DULLES SAYS NIXON MISTAKEN

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 62
• Publication Date: March 21, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

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81 the AJlaclaled Crete
Washington
Allen W. Dulles, former Di-
rector of the Central Intelii-.
gence Agency, says Richard M.
Nixon was - n error when be
charged that President'''Ken
nedy had been briefed during.
the 1960 campaig3 on Cuban
invasion preparations.
Mr. Dulles said, however, he
believed the'charge--contained
in Mr. Nixon's new book, "Six
Crises"-was the result of "an
honest misunderstanding."
Mr. Nixon contended Presi-
dent Kennedy had ben told
tree CIA was helping to train
Cuban rebels for an invasion
and had jeopardized the plan
in campaign oratory,
The White House deniecj this
Tuesday, saying Mr. Kennedy
knew nothing of the invasion
a,rcArations until after lie was
c lettect and that Mr. Nixon's
1 account is apparently based
,.n a misunderstanding "
,"bite House Press Secretary
`s.
.
ulle Says Nixon
States was rendering aid to 19ao cit. the trakting ot`troopa
rebel forces in and out of outside of Cuba or of any'plans
Cuba. In fact, I must;go to thG for `gupportiag'snim-adon of
other. extreme; I must attack Cube.' it
1rresppr ble because it would
violate our:.. treaty , commit-
-
And he did just that, accord-
ing to a*transcript of the fourth
Kennedy-Nilson television de-
bate. -
Reasons Spelled Out
He said if the United States
supported a Cubafr invasion
"we would lose all of our
friends in Latin America, we
would probably be condemned
in the United Nations, gnd we
would not accomplish our ob-
jective." And he added:
. It would be an open in-
vitation to Mr. Krushchev to
come in, to come into Latin!
America and to engage us in !
what would be alcivil war, and
possibly worse'than that." '
had twice briefed Mr. Kennedy President Kennedy knew of
during the presidential race , plans for the landings at the
t,ut that the briefings consisted time of the campaign, read the?
the world situation. 'The President does not be-
In memorandum Tuesday,, lieve that Intelligence brief-
Mr. Dulles said: ings are a proper sub}ect of
"There has been here, I be- 4 public debate, but in the light
iiece, an honest misunder- !of the account In Mr. Nixon's
'landing. This was' probably book It is necessary to say that
rived as to tbcse briefings. course, dealt with It the brief-
ings I gave Sen. Y.u nedy. .
"My briefings Mere intelli-
prografha for a
covert."
I n his book, th
President alitd .
This was, ho
time during f
angry at his
Mr. Keu
strengtt,er
democrati;,~.
throwing 'Ca
'Vice-
4d that Mr.
Mv~ed typo ftww
second 4q Sep., 419,'. I
an'over-all rrview df'thi world
situation -during which Cuba
was mentioned, 'but ;Senator
Kennedy was first inf fined of
the operation to ~icchh Mr.1
Nixon refers in it uriefina by'
Allen Dulles 'and Aichard Ws!
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