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TOP Sl-RET invasion, the more training the Castro militia was going to have and the more difficult it would be for the Brigade to overcome them. Ydigoras claimed that there was extensive anti- Castro sentiment throughout Cuba and that if the attack took place soon, this force could be applied in support of the invasion. Continuing he noted that since Kennedy had said that he was opposed to Castro, the United States should actively support the anti-Castro move- ment at this time. By so doing, the standing of the US in the eyes of Latin America would be greatly enhanced and Kennedy would be looked on as a savior who kept his promises. Ydigoras closed the letter by saying that if the attack were postponed much longer, the people of Cuba would lose faith that anything could be done, the insurrectionists in-the Escambray would be defeated, and other governments in Latin America would be even more fearful and subject to takeover by the leftists. Copies of this letter dated 28 February apparently hit the Department of State like a lead balloon. In a chance meeting with Ydigoras,[ [was told