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.,1:-0P ~ l':C I't ET ~rumm then showed Col. King.some derogatory informa- tion that the FBI had provided the Vice President about both Ambassador BonsaI and William Wieland of the Bureau of American Republic Affairs. Col. King's memorandum provided no details about the nature of this information, but the probability is that both were accussed of being too tolerant of Castro and communists. 4/ During one of these meetings in the early part ~ . . of 1960, Gen. Cushma~noted that the V1ce Pres1dent had suggested that possibly the Agency would want to consult with, or acquire the services of, Col. Edward Lansdale, a member of Gen. Erskine's Special Operations Staff in the Department of Defense. Lansdale's activ- ities in helping to quell the Huk rebellion in the Philippines, apparently were well known to Nixon. 5/ , - On 2 March 1960, the Director of Central Intel- ligence gave Vice President Nixon a detailed briefing on "What We are Doing in Cuba~" The 7-page briefing paper which had been given to the Director provided information on Castro's pro-communist proclivities, on the whole range of the anti-Castro propaganda ef- fort which was being supported by Agency financing, - 245 - wr SEER&[