202-10001-10177 Date Page JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM 08/04/98 1 AGENCY RECORD NUMBER RECORDS SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER AGENCY INFORMATION JCS 202-10001-10177 FOIA SERIES DOC 178 ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE PAGES SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS DOCUMENT INFORMATION OSD PROGRESS, OPERATION MONGOOSE 06/14/62 3 MONGOOSE MEMORANDUM TOP SECRET 1B, 1C€ ; RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 07/30/98 Reviewed by OSD, State, CIA. EXEMPT PER E.0. 13526 SEC 3.3(b) _ DATE EXEMPTED: MAR 2016 JS RE-REVIEW DATE: 31 UZ 2437 ON Te TELE AS BAKTA HY 50955 Docld: 32474908 Page 1
ew” ‘ t LTGP SEG SECRET-NOrca! len Kermani SPECIAL HANDLING ~ OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON 25, 0.C. Pa ° . WAC SENSHIVE 14 June 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) From: Brig. Gen. Lansdale Sig Subject: Progress, Operation Mongoose Political Actions. At its 7 June meeting, the Group desired . that my 17 a.ay list of sugcested priority actiona be re-issued, to jlacluce apreed-upoa tasks for State. Cornplction of this is awaiting the appointment of a representative for the Lepartment of State who can cevote full time to Operation Mongoose, as agreed upon. When the apoointment is announced to the Spceial Group, it is my plan to hold a meeting promptly with him and other representatives to work on the achedule of specialeeffort activities. Meanwiile, we are working on the acecpted tasks. State reports that bricfins papers have been piven to Secretary Rusk on Cuba-Luropean trade, for his fortacomine trip to West Kurone anc that tne Directiney ig . . Council of the Pan-American Institute of History and Ccography has voted to exclude Cuban celecgatca from meetings. os ~ i Cuban Reeruita in U.S. Armed Forees. Concept approved . 8 hyena Bec rts ee orss3 ve and directive iscucd by the Secretary of Lefense. Outstandine Studies (including Mlockade). fy & June memo- randum to the inembers of tae Special Group (Augmented) reported on the current status of ali outstancing etudies. Phe desired Lefense and CLA papers on the means requircd for and possible cifects of a blockace of Cuba were trangmitted with this memoranuum. Also transmitted by my 8 June memorancurn wap a [cfense remlincer of the Attorney General's question about U.S. actions ia case the Soviets establisied bases in Cuba. hionzoose renprescntatives were alerted to the last parapraph of the Cefense paner, which asked for comments by the 14 June Group meeting. CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO nyatenpine a). ne 1s Lot (T) Collection Act of 1992 (PL102-526) release or declassification of this document in under the provisions of the JFK Assassination Records The Department of State nas no objecti Reviewed on DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR oA 1S8 RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT 14 ASSANITIZED ASIULE GF. i i Eee "8 OSp Concees ey (PT SENS! HVE RE meas poo DIB gacg.10 7 CLA 23 V0NeT DOES NOT APFLY DS Cte eee es ee a » gycruped FROM OPP PRS SERRE TOE am HW 50955 Docld:32424908 Page 2 |
a . STITT TAY a TOP SECREP-NOFURM, eC als [SPECIAL HANGLING (, > | Ceo — SENSITIVE L. Roastule Continreney, The rumored uprising of the Cuban people in mid-June continucs to be watched closely. The CLA coveraze inside Cuba hae not confirmed this uprising from resistance orpanizations there, and ovill concludes that this is oe an attempt by the Castro regime to get oppancnts to come out ints the open, Where tusy can oe dealt with. It ia Lelieved worts cone oxtra iniellizence effort to keep a close cye on possible cevelop-rents in Cuba in tris perios, and the Ge oup is being asked sonarately to approve meana for Gvine 69. i-.c¢ane while, Ux. idiro Cardona issuca a warning » {venile in Costa Rica) - to Cubans not to revoll prematurely; thin was picked up Ly oress services and played back into Cuba by VOA and other information mrans. In response to the Group's cesire for ready ¢ plang in case of sirnilar contingencies int the future, Defense has been tasked with ceveloving a olan in casa of @ surprise wide -soread revolt and State has been tagiccd With developing a companion plan in case efa localized revolt (in 2 provincial clty, ete.}. The Group will be SoA inforined of tacse pes when completed. nomna sub nar siraulating a amal 7s 7S tation for the resistance d@insice Cut a, oa cetaile nave been firmed to start theese by the cnd of June. OLA anc te have been brousht togetier on c Qggggt themes anu profran: ring. avy has reaifirmed ‘the low risi factor Miser working cut onerauonual | etalig with CLA, | Ibroaccasts ure ce GiRt d to be Lrief (the lonnest, 5 minutes) at the start, and build up crecioillty slawly. A cries monitor's report will te surfaced, Ugg after the broadcagis are established. =, -\s a U.S. news service, 7 ~~ Cc a of the Cucan !.inistey of Comvnerce, has cefoeted in blexico City. CLA and State are yearidant on -neans to explois tiis actioa, esveciaily noting value of infact within bath Cuba and mexico. weban Defector. PFecro Roig Ortega, representative im f.exics . 1 uw Satveppelon thrauch hew Foowlaticn Croung. CYA has cam- | Rete Ae Savers n Tr i nn ee pleted a & Bum nary Gneiyois OF tue travei ane &ctivitics of Guvan student, labor, and cultural orguniuatlons which Vill Le cistritwted to Croup oe oh ~, rnemberu sevarately. “The analysig receris that this Cusan eifortis saben { FLY ne oe ¥ BW 50955 Bocld:32424908 Page 3 8
TOP SECHET-} LOFCRE 7 a SPECIAL HANDLING b13 | — SENSHIVE being pushed arpressively in Latin America, in the pattern of farnillar Soviet subversion activities through international canizations. ~ ~ Infor-ration. VOA excloited current vulnerabilitles: \!oscaw newe cl a:sricul isuttural protlems and price rises, the Guan cisaatrous Geagon of sucar precuciion, ane Castro's cisco: sracine comrsent that it woule be ten to twelve years before livin conditions improve | in Cuba. Orcers froin satin America for the latest co:nice ovok on Cuban cidlercn nave reached 1, 235,099. UTA Derticication, Althouch the IMrector of USIA is nota member of tre Upecial Croup (Aurmeniec), both Ed tiurrow and Don \Wilgon nave ensured virorcus USLA particivation in Uneration Monacose, and have a écfinite need to Le kept infor:med on matiere which tre iJonavose team report to the Special Grouo (Aun menteu). The simplest way to do so would be for me to rive an inforrceticn copy to hurrow/ Wilsen (‘eyes only") of such resorts to the Special Group fAugiaentes). Kequest approval to do so. “Lyes Only" covles to: 1. General Taylor 5. Nr. Nennecy & Mer, Johnoon 6. Cenerel Le:mnnitzer -< 3. ir. Gilosiric 7. Caief of Gperatioas 4. t4r, hieCone ' SENSITIVE HY 50955 Doctd: 327424906 Page 4