able to ascertain from
his sources the names of the CLA personnel allegedly responsible
for the invasion, e furnished these nes as Bernar! Sarker,
David ora~es, onel one [J one Carranza one
Avignon and a colonel ho had been assigned as Air Attacte
at the United States Embassy in the Dominican Republic. In
addition , he stated] he had Uerd that one Frank Dender of
CIA was Plso among those responsible.
The above-mentioned reporter identified two of his
sources of the foreguing information as former Col-nel ariano
Faget and Enrique Para on, who were forierly connected with the
llureau' fir the Repression of Coniunist Activities (3RIC) in
Cuba. BR!EAC was a:: active organization in Cuba durin- the
Batista regime. jceportcdly the reporter Thecke,' the above-
mentioned CIA employees witt Fo:et who appirently :aintained a
file on the subject, Faget alleged ly verified the infurmiation
the reporter ha,! received concerning the part played by these
izndividuals in the invasion.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.jfk/jfkarch18687&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)