LATIN AMERICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000500340078-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 31, 2003
• Sequence Number: 78
• Publication Date: April 25, 1961
• Content Type: PREL

STAT
Approved For Release 2004/01/16.: CIA-RDP75-00149R00050
UNITED P@HSS 'INTERNATIONAL APRIL 25.
WASHINGTON-S1010. WAYNE L. MORSE. D-ORE.. MD BOusa B. BICKRNLOOPER,
R-IOWA. AGREED TODAT.THAT PRESIDENT KENNEDY SHOULD SEEK AN EARLY
MEETING WITH LATIN AMERICAN STARS to DISCUSS UNIFItD ACTION ON
THE CUBAN CRISIS.
MORSE. CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON
LATIN AMERICA, SAID "WR HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE DUTY TO PUT THIS UP TO THE
OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES" AND "FIND OUT IF THEY ARE WILLING TO
FISH OR CUT BAIT." HE SAID. "THEY NEED US MORE THAN WE NEED THEM.'
1R ''x LEt'S FIND OUT' WHAT-THEY-ARE WILLING TO 00.
HICKENLOOPER. A SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER. URGED A MEETING OF HEADS. OF
AMERICAN STATES SOMEWHERE IN CENTRAL AMERICA. "THIS MATTER BAS GOT
To HE BROUGHT TO TOR BASIC ISSUE," HE SAID.
THE SENATORS AIRED THEIR VIEWS ON A NETWORK RADIO BROADCAST (CBS'
THE LEADING QUESTION.)
MORSE FIRST PROPOSED THAT KENNEDY CALL A MEETING HERB OF ALL LATIN
AMERICAN AMBASSADORS. BUT.BR SAID HE-ALSO AGREED WITH HICKENLOOPER
THAT THE BASIC MRETING.SHOULD BE AMONG HEADS OF STATE.
NEITBER(HICKE$LOOPER NOR MORSE ADVOCATED BOBBLING.THB
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY BECAUSE OF ITS ROLE IN THE ILL-
FFATED CUBAN REBEL INVASION. BUT MORSE SAID SOME "REFORM" IS NEEDED
To GIVE CONGRESS A CLOSER CHECK ON ACTIVITIES OF THE BUSH-BUSH
AGIiNCY.