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........ ..- 0ppOS ition. Ace.:; ::-d.i:!.gIy, ever}' effort will be made to hav~ an eminent, :lon.-ambi::ious, pcli.ticcH }:- uncontentioll5 chairm.an selected. The emergence of a s:J.ccessor ~. C:i.s~o should follow careful assessment of the various perso~alities a.::"':' .. c:: ir:. ::.he opposition to identify the one who can attract, control, and le2ti the se,,-eral forces. As the possibility of an overthrow of Castro becom.es !:::ore irn.xninent, the senior leader must be selected, U. S. support focusec. ~ 1-,'m. and his build up undertaken. 4. Cover': _ill actions undertaken. by CIA in support and on behalf of the opposi.tion ~c:::!.Cil. vill, of course, be e·xplaL...ed as activities of that entity (insofar as the c=.c::ions become publicly knOvr.:l at all). The CLJ\ will, however, have to nave d:'7e-.:::: ccz::.a..cts with a certain. IlUITlber of Cuba!!.::> 2.ud, to protect these, will znal:e ~e of. a. carefully screened group of u. S. businessmen with a st<>_ted interest !b ~ affairs and desire to support the opposition.. They .. will act as a fn"":=-g r:n.echanisIn and charmel for guidance and support to the directorate of t':.= O?FCsition under controlled conditions. CT A personnel will be docu...."'nented a.s; ~e?7esentatives of this group. In. oreer to strengthen the cover it is h.o~ 7'~:> t s~bstan.tial funds can be raised from private sources to su:.,.?ort t~e o??::== ':"::OCl. $100,000 has already been pledged from U. S. SOll:!."ces. At ar: app:!."op:-:...c...:e ::.:=.-e 2.. bond issue .....rill be floated by the council (as an obligatio~ or. 2.. ==--..:..=c C'...:.~n goverLL.-nent) to reise an adc..~tion2..l $2: 000,000. S. BliCg~:: . - ~s <:...::!.f::ic:pated tnai: approxirYl2.tely S~, 400, 000 of CL'\ f~ds