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'TO13 SECR"ET King's initial memorandum. contained no information about potential locations of transmitters, personnel security, inter-Agency coordination or costs. Almost immediately following the memorandum from Col. King to the Director, the subject of propaganda directed against the Castro government was introduced to discussions in the Special Group. Following the first such meeting at which the subject came up seri- ously, the DCI requested that We Division provide ..'" more specifics on such matters as requirements for real estate, recommendations for someone to be in charge of the propaganda operations, the equipment that would be required, and how the broadcasting might be controlled. By:mid-November, foll6wing additional discussions both within the Agency and by the Special Group, WH Division proposed that the broadcasts origi- nate from C I 0 J under the guidance of Manuel Benitez, and \ fromC I J .1 under the Monte Cristi Group, headed by Col. Ramon Barquin. The pre- sumption was thattheL 101 operation would be self- sufficient, but that the~ II -1 operation would be CIA funded, supported, and directly under Agency control. The estimated costs that were mentioned in - 205 -