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;rop SECRET Finally, the reader of this volume should gain some insights to the character of various of the principal actors -- Agency and non-Agency who were involved most closely with the Government's anti-Castro policy during the period from its inception through the close of the Eisenhower administration. Not all of these impressions are flattering; but the author, who was in no way associated with the operation or the Directorate of Plans (now Operations), hopes that the presentation of the evidence has been as free from bias as pos~ible. Again the author wishes to acknowledge the valu- able contributions of the other two members of the CIA .History Staff, Mrs. Eulalie Hammond and Mrs. Sharon Bond, to the completion of this volume. Without their unfailing willingness to perform either the 'substantive l.\esearch or the grimly mechanical tasks required in . , preparing a volume such as this, the task could have been interminable. For any errors of fact or questionable interpreta- tions, the author alone is responsible. - vi -