Date:08/05/94 Page:1 ar JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION Peleased under the AGENCY : SSCIA ohn F. Kennedy RECORD NUMBER : 157-10004-10153 Kasassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 RECORDS SERIES : (44 USC 2107 Note). CHRONOLOGY ase#:NW 53244 Date: n6—-12-2017 AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : NSC FROM : PARROTT, THOMAS TO: : TITLE : CHRONOLOGY AND ISSUES DATE : 00/00/75 PAGES : 8 a SUBJECTS : PARROTT, THOMAS CHRONOLOGY AND ISSUES OPERATION MONGOOSE SPECIAL GROUP MEETINGS AND ISSUES - DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : U RESTRICTIONS : 1A, 1C, DONOR REST., REFERRED -CURRENT STATUS : X DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/09/94 . OPENING CRITERIA : te dl COMMENTS : BOX 452-1 ‘ [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED . AW 53244 Docld:32202042 Page 1
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452 —| January 12, 1961-The Special Group approved a project with respect to the Dominican Republic as follows: ",..limited supplies of small arms and other material should be made available for dissidents inside the Dominican Republic. Mr. Parrott said that we believe this can be managed securely = ' by CIA, and that the plan would call for final transportation into the country being provided. by the dissidents themselves." (Source: Minutes, January 12, 1961, by T. Parrott of Special Group Meeting, January 12, 1961, 02756) Exhibit at Tab W nes ~“N er _ty ef May 18, 1961-At a Special Group Meeting, "General Oo Cabell noted that the internal dissidents were ‘* NATIONAS CfA pressing for the release to them of certain small arms now in U.S. hands in the Dominican Republic. He inquired whether the feeling of the Group re- ined that these arms should not be passed. The members showed no inclination to take a contrary position at this time." (Source: Minutes, May 18, 1961, by T. Parrott, of Special Group Meeting, May 18, 1961, 02769) Exhibit at Tab y IIT. LUMUMBA August 25, 1960-After approving an anti-Lumumba NOTE: political covert action program, the Special Group was told by Gordon Gray, Assistant to the President for National Security: NOTE: "Mr. Gray commented however, that his associates had expressed extremely strong feelings on the necessity for very straightforward action in this situation, and he wondered whether the plans as outlined would be sufficient to accomplish this." (Emphasis added. ) Lumumba was assassinated on February 12, 1961. Bissell allegedly contacted © Demifiel]) about assassinating Lumumba in the fall of 1960. m A reading of the Special Group minutes in ) context indicates that the phrase "Mr. Gray's m associates" refers to the President. During oy the Kennedy Administration, the phrase "higher # authority" was used in the Special Group minutes to refer to the President. No direct reference to the President appears in Special Group minu Docld:¢ HW 535244