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Kennedy would also have had in mind Dulles' assurances on the success of the plan to overthrow Castro. A detailed account of the circumstances of the report and of its contents can be found on this CIA page. According to Kirkpatrick, Dulles also ordered that the inquiry be restricted to the performance of the CIA and should not deal with decisions taken by 'higher authority'. Interestingly, the inquiry was actually ordered by Dulles himself three days after the Cuban brigade were overcome by Castro's forces. failure to realistically assess the chances of success.the false asumption that the invasion would trigger a popular uprising against Castro.poor 'planning, organization, staffing and management'.Source: Robert Dallek, An Unfinished LifeĪmong the criticisms of the CIA, the Kirkpatrick report noted: “Under a parliamentary system of government it is I who would be leaving office,” Kennedy told Dulles. General, blamed the Bay of Pigs failure largely on the CIA andĬonfirmed Kennedy’s conviction that both Dulles and Bissell would have Bissell Jr., CIA Deputy Director for Plans.Ī six-month secret review by Lyman Kirkpatrick, the Agency’s inspector It found that the CIA was largely responsible for the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion. The CIA internal report took longer and was submitted six months after the events in question. He turned to his inner circle for guidance which previously would haveīeen sought from the Agency or the Department of Defense. This report was completed on June 13th and led toĪ period of mistrust of both CIA and the JCS by the new President and

Ground-thanks to Robert Kennedy's denigration of them and theirĪgencies and, in no small part in the case of Dulles to his abysmal Burke and Dulles, the latter a particularly strong figure in theĮisenhower administration, were headed for the elephants' burial Pfeiffer states:Īt the conclusion of the testimony of the witnesses, it was clear that Kennedy asked General Maxwell Taylor to look into the Bay of Pigs disaster. Dulles' resignation came in November 1961 following two reports which placed a substantial portion of the blame on the CIA, of which Dulles was director.Īlthough the invasion took place in April 1961, Kennedy did not ask for Dulles' resignation until after two inquiries effectively 'confirmed' what he already believed.

Kennedy because of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961. Allen Dulles was forced to resign by John F.