The CIA and the Cuban Revolution in 1960

In 1960 the CIA shifted from support for counter-revolutionaries inside Cuba to organizing an exile network inside the U.S. The ultimate goal of this as Dick Bissell laid it out was to get a political alliance that could command, land on the island and detonate a coordinated resistance at the appropriate moment. Economic sabotage inside of Cuba would be complemented by sanctions from the United States. Meanwhile, a paramilitary force of 500 exiles was set up in Guatemala with training scheduled to be wrapped up by November 1960.