On April 14, at the 362d meeting of the National Security Council, Director of Central Intelligence Allen W Dulles tnriefly discussed developments in Cuba during the course of his intelligence briefing:

"Mr. Dulles indicated that he had had [1 line not declassified ] a report on the situation there. The attempt y the Castro forces to launch a general strike in Cuba had fizzled out. Castro will now be obliged to revert to guerrilla warfare from his strongholds in Oriente Province from which it would be very difficult to dislodge him. He has a hard core of about 1200 men, and his failure to mount a successful movement against Batista derives from the fact that the Cuban Army remains loyal to Batista. No evidence has been uncovered of direct Communist inspiration or support for the Castro revolt. The government has the situation in hand at the moment, and Castro will now have to start on a new tack." (Memorandum of discussion by Gleason, April 15; Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records)