Persuasive Castro Blockade

It is with deep concern that I, as the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and the committee to develop a plan to overthrow Castro, so early on in your new presidency need to bring to your attention our uneasiness over the increasing strength of Cuba and Fidel Castro’s forceful move towards communism. The matter is urgent and the time to act has come. Cuba requires your immediate attention.

Although we were suspicious of Castro’s intentions, we were initially hopeful by his overthrow of Batista and the potentially positive changes that could have come from the regime change. But, as you know, Castro has shown us that he is at least socialist by nature, if not a communist. His Revolutionary Forces have brought him full, unbridled control

Volunteer invasion force. We would launch an invasion with a group of Latin American (L.A.) volunteers, followed by U.S. combat units, who can establish an area of resistance to enable the formation of a pro-U.S. government. Training and arming of the L.A. volunteers is in order, with the addition of naval resistance to form a blockade. Military logistics and leadership would take the lead to establish safe invasion locations to ensure safety from an ambush. We would need the US Air Force for air cover, the Army to launch the invasion with the volunteers, and the naval forces blockade. This is a costly option because of the involvement of three military branches and the size of the operation. Option 5. Overt U.S. invasion with volunteer force. We would invade Cuba with a mixed group of Latin American (L.A.) volunteers and U.S. combat units to establish an area of resistance to enable the formation of a pro-U.S. government. Again, we would train and arm the L.A. volunteers and need a naval blockade. As well, military logistics and leadership would establish invasion sites to minimize the possibility of an ambush by Revolutionary Forces. This option is less costly than the previous option, because we would not need the Air Force, but the size of the operation is still