BETTER CASTRO RELATION SEEN DOUBTFUL IN U.S.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100390010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 23, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

WASHINGTON STAR DEC 2 3 1962
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Seen DoubtfjI in U. S.
By LE Wig (LICK
Assoc tee rrese, FOff Writer
Authoritative TTnifa Rf,+,
invaders.
Under this line of reasoning,
invasion, to topple the bearded the freeing of the prisoners did
They expect therefore a re-
newal of United States and
hemisphere pressures, short of
tration. xai
chaP
of Pigs invasion is rated a fail-
ure, and Mr. Kennedy is kno
to have felt deep moral re-
"'"""`,?, a""1? 11; to take a different view.
It was understood that in T' . e have been, complaints
the unreleased portion of his gaga st the $53-million "ran-
television interview a week ago, s and the Government's
President Kennedy listed Cubs rolen the deal.
as both his greatest success and
his greatesttailure since taking' Condition of Prisoners
office. A umber o ,,, ash oxi of-
The results of the encounter f noted withEle the
with the Soviets over off ensi,e phy cal condition ARE e cap
weapons in Cuba ranks as a tives as they al'rived in Flolida,
success, in the administration INews report indicated the
view. The abortive 1961 Bay Prisoners welch in T''easonably
sources feel that for all prac-
tical purposes it closed the
ter on the unfortunate af-
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p of st eatioxl and dis
which had been fed to
United State# intelligence by
anti-Castro bans. $1 o.in e
United StatesficialS here had:
told reporters the prisoners
were in such bad shape they
might not last much longer if
not freed by Christmas,
ell.,? Gigsauthorities
shave acf difficulty with
Intel-6a before. Prior
to 1961 invasion there was
optinlism, not borne out, that
the invaders would quickly
touch off an anti-Castro upris-
ing. Combat ability of the Cas-
tro forces apparently was
grossly underrated.
This year there have been
confl Ling reports on the
i` 1 and type Of Soviet
iaain ar,v Presence i Cuba. '
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