{"id":2029,"date":"1960-05-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1960-05-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/cms\/?p=2029"},"modified":"1960-05-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"1960-05-19T00:00:00","slug":"895191960","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1960\/05\/19\/895191960\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/19\/1960"},"content":{"rendered":"

“MAY 19, 1960: A small group from Brigade 2506, housed by the CIA in the motel Marie Antonet in Fort Lauderdale, are met by Manuel Art\u00edme and two CIA officials, \u2018Jimmy and Karl.\u2019 Jimmy is identified as the chief of the operation, and later as chief of the infiltration team. The team is subsequently transported to Ussepa Island off the Florida coast for training of the Brigade 2506. Other members of the brigade arrive later and are assigned numbers, including Jos\u00e9 Basulta (2522), and Rafael Quintero (2527). The training is originally scheduled to last 15 days but extends into a month and a half. In early July, the Brigadistas [Brigade] are transferred by plane to camps in Guatemala.\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":"

“MAY 19, 1960: A small group from Brigade 2506, housed by the CIA in the motel Marie Antonet in Fort Lauderdale, are met by Manuel Art\u00edme and two CIA officials, \u2018Jimmy and Karl.\u2019 Jimmy is identified as the chief of the operation, and later as chief of the infiltration team. The team is subsequently transported […]<\/p>\n

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President [Miguel] Yd\u00edgoras [Fuentes] calls for U.S. aid in putting down the rebellion, and Brigade planes strafe the rebels, helping to put down the rebellion.\u201d \"The Bay of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "quotes"","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2034,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1960\/07\/05\/94751960\/","url_meta":{"origin":2029,"position":1},"title":"7\/5\/1960","author":"AmarkData","date":"July 5, 1960","format":false,"excerpt":"\"EARLY JULY 1960: Exile forces being trained on Ussepa Island [Florida] are transferred to bases in Guatemala. They are taken to the Finca Helevetia owned by the Alejos brothers. There, \u2018Mr. Karl,\u2019 the CIA official in charge of the training, meets this group of exiles. 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