‘bir Suit is ub SENSITIVE V. TARGET SCHEDULE A. Intelligence Task il: NIE 85-62 on Cuba due 7 February (CLA). Task 2: By 15 February, Opa Locka Interrogation | Center to be made an effective operation for collection and processing of “Gntelligence (CLA with support of Defense, State, I&NS, FBI). —) Task 3: Intelligence collection f: from Cuban refugees else: e than Geealarea. CIA to survey other refugee points (Puerto Ricg@/ Venezuela, “ § oa etc. ggnd on a priority basis to ensure maximum coverage of ch sGurce points, 15 February target date. Task 4: CIA to continue its re- -examination of intelligence assets, with Paw ity < on agents s inside Cuba, and report on capability by 15 Feb- guntry] sourcly, particularly those having diplomatic relations with Cub xP i rT] Ky a B. Political Task 5: CIA to submit plan by 1 February for defection of top Cuban government officials, to fracture the regime from within, This effort — “raust be i imaginative and bold enough to consider a ‘'name'! defector to be worth at least a million U.S. dollars. This can be the key to our political action 2 goal a and must be mounted without delay as a major CIA project. gO om . Task 6: CIA to complete plans by 1 February for Cover and Decep- Pres tion actions, to help fracture the Communist regime in Cuba. Defense, a ‘Seanmenaaatanravaasnuetaterenae tenes ean ate=rannanenelentry TNR Ce RCE ay CEPR ERLE State and FBI are to collaborate on this, ' Task 7: By 1 February, CLA to subrnit t operations schedule for initiating popular movement within Cuba. This must include localities selected inside Cuba, assessment of selected Cubans, their infiltra- tion, activity assignments, and political platform. One section must deal with the "underground, '' assess its true status and plans to use it. Task 8: State to follow up the OAS meeting by having U.S. Embassies in Latin America exploit all opportunities to enlist local sympathy fc for the Cuban an people and to increase hostility towards the Communist regime in Cuba. State to submit_report.on results of this assignment by 13 February, so further planning can be programmed, Task 9: By 15 February, State to submit an inventory of operational assets in the Caribbean area, including capabilities of local governments or groups to mount operations on their own, to help achieve the Project's goals. Plans for early use of such capabilities are due by 19 February. Task 10: CLA to submit operational schedule for using assets in the Caribbean area to achieve the Project's political action goals, The objective of working on dynamic clements of the Cuban population (such as workers, farmers) is underscored. Due 19 February. shies HY 50955 DBocld:324274903 Page 7
C. Economic Task ll: State to prepare recommendations to the President on U.S. trade with Cuba, as follow-up to OAS meeting. (Lf the miniumum result of the meeting is an agreement to condemn Cuba as an accom- “plice of the Sino-Soviet Bloc and adoption of a general statement that. ‘Cuba presents a threat to the peace and security of the Hemisphere, _State_is prepared to recommend to the President that remaining trade between the U.S. and Cuba be barred.) Le nena a 5 mem mt Task 12: State to plan, with Coramerce and other U.S. agencies, on how to halt the diversion of vital items in the Cuban trade. Due date 15 February. Cooperation of other OAS nations, particularly Canada and Mexico, is to be explored by State. Task 13: State, with Commerce and others involved, to plan on “how to make "positive list’ items to Latin America be subject to the same licensing procedures as applied to such shipments to other parts-of the free world, Due i$ February. Task 14: State to obtain from Commerce proposal to. amend’, present export. controls of technical data (petrochemical, cormmmuni- cations equipment) so that Cuba is treated the same as the Sino- Soviet Bloc. Due 15 February. Task 15: State by 15 February to submit recormmendations on iesuance of transportation order (T-3) under authority of the Defense Production Act of 1950 forbidding U.S. -owned vessels to engage in trade with Cuba. a anenanaenneneneennenns nanan Task 16: State plan due by 15 February on feasible extension of U.S. port treatment now given to Bloc and Cuban vessels to charter vessels of Bloc and Cuba (Treasury to advise on this). so Task 17: State to report by 15 February on feasibility of harass- debits ing Bloc shipping by refusing entry into U.S. ports (statedly for ppenen security reasogs), if vessele have called or will call at Cuban ports. A to report on possibility of cooperation of AFL-CIO Transport Federation to refuse to handle cargo pue by 15 February. _~ y, 3/44) for or from Cuba] | . Task 19: State to report by 15 February on possibilities for obtaining the discreet cooperation of the National Foreign Trade Council to urge U.S. shippers to refuse to ship on vessels which call : at Cuban ports. (Commerce to assist on this.) Task 20: State to report by 15 February on possibilities to obtain the discreet cooperation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers to influence U.S, firms having subsidaries abroad to adhere to the spirit of U.S, economic sanctions. (Commerce to assist on thie.) 6 HW 50955 DocId:32424903 Page 8 SENSITIVE
SENSITIVE , Sees Task 21: CLA to submit plan by 15 February for inducing failures in food creps in Cuba. Capability for sabotage of rice, for instance, is available; timing is the problem, ‘ Task 22: State to report by 15 February on status of plans to gain cooperation of NATO allies (bilaterally and in the NATO forum, as appropriate). Objective is to persuade these nations to take steps to isolate Cuba from the West. Task 23: State to report by 15 February on status of actions under- taken with Japan, which has comparatively significant trade with Cuba, along lines similar to those with NATO nations. Task 24: CIA to submit plan by 15 February on disruption of the supply of Cuban nickel to the Soviet Union. CIA will specifically con- sider how to block the Soviets from re-opening their supply of nickel from Canada. (Canadian contract was terminated when the Cuban supply became available to the Soviets.) ee = D. Psychological Task 25: USIA to submit plan by 15 February for the most. ~ ‘5 effective psychological exploitation of actions undertaken in the * Project, towards the end result of awakening world sympathy for the Cuban people (as a David) battling against the Communist regime (as a Goliath) and towards stimulating Cubans inside Cuba to join "the cause,“ Task 26: CIA to submit by 15 February its operational schedule" for a psychological campaign to provoke a relaxing of police state control within Cuba. This is to include effective means of publicly indicting “people's criminals" for justice after liberation of Cuba (not only individual top officials, but members of the Vigilancia, etc. ). Task 27: CIA and USIA will report on progress as of 15 Februaty in developing identification of the popular movement inside Cuba, as Sipgaeaagink with songs, symbols, propaganda themes. Task 28: By 15 February CIA will report on plans and actions for propaganda support of the popular movement inside Cuba, Included will be exactly what is planned for use by the movement inside Cuba, r fb? [2nd feasibility of using smuggled food packets (such as the "J Shall >/a uM 4) “ turn’ cigarette packets to Philippine guerrillas in World War I) : , as morale boosters in generating the popular movement, E. Military Action Task 29: Defense to submit contingency plan for use of U.S. ~ military force to support the Cuban popular movement, including a _ Statement of conditions under which Defense believes such action would be required to win the Project's goal and believes such action would not . Necessarily lead to general war, Due 28 February. Task 30: CIA to submit by 15 February its operational schedule for sabotage actions inside Cuba, including timing proposed for the actions and how they effect the generation and support of a popular ast movement, to achieve the Project goals. HW 50955 Docld:324274903 Page 9 SENSITIVE
sO SENSITIVE Task 31: ClA to submit specific requests to Defense for required - | support by Defense as early as possible after its plane firm up. Requests a for all major needs are expected by 23 February. Task 32: Defense will submit, plan for "special operations" use of Cubans enlisted in the U.S. armed forces. Due 28 February. [ts nat t “2 lem Fame Stee gee aman Tan Bo RS eee .. yi, FUTURE PLANS By 20 February, itis expected that sufficient realistic plans for individual tasks will have been received, and initial actions started, to permit a firm time-table to be constructed, Since the President directed that the Chief of Operations conduct the Project through the appropriate , organizations and Departments of the Government, and since these U.S. organizations are mainly in the initial inventory and development of capabilities phase concerning assigned tasks, a precise operations time - table as of today would be too speculative to be useful. arenas fghas alerted Defense that it will require considerable military” . : ‘at as pice uding two submarines, PT boats, Coast Guard type cutters, Special MP es trainers, C-54 aircraft, F-86 aircraft, amphibian air- ‘craft, helico-couriers, Aggy leaflet battalion, and Guantanamo as a base 'for submarine operation spa so, CIA apparently believes that its role }— RS esniren d a popular movement, illusory and actual, Ry R: CIA _ should be to create a . : which will create a political climate which can provide a framework of wy 13a X+#) plausible excuse for armed intervention. This is not in conformity with ; the Presidential directive now governing Project tasking. Actually, the Tole of creating the political climate and plausible excuse for armed intervention would be more prop that of State and Defense, if such ‘an objective becomes desirable.” ; Ae eee are nite Sie 8 HW 50955 Docld:324294903 Page 10 SENSITIVE