JMARC MEETING WITH DDP

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• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03241944
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: May 18, 2018
• Case Number: F-2016-02265
• Publication Date: November 29, 1960

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT JMARC Meeting with DDP
PARTICIPANTS: Messrs. Bissell, Barnes, Flannery, Esterline. Drain;
for budget discussion: Eisernann. Xing
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1. The DDP briefed the participants as to the President's meeting
with Department and Agency representatives, and reviewed the JMARC
(9/24
budget and staff paper in preparation for the Special Group's 30 November J
meeting.
2. Following a session with Mr. Pawley. the President had called
a conference with Messrs. Dillon. Merchant, Gates, Douglas, Gray..
Goodpasture, Dulles and Bissell.
a. The President made it clear he wanted all done that
could be done with all possible urgency and nothing less on the
part of any Department.
b. The Director outlined 3MARC's paramilitary concept
arid timing. emphasizing that our first choice for training con..
tinued to be Guatemala but that it seemed feasible to use Saipan
if necessary. There was general agreement that training in the
U.S. was out of the question.
c. Mr. Dillon outlined the State Department's general
diplomatic offensive, designed primarily to enlist the support
of other American republics to back an OAS move for a total
economic squeeze on the target, under which the U.S. could
invoke its ading with the Enemy legislation and extend its
present limited sea patrol. It was agreed that such a develop,.
ment would create the kind of international atmosphere which
Would allow our covert action more latitude, There are three
Impediments to the development of this offeneive:
(1) Most republics are awaiting the new U.S.
administration
(2) There is a similar attitude towards Brazil
131_Mexico is likely to hold out
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d. The President led a discussion as to how best to organise
the total U.S. effort against the target. There was corn. feeling
that an overall coordinating executive might be desirable, but it
was left that the Director would make Mr. Barnes available to
work closely with a State Department officer to be designated.
It was also felt desirable to use Ivir. Pawley's services, initially
In connection with Argentina's possible covert assistance.
3. For the Special Group meeting, the DDP proposed to stress the
following:
a. We will train an absolute minimum of 600 in Guatemala,
taking up the San Jose firma. moving out 60 to Randolph. and
building up to the 600 number as fast as recruiting and additional
construction will permit.
b. We will need at once 38 Special Forces trainers.
ftsheep.dipped" from the active troops.
c. Our budget is high. but a sizeable portion of the cost
represent* reimbursements to the DOD.
4. The DjaP stressed the unaniznous belief of the other Aepartments
an4 of the' A.gency's leadership that we mustaet our strength_goale higher
than 600. To train substantially more will involve_an_additional alto and
either consideiritions whiEh-ean perhaps lest -be-seen after we are fartker
along wtt1tbj0O. Accordingly, it was agreed not to conclude as to *440
tionagth for several vireektd to �p1bo Saipan facility on a
contingency basis.
WH/4/P&P:RDDRAIN:jss (30 Nov 60)
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Richard D. Drain
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