Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,LANSDALE, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-PATRICK, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZERHarris CraigDATES:June 27, 1962June 21-23, 19627/1/626/21-23/62CATEGORIES:Special Group AugmentedMONGOOSEOCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962 reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation to emplace a cache of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident. The defector, Roig has begun to provide names of other Cuban G-2 personnel abroad. Effective July 1, 1962 Brig. Gen. B.T. Harris, U.S. Army will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations representative.SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399-00400)FILE:STAFF: di GenovaDATE: July 1, 1975
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,LANSDALE, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-PATRICK, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZERHarris CraigDATES:June 27, 1962June 21-23, 19627/1/626/21-23/62CATEGORIES:Special Group AugmentedMONGOOSEOCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962 reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation to emplace a cache of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident. The defector, Roig, has begun to provide names of other Cuban G-2 personnel abroad. Effective-July-1, 1962 Brig. Gen. B.T. Harris, U.S. Army will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations representative.SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399-00400)FILE:STAFF: di GenovaDATE: July 1, 1975
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NW 50955 DocId: 32203774 Page 19CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TODECLASSIFICATION AND/ORRELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENTAS SANITIZED11-4-94(1)(a)PERSONS/ENTITIES:HARVEY, WilliamWin, K. J. QJWINSILVER, ArnoldDATES:CATEGORIES:EXECUTIVE ACTIONOCCURRENCE:HARVEY testified that Q.J.Win was an agent that he considered for possible use and used for a limited period through ARNOLD SILVER for the spotting of individuals with criminal and underworld connections in Europe for possible multipurpose use, none of whom were ever advised of the use. (50) Or were ever used.When HARVEY was asked if the multipurpose-use-included-assassination, he stated-that-i-f he had ever been directly ordered to perform an assassination, he would have considered the people spotted by Q.J.Win as possibilities. (50) He testified that before someone would have actually been approached to carry out that operation, there would have been a long period of assessment and cross checks. As far as he knew, the particular spotting mechanism never went that far. So far as HARVEY could recall K.J.Win was used only once in connection with an opera-Lion in the Congo, which was not an assassination operation. (51)SOURCE: HARVEY TESTIMONY June 25, 1975, pp. 50-51FILE:STAFF: RheaDATE: 30.6.75TOP SECRET
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:Helms, RichardHarvey, Mr.DATES:CATEGORIES:CastroOCCURRENCE: Helms testified that he does not recall whether he selected Harvey to head the Cuban operation, but that he did certainly approve Harvey's selection. Prior to receiving the commitment Harvey had been in charge of a staff in the foreign intelligence staff whose function was to mount operations against embassies and installations of foreign powers overseas to acquire codes and ciphers by surreptitious entry. (409-50)SOURCE: Helms 6/13/75STAFF: RheaFILE: DATE: 6/28/75> [Figure: "TOP SECRET" Stamp]
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NW 50955 DocId: 32203774 Page 21PERSONS/ENTITIES:HARVEY, WilliamDATES:CATEGORIES:CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TODECLASSIFICATION AND/ORRELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENTAS SANITIZED11-4-94(1) (B))1( )ع(OCCURRENCE:> [Figure: Image of the words 'TOP SECRET' stamped with added graphic elements.]HARVEY testified that during World War II he worked on counterespionage matters with the FBI, having entered the Bureau as a Special Agent in 1940. He continued in that job until 1947, when he joined the CIA as the head of the Soviet Intelligence Branch. Between 1947 and 1952, he worked on Soviet counterespionage and special operations in the Department of Plans. Between-1-952-and 1959, he was in Berlin as Chief of Station for the CIA. He was instrumental_in the Berlin tunnel operation. In 1959, he became e became Chief of the Foreign Intelligence Staff Division, D. This is the Division which is responsible for communications intelligence Operations-of-Staff D included the surreptitious obtaining of of code information, including surreptitious entry, intercepting couriers, monitoring of communications_and_microwave.SOURCE: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975, pp. 5-9STAFF: RheaDATE: 30.6.75FILE:
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:HARVEY, WilliamO'DONNELL, JustinBISSELL. RichardDATES:CATEGORIES:LUMUMBAOCCURRENCE:HARVEY testified that he worked with a man called JUSTIN O'DONNELL in. HARVEY testified that O'DONNELL came to him and said that he had been approached by RICHARD BISSELL, who was then the Deputy Director of Plans (DD/P) to undertake an operation in the Congo, one of the objectives of which was the elimination of PATRICE LUMUMBA. HARVEY testified that O'DONNELL told him that he had declined to undertake this assignment.HARVEY testified that he subsequently had a conversation with BISSELL, in which BISSELL stated that he had requested O'DONNELL to undertake such an operation. (9-10)HARVEY testified that he did not know about any steps undertaken on behalf of the Agency in connection with any proposals to eliminate LUMUMBA. (10)SOURCE: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975 (pp. 9-10)STAFF: RheaFILE:DATE: 30.6.75
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:HARVEY, WILLIAMSILVER, ARNOLDKUBARKDATES:Spring, 161Jan. 26,1961CATEGORIES:EXECUTIVE ACTIONOCCURRENCE: Harvey was asked about notes written by him and Silver from their meeting in January of 1961, concerning Executive Action. One portion of the notes stated, "Be within KUBARK, one focal point for control, search, training, case officering, etc. -- GDP authority in this focal point mandatory. DCI officially advised?" (57) Harvey testified that he did not know whether the DCI was advised, that he had been asked to create a capability for Executive Action and had taken certain steps to have an assessment of assets in that connection. (57) Harvey clarified that the wording of the memo probably meant that consideration should be given to the question of how, whether and under what circumstances the DCI should be officially advised of his program, "I want to make it clear that this in no way means he should be advised. He should not be advised, he should never be advised, he should always be advised." (59). He testified that this matter would have been brought up again at any time the Executive Action Project led to specific targeting or specific operation or specificSOURCE: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 1,STAFF: RheaFILE:DATE: 6/30/75
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:HARVEYDATES:Jan 26, 1961CATEGORIES:EXECUTIVE ACTIONZR RifleOCCURRENCE:Harvey's hadwritten notes entitled Project Zrriffle (exhibit 1) state "objectives": The objectives of this project is the procurement of code decipher materials, and information concerning such materials in accordance with requirements levied on the clandestine services, primarily by the NASA security agency. Since these requirements are subject to frequent revision, no listing of targets would be valid for the duration of the project. Specific operations will be mounted on the basis of need and opportunity. The Project will be conducted by division B with assistance from area divisions and stations as needed." (exhibht 1)Harvey testified that his notes didnot cite assassination or assassination capability as an objective of project Zrriffle. However, assassination was a contemplated purpose of the project. If an agent had been recruited for assassination he would have been recruited under the cover of obtaining code and cipher materials. (49)SOURCE:Harvey 6/25/75STAFF:RheaFILE:DATE:6/30/75
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:HARVEYDATES:Jan 26, 1961CATEGORIES:EXECUTIVE ACTION# TOP SECRETZ.RifleOCCURRENCE:The notes in Harvey's handwriting entitled Project Zrriffle state "3. Background:In response to the increasing requirements for the operational procurement of foreign code and cipher materials, division D in 1960 began spotting of agent assets as a developmental activity. During the same period requirements from NSA became more refined and in many respects more sentative because most agencies are not equipped to conduct this type of operation, and because of the desirability to completely centralize control over this entire effort, it was determined that division d which was the closest touch with NSA on procurement requirements, could best conduct the activity. The spotting activity has now advanced far enough to justify removing from the OOA category. (exhibit 1, page 1 - 2)SOURCE:Harvey 6/25/75STAFF:FILE:RheaDATE:6/30/75
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:HARVEY, WilliamSILVER, ArnoldBISSELL, RichardDATES:26 Jan. 1961CATEGORIES:EXECUTIVE ACTIONOCCURRENCE:HARVEY testified that he had a conversation with ARNOLD SILVER about the EXECUTIVE ACTION project on January 26, 1961, after HARVEY and BISSELL had already discussed the matter. (52).HARVEY testified that he learned early in the operation that BISSELL had discussed the question of assassination with ARNOLD SILVER (52)TOP SECRETSOURCE: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975, p. 52STAFF: RheaFILE:DATE: 30.6.75
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NW 50955 DocId:32203774 Page 27CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TODECLASSIFICATION AND/ORRELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENTAS SANITIZED11-4-94 (1)(4)PERSONS/ENTITIES:Silver, ArnoldHarvey, WilliamBissell, RichardDATES:1/26/61CATEGORIES:EXECUTIVE ACTIONOCCURRENCE: Harvey testified that he had a conversation with Arnold Silver about the Executive Action Project on January 26, 1961, after Harvey and Bissell had already discussed the matter (52). Harvey testified that he learned early in the operation that Bissell had discussed the question of assassination with Arnold Silver (52)TOP SECRETSOURCE:HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975, p. 52STAFF:RheaFILE:DATE:6/30/75
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## PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES:HARVEYK. G. WINJan.26, 1961 EXECUTIVE ACTION> [Figure: "TOP SECRET" stamp across the page]R RifleOCCURRENCE:Harvey's handwritten notes eneitled Project Zrriffle state "4. Operational Assets:(1) personnel: K.G. Win is under written contact as a principal agent, with the primarytask_of spotting agent candidates. K.G. Win was first contacted in 1958 to the Chiefof the Luxembourgis by the chief of station, Luxembourg , in connection with illegalnarcotics operation into the United States. For aperiod of a year and a half he_wascontacted spareatically by COS, Luxembourg, in behalf of the Bureau of Narcotics. Filesof this Bureau reflect an excellent performance by K. G. Win. In October 1960:K. G. Win annual salary $7,200 Hire of safe houses and otherTravel and OBS expenses for K. G. Win and automobile expenses $1,000other agents and agent candidates $2,000 Total $14,700Fees for services by and standby of agents and agent candidates $2,000Travel of staff employees engaged in Zrriffle $2,000(Harvey Exhibit 1, pages 1 - 3)FILE: Harvey 6/27/75 STAFF:DATE: Rhea6/30/75
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:BISSELL, Richard O'DONNELL, JustinHARVEY, William BRECKENRIDGE, S.SILVER, Arnold HELMS, RichardLUMUMBA, Patrice QJWINOCCURRENCE:DATES:FEBMay 1961CATEGORIES: TOP SECRETEXECUTIVE ACTION/ZRRIFLECONGO> TOP SECRETThe EXECUTIVE ACTION program authorized by BISSELL and run by WILLIAM HARVEY "came to be known as ZRRIFLE. Its principal asset was an agent, QJWIN, who had been recruited earlier by ARNOLD SILVER for use in a special operation in the Congo (the assassination of PATRICE LUMUMBA) to be run by JUSTIN O'DONNELL (O'DONNELL made a survey of the scene, decided he wanted no part in that assassination attempt, and asked to be released -- which BISSELL granted.)" (38)NOTE: In the copy of the I.G. REPORT provided to the Committee, which was, according to EARMAN's cover memorandum the ribbon copy, which was the only text of the report in existence, phrase in the above paragraph "(the assassination of PATRICE LUMUMBA)" was crossed out. S. BRECKENRIDGE indicated to the Committee that this phrase was crossed out by RICHARD HELMS when he read the report. Why?SOURCE: I.G. REPORT 1967, p. 38FILE:STAFF: BaronDATE: 28.6.75
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTTHARVEY, WILLIAMDATES:2/61CATEGORIES:CASTROEXECUTIVE ACTION/ZRRIFLEOCCURRENCE: Breckinridge testified that from his review of the files of Project ZRRIFLE, the "controlling character" (80) of the Project was to steal codes rather than to develop the capability for assassination. (30)Breckeinridge testified that on the face of the documents relating to Project ZRRIFLE, the Project was only directed at stealing codes. The fact that it related to developing the capability to assassinate came out in interviews with William Harvey. (81)SOURCE: BRECKINRIDGE testimony, 6/2/75STAFF: WALLACHFILE:DATE: 7/5/75
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NW 50955 DocId:32203774 Page 31CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TODECLASSIFICATION AND/ORRELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENTAS SANITIZED11-4-94(1)(A)PERSONS/ENTITIES:BISSELL, Richard GOTTLIEB, SidneyHARVEYWHITE HOUSESILVER, ArnoldDATES:February 1961(HARVEY's rough estimate)CATEGORIES: TOP SECRETEXECUTIVE ACTION/ZRRIFLECASTROCONGOOCCURRENCE:BISSELL assigns to HARVEY / developing of "an EXECUTIVE ACTION capability; i.e., a general stand-by capability to carry out assassinations when required." (37)"HARVEY's notes quote BISSELL as saying, 'The WHITE HOUSE has twice urged me to create such a capability.' BISSELL recalls discussing the question of developing a general capability with HARVEY." (37)"HARVEY says that BISSELL had already discussed certain aspects of the problem with ARNOLD SILVER and with SIDNEY GOTTLIEB." (37-38).(continued)card 1 of 2SOURCE: I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 37-38STAFF: BaronFILE:DATE: 28.6.75TOP SECRET
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NW 50955 DocId:32203774 Page 32PERSONS/ENTITIES:HELMS, RichardCARD 2 of 2DATES:feb 61CATEGORIES: TOP SECRETOCCURRENCE: (continued from card 1)HARVEY used SILVER in developing the EXECUTIVE ACTION capability (38).RUES states that Sometime shortly after this initial meeting, and while HARVEY was still discussing the development of EXECUTIVE ACTION with BISSELL, "he briefed Mr. HELMS fully on the general concept but without mention of the then on-going plan to assassinate CASTRO." (38)SOURCE: I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 37-38STAFF: BaronFILE:DATE: 28.6.75![CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED 11-4-94 (1) (A)]![TOP SECRET]
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:(See the 13 names listed below)CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET (Card 1)DATES: FEB. 1961 (APPROXIMATE)OCCURRENCE: The I.G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO:1. ALLEN DULLES, DCI2. GEN. C. P. CABELL, DDCI3. RICHARD BISSELL, DD/P4. SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security5. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security, the case officer6. J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/47. CORNELIUS ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD8. GRAY TREICHLER, Chemical Division, TSD9. EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division, Medical Services10. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D11. SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to the DD/P (GOTTLIEB's name was encountered repeatedly in this inquiry, but he denies knowing of the operation in 1960-61.)12. ROBERT BANNERMAN, DD/Security13. J. C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He too denies knowing of the operation at the time.)SOURCE: I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 34-35STAFF: BaronDATE: 28.6.75FILE:
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# PERSONS/ENTITIES:(See list of names below.)# DATES:Apr 17, 61-A# CATEGORIES: TOP SECRETCASTROSYNDICATE/PHASE II --KNOWLEDGE OF PHASE IICARD 1 of 3OCCURRENCE: The list of persons with knowledge of PHASE II of the CASTRO ASSASSINATIONOPERATION differs from those who knew of PHASE I. Those with knowledge of PHASE II are:1. RICHARD HELMS, DD/P2. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, Task Force W3. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security (He knows that Harvey took over the operation and delivered pills, arms, and equipment in April 1962. He does-not- know of developments after May 1962.)4. SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security (He knows of the fact of the turnover to HARVEY, but states he knows nothing of developments thereafter.)SOURCE: I.G. REPORT 1997FILE:5. J. C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He stated in our interview with him that he knew that HARVEY was having meetings with members of the gambling syndicate in 1962.)6. BRUCE CHEEVER HARVEY's deputy in 1962 (CHEEVER knows that HARVEY was meeting with gansters in Reno (sic) in the winter of 1962.)7. TED SHACKLEY, Chief, JMWAVE (He assisted HARVEY in the delivery of arms and equipment to VARONA in April 1962, but presumably did not know the identities of the recipients nor (con't.)STAFF: BaronDATE: 28.6.75
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:(Same instruction as card 1.)DATES:Apr 17 '61CATEGORIES:CARD 2 of 3OCCURRENCE:SHACKLEY, cont: the purpose for which the material was to be used.)8. RAY TREISCHLER, TSD (TREISCHLER'S participation was limited to furnishing the pills -to-O'CONNELL-on-18 April 1962..)9. ANTONIO VARONA, the Cuban exile leader (He presumably was not aware of government sponsorship.)10. VARONA'S SON-IN-LAW (He too was presumably not aware of government's role.)11. MACEO, ROSELLI's "Man" (MACEO probably knew there was a government connection, but may not have identified CIA as the agency.)(con't.)SOURCE:STAFF:FILE:DATE:
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:|         |                 |        || ------- | --------------- | ------ || Harvey  | Kennedy, Robert | Castro || Bissell | HALPERN         |        |OCCURRENCE:Halpern testified that in the fall of 1961 he attended a meeting with Bissell and Zogbey was the Branch Chief (8). The meeting occured in the middle of October of 1961. Bissell stated at the meeting that he had recently "been chewed out in the cabinet room of the White House by both the President and the Attorney General for, as he put it, sitting on his ass and not doing anything about getting rid of Castro and the Castro regime. His orders to both Zogbey and to me to plan an operation to accomplish that end." (8)Halpern testified that no limitations were put on the term "get rid of". Nothing was forbidden (8). The meeting involved only general discussions and not tactics.SOURCE:Halpern 6/18/73STAFF: RheaFILE:DATE: 7/1/75
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:HarveyHalpernHelmsMCCONEDATES:Dec 1961CATEGORIES:CastroOCCURRENCE:sometime in Dec of 1961, described to Halpern a meeting at the director's office in which M-Cone had stated that Helms would henceforth "be his man on Cuba."[^1] told Halpern that Helms had no inkling that he would be appointed head of the Cuban operations before this meeting[^2]. Sometime after the meeting Helms came to office, checked into the organization of operations and directed that Cuba would be a separate activity and no longer part of the WH Division[^3].TOP SECRETSOURCE:Halpern 6/18/75FILE:STAFF:TheaDATE:7/1/75[^1]: (13)[^2]: (15)[^3]: (14)
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:HARVEY, LANSDALERoig, PedroDATES:June 19, 1962CATEGORIES:MONGOOSEOCCURRENCE: It was agreed that Harvey was to work towards reaching a stage in the interrogation of *Pedro Roig*, the Cuban economic official who *defected to Mexico*, where he can be surfaced to make public charges of Cuban Communist operations against Latin American nations. Harvey was to generate a story from Cuban refugee sources that the original Cardenas incident consisted of a demonstration concerning the shortage of food. This was to cause ridicule of the Communist regime's use of MIGs, tanks and troops against the unarmed people of Cardenas. "The-Cuban-source to story-need not-await-your-determination of the true cause of the Cardenas demonstration."SOURCE: Memorandum for William Harvey, CIA, from Lansdale, re: Impact Actions, 19 June 1962 (00395)FILE:STAFF: di GenovaDATE: July 1, 1975
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:MCCONE, HARVEY, RUZde Cunha, VirginiaDATES:July 10, 1962June, 11, 1962July 1, 1962May 1962CATEGORIES:MONGOOSEOCCURRENCE: Efforts were made to establish contact with Juana Castro Rug, half sister of Fidel and Raul Castro Ruz, because she opposed the strong Communist nature of the Cuban regime. According to Mrs. Virginia Leitao de Cunha, she contacted Ruz and obtained Ruz agreement to provide intelligence on the Cuban political leadership and to work against the Cuban Communist regime, "short of engaging in activity which might result in direct personal harm to her brothers Raul and Fidel." Arrangements were being made for direct recruitment of Ruz in Mexico.SOURCE: Memorandum for McCone from William Harvey re: Juana Castro Ruz, 10 July 1962 (02561)STAFF:di GenovaDATE: July 1, 1975FILE:
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:William Harvey KirkpatrickGen. Lansdale DDPWalter Elder Mr. HalpernDCI CheeverDATES:11/14/62Nov. 21, 196210/30/63CATEGORIES:Special Group AugmentedOperation MongooseCubaOCCURRENCE: With regard to paragraph 2 of Lansdale's memorandum to SGA dated 14 Nov.1962 Harvey states: "The statement that Operation Mongoose had had no information on this operation since early October was patently false. Specific references made to the pen ultimate paragraph and Lansdale's memorandum concerning a report for the CIA which he used as a basis for memorandum dated 31 Oct. 1962 to Oswald Kirkpatrick. This refers to a telephonic conversation on the evening of 30 Oct. 1962 between Lansdale and Cheever which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandu. I have discussed this matter in detail with Cheever and clearly recollects that his conversation with Lansdale on that date took place as reflected in my reference memorandum. During this conversation there was no discussion of previous operations except a brief discussion of the COBRA and AMTORID teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever's recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations whichSOURCE: would logically have led to the discussions at the time STAFF: of the Matahambre operation."Memorandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151)FILE:Paul WallachDATE: July 1, 1975