After 3 days of fighting @ Bay of Pigs, 75% of CIA-backed Brigade 2506 exiles ended up as Cuban prisoners:
http://1.usa.gov/23XmdyT
#HISTINT
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#Donovan spent months in one-on-one negotiations w Fidel Castro over fate of the 1,113 Brigade 2506 prisoners: http://1.usa.gov/1Sr6frq -
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#Donovan then became associate prosecutor at Nuremberg trials in Germany, bringing Nazi war criminals to justice.pic.twitter.com/L7SqPSdAju
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In private practice James
#Donovan was asked to defend accused Russian spy Col. Rudolf Abel. http://1.usa.gov/1veUWEA pic.twitter.com/W9K5v4c8M3
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The story of
#Donovan’s efforts to defend Colonel Abel was captured in the movie@BridgeofSpies, where Donovan was played by@tomhanks. -
Kennedy asked
#Donovan & CIA lawyer Milan Miskovsky to negotiate release of 1,113 Bay of Pigs invasion prisoners: http://1.usa.gov/1SnVB4R -
#Donovan visited Castro many times in Cuba to establish mutual understanding & to find out what US could offer Cuba for prisoners. -
Rapport building came to an abrupt halt for 13 days in October 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. http://1.usa.gov/1pVVv4o
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After Cuban Missile Crisis,
#Donovan brought his 18 year old son to Cuba to show trust in Castro; they all went fishing @ Bay of Pigs. -
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DEC 21,1962: Castro &
#Donovan signed agreement to exchange the 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners for $53M in food & meds.pic.twitter.com/09zA4yAxBP
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Christmas Eve 1962: prisoners were freed & 4 days later, Kennedy greeted Brigade 2506 at
@CityofMiami@OrangeBowl.pic.twitter.com/2io8NM7GjX
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Cuban Missile Crisis motivated
#Donovan to pursue the release of others & by July 1963, he secured release of 10,000 Cuban prisoners. -
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#Donovan went on to become president of Board of Education of NYC, president of@PrattInstitute, & write 2 books. He died at age 53. -
A few Brigade 2506 members stayed with CIA & continued to serve in the shadows, participating in many successful covert operations.
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@CIA@BridgeofSpies The best part is the one in which he recruited numerous Communist traitors who spied for Stalin and betrayed the USA!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CIA@BridgeofSpies what you wantThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@CIA hey, I was just wondering if you could send me some agents, I need help on the field :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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