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, TOP SECKEl JMATE. It isa story worth recordi~g here,. because of the extremely close and continui~g relationship between one of the major US oil companies operating a refinery in Cuba, [ ;J..9' J, and WH Division. As early as 9 March 1960, the minutes of a Special Group meeting reflect conversations that both Allen Dulles and Gordon Gray had concerning the problems being faced by the major petroleum companies operating in Cuba -- SONJ, Texaco, and Shell -- and particularly the need for "discreet ~eans pf inter- company consultation" in order to avoid possible anti-trust prosecution. In ~ discussion of planned para-military operations against Cuba, it was report- ,. ed that on 14 July 1960, Chief, Western Hemisphere Division was approached "by C 7 ~v( ). , He [Chief, WH/D] indicated that it appeared that [ ,.., J will be willing to cooperate, perhaps even carry the ball on certain selected [sabotage] targets. DD/P gave authority to push this contact immediately. "* 36/ * Paramilitary Operation Plan I, indicated that among the specific sabotage targets to be considered for at- tack in the period between 1 and 30 September 1960, were petroleum targets. "37/ - 235 -