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~PSECRET Castro's government from political power. The para- graph which had raised the question then continued: Admiral Burke said that the only orga- nized group within Cuba today were[sic] the Communists, and there was therefore the danger that they might move into control. Mr. Dulles felt that this might not be disadvantageous because it would facilitate a multilateral action by OAS. Colonel King said that there were few leaders capable of taking over so far identified. One pos- sibility was Nunez Jiminez, the head of the Agricultural Reform Program. No other names were widely enough known to be men- tioned.* Other discussion, notwithstanding, the focus of Mr. Dulles's recommendations on 14 March 1960 was that the Central Intelligence Agency should be authorized to take a number of steps which were specifically re- lated to the development of the guerrilla capacity of the anti-Castro groups, both within and without Cuba. The Agency should be responsib1~ for broadening its , contacts with such groups and attempting to unify , * This comment and one made five days earlier (9 March 1960) by J. C. King that "unless Fidel and Raul Castro and Che Guevara could be eliminated in one package -- which is highly unlikely -- this operation can be a long drawn-out affair and the present government will only be overthrown by the use of force" were discussed (pp. 93, 114-116) in SSC report on Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders, and it is apparent from the recollections of the participants in the meetings . that assassination was not the issue in these two instances. - 68 - ... , <Ii ( 'j