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Bayofpigsvolumeiiievolutionofciasanticastropolicies1959 January1961

408 pages · May 15, 2026 · Broad topic: War & Geopolitics · Topic: Cia'S Anti-Castro Policies · 17 pages OCR'd
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--TOP SECREAfZ Despite the handicap imposed by the lack of Spanish language capability at the Station, Radio Swan was the most effective of the propaganda activi- ties supported by the Agency"; and with Station WRUL, New York, these Agency-sponsored radio broadcasts were the most effective means of providing the general Cuban population with anti-Castro ammunition. Addi- tionally radio propaganda -- via both short and medium wave transmitters -- was to play an important role immediately following the landing of the anti-Castro forces on Cuban soil. 23/ Aside from radio broadcasts, other media activi- ,.. ties in which WH/4 PP engaged were the newspaper Avance -in Exi l,e and the magazine Bohemia Lib1"e. Both of these were published in Miami by the exile g!OUPS, and at one time Bohemia Lib1"e was reputedly the most widely circulated Spanish language weekly in the world. Al- though barred in Cuba, selected items from both publi- cations were broadcast by Swan or WRUL. 23a/ One of the strangest of all activities in which WH/4 PP engaged was a public opinion survey conducted by the Lloyd Free organization to assess the attitudes of the Cuban people toward the Castro regime. If WH/4's - 222 - '!'iTOP SECRET
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