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[25]TITLE :
[26]INDEX CARDS [R]
[28]DATE : 06/00/75
[29]PAGES : 161
[31]SUBJECTS :
[32]OPERATION MONGOOSE [R]
[34]DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
[35]CLASSIFICATION : T
[36]RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED
[37]CURRENT STATUS : P
[38]DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/29/93
[40]OPENING CRITERIA :
[42]COMMENTS :
[43]Box 132, Book 4 of 5, Index Cards, June, 1975
[47][R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
[49]HY 50955 Docld: 32203771 Page 1
[53]OCCURRENCE:
[55]nO OBJECTION
[56]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
[59]BISSELL Aug. 12, 1960 MONGOOSE WA
[60]DULLES Special Group
[62]GRAY
[63]MERCHANT
[65]On August 12, 1960 the Special. Group heard a summary of the budget for Cuban
[66]operations from MR. BISSELL. Approximately#leémillion dollars were required
[68]to finance Cuban operations for the fiscal yéar and a balance of (QQ Ze was
[69]necessary for the remainder of the fiscal year. Major subheadings in the budget
[71]were (1) potitical-action,—@2)-propaganda;—(3)}—paramijitary,—(4)—intelligence
[73]collection, (5) counterintelligence, (6) communications support, (7) support.
[75]It was agreed "This matter should be laid before the appropriate higher authori-
[76]ties and a presentation would be arranged hopefully within the
[77]next 10 days. This was believed to be wise, not because any
[79](continued)
[81]STAFF:
[83]SOURCE:
[85]DATE; Robert Kelley
[86]June 29, 1975
[88]fe ate
[89]Minutes~of> eboney 12, 1960
[91]FILE: Cape
[95]NO
[96]wane
[100]]
[102]oBLeSTN 4 fa IN wael
[104]cpUNGE
[106]DATES:
[108]Oct. 6, 1960
[109]MONGOOSE
[111]ee Croup approval at this time in this specific
[113]cia A UMENT
[115]nS ssa ai ff 2
[117]Special Group
[119]Presidential Authorization
[121]Ctra
[123]3
[125]3
[127]sone EES in this group and that we would talk informally
[128]emyabout it. He emphasized that he was asking for no
[130]connection.''
[132]SOURCE:
[134]FILE:
[136]Minutes of Special Group meeting October 6, 1960
[137]Cage
[139]STAFF:
[141]DATE: Bob Kelley
[143]June 29, 1975
[146]“TELEOSZE:PIOCG «Ge6Os BH
[148]“Fp abea
[150]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES:
[152]OO — ! TTT
[153]HELMS PRESIDENT KENNEDY ~ | SPECIAL GROUP
[154]MOCONE " MONGOOSE
[156]FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD July 25,1962 |
[158]OCCURRENCE CE: Helms notes that McCone briefed the panel of the President's foreign
[159]intelligence advisory board on political action projects. Ne pointed out that"each project
[160]must have his approval to the “circulation to the members of the Special Group". For
[161]example, reconnasiance overflights are now approved. He noted covert financial support
[162]vata _:rinnish, sltalvany: and? Bragi bran elections} Helms "read to the panel
[164]eg arnt
[166]a. paper on_the operation Mongoose which theDirector had used earlier in the day for giving
[167]a briefing to the President." ;
[169]STAPF:
[171]SOURCE: Memorandum for the record, re meeting on CA matters
[172]with the panel of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory
[173]Board gf Helms, dated July 25, 1962 (00870)
[177]TVAIULTS
[180]TALE0ZZE:PI90G §=GG60c BH
[182]“Gg abed-
[185]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
[187]Aon (fo/44
[189]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: _ CATEGORIES:
[191]I : -
[192]LANSDALE, | Special Group i”
[194]| Mongoo
[196]OCCURRENCE: Lansdale traces the history of the project from its inception on Nov. 30,
[197]1961 through March 1, 1962. Under the latter date, he notes, ''The Chief of Operations
[198]/Lansdale/is to report to the President through the Special Group (NSC 5412 Augmented
[199]by the Attorney General and the Chairman, JCS); the Special Group will be responsible for
[200]providing policy guidance for approving important operations, and for monitoring progress.''
[201](00181) Lansdale also submitted an intelligence plan for basic intelligence collection
[202]upon which to base the decision to undertake actions to,catise? t le ‘Overthrow of Castro.
[204]The-plan—itself—at—pages 00483-through 001875 in inteLligence—agents
[205]inside Cuba; collecting intelligence from ¥Gubar ‘tates ; counterfeiting
[206]ration cards and currency inside of Cuba; ‘Bed
[209]Ogr hical Surveys of air fields, military
[210]installations, commmications centers; attémpts to place trained agents inside the government
[211]organizations or to defect officials "in place"; and{Qegotiating for British help in
[212]contaminating lubricants and fuels to cripple Cuban transportation. "The British want to
[213]know, 'how serious are you?’, before risking their assets to help the U.S.''. [(00180-00187)
[215]STAFF:
[217]SOURCE? propram review by Brig. Gen. Lansdale,
[218]on the Cuba Project (00180-00187)
[220]FILE:
[222]Mar 2, 1962
[223]a di Genova
[225]PATE? jme 30, 1975
[227]9 aHed. TLL€Oece:Ploa0ed GceOoc AH
[229](stopa
[230]Galtivg
[232]NO OBJECTION an eyeF ce ihl®
[233]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Quer
[236](continuation)
[238]Cad 3 ¢
[240]OCCURRENCE: carp 3
[242]"CIA has initiated action to contaminate POL supplies for Cuba, although visible results
[244]age of some Cuban transports) is not expected til mid- 1962. ap roducange
[245]pCO 2daésed-fuelooil. “Stheoureh-c Cone
[246]Lun! similar project was noted for jet fuel storage tanks in 1 Cuba.
[248]Lansdale noted that the CIA had concluded that its realistic role should be to at least
[249]create the illusion of a popular movement, to win external support for it, to improve
[253]CIA operational capability, and to help create a Climate which wilt permit-provoecative
[254]actions in support of a shift to overaction. Lansdale wanted them to reevaluate
[256]to see whether or not they could make a greater effort. An outline of what the 33 tasks
[257]are for each of the entitities involved then follows in Lansdale's memo. The memorandum
[258]notes that the President directed that the Chief of Operations conduct the project through
[259]the appropriate organizations and departments of the government. In this regard the memo
[260]notes "Also, CIA apparent Ly believes that its role should be to create and expand a popular
[262]SOURCE: STARE:
[264]FILE: DATE:
[267]£ ahead Taieozze:plo0qd cceoc AH
[270]A Bi
[271]NATION ool i jad CIAHES NO OBLECT oige
[273]. Y Ree E pel
[274]SSS OTF © ts DOCUMENT
[276]AS RATED 1 p42
[278]ERMOUNS/ENELILES S| DATES: CATEGORIES:
[282]CARD 3
[284]Cork 3 fo
[286]OCCURRENCE: (continued from Memo for the Special Group re: Cuba Project, Jan. 24, 1962
[287]detectives and foreign police officials." (00106)
[289]In regard to Task #7 of General Lansdale's review this memo notes, "Moreover, the development
[290]of a resisitence movement will not remain controllable, so that operational time tables
[291]produced during the next four weeks can serve only as guides -for a proposed sequence. of
[292]actions."' (00107)
[294]The memorandum notes that six men to form the initial nucleus for work for inside Cuba
[296]paganda operat
[298]have been assessed in depth. Fifteen -tocations have been-selected—as—suitable-centers—for
[300]resistence. It was also noted that in support of State’ S — CIA has conducted Pro-
[301]i j cluding a umber of mass demonstr, a ;
[304]g aed TLLeozze:PIo0gd gge0g AH
[306]“OCCURRENCE:
[308]‘ ar synens
[310]uO OBJECTION
[312]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO
[313]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR
[314]BA! IE ‘4 | RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[315]aN | be nl
[317]ie ee een } Special Group Augmented
[318]LANSDALE, 5), wenn ey = | MONGOOSE
[319]a Mar 13, 1962 | LUBA
[320]Y,
[321]Caulk | 4 2.
[323]The planning for Operation MONGOOSE was prepared on a format of Separate
[324]planning for each department and agency involved. Revised planning along that line was
[325]submitted with this memorandum. Activities already approved were marked with an asterisk.
[326]Approved were dispatching one intelligence agent operation to a key area selected by the
[327]CIA, (Many of the agents infiltrated into Cuba will be trained for paramilitary skills
[329]as well-as intelligence collection,...However, CIA has noted that, once the agents aré
[330]inside Cuba, they cannot be controlled effectively from outside Cuba, although every effort
[331]will be made to attempt such control.) (00207), Carribbean Admissions Center Cpa-Locka,
[332]Florida. Periodic intelligence estimates, continued negotiating fordbritish elp in con-
[333]taminating locamotive lubricants, two teams of agents dispatched to Cuba approved for
[334]March 16-31, 1962, develop intelligence potential of Cuban "colonies" in U.S., develop
[335]additional interrogation centers in other areas by 31 March 1962 in South America and
[336]SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special. Group Augrented@p, ("| ORAPK Ey]
[337]from Lansdale re: Institutional Planning, Operation ‘MO SE, ;
[338]13_March 1962 (00206-00213) if - ty
[340]A
[341]5
[343]hE Ye adh enova
[344]bane § of en 1975
[346]FILE: we EAE
[349](Titeozse:pro0d GS60S AH
[353]NO OBJECTION
[354]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
[358]S ROUP—-AUGMENTED;- MONGOOSE,
[360]ClLansdalé\, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-
[361]TRICK, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER,
[363]CROIG) RUSK, KOHLER, CHURWITCH
[366]DATES: CATEGORIES: ZO
[367]June 20, 1962 : Special Group Augmented
[369]daty—3t,—-1962 | MONGOOSE
[373]May~175-1962-__ June 22, 196
[375]; Due to reports of popular unrest, political strife, and economic disruptions
[376]inside Cuba, it was suggested that the Special Group Augmented consider the value of
[377]having an SNIE on Cuba made in the immediate future. The CIA has agreed as a matter of
[378]priority to reach a stage in the interrogation of Pedro Roig where he can be surfaced
[379](tgmakespublac: Charges: Ca Cibanpcomuntsta0pe ba tionsk apa inst hatine Amend CananitiGnes
[380]For operational effectiveness, the CIA has selected a new area in Cuba for its initial
[381]radio broadcasts from a submarine for "Voice of Cuba." The Navy states that the new
[382]area is feasible and State has concurred in the theme and content of the broadcast. They
[384]will take place around the end of the month.__No proposals _for_actions_by the Department
[386]of State have been submitted since the appointment of State's special representative,
[387]Mr. Hurwitch. They are expected on June 22, 1962. ,
[389]SOURCE: emorandum for the Special Group Augmented
[390]from Lansdale re: Progress, Operation MONGOOSE, 20 June 1962
[391](00397-00398) ; di Genova
[393]" PILE: © | DATE: July 1, 1975
[395]STAFF:
[400]FLiEfcoeee : Ploeg Gcéoc AH
[402]CIAHAS
[404]"0 OBoTICN
[405]NATIONAL SECUEITY COUNCIL
[409]DATES: CATEGORIES: ?
[411]| Special Group Augmented
[412]Faty—34,-1962 | MONGOOSE
[414]une 22, 1962
[416]ROUP-AUGMENTED; MONGOOSE,
[417]Chansdala » TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-
[418]ICK, MCCONE, RFK, ‘LEMNITZER,
[420]CROIG) RUSK, KOHLER, CHURWITCH
[424]Due to reports of popular unrest, political strife, and economic disruptions
[425]inside Cuba, it was suggested that the Special Group Augmented consider the value of
[426]having an SNIE on Cuba made in the immediate future.. The CIA has agreed as a matter of
[427]priority to reach a stage in the interrogation of Pedro Roig where he can be surfaced
[429]0) jItRe: UG cetestes Gre: (Chiba Committe opera rclons ciuatinere Jue ine Mmere teen Ste enone
[431]For operational effectiveness, the CIA has selected a new area in Cuba for its initial
[432]radio broadcasts from a submarine for "Voice of Cuba.'' The Navy states that the new
[433]area is feasible and State. has concurred in the theme and content of the broadcast. They
[435]will—take-place—areund—the—end_o£_the_month.—-No-proposais—for_actions—by_the-Department.
[437]of State have been submitted since the appointment of State's special representative,
[438]Mr. Hurwitch. They are expected on June 22, 1962.
[440]SOURCE: emorandum for the Special Group Augmented
[441]from Lansdale re: Progress, Operation MONGOOSE, 20 June 1962
[442](00397-00398) 1 di Genova
[443]FILE: DATE: July 1, 1975
[445]STAFF:
[454]DMTRICK  MCCONES “ RFIG; DEMNERZERS
[456]OCCURRENCE: Notice to Special Group
[457]““aesessments of Operation MONGOOSE .
[459]- Gpaws tA dy NEA
[460]on if oh GME
[461]Relate sn Pua
[462]due _ aaleed
[463]A Abel ee SPOKE
[465]DATES! | CATEGORIRBS: a
[466]Special Group Augmented °
[468]July 11, 1962 |
[469]t MONGOOSE
[471]that operational representatives are preparing
[472]These will cover among other things ''factors worth
[473]urse of action (We_have a working definition of
[475]| eo)
[477]‘ considering in deciding on a future co
[478]four, possible future courses of action) ."' Memo quotes FNSA! summary on. ‘intelligence problems
[479]which notes. thatf'IntetTigence Was been obtain’ Jf Soviet. participation. in_Cuban. ‘tactical:
[480]ai, =training,_cuban-ait~defense-per formance . and thé presence of Soviet=type air-defense)
[482]SOURCE:
[483]from Lan
[485]00428-0
[490]Memorandum for th
[492]0430) 7
[494]e Special Group Augmented
[495]Progress OPERATION MONGOOSE 11 July 1962
[497]DATE: di Genova
[498]July 2, 1975
[500]eT aheg J TLL£0%Ze :ploed GcG6o0c AH
[502]ORIEL COR
[503]| . CAMS Cet dia
[504]oauECTICN a RELEASE OF ES
[505]Na RSA COUNCIL el (2M
[508]LANSDALE, HARVEY, MONGOOSE: SREGHAL 4uty 24, 1962
[510]DATES: |
[511]t
[514]MONGOOSE
[515]Special Group Augmented ”
[517]CARD ONE OF TWO
[519]OCCURRENCE? as to Phase I, CIA staff personnel@upmcoeweg are devoting full time to this
[520]effort. "A very large number of additional personnel are devoting part time efforts to
[521]Operation MONGOOSE." Hard intelligence coverage of Cuba has been developed. Fifty-nine
[522]controlled agents inside of Cuba exist. Not so successful on infiltrating intelligence
[523]reporting in resistence cadre teams. Failure to meet the original schedule of team in-
[525]filtrations~primarity—was~due—to—two-factors:—(a}_Laek-of-pel+ey—appreval_by—higher
[527]authority to make any extensive utilization of Department of Defense personnel and support.
[528]"Had we been permitted to mount a more intensive and agressive, the original infilitration
[529]schedule probably would have been met, possibly exceeded.'' The speed and extent of future
[530]infiltration teams for resisitence purposes into Cuba "will of course depend upon policy
[531]approvals by higher authority and the amount of support we can count on thereunder."
[533]"Tt is our opinion that there is ‘an excellent chance such a revolt could be incited
[535]ar a are EB}
[536]SOURCE: Memorandum for Lansdale from William K. Harvey Sra
[538]re: Operation MONGOOSE--end of Phase I, July 24, 1962 (O0452- DATE: di Genova
[539]A458) ——' July 2, 1975
[541]TLLE0ZZESPIO0d §=SGe0s BH
[543]"EOL afe a: -
[545]Gen. Lansdale
[546]William K. Harvey
[549]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL | nla
[551]DATES: CATEGORIES: ~ P
[555]SPECIAL GROUP AUCMENTED. 7
[556]OPERATION MONGOOSE oe
[558]8/7/62
[561]Harvey states that the estimated cost of CIA in terms of personnel
[563]_ assigned full-time to Operation Mongoose would have to be increased to at least
[564]OO" (if dage two of Mongoose went into effect) and tha,
[565]for 1963 and 1964 would have to be increased to ove eo) g
[567]e estimated fiscal budgets |
[569]SOURCE: Aug 8, 1962 memo from Gen Lansdale to the STANF? Wallach
[570]Special Group Augmented (00587)
[572]FILE: DATE:
[574]July 2, 1975
[577]TLLEOSEE :PIOOG GG60G AH
[579]FT aber
[581]NO OBJECTION 22 yurd
[582]NATIONAL SECUR Wy COUNCIL
[583]Mi 1/e/2
[587]CATEGORIES:
[589]MCCONE
[591]=4/ This
[592];. The program met with some success. MCCONE
[593]could not recall where the actual sabotage of the purchased equipment took place (22-23).
[595]STAFF:
[597]McCone, Testimony, 6/6/75 ————" Rhea
[601]ST aiea: TL£e0gcE !PIo0d SG60S AH
[603]NATIONAL SE SECURITY COUNCIL
[605]NO OBIECTION 2 /vsA Conumamrce— aie af
[609]DATES: | CATEGORIES:
[610]HELMS, LANSDALE, ,: Feb. 1, 1962 Special Group Augmented A
[612]MONGOOSE
[614]OCCURRENCE? Momo for Richard Helms from Gen. Lansdale Seo mace RR cover The memo
[615]alludes to a conversation on the previous day, Jan. 31, 1962, about NSM cover for the
[616]Cuba Project. It “indicates ‘that Cuba cover is’top priority. It indicated that this was not
[617]possibly known to the members of the United States Intelligence Board. The problem seemed to
[618]be to be able to decide how much of -NSAT Na tioTa le Se “Agency 45) assets were needed to
[619]provide cover for the Cuban project.
[621]SOURCE? Memorandum for Richard Helms from Brig. Gen. Lans-
[623]dale, dated Feb. 1, 1962 (00122) di Genova
[625]j
[626]matp. | 7
[627]PILE: DATE? June 29, -1975
[629]oT abed TLL€OecePIO0G sce60s MH
[631]level approval provided that any action taken was acceptable to the/Fee==
[633]pJECTION TO,
[635]wad? CIAHAS srroxionts ANDION
[636]Read suisse
[637]NATIC AL ‘//1 ”) | as sane ofr?
[639]PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES:
[640]MURPHY DULLES a
[641]MERCHANT MONGOOSE .
[642]GRAY uld{s9 SPECIAL GROUP ~
[644]IRWIN
[646]OCCURRENCE:
[648]Special group meeting on November 4, 1959, discuss the "Cuba Propaganda Project".
[649]1. Mr. Dulles “went into details as to the possible location of radio transmitters"
[650]commenting that since the discussion of the program last week the situation had grown
[651]more critical." 2. Mr. Gray said "he was sure (the project) would meet with hig
[653]DE ae
[655]CRAP
[657]SOURCE:
[659]Memorandum for record dated 4 Nov 1959, Minues of
[660]FILE; ‘Special Group Meeting. ame , KELLEY
[662]6/27/75
[664]TELE0ZCE:PIOOG GG6Oc AH
[666]“ET afea.
[668]wn XB
[669]CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO at
[671]IFICATION AND/OR | ;
[672]Seo EASE OF THIS DOCUMENT =
[674]SANITIZED
[675]s tee 312193
[677]NO OBJECTION a+ ayer
[679]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
[680]Mi) 16/04
[684]DATES: CATEGORIES:
[685]MERCHANT
[686]GATES MONGOOSE /
[687]GRAY Nov. 18,1959 SPECIAL GROUP
[688]DULLES
[690]2 as
[692]rese broadcasts were be attributed "such that Cubans would be talking to Cubans”
[693]and the broadcasting equipment would not be adeqaute to reach other parts of Latin
[694]America. However, DULLES pointed out "we are using the capability to place unattributed
[696]* propaganda and publications throughout the area..."
[698]SOURCE: | STAFF:
[700]KELLEY
[701]DATE:
[703]PILE: 6/27/75
[705]TLLEOSZE:PIOOG ¢cG60S AH
[707]ST abeg.
[709]Dg)
[711]AS NO OBJECTION TO
[713]RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT
[714]AS SANITIZED |
[715]No OBJECTION On pn eye 3x B
[716]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL lee
[717]MR eft
[718]PERSONS/ENTITIES "DAES: CATEGORIES:
[719]MERCHANT . !
[720]ice Dec. 9, 1959 SPECIAL GROUP v
[721]Brash MONGOOSE
[722]BISSELL
[724]OCCURRENCE:
[726]On December 9, 1959, the Special Group continued discussion of the clandestine
[727]broadcasting to Cuba. Mr. _BISSELL ome that it would net be.possible to place
[728]the transmitter in (@ss3@ z
[730]ewc zerowa] would undoubtedly be_ used
[732](Oo further his fight with TRUJILLO, but the group agreed that this was
[733]not” necessarily a drawback. "
[736]Minutes of Special Group Meeting, December 9, 1959
[738]6/27/75
[740]6T aBea TLecosze Poca cceos AN
[742]+ SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,
[744], cIANeS
[745]Heche S wavs U
[746]ceqion o@ RELERSS
[747]Xo one cL Ag SANTIZED 1 i L/4?
[748]Mh 4/44 Lex
[750]= ection t o publ {for
[751]No pod a pL. 10252 ¢ sere =
[752]me MACRO 1
[755]Special Group Augmented”
[757]June 27, 1962 ;
[758]; 2 MONGOOSE
[760]TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-
[761]PP K, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER
[763]Har ris Cras
[767]a
[768]a
[770]OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962
[772]reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul
[774]Castro on June 25.reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but
[775]to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation
[777]to emplace a cache of arms. and demolitions was accomplished without incident. The defector,
[779]Roig, @msebeonecOmpno ml comnanessol eo there cubankoe spersonicisabroads—Effective_July—l,
[781]1962 Brig. Gen. B. T. Harris, U.S. Army will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations
[782]representative.
[784]pnt i .
[785]SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STAFF:
[786]from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova
[787]- 00400) | DATE:
[789]| FILE: | . July 1, 1975
[791]- 92 a6ea TLLeOeZe:PIo0a cGee0c AH
[793]OJ
[795]Be yy
[796]. gathers om
[797]NO OBJECTION prod a sete |
[798]NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL on 9 | oo cou
[799]| ea
[801]June 27, 196241 Special Group Augmented Wal
[802]. 2 MONGOOSE
[803]> MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER yifer
[805]Harris Cras 6 /ai-23 he L
[807]OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962
[808]reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul
[810]Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but
[811]to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation
[813]to emplace a cache of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident. The defector,
[814]Roig, SEbetunEtoyprovidemmames of other -Cuban.Gz2* personnel -abxoadi&s Effective July 1,
[816]SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,
[817]SDALE,> TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-
[819]1962 Brig. Gen. B.T. Harris, U.S. Amy will replace Brig. Gen+-Craig—as—DOD-operations
[820]representative.
[822]SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STAFF:
[824]from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova
[825]00400) DATE:
[826]FILE: July 1, 1975
[828]TLLE0zzEPII0g GcG6o0c MH
[830]Te shea
[832]CIA wes No
[833]= . Oo DEC OF Vrs
[834]i ey, ae RELEASE Er he -
[835]re . ASSA NVTIZED .
[836]SC q{ont? ea
[837]- NO OBJECTION p vond . . a . plic isclosute
[838]NATIONAL secur | 25,2105
[843]DATES: | CATEGORIES:
[844]June 27, 1962 ; Special Group Augmented,”
[846]SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,
[848]CTANSDALE, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- S542 MONGOOSE
[849]PATIXICK; MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER wifez
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[852]OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962
[853]reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul
[855]Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but
[856]to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation
[858]to emplace a cache of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident. The defector,
[859]Roig, @hassbeoun: to. provide names <OMOther Cuba. Gi aspersonnelzabiead? Effective July 1,
[861]- SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented
[863]1962 Brig. Gen. B.T. Harris, U.S. Almy will reptaceBrig:—GenCraig—as—bob-operations
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[868]STAFF:
[869]from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova
[871]00400) DATE:
[872]FILE: July 1, 1975
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[879]“SPECTAL-GROUR-AU july 12, 1962 | Special Group Augmented \_-~~
[881]-MONEOOSE;C TAYLOR, URFK Counson,)
[882]GILPATRICK, (MCCONEY CARTER,
[883]LEMNITZER, CLANSDALE; CLINE, PARROTT!
[884]OCCURRENCE:
[886]20-1962 | MONGOOSE
[887]April 9,
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[891]Lansdale briefed the group on numbers of agents in Cuba. Air resupply
[892]proposal submitted by CIA "should be deferred pending broader review. of the entire —
[893]situation." Taylor noted if urgent need for air supply proposal could be made to the
[894]Special Group Augmented at any time. ‘Mr. McCone emphasized that no high-level penetra-
[895]tions of the Cuban government have yet been attained." "The Attorney General inquired
[896]about the status of popular support for Castro, and also the :possibility of a revolt
[897]against him." Lansdale _replied,_''There_is_no_rallying_point—for-active opposition
[899]The AG and Johnson emphasize need to obtain hard intelligence on subversive activities
[900]by Castro in the hemisphere. A complete review of MONGOOSE was set toward the end of
[901]July. Taylor emphasized need for summaries of results "and, a sta
[902]ternatives open to the U.S. should be developed." Joeking intogy
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[913]Memo for the record, Minutes of the Special
[915]di Genova .
[916]DATE: July 2, 1975