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go in with the US Marines. He admitted that this was only his personal opinion, but he felt that in view of his experience and contact with the Cuban exiles, he had a good point. I could not help agree with him. 83/ Agent George Davis apparently was extremely interested in full cooperation with the Agency, quick- ly accepting the Agency representative's proposal that they visit the FBI offices once or twice each week to co~pare notes; and the CIA field representa- tive, in turn, agreed to pass on to Mr. Davis in the FBI any information which the Agency might acquire pertaining to FBI interests.* * The Forward Operations Base (FOB) opened in May 1960 in Coral Gables, Florida, and it was the second FOB that had been established since the formation of WH Division -- the initial base having been set up during the anti-Arbenz operation in Guatemala in 1953- 1954. In general, the Miami FOB paralleled the organ- ization of Headquarters with FI~ CI, CA, Support, and PM units. FOB reported directly to the Chief, WH Division, not to Jake Ester1ine, Chief, wa/4. Ini- tially the satellite communications center for relaying commo between Headquarters and the field -- including facilities in the Florida Keys concerning the maritime operations -- was established; and ultimately the commo link would connect Headquarters with the operations in Guatemala and Nicaragua. The cover firm for the base, was Clarence A. DePew & Sons, a notional cover for an organization engaged in classified research. A series of some 32 reports has been prepared on the FOB, and the reports are available through the Records Management Officer of WH Division. These (footnote continued on following page) - 101 -