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LGP ::sr::CRET the regime." One weakness touched on by the National Estimate concerned the Castro militia which was char- acterized as "only partially armed, and for the most part poorly trained •.. (and] appears to have little, if any, effectiveness as an organized combat force in conventional operations." For either of the fore- going reasons, perhaps, an increase in the number of PM personnel might (a) assist in bringing a strong dissident leader to the fore, or (b) develop the capability to overcome the Castro militia. 90/ The question of an increased number of PM trainees surfaced in a late August briefing for Presi~ dent Eisenhower, Secretaries Gates, Dillon, and Ander- son, and Generals Persons, Lernnitzer, and Goodpaster by the DCI and Mr. Bissell. After President Eisenhower's National Security Adviser, Gordon Gray, summarized developments since the March announcement of the anti- Castro program, Mr. Dulles provIded some specifics concerning the organization of the FRD and its prin- cipals, noting that the Headquarters for the FRO had been established in Mexico City, in lieu of the invi- tation of President Ydigoras of Guatemala to permit the FRO to operate from-his country. Mr. Dulles - 107 - I.OP SECREf