157-10041-10004 . 3 Oy Date:08/15/92 . % Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM me me mm me mm a kk hk th ht np ee et ee an es x en te me om oe ean ow om © oe om we am oe so co Gu wn AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER : 157-10011-10001 RECORDS SERIES : INDEX CARDS AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : [R] TO: [R] ‘TITLE : INDEX CARDS . — [RY DATE : 06/00/75 og PAGES : 370 a ee SUBJECTS : RATION MONGOOSE [R] BABA [R] ASTRO [R] DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : T RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/29/93 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Box 132, Book 2 of 5, Index Cards, June/July 1975 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED HY 50955 DBoctd: 322703769 Page i
CG60¢ AH ‘69LE0ZZE:PIO0"G -@ abeg . a) PERSONS/ENTITIES: LANSDALE, General DATES: CATEGORIES: 9/14/62 | MONGOOSE ¥ Special Groups Augmented CCURRENCE: As reflected in the 14 | Sept. 1962 minutes of the meeting of the SGA on - Operation Mongoose, General LANSDALE "reported that theSiNSAWCOLLeet ion. program { 6 Cc) is being stepped up considerably and should be in full swing by 1 November". aad SOURCE: Minutes of meeting of SGA on Operation Mongoose 9/14/62 (00048) FILE: DATE: Cage 6/30/75 PF: PGw
BT 69LE0ZTE: pIa0g Goéog _£ abe “ee on T0, a : opie por Wife PS Spurrizep nersneniou Rouen NSC pet Se oF TSP by" . Moh 3/2/93 RET PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: 2 ? - 9/14/62 MONGOOSE | / CARTER, General Special Groups Augmented OCCURRENCE: As reflected in the minutes of the SGA's meeting of 14 Sept. 1962, General CARTER stated that "CIA would examine the possibilities of sabotaging airplane parts which were scheduled to be shippeaf”___]to Cuba." SOURCE: _ Minutes of meeting of SGA on Operation Mongoose (00048) . 9/14/62 ——" FILE: Cage 6/30/75 DATE: PGW
GG60G5 AH “F abhegd 6s9Leozee  plao0g parts which were scheduled to be shipped No *5 Sauirizes se MO 72/3/93 PERSONS/ENTITIES: and DATES: CATEGORIES: 2 9/14/62 MONGOOSE / CARTER, General _ Special Groups Augmented OCCURRENCE: As reflected in the minutes of the SGA's meeting of 14 Sept. 1962, General CARTER stated that "CIA would examine the _possibilities of sabotaging airplane Ml Jto Cuba." SOURCE: STAFF: Minutes of meeting of SGA on Operation Mongoose (00048) . Paw . DATE: Cage 6/30/75
COé6ag¢ AH 69LE07TEs PIOOg Z) fu ig a NO ORIECTION: = _ NATIONAL SERB, CQUNCIL den el /e- aan tpt oe ae ee OCCURRENCE: Cheever told Lansdale that CIA intelligence reporting was spotty due to lack of mail e deliveries from Cuba. . ooansanqasennstevetngrenrervanve/terirmnarttectamiay-odrpenaunaastegampccenpinnttisssenpenese, gS SESE SR in stern ata NN Se enna Sines a RR See SN eC <A Nt Ges aE cy Oe . PERSONS /ENTITIES DATES: | _  CATEGORTES: Lansdale ; WA , "Cas vec. an . {31 Oct 1962 Operation Mongoose i 213 SOURCE: “SEAR Memo for the record prepared by GEn. Lansdale, dated 31 OCt 1962. PGY 6/29 FILE: DATE: OR eo AID Mme SRE GE OEY am wee AY Yen tect emt HeraD te eT GREE Hon GEE aun Oat EE ce ae
CG60¢ AH 9 abea” “g9Le0zze :PIo0q NO OBJECT ION _ NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL w/o mse oo PERSONS/ENTITIES: Gen. Lansdale Lt. Col. Patchell Gen . Johnson DATES? | CATEGORIES: 31 Oct 1962 Operation Mongoose A ae ae em, Bers Ones ae Su Sa Frank Hand OCCURRENCE: Lansdale states that the Mongoose outline was read by Messrs. Hand , Ges, yan and Patc*hell. Inaddition he states that he gave the general information contained therein to Gen, Johnson. wh. ny oe lECTION TO. " “ gsssne CATION AND/OR 7 oe Oe nn : RELEASE OF THis DOGUMEN : | | AS SANITIZED W 3 al SOURCE: Memo for the record prepared by GEn. Lansdale, dated 31 Oct. 1962 - FILE: STAFF: PGW 6/29 DATE: ,
BT 69LE0ZZ8:plo0g Goéog iE aheg MSE ay! 14ft [93 PERSONS/ENTITIES: . DATES: | , CATEGORIES: Lansdale | . -. o . -f 31 Oct 1962 Mongoose” - Cuba D> & : OCCURRENCE: Unsigned memorandum (apparently prepared by Lansdale) states " Intelligene collection under US control, including by resources ins , continues. Note sensitivity of assets of friendly services other nations in helping US." ek SOURCE: STAPF: Memorandum dated 31 Oct 1962, titled Outline of Covert Operations. PGW 6/29 (007#0)E: , DATE: eter
BT Gh | ss) Ct 1) LJ =] Lr] jot a - ha: Ni o Vso NES a. | ft ; aft [93 oo * : ; x PERSONS /ENTITIES: _ DATES: CATEGORIES: . | Gotten Ray Cline | polten Gen Marshal Carter Aug 27, 1962 MONCOOSE SGA OCCURRENCE : A CIA memo in response to the Bundy memo of Aug 23, 1962. Individuals noted as responsible for certain items on Bundy's list. 10. ~ ag NO ees Oral anh Ns eee i SOURCE: OTAPE: “Memo written by Marshal Carter to McGeorge Bundy 8/27/62 (00890 __ ' Wallach PILE: DATES July 3, 1975
COé6ag¢ AH 69LE0eze :Pla0g 6 abeg A Aa ‘o As SAMT 7 LED _ ne on 10 nS <a, ea HAS NO OBJECTION TO. yo we RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMEN! PERSONS/ENTITIES: . DATES: CATEGORIES: BUNDY , GENERAL DECKER, MR. MURROW: | 9/6/62 Special Group Augmented RFK, GENERAL LANSDALE, MARTIN , MONGOOSE,” _ GENERAL HARRIS, WILLIAM BUND, GENERAL CARTER | OCCURRENCE: eas ee ai Meeting of SGA On Operation MONGOOSE, 6 September 1962. Discussion of LANSDALE's suggestion #52 (agricultural sabotage). GENERAL CARTER emphasized the extreme sensitivity of any such operation and the disasterous results that would flow from something going wrong. particularly..if there were obvious attribution to 4 SOURCE ‘be completely covered up. the-U-S.—He-went~on-to-say, howéver, that it would bé possible to accomplish — this purpose by methods more subtle than those indicated in the paper. He men- tioned specifically the possibility of producing crop failures{by the introduction of biological agents/which would appear to be of natural origin. BUNDY said that he had no worries about any such sabotage which could clearly be made to appear as a result of local Cuban disaffection or a natural disaster, but that we must avoid external activities such_as release of chemicals, etc. unless they could STAFF: SGA MONGOOSE Minutes 9/6/62 (q9045-00046) PGW PILE: Cage June 29, 1962
CC60c AH 6S9Leoger - prlaog “oT abe. | Ona | 2 yo OBJECT DOR a wife 7 MSS Bb ShwiTIEED | Seciasslne re pone PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: WALT ELDER CATEGORIES: 9/14/62 MONGOOSE Special Group Augmented BERG attended the 14 September 1962 MONGOOSE meeting for the CIA. He rding to WALT ELDER) that no decisions were made, and no new ideas were brought up, and nothing useful emerged from the meeting. 6 te so coe cere com cee Gear ee Aine MRO onteD NEED OD amMs Sa SHI ee em SEED mu GED SOURCE: _ Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962- Walt Pider PGW Cage DATE: June 30, 1975 STAFF: } :
COé6ag¢ AH ‘TE abea  g9Le0zze:BIo0g NOOBJECTIONTO *,). CA AS SIFICATION ANDIOR L RELEASE OF THIS DOGUME Vio use ASSANITIZED fa hen Mion 2[>[ PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: WALT ELDER, RFK, GENERAL LANSDALE, 9/14/62 MONGOOSE v MCGEORGE BUNDY, @3u WEN, GLA) ; Special Group Augmented ~ CCURRENCE: CIA Headquarters and all WH stations an _of arms or other subversive material fr e to be especially to alert for any shipments om Cuba to other Latin American countries-- / Chief, Task Force W says this alert has been laid on and is in force. SOURCE: Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962- Walt Elder . STAFF: PGW DATE: June 30, 1975
COé6ag¢ AH 69LE08CE ‘ploog Lek afeg . —— JECTION TO § NO OBsE in/0R pee 7D Ci D GeccassncArion - | Hfo #8 73/2 > Re EE NITIZED bee ofr493 NSO we (qe é ec te ce ce eye de ee ems ene cn ease ene PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Walt ELDER, RPK, GENERAL LANSDALE , 9/14/62 MONGOOSE MCGEORGE BUNDY ,feBE Special Group Augmented OCCURRENCE: eet erence Ree Possibility of sabotage off Ispare parts allegedly ready for shipment to Cuba. bf fs being looked into--Chief, Task Force W says this activity is underway. S . 4 i i 4 SOURCE: Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962- W jler PELE! Cage oso] DATE? June 30, 1975 ee a re oe oe ae a ea ee oe ee mee om nes ean psn meen
CG60¢ AH 69LE0ZEE :PIO0G ET afegq we NO oBsECTIO ee PSE ‘din 1a/>]93 DE LEASE OF THIS DOGUME® _ PERSONS/ENTITIES : DATES: CATEGORIES: JFK a. - Maxwell Taylor Special croup ted 27 Sept 62 - MOONGNOSE DiemJ Taylor states that the Special Group and the Sencial Group Augmented considered a proposal by CIA for covert activities designed to harass the Democratic REpublic of Vietnam. This had been prepared in response to a request by the Sec.'s of State and Defense. Taylor addled that.the Special Group asked that a more detailed operation plan be prepared. It was agreed that. Defense make certain equipment and personnel availabte to CIA _in-support of this program. Fan elint flight designed to identify the North Vietnamese radar order of battle, so as to permit planning over flight routes was authorized. This will be flown out of Saigon , uSing the specially equipped aircraft available on Taiwan, but with the Chinese Air Force markings removed, and employing Chinese Nationalists .piléts documented South Vietnam- ase citizens. BG a a ee STAFF : SOURCE: , MaxweLL. Taylor, sememorangum for’ ttheePresident, dated | 2" paw Sept 27, 1962.°¢ 0980) eg onan oa “ae
CG60¢ AH 69L00ECE (Plocg FL abeg gasccTion own SE we “a [[P PERSONS/ENTITIES: _ DATES: CATEGORIES: Oct 12, 1962 Special Group (Augmented) 7 ; Mongoose ~~ ily. Morales-Carrion Mano] Lo. Rey ‘he. Murwitch OCCURRI RENCE: % bir. tluwitch felt thes ¢ the utmost importance. was the quality of the Cubans who  taisht be used in any operation, He and Morales-Carrion agreed that most Cubans are convince: “that. the only possible solution to this situation is for open U.S. military intervention. The exception is THanello Rey, who appears to believe that the Castro res tine ¢ ern be brought own Gron—wicthin~—Royts—totalaadi LEE SOURCE: Memorandum for the record, dated Octoher 12, 1962, prepared by T.A. Parrot POY Subj: his meeting on use of Chan exiles (0005 56-57) DAE. 6/29/75 ain ' Wied cae
CG60¢ AH GT abe d 69L£0ZZE :ploog nse DEFERS +> CIA (i Xe) MU vafalt3 ) kscommanD EXCISION 0 ne nO opvection 18 PERSONS/ENTITIES: MOngOOse Special Group (Augmented) “SOURCE: STARE : “lcmorandun from Marshall Carter to Special Grou (Augmented), date. PGY Oct Pap 8962 (00725 DATE: 6/29 LE ME sch UNE SELON SED GkO HNN mine let Wem seein Sem I ute A cE ee ae 8
COé6ag¢ AH “ 69LE0ETEIPIOOg , OT abeg DA HAS y : RELA SSRI CHIgy 5 E of Arig OV Ig C1) (A) 9 oBseCTION on anges OgGk/On "NATIONAL SECU! ¥ COUN . Lee at Chewy ahaa ah PP PERSONS/ENTITIES: . DATES: CATEGORIES: HARVEY PAT CWE 25 Oct 1962 ij Cuba Y Mongoose Special Group Augmented B suggested to Patchell that Gen. Lansdale call Bill Harvey since Bill had briefed : doing. Patchell indicates that Ben. Lansdale was informed of ' SOURCE: STAPRP : Memorandum for record re Item’ for Meeting of Special Group) PGW Augmented on 26 Oct 1962, prepared >y Lt. Col. Patchell on ah | DATE: 6/29 (00737) ~ |
BT Goéog iT aed. s9Lc0zze:pLoog oa cuannas © RTIOR oat aut - DeCUnSS is pocuMen : - FS SANIT | 103 | Ww , OBJECTOR | ect | | pity COUN ATIONAL SECUM EY al DATES: MW yy for iSpecial Group Augmented Operation Mongoose «.-——~ Cuba PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: KIRKPA TRICK William Harvey _ DP ~ Gen.__Lansdale Walter Elder DCI CCURRENCE: With regard to paragraph Z Of Lansdale's memorandum to SGA dated 14 Nov. 1962 Harvey states: "The statement that Operation Mongoose had had no information on this operation since early October was patently false. Specific references made to the pen ultimate paragraph and Lansdale's memorandum concerning a report for the CIA which he used as a basis for memorandum dated 31 Oct. 1962 to Oswald Kirkpatrick. This refers to . a—telephonicconversation_on_the evening of 30 Oct. 1962. between Lansdale and Gee NTA which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandu. I have discussed this matter in detail with @@3eeyand clearly recollects that his conversation with Lansdale on that date took place as reflected in my reference memorandum. During this conversation there_was_no discussion of previous operations except a brief discussion of the COBRA and @ijaexigs) teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Gage ee recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations which “SOURCE, Would logically have Ted to the discussions 1S TINE SPAPP: —————=" of the Matahambre operation." — Pru Wallach DATE Memerandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151). ee be aay EAS ——=" July 1, 1975 spe hd te : te
CG60¢ AH 69L£0ZZE:PTI0q | @f abeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO (!) Dl). SIFICATION AND/OR SECO ASE OF THIS DOCUMENT - AS SANITIZED | NO OBJECTION | NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL aes PERSONS/ENTITIES: TES | ' CATEGORIES: Gen. Lansdale , A John McCone (30 Oct 1962 | Operation Mongoose Bundy (CIA) OCCURRENCE: Lansdale said that he had been told by Bundy on Sunday, Oct 28, to hold up action on the twenty teams by submarine for 24 hrs. and Lansdale had promptly notified CIA. Lansdale ‘added that yesterday wa 329) upon receipt from © es we@scezeamon the aubject Lansdale had * SOURCE: Memo for the record by Gen. Lansdale dated 30 Oct 1962. (00739) FILE: eee . :
COé6ag¢ AH 6920828 (ploog 61 ahead | DEC 4 RELEASE OF 1 ZED \,\a> NO oBiccTiON ASAT alee NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL | yo/*[T fr PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Gen. Lansdale John McCone 30 oct 1962 | Operation Mongoose ” Gen. Carter After Lansdale's converation with McCone, he called Eee Be feet who assured him that he had received similar orders from Carter and that all militant actions under CIA were being held at a stop. “SOURCE: Memo fro the record by Gen. Lansdale dated 30 Oct 1962. (00739) | PILE: j DATE: 6/29 *
COé6ag¢ AH 69LE0zzZEtPTIOG pe abea — ()# . iON 10 9 OBJECTION io | CARS CAT ON RENT Le 7 RELEASE ua 3 NATIONAL | PERSONS/ENTITIES: | “DATES: | CATEGORIES: ~ Gen. Lansdale a Gilpatrick Oct 31, 1962 MONGOOSE e-~ Don Wilson SGA ———--="__ Lansdale asked {@¢ g about covert operational assets hoth inside Cuba and outside, if they had stop orders on action. (= cAowsaid that they all had such orders ,"but pointed out that some of the Cubans were quite emotional about — stopping actions against Castro and he wasn't certain that everyone would hold to the orders" SOURCE: Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale | STATF: (00744) . Wallach FILE: | 7 DATE: July 3, 1975 '~
CG60¢ AH B9Le0ccE  Ploed tz abed— NO OBJECTION NATIONAL SECURIFY COUNCIL yp 72/718 PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATES: CATEGORIES: Gen. Lansdale: aa Gilpatrick Oct 31, 1962 MONGOOSE Don Wilgon SGA CUBA CEs Gilpatrick asked Lansdale to give him a brief outline of Operation Mongoose in light of current U.S./USSR negotiations re: Cuba. Lansdale talked to Gere gee mand "sketched in the purpose, which was to get a fix for Gilpatrick f the U.S. negotiators with the Soviets on whether or not all actions (sabotag, etc.) had come to a stop---didn't want the U.S. embarrassed and Gilpatrick wanted to __be_ sure of this, = 4 SOURCE: i Oy (SR AT OTN RESTA : rf ' EE y “i IF Mt megs mt Bete Cor eT ch cm AS Wallach Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen.Lansdale | . DATE; July 3,-1975 (00744) Same mm mem Gey SEH Sarit MERE RRC Gee eeem JORDY en SEED et GREE MAE GAY SNe MH eept mE Smt a0 MuD SLED OND Seten epne MeN cen Gor Gem RED WiD MED tt me cine ns
COé6ag¢ AH 69LE0ZZ£ :plo0g 6@ a6eg. No OBJECTION: RITY COUNCIL NATIONAL SECU 3 ONS/ENTITIES: : LE, DATES: CATEGORIES: “MONGOOSE EC | SCA PERS Oct 31, 1962 Gilpatrick Don Wilson OCCURRENCE: CUBA . ic gy about assets inside Cuba, did the only have the two action ‘teams-there? How “about -any psychological operations? § - said he believed there were only two teams and would check further to be sure. [lelmew — the teams were supposed to be collecting intelligence. . SOURCE: Oct 31, 1962 meno for the record by Gen Lansdale | STARE : (00744) , Wallach i PILE: joe July 3, 1975
BT Goéog ‘ee aheq s69Le0tce:pilooa ne NO 0 ORIECTION - “NATIONAL SECURI } p/> fF PERSONS/ENTITIES: SE ZEN EEE EO Gen Lansdale Gilpatrick Don Wilson OCCURRENCE: Lansdale asked ee geawhethe the other teams were under control, . - a Said yes, but again pointed out that the Cubans. no boats going out, etc. were restive. COUNCIL DATES: CATEGORIES: Oct 31, 1962 } MONGOOSE ~~ SGA CUBA \ it @ SOURCE: Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale (00745) eae me ame co ce ce se cs ce ce ce a ts ah ett Ste Oe eo ene ad ei ce wt an tas eos ee Wallach July 3, 1975.
COé6ag¢ AH 69LC0tZE 'PIo0g Fe aed Bo WE q se sa 2 al mY “NO 0 oBiccriON _ NATIONAL! SECURITY COUNT. PERSONS/ENTITIES : DATES: CATEGORIES: Gen Lansdale Oct 31, 1962 MONGOOSE SGA CUBA Gilpatrick Don Wilson Ci ey ~~ OCCURRENCE: : = told Lansdale that there were only two action teams, a small one (Central Cuba) and the big one (200-man in Western Cuba), that they were definitely on intelligence collection. SOURCE: Oct 31, 1962 memo for the re cord by Gen Lansda e STAFF: Wallach (00745) os FILE: pate DATE: July 3, 1975
CG60¢ AH 69LEOTZE :PII0g GZ ahea . er XA): GIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO (XA) SSIFICATION AND/OR See ASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANTZES {2143 & NO OBJECTION ATIONAL SECURITY CO a PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: Gen Lansdale Oct 31, 1962 Mongoose Gilpatrick SGA Cuba Don Wilson OCCURRENCE: Lansdale inquired about the balloon operation. % Lansdale that this was not in being yet. STAVE: Oct 31, 1962 memo for the wcord by Gen Lansdale ~~ Wallach (00744) | FILE: DATE: July 3, 1975 ° SOURCE:
COé6ag¢ AH esLcozze :PloO0g 9g. abea iA) 7 § NO OBJECTION TO (i , gnu CATION ANO/OR RELEASE. OF THIS DOCUMENT ayy 2/2/43 NO cass NATIONAL SECURITY © a PERSONS/ENTITIEFS: DATES: | : CATEGORIES: t ' ' Gen Lansdale . "| Oct 31, 1961 MONGOOSE a Gilpatrick — SGA Don Wilson . , CUBA OCCURRENCE: _ As for psychological operations, all CIA assets (including&®: poy had been turned over to USIA for operational use. SOURCE: Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale START? Wallach (00744) | DATE: 97 PILE: July 3, 1 7
CG60¢ AH " 69LE0EZE Plog iz aed ection TO. (WA) | NO OBJECTION Gilpatrick Don Wilson | a 7 | CUBA OCCURRENCE: ‘ Lansdale askec Wor that any action would embarrass the negotiations, said he understood. . SOURCE: Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale (00745) «ag NO OB! HAS NO 08 oy ANDIO DEUS TAS ¢ DOCUMENT NATIONAL SECURITY ( COUNCIL ssn ale! {23 MN f mF Oct 31, 1962 e | | [at Boat MONGOOSE =~ SGA CATEGORIES: eG if any independent groups were in motion. sasaid CIA couldn't guaranty ae er DUpS not under CIA control, vad gotten around to stop actions at this time and none were known to CIA currently, although maybe ther3 was one not known to CIA. but that the Lansdale commented again _ which was why he was asking. Qe ao STAFF: DATE: Wallach July 3, 1975_
COé6ag¢ AH S9LE0ZZE: PLoog az. afea GIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO a) (a) SIFICATION ANB aus OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSAD NO OBJECTION a NATION AL SECURITY COUNCIL PERSONS/ENTITIES: Gen Lansdale Gilpatrick Don Wilson Lansdale spoke with US psychological assets had been turned over used as desired by the President. 2firl43 DATES: CATEGORIES: Oct 31, 1962 ; MONGOOSE ~~ SGA TA's Wilson, who confirmed that all CIA to USIA for operational use and were being SOURCE: Oct 31, .1962 memo for the re (00745) _ PILE: Wallach cord by Gen Lansdale. DATE: July 3, 1975