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[13]DOCUMENT INFORMATION
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[17]TITLE :
[18][R]
[20]DATE : 07/01/75
[21]PAGES : 494
[23]SUBJECTS :
[24]OPERATION MONGOOSE [R]
[26]DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT .
[27]CLASSIFICATION : T
[28]RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED
[29]CURRENT STATUS : P
[30]DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/28/93
[32]OPENING CRITERIA :
[34]COMMENTS :
[35]Box 132, Book 1 of 5,
[36]Index Cards dated June- July 1975
[38][R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
[40]HY 50955 Docld: 32203766 Page 1
[42]S9LEOEZE:PIO0G CCé60c AH
[48]BEGEADEROUP A =
[50]LANSDALE, TAYLORS
[52]‘PATRICK MCCONES RE LEMNERZERS
[54]assessments of Operation
[56]OCCURRENCE: Notice to Special Group
[58]MONGOOSE .
[60]considering in deciding on a future
[61]four possible future courses of act
[63]which notes that _gint
[65]DATES:
[66]July 11, 1962
[69]H
[70]t
[73]course of action
[74]ion).'' Memo quote
[76]has” been“ obtained: of =
[80]CATEGORIFS
[82]Sein ane
[83]boohe in, Pat
[85]1
[86]we
[89]ie)
[91]Special Group Augmented
[93]MONGOOSE +7
[95]that operational representatives are preparing
[96]These will cover among ©
[98]ther things ''factors worth
[100](We have a working definition of
[102]sfNSM) summary on intelli
[103]Soviet participation in-
[105]gence problems
[106]Guban ‘tactical
[108]tetyperait defense
[110]det b)
[113]yequipments 12
[115]SOURCE:
[116]from. Lansdale re:
[117](00428-00430)
[118]FILE:
[120]Memorandum for the Spec
[121]Progress OPERATION MONGOOSE 1
[123]performance, “andthe-presence -of “Sovie
[125]tb MM Mose
[127]jal Group Augmented
[128]1 July 1962
[130]i, an re
[132]STAFF:
[134]July
[136]DATE: di Genova
[138]2, 1975
[140]“‘e9Lcozze:Pploog GG60c AH
[144]ellis 9
[146]LNSRINSOG SIH 4038
[148]HOMNY NOUVOSISSY 1030
[149]OL NOLLOG?GO ON SVH VID
[151]UNCLASSIFIED
[153]CIA HA S NO OBJECTION TO
[154]DEGLASSIFICAT 'OR u AND/OR
[155]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[156]AS SANITIZED. ”
[158]& | 4 Fh- HE:
[159]Or
[160]2 10 [48 ‘a
[163]HELMS PRESIDENT KENNEDY
[165]MCCONE
[166]FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD
[168]DATES; CATEGORIES:
[170]i SPRCIAL GROUP
[171]GOOSE
[173]OCCURRENCE: Helms notes that McCone briefed the panel of the President's foreign
[174]intelligence advisory board on political action projects. Ne pointed out that"each projec:
[175]must have his approval to the “Circulation to the members of the ee ae macs
[177]example Tecoma ance overfLights are now approved ._f am i ‘eo finanevals
[179]a EEE oI on the ‘Operation Mongoose <ihich thebirector had “used earlier in the day f for giving
[181]a briefing to the President." ~~ --
[183]SOURCE? — wemorandum for the record, re meeting on CA matters | STARE:
[184]with the panel of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory
[186]Board ,QF Helms, dated July 25, 1962 (00870)
[189]| DATE:
[191]we . . sais
[193]essen 2A ITG
[195](S9LeOZZE:pIO0d sceoc BH
[199]ate
[201]in ps iennin _ CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[202]HO OBJECTION DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[203]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL - RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[204]AS SANITIZED .
[205]& z Fob I+
[206]| Oye
[207]PERSONS/ENTITIES;: DATES: _ CATEGORIES: I (8
[209]Dec. 5, 1960 | Mongoose — od ¢] 10/9
[211]Special Group
[213]OCCURRENCE: ,
[214]~~ The Special Group discussed (1) the possibility of providing sixty
[216]e - Pray: NE RSE: 0 a eee eat meemeereceaee nara eae er aa
[218]thousand dollars from the Cuba budget PORSBONS OTS. ‘feligious “ac of, Father ?
[219]prema eras Essacabea : Sad as So eat rie SEW TOY
[221]Peyton incuba, (2) a proposal to survéy thé possibility of establishing a strike.
[223]base in Nicaragua; (3) ‘the necessity for the Defense Department to supply 38 militar
[225]“men to CIA. "Mr. Douglas questioned whether the present concept of 600 or 700 ;
[226]Cubans is any longer practicable. He said that it had been his understanding that
[228]the—current—thinking—contemplated_figures_more_on_the_order_of_3,000.." Mr.. Barnes
[230]replied that the CIA believes what is required is enough individuals to serve as
[231]a rallying point for the anti-Castro elements in Cuba and thus 600 is as useful as
[232]3,000. The CIA justified the request for 38 military men because it now believed
[233]it was necessary to train the Cubans in infantry tactics involved in a defense, in
[234]addition to the guerrilla warfare training previously contemplated.
[236]SOURCE: TAPF :
[238]“Bob Kelley
[240]Special Grpup. meet ing minutes De
[242]wee
[245]c. 5,.1960
[247]FILE: | AG DATE; June 29, 1975
[249]“ g ahea “sése0zze:pla0a sseos BH
[251]; -_+_____against—him.!!__Lansdale_replied, '"There..is no rallying point. for active opposition." _
[253]CIABAS NO OBJECTION TO
[254]DECLASSFICATION AND/OR
[255]. "RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[257]' disclosit® _ ASSANMIZED ade
[258]- | | pu toe seer BR
[259]ee: ee Sovefay (AC)
[260]a | © +t)
[261]\, PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | "CATEGORIES: +€lo7¢
[262]4 “SPECEAL-GROUP_A\
[264]QUP—AL ‘July 12, 1962 | Special Group Augmented
[265]“MONGOOSE;<TAYLO! SoH 20,1962 | MONGOOSE «_ —
[267]‘No DoD objection to pub!
[268]veer MO erons 0
[270]GILPATRICK, (MCCON
[271]LEMNITZER,
[272]OCCURRENCE:
[274](carp ONE OF To )
[276]Lansdale briefed the group on numbers of agents in Cuba. Air resupply
[278]proposal submitted by CIA "should be deferred pending broader review of the entire
[280]_ Situation.'' Taylor noted if urgent need for air supply proposal could be made to the
[281]Special Group Augmented at any time. 'Mr. McCone emphasized that no high-level penetra-
[282]tions of the Cuban government have yet been attained." "The Attorney General inquired
[283]about the status of popular support for Castro, and also the possibility of a revolt
[285]The AG and Johnson emphasize need ‘to obtain hard intelligence on subversive activities
[286]by Castro in the hemisphere. A complete review of MONGOOSE was set toward the end of -
[287]July. Taylor emphasized need for summaries of results "and a statement of future al-
[288]ternatives open to the U.S. should be developed." Looking into proposal to subsidize
[289]sapanese/purchases of Dominican sugars so that QGif@itmamecc could divert these purchases
[290]from Cuba. McCone said that his experts had informed him that from a legal point of view,
[291]2 ed_fi perati is kind. He cautioned
[292]SOURCE: - Memo for the record, Minutes of the Special STAPF? (continued)
[293]Group (Augmented) meeting 12 July 1962 re: Operation MONGOOSE ,
[294]7 {90931-00052)
[296]di Genova
[297]DATE: July 2, 1975
[299]9 efead g9Le0zzE:PIOCG GceOc MH
[301]PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATE See -b CATEGORIES :
[302]July. 10, 1962.3 MONGOOSEL”
[304]a
[306]MCCONE, HARVEY, [RUZ
[307]CONE, ; fru ite
[309]OCCURRENCE: Efforts-Wjere made to establish contact with Juana Castro Rug, half sister
[310]of Fidel and ay 1-Castro | Ruz because she onngsed the, trong, Communist nature of the.
[312]See aied
[314]she) contacted Ruz’ ane
[315]lena a
[317]Foana 6 Memorandum for McCone from William Harvey re:
[318]J
[320]uana Castro Ruz, \10 July 1962 (02561)
[321]FILE:
[323]STAFF:
[325]., di Genova
[326]DATE? July 1, 1975-
[328]OOFEOZZEPII00 coaog AH
[330]“b afiea-
[332]seat ECTION TO
[333]CIAHAS NOOBS SOT oR
[335]Oy BeaIE i: eat
[336]DEL oy His DOCUMENT
[338]AS SANITIZE
[340]Ape Be
[342]a 2/6
[344]PERSONS /ENTITIES:
[346]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[347]PRES. KENNEDY, HARVEY, TAYLOR .
[349]MONGecSr, SPECIAL GROUP
[351]MAY 7, 1962 AUGMENTED
[353]OCCURRENCE: Memo: "I reported to higher authority the substance of Mr,
[354]HARVEY'S briefing of the SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED on 3 MAY 1962, pointing out
[355]the very limited progress which has been made and the uncertainty of the
[356]ultimate effectiveness of our program. I mentioned thef@DUQUI Vine ident as
[357]indicative of the morale problem. It was agreed we would continue along
[362]SOURCE: emo FOR RECORD, REPORE OF PROGRESS TO HIGHER
[363]AUTHORITY, MAY 7, 1962, MAXWELL D. TAYLOR (0002))
[365]FILE:
[367]STAFF: piGenova
[369]DATE: 7/2/15
[373]NO OBIECTION Goan
[375]"© NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL | .
[377]G
[378]| netteis OF THIS DOCUN
[379]/23/9 AS SANITIZED
[381]a eo
[383]. PERSONS/ENTITIES:
[385]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[386]Oct 6, 1960 Special Group
[387]MONGOOSE
[389]Presidential Authorization
[391]On October 6, 1960 the Special Group discussed relating to CUBA:
[393](1) Explanation by MR. DULLES of the "abortive supply drop to resistance
[394]elements" in Cuba. :
[396]2) MR. DULLES' proposal for U-2_coverage_of CUBA_"'A11_the_members_ofthe_grour saic-
[397]Group
[399]that they were in favor of proceeding with the coverage." Mr. Gray asked to have
[400]the memorandums on which Mr. Dulles had based his presentation forwarded to him-
[401]for use in getting the required decision.
[403]Mr. Dulles' proposal for use of American volunteers and foreign nationals in
[405]the Cuban operation. The group agreed Mr. Dulles could begin screening lists
[406]of potential candidates. [OMe ciCaeiine picreaniy o.a of
[407]SOURCE: . continued)
[409]Minutes of rans seit
[410]iol AS. OB ree “S . 7.
[413]‘Bob Kelley
[415]4
[417]Te an
[418]7b Al
[419]FILE: Cage — ‘ DATE: June 29, 1975
[422]S9LEO0EZE ipIO0d Gc60G AH
[424]6 abeqa
[428]Special Group
[429]MONGOOSE
[430]Presidential Authorization
[432]Oct. 6, 1960
[434]Ss. julidstalk“informally #
[435]s EGeh : =e amp omphasized™ that ‘he was asking for no
[436]Special Group’ approval at this time in this specific connection."
[438]STAFF:
[440]Minutes of Special Group meeting October 6, 1960 DATE: Bob Kelley
[441]FILE: Cage ~~ June 29, 1975
[443]_S9L€0ZZE:PIO0G GS60G AH
[445]QL afeg
[447]PERSON
[448]MCCONE
[450]McCone testified that he recalled that activity
[451]He did not recall whether it was Waleiersespare parts. (23).
[453]parts gGuornigé.
[457]awadagto Cuba.
[459]we
[461]CATEGORIES:
[463]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[465]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[467]_ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[470]Oe)
[474]to sabotage the shipment of spare i
[477]SOURCE:
[479]FILE:
[481]McCone, Testimony, 6/ 6/75
[483]DATE:
[485]Rhea
[487]6/27/75
[489]“TE aBea eoscozze:PIoca cc6oc AH
[491]NO QECTION “4 pred
[492]"NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
[493]2/3/04 AO
[495]HO OBJECTION TO
[496]CM TASSIFICATION AND/OR
[497]- ABLEAGE OF THIS DOGUMEN
[499]d SANITIZED
[500]pursuant to P.L. 1025p ensentior AS a 2 Fl I4-
[501]BY , tT
[502]. Qe)
[504]No DoD objection te public disciosurs
[507]LANSDALE,
[509]; DATES: CATEGORIES:
[510]Mar 2, 1962 - Special Group Wa
[512]i
[513]ov 30, 1961 | M ongoo Sea
[514]e project from its inception on Nov. 30
[518]~ OCCURRENCE: Lansdale traces the history of th
[520]1961 through March 1, 1962. Under the latter date, he notes, ''The Chief of Operations
[521]/Lansdale/is to report to the President through the Special Group (NSC 5412 Augmented
[522]by the Attorney General and the Chairman, JCS); the Special Group will be responsible for
[523]providing policy guidance for approving important operations, and for monitoring progress."
[524](00181) Lansdale also submitted an intelligence plan for basic intelligegce collection
[526]upon which to base the decision to undertake actions t
[528]Ne “over thitow of Castro.
[530]The—plan—itselfat—pages—00183 through—G01 e
[532]-Shing-inteligence—agents
[534]inside Cuba; collecting intelligence front an nside“thé United States; counterfeiting
[535]ration cards and currency inside of Cuba; Beog aphical ‘surveys of air fields, military
[536]installations, commmications centers; attémpts’ to, mbbaibededeents inside the government
[537]organizations lace ating fOreBnd elpainy.)
[540]ee review by Brig. Gen. Lansdale, Mar 2, 1962
[541]on the Cuba Project (00180-00187)
[543]FILE:
[546]ZI ahea
[548]BOLEOEZE PLA’ Cos0c BH
[550]4 Nh a
[551]Kind
[553]| CIA HAS NO OBJECTION 70
[554]DoD objection to public cisciot ive ~ DECLASSIFICATION ANDY
[555]. no oens to P.L. 102-526, except for RELEASE OF Tats DD eu
[557]NSA fet ars , DAD BO
[559]_& 2/O/9Y ad g) | ley
[561]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: ] CATEGORIES:
[562]HELMS, LANSDALE, Feb. 1, 1962 | Special Group Augmented
[563]. a MONGOOSE
[565]OCCURRENCE: Memo for Richard Helms from Gen. Lansdale concerning<h ENSAIcover. The memo
[566]alludes to a conversation on the previous day , Jan. 31, 1962, about ASN] cover for the
[568]Cuba Project. It indicates “that Cuba cover is’top priority. It indicated that this was not
[569]possibly known to the members of the United States Intelligence Board. The problem seemed to
[571]be to be able to decide how much of@NSA.(National: Security Agency)siassets were needed to Sop CYC)
[572]provide cover for the Cuban project.
[574]SOURCE: Memorandum for Richard Helms from Brig. Gen. Lans-
[576]dale, dated Feb. 1, 1962 (00122) di Genova
[579]MILE: | 7
[580]PILE: DATE? june 29, 1975
[582]ET 86d B9LCOSZEPIOOG CG60G AH
[584]- — | _ cinnas 0 OBu60"
[586]acSGRTION AS n/OR
[587]DEO SE OF THIS pac
[588]. AS SANITIZED zz ele TE £ |
[589]lic disclosure . ) ce
[590]No DoD objection to pu
[591]pursuant 10 PL. PL. 102-526, x0°P 7 % 'o ¢
[594]LANSDALE, - { Special Group va
[595]Nov 30, 1961, Mongo Se
[597]OCCURRENCE: Lansdale traces the istory of the project from its inception on Nov. 30,
[599]1961 through March 1, 1962. Under the latter date, he notes, "The Chief of Operations
[600]/Lansdale/is to report to the President through the Special Group (NSC 5412. Augmented
[602]by the Attorney General and the Chairman, JCS); the Special Group | will gnttoring progr for
[603]providing policy guidance for approving important operations
[605](00181) Lansdale also submitted an-intellige
[606]upon which to base the decision to under takers
[608]The-pltan-itsetf—at pages 00183 through NOLS TES hae ontethiponce agents
[609]inside Cuba; collecting intelligence from Cufin nSide the United States; counterfeiting
[610]ration cards and currency inside of Cuba; geographical surveys of air fields, military
[611]installations, communications centers; attempts to place trained agents inside the _government
[612]organizations or to defect officials "in place"; and negotiating/for Br: Br wal cal
[613]contaminating lubricants and fuels to cripple Cuban trapsportacioy ne ag
[614]Cylaiow pyvhoweseriousi® e
[616]aTeMOuUms before risking thei k.assete ek Jiro eee
[617]STARE:
[619]SOURCE: Program review by Brig. Gen. Lansdale, Mar 2, 1962
[620]di Genova
[622]on the Cuba Project (00180-00187)
[623]FILE:
[625]==" June 30. 1975
[627]S9LE0ZZEIPIOOG CG60G AH
[629]FL. abea.
[631]CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO
[633]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[635]: _ - ~ AS SANITIZED
[636]© MO OBJECTION prayer! Ne. Fob Fae
[638]WAL SECURITY COUNCIL
[639]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNC
[643]CATEGORIES:
[645]Castro
[646]MongooseY
[648]——————' Hlelms testified that the aim of the Cuban operations was "to
[649]set rid of Castro or the Castro revime in Cuba; lets put it that way, and no
[650]limitations were placed on the means. In fact, I never recall having been told by
[651]anybody do not doa this, do not do that, do not do the other thine." (26) (The
[652]ibove statements refer to Mongoose.) ‘Helms testified that "the pressure was very --
[653]intense and [T remember vividly it was very intense." ‘The pressure led to several
[655]and then ldy dormant for awhile and intensified again toward the end of 1961 and
[656]1962. The Cuban tlissile Crisis itself was the period of ereatest intensity. After-
[657]vards interest tapered off, althoueh Helms recalled efforts in 1963 involving
[659]“very nutty schemes." (26) Helms testified the pressure built up to the Bay of Pips
[661]seconomic warfare’ such as turning off oil deliveries and stoppine bus deliveri
[662]m Nac tien lat en Gate arenes 7 pee fie . aa ee reer ant BoeiberK
[663]TIS ‘lal Nomis glial: ; i aye pag
[666]——— Helms 6/13/75
[668]FILE:
[671]GT a6ed s9Lc0ecE:PLO0CG coeoc AH
[673]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES:
[675](continuation)
[677]Cad 44
[678]OCCURRENCE: CARD 2
[680]meeting of foreign ministers which opened January: 22, 1962. The object was to get wide
[681]Western Hemisphere support for OAS resolutions condemning Cuba and isolating it from the
[682]rest of the hemisphere. ‘The OAS meeting is to be supported by public demonstrations in
[683]Latin Americafgegeneratedsby: | CIA and a psychological campaign assisted by USIA." The major
[684]task_of_the diplomatic_capability. was_to encourage Latin American leaders to develop
[686]independent operations similar to the instant project seeking an internal revolt of the
[687]‘Cuban people against the Communist regime. In the economic warfare area an embargo on
[688]Cuban trade was to be considered after the OAS meeting. The CIA was unable to undertake
[689]the action to sabotage the sugar harvest which commences about January 15 and upon which
[690]Cuba's one-crop economy depended. Sabotage of transport, mills, sugar sacking in cane
[691]fields was explored, according to Lansdale's review. Special sabotage support was noted.->
[693]SOURCE:
[695]mo, a | DATE:
[696]FILE: an:
[699]SSLEOTZEIPIOOd Cc6O0c AH
[701]. OT abed.
[705]"yo onseCTION. PyorI
[706]© yaTionaL SecunsTY COUNCIL
[707]Dey a(% t
[711]CATEGORIES:
[712](continuation) Cad
[713]34%.
[715]OCCURRENCE: CARD 3
[716]"CIA has initiated action to contaminate POL supplies for Cuba, although visible results
[718](stopage of some Cuban transports) is not expected until mid-1962. /aGlierstinerodicitig
[719]yanty lee CO Nvecaddi try uban *Tocohotive-diesel” fuc ry through comlercral* >
[721]pliers in beligiumy A imilar project was noted for~jet~fuel storage tanks in Cuba,
[722]Lansdale noted that the CIA had concluded that its realistic role should be tg at least
[723]create the illusion of a popular movement, to win external support for it, to improve
[725]SOURCE:
[727]CIA operational capability, and-to help-create-a chimate-which-wi-ll—permit—provocative
[728]actions in support of a shift to overaction. Lansdale wanted them to reevaluate
[730]to see whether or not they could make a greater effort. An outline of what the 33 tasks
[731]are for each of the entitities involved then follows in Lansdale's memo. The memorandum
[732]notes that the President directed that the Chief of Operations conduct the project through
[733]the appropriate organizations and departments of the government. In this regard the memo
[734]notes "Also, CIA apparently believes that its role should be to create and expand a popular
[736]FILE: DATE:
[738]‘SOLE0ZZE:PIO0G GcG60G AH
[740]‘“~LT abea
[742]NO OBJECT
[744]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNGIL
[746]3/23 (ty
[750]CARD 3
[752]OCCURRENCE: (continued from Memo
[753]detectives and foreign police offici
[754]In regard to Task #7 of General Lans
[755]of a resisitence movement will not r
[756]produced during the next four weeks
[757]actions." (00107)
[759]The memorandum notes that six men to
[761]ON desyue2 .
[763]CATEGORIES:
[765]DATES:
[766]Cad 3 {2
[768]for the Special Group re: Cuba Project, Jan. 24, 1962
[769]als.” (00106)
[771]dale's review this memo notes, "Moreover, the development
[772]emain controllable, so that operational time tables
[774]can serve only as guides for a proposed sequence of
[776]form the initial nucleus for work for _inside_Cuba
[779]resistence. It was also noted that in support of State's efforts, CIA has cond
[781]paganda operations—including a nunbe
[785]bia; Costa ‘Ric: cuador,® Glatena la, > MEX
[788]locations have been selected as suitable centers for
[790]r of mass demonstrations
[796]DATE:
[800]o public disclosure
[802]action tt
[803]No tI PL 02-526, except for
[805]iC)
[807]- : . , ‘TA Aeléeprors :
[808]NO OBJECTION dover,
[810]; | CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[811]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL :
[813]DECLASSIFICATION &
[814]. RELEASE OF TRIS O
[816]AS SANITIZED
[817]@ Fate VE
[819]CeCe)
[820]carrcortrs: (~ pt)
[824]DATES:
[828]LANSDALE, De ceee ep ee i MONGOOSE
[829]nen Mar 13, 1962 LUBA
[831]we Card | é.
[832]OCCURRENCE + The planning for Operation MONGOOSE was
[834]prepared on a format of ¢eparate
[835]planning for each department and agency involved. Revised planning along that line was
[836]submitted with this memorandum. Activities already approved were marked with an asterisk.
[837]Approved were dispatching one intelligence agent operation to a key area selected by the
[838]CIA, ('Many of the agents infiltrated into Cuba will be trained for paramilitary skills
[840]Special G A [ ¥
[841]pecia Spoup ugmented K g/to q
[843]as—wel1—as—intelligenee-coltection,+~-However; CIN has noted that, once the agents are
[844]inside Cuba, they cannot be controlled effectively from outside Cuba, although every effort
[845]will be made to attempt such control.'') {00202).,,..Carribbea Admissions Center Cpa-Locka,
[846]Florida. Periodic intelligence estimates ,@ontinued negotiatan’ sor British hel@inyc
[847]taminating locamotive lubricants, two teams of agents dispatched to Ciba approved"for
[848]March 16-31, 1962, develop intelligence potential of Cuban "colonies" in U.S., develop
[849]additional interrogation centers in other areas by 31 March 1962 in South America and
[851]SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented@a
[852]from Lansdale re: Institutional Planning, Operation ‘MONGOOSE,
[853]13. March 1962 (00206-00213) 4 el a eu
[854]FILE: AY me
[859]CA HAS | NO OB. Pops TO
[860]CAT
[862]| | | : aE NE ANDYOR
[863]NO OBJECTION oo Mere tg public disclosure “AR or THs DOCUMENT
[864]NATIONAL SECURITY 6 a No DoD Pastie to pani except for AS SANITIZED -— mh vi
[865]2/2? 7 Bra aele jrons . n> ZZ. Fabnc! Ge
[867]Ot),
[868]x 3/tolV¥
[870]PERSONS/ENTITIES: . oo, DATES: . CATEGORIES:
[872]SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE, | MAY 3, 1962. | SPECIAL GROUP_AUGMENTED .
[873]TAYLOR, R KENNEDY, JOHNSON, GILPATRI(K MONGOOSE:
[875]_GEN, “DECKER, CRAIG, MCCONE
[877]CHARVEY) PA RROD? (“VORTEX
[879]OCCURRENCE: LANSDALE gave interim report on the progress of stepping up
[880]recruitment of Cubans into the US Army. "The Attorney General conmented that
[881].the President wishes to have a large number." Mr. HARVEY "gave a rundown on
[882]progress to date with agent teame and in the general field of intelligence.”
[883].He said, “that three agent teams have been infiltrated. "A significant develop-  - 9 7
[884]ment is: thati Major DUQUE] has refused to allow agents responsive to him to be.
[885]dispatched_on™purely_ intelligence-gathering missions. HARVEY _also_reported
[887]on two attempts made to intrude into Havana TV programe.
[889]DiGenova
[891]SOURCE: MEMO FOR RECORD, MINU'EES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL
[892]GROUP AUGMENTED ON PROJECT MONGOOSE, 3 MAY 1962. (00023)
[894]f
[896]TARR:
[898]FILE: DATE? — 7/2/75
[900]| 08 ava  e9Lcogce : Ploeg CCé6oc AH
[902]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION To
[903]DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[904]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[906]a a —ASSANITIZED
[907]NO OBJECTION da syeur4) No DoD objection to public disclosure (& a Fale 74-
[908]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ursuantto Pea LC
[910]“path ee a ¢/I0{F9
[912]DATES:
[913]June 19, 1962
[915]PERSONS /ENTITIES :
[917]CATEGORIES:
[918]HARVEY, LANSDALE
[923]t
[924]'
[926]reed that Harvey was to work towards reaching a stage(@imen
[927]can bewsurt <€ public charges of Cuban Communist operations against Latin
[928]American nations;~'Harvey was to generate a story from Cuban refugee sources that the
[929]original Cardenas incident consisted of a demonstration concerning the shortage of food.
[930]This was to cause ridicule of the Communist regime's use of MIGs,tanks and troops against
[932]sib) aaa seal
[934]- tion of the true cause of the Cardenas demonstration."
[936]the_unarmed_people—o£-Cardenas.-——!’fhe-Guban-source-to story need Tot await your determina-
[938]poe rn a hy '
[939]pf OS
[940]“fs , a
[942]oe re! :
[943]ee Ngee ey ME Mead Ses
[945]STAFF:
[947]SOURCE: Memorandum for William Harvey, CIA
[948].. dale, re: Impact Actions, 19 June 1962 (00395)
[950]FILE:
[952]» from Lans-
[953]-, di Genova
[954]DATE? Guly 1, 1975
[957]Q9LEOTTEIPLOOCG GS605 BH
[959]TZ abeg
[961]Lansdalé\, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- Htty-3t5-1962 | MONCOOSE
[962]ae MCCONE, RPK, LEMNITZER, | dune-12;~1962
[963]RESIGN RUSK, KOHLER, CHURWITCH May-t75-1962-_ June 22, 1962
[965]public disclosure
[967]. . No DoD objection to epi for
[968]CL oy - rsuant to P.L. 102-526, excep CIA !
[969]a Co eee DLA) _GIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO
[970]NO OBJECTION ge avert era aélerog © €° ~ DECLASSIFICATION ANDVOR
[971]|< NATIONAG SECURITY COUNCIL Ls 28194 RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMEN
[972]. a, % Ti me
[973]ARR 2 fa F Geo7 fol te
[974]CH)
[978]camecontns: 4) 3] 10/6”
[980]: Special Groyp Augmented
[982]Due to reports of popular unrest, political strife, and economic disruptions
[983]inside Cuba, it was suggested that the Special Group Augmented consider the value of
[984]having an SNIE on Cuba made_in the immediate future. The CIA has agreed as a matter of
[985]priority to reach a stage rpgeite POgacion. OL™Redho, Roig, where Faced gy
[986]to make public charges of Cuban Communist operations against Latin’? nss—*
[987]For operational effectiveness, the CIA has selected a new area in Cuba for its initial
[988]radio broadcasts from a submarine for "Voice of Cuba.'' The Navy states that the new
[989]area is feasible and State has concurred in the theme and content of the broadcast. They
[991]will take place around the end of the month.__No proposals_for_actions_by—_the—Depar-tment
[993]of State have been submitted since the appointment of State's special representative,
[994]Mr. Hurwitch. They are expected on June 22, 1962.
[996]SOURCE: emorandum for the Special Group Augmented
[997]from Lansdale re: Progress, Operation MONGOOSE, 20 June 1962
[998](00397-00398)
[1000]STAPF:
[1002]di Genova
[1004]PILE: a DATE: July 1, 1975
[1008]S@OIGY RUSK, KOHLER, CHURWITCH
[1010]HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[1011]OE OLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[1012]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[1014]No DoD objection to pustc disclosure AS ae nf 7 a
[1016]As ‘9 ? By j “4
[1020]ROUP—AUGMENTED; MONGOOSE,
[1021]Cin nsdala , , TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-
[1023]PATRICK MCCONE, RFK, . LEMNITZER,
[1025]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[1027]June 20, 1962 ! Special Groyp Augmented
[1028]Juty-345-1962 | MONGOOSE
[1030]June 25-4967
[1032]une 22, 1962
[1035]Due to reports of popular unrest, political strife, and economic disruptions
[1036]inside Cuba, it was suggested that the Special Group Augmented consider the value of
[1037]having an SNIE on Cuba made_in the immediate future. the CIA has agreed _as_a matter of
[1038]priority to reach a stage @itigtl Chanterropat ‘on sof.: ~Redro“Roig. wh where “he «can: begsumtaced ”.
[1039]to make public charges of Cuban Communist operations against Latin American nations.
[1040]For operational effectiveness, the CIA has selected a new area in Cuba for its initial
[1041]radio broadcasts from a submarine for "Voice of Cuba." The Navy states that the new
[1042]area is feasible and State has concurred in the theme. and content of the broadcast. They
[1046]wil]_take_place_around—the-end-of—the-month.—Noe-proposals—for—actions—by-the-Department
[1048]of State have been submitted since the appointment of State's special representative,
[1049]Mr. Hurwitch. They are expected on June 22, 1962.
[1051]SOURCE: emorandum for the Special Group Augmented
[1053]STAFF:
[1054]from Lansdale re: Progress, Operation MONGOOSE, 20 June 1962
[1056](00397-00398) di Genova
[1058]PILE: DATE: July 1, 1975
[1060]ez a6ea.
[1062]S9LEOEZE*PIOOG Coé6eds MH
[1064]BA HAS No  DEMECTIO.
[1065]iN
[1066]Bo | No Dob oe ee AS SaNmizeg "9 DOGLiMENT
[1067]eet Te hf
[1068]‘NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL me £> Cl da)
[1070]a(a>/ [79 . 4 & 10/48
[1072]PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATES: | CATEGORIES:
[1073]SPECIAL, GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 } Special Group Augmented
[1074]TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- 2 MONGOOSR, /
[1075]. > MCCONE, RPK, LEMNITZER 7 i fer ;
[1077]Heer is Cra
[1081]OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962
[1083]reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul
[1085]Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but
[1086]to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation
[1087]to emplace a cache of Arms. and demoli is_was accomplished without incident. &
[1091]las,.be } ‘Cuban.Gz: 2-personnelabrod ads Effective July—L,
[1092]“T062"B igen” “y T. “Tlarris, SUS. ‘Army will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations
[1093]representative.
[1096]SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STAPF:
[1097]from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova
[1098]00400) DATE:
[1100]FILE: July 1, 1975
[1102]Fz ahegq seLeozze:PIocd sec BH
[1104]No OBJECTION Pan —
[1105]NATIONAL SECURITY CoUNCIL |
[1110]SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE ,
[1112]TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-
[1114]PATRICK, MCCONE, REK, LEMNITZER
[1116]Harris = Crus
[1118]June 27, maled
[1120]Hi HAS no
[1121]ne
[1122]D objection to public disclosure ASS FT, THs S Doe us ME
[1123]No evant 10 P. L. 102-526, except for ~ said NT
[1125]CrA Atlehons - COCA)
[1126]i dA)
[1127]Reine
[1129]2/9/94
[1130]DATES: | 7 CATEGORIES:
[1132]Special Group Augmented
[1133]2 MONGOOSE wa
[1135]lifer
[1136]¢fas-23 [or
[1138]OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962
[1139]reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul
[1140]Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but
[1142]to this date the report is not accepted as fact.
[1143]to emplace a cache of arms and_demolitions was accomplished without incident. Gi
[1144]= ROA ias=begun to” provide: a names“ of. othér,: Cuban3G- 2: -personne] sabroat
[1146]1062" Brigy
[1147]representative.
[1149]SOURCE:
[1151]00400)
[1152]FILE:
[1154]“Gen. B. ve “Harris, USS.
[1158]Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented
[1159]from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399-
[1161]June 21-22, 1962 a Marine opg Fes
[1163]Effective July 1
[1165]ny “will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations
[1168]wet &
[1169]i
[1171]STAFF:
[1173]di Genova
[1174]DATE:
[1175]July 1, 1975
[1177]-@9LE0ZZEPTOOG =Gc60c AH
[1179]Ge sieg
[1183](Reve; shas be “has: bégun_to- to provide: ‘names. of ‘other: Cuban G:2) personnel abroad@ Effective July 1,
[1185]NO OBJECTION 10
[1186]caer CATION AND/OR 1
[1187]ODELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[1188]| No DoD objection to public disclosure AS SANITIZER, & 9A 7
[1190]for
[1191]nt to PL. 102-526, except .
[1192]ie ee » Cota) C) (A
[1194]DATES: | CATEGORIES: bd &)10/9K |
[1196]June 27, 1962 ; Special Group Augmented _
[1198]SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,
[1200]LA TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- 2 MONGOOSE a
[1201]PP K, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER aft fezv
[1202]Harris Cats, é frie 23 Jer
[1204]OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5,. 1962
[1205]reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul
[1206]Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but
[1207]to this date the report is net accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation
[1209]to emplace a_cache_of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident. Gane sndefeCtor,
[1211]1962-Brig.Gen-—B+THarris;—U-S—Amny wilt replace-brig+-Gén-Craig—as~DOD operations
[1212]representative.
[1214]ey FS
[1216]oer t
[1218]SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STAFP:
[1220]from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova
[1221]00400) DATE:
[1222]FILE: July 1, 1975