Date : 06/25/98 Page : l JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION Released under the John) . Kennedy AGENCY : NSC Lssagsination Records RECORD NUMBER ; 145-10001-10183 oOllection Act of 1992 RECORDS SERIES : (44 Sc 2107 Note). AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 112 ase#:NU 54214 Date: DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR FROM : TO : ROBERT KENNEDY TITLE : BRIEFING FOR ROBERT KENNEDY DATE : 00/00/00 PAGES : 12 SUBJECTS : PROGRAM REVIEW PLANS TO ASSIST CUBANS IN OVERTHROWING THE COMMUNITS REGIME DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : 1C CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 02/25/98 OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS NO JOINT STAFF OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION PPT CONCURRENCE OF DATE: MAR 20 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED HW 54214 Docld:32977066 Page 1
me a ee, : Lys seg Bite BRIEFING: FOR MR. _ROBERT KENNEDY Sg meine the-status of, DoD plans and activities, to: date | “our. first ‘completed. action was to obtain a pop/ucs: position | my as. to ‘the military's: stake and proposed — 4 role in the | ousting of the Castro Communi st os) regime, Basically, ‘the policy refelcted | in this paper. establishes: that the military  witl, support State. and GIA as necessary r — Theat niedionel during: the. preparatory phase of Operation. Mongoose’ ine ‘terms of supplies, ‘transporta- , —— - tion) personnel and bases. — It eee — ~ establishes’ the point that: the military (2) Bebigue the continued existence ot tie , incompatible - Castro Communi st with the. minimum security: requirements. of. the United States. and the. entire “Western, Hemisphere. It further makes: . aiumennceame - fCScoeert the. titery equi inter ovens, overtly ta tube | without~ ‘serious ee opinion if: i a We: moved in. response to. a ae ; / SERN einer seve: TERI oe ae 4 iy , CO humanitarian re virement to restore H¥ 54214 DocId:32977068 Page 2 © 7.
“order. within ‘cuba; ob If we ‘Prinounded™ ini dent to ea TN BeBe ) restore order s and ¢yotd tae ehectionss and that we would withdraw. from Cuba ee, a . | as_soon as the new government advised that they. had he capability to maine tain order without further assistance - from: OAS” nations; Vf the. operation was conducted | a Ca quickly as possible. and with suf- fe Pom agape nae a “) ficient force. so. that the Communist Se “Blocts ability. to take. effective. _ counter-measures 1 was reduced to ‘the minimum. We feel bas Ngan that: “without damage to their international position | and simply by making the decision to do. 805, the Soviets ‘can take @ page from our ge Boek and establish an. overgons military. fo base or. bases in Cuba. - “This .wauld CF ae San eC el ee, voreatly. increase our. national nal vulner- a petite es iM Leet pms. ea POTS. api nity, and our “defense. costs 8 foteee. ‘HW. 54214 | DocId:32977068 Page 3 °° 0
to meet. this threat from ‘the south. Lae | would also provide ‘the Communi sts with’ mo a ‘secure: hase for: espionage, “sabotage. | cand subversion throughout the entire “Western, Hemisphere. — The Soviets. have an ‘option. on which _ LLEEI PCIE SS. they: can foreclose at any _time. | They, can: - make the. desis ton to establish wiitary Ta if ‘they exercise this “option, | wwe would | likely be unable to remove them without initiating World War LIl.. ‘con ) sequently, we feel it is mandatory that we. ese the ects smerel ie now and aetna se. ee as to: whether | we definitely ‘intend: se? use military. force, If. covert. means: fails ‘ raat ncaa wana eet SBI INSTEON IR, oo APS onsiacnatietot: | ee ‘We also feel. strongly that the: United | (7 states, should ‘intervene. to. preserve a Eee SUE ELE er ES POTTS A BLT wat SRE SIGS wap sete aoe Fase Enygepel Bee Kl Cuban nationals. identified as. being. Nena tics went Pu RAP AEP Sa ee are . netic ae TRUST WD HW 54214 DocId:32977068 ‘Page 4
~ essential, t to the’ establishment of a : CLAM SR" cm Na HS « aa Sik BE, eases. sales St friendly Cuban. government- if they” are 7 eee ee ances ; ain danger. of being exterminated by. a FSR EE y oemeeemenmemcannanrht ce eR | widespread Hungarian type blood purge. In furtherance of the DOD/JCS polby | het any military intervention should -be Gocaaeinniah eat PBEM NER ETHER POSIT a \ ‘conducted as. quickly as. possible, and aS I LTE TET PENTEL OR ie ep 2s 4g ch LeOrP ash Pee ‘ NOV with, sufficient: force. “to minimize the | Oy _ AA RCT a Communist Blocts capability to react, we. | are working with CINCLANT in. ‘attempting to. reduce the reaction. time of. his con- - tingenoy. plans for moving | into Cuba, and, at the. same t ime to beef. ‘up: his. oapee bility” so. that: there. will, be neat | vas” ‘to. the US ability to. mov € in and. 7 ys take over, rapidly re regardless of ‘the. 7 opposition: we may” meet. ee | ore Our” primary plan can be activated HW 54214° Docld:32977068 ‘Page 5.7) 7
with sufficient _strength to | be clearly _ beyond. Cuban capability 4 to resist, to. <a SRT corns a “ induce. early, capitulation. of. their units: vand “to avoid. needless loss. ‘of life. A secondary plan can be. seeerealil ew. a condition of. No warning ‘in 5 days] “although, this plan involves a degree. of ae. by. a. piecemeal commitment of forces.) SS CINCLANT: is planning to reduce these” | eee ACHE VNR: : B64 reaction. times” through prey gsitioning of — . TIES SSSA LORIE Ee forces and materiel. This. planning effort - should: agen pravide.. us a basis” for deci~ in | prepositioning. without ‘endangering & security. and the element. of surprise to oe on for. an y indefinite umber of asare, hopi ng to. develop a massive resistance. 2 Ks 3. ES onpabiity within Cuba. , fi, SAG A ERO Baer bs id We are concerned 4 that ‘the. new. proposal de- -emphasizes ‘the. METER TE TELAT DRAIN ES O22 gt) helaiigie BAS Asai eerie time “factor by. meitingyngid duly. before. ne can ht LCE ST ons a is eee i NW 54214 DocId:32977068 Page 6. °°
| employed « on. 08a “projects and. at so; Recah RETR ia Ct es sate Aare Maye Aig! ERATE will ‘be: non-attributable. ensnimanter ef SEES me er, (4). Whether, and/or to what extent ss whether, and/or. toawhat ‘extent. ctheyom ys: Armed Forces ‘personnel will be. seater . | employed within the territorial CO a sguatbten ser: RINT I ee ace -. boundaries: of. Guba, camer tae ste Rahal rata e es - (5): Whether, and/or to. what extent “ everftionts of Cuba for. purposes of leaflet drops, resupply and. diversion. | — wilt be permitted. | (6): Whether, ‘and/or to. what. - extent ‘(aianeanind will be used as. a base for] | agents, black. flights and black an broadesets.) Pe ee oe eS 7) Whether, and/or to what extent 7 fore : ee of British- controlled and other. | ae 4 _ emanate ty aarti Sores: iets Be Es SUNT eS we . - foreign areas for Staging | areas will, 7 > zh permitted. oa a De - . (8) What. is + the erlority of Opera ‘tion Mongoose, as” compared: to. other. ote see scams “projects and. operations. 7 Co Ie “We have. also prepared: an assessment of the risk involved in air. resupply, missions. 5 ecm 0 Nae af THT 7 a MBS Ne i OE HW 54214. Docld:32977068 . Page’ 11.
es SORTA RITE ENT ae Tt Nebr : ie _ taontd vital cuba; and we are’ assisting including | REDBCOMROIIES 5 help in obtaining PT. type boats from foreign sources, readying "sheep- dipped” CLA with. its. manitine. needs, “and providing operatinnal concepts. on. | sanitized | aircraft: and "sheep- “dipped p. “crews and “equipment. as deemed necessary, mo | "disrupting « or destroying. Cuban capability of maritime coastal. patrols. In order, to ‘accomplish our. assigned | tasks, SLUICE | OLA, who" serve, — ‘renrgeantas yee of their respective 7 35 ere - vnepyt ys for: passa (officer. | aa HW 54214. poeta:39977068 Page ig. v have | a working group with fe
: ae “< “eonsequently;. whenever possible, we: “Obviously, my working. group. cannot staff: all. the tasks: placed upon’ US). sanitize the tasks. and have. them accom | plished by the. Joint. statt or the. HW 54214. “regular, Service staffs, | es : . . . ! a . ' . . - - t \ 7) “ JA yy \ . + Ny Ni ; . . . 7 i { ! - 4 ' - X : . . : \ : é ys DocId:32977068 Page 13 -_