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“FEB 17, 1960: A CIA briefing to the National Security Council reports on the visit of Soviet official Anastas Mikoyan to Cuba. \u2018The USSR\u2019, it states, \u2018has shifted from cautious attitude to one of active support.\u2019 The briefing also indicates that opposition to [Fidel] Castro is growing but that \u2018the anti-Castro groups both inside and outside the country lack organization and effective leadership.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

“The Bay of Pigs Invasion\/Playa Giron: A Chronology of Events,” The National Security Archive, NSArchive2.gwu.edu<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“FEB 17, 1960: A CIA briefing to the National Security Council reports on the visit of Soviet official Anastas Mikoyan to Cuba. \u2018The USSR\u2019, it states, \u2018has shifted from cautious attitude to one of active support.\u2019 The briefing also indicates that opposition to [Fidel] Castro is growing but that \u2018the anti-Castro groups both inside and […]<\/p>\n

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