IF SENATOR PELL HAD PREVAILED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00318R000100790017-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 29, 2013
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: May 16, 1961
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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If Senator Pell Had Prevailed
SINCE TUE Cuba fiasco reports from
Washington have President Kennedy inter-
rogating envoys from Latin American na-
tions. The President, interested in knowing
what to do about the Castro problem, is said
to assume that by picking the brains of South
Americans he may get an idea.
The Kennedy interrogation of the diplo-
mats does not contribute to the prestige of
the United States, which should be telling
the envoys what this nation intends to do.
It is true President Kennedy has shoul-
dered the blame for the unsuccessful Cuban
, affair. ? ' It is also true President Kennedy
' could have been spared his current embar-
rassment if he had given attention to Senator
Claiborne Pell, of Rhode Island. The United
States News reports Senator Pell visited
Cuba in December. He did not identify him-
self or his political status. When he came
ck? to the United States Senator Pell ad-
vised Washington officials the time was not
ripe for the overthrow of Castro. Persons
most cbncerSed with the operation of our for-
eign policy and.our Latin American relations
should have given attentive ear to Senator
Pell: He is no tyro in diplomacy. For seven
years he was active behind the Iron Curtain
in U. S. foreign service posts. He has long
been active in organizations aiding' Political
refugees.
Senator. .F?ell views the Cuban fiasco as
"tdrivri-e-tba6k. Now Castro looks better
thean ever in the eyes of the Cuban people."
He also has a recommendation: Overhaul the
entra elli e Congress
keep a stant eye on its dperatiOhl. Here-
after, let the White House be ready with an
attentive ear for informed Americans, such
as the junior Senator from Rhode Island.
Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/05/29 : CIA-RDP67-00318R000100790017-4