Annex No. 16 Summary of White House Meetings

16 14 9 May 1931 FOR RECORD Subject: Summar: of White House Meetings this mae ting the Presicent was given the generaly the Trinidad oberation and directed thatithe or Stat: evaluate the plan mili tary M at ions: Mr. Bissell also discussed necessity for Bissell (discussed the totatus of ol'anning and acdecision concerning the surfacing of political leader- Ruck discussed the fact that it would be much ih UNA Mr. Berle believed that support could be genoratod OAS "support. He was (concerned about charge of aggression to delay any action and to attenot to build up inCLatin America but not by 31 March. The President &sited position to support action such as a speoch on traditional cas anything he could do to develoo. political liberalisn in the western hemisphere. He also asised if could be linized to this operation Mr. Bohlen there was any way the build up of jots and rockets in Oubs finished but sight veact is it drasged on. The that Russia yould not réact if the operation expressed was Presicient indicated that ho would bs in favor of a more moderate approach to the peoblem such as mass infiltration. Cocisions vero reached at this meeting. 11 63 paper summarized prepantions to date for the meeting with the Prosidont, CIA presente: a Trinidad stated that he CO taiks the chance of goins operation. Cer 2ull discussion, the Presiçent shead; that he could not endowse c plan that put us in the-development of la US ansistance would be in vieu of the world cituation. He directod less obvious and would like to mest again within the 15 Mer 61 this meeting the Zapata picn vas presented to and full-length discussion oflit Tollowod. 110 EXEMPTZD PROX Duieta to (approving author: the