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, I!J.P-=3ECRET In addition to its concern with the interests of other government agencies in the Cuban proble~f in mid-summer of 1960 the Agency also was required to provide intelligence briefings for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates of the major po1iti- cal parties. While the intelligence briefings were scheduled to consider the world situation, consider- able emphasis was being given to both Cuba and the Dominican Republic. In preparation for Mr. Dulles' brief.ing of the Democratic nominee, John F. Kennedy, on 23 July 1960, WH/4 prepared ~ detailed Cuban brief- ing pa~er touching on the principal aspects of the exile organization, the propaganda plan, penetration of Cuba by personnel from communist countries (includ- ing the Soviet Union, Red China, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and East Ge-rmany), and the play-that Castro was Eaking in the l.atin American world for pro-communist synnpa- thizers. In addition, emphasis also was given to the reports deal basically with the period between L962 and 1968; and while there is some feeling that the story of the Bay of Pigs operation should go into extensive detail on the initial operations of th~ FOB, this author has chosen not to do so, fOCUSLng instead on only those broad aspects of Lhe problem relating to the Miami Base. 84/ - 102 -