The truth and bare facts about the Bay of Pigs

[David Josephs]

Shoup: ...The intelligence indicated that there were quite a number of people
that were ready to join in the fight against Castro (p. 243)...My
understanding was that the possibilities of uprisings were increasing, that
people were just waiting for these arms and equipment, and as soon as they heard
where the invasion was that they would be coming after them (p. 245).

And who supplied this intelligence? The CIA? The DIA? Was this really an intelligence assessment or something just invented? Seriously. My guess? Talking points for marketing the invasion.

I believe these estimates all came from CIA via Dulles to the NSC for approval of the plan. It was Dulles' way of end running the edict that the NSC initiate covert operations. Rather than wait for them to ask, he would propose a plan and let them edit it. Dulles' job was to get the build-up and invasion onto Cuban soil.

I firmly believe the Military stood back and watched, hoping that this fiasco would lessen the CIA grip on things and open the door for more Military oversight of CIA, which they had lost over the years thanks to Dulles et al.
The battle between Military brass, Military Intelligence (all of them) and the CIA was in place well before the CIA was created....

It is the focus of my work these days and hopefully will produce a better view of the forces involved in the creation of the CIa and what the CIA was really meant to be in relation to the Military.

DJ