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31 May 1962
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SENSITIVE
1. EMORANDUM FOR THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGH ENTED)
From: Erig. Gen. Lansdale Ed
Subject: Operation Mongoose Progress
tollisence build-up by CIA includes efforts to recruit a
Cuban diplomat in-place and an official in an airlines cifice in
Havana The CIA team piaced in Pinar del Rio Province lact
March was successfully re-supplied by maritime means on
24 May. The Navy and CIA have worked out a cooperative effort
to strengthen the U.S. security and intelligence program at
Cuantanamo.
The CAC continues to provide word from inside Cuba cover-
ing local security moves and popular unrest (unrest reportedly
increasing). A substantial reduction in oil refining and manu-
facture of tires and tubes is reported from CAC sources.
Economic pressure upon the Communist regime may be
increased by a Lepartment of Commerce move denying bunkering
facilitics at U.S. poris to vessels under Sino-Soviet bloc charter
carrying cargo to Cuba. State Department reports having solicited
views of our Arabassador to Japan regarding possible approaches
to the Japanese asking them to cease sugar purchases from Cuba.
Pronavanca efforts of USIA and CIA continue to apply pressure
upon the Gucan regime by focusing upon abuses of power and failure
of key programs such as medical and isod. The VSA use of refugees
in interviews especially underlined this theme. I am looking into a
USIA proposal that we counter Communist Cuba moves to impress
Latin America by participation in the athletic North Central American
and Caribbean Cames set for August 11-23 in Kingston, Jamaica:
"Irce Cuba" team might be effective, with good publicity support.
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Incident at Guantanamo occurred 26 May when a light Cuban
aircraft lanced there. Three Cubans had forced the pilot, at
With State'a con-
pistol point, to land them at our Naval Ease.
currence, Hefense acted: the Cuban pilot flew home, the 3 Cuban
cscapees stayed on the base.
Fracturing the Regime has been given priority attention by
CIA. A cenior case oficer has been assigned full-time to this
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specific action, and has preferential use of CIA assets.
desirable defection targets, CIA has found several who seem
vulnerable (inclucing the Pinister of National Leonomy, Leon Bot!)]
Priority Operations Schedule of 21 ay, seeking some positive
actions in besalf of our project curing the next several weeks, nas
brought a very healthy response from CIA and UGIA. The CIA
determination to meet the challenge has surfaced four policy-type
questions which I note for you on behalf of CIA:
(9)
with
ask 7, "Voice of Free Cuba, " is almost immediately
"Teasible, if the Group will approve CIA arranging
Navy for use of a submarine CIA has firm plans for
r use of a su
worrying the Communist regime through broadcasts
which would appear to come from local dissident groups
actively planning to harass the regime.
2). Task 10, CLA is prepared to disseminate leaflets on Castro's
failure to the Cuban population via balloon with a view of
increasing instability of the Communist fachine. The
technique is tested and CIA has plans to operate from a
The Group is
surface chip in international waters.
asked to approve the idea, including Navy support. This
could be operating in time to exploit the 26 July anniversary
of Castro'e attack upon government forces at Santiago de
Cuba in 1953, for "the revolution' he has now betrayed.
3). Task 1. CIA believes it can recruit some 20-man teams
for possible use in beefing up resistance groups within Cuba.
Croup approval is assed for ! cfense support in training,
holding, logistics. The 'noise level' hazard is noted, but
this special project could be almost unnoticed if ti sed with
•proposed U.S. military enlistment of Cubans.
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Tack 23, Counterfeit Currency to increase Cuban economic
problems is 
convicered feasible within 30-60 days upon a
limited basis and in 
considerable scale within six months.
CIA asks 
the Group approval before proceecing with this
action.
Other Tasks.
I note here that CIA does not feel it has the operational means
to undertake 
Task No. 22, black
-market activities, at this time. Fur-
ther that Task No. 11, Time 
magazine dissemination, would require
operational facilities not 
now available. I accept intéfinite deferral of
Task No. 22 ánd 
scrubbing of Task No. 11 on this basis.
The Department of State reaction, to my effort to get the U.S.
into priority 
actions 
towards our project's goals, has been cisappointing
to me thus far. Apparently
, my schedule of targets for special efforts
is accepted only as it 
may fit into long-range, existing programs already
under way. If this is the theory 
of our project, I believe that the project
then becomes only a 
special reporting device and not a special 0.5.
effort to win the 
goal of helping the Cusans recapture their country
from a gang of Communists.
"Eyes Only" copies to:
Ceneral Taylor
1.
2.
Mr. Johnson
3.
Mr. Cilpatric
4.
M.r. McConc
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Mr. Kennedy
6.
General .ennitser
7.
Chief of Operations