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[29]INDEX CARDS . (R]
[31]DATE : 06/00/75
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[34]SUBJECTS :
[35]CASTRO [R]
[36]ERATION MONGOOSE [R]
[38]DOCUMENT TYPE :, PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
[39]CLASSIFICATION : T
[40]RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED
[41]CURRENT STATUS : P
[42]DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/29/93
[44]OPENING CRITERIA :
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[47]Box 139, Book 2 of 3, Index Cards, June/July 1975 : a
[49][R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
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[53]PLLEOZTE POG sceoc AN:
[55]2. shed
[57]— -~Jethal-content, and=Tittle-or-no-traceability~ Six of these items were produced-and
[59]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION 7;
[60]DECLASSIFICATION ANA,
[62]ASE OF THIS
[63]AS SANITIZE OCUMENT
[65]6 -¢~-GeE Lew
[66])@)
[69]Sam Gold Dr. Edward Gunn
[71]Juan Orta
[72]Dr. Raymond” Tre ich ler,,\
[73]Comelius Roosevelt
[74]OCCURRENCE ?In discussing the possible methods of accomplishing the mission, Sam
[75]Gold suggested that they not resort to firearms, but tedat’if he could be fumished with |
[76]some type of potent pill that could be placed in Castro's food or drink. Sam indicated __
[77]that he has a prospective nominee in the person of Juan Orta, a Cuban official, who had
[78]been receiving back payments from the gambling interests who still had access to Castro,
[79]and was in a financial bind. Cornelius Roosevelt, Chief, TSD was consulted and assigned
[80]npre Raymond Tre FeRIemgyto develop a pill that had the elements of rapid solubility, high
[82]eptember 25, 1961 Castro
[84]after being checked out for their effectiveness by Dr. Edward M. Gunn, ‘three pills were
[85]ultimately turned over to Sam for the mission. Neither TSD nor Dr. Gunn was briefed on
[86]the ultimate use of the pills.
[88]439
[90]SOURCE: : . STAPF:
[91]——— CIA Justice File R-153 Memorandum by Howard J. Osborh—-~ Phea
[92]to Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Subj: Robert A. Maheu
[94]dated pfune 24, 1966. DATE: July 1, 1975
[96]E afea FPLLEOGEE  pLoog Ccéoc AH
[100]OCCURRENCE: (cont.
[102]GIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[104]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[106]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[108]AS SANITIZED’ :
[111]ce)
[113]DATES:
[115]CATEGORIES:
[117]Special Group
[118]MONGOOSE
[119]Presidential Authorization
[121]Carat 3 of F
[123]Oct. 6, 1960
[125]including-some Germans} in this group and that we would talk informally
[126]to Copsie Gelaiiem about it. He emphasized that he was asking for no’
[127]Spécial” Group" approval at this time in this specific connection."
[129]STAPT:
[131]Minutes of Special Group meeting October 6, 1960 DATE: Bob Kelley
[132]Cage June 29, 1975
[139]HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[140]oT ASSIFICATION AOE
[141]RELEASE OF THIS pOcUM
[143]AS SANITIZED hea
[145]CATEGORIES:
[147]Dec. 5, 1960 Mongoose
[149]Special Group
[151]- * rye Special. Group dis
[152]iat te romethe™ Cabambudge : 5
[153]: Ras (2) a proposal to sur y the pe “possibility of es stab lishing a stri e
[154]base in > Nicaragua; (3) the necessity for the Defense Department to supply 38 military
[155]men to CIA. "Mr. Douglas questioned whether the present: concept of 600 or 700
[157]Cubans is any longer practicable. He said that it had been his understanding that
[159]the~current thinking contemplated -figures-more on the-order~of 3,000." Mr: Barnes
[161]replied that the CIA believes what is required is enough individuals to serve as
[163]a rallying point for the anti-Castro elements in Cuba and thus 600 is as useful as
[164]3,000. The CIA justified the request for 38 military men because it now believed
[165]it was necessary to train the Cubans in infantry tactics involved in a defense, in
[166]addition to the guerrilla warfare training previously contemplated.
[168]SOURCE:
[170]TAF:
[172]Special Group.meeting minutes Pec. 5, 1960 Bob Kelley
[174]FILE: DATE: June 29, 1975
[176]_G abed | PLLEGZZE!PIoO0G .&C60o AH:
[180]OCCURRENCE:
[182]., ae So — oo - 775/75
[183]FILE ° [(s (cope rt } ( ) |
[185]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION
[187]DECLASSFICATION aND/OR
[188]THIS D:
[190]AS SANITIZED OCUMENT
[192]6-44-94 ia
[193]Ca)
[195]TOP SECRET
[199]DATES: | CATEGORIES:
[200]'
[201]'
[203]CUBA
[205]shaapees
[207]het a
[208]ale
[209]DR. EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division, Office of
[211]Medical Services, has a notation that on 16 August 1960,
[213]he received:'a box of Cuban cigars to be treated with a :
[214]lethal material. (21): He understood them to be CASTRO's —
[215]favorite brand. (21).  GUNN's notes show that within the
[217]next month he contacted @Rahvaeiancieimirciay of TSD, (Sept. 6,
[219]1960) and gave him the box of cigars (21) . @iyrcwermers
[221]recalls "that he did contaminate a full box of 50 cigars
[222]with Botulinum Toxin, a virulent poison," (21) which would
[223]kill the intended victim upon merely putting it in the
[224]mouth. (§ieaehTenes notes showed delivery of the box*on™
[226]va SESS
[227](ay 3, 1961, although they do not indicate to whom.
[229]Pansy. fo
[231]“9 abed. PELEGSCE PIOC’d CG605 BH
[235](See the 13 names listed below) |
[238]Eo ef . aah mu ed be i.
[239]Be CA 2 | :
[241]“The I. G. REPORT
[243]ALLEN DULLES, DCI
[245]GEN. C. P. CABELL, DDCT
[247]_ RICHARD BISSELL, “DD/P
[248]SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, b/Security
[250]the case officer
[251]J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/4
[252]S ROOSEVELT , Chief, TSD
[254]1.
[255]2.
[256]3
[257]4
[258]5. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security,
[259]6
[260]7
[261]8
[262]9
[264]DATES:
[265]FEB, (Get |
[266]CALERG Xi Alb )
[268]caiprnccndi haere identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960
[269]or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO:
[271]10.
[272]ll.
[275]13.
[277]Sumer Chemical Division, TSD
[278]EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division,
[280]I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 34-35
[282]Medical Servicesu-
[284]CATEGORIES: ‘TOP SECRET
[286]no A (card 1)
[288]" -CUBIK — PHASE I
[290]WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D
[292]SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to
[293]the DD/P (GOTTLIEB's name was en-
[294]“Gountered repeatedly in this “inquiry;
[295]but he denies knowing of the opera-
[296]‘tion in 1960-61.)
[298]ROBERT BANNERMAN, DD/Security
[300]J. C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He too
[301]denies ymowrine of the operation at
[303]the time. )
[305]STAFF: Baron
[307]DATE: 28.6.75
[309]PLLEOZZE!PIOCG  Gos0s BH
[313]“
[315]; tethalcontent. and“Vittle or no traceability. Six of these items were produced ‘and
[317]Dr Raymond ‘Trevonier
[318]Céme'tius dose velt
[320]NO OBJECTION TO
[321]Oe TASSIFICATION AND/OR
[322]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[323]AS SANITIZI bee
[326]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: ' CATEGORIES: =
[327]Sam Gold Dr. Edward Gunn
[329]ptember 25, 1961 Castro
[330]Juan Orta
[332]OCCURRENCE In discussing the possible methods of accomplishing the mission, Sam
[333]Gold suggested that they not resort to firearms, but “Shat’if he could be fumished with "
[334]some type of potent pill that could be placed in Castro's food or drink. Sam indicated —
[335]that he has a prospective nominee in the person of Juan Orta, a Cuban official, who had
[336]been receiving back payments from the gambling interests who still had access to Castro,
[337]and was in a finaneial bind. Cornelius Roosevelt, Chief, TSD was consulted and assigned ©
[338]iB ym areicher) to develop a pill that had the elements of rapid solubility, high
[340]after being checked out for their effectiveness by Dr. Edward M. Gunn, three pills were
[341]ultimately turned over to Sam for the mission. Neither TSD nor Dr. Gunn was briefed on
[343]the ultimate use of the pills. ue
[344]EE es a, a] ap eed 4
[345]4 by hag
[346]Rid os WE the
[348]CIA Justice File R-153 Memorandum by Howard J. Osborh
[349]to Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Subj: Robert A. Maheu
[350]dateg ;fune 24, 1966.
[352]SOURCE: STAPF:
[354]Rhea.
[356]DATE; July 1, 1975
[360]PERSONS ENTITIES :
[362]OCCURRENCE:
[363]C
[365]FILE:
[367]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[369]|
[370]Nov. 20, 1963
[371]Castro
[373](PSANCHEZ¢reported that although AMLASH had wanted "a high-powered, silenced rifle
[374]with an effective range of hundreds or thousands of yards," (92) he decided finally
[375]that he knew, as a Doctor of Medicine, that "we could devise some technical means
[377]of doing the job that would not automatically cause him to lose his own life in
[378]the try." (92)
[380]Samuel “HALPERN anid? SANG Prequested aes: assistance from Dr. Edward GUNN 6f thé CIA’
[381]Office of Medical Servicés. (92) On Nov. 20, 1963, they told GUNN that "the
[383]device for administering the poison (a ball point pen rigged as a hypodermic syringe)
[384]had to be ready in time for [SAN EZJto catch a plane at noon the next day." (93)
[386]The next day GUNN delivered tol'‘SANGHEZ*a pen capable of injecting a poisonous
[387]insecticide known as “black leaf 40". (92-93) .
[389]IG REPORT 19%
[391]F Baron
[393]6 38Cq PLLEOZZEPIOOd GGs0c BH
[395]We -interviewed everyoné whom we-could~identify as likely to be-
[397]NO OBJECTION TO
[399]CIAHAS ND/OR
[401]OF THIS D
[403]pI-e-14
[405]DECLASS TS OCUMENT
[407]PERSONS/ENTI’ (ES: | DATES: | CATEGORIES:
[408]Helms | t
[409]Harvey, Wm. ea 5/25/04 | CASTRO
[410]Gung, Dr. CAaware | |
[411]LECeLCG qphe memorandum of April 25, 1967 which introduces the IG's Report
[413]A
[414]“on assassination plotting in relation to FIDEL CASTR
[415]that the only written records which served as a basi
[416]Report ‘were: ‘Notes of William Harvey; Records of Dr.
[417](Office of Medical Services; and, brief records of fRaty;
[418]fof TSD). Some operational files were also used. “™
[419]For the most part, the Inspector General's office rellea upor
[420]information given to us orally by people who's memories are fogged
[421]by time. (1) ,
[423]’ graben eats Pe JE. 1 S
[424]OCCURRENCE: O indicates
[425]s for the IG
[426]Ed
[427]eat
[429]A complete list of the interviewees is attached to the IG Report
[430]at Tab A. “If there are significant innaccuracies in the Report
[432]they are most likely to occur in faulty ordering of the sequence
[433]of events." (2). ”
[435]knowledgeable, with the exceptions of MR. DULLES and GENERAL CABELL." (2)
[437]SOURCE: STAT:
[439]a Bara rl
[441]DATE:
[443]16 Report [ag 4- 7
[445]FILE:
[448]FLLEOZTEPIOCG §So60c BH
[450]OE afeg
[452]OCCURRENCE:
[454]~Prid of Castra and the Castro regine. Tis orders to both
[456]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES:
[458]eee 196]
[460]1 Castro
[461]Ce fekee,
[463]Nennedy, Robert
[465]a |
[467]Bissell HALPERN
[469]Ualpern testified that in the Fall of 1961 he attended a meeting with
[470]Bissell and FOP DCN Pe) was the Branch Chief (8S). The
[471]meeting occifed in the middTe of Octe of 1961. Rissell stated at the
[472]meeting that he had recently “been chewed out in the cahinet room of
[473]the White House by both the President and the Attorney General For
[475]as he put ait, sitting on his ass and not doing anything abou rotting
[477]and to mo"£as" to plan an operation to accomplish that end re)
[478]Halvern testified that no limitations were put on the term "ect rid of",
[479]Nothing was forbidden (8). The meetine invoatvel only veneral discussions
[480]and not tnretics. :
[484]Shea
[486]FILE: DATE: — 7/1/75
[488]“EE a8€q FLLEQZZE:PIOOG GSE0S AH
[490]PERSONS/ENTITIES: | DATES: | CATEGORIES:
[492]SL Det 1961
[493]Halpern Gen Lansdale
[495]Bissell
[497]“OCCURRENCE :
[499]Castro
[503]Shortly after mae meetins-with Bissell, lapern, and
[504]to Gen Lansdale who was the new Chicf ‘of Operations
[505]nove Ate Castro resime. The initial meeting was concerned with only
[507]a@were introduced
[509]Foran ef fart te re-
[511]orrsanizational matters.
[513]SOURCE: ; STAFF:
[514]To Nalnern 6/18/75
[516]j
[517]PILE: | DATE:
[520]Zt ahead PLLeOZZE:PIOCa cEEOc AH
[522]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[523]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[524]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[525]AS SANITIZED
[527]H-¥~ 94 fee
[529]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES:
[530]BO arvey dec 1961 Castro
[533]MCCONE
[535]chasonetine in Dec of 19G1, described to Nalpern
[537]ao meeting at the director's
[538]office
[540]cone had stated that Velus would henceforth "be his RE on
[541]Cuba." (15) € sbeyd told Walpern that elas had no ink4 dns that he $woudld he
[542]anpointed head™of the Cuban operations before this meeting (1S). Sonetine
[543]arter the meeti he Helms cane ta weed of fice, chebced inka the oreaniszation
[544]of | operations and directer ta t Cuba would be a separate activity Aral
[546]“no Tonrert the MIE Division (14
[548]SOURCE: STAPE;
[550]Halpern 6/18/75 a Raed
[556]son 10
[557]0 sect! JOR
[558]ON WRSRCRTO WN CUMENT
[559]c Ort
[562]pee
[566]FITZGERALD, Desmond
[567]HALPERN San.
[569]CATEGORIES:
[571]Early 1963 CASTRO
[573]DESMOND FITZGERALD originated a scheme to assassinate CASTRO: ''The idea
[574]was to taken an unusually spectacular sea shell that would be certain to catch
[575]CASTRO's eye, load it with an explosive triggerjto blow when the shell was lifted
[577]and submerge it in.an area where CASTRO often.went skin diving." (77).
[578]FITZGERALD explored this idea at several sessions with SAM HALPERN andQiRucngry |
[580]ee but it was ultimately dismissed as impractical. (77).
[581]~ DISCOVERY LEADS: Note: There is no indication that FITZGERALD told any -
[582]one above him in the CIA hierarchy of. this plan.
[584]STAPE: gi
[585]Bev
[587]DATE: 6/29/75
[589]ft aheq FLLEOTZE:PLOOG Gcs6oc AH
[592]VAHAS No 08 on Al
[593]autiseen® A ENT
[595]nee)
[596]u-“
[598]PERSONS /ENTITIES: DATES:
[600]CATEGORIES:
[602]Nov. 20, 1963
[604]4:jreported that although AMLASH had wanted “a high-powered, silenced rifle
[605]with an effective range of hundreds or thousands of yards," (92) he decided finally
[606]that he knew, as a Doctor of Medicine, that "we could devise some technical means
[608]of doing the job that would not automatically cause him to lose his own life in
[609]the try." (92)
[611]Samued—HALPERN- ands 5
[613]“requested -assistance. from Dr.. Edward GUNN of the CLA--
[614]~ (92) On Nov. 20, 1963, they told GUNN that "the
[615]device for administering the ACHE (a ball point pen rigged as a hypodermc syringe)
[617]insecticide known as "black leaf aor “(92- -93)
[619]F Baron
[621]FILE: pate; 7/1/75
[623]GT aeaq FLLEOZZE:PIO0G GE6oc AH
[625]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION
[626]DECLASSIFICATION ANDION
[628]RELEASE OF THIS p
[629]SSANITIZeD  CCCUMENT
[631]pl-Y-49
[632]WA
[634]TOP SECRET
[637]KING, J. C. HtnveY
[638]E GRE ART EPUAR'DS
[641]LPR A
[643]OCCURRENCE:
[645]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[647]May 23, 1967 CASTRO
[649]The following sources of information were used in preparing the IG REPORT of
[650]1967: (1) Files: Furnished for review by the Director of Security, the Deputy
[651]Director for Support, the General Counsel, the Legislative Counsel, the Chief of
[653]WH Division, and by Col. J. C. KING, former Chief of WH Division. Also, the
[655]Director of Central Reference furnished biographic files and intelligence publi-
[656]cations. (2) Interviews: Desmond Fitzgerald, Sam Halpern, Bruce Cheever J. C.
[658]King, Alfonso Rodriguez, J. D. Esterline, Edward Gunn, Howard Osborn, James
[659]O'Connell, Sidney Gottlieb, Sheffield Edwards » Richard Bissell, Lawrence Houston,
[660]Ray iredcl Mere John. | ne EN Sancnezyy William Harvey, Cornelius Roosevelt,
[662]Robert “Bannernank, Gage Richard Ober. |
[664]STAFF? Baron
[666]. — _ <a e _k Hy Boa DATE: 1/2 75
[667]FILE: te Ns ke y | al
[669]LT ahedg PLLDOZZEPIo0g CCé6oc AH
[671]os fo
[675]SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,
[677]SDALE, > TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-
[679]Harris
[681]“MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER
[683]Cra
[685]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[687]June 27, 1962.; Special Group Augmented
[688]emetr 2. MONGOOSE
[690]alifez
[691]¢ far-23 [er
[693]OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962
[694]reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul
[695]Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but
[696]to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation
[698]Row
[700]Brig. Gen. B.T. Harris, U.S: Altny will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations
[702]representative.
[704]to_emplace a cache of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident. The defector,
[705]has begun to provide names of other Cuban G-2 personnel abroad. Effective July 1,
[707]: great ec er , f
[708]SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented SRP S
[709]from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova
[710]00400) ™
[713]@t ahedq FLLeOEZE:PIOOG «cSEOoc AH
[715]10N TO
[717]JECT
[718]CIA HAS NO OBJEY 10 TOR
[719]SIFICATION
[720]aaah OF THIS DOCUMENT
[721]AS SANITEZED
[722]pie“ 4 Y
[723]PERSONS/ENTITIES: nares: | senna
[725]June 27, 1962 | Special Group Augmented
[726]. 2 MONGOOSE
[728]SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,
[729]CTANSDALE,» TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-
[730]PS RK, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER afifez
[731]Hart's Cras | é /ri-23 | Ly ’
[732]OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962
[733]reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul
[734]Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but
[736]to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation
[737]to emplace a cache of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident. The defector,
[739]ghougy’ has. begun to provide names of. other Cuban G-2 personnel abroad. Effective July,
[740]i962 Brig. Gen. B.T, Harris, U.S. Abmy will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations”
[742]representative. eee
[743]7 .
[744]Cpe
[745]con eed I
[746]"SOURCE: "Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STAFF:
[748]from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova
[749]00400) DATE:
[753]July 1, 1975
[755]_6E a8edq- BLLE0eTEPIO0G ccEeac AH
[757]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[758]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[759]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[760]AS SANITIZED
[762]Hat WE &
[764]Ci) ”)
[766]PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATES: CATEGORIES:
[767]HARVEY
[768]Waa ahaa. J .
[772]OCCURRENCE:
[774]JARVEY testified that QJ.Win was_an agent that he considered for possible use and used for a
[775]Limited period through (ARNOEDESIRVERS for the spotting of individuals with criminal and under~
[776]world connections in Europe for possible multipurpose use, none of whom were ever advised of
[778]the use. (50) Or were ever used.
[780]When_HARVEY. was. asked.if—the-muitipurpose—use—ineluded-assassination,, -he-stated—that—tt
[781]he had ever been directly ordered to perform an assassination, he would have considered the
[782]He testified that before someone would have
[783]actually been approached to carry out that operation, there would have been a lone period of
[784]assessment and cross checks. As far as’ he lmew, the particular spotting mechanism never went
[785]Chat far. So far as HARVEY could recall K.J. Win’ was used only once in connection with an opera~_
[787]neople spotted by &.J.Win as possibilities. (50) /
[789]tion in the Conro, which was not an assassination
[791]SOURCE? HARVEY ‘TES
[793]FILE:
[795]EXECUTIVE ACTION
[797]operation. (51)
[798]STAFF:
[800]DATE:
[802]20.6.75
[805]oz sheg
[807]PLLEGGCE PIOOG cc60o AH
[809]JA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[811]f ND/OR
[812]SSIFICATION A
[813]DEOASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[814]AS SANITIZED ,
[815]a-4-49 & a .
[816](©
[817]G) &
[821]Helms, Richary
[822]Harvey, Mr,
[824]CATEGORIES:
[826]Castro
[828]ee .
[829]OCCURRENCE + Helms testified that he does not recall whether he selectec
[830]liarvey to head the Cuban operation, but tdeet he did certainly approve Harvey's
[831]selection. Prior to receivins the commitment Marvey had heen in charge of a
[832]stall int cieon intelligence staff whose function was to mount operations
[834]|
[836]gOVCTS OAS “EO acquire eotiay
[841]: Te aheg FLLEOZTEPIOOG coE0c AH
[843]~ tween—1952-and 1959,. he was in Berlin asi
[845]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[846]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[847]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[848]AS SANITIZED
[850](Yea Bee
[852]0) @
[853]ae)
[857]CATEGORIES:
[858]HARVEY, William
[860]OCCURRENCE: 2 \ Ff er # at, £9 ye PE i 2 by
[861]HARVEY testified that during World War IT he worked on counterespionage matters with the FBI,
[862]having entered the Bureau as a Special Agent in 1940. He continued in that job until L947,
[863]when he joined the CIA as the head of the Soviet Intelligence Branch. Between 1947 and 1952,
[864]he worked on Soviet counterespionage and special operat ions in the Department of Plans. Be~
[865]Chul i i Bfor the CIA. He was instrumental—in
[867]the Berlin tunnel operation. In 1959, he
[868]vision, D. This is the eee ion
[869]tions -of “Staff dD Gromcease sty
[870]seVOUSTehtry “intercept ing -courle
[872]ayoreien Intelligence Staff Di-
[876]STAFF: Rhea
[878]DATE? ~—30.6.75
[880]ah cee ant ms eh Sm SE ED SENS MD AY GN SNS Se Sm HOR GH NH Sm Ye a ES rR EY ST ORT RS SAGE REPD Sa4 M) d Met ifna Snt ee Ce me
[882]zz ahead PLLEQZZe:PIoocd sceoc BH
[884]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[885]DECLASSIFICATION ANB/OR
[886]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[887]AS SANITIZED:
[888]pi-v-94
[890]Gd) a
[892]CATEGORIES:
[894]OMDONNELLyeame to him and said that he had weer anproached By RICHARD I BISSELL, who
[895]was then the Deputy Director of Plans (DD/P) to undertake an operation in the Coneo, one
[896]of the objectives of which was the elimination of PATRICE LUMUMBA. HARVEY testified that
[897]CS HOMVELL Stold him that he had declined to undertake this assignment .
[899]HARVEY testified that he subsequently had a conversation with BISSFLL, in which BISSELL
[900]stated that he had requested fO"DO NNuDsto undertake such an operation. (9- 10)
[902]HARVEY testified that he did not know about any steps undertaken on behalf of the Agency
[903]in connection with any provosals to eliminate LUMUMBA. (10)
[905]SOURCE: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975 (pp. 9-10)
[907]FILE:
[909]ea aed FLLEDECE* PIOOG Cf60G AH
[911]HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[912]OE CLASSIFICATION AND/OR. ;
[913]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUM
[916]WIS ae)
[919]EXECUTIVE ACTION — P
[922]Ban . AEs 4E
[923]en
[925]3 i SED es
[926]meeting in January of 1961, concerning Executive Action. One portion of the notes
[927]stated, "Be within KUBARK, one focal point for control, search, training, case
[928]officering, etc. -- GDP authority in this focal point mandatory. DCI officially i.
[929]advised?" (57) Harvey testified that he did not know whether the DCI was advised.
[930]that he had been asked to create a capability for Executive Action and had taken
[931]certain steps to have an assessment of assets in that connection. (57) Harvey
[932]clarified that the wording of the memo probably meant that consideration should be af
[934].--given to the question of how, whether and under what circumstances the DCI should be
[936]officially advised of his program, "I want to make it clear that this in no way .
[937]means he should be advised. Ne should not be advised, he should never be advised,
[938]he should always be advised."" (59). He testified that this matter would have been
[939]brought up again at any time th@gh@pi fixe Actions? sgiect Jed to specific targeting
[940]or specific operation or speci fi | BB Bre Al Ba RB A (5) :
[941]SORES TARVEY “TESTING: é ele bo 8 ghd WE START? Raa
[942]sats ree oe OE DIEU AS fe
[943]PILE: DATE: 6/30/75
[947]Fa abed -PLLEGZZE Ploeg CG60c AH
[949], 0
[950]gare 80 JOR
[952]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES:
[954]oe
[956]HARVEY 4 Jan 26, 1961 EXECUTIVE ACTION
[958]aa a Rif
[960]OCCURRENCE:
[962], {Haxvey ' s hadwritten notes entitled Project arriffle _emnibit 1) state "ébjectives™!
[963]The eee of this project is the procurement of Senecio a).
[965]Ly. EP E ye
[966]are Subject to Frenne revision, no “Tisting of targe “targets Es would be valid for the duration
[968]of the project. Specific operations will be mounted on the basis of need and
[969]opportunity. “fhe Project will be, conducted by division p with assistance from area
[971]divisions and stations as needed.” (exhibht 1)
[972]Harvey testified that his notes didnot cite assassination or assassination capability as
[973]an objective of project Zrriffle. However, assassination was a contemplated purpose of the
[975]project. If an agent ent had. been kecwul ted for assassination he would have been recruited
[976]under the cover jOEMObeain ane jainal Gilphets A) (49)~
[978]STAFF:
[980]Harvey 6/25/75 Rhea
[982]DATE? 6/30/75
[985]“G2 eed PLLEOZZE:PIOCd soeos AH
[987]CIAHAS NO Ion JOR
[991]/ Jan 26, 1961 ‘EXECUTIVE ACTION -
[992]HARVEY Cr IT ay E .
[994]‘The notes in farvey* s handwriting entitled Project Zrriffle state "3. Background:
[995]response to the increasing requirements for the operational procurement of foreign
[996]GOde and’ cipher materraliss) division fi in 1960 began spotting of agent assets as“a~
[997]evelopmental ac et tye During the same period requirements fraft@NSifbecame more
[998]refined and in many respects more sentative because most agencies™dre not equipped
[1000]to conduct this type of operation, and because of the desirability to completely centralize
[1002]control over this entire effort, it wags détémnined ‘that division d which was the closest
[1004]NSEC pn procurement requirements, could best conduct the activity. The spotting
[1005]activity has“now advanced far enough to justify removing fran the OOA category. (exhibit
[1006]1, page 1 - 2)
[1008]SOURCE: STAFF:
[1011]Harvey 6/25/75 Rhea
[1013]FILE: DATE:
[1015]6/30/75
[1017]‘92 aed. PLEEOZTE :PIO0G CCé6oc AH
[1019]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1021]RELEASE FICATION AND/OR
[1022]THIS DOCUM
[1024]AS SANITIZED UMENT
[1029]HARVEY, William
[1030]FSTBVERSC Arnole
[1031]BISSELL, Richard
[1033]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[1035]D6 Jan. 1061 EXECUTIVE ACTION -
[1037]OCCURRENCE:
[1039]WARVEY testified that he had a conversation with ARNOLDS STEVERY about the [EXECUTIVE ACTION
[1040]project on January 26, 1961, after HARVEY and BISSELD had already discussed the matter. (52).
[1041]TARVEY testified that “he learned carly in the operation that BISSFLL had discussed the ques- 4..'
[1043]SOURCE? HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975, p. 52.
[1045]Lz abeg PLLCOZZE  pIO0g CCé6oc AH
[1047]1A HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1048]BECLASSIFICATION AND/OA
[1049]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[1051][I-X~ 4 a)
[1053]DATES:
[1058]EXECUTIVE ACTION
[1059]goilver, Amolg 1/26/61 |
[1061]Harvey, William
[1062]Bissell, Richard
[1064]CCURRENCE: Harvey testified that he had a conversation withgAmoqld Silver} about the
[1065]"xecutive Action Project on January 26, 1961, after Harvey and Bissell had already discussed
[1066]the matter (52). Harvey testified that he learned early in the operation that Bissell had
[1067]‘liscussed the question of assassination with ctx Vera (
[1069]SOURCE:
[1071]STAFF:
[1072]STAPF? Rhea
[1074]HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975, p. 52
[1076]PILE: DATE:
[1082]Chath
[1083]- git ing age
[1084]OF ‘the Luxenbourgieh by the chief of station, Luxembourg , in ‘connection with ilvegal
[1085]“narcotics operation into the United. States.—-For riod of. a.year and a half he_was
[1087]10N TO
[1088]AAS NO- OBJECT ae
[1089]NFICATIO \0N AN
[1090]DE EASE OF THIS 00 OGUMENT
[1091]AS SANITIZED _p
[1093]: WOW
[1094]HARVEY ™ | |
[1095]K. G. WIN } EXECUTIVE ACTION
[1097]_ gan. 26, 1961
[1099]contacted spyareatically by COS, luxembourg, in behalf of the Bureau of Narcotics. Files
[1100]of this Bureau reflect an excellent performance by K. G. Win. In October 1960:
[1102]_K. G. Win annual salary $7,200 Hire of safe houses and other
[1103]Travel and OBS expenses for K. G. Win and automobile expenses $1,000
[1104]other agents and agent candidates $2,000 Total $14,700
[1106]Fees for services by and standby of agents and agent candidates $2,000
[1108]STAFF:
[1109](Harve onetbit 1, pages 1 - 3) -_—
[1111]FILE: Harvey 6/27/75
[1113]| parm: Rhea
[1114]6/30/75
[1118]CiA H,
[1120]DECLTENO OB in
[1122]Reve SSCA ECTION no
[1123]SAiy E OF TH) N ANoyy ;
[1125]a. Voy OMEN?
[1127]CO @)
[1131]DATES: cy CATEGORIES: ‘TOP SECRET
[1132]BISSIELL, Richard / @.O'DONNELESJustiny| € eB. <XECVUTIVE AC Tio 2 fa
[1133]HARVEY, William Eee Maw 1961 | conao ACT N/ ZRRIFLE
[1134]STSS UE HELMS, Richard . Oe eo oe ee
[1135]SILVERS Arnold: QTw in G Hy t il, tr
[1136]“LUMOMBA, Patrice ao
[1137]OCCURRENCE: Pee
[1139]The EXECUTIVE ACTION program authorized by BISSELL and run by WILLTAM HARVEY "came to be known
[1140]as Z2RRIFLE. Its principal asset was an agent, QJWIN, who had been recruited earlier by @ARN@ MDS 3
[1141]SHBVERP for use in a special operation in the Congo (the assassination of PATRICE LUMUMBA) to be
[1143]run byZJUSTIN-O'DONNEEL &CO!DONNELE made a survey of the scene, decided he wanted no part in
[1144]that assassination attempt, and asked to be released —- which BISSELL pranted.)" (38)
[1146]NOTE: In the copy of the I.G. REPORT provided to the Committee, which was, according to
[1147]EARMAN's cover memorandum the ribbon copy, which was the only text of the report in existence ,,
[1148]phrase in the above paragraph "(the assassination of PATRICE LUMUMBA)" was crossed out. S
[1150]ge
[1151]BRECKENRIDGE indicated to the Committee that this phrase was crossed out by RICHARD HELMS when
[1152]he read the report. Why? a
[1154]OTARF:
[1156]SOURCE: [.G. REPORT 1967, p. 36 Baron
[1158]FILE:
[1160]DATE: 28.6.75
[1162]of sheq FLLEOSTE:PLOOd Gco60c AH
[1164]CANIS ORETORTO,
[1165]~ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[1166]CE ae
[1167]CNG)
[1168](We)
[1169]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES:
[1170]BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT 2/61 castta
[1172]HARVEY, WILLIAM. ~~ EXECUTIVE ACTION/ZRRIPFLE
[1174]OCCURRENCE: Breckinridge testified that from his review of the
[1175]ZRRIFLE,the "controlling character" (80) of the Project was to f§
[1176]than to develop the capability for assassination. (8)
[1178]Breckeinridge testified that on the face oF the -doqments relating to Project
[1179]ZRRIFLE, the Project was only directed at Bs des) The fact that it related
[1180]to developing the capability to to assassinate. came out in interviews with Willian
[1182]on
[1183]Boat
[1184]2O¢
[1185]em)
[1186]Me
[1187]ess,
[1188]West
[1192]Vl
[1196]Narvéy- (81)
[1198]SOURCE:
[1200]STAFF:
[1202]BRECKINRIDGE testimony, 6/2/75 “WALLACH
[1207]Te aheg JPLLEDEZE*PIOOG coeds AN
[1209]AS NO OBJECTION TO
[1210]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[1211]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMEN’
[1212]aS SANITIZE eo
[1214]ct) @)
[1215]DATES? CATEGURLES 2 Ul vlilite
[1218]BISSELL, Richard GOTTLIEB, Sidney
[1219]HARVEY
[1220]WHITE HOUSE.
[1222]February 1961 | EXECUTIVE ACTION /2)F] t=
[1223](HARVEY's ™| S CASTRe ; L
[1225]estimate) “ON EO
[1227]the
[1228]BISSELL assipns to HARVEY / developing of "an EXECUTIVE ACTION capability; i.e.,-
[1229]a peneral stand-by capability to carry out assassinations when required. w (37)
[1231]"HARVEY 's notes quote BISSELL as saying, 'The WHITE HOUSE has twice urged me to create such
[1232]a capability. ' BISSELL recalls discussing the question of developing a general capability
[1233]with HARVEY." (37)
[1235]blem with (ARNORD
[1237]rae dined 53
[1239]reENEY says that BISSELL had already discussed certain aspects of the pro
[1240]yeRipnd. with SIDNEY GORTLIEB." (37-38).
[1242](continued) OS ead eq 2
[1243]1967, pp. 37-38 STAFF: Baron
[1245]SOURCE: 1.G. REPORT
[1247]PILE:
[1249]DATE: 28.6.75
[1251]ee aheg PLLEQTZEIPLOCG GS605 BH
[1253]JA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1254]CLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[1255]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[1256]AS SANITIZED )
[1257]i
[1259](1) @)
[1261]- PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: top SECRprp
[1263]HELMS, Richard
[1265]OCCURRENCE: (continued from card 1)
[1267]HARVEY usediiSURVERAIn developing the EXECUTIVE ACTION capability (38).
[1268]pugs stares inet ;
[1269]Sometime shortly after this initial meeting, and while HARVEY was still discussing the
[1271]development_of EXECUTIVE ACTION with BISSELL, “he briefed Mr..HELMS fully on the reneral
[1273]concept but without mention of thé then on-going plan to assassinate CASTRO." (38)
[1275]mn od ‘
[1276]: fa P
[1277]al
[1279]STAFF: Baron
[1281]DATE?  28.6.75
[1283]“T.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 37-3
[1285]FILE:
[1287]1 ea ta eE HELENE IE CRON RENT MEE ETETINEE Im OE GEE Be
[1289] €€ afea “PLLEOTZEPIOCG cceOc aH
[1291]HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1292]oECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[1293]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[1294]AS SANITIZED
[1300]Gt,
[1302](See the 13 names listed below) FEB, Mel
[1303]we (APPROX: MATE )
[1307](1) (A)
[1309]CATEGORIES: ‘Top SECRET
[1311]lie
[1312]paw beard »
[1314]“CUBA — PHASE T
[1316]The I. G.
[1318]1. ALLEN DULLES, DCL
[1320]2. GEN. C, P. CABELL, DpCI ‘ 7
[1322]... RICHARD BISSELL, DD/ P
[1323]SHEFFIELD EDWARDS , D/Security
[1325]JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security,
[1326]the case officer
[1328]i
[1330]5
[1332]6; J.D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/I 12,
[1333]7. CORNELIUS ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD - 13.
[1334]8.
[1336]9
[1338]le ce el
[1340]RAY, SRETCHLERS) Chemical Division, TSD
[1342]EDWARD GUNN; Chief, Operations Division, Medical Services
[1344]SOURCE: 1.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 34-35
[1346]FILE:
[1348]Bh Ue REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960
[1349]or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate eas
[1350]0. CATLLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D
[1352]SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to
[1353]the DD/P (GOLTLIEB' s name was en-
[1354]‘countered’ repeatedly in-thts—inqutry;
[1355]but he denies knowing of the opera-
[1356]tion in 1960-61.)
[1358]ROBERT BANNERMAN, DD/Security
[1360]J..C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He too
[1361]denies knowing, of the operation at
[1363]the time. )
[1365]STAFF: Baron
[1367]DATE: 28.6.75
[1369]pe ahea peecozzelprooca ceeoc aH
[1371]CIA HAS NO OBecr,
[1372]Ne, i .
[1373]RECLASSIFICATION ANDI
[1375]EOF TH
[1376]AS SaNiTizep 'S DOCUMENT
[1377]foe G Ye hottne
[1379]C)@)
[1383](See list of names below. ) ‘
[1385]CATEGORIES: ‘TOP SkCiuer
[1387]GUBA - SYNDICATR/PHASE IT
[1388]_ KNOWLEDGE OF PHASE IT
[1390]CARD 1 of 3
[1392]OCCURRENCE? The list of persons with knowledge of PHASE II of the CASTRO ASSASSINATION
[1393]OPERATION differs from those who knew of PHASE I. Those with knowledge of PHASE IT are:
[1395]i. RICHARD HELMS, DD/P 5. J.C, KING, Chief, WH Division (He stated in
[1396]wey WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, Task Force W our interview with him that he knew that HARVEY
[1398]3. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security was having, meetings with members of the rambling
[1400](He knows that Harvey took over the syndicate in 1962. )
[1402]operation and delivered pills, arms, and 6. & BRUCE iCHHEVETCSIHARVEY's deputy in 1962
[1404]———-———equipment--in April 1962. - He~does~not
[1405]know of developments after May 1962.)
[1407](CHEEVIERS mows that HARVEY was meeting with
[1408]Fansters in Reno (sic) in the winter of 1962.)
[1410]4. SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Seeurity (He _ 7. TED SHACKLEY, Chief, JMWAVE (He assisted
[1411]knows of the fact of the turnover to HARVEY in the delivery of arms and equipment to
[1412]HARVEY, but states he knows nothing of VARONA in April 1962, but presumably did not lnow
[1413]developments thereafter, ) the identities of the recipients nor {con't.)
[1415]STAFF; -
[1417]en on
[1419]DATE; 28.6.75
[1421]GE shed FLLEOEZE:PLOOd Gc60c AH
[1425](Same instruction as card 1.)
[1427]PILE:
[1431]SHACKLEY, cont: the purpose for which the
[1432]material was” to be used.)
[1433]PRAY: CTRETSCHLERS, TSD @TRETSCHLER":
[1434]Oo ticipation was limited to furnishing the
[1435]moe ne ee pis -to-O' CONNELL -on -18--April1962.) 0
[1436]9. ANTONTO VARONA, the Cuban exile leader
[1437](He presumably was * not aware of government
[1438]sponsorship. )
[1439]10. VARONA'S SON-IN-LAW
[1440]sumably. not aware of povernment's role.)
[1442](He too was pre-
[1444]SOURCE:
[1446]CIA HAS NO O
[1447]BJEC
[1448]ESTE NaS
[1450]ic ny. i sm
[1451]. OA
[1453]CATEGORIES:
[1455]MACEO, ROSELLI's "Man"  (MACEO’
[1456]probably knew there was a fovernment
[1457]connection, but may not have identified
[1458]CIA as the agency.)
[1465]ade Rennedy, Pobert
[1466]Bissell] HALPERN
[1467]OCCURRENCE: 7 |
[1468]Halpern testified that in the £all of 1961 he attended a mectine with
[1469]Bissell and Le GhOsices TON Oa feaeevas the Branch Chief (5). The
[1470]meeting occured in dle of Oct# of 1961. Bissell stated at the
[1471]meeting that he had recently "been chewed ot in the cabinet room of
[1472]the White House by both the President and the Attorney General for
[1474]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[1476]be 196] Castro
[1478](Fe. i be ‘
[1480]per
[1482]as he put i. Ltting on_his_ass and not doing anything about pettine
[1483]+ wack lbh MEE meh - Ost LL oe -
[1485],and the Castro regime. Tis orders to both 223%
[1486]and to mie pease to plan an operation to accomplish that end." cs)
[1488]Halpern testified that no limitations were nut on the term "eet rid of",
[1489]NYothine was forbidden (8). The mectine involve only seneral discussions
[1490]and not taetics.
[1492]rid of Castr is
[1494]SOURCE: ai i ‘ STAFF: ,
[1497]FILE: DATE: 7/1/75
[1500]Le afieg FLLEOZZE :PIO0G ccé60oc AH
[1502]BIJECTION TO
[1503]CIA HAS NO OF ON AND/OR
[1504]DEON OF TH DOCUMENT
[1508]narvey
[1510]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[1512]ae Nec 196) Castra
[1513]Maloern
[1515]Uehas MeCcone
[1517]EeOOIeypesonetine in Dec of 1961, described to Natpern a mectine at the director's
[1518]office in which “cone had stated that elas wondd henceforth "he his man on
[1519]Cuba.’ (13) FRGRPeTa told Walpern that Uelias had no inkling that he jwoatd be
[1520]appointed head or the Cuban OPCHALLOMSeiCfore this meetine (15).
[1522]Somatine
[1524]atter thesceting Uiclis canc togreeke PotLice, chelced into the oreaniznation
[1527]. - lea i 2 a , : .
[1528]OpCIsLtLo ns ind _Liavecred iit Cuba wouwlih, be. a separate ac tia ty ated
[1530]SOURCE:
[1532]STAFF:
[1533]Halpern 6/18/75 TT Shea
[1535]FILE: DATE: — 7/1/75
[1539]NAHAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1540]CPCLASSIFICATION ANDIOR
[1541]RELEASE OF THIS pOcUM
[1543]ASSANITIZED — p, —
[1545]al G2)
[1547]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[1548]June 19, 1962 MONGOOSE
[1551]'
[1552]'
[1555]JIARVEY, LANSDALE
[1557]Bo 9 ; Facts a
[1559]OCCURRENCE:
[1561]It was agreed that Harvey was to work towards reaching a stage in the
[1562]interrogation of [Pedro ‘Roig,) the Cuban economic official who defected to Mexico.,where
[1564]he can be surfaced to Maké public charges of Cuban Communist operations against Latin
[1565]American nations. Harvey was to generate a story from Cuban refugee sources that the
[1566]original Cardenas incident consisted of a demonstration concerning the shortage of food.
[1567]This was to cause ridicule of the Communist regime's use of MIGs,tanks and troops against
[1569]“> soos =~ ~~ -the unarmed people of Cardenas. -'The-Cuban-source ‘to- story—need not—awai-t—your-determina-
[1571]tion of the true cause of the Cardenas demonstration."
[1573]STAFF:
[1575]SOURCE: Memorandum for William Harvey, CIA, from Lans-
[1576]dale, re: Impact Actions, 19 June 1962 (00395)
[1578]FILE:
[1580]. di Genova
[1581]DATE July 1, 1975
[1583]err nee er ne een natant nn tet Meee
[1586]65° ahead PLLEOZZE :PIO0G ccé60oc AH
[1588]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1589]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[1590]RELEASE OF THIS: DOCUMENT
[1591]AS SANITIZED . -
[1593]ee Lae ha
[1594]co) 4)
[1596]¢, ay *
[1598]PERSONS/ENTIVFES: DATES: | CATEGORIES:
[1599]MCCONE, HARVEW RUZE July 10, 1962 } MONGOOSE
[1600]. ‘
[1602]OCCURRENCE:
[1603](Of Fidel anc and. Rat
[1605]Efforts were made to establish contact with] Juana-Castro Rug, halt » nalf sister |
[1606]L-Castnonkuze osed_ Leong Communist nature of the
[1607]Cuban regime. “According to MiSw@ilsinputmitaelteatta she contactedpRuzsand obtained
[1608]‘REA preement to provide inte ee om the Cuban political leadership and to work
[1610]B57 Rae,
[1612]_ against the Cuban Communist regime, “short of engaging in 1 activity © which might result in
[1613]a ani peel!
[1615]direct personal- harm- toghewbrothiens; Ravi, aii
[1616]direct recruitment of [een exico oan
[1618]SOURCE:
[1620]sa rand for McCone from William: Harvey re: STARR?
[1622]otenog hua 10 July 1962 (02561)
[1624]. di Genova
[1625]DATE? July 1, 1975
[1627]OF aBeq FLLEOSZE:PIOOG sc60c BN
[1631]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1632]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[1633]RELEASE GF THIS DOCUMENT
[1634]AS SANITIZED
[1636]n-~N-4€
[1638]()Ca)
[1640]PERSONS/ENTITIES : DATES: CATEGORIES:
[1641]William Harvey DUP ~
[1643]Gen, Lansdale Mr. Halpern
[1644]Walter Elder rCHEEVER.)
[1646]DCL soar renee nf
[1648]Nov. 21, 1962 (Special Group Augmented
[1649]2 : Operation Mongoose
[1650]_ {Cuba ,
[1652]TE
[1654]With regard to paragraph’-2~of-Lansdale's memorandum to SGA dated 14 Nov.
[1655]1962 Harvey states: "The statement that Operation Mongoose had had no information on
[1656]this operation since early October was patently false. Specific references made to the
[1658]pen ultimate paragraph and Lansdale's memorandum concerning a report for the CIA which he
[1659]used as a basis for memorandum dated 31 Oct. 1962 to Oswald Kirkpatrick. This refers to
[1661]SOURCE; Wou ogica
[1663]a telephonic.-conversation_on_the_evening of 30 Oct. 1962 between Lansdale and (Che eucie
[1665]which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of “ny “reference “memorandu.
[1666]I have discussed this matter in detail with he sev iggand clearly recollects that his
[1668]conversation with Lansdale on that date took place as reflected in my reference memorandum. -
[1670]During this conversation there was no discussion of previous operations except a brief
[1672]discussion of the COBRA andgAXi@Riigteams and Lansdale did not ask, according tdég@hceyeny
[1674]recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations=witch
[1676]ally j STAFF:
[1677]of the Matahambre operation." _—
[1678]Phul Wallach
[1680]f
[1681]Hepgrandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 OUS) ee DATE:
[1682]as VES Pook ame July 1, 1975
[1685]TR a8ed “FLLEQZZE:PIOGG CG60c BH
[1687]( N 10
[1688]HAS NO OBJECTIO
[1689]CLASSIFICATION ANDIOR
[1690]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUM
[1691]AS SANITIZED
[1693]WG {0
[1696]vevyiee tee KIRKPAT RICK oO
[1697]William Harvey“ DUP : !
[1699]Gen. Lansdale Mr. Halpern < |Nov. 21 (Special Group Augmented
[1700]Walter Elder CHEEVER. Operation Mongoose -
[1702]DCI Cuba
[1705]—————="_ With regard to paragraph 2 of Lansdale's memorandum to SGA dated 14 Nov.
[1706]1962 Harvey states: 'The statement that. Operation Mongoose had had no information on
[1707]this operation since early October was patently false. Specific references made to the
[1708]pen ultimate paragraph and Lansdale's memorandum concerning a report for the CIA which he
[1709]used as a basis for memorandum dated 31 Oct. 1962 to Oswald Kirkpatrick. This refers to
[1710]a—telephonic. conversation on. the_evening. of 30 Oct. 1962 between Lansdale and Cheever
[1712]which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memoraridu.
[1713]I have discussed this matter in detail with Cheever and clearly recollects that his
[1714]conversation with Lansdale on that date took place as reflected in my reference memorandum.
[1715]During this conversation there was no discussion of previous operations except a brief
[1716]discussion of the COBRA and (AMOR Rteams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever's
[1717]recollection, any specific quéstions concerning assets inside or prior operations which
[1718]“SOURCE; WOU Opically Nave léd to the cuss 3 STAPE:
[1720]————=" of the Matahambre operation."
[1722]Phul Wallach
[1725]Memorandum dated Nov. 21, 962 (01151) - a ge? DATE:
[1726]— : re or a ee —— July 1, 1975
[1728]by of
[1733]PERSONS/ENTITIES: -
[1735]HARVEY, William
[1736]Chief, FI Staff, CIA
[1737]QJWIN
[1739]OCCURRENCE:
[1740]HARVEY writes a memorandum to the Chief, FI Staff, "stating that the original justification
[1742]SOURCE:
[1744]FILE:
[1746]I.G. REPORT 1967, p. 41
[1748]DATES: | CATEGORIES: ‘TOP SECREr
[1750]27 June 1963 EXECUTIVE ACTION
[1752]<i
[1754]STARE:
[1756]on
[1758]ATES 58.6.75
[1760]EF abeg. PELEQEEE  PLOCd CG605 BH
[1762]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1764]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[1765]RELEASE OF THIS-DOCUMENT
[1766]AS SANITIZED. _
[1767]144-44 | Aen
[1768]a (a)
[1769]TOP SECRET
[1770]PERSONS/ENTITIES: | DATES: CATEGORIES:
[1771]KING, J. C. Harvey Va : .
[1772]EG REPIRT =FPwAR DS . | May 23, 1967 CASTRO
[1773]BISSELL
[1774]HALPERN
[1775]OCCURRENCE:
[1777]The following sources of information were used in preparing the IG REPORT of
[1778]1967: (1) Files: Furnished for review by the Director of Security, the Deputy
[1779]Director for Support, the General Counsel, the Legislative Counsel, the Chief of
[1780]WH Division, and by Col. J. C..KING, former Chief of WH Division. Also, the
[1782]Director of Central Reference furnished biographic files and_intelligence publi-
[1783]cations. (2) Interviews: Desmond Fitzgerald, Sam Halpern, prugesChceven, J.C.
[1784]King, Alfonso Rodriguez, J. D. Esterline, Edward Gunn, Howard Osborn, James
[1786]O'Connell, Sidney Gottlieb, Sheffield Edwards, Richard Bissell, Lawrence Houston,
[1787]fRaywiire: Ieex;) John Warner, fNeStomsSanchez William Harvey, Cornelius Roosevelt,
[1788]Robert Bannerman, Henry Bortner,—
[1790]STAFF 3 Baron
[1794]% s < na
[1795]SQURCE: JG REPORT, 1967/9 [¥ BiAUg
[1797]FILE:
[1799]PP SHG FLLEOEZESPLOOG Co60c AH
[1801]CIA HAS NO OBJECTH |
[1802]Tl
[1803]DECLASSIFICATION ANDI
[1805]EASE OF T
[1806]AS SANITIZEp | DOCUMENT
[1808]M4~ uray ge
[1810]C Xa)
[1812]PERSONS/ENTI' “ES:
[1814]CATEGORIES:
[1816]CASTRO
[1818]iefagtih e memorandum of April 25, 1967 which introduces the IG's Report
[1819]waa OCCURRENGES on assassination plotting in relation to FIDEL CASTRO indicates
[1820]wa «that the only written records which served as a basis for the IG
[1821]Report :were: Notes of William Harvey; Records of Dr. Edward Gunn
[1822](Office of Medical Services; and, brief records of Raves nea
[1823]fof TSD). Some operational files were also used, an
[1824]For the most part, the Inspector General's office reliea upuii
[1825]information given to us orally by people who's memories are fogged
[1826]by time, (1) ;
[1828]BREA
[1830]~"Weinterviewed everyoné whom we could identify as likely to be
[1832]knowledgeable, with the exceptions of MR. DULLES and GENERAL CABELL." (2)
[1834]A complete list of the interviewees is attached to the IG Report
[1835]at Tab A, "If there are significant innaccuracies in the Report
[1837]they are most likely to occur in faulty ordering of the sequence
[1838]of events." (2). j
[1840]SOURCE:
[1842]SEES Repot lag he
[1844]FILE:
[1847]PLLEQZZE:PIO0G §=6G605 BH
[1849]cr abeg
[1851]CIA HAS N oat ON IOR ns >
[1852]DECLASS EET iS DOCUMENT
[1853]Revetru-a¥
[1855]are)
[1859]Edwards Gomez / Castro
[1860]King Holcomb
[1861]Bannerman O'Connell
[1863]OCCURRENCE:
[1864]O'Connell testified that when EDWARDS was on leave, once, KING spoke to
[1866]Robert BANNERMAN (Who was not witting of Castro project) and O'Connell had
[1868]to tell BANNERMAN that B. was not "privy" to project O'Connell was embarassed.
[1869](Tr. 36, 99-100). No one but KING, not Gomez orfiiioiiconbem <knew (100)
[1871]SOURCE: - STAFF:
[1872]Testimony of James P. O'Connell, 5/30/75 John Bayly
[1873]FILE: . DATE:
[1875]6/30/75
[1877]FLLEOZZE!PIOOG CG60G AH
[1879]oF abe.
[1881]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1882]DECLASSIFICATION AND/CR
[1883]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[1884]AS SANITIZED
[1886]#Y- 4-4 Ye z
[1888]We)
[1892]'S0-'60
[1895]CATEGORIES:
[1896]_ HOUSTON +
[1898]Castro
[1900]CCURRENCE
[1902]Houston testified that he cannot remember that his legal advice as to not
[1903]continuing a project was ever rejected by C CIA, (47) although Houston
[1904]recalls vetoing two propos hE LonS : Reng SO te
[1906]Koes caa. i bet trtecnia Pp OT
[1908]SOURCE: STAFF:
[1909]Testimony of Lawrence Houston, 6/2/75 _
[1910]John Bayly
[1911]FILE: DATE:
[1913]6/30/75
[1915]EF ahead FLLEDEZEPIOOd Gc60c AH
[1917]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1918]_ BECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[1919]RELEASE OFT OF THIS DOCUMENT
[1920](¢-4- “s au
[1921]We) .
[1923]BUNDY COL. KING
[1924]KILPATRICK
[1926]HUGHES “ vee
[1927]OCCURRENCE:
[1929]On June 20, 1963the Special Group approved a CIA paper dated June 1970 regarding
[1930]political action inflaita:) (The substance of the paper is not expressed). "Mr.
[1931]MCCONE said he has some “servations: about the quality of any possible replacements
[1933]for. Dep AILER but agreed that_it is necessary to_ take some action in order to prevent
[1935]Masia eventually going very far to the left. Colonel KING... said that in his
[1936]inion, we aban no feasible alternatives to cooperate with (Ogee) “el aia
[1938]e unseat [Aarts NG ARR re ae
[1939]TOP Sr
[1941]SOURCE: STAFE:
[1943]Minutesof Special Group meeting June 20, 1963 DATE: Kelley
[1944]FILE: 6/28/75
[1946]: oF ebed FLLCOeSe PIOOG coed AH
[1948]‘CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO -
[1949]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[1950]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[1951]‘AS SANITIZED
[1953]cs)
[1954]PERSONS/ENTINIES : . DATES: | CATEGORIFS:
[1955]MCCONE — FITZGERALD HUGHES “~~ —-|8/19/64 SGA
[1956]BUNDY = YPAPIGH BOSCH, JOSE - {7/30/64 , MONGOOSE
[1958]JESSUP RFK 10/645 CASTRO
[1959]STEAKLEY JMWAVE na eh ES
[1960]JMWAVE VANCE
[1962]OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the 303 Committe on 7/30/64; "Te was s agreed
[1963]that MR, FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report
[1964]of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed
[1965]to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)'' The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64
[1966]memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director,‘ (116) which was dissemin-
[1968]ated-to-the-Specs-Asst. to the Press—for. Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter-
[1970]American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director,
[1971]- DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report"related a proposal
[1972]for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app-
[1973]eared to be anvolved in| the he scheme." The asking PO. ‘oom? 000, cearte Cher oF
[1975]The record indicates CLA's only imalvenent-vas_to_repo
[1977]SOURCE Yast record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from MEAS fo Bundy syi9/64,
[1978]reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged particip ts poy tously nothing
[1979]ees of the plot."(117)
[1981]IG REPORT 1967 “Baron, 7/1/75
[1983]6F BHed FLLEOZEE: PLI0G CCEoc AH
[1985]MCCONE
[1986]BUNDY
[1987]JESSUP
[1989]GIA HAS NO OBJECTION T
[1990]DECLASSIFICATION ANDIOR
[1992]RELEASE OF an
[1993]AS SANITIZE 18 we
[1997]a)
[1999]PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATES: | — CATEGORIES:
[2000]FITZGERALD HUGHES “~~ 8/19/64 i SGA
[2001]“PAP LCH BOSCH, JOSE / i MONGOOSE
[2002]RFK
[2004]STEAKLEY JMWAVE
[2006]JMWAVE
[2008]VANCE
[2010]OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the 303 Committso on 7 30/6" HEE was “agreed
[2012]that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICMof the FBI in regard to the earlier report
[2013]of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed
[2014]to handle as a matter of law enforcement,"' (116)" The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64
[2016]memorandum_information report. from the_DDP_to_the.Director," (116) which was dissemin- _
[2018]ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter-
[2020]American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director,
[2022]- DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report''related a proposal
[2024]for the assassination | of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app-
[2025]b
[2027]vt
[2028]came. rot th the plot, (117)
[2030]scheme." The asking price was $150,000. ~~ J OSEBMARIORRE RENE
[2031]would contribute $50,000. (Uae tRapproache the Chief of
[2033]ested the U.S. govermment also” “Contribute. This was rejected,
[2034]involvement Ei iste i
[2036]TA DMDANYT 1O0K7 Dawan tii foe
[2038]FLLEOZTE ‘PII0G So60s AW
[2042]MCCONE
[2043]BUNDY
[2044]JESSUP
[2046]STEAKLEY JMWAVE
[2048]JMWAVE
[2050]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[2051]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR -
[2052]Reese OF THIS DOCUMENT
[2055]Cr )@)
[2057]PERSONS/ENTITIFS: _
[2059]DATES: | CATEGORIES:
[2060]'
[2063]FITZGERALD HUGHES 8/19/64 SGA
[2064]APAPIGH BOSCH, JOSE MONGOOSE
[2065]RFK CASTRO
[2067]VANCE Het Vibe is y
[2068]OCCURRENCE: according to the minutes of the 303 Conmittee on 7/30/64,"
[2069]that MR, FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report
[2070]of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed
[2071]to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)" The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64
[2073]_ memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director,” (116) which was dissemin-
[2075]ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect, for Inter------—---
[2077]American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director,
[2079]. DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report"related a proposal
[2081]Sti VE, and=sug
[2082]___The_record indicates CIA's only involvement _was_to_repa:
[2084]eared to
[2085]BOSGIe
[2087]for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app-
[2088]be anvolved in the scheme." The asking frice was $150, 000. ~ SJOSEBMARTOSREREN | 3
[2089]Scono seDAeredeRumwould contribute $50,000. fSOSER4 approached the Chief of
[2091]Sested the U.S. govermment also“contribute, This was rejected.
[2094]SOURCE Last record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from mMetd2to Bundy, 8/19/64,
[2095]reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged particip ts.""(Obviously nothing
[2096]came of the plot."(117) DATE:
[2098]IG REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75
[2101]FLLEOEZE PIO0G CCé60c AH
[2103]Tg afeg
[2107]OBJEC!
[2108]CIA HAS NO Don AND
[2109]DE Lassner DOCUMENT |
[2110]TIZED
[2111]as SANiTt a
[2113]Tye)
[2116]en IRK PAT RICKI OO
[2118]William Harvey¢~~ DDP - !
[2120]Gen. Lansdale Mr. Halpern {Special Group Augmented
[2121]Walter Elder CHE EVER. Operation Mongoose
[2123]DCI a Cuba
[2125]With regard to paragraph 2 of Lansdale's memorandum to SGA dated 14 Nov.
[2126]1962 Harvey states: "The statement that Operation Mongoose had had no information on
[2127]this operation since early October was patently false. Specific references made to the ©
[2128]pen ultimate paragraph and Lansdale's memorandum concerning a report for the CIA which he
[2129]used as a basis for memorandum dated 31 Oct. 1962 to Oswald Kirkpatrick. This refers to
[2130]a telephonic. conversation on the evening of 30 Oct. 1962 between Lansdale and Cheever
[2132]which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandt.
[2134]I have discussed this matter in detail with Cheever and clearly recollects that his
[2135]conversation with Lansdale on that date took place as reflected in my reference memorandum.
[2136]During this conversation there was no discussion of previous operations except a brief
[2137]discussion of the COBRA and (ay TORY teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever's
[2139]recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations which
[2141]SOURCE; wou opically have Ted to the discuss i STAFF:
[2143]of the Matahambre operation."
[2144], : Phul Wallach
[2145]Heperandum dated Nov.” 21, 1962 (01151) oo. oe
[2147]i DATE:
[2148]” —— July 1, 1975
[2150]pig a“