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RnR SRE T coPY 12 April 1961 CUBAN OPERATION 1. Orientation and Concept: The present concept of the operation being mounted to overthrow Castro is that it should have the appearance of a growing and increasingly effective internal resistance, helped by the activities of defected Cuban aircraft and by the infiltration (over a period ‘of time ‘and ‘at several places) of weapons and small groups of men. External support should appear to be organized and controlled by the Revolutionary Council under Miro Cardona as the successor toa number of separate groups. To support this picture and to minimize emphasis on invasion, the following steps have been taken: a. The public statements of Cardona have emphasized that the overthrow of Castro was the responsibility of the Cubans, that it must be performed mainly by the Cubans in Cuba rather than from outside » and that he and his colleagues are organizing this external support free of control by or official help from the U.S. Government. b. The plans for air operations have been modified to provide for operations on a limited scale on D-2 and again Copy No. us