Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:(continuation)DATES:CATEGORIES:OCCURRENCE: CARD 2Card 2 of 4meeting of foreign ministers which opened January 22, 1962. The object was to get wide Western Hemisphere support for OAS resolutions condemning Cuba and isolating it from the rest of the hemisphere. "The OAS meeting is to be supported by public demonstrations in Latin America, generated by CIA and a psychological campaign assisted by USIA." The major task of the diplomatic capability was to encourage Latin American leaders to develop independent operations similar to the instant project seeking an internal revolt of the Cuban people against the Communist regime. In the economic warfare area an embargo on Cuban trade was to be considered after the OAS meeting. The CIA was unable to undertake the action to sabotage the sugar harvest which commences about January 15 and upon which Cuba's one-crop economy depended. Sabotage of transport, mills, sugar sacking in cane fields was explored, according to Lansdale's review. Special sabotage support was noted.→SOURCE:STAFF:FILE:DATE:
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:(continuation)DATESCATEGORIES:Card 3 of 4OCCURRENCE: CARD 3"CIA has initiated action to contaminate POL supplies for Cuba, although visible results(stopage of some Cuban transports) is not expected until mid-1962. CIA is introducing Lubzol, a corrosive additive to Cuban locomotive diesel fuel oil through commercial suppliers in Beligium. A similar project was noted for jet fuel storage tanks in Cuba.Lansdale noted that the CIA had concluded that its realistic role should be to at least create the illusion of a popular movement, to win external support for it, to improve CIA operational capability, and to help create a climate-which-will-permit-provocative actions in support of a shift to overaction. Lansdale wanted them to reevaluate to see whether or not they could make a greater effort. An outline of what the 33 tasks are for each of the entitities involved then follows in Lansdale's memo. The memorandum notes that the President directed that the Chief of Operations conduct the project through the appropriate organizations and departments of the government. In this regard the memo notes "Also, CIA apparently believes that its role should be to create and expand a popularSOURCE:STAFF:FILE:TOP SECRETDATE:
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:CARD 3DATES:CATEGORIES:Card 3 of 3OCCURRENCE: (continued from Memo for the Special Group re: Cuba Project, Jan. 24, 1962 detectives and foreign police officials." (00106)In regard to Task #7 of General Lansdale's review this memo notes, "Moreover, the development of a resisitence movement will not remain controllable, so that operational time tables produced during the next four weeks can serve only as guides for a proposed sequence of actions." (00107)The memorandum notes that six men to form the initial nucleus for work for inside Cuba -have-been-assessed-in-depth. Fifteen locations have been selected as suitable centers for resistence. It was also noted that in support of State's efforts, CIA has conducted propaganda operations including a number of mass demonstrations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela..SOURCE:TOP SECRETSTAFF:FILE:DATE:
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:DATES:CATEGORIES:HalpernGen LansdaleOct 1961CastroBissellZorlovOCCURRENCE:Shortly after Halpern's meeting with Bissell, Hapern, and Zorlov were introduced to Gen Lansdale who was the new Chief of Operations for an effort to remove the Castro regime. The initial meeting was concerned with only organizational matters.TOP SECRETSOURCE:STAFF:Halpern 6/18/75TheaFILE:DATE:7/1/75
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:LANSDALE,DATES:Mar 2, 1962Nov 30, 1961CATEGORIES:Special GroupMongooseOCCURRENCE: Lansdale traces the history of the project from its inception on Nov. 30, 1961 through March 1, 1962. Under the latter date, he notes, "The Chief of Operations /Lansdale/is to report to the President through the Special Group (NSC 5412 Augmented by the Attorney General and the Chairman, JCS); the Special Group will be responsible for providing policy guidance for approving important operations, and for monitoring progress." (00181) Lansdale also submitted an intelligence plan for basic intelligence collection upon which to base the decision to undertake actions to cause the overthrow of Castro.The plan itself at pages 00183 through 00187, included establishing intelligence agents inside Cuba; collecting intelligence from Cubans inside the United States; counterfeiting ration cards and currency inside of Cuba; geographical surveys of air fields, military installations, communications centers; attempts to place trained agents inside the government organizations or to defect officials "in place"; and negotiating for British help in contaminating lubricants and fuels to cripple Cuban transportation. "The British want to know how serious are you?", before risking their assets to help the U.S. (00180-00187)SOURCE: Program review by Brig. Gen. Lansdale, Mar 2, 1962 on the Cuba Project (00180-00187)STAFF:di GenovaFILE:DATE: June 30, 1975
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:LANSDALE,✓DATES:Mar 13, 1962CATEGORIES:Special Group AugmentedMONGOOSECUBACard 1of2OCCURRENCE: The planning for Operation MONGOOSE was prepared on a format of separate planning for each department and agency involved. Revised planning along that line was submitted with this memorandum. Activities already approved were marked with an asterisk. Approved were dispatching one intelligence agent operation to a key area selected by the CIA, ("Many of the agents infiltrated into Cuba will be trained for paramilitary skills as well as intelligence collection,...However, CIA has noted that, once the agents are inside Cuba, they cannot be controlled effectively from outside Cuba, although every effort will be made to attempt such control.") (00207), Carribbean Admissions Center Cpa-Locka, Florida. Periodic intelligence estimates, continued negotiating for British help in contaminating locomotive lubricants, two teams of agents dispatched to Cuba approved for March 16-31, 1962, develop intelligence potential of Cuban "colonies" in U.S., develop additional interrogation centers in other areas by 31 March 1962 in South America andSOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmentedfrom Lansdale re: Institutional Planning, Operation MONGOOSE,13 March 1962 (00206-00213)FILE:STAFAdi GenovaDATE July 1, 1975![CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSICATION AND OR RELEASE OF THEE DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED]
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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEMIDENTIFICATION FORMAGENCY INFORMATIONAGENCY: SSCIARECORD NUMBER: 157-10011-10009RECORDS SERIES :AGENCY FILE NUMBER :ORIGINATOR : SSCIADOCUMENT INFORMATIONFROM :TO :TITLE :INDEX CARDSDATE: 06/00/75PAGES: 531SUBJECTS :OPERATION MONGOOSECASTRODOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENTCLASSIFICATION : TRESTRICTIONS: REFERREDCURRENT STATUS: PDATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/29/93OPENING CRITERIA :COMMENTS:Box 140, Book 2 of 3, Index Cards, June/July 1975Date: 08/15/92Page: 12025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
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NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILPERSONS/ENTITIES:SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSELANSDALE, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GILPATRICK, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZERDATES:July 11, 1962CATEGORIES:Special Group AugmentedMONGOOSEOCCURRENCE: Notice to Special Group that operational representatives are preparing assessments of Operation MONGOOSE. These will cover among other things "factors worth considering in deciding on a future course of action (We have a working definition of four possible future courses of action)."SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented from Lansdale re: Progress OPERATION MONGOOSE 11 July 1962 (00428-00430)FILE:STAFF:DATE: di GenovaJuly 2, 1975
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NW 50955 DocId:32203777 Page 3NSA Delete bracketedphrase ROM 3/1/94sec 6NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILNo DoD objection to public disclosurepursuant to P.L. 102-526, except forexcision. 1/12/97PERSONS/ENTITIES:DATES:CATEGORIES:LansdaleMcConeRusk8/31/62SCATaylorRFKMcNamaraMONGOOSEJohnsonLemnitzerHarveyGilpatrickBundy(PAN AM AIRLIN'S)OCCURRENCE:Lansdale also suggests other activities to carry out objective C (ie intensificationof intelligence collection)..These include the spotting, recruiting and training of travelers who have potential access to significant information, maintaining Pan American Airlines service between the U.S. and Cuba, expanding as practical communications intelligence coverage of Cuban communications networks, the continuing monitoring of overt Cuban broadcasts, etc.For details see 00678-00680.SOURCE:STAFF:3/31/62 memo from Gen Lansdale to SCA (00678-00680)WallachFILE:DATE:July 3, 1975
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NW 50955 DocId:32203777 Page 4NO OBJECTION as exercisedNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL10/5/94PERSONS/ENTITIES:GENERAL LANSDALE, MCGEORGE BUNDYDATES:4 Sept 1962NSA Delete bracketedinfo RMPg 3/1/94sec 6 (1) (c)No DoD objection to public disclosurepursuant to P.L. 102-526, except for12/1/94CATEGORIES:MONGOOSE (Phase II)OCCURRENCE:"Pursuant to our telephone conversation this afternoon, it would seem worthwhile to get the consensus of the group's views as to the type and timing of the activities in Phase II."In my opinion, the following numbered activities may pose possible policy questions 20 (balloons), 23 (SWAN radio), 27 (sabotage), 32 (attack agriculture), 40 (COMINT), 48-50 (Cuban exiles, Carribbean nations), 54 (post-Castro).![top secret stamp]SOURCE:Memorandum from Lansdale to Bundy 4 Sept 1962STAFF:PCWFILE:(00688)DATE: June 29, 1975
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NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILNSA delete bracketed portion BMS 3/1/94 see (1)(c)| PERSONS/ENTITIES: | DATES:  | CATEGORIES:              || ----------------- | ------- | ------------------------ || LANSDALE, General | 9/14/62 | MONGOOSE                 ||                   |         | Special Groups Augmented |OCCURRENCE:As reflected in the 14 Sept. 1962 minutes of the meeting of the SGA on Operation Mongoose, General LANSDALE "reported that the NSA collection program is being stepped up considerably and should be in full swing by 1 November".![Top Secret Stamp]| SOURCE:                                                         | STAFF:         || --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- || Minutes of meeting of SGA on Operation Mongoose 9/14/62 (00048) | PGW            || FILE:   Cage                                                    | DATE:  6/30/75 |
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NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILbut defer to STATEon brocketed infoCIA HAS NO OBJECTION TODECLASSIFICATION AND/ORRELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT7 DEC 93| PERSONS/ENTITIES:                 | DATES: | CATEGORIES:        || --------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------ || Helms, Richard<br>Leyland Bus Co. | 1962   | Castro<br>Mongoose |OCCURRENCE: Helms testified that the aim of the Cuban operations was "to get rid of Castro or the Castro regime in Cuba, lets put it that way, and no limitations were placed on the means. In fact, I never recal having been told by anybody do not do this, do not do that, do not do the other thing." (26) (The above statements refer to Mongoose.) Helms testified that "the pressure was very intense and I remember vividly it was very intense.". The pressure led to several very nutty schemes." (26) Helms testified the pressure built up to the Bay of Pigs and then lay dormant for awhile and intensified again toward the end of 1961 and 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis itself was the period of greatest intensity. Afterwards interest tapered off, although Helms recalled efforts in 1963 involving "economic warfare" such as turning off oil deliveries and stopping bus deliveries including an attempt to stop the sale by theLeyland Bus Company in Spain of buses toSOURCE: Helms 6/13/75STAFF: RheaFILE:DATE: 6/28/75
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# NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILCIA HAS NO OBJECTION TODECLASSIFICATION AND/ORRELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENTAS SANITIZED.![signature] 3 DEC 93(1) (A)(1)(B)| PERSONS/ENTITIES: | DATES:        | CATEGORIES:             || ----------------- | ------------- | ----------------------- || KIRKPATRICK       | 11/14/62      | Special Group Augmented || William Harvey    | Nov. 21, 1962 | Operation Mongoose      || Gen. Lansdale     |               | Cuba                    || Walter Elder      | 10/30/63      |                         || DCI               | CHEEVER       |                         |OCCURRENCE: 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 AVTORID 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 of the Matahambre operation."STAFF: Paul WallachMemorandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151)FILE: ![text]DATE: July 1, 1975
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NW 50955 DocId:32203777 Page 8![CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT]1 DEC 23![CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED]1 Dec 93NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL| PERSONS/ENTITIES:                   | DATES: | CATEGORIES:                                || ----------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------ || Gen. Lansdale ✓   William K. Harvey | 8/7/62 | SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED OPERATION MONGOOSE |OCCURRENCE:Harvey states that the estimated cost of CIA in terms of personnel assigned full-time to Operation Mongoose would have to be increased to at least **600** (if stage two of Mongoose went into effect) and that the estimated fiscal budgets for 1963 and 1964 would have to be increased to over **$100 million**.![TOP SECRET]| SOURCE:                                                                   | STAFF:       || ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ || Aug 8, 1962 memo from Gen Lansdale to the Special Group Augmented (00587) | Wallach      || FILE:                                                                     | DATE:        ||                                                                           | July 2, 1975 |
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NW 50955 DocId: 32203777 Page 9![CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED]NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL![No DoD objection to public disclosure pursuant to P.L. 102-526, except for excition.]PERSONS/ENTITIES:|            |           |     DATES:     | CATEGORIES: || ---------- | :-------: | :------------: | :---------: || Lansdale   |  McCone   |    8/31/62     |     SGA     || Taylor     |    RFK    |    McNamara    |  MONGOOSE   || Johnson    | Lemnitzer |     Harvey     |             || Gilpatrick |   Bundy   | PAN AM AIRLINS |             |OCCURRENCE:Lansdale also suggests other activities to carry out objective C (ie intensification of intelligence collection).These include the spotting, recruiting and training of third country nationals residing in Cube end of travelers who have potential access to significant information, maintaining Pan American Airlines service between the U.S. and Cuba, expanding as practical communications intelligence coverage of Cuban communications networks, the continuing monitoring of overt Cuban broadcasts, etc.For details see 00678-00680.![TOP SECRET]SOURCE:8/31/62 memo from Gen Lansdale to SGA (00678-00680)STAFF:WallachFILE:DATE: July 3, 1975
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NW 50955 DocId: 32203777 Page 10CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TODECLASSIFICATION AND/ORRELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT.NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILNo DoD objection to public disclosure pursuant to P.L. 102-526, except for| PERSONS/ENTITIES: | DATES:  | CATEGORIES: || ----------------- | ------- | ----------- || Lansdale McCone   | 8/31/62 | SGA         || Taylor RFK        |         | MONGOOSE    || Johnson Lemnitzer |         |             || Gilpatrick Bundy  |         |             ||                   |         |             ||                   |         |             || Harvey VOn        |         |             |OCCURRENCE:Lansdale sets forth the psychological activities to be used to carry out objective A: (i.e., the discreditation and isolation of the Cuban regime).The psychological activities include statements beamed to Cuba, Voice of America short-wave broadcasts, propaganda, cartoon books, tv outlets to Cuba, propaganda exhibits, developing specific proposals for use of balloons to deliver propaganda to Cuba, directing propaganda at Soviet and other Bloc personnel in Cuba, Voice of Free Cuba broadcasts from some submarines, making available to the international Narcotics Commission documented evidence of Cuban explortation/importation of narcotics, arranging for Caches of limited soviet check arms to be discovered in selected Latin American countries, ostensibly smuggled in from Cuba.DEPARTMENT OF STATERetain class'n Change/classify toWith concurrence ofEO 12356, Sec. 1.3 (a) (Declassify In part and excise as shownFPC/HDR by 4/93grounds 6 (1)(B)SOURCE:8/31/62 memo from Gen Lansdale to SGA (00669-00672)STAFF:WallachFILE:DATE: July 3, 1975
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NW 50955 DocId: 32203777 Page 11![seal]NO OBJECTION as exeslNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL![signature] 10/5/94No DoD objection to public disclosure pursuant to P.L. 102-526, except for![signature] 5/12/94| PERSONS/ENTITIES:                | DATES:      | CATEGORIES:         || -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------- || GENERAL LANSDALE, MCGEORGE BUNDY | 4 Sept 1962 | MONGOOSE (Phase II) |OCCURRENCE:"Pursuant to our telephone conversation this afternoon, it would seem worthwhile to get the consensus of the group's views as to the type and timing of the activities in Phase II."In my opinion, the following numbered activities may pose possible policy questions 20 (balloons), 23 (SWAN radio), 27 (sabotage), 32 (attack agriculture/with chemicals), 40 (COMINT), 48-50 (Cuban exiles, Carribbean nations), 54 (post Castro).![Top Secret Classification Stamp]| SOURCE:                                       | STAFF:              || --------------------------------------------- | ------------------- || Memorandum from Lansdale to Bundy 4 Sept 1962 | PGW                 || FILE: (00688) Cage                            | DATE: June 29, 1975 |
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NW 50955 DocId:32203777 Page 12CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TODECLASSIFICATION AND/ORRELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENTAS SANITIZEDNO OBJECTION as excisedNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILPERSONS/ENTITIES:BUNDY, GENERAL DECKER, MR. MURROWRFK, GENERAL LANSDALE, MARTINGENERAL HARRIS, WILLIAM BUND,GENERAL CARTERDATES:9/6/62CATEGORIES:Special Group AugmentedMONGOOSEOCCURRENCE:Meeting of SGA On Operation MONGOOSE, 6 September 1962. Discussion of LANSDALE'Ssuggestion #32 (agricultural sabotage). GENERAL CARTER emphasized the extremesensitivity of any such operation and the disasterous results that would flowfrom something going wrong particularly if there were obvious attribution tothe-U.S. He went on to say, however, that it would be possible to accomplishthis purpose by methods more subtle than those indicated in the paper. He men-tioned specifically the possibility of producing crop failures by the introductionof biological agents which would appear to be of natural origin. BUNDY said thathe had no worries about any such sabotage which could clearly be made to appearas a result of local Cuban disaffection or a natural disaster, but that we mustavoid external activities such as release of chemicals, etc. unless they could.SOURCE:be completely covered up.SGA MONGOOSE Minutes 9/6/62 (00045-00046)FILE:CageSTAFF:PGWDATE:June 29, 1962
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NW 50955 DocId:32203777 Page 13NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILPERSONS/ENTITIES:WALT ELDER, RFK, GENERAL LANSDALE,MCGEORGE BUNDY, BRUCE CHEEVER (CIA)DATES:9/14/62CATEGORIES:MONGOOSESpecial Group AugmentedOCCURRENCE:CIA Headquarters and all WH stations are to be especially to alert for any shipments of arms or other subversive material from Cuba to other Latin American countries-- Chief, Task Force W says this alert has been laid on and is in force.SOURCE:Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962-Walt ElderFILE: Cage 00049STAFF:PGWDATE: June 30, 1975
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PERSONS/ENTITIES:Walt ELDER, RFK, GENERAL LANSDALE,MCGEORGE BUNDY, BRUCE GEYER (CIA),DATES:9/14/62CATEGORIES:MONGOOSESpecial Group AugmentedOCCURRENCE:Possibility of sabotage of *VICKERS* spare parts allegedly ready for shipment to Cuba by Canada is being looked into--Chief, Task Force W says this activity is underway.SOURCE:Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962-Walt ElerFILE: CageSTAFF:PGWDATE: June 30, 1975
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NW 50955 DocId: 32203777 Page 15CIA HAS NO ORJECTION TODECLASSIFICATION AND/ORRELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENTAS SANITIZEDI DEC 93NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL| PERSONS/ENTITIES: | DATES:  | CATEGORIES:             || ----------------- | ------- | ----------------------- || WALT ELDER        |         |                         || GENERAL LANSDALE  | RFK     |                         || MCGEORGE BUNDY    | 9/14/62 | MONGOOSE                || BRUCE CHEVR (CIA) |         | Special Group Augmented || OCCURRENCE:       |         |                         |The 12 September addendum to the Phase II MONGOOSE operations was discussed and the entire Phase II was approved in priciple as a platform from which to proceed. Activities which may be especially sensitive are to be brought before the group, and this body wishes to be kept generally advised on progress.TOP SECRET| SOURCE:                                                                |        || ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ || Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE metting, 14 Sept 1962-Walt Elder | STAFF: || FILE: Cage (00049)                                                     | DATE:  |PGWJune 30, 1975
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NO OBJECTIONNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILPERSONS/ENTITIES:WALT ELDER, RFK, GENERAL LANSDALEMCGEORGE BUNDY, BRUCE CHEEVER (CIA)DATES:9/14/62CATEGORIES:MONGOOSESpecial Group AugmentedOCCURRENCE:This memorandum reports that the ATTORNEY GENERAL "expressed concern that activitiesby certain Cuban exiles are reaching the point where the government may be forcedto take action against them rather than to simply state that "we are investigating."The agency is requested to see what it can do to help the noise level of theseactivities.![TOP SECRET]SOURCE:Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting. 14 Sept 1962Walt Elder (00818)FILE: CageSTAFF:PGWDATE:June 30, 1975