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[27]OPERATION MONGOOSE [R]
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[38]COMMENTS :
[39]Box 140, Book 3 of 3, Index Cards, June/July 1975
[41]IR] - - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
[43]AW 50855 Dacld: 3232303778. Page 1
[47]‘ CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO
[49]' DECLASSIFICATION #979
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[53]_ fr ¢ A It
[54]LY gen
[56]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES:
[57]Mr. Merchant Mr. Gray Nov. 19, 1960 Mongoose
[59]Mr. Mann “% Mr. Bissell Special Group
[61]Mr. Douglas Mr. Dulles
[63]General Lansdale ;
[65]OCCURRENCE: one Special Group heard Mr. Merchant state his opinion that the only
[67]solution is to move the Guatemalan train activities to the United States even though
[68]the U. S. could probably not get away with this either. A number of alternative
[69]base sites for the training of the Cubans was considered both in the United States,
[70]in Puerto Rico,} I Hipany or in the Panama Canal zone. Mr. Douglas
[71]felt the "U. S. capability for intervention in Cuba will probably not be effective
[72]enough unless there is more overt participation than has been contemplated to date."
[73]"Mr. Grey supported this general position, stating that when the current Cuban
[75]plan was approved, the situation in that country was different than it is now.
[77]Since then, the Cubans have received sizeable amounts of bloc arms and have or-
[78]ganized a malitia. Mr. Gray wondered how a few hundred exiles could be."
[80]"Mr. Mann expressed the opinion that the way to proceed is to seal Cuba off from
[82]the rest of Latin America and settle down for a one- or two-year wait..."
[84]SOURCE:
[86]Minute $0 ; STARR
[88]NY
[90]FILE: Nee LS se Pe
[92]| Special 6 oup meeting Nov. 19, 1960. * Bob Kelley
[94]DATE: June 29, 1975
[97]SLLEQETEPIOOG GsEOos AH
[99]“oe abea.
[101]CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO
[102]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR.
[103]RELEASE OF THIS GOCUMENT
[104]AS SANITIZED
[106]o ae & An IF
[107]_ Pees
[109]PEROONS/ENTIVIES : DATES: CATEGORIES:
[111]TIARVEY, WILLIAM | HEME AEAISR MONGOOSE
[112]MCCONE
[114]HELMS 11/3/62 SGA
[115]MATALAMBRE COPPER MINES
[117]OCCURRENCE: Harvey states, "On 3 November, 1962, a frapmentaryg@eeiiay report was
[118]received, reflecting the arrests by the Cuban authorities in Panar del Rio, of the
[119]infiltrees. It was impossible to determine, definitely, whether this report
[120]referred to the two members of the Matahambre sabotage team."
[122]TAFF:
[124]SOURCE: 41/14/62, Memorandum of William Harvey, (00757) PGW
[126]FILE: DATE: — 6/30/75
[128]BLLEOZTEPIO0G =CSEOS BH
[130]F ahead
[132]ee was not mentioned by the CIA in reporting in operational teams inside Cuba, 9-7
[134]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[135]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR _
[137]_ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[138]AS SANITIZED _
[140]& Ae Tt
[141]eae .
[143]j DATES:
[151]i
[152]14 Nov 62 | MONGOOSE
[154]pe
[155]Bundy McCone
[156]Johnson Taylord
[157]RFk Parrot
[158]OCCURRENCE:
[160]Lansdale states, "On October 30-31 for an 'Eyes Only' back-
[161]ground memorandum requested by Rosgwell Gilpatric, information was requested
[162]from CIA on the current status of all operations. CIA reported all militant
[163]operations have been ordered held at a stop, although the volatile Cubans
[164]were frustrated and not under complete control. The Matahambre operation
[166]although I asked for specifics on militant teams inside. Two action teams
[167]CIA reported as being inside Cuba were described as in place only collecting
[168]intelligence, not actions, (sabotage,etc. )*
[170]*JNB: A hand-written note next to the above statement by Lansdale reads,"Hayvy/
[171]sCheverysay he did not ask."
[173]“STAPF: 2
[174]PGW 6/30
[177]SOURCE: 14 Nov 62 special memo for the Special’ Group}
[178]Augmented, prepared by Brig. Gen. Lansdale (00761)
[180]FILE:
[184]GLLeOeZe:plI0d CoGeoc AH
[186]CIA HAS No OBJECTION TO
[187]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[188]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT _
[189]AS SANITIZED
[193]COC
[197]raeee H “Np poe
[198]MCCONE v” ! ae | EpLR i MONGOOSE
[200]ae ied Lat hd As 3 SGA
[202]OCCURRENCE:
[204]MCCONE TESTIFIED that the SGA approved a program to contaminate with Carbon dust
[205]cylinders in trucks and locomotives which CASTRO has purchasedffcon@Europel This
[206]was to be done at the time of shipment. The program met with some success. MCCONE
[208]could not recall where the actual sabotage of the purchased equipment took place (22-23).
[210]SOURCE: McCone, Testimony, 6/6/75 STAFF: Rhea
[212]FILE:
[214]‘SLLEOZZE:PIO0G GcG6o0c MH
[216]9 ahegd
[218]AS NO OBJECTION TO
[219]CLASSIFICATION AND/OR 1 on.
[220]RELEASE OF TH HIS DOCUMEN
[225]MONGOOSE
[227]McCone oases _phat he recalled that activity to sabotage the shipment of spare =
[228]FEron , 2 3 . (23).
[230]SOURCE:
[231]Rhea
[233]DARED 6/27/75
[235]McCone, Testimony, 6/6/75
[236]FILE:
[238]BLEEOZTEPIO0G GGEOc AN
[240]“Eafe
[242]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[243]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[244]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[245]AS SANITIZED
[247] ¢ My ca
[248]C J)
[250]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES
[252]harvey
[254]apes
[256]in Nec of 19G1, described toa Ualpern a meetines at the
[257]Ober wecone had stated that 'Melus weuld henceforth
[258]Cuba.’ 0 3) A told Halpern that
[260]appointed heag F tle Cuban operat
[261]° geting Nelms cane to§¥
[263]Dec 196] Castro
[265]director!
[266]“be Ais man on
[267]Helis. had no inkling that ne swould be
[268]Fore this meeti ns (15). Sometine
[269]office, chebced into the orsani zation
[271]overations and dirce@ted
[273]STAPE:
[277]FILE: DATE: 7/1/75
[279]Cuba would be a separate activi ty aa 7
[281]BLLEODGEE: PII0G GGéoc AH
[285]-—_----_ Memorandum information report from the DDP to. the Director, (116) which was dissemin-
[286]“ ~~ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst, Sect. for Inter-------
[288]CIA is NO OBJECT 10N TO
[289]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[290]RELEASE.OF THIS DOCUMENT
[291]AS SANITIZED
[295]OG) -
[298]MCCONE FITZGERALD
[299]BUNDY “PAPICH
[300]JESSUP RFK
[301]STEAKLEY JMWAVE
[302]JMWAVE VANCE
[304]DATES: | CATEGORIES: ©
[305]HUGHES
[306]f
[309]OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7/30/64 TE was 5 hareed
[310]that MR, FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the’ earlier report
[311]of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed
[312]to handie as a matter of law enforcement."’ (116)'" The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64
[314]American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director,
[315]- DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report"related a proposal
[316]for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles..The,Mafia app-
[317]eared to be anvolved in the scheme." The asking frice was eee 000. - §OSE:MARIO: PERING
[318]3FESOS op fehacdnd aang would contribute $50,000. BOSC H approached the Chief of
[319]“SNWAVES “an d-sugpested the U.S. govermment also contribute. This was rej ected.
[320]CIA's only involvement _was_to—repart.informa
[321]‘SOURCE tact record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from Metd! to Bundy, 8/19/64,
[322]_ reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged participayts. angeyiously nothing
[323]cane 0 of the plot."(117) DA
[325]IG REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75
[327]“6 abed -sizcgeze:plood cceoc
[329]4 TO
[330]HAS NO OBJECTION
[331]BEL ASSIFICATION AND/OR ,
[332]RELEASE OF THIS DOC
[333]AS SANITIZED
[335]1G Ap
[336]CO)
[338]PBR SONS/ENTITIFS + DATES: CATEGORIES:
[339]Ty a ee a
[341]OCCURRENCE: jomeeade to establish contact wi th BNSNGECAStTO RUBE LE § ik
[342]~~ OE SETaS. ISG Og 24 becaus Opposed the strong Commmist nature of the
[343]Cuban “réegities According f¢ ies. Weise cukaoude Cunha, she contacted [Riz dand obtained
[344]sa agreement to provide intelligence on the “Coban political leadership and to work
[345]“against the Cuban Communist regime, "short of eng
[346]irect personal harm toghermo nother.
[348]aging in activity which might result in
[349]BS PROTOCHERSBRaUL and Fidel." A
[350]direct recruitment of fRuzsin Mexico:
[352]being made for
[354]Trrangements were
[356]Hing,
[361]1 ip "BHT
[362]“SLLe0zee Plog Gceog
[366]Sala ltaneeet
[368]PERS
[370]against him."
[371]Johnson emp
[373]The AG and
[374]by Castro j
[377]> SEAS ENTITIES
[379]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION To
[380]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[381]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[382]AS SANITIZED
[384], Re G fr q4-
[385]CyCe)
[386]Ce pe)
[388]CATEGORIES:
[389]a
[391]| Special Group Augmented
[392]MONGOOSE
[394]ying point for
[395]ard intelligence © activities
[397]3 the end of
[398]future al-
[399]subsidize
[401]S€ purchases
[402]al point nf wan.
[404]4S set toward
[405]Statement of
[406]King into Proposal to
[407]ivert the
[409]at from a leg
[410]tion af the oo.
[414]DATES:
[418]PRESIDENT KENNEDY
[419]Lieco
[421]FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD
[423]CATEGORIES:
[425]SPECIAL GROUP
[426]: MONGOOSE
[427]July 25,1962
[429]OCCURRENCE: Helms notes that McCone briefed the panel of the President's foreign
[430]intelligence advisory board on political action projects. He pointed out that"each project
[431]must have his approval to the “circulation to the members of the Special Group". For
[432]example, reconnasiance overflights are now approved. He noted covert financial support
[433]USreruvian (Greck, Finnish, Talianrvand Brazilian electionsig Helms "read to the panel
[435]‘a papér on the operation Mongoose which theDirector had used earlier in the day for giving ©
[436]. a briefing to the President."
[438]SOURCE? Memorandum for the record, re meeting on CA matters STAPP:
[439]with the panel of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory | diGenova
[440]Board Ff Helms, dated July 25, 1962 (00870) |
[442]| DATE:
[446]BLLEOZTE:PIO0CG ¢S60S AH
[448]Zt abedq
[450]10
[451]BJECTION
[452]IANS NP oATION ANDIOR
[453]EANTIZED
[454]san a
[456]a4 Co)
[458]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATRGORIFS:
[459]MCCONE \~ FITZGERALD HUGHES SGA
[460]BUNDY  PAPICH PEBOSCHIIOSE sy MONGOOSE
[462]JESSUP RFK CASTRO
[463]STEAKLEY JMWAVE AACE RES
[464]JMWAVE VANCE . EF | L?” Sahel
[466]OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7/30/64,"It was agreed
[467]that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report
[468]of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed
[469]to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)" The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64
[470]memorandum information report from the DDP. to the Director,” (116) which was dissemin-
[471]ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter-—
[472]American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell, and Research, State Dept.; Director,
[474]. DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report''related a proposal
[475]for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app-
[476]eared to be wnvolved in the scheme." The asking price Was, 1.50, 000. -;JOSE MARIO. PEEIN::
[478]e BOSE se E would contribute $50,000. EROSCHMapproached the Chief of
[479]Station,
[481]gested the U.S. govermment also co
[482]cl i u involvement ww. a
[483]SOURCE Yast record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from Meédle"to Bundy, 8/19/64,
[484]reportingthe results of FBI intvws with the alleged participayts,"Obviously nothing
[485]came of the plot.''(117) : DATE:
[487]WAVE mtribute. This was rejected.
[488]. ° 1S | ° 7
[490]IG REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75
[492]BLLEOSZE :ploog GcG6o0c AH
[494]er abea™
[496]10
[497]CIAUAS NACATION BOR
[498]DEES OF THIS DOCUM
[499]pS SANT 44
[501]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES:
[503]McNAMARA
[504]SPECIAL GRP.
[506]August 10-11 CASTRO
[508]wer SEA EON ie BS
[510]NWREGHT? and A.M. LASH-1 meet, along withGeARios BiEPEDINGm(a
[511]elicrg. ENCEICHEY,) » in Copenhagen (85). + ORTON 6H) reported
[512]that the term Waesassinate" was used in the discussion of A.M. LASH's future role
[514]in Cuba and it visibly upset_A.M. LASH, who preferred the term “eliminate.” (85).
[515]DISCOVERY LEADS: Note: This discussion of assassination is taking place
[517]at the same time that DCI McCONE edges his objection after the SPECIAL GROUP
[518]SHE § : t,t Fechnique of assassination
[520]SOURCE? 4¢ REPORT, 1967 STAPH: Baron
[522]FILE: DATE: 7/2/75
[524]YD
[527]gLLe0zze:Prlo0d GcG6o0c AH
[529]FT abea
[531]yet Le
[532]onthe SsenT 0N ASU ENT
[534]EASE
[535]al Ae t ;
[536]Cw) ya) ae
[538]-  -PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES:
[540]JOSERS - lj
[542]BUNDY  PAPIGH dl
[543]JESSUP RFK
[544]STEAKLEY JMWAVE
[545]JMWAVE VANCE
[547]OCCURRENCE According to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7/30/64; TE was S Sareed
[548]that MR, FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report
[550]’ of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed
[551]to handle as a matter of law enforcement.'' (116)'"' The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64
[552]memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director,’ (116) which was dissemin-
[553]ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter-
[554]American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director,
[556]. DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI, The 6/10/74 report"related a proposal
[557]for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app=.
[558]eared to be mnvolved in the scheme." The asking frice was $150,000.G230SE “MARIO: PEPING:
[560]SSCS Pa ~Preso. “OL: Bacardi. [kam would contribute $50,000. BOSD approached the Chief of
[561]Station, “JMVAVE, and suggested the U.S. govermnent also contribute, This was rejected,
[563]ord_indicates CIA! miwolyement _was_to—rep
[564]“SOURCE Yast record o£ incident found by IG Rept. is memo from MEGaS to Bundy, 8/19/64,
[566]" .reporting :the results of FBI intvws with the alleged particip te anqbyiously nothing
[568]Pes of the plot."(117)
[570]IG REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75 ©
[573]BLLEOZTE:PIO0G Co6OS AH
[575]GT. afea
[578]HARVEY, WILLIAM COM
[579]MCCONE
[580]HELMS
[581]MATAHAMBRE COPPER MINES
[583]SOURCE: 11/14/62,
[585]FILE:
[587]Memorandum of William Harvey, (00757)
[589]yecm! TION TO,
[590]wisn 0 OB an AND/OR
[593]S SSH fpr 9 4
[594]() ®)
[596]DATES: | CATRGONLES :
[597]REwrwer a MONGOOSE
[598]11/3/62 S6A
[600]OCCURRENCE: Harvey states, "On 3 November, 1962, a frapmentary CONN report was
[601]received, reflecting the arrests by the Cuban authorities in Panar. del Rio, of the
[602]infiltrees. It was impossible to determine, definitely, whether this report
[603]referred to the two members of the Matahambre sabotage team." |
[605]PGW
[607]DATE: 6/30/75
[611]PEKSOUS/ENTITTES : DATES ¢ CATEGORIES:
[613]RIK ir. ieCone
[615]MeGeorge Bundy fr. Wilson Net 9, 1962 Special Group (Augmented)
[617]sir. Johnson Dr. Chary: ;
[619]vir. Gilpatric Pr. Scoville
[621]Gon. Taylor Col. Steakley Weoag co se.
[622]“OCCURRENCE: ;
[624]SGA discusse] various possi tities of accomplishing reconaissance of Cuba, ranging From
[626]_ very low level coverage hy tactical aircraft to high performance aircraft and drones. Over-
[628]flights and peripheral flights were discussed.
[630]It was agreed that the first priority is one high performance iission in the vestern part of v
[631]the isdand, to be accompanied by all out Llint support.:Mepending on the results of this,
[633]a nunber of similar searches may be mounted. First mission was later approved by higher
[634]authority, but the decision on the second proposition left open.
[636]The entire package was to be discussed at the. tb, and by Chiefs on Wednesday, Setober 10th,
[638]SOURCE:
[641]i a
[643]+ . J ae a .
[644]Meworandiaa for the record, dated 1962 C Foctine, aomeeting of | parr; Pa!
[645]PILE: Special Group Augmented and pro} yaredl by ‘thomas Parrot.
[647]- (02021)
[650]-£T a8ed geecozze:Plocd cs6e0s aH
[652]iA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[653]GAA NO ORC | AND/OR
[654]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[655]AS pee
[657]one ye au
[659]CATEGORIES:
[663]JOHNSON :
[664]KILPATRICK MONGOOSE -
[665]MCCONE v Sept .16,1963 SPECIAL GROUP
[667]OCCURRENCE:
[669]On September 16, 1963 a memorandum reported hat “all ie er the 2 special group
[671]have approved proj ect @im Wi es TANS EO. s
[672]area of Cuba.)"
[674]SOURCE: .
[675]Memorandum dated 16 September 1963 for members of
[676]the Special Group from Mr. Parrott Kelley
[678]FILE: DAME:
[680]KRSIR SIE
[683]eLicvese:pIlocd sc6oc AN
[687]CIAHAS NO 6 OBJECTION 10
[688]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[689]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[690]“AS SANITIZED
[692]é lt; : Id
[693]P< 6
[694]C\))
[696]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[697]July 23, 1964
[700]Bundy Van, (E Rane Gara:
[701]Thompson ga eee
[702]Vance
[705]Duvalier
[706]Special Group/303
[708]On July 23, 1964 the 303 Committee met and. discussed Haiti. "At the present time
[709]there is no U.S. a on we the insurgency effort against_the Duvali i
[710]f eae eS 4 STO AC ; ,
[712]emeiientatier’ ‘Georges ae sn-goverinent Fae
[714]Memorandum for the record, July 24, 1964, Minutes of 303 Commit
[715]tee meeting , July 23, 1964
[717]Case DATE: june 30, 1975
[719]-BLecOZZe:PpIo0d cc60s AH
[723]NO OBJECTION TO
[725]- Geassincarig AND/OR
[726]RELEASE OF a, DOCUMENT
[727]mZeD .
[728]ass Capel
[730]wast
[732]CATEGORIES:
[735]SPECIAL GRP. | August 10-11
[737]CASTRO
[738](AUGMENTED)}| 1962
[740]iE DINO: (aes
[741]st) reported
[743]RE Eateaty, in copentagen (82)
[747]"assassinate'' was used. in the discussion of has ORaTe future role
[748]in Cuba and it visibly upset , who. preferred the term "eliminate." (85).
[750]DISCOVERY LEADS: Note: “This discussion of assassination is taking place =~. |
[752]at the same time that DCI McCONE lodges his ng heeaete after the SPECIAL GROUP
[753](AUGMENTED) meeting, to McNAMARA's Feith get pechnique of assassination
[754]could be used against CASTRO. ed :
[756]Baron
[758]SOURCE: STAPF:
[760]IG REPORT, 1967
[762]DATE: 7/2/75
[766]oz ahead
[770]BISSELL
[771]DULLES
[772]GRAY
[776]OCCURRENCE:
[777]On August 12, 1960 the Special Group heard a
[779]DATES:
[780]Aug. 12, 1960
[782]summa
[784]ry
[786]operations from MR. BISSELL. . Approximately fiagmaal @ ore 1
[787]to finance Cuban operations for the fiscal year and a balance of @IGRMVA) was
[789]. Necessary for the remainder of the fiscal year.
[790]were (1) political action,
[792]: CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[794]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[796]RELEASE
[798]OF THIS DOGUMENT -
[800]CATEGORIES:
[802]MONGOOSE
[803]Special Group
[805]of the budget for Cuban
[806]lon }dollars were required
[808](2) propaganda, (3) paramilitary, (4) intelligence
[809]collection, (5) counterintelligence, (6) communications support, (7) support.
[811]ties and a presentation would be arranged hopefully within the
[812]This was believed to be wise, not because any
[814]next 10 days.
[815]PRET ge
[819]OF
[821]poy 12, 1960
[822]HSE EMSS
[824](continued)
[825]STAFF:
[827]AS SANITIZED 09 [( Ahr IF
[828]» Bayes
[830]Major subheadings in the budget |
[832]It was agreed "This matter should be laid before the appropriate higher authori-
[834]DATE: Robert Kelley
[835]June 29, 1975
[842]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[843]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[844]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[846]AS SANITIZED
[847]LL Aha AR
[848]Pe YA)
[852]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[853]MURPHY 4/23/63 CUBA
[855]KILPATRICK
[857]MGCON SPECIAL GROUP
[858]FITZGERALD
[860]SOURCE: STAPF:
[861]Memorandum, dated 4/23/63, prepared by Lyman and —_—
[863]Kilpatrick.
[864]FILE:
[866]WALLACH
[867]DATE: 7/2/75
[874]CIA HAS. NO OBJECTION TO
[875]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[876]_ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[882]SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,
[883]CTANSDALE) TAYLOR, JONNSON, GIL-
[884]tse RICK, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER
[885]Aakeos, Lopez gfe
[887]_ ,QECURRENCE: President Kennedy's visit to Mexico greatly enhanced U.S. goodwill in
[888]_:- Mexico. It fulfilled U.S. plans to impress upon Castro that Mexico is solidly with the
[889].| | United States and the West. State believes this should ease the way for future discussions
[890]‘ about Cuba with the Mexicans. Re: Operation MONGOOSE, the joint communique issued by
[891]‘£ President Kennedy and President Lopez Mateos included a phrase which was 'They proposed
[892]- } to respect and maintain the principles of non intervention--whether this intervention
[893]'!-may come from a continental or extracontinental state--and of self-determination of
[894]‘-peoples.'' In response to a Lansdale query, the Department of State noted that "There
[895]. were no developments resulting from the President's trip to Mexico including the text
[896]of the joint United States-Mexico communique which altey the basic guidelines which govern
[897]the Cuba Project." Lansdale noted that the CIA now hadi uswin Havana operating.
[898]In addition there are agents and teams in the provinces. ~"Voice of Cuba" broadcasts from
[899]the U.S. Navy submarine were successful. "It is noted that UPI carried this news item
[900]but spiced it up with added stories of Castro's use of militia against guerillas in Prantaneas.
[902]DATES: t CATEGORIES:
[904]|
[905]July 5, 1962 | MONGOOSE
[906]| Special Group Augmented
[908]SOURCE: The 2 Skier pe aie LG, De TT ee T STARE : a
[909]and Ke "owe of Cube! SWS a ‘um for the Special Group Augmented TO: pang pe keep wt then 70 e lats ‘
[910]MONGOOSE progress from Lansdale, July 5, 1962 (00406-00408) di Genova # .
[912]PILE: DATE: July 1, 1975
[914]SLLE0ZZE:PIO0G GS60S AH
[918]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[919]CE LASSIFICATION AND/OR
[920]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[922]AS SANITIZED -
[923]| A ie
[925]° CYC) |
[928]SPECTAL-GROUP~AUGMENTED
[930]NTED, MONGOOSE»
[932]TAYLOR; -RFK;-JOHNSON;—MARTIN,
[933]GELPATRICKLEMNITZE RS CCN
[934]-PARROFT,—LANSDALE,—HURWETCH*™
[935]OCCURRENCE: McCone explained the situation which has resulted in a group led by
[936]“Senor: Bosch¥acquiring B-26's which are now in Costa Rica prepared to conduct a bombing
[937]raid on Cuba. The group discussed a draft State Department cable to various Latin
[938]American embassies related to this incident. It was agreed that the point should be
[939]made in the cable that any such contemplated raid would be premature at this time. Dis-
[940]association of the United States from any such endeavor was to be accomplished by leaking
[941]_ stories of the impending raid to the press.
[943]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[945]|
[946]-July 19, 1962 {| Special Group Augmented
[947]| MONGOOSE
[949]i?
[951]SOURCE: STAFF:
[953]Memorandum for the record, Minutes of meeting
[954]of the Special Group (Augmented) on Operation MONGOOSE, 19 di Genova
[955]WRLE, 1962 (00033) DATE: July 2, 1975