JMARC MEETING WITH DDP

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: May 18, 2018
• Case Number: F-2016-02265
• Publication Date: November 29, 1960

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
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29 Noveriler 1960
Messrs. Bissell, Barnes, Flannery. Esterline. Drain;
for budget discussion: Eiseznann. King
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1: The DDP briefed the participants as to the President's meeting 1-
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with Department and Agency representatives, and reviewed the JMARC
budget and staff paper in preparation for the Special Group's 30 November
meeting.
Z. Following a session with Mr. Pawley. the President had called
a conference with Messrs. Dillon. Merchant, Gates, Douglas. Gray..
Goodpasture. Dulles and Bissell.
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a. The President made it clear he wanted all done that
could be done with all possible urgency and nothing less on the
part of any Department.
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b. The Director outlined JMARC's paramilitary concept
arid timing. emphasising that our first choice for training con-
tinued to be Guatemala but that it seemed feasible to useV.iii*I4n;
If necessary. There was general agreement that training In the
U.S. was out of the .question.
C. Mr. Dillon outlined the State Department's general
diplomatic offensive, designed primarily to enlist the support
of other American republics to back an OAS move for a total
economic squeeze on the target, under which the U.S. could
invoke its. lbading with the Enemy legislation and extend its
-present limited sea patrol. It was agreed that such a develop.
znent would create the kind of international atmosphere which
�4fould allow our covert action more latitude. There are three
impediments to the development of this offensive:
(I) Most tepublics are awaiting the new U.S.
administration .
(2) There is a similar attitude towards Brazil
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d. The President led a discussion as to how best to organize
the total U.S. effort against the target. There was some feeling
that an overall coordinating executive might be desirable, but it
was left that the Director would make Mr. Barnes available to
work closely with a State Department officer to be designated.
It was also felt desirable to use Ivir. Pawleys services, initially
In connection with Argentina's possible covert assistance.
3. For the Special Group meeting. the DDP proposed to stress the
following:
a. We will train an absolute minimum of 600 in Guatemala,
taking up the San Jose finca, moving out 60 to Randolph. and
building up to the 600 number as fast as recruiting and additions./
construction will permit.
b. We will need at once 38 Special Forces trainers,
"sheep-dipped" from the active troops.
c. Our budget Is high, but a sizeable portion of the cost
represents reimbursements to the DOD.
4. The Dar stressed the unanimous belief of the other RepArtments
an4 of the Agencyls_leader-shit our strength...gag:tiddler
than 600. To train substantially more will inzolysLan_additionaL-site-and
cither cons Idirit1ous wlirc-h�Z-an_perest-be...szen_aftez-we-are-farthfir
elan 00 Ac � .in1 it was agreed not to conclude actia_s.�14tis
tioMe� Ingtb-for_sieveral_weeigALAnd to keep facility on a
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