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WI' 3t!C~ET fields or ruin the refineries; to interrupt the electric power supply; and to put an embargo on food, drugs, and spare parts for machinery. Dulles opposed the embargo on food and drugs, but the feeling of the business group was that it was time to get tough and, hopefully, the blame for an embargo would be laid on Castro. Another interesting suggestion volun- teered was that the US Navy should blow up a ship in Levisa Bay in order to force the shutdown of the nickel plant at Nicaro which formerly had been owned and operated by the US Governmen t • 16/ In his usual cautious manner, Gordon Gray suggested that the Special Group not authorize any action until he had cleared the matter with his "associate." This group of businessme?~lso indicated that they were going to undertake ~he publication of specific papers on issues and programs related to , the post-Castro Cuba, which would be designed to help US policy planners. Mr. Dulles, of course, emphasized that policy planning was not his respon- sibility; this was the responsibility of the Depart- ment of State. He did comment that "what he was interested in was getting rid of Castro as quickly - 183 -'