WASHINGTON, April 22, 1961 (UPI) - President Kennedy planned to meet former President Dwight D. Eisenhower at secluded Camp David, Md., today to give the old soldier a secret report on the crisis in Cuba.
Kennedy flew to the mountain retreat after a meeting with the National Security Council that centered on the same problem.
Both the President and his predecessor planned to arrive at Camp David by helicopter, Kennedy from the White House and Eisenhower from his farm at Gettysburg, Pa.
The luncheon conference at the Navy-operated camp named for Eisenhower's grandson was part of Kennedy's efforts to keep Republican leaders advised of developments in the tense Cuban situation.
The meeting was announced last night after Kennedy said the United States was making active efforts to help Americans and others who might be in danger on the turbulent island.
Kennedy said he was withholding information on any role he may have had in the vain effort by Cuban rebels to overthrow Premier Fidel Castro. He said the facts would be revealed in due time.
White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said Kennedy felt the former president and GOP leader should know the facts of the Cuban situation.
"This is an effort on the part of the President to bring members of the opposition party up to date on the situation and give them the facts that he has," Salinger said.
Kennedy discussed the problem with former Vice President Richard M. Nixon Thursday and talked for 40 minutes yesterday with conservative Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater (Ariz.).
