</s>104-10306-10018 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 1A 19 December 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD Noted by D.C.L. MEMORDUM Meeting with the President on Cuba at 1100 on Wither SUBJECT: Meeting with The President on Cuba at 1100 o 19 December 1965 1. Included in the meeting were Acting Secretary of State Ball, Acting Secretary in Defense Gilpatric, Secretary Cyrus Vance, Secretary Douglas Dillon, Ambassador Thompson, General, Secretary of Defense Wilson, Mr. McGregor Bundy, Mr. Bromley Smith, Mr ., Edwin Martin, Mrs. Toreensen, Mr. Bromley Crimin, Mr .. Gordon Chase, Mr., George Ready, Mr. Bill Moyers, General Carter, and Helms, and Mr. Fizz- Gerald. 2. The President, after full discussion, postponed any sizable operations to our Fitzgerald, primarily to avoid any possible embrassarassment to our OAS negotiations on the Venezuela arms cache. We are authorized to continue to put forward proposals for operations and also to continue preparations for air ops. The main thrust was to greatly increase political action with Canada, Britain, Spain, Italy, and others in an effort to promote greater economic blockade. 3. Mr. Bundy later stated that his analysis of the meeting was that the President would continue to approve smaller Fitzgerald-type operations continue to though they would be relatively unrewarding if they would assist in keeping up the morale of the troops on shore, if they could assist inkeeping up to keep up to keeping the ball rolling. MarshMarshall S. Carter Lieutenant General, USA Acting Director CA 1775 NO CUTIZION TO RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SAINTIZED 29/23/78.

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