WHITE HOUSE DENIES NIXON'S CUBA CHARGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000500450067-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: January 1, 2000
• Content Type: NSPR

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White House Denies,
Nixon's Cuba Charge.'
By E. W. KENWORTHY
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WASHINGTON, March 20-,
.The White House. denied today
a charge by Richard ;.L Nixon
that President - Kennedy had
been informed of the secret
preparations for a refugee land,
Ling in Cuba before he issued
his?j960 campaign call, for Unit-
ed States aid to anti-Castro'
forces.
4nen W. Dufes, 'who was
Bead of the Central Iatelligenoe.
.Agency atthe time, supported
the Presi4ent's, reconstruction
of events, but Said he believed
Mr. Nixon's statement to bQ
the result of "an honest m!s-:
.understanding."
In a book entitled "SiX Gtt.'
ses," scheduled for publicatiol
March 29, the former Vice Pres';.
ident refers to a speech on Oct. z ,
in which Mr. Kennedy,,-.
1960
,
20,
advocated support for , those
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