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=TOP SECR"ET included representatives from the-Agency, Mr. Abbot Washburn, the Director of the United States Informa- tion Agency, and various of Mr. Washburn's senior people. The meeting made clear that the Agency was doing medium wave broadcasting directly into Cuba. Although it was not specified at the meeting in Mundt's office, CIA also was supporting station WRUL, which had made a direct application on its own initia- tive for funding such broadcasts -- even though the Agency was behind such broadcasting and such financ- ing. 14/ The Navy, however, got goosey about the cover story which was being presented. Despite a strong effort on the part of senior Agency representatives to convince Rear Admiral S. B. Frankel r- who was designated as ~he Chief represe~tative of the Office of Naval Intelligence by Admiral Fauste, then Director of ONI -- the Navy declined further involvement in supporting the cover story.* The hassle with the * The thrust of the Agency's 27 April 1960 briefing for Adm. Frankel was that the USN was already so heavily involved in the project that it would do them more harm than good to withdraw. Information on this meeting with the Navy and other information pertaining to the development of the Swan Island facility is contained in the sources listed under Reference 14/. -215 - i=OP £KC~ ET