{"id":2136,"date":"1961-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1961-02-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/cms\/?p=2136"},"modified":"1961-02-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"1961-02-15T00:00:00","slug":"1962151961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1961\/02\/15\/1962151961\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/15\/1961"},"content":{"rendered":"

“MID-FEBRUARY 1961: Tony Verona, Antonio Maceo, and another member of the Frente [the Front] arrive in the training camp in Guatemala. Varona, the coordinator and principal official of the Frente speaks to the Brigade and says that the Brigade headquarters cannot make decisions without first consulting the civilian structure in Miami. The following day, Verona expresses confidence in San Roman’s leadership, which Brigade members greet with catcalls and shouts of derision.\u201d [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]<\/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":"

“MID-FEBRUARY 1961: Tony Verona, Antonio Maceo, and another member of the Frente [the Front] arrive in the training camp in Guatemala. Varona, the coordinator and principal official of the Frente speaks to the Brigade and says that the Brigade headquarters cannot make decisions without first consulting the civilian structure in Miami. The following day, Verona […]<\/p>\n

Read More… from 2\/15\/1961<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-2136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quotes","tag-quotes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2141,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1961\/02\/19\/2002191961\/","url_meta":{"origin":2136,"position":0},"title":"2\/19\/1961","author":"AmarkData","date":"February 19, 1961","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Two days later [February 19, 1961] Richard Bissell [CIA Deputy Director for Plans] responds to the [Thomas] Mann [Assistant Secretary for Inter-American affairs] argument with a comprehensive opinion paper arguing for the invasion. He addresses the \u2018disposal\u2019 problem if the mission is aborted: Brigade \u2018members will be angry, disillusioned and\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":2029,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1960\/05\/19\/895191960\/","url_meta":{"origin":2136,"position":1},"title":"5\/19\/1960","author":"AmarkData","date":"May 19, 1960","format":false,"excerpt":"\"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.\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":2075,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1960\/11\/13\/13511131960\/","url_meta":{"origin":2136,"position":2},"title":"11\/13\/1960","author":"AmarkData","date":"November 13, 1960","format":false,"excerpt":"\"NOV 13, 1960: Young officers revolt in Guatemala. A major grievance is the presence of the CIA-directed Cuban Expeditionary Force in Guatemala. 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":2558,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1961\/03\/18\/2293181961\/","url_meta":{"origin":2136,"position":3},"title":"3\/18\/1961","author":"AmarkData","date":"March 18, 1961","format":false,"excerpt":"\"MAR 18, 1961: Richard Bissell [CIA Deputy Director of Plans] sends \u2018Jim Noble,\u2019 the last CIA station chief in Havana, to Miami to pull together the Cuban exile leadership into a unified body. The Cubans are summoned to the Skyways Motel where Noble's Spanish speaking assistant Jim Can tells them:\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":2557,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1961\/03\/17\/2283171961\/","url_meta":{"origin":2136,"position":4},"title":"3\/17\/1961","author":"AmarkData","date":"March 17, 1961","format":false,"excerpt":"\"MAR 17, 1961: The New York Times reports that in the coming weeks simultaneous invasions will take place at different points in Cuba.\u201d \"The Bay of Pigs Invasion\/Playa Giron: A Chronology of Events,\" The National Security Archive, NSArchive2.gwu.edu","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":2105,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1961\/01\/12\/1651121961\/","url_meta":{"origin":2136,"position":5},"title":"1\/12\/1961","author":"AmarkData","date":"January 12, 1961","format":false,"excerpt":"\"JAN 12, 1961: The Cuban government arrests a group of internal resistance forces, including their commander, Ramon Carvajal, for conspiring against the state.\u201d \"The Bay of Pigs Invasion\/Playa Giron: A Chronology of Events,\" The National Security Archive, NSArchive2.gwu.edu","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":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}