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Ior ~I!CR:E"f sufficient political strength to weaken Castro's sup- port. Following the meeting in Miami, Pawley did undertake the mission to see Batista in Cuba. Arriv- ing on 8 December in Havana he had a series of pre- limin~ry meetings with the Cuban Foreign Minister, who strongly supported the proposals that Pawley indicated that he was going to make. Unfortunately, however, the Foreign Minister told Pawley that it was unlikely that Batista would accept the proposals. The.meeting between Pawley and Batista actually took place on 11 December 1958 when, according to the re- port from Havana station: Pawley met with Batista for two hours this evening. Laid his plan before Batista without pulling any punches. B[atista] took ft calmly" He agreed with , much of Pawley's analysis of situation, but said he could not take the junta way out. 17/ , Batista made no promises, and went through the reasons why he couldn't possibly give up the office for fear of being called.a coward and traitor; that there would be a blood bath; and that he had both moral and constitutional obligations. COS Havana - 11 - on a C:T"