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TOIi ~ I!CRtf into Cuba -- at the same time not denying that the US was sympathetic to the need for a change in Cuba. The'Director and Mr. Esterline agreed that it would be advisable for Mr. Washburn, who was planning to visit Cuba, to meetl: ~~, COS Havana, and out- line the USIA program for~ 3 J benefit. * 26/ As the propaganda activities were being pushed forward, as plans were being made for training Cuban exiles, and as the possibilities of sabotage, PM action, and other measures against Castro were being contemplated, a cautionary memorandum apparently was drafted by one of the individuals most closely con- cerned wi~h the potential anti-Castro operations. The memorandum, undated and unsigned, reviewed the anti-Arbenz operation in Guatemala in light of what was being planned,for Project J~TE. It noted some 'of the similarities or differences with respect to the removal of Jacobo Arbenz in contrast to the pos- sibilitiesof removing Fidel Castro; and in light of the ultimate tragedy at the Bay of Pigs, some of the * One result of the meeting with Washburn was a de- cision to turn over a planned USIA anti-Castro car- toon effort to CIA. - 53 -