197-10011-10014) AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM : TO: TITLE : INDEX CARDS DATE : PAGES : SUBJECTS : ggmPERATION MONGOOSE DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Box 138, Book 1 of 2, HY 50955 Docld: 32203779 : 157-10011-10011 pate:08/15/92 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM | IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION SSCIA . 06/00/75 516 PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT P REFERRED P 09/29/93 Index Cards, June/July 1975 -- v- a [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED m4 Page 1
*Proog cceEeac: AH “GLLEOZZE 2 shed CIA HAS No OBJECT] RE LEASSIFICATION ANDAR yd LEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ga- gordopd Smacks q4¢ 4(0) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: BABUN 7 Me Cone Aug 19, 1964 cc MeraGARELAX MOikimae> cle ifoboMOVavar ria umd Castro Special Group/303 v One August 19, 1964 John McCone sent a memorandum to McGeorge Bundy summarizing the FBI's investigation of reported plans by Cuban exiles to assassinate government leaders. The memorandum summarized seven reports rendered by the FBI. Three of the seven persons interviewed by the FBI stated they had heard of the plan and two of these persons said they had discussed or reported the plan to the CIA. SOURCE: Memorandum from John McCone to McGeorge Bundy Aug 19, 1964 Kelley FILE: Cage DATE? June 30, 1975
CGé60¢ AH 6LLEOEZE  PIacg™ ¢ abeg * “CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO " DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THiS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED ~ » ad AU) GP yn | PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: Edwards GOMEZ. —en King v4 id Mean Bannerman O'Connell Castro OCCURRENCE: O'Connell testified that when EDWARDS was on leave, once, KING spoke to Robert BANNERMAN (Who was not witting of Castro project) and O'Connell had ‘ to tell BANNERMAN that B. was not "privy" to project. O'Connell was embarassed. (Tr. 36, 99-100). No one but KING, not Gomez or @iQli@GRL> knew (100) a i ~ i } fi SOURCE: Testimony of James P. O'Connell, 5/30/75 -| John Bayly PILE: DA 6/30/75 : ‘
CC60c AH 6LLEOTTE  PIo0g pF abeg. CIA HAS NO OBJECTION T RE EASSIEIGATION ANDIOR THIS DOCUME! AS SANITIZED us a4 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: BISSELL Aug. 12, 1960 MONGOOSE DULLES Special Group GRAY MERCHANT OCCURRENCE: On August 12, 1960 the Special Group heard a summary of the budget for Cuban operations from MR. BISSELL. Approxinate]y “RLM UEC ORES were required to finance Cuban operations for the fiscal year anda dD. necessary for the remainder of the fiscal year. Major subheadings in “the budget — were (1) political action, (2) propaganda, (3) paramilitary, (4) intelligence collection, (5) counterintelligence, (6) communications support, (7) support. It was agreed ''This matter should be laid before the appropriate higher authori- ties and a presentation would be arranged hopefully within the next 10 days. This was believed to be wise, not because any Pa (continued) - SOURCE a ar DATE: Robert Kelley June 29, 1975
Go60c AH 6LLEGEEE - pPLoIoOgd G aheg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT (ide NE Merb 44 TOP SECRET PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: KING, J.C. HARVEY | rE RE PRT FrwaAgds _ | May 23, 1967 CASTRO BISSELL Y HPLPERN OCCURRENCE: The following sources of information were used in preparing the IG REPORT of 1967: (1) Files: Furnished for review by the Director of Security, the Deputy Director for Support, the General Counsel, the Legislative Counsel, the Chief of WH Division, and by Col. J. C. KING, former Chief of WH Division. Also, the Director of Central Reference furnished biographic files and intelligence publi- cations. (2) Interviews: Desmond Fitzgerald, Sam Halpern, Bruce Cheever, J. C. King, Alfonso Rodriguez, J. D. Esterline, Edward Gunn, Howard Osborn, James O'Connell, Sidney Gottlieb, Sheffield Edwards, Richard Bissell, Lawrence Houston, CRAVRCTOME Ts John, Warner @NeScoSanener William Harvey, Cornelius Roosevelt, Robert Bannerman ,ZeingyaBo: wer Richard™Ober . , at a Baron 7/2/75 SOURCE: IG REPORT, 1967f¢ ies ee FILE: rs
BET SLLEOTTE :PLOCg Coéog. 9 aheg CIA HAS NO-OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED OL Marko a+ PERSONS/ENTITIES : MCCONE FITZGERALD BUNDY PAPICH JESSUP RFK STEAKLEY JMWAVE JMWAVE VANCE ij ' OCCURRENCE: according to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7/ 30/ a TE was huieed that MR, FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)" The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64 _memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director,’ (116) which was dissemin-___ __ ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter- American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director, - DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report"related a proposal for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles,...Jhe,Mafia app- heme.'' The asking price was.$150,000.- uld contribute $50,000 pproached the Chief of Station, JMWAVE, and suggested the U.S. govermment also contribute. This _was rejected, ee s-CIA's_only involvement was_to-repo SOURCE past record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from MEGA to Bundy, 8/19/ 64, reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged particip ts. nigey tously nothing came of the plot."(117) FILE: IG REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75
AH GLLEGeSE PToegG coeds i abeg CIA HAS NO OBJECT} DECLASSIFICATION ANDIOR RELEASE OF THI AS SANITIZED > DOCUMENT BE Vero ? a PERSONS/ENTITIFS: | CATEGORIES: MCCONE FITZGERALD SGA , BUNDY “PAPLICH MONGOOSE JESSUP RFK STEAKLEY JMWAVE | = OCCURRENCE: according to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7/30/64,"It was agreed that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)" The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64 _ ..—-..memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director," (116) which was dissemin-—-—-———~~-- ~ ----~-- ‘ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter- American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director, - DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report"related a proposal for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app- eared to be mnvolved in the scheme." The asking frice ,000.-| | f would contribute $50,000. ipproached the Chief of Station, JMWAVE, and suggested the U.S. govermment also Contribute. This was rejected. SOURCE Yast record of incident found by 1G Rept. is memo from|mMe@dle"to Bundy, 8/19/64, reporting: the results of FBI intvws with the alleged participajts."Obviously nothing came of the plot."(117) DATE: FILE: TQ REPORT 1967 Baron. 7/1/75
Coé60¢ AH 6LLEOZTE :PIo0g go ofed CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS GGCUMENT AS SANITIZED 4 Marl B14 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIFS: MCCONE FITZGERALD HUGHES. SGA BUNDY PAPICH i hoses EE NT) MONGOOSE JESSUP RFK STEAKLEY JMWAVE JMWAVE VANCE _ CASTRO a OCCURRENCE: according to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7/30/64,"It was agreed that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)'' The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64 _--_memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director,’ (116) which was dissemin-...__.. ... ... ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter- American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director, . DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report''related a proposal for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app- eared to be anvolved_in the scheme.'' The asking frice_was_$150,000.--_ : jyould contribute $50,000. pproached the Chief of Station, JMWAVE, and suggéSted the U.S. govermment also Contribute. This was rejected, : indi CIA's only_involvement_w. i ati i iste SOURCE Yast record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from Mets" to Bundy, 8/19/64, reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged participayts,"'Obviously nothing came of the plot."(117) DATE: FILE: 1G REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75
C60S BH 6LLEOQEZE  PLlacg 6 abe CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR _. | RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED A) PERSONS /ENTITIES: BABUN cemrmeg, Wie Cone DATES: CATEGORIES: Aug 19, 1964 Castro Special Group/303 One August 19, 1964 John McCone sent a memorandum to McGeorge Bundy summarizing the FBI's investigation of reported plans by Cuban exiles to assassinate government \ leaders. The memorandum summarized seven reports rendered by the FBI. Three of the seven persons interviewed by the FBI stated they had heard of the plan and two of these persons said they had discussed or reported the plan to the CIA... --- SOURCE: , TAFF : Memorandum from John McCone to McGeorge Bundy Aug 19, 1964 Kelley FILE: PILE? cage _ | DATE: june 30, 1975
*Pproog cceag AH 6LLE0¢e£ Of ahed PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: GENERAL LANSDALE, MOGEORCE BUNDY MONGOOSE (Phase II) | RRENCE: ONG “Pursuant. to our telephone conversation this afternoon, it would seen worthwhile £0 get the consensus of the group's views as to the type and timing of the. activities in Phase II." In my opinion, the following mabered activities Se or men ee neem co ae ee ee re ets el ap ane eee aac an snshenentunindintenipniurbnshedanimbementeeateetetemet te eee IDSS 6l:60 v6. EZ OW 48-50 (Quban exiles, fo BS Bae Carribbean nations), 54 (post- 2m 4. he, ma TY doe’ Memorandum from Lansdale to Bundy 4 Sept 1962 FILE: (00688) : — Cape ye id # er fa DATE: June 29, 1975 ties may pose possible policy questions 20 {balloons j (CoN, "48-50" 27 (sabotage), 32 (attack agriculture with an EVE 'd
Breckinridge Castro early April “IG” REPORT , 1961 CASTRO CTA (May, 199 _ OCCURRENCES Breckinridge testified that a recent (May, 1975) CIA investigation — into posible assassination plots against CASTRO revealed that a cable in Morse code was intercepted about a week before the Bay of Pigs: The cable discusses "“Blans of blowing up an electric plant in Havana, and trying to get in a position to assassinate CASTRO. (56}— BRECKIN- RIDGE said that he does not yet know who had sent,theycable. But he concludes that this is an assassination plot wh .at the time the IG REPORT of 1967. (54) ~ STARR Breckinridge Testimcdiag . Baron DANK: 7/3/75 “SOURCE? Page ii Daocld: 322303779 HW 50955
So60% A “-6LLEOZTE !PIO0G ZE afeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION DECLASSIFICATION ANO/n “RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT & Rroweer | 4y PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Ques cANcH: a ; Robert F. KBNNEDY Oct. 11, 1963 Castro OCCURRENCE: ANCES AN GL? (a Spanish-speaking case officer from Headquarters » acting as case officer for AMLASH-1) cabled that AMLASH-1 "was insistent upon meeting with a senior U.S. official, preferably. Robert F. KENNEDY, for assurances of U.S. moral support" (88) for AMLASH's activities in Cuba. S3SMN@SE@Precommended that "Highest and profound consideration be given" (88) because AMLASH-1 was determined to attempt an operation against Castro "with or without U.S. support" (88). SOURCE; IG REPORT 1967" F Baron FILE: Ateneo 7/1/75
COé6ag¢ AH 6LLEOZZe :PLo0G et abea CIA HAS NO OBJECT ON TI _RECLASSIFICATION ANDI . OF THIS DOCUMENT DATES: CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: fi LAA v an fila —————— March 9, 1961 CASTRO S . le{ 2 ACK STARE, an officer assigned to the Mexico City station, met in Mexico’ City with a high officer in the Cuban armed forces who was subsequently to become a CIA asset known as A.M. LASH-1.* &GjBEWARiiemet with A.M. LASH to sound out his views on the Cuban situation. A.M. LASH was in Mexico City to attend a "leftist-sponsored" conference. (78). The March 1961 meeting was inconclusive, but it.led to other meetings out of which Project A.M.LASH was created. A.M. LASH- 1 “repeatedly insisted that the essential first step in overthrowing the regime was the elimination of CASTRO himself, which /A.M. LASH-17 claimed he was prepared to accomplish. He repeatedly requested that we /CIA7 furnish him the special equipment or material needed to do the job: " ¢79). The IG REPORT conclades gthats, " he, Meaney offered both direct and indirect support for /A.M. LASII's/ b' ofttiiagy'' & C80), 10 ro ng hk uégyén next card) SOURCE: e on ¥ TARP: tk IG REPORT, 1967 ° ure Baron FILE: ; DATE: 7/2/75
GC60S AH. 6Ligozee:pioog “SL afea PERSONS/ENTITIES: Desmond FITZGERALD Nestor’ GN Peer eer ee EO pon ee = Robert KENNEDY HELMS OCCURRENCE: - |Nov. 13, 1963 th a ley Hu (CARD 1)” . Desmond FITZGERALD, Chief of SAS, met with AMLASH, using’ DATES: | CIA HAS NO OBJECTION T0 - DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR _ RELEASE OF THIS Te Y Sr (> pert Castro Cad th 2 Glester SANCHEZ, as interpreter. (88-89). The cover of the "contact plan for the meeting, a copy of which is in the AMLASH file," (89) read as follows: “FITZGERALD will represent self as personal representative of Robert F. KENNEDY gy .2- * who traveled Paris for specific purpose meeting (AMLASH) and giving him assurances of full U.S. support if there is change of the present government in Cuba." (89) According to FITZGERALD, he discussed the planned meeting with the DD/P_ (HELMS) who decided it was not necessary to seek a IG REPORT 1967 FILE: roval from Robert KENNEDY for FITZGERALD STAFF: F Baron DATE: — 7/1/75
‘PIOOG GSEog AH TRAN TAS GT afea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR a RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT a PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: , CATEGORIES: ‘Desmond FITZGERALD AMLASH ee 29, 1963 Castro Px Nestor SANCHE, = 13. 1963 Robert KENNEDY a >, whee ; fa Wa Ba Ae BY iy OCCURRENCE? (carp iy eo Hs QO Ailey FL Desmond FITZGERALD, Chief of SAS, met with AMLASH, using aE (88-89). The cover of the "contact plan for the meetin g, a copy of which is in the AMLASH file," (89) read as follows: Aas interpreter. ad 1 4 Viaack | Oo” "FITZGERALD will represent self as personal representative of Robert F. KENNEDY ga" who traveled Paris for specific purpose meeting (AMLASH) and giving him assurances of full U.S. support if there is change of the present government in Cuba." (89) According to FITZGERALD, he discussed the planned meeting with the DD/P_CIRLMS) who decided it was not necessary to seek approval from Robert KENNEDY for FITZGERALD . = nai a F Baron IG REPORT 1967 FILE: 7/1/75
C60c AH 6LECOTSESPIIOg © 9T afeg_ CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED Og Ware [ q¢ a nara DATES: ce ee CATEGORIES: ec ED November 14,196 Castro CCURRENCE: “SWATRNCED mop LACE EDMROP yo + FITZGERALD. EPEDIONG IG REPORT 1967 FILE:
BT 6LLEGEEE-ploog coé6ar LT afeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO . * DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT &< BE yet | q PEBSONS/ENTITIES: Rica DATES: . CATEGORIES: Nov. 19, 1963 | FITZGERALD Castro OCCURRENCE: SNCSiccra SANCHE@Eprepared a memorandum for the Record which indicated that the CIA would give AMLASH assassination weapons: "C/SAS (FITZGERALD) approved telling [AMLASH he would be given a cache inside Cuba. Cache could. if he requested it, include... high power rifles W/scopes..... C/SAS requested written reports on AMLASH operation | “be kept to a minimum." (91) (Emphasis added) Note: “These are Shiper/éssassin Ceepene, STAFF: IG REPORT 1967 DATE: 7/1/75
piood. ¢ccseoc AH 6LLEOZZE! BE afeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO ; DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMEN Bf Matt Se ean ae mee ete te ce RE RENE ENE REND ED GERD EEE eo nee Seteh wench cm GREED SIR SEND SDE iu AND GUAT Sone CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: GSNetEw, = Samuel HALPERN AMLASH ( Dr. Edward GUNN DATES: Nov. 20, 1963 Castro OCCURRENCE: WAN CHAM c ported that although AMLASH had wanted "a high-powered, silenced rifle with an effective range of hundreds or thousands of yards," (92) he decided finally that he knew, as a Doctor of Medicine, that "we could devise some technical means of doing the job that would not automatically cause him to lose his own life in the try." (92) : - Samuel HALPERN and @SMNGHE® requested assistance from Dr. Edward CUNN of the CIA Office of Medical Services. (92) On Nov. 20, 1963, they told GUNN that "the device for administering the poison (a ball point pen rigged as a hypodermic syringe had to be ready in time for GANG to catch a plane at noon the next day." (93) The next day GUNN delivered to FSANGHEP a pen capable of injecting a poisonous insecticide known as "black leaf 40". (92-93) IG REPORT longa ZA Ge eee aap ———" FF Baron FILE: DATE; - 7/1/75 d4 )
‘GO606 AH 6 abeaq sLecozze: praca CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO ei ag PERSONS/ENTITIES: AMLASH FITZGERALD DATES: CATEGORIES: Nov. 22, 1963 Castro = CS SOMA met with AMLASH in Paris and gave him an assassination device (a ball- point pen rigged as a hypodermic syringe for the injection of poison). (93-93a) According to the IG REPORT, "It is likely that at the very moment President Kennedy was shot, a CIA officer was Meeting with a Cuban agent in Paris and giving him an assassination device for use against CASTRO." (94) stated "that he received an OPIM cable from FITZGERALD that night or early the next morning telling him that everything was off." (94) But, the IG REPORT authors did not find such a cable- in the AMLASH file. (94) IG REPORT 144 SOURCE: STAFF: F Baron FILE: . . DATE: 7/1/75 a DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR pardigred RELEASE OF THIS DPCUMENT oa :
cG60S AH 6LLEOZZE : PITOg “oz aed PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: ° | CATEGORIES: May 3, 1964 Castro AMLASH WA OCCURRENCE: See SS mreported that AMLASH "wanted a silencer for the Belgian FAL submarine soonest." (97) SOURCE: IG REPORT 1967 F Baron FILE: DATE: 7/1/75
BT GLLEQEZEPLOOG Goeas Tz afea PERSONS/ENTITIES: AMLASH (MANUEL) ARTIME OCCURRENCE: eueHiva met with AMLASH in Paris. AMLASH indi carry out his plans during the past year, he "” the Cuban problem was the only one feasible an (100). AMLASH "was told that the U.S. Government c way become involved or (100) | ~-~~--~However, the IG REPORT explains that SAS "cont (AMLASH) together in such a way that neither knew that the c by the CIA. The thought was that ARTIME needed a silenced weapon, which CIA was unwilling to furnish to him directly. the two together, ARTIME m weapon--from ARTI MR 6-5 he id no to give to CAMLASI FF ate Oe av SOURCE: i Hed FILE: DATES: Dec. 6-7, 1964 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION 70. DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT a LE Ward | q4 CATEGORIES: Castro cated that although he was unable to continued to feel that his solution to d that he had to continue trying." ould not and would not in any provide assistance in the task he had planned for himself." rived to put (MANUEL) ARTIME and ontact had been engineered man inside and (AMLASH) wanted a By putting ight get his man inside and (AMLASH) might get his silenced TAFF: F Baron DATE: 7/1/75
‘CG60G AH GLLEOTTE pro6a fz afed on 0 - 7 AS NO OBJECTION ged BECLASSIFICATION ANDIOR 4 | RELEASE OF THI . | GH | PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: SAIC E72 CATEGORIES: Dec. 6-7, 1964 Castro (MANUEL) ARTIME OCCURRENCE: SSANCEEAmet with AMLASH in Paris. AMLASH indicated that although he was unable to carry out his plans during the past year, he "continued to feel that his solution ta the Cuban problem was the only one feasible and that he had to continue trying." (100). AMLASH "was told that the U.S. Government could not and would not in any way become involved or provide assistance in the task he had planned for himself." (100) ‘However, the IG REPORT explains that SAS " contrived to put (MANUEL) ARTIME and (AMLASH) together in such a way that neither knew that the contact had been engineered by the CIA. The thought was that ARTIME needed a man inside and (AMLASH) wanted a silenced weapon, which CIA was unwilling to furnish to him directly. the two together, ARTIME might get his man inside and (AMLASH) weapon--from ARTIMRB, By putting might get his silenced abide did 2A Agtend to furnish an assassination weapon for ARTIME to give to CAMLASI IE, ak Ag nish ee f KY ie foe My | SOURCE: : i tl we ‘TF TAFF: " a} tha — IG REPORT 1967 F Baron FILE: DATE: 7/1/75
GG60S AH 6LLEOTTE PLOG, ce shed fA HAS. iy OBJECTION I zs SAN mize S DOCUMENT PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATES: CATEGORIES: Feb. 1965 Castro OCCURRENCE: AMLASH requested and received, with CIA Headquarters approval, $1200 from CIA agents. (106) He also received $7000 from@@ERgieeiaus ap in New York City; approval for this amount is unclear (106). ~ ~~ = STAFF: IG REPORT 1967 F Baron DATE: 7/1/75
“seo sn | 6LLEOZTE! PIO © Fe abe | AHAS NO.OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT _ AS-SANITIZED AS SAN - / G7 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: AMLASH ARTIME 11, 1965 Castro OCCURRENCE: AMLASH reported to Station Yate he was "to receive one pistol with sdlencer and one Belgian FAL rifle with silencer from ARTIME's secretary. Both weapons come from U.S. and now{ sd (103) SOURCE: IG REPORT 1967 STAFF: F Baron DATE: FILE: 7/1/75
AH 6LLEGEEE-ploog ocoEar Gz afea PERSONS/ENTITIES: (See list of names below.) ' CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO caus on AND/OR RELEASE OF THiS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED | q | “CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET CASTPO a 7 6/—| @8BK — SYNDICATV/PHASE IT -~ _ KNOWLEDGE OF PHASE IT CARD 1 of 3 OCCURRENCE: the list of persons with knowledge of PHASE II of the CASTRO ASSASSINATION OPERATION differs from those who knew of PHASE IT. ‘Those with knowledge of PHASE II are: 1. RICHARD HELMS, DD/P 2. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, Task Force W 3. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security (He knows that Harvey took over the “operation and delivered pills, arms, and equipment in April 1962. know of developments after May 1962.) 4. SHEFIIELD EDWARDS, D/Security (He knows of the fact of the turnover to HARVEY, but states he knows nothing of developments thereafter. ) He does not Gry & Mi "Hal 5uU-s. C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He stated in our interview with him that he knew that HARVEY ‘was having meetings with members of the rambling ae ware Cee ) gansters in Reno (sic) in . the winter of 1502, ) 7. TED SHACKLEY, Chief, JMWAVE (He assisted HARVEY in the delivery of arms and equipment to ~ VARONA in April 1962, but presumably did not know the identities of the recipients nor  (con't.) “STAFF: ae Baron DATE: 28.6.75
BT GLLEOQZZEPIOOG § GoEOs - 92 aheg- PERSONS/ENTITIES: (Same instruction as card 1.) - CCURRENCE: SHACKLEY, cont: the purpose for which the 11. MACEO, ROSELLI's "Man" (MACEO material was fo be used.) probably knew there was a government 8. TSD | ——_ lpar— connection, but may not have identified ticipation was limited to furnishing the CIA as the agency.) pills to O'CONNELL on 18 April 1962.) Cae — 9. ANTONTO VARONA, the Cuban exile leader (He presumably was not aware of government sponsorship. ) 10. VARONA'S SON-IN-LAW (He too was pre- sumably not aware of government's role.) . SOURCE: FILE:
A so608 | 6LLEOZZE !PIO0G _£E abeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION T0__ . DECLASSIFICATION ANO/OR “RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT o-+
BH “6LLEOZZE:PIOOG §«go6os az afea PERSONS/ENTITIES: AMLASH ARTIME-~ Feb. Ll, 1965 Castro OCCURRENCE: am AMLASH reported to inc ere zi . and one Belgian FAL rifle with silencer from ARTIME's secretary. from U.S. and now in }" (103) _. GIAHASNOOBJECTIONTO . »  -DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED DATES: CATEGORIES: eSealeton! that he was “to receive one pistol with silencer Both weapons come SOURCE: , STAFF: ~F Baron IG REPORT 1967 FILE: DATE: 7/1/75
CG60¢ AH 6LLEOTTE :PIOOG 6% sbeg CIA HAS NO OBJECT DECLASSIFICATION Ane | a RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT 0-4- 0-7™ ay Ward > 44 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: ‘TOP SECRET _ —_ Gi, f . + mene PRR nieneneny (See the 13 names listed below) FEB, Mel Pr oye Ceara » sigs CAL PROXIMATE ) CUBR - PHASE I. if “The I.G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO: 1. ALLEN DULLES, DCI 10. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D 2. GEN. C. P. CABELL, DDCI 11. SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to 3, RICHARD BISSELL, DD/P the DD/P (GOTTLIEB's name was en-  __ 4. SHEFFIELD EDWARDS , D/Security countered repeatedly in this inquiry, & - 5, JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security, . but he denies knowing of the opera- the case officer _#ion in 1960-61.) 6. J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/4 12.t-ROBERT BANNERMAN, DD/Security 7. .OBNELTUS ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD 13. J.C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He too | 8.0 wm) CHemical Division, TSD denies knowinp, of the operation at 9. EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division, Medical Services the time.) SOURCE: 1.G, REPORT 1967, pp. 34-35 DATE:  28.6.75
COé6ag¢ AH 6LLEOTZE PLocg of afiea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO . DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT 642 06-7 by weed3 ed PERSONS/ENTITIES : DATES: CATEGORIES: Colby, Wm. E. (post 4/17/61) | Trujillo . ~ OCCURRENCE: When asked what was the reason given for holding back the submachine guns from the dissidents , Qj MOnWEnnSaiicKomMice aS ARRNGSs CARO eM Me, Colby replied "the judgment was that filling the vacuum created by an assassination of Mr. Trujillo was a bigger question than ever, in view of oo a the unsettled conditions in the Caribbean area generally as a result of the Bay of Pigs." SSCI; testimony of Wm. E. Colby, 6/4/75 JFD Care
Coé6ag¢ AH 6LLEOGEE - Ploog Te aheg CIA HAS NO OBJECT | DECLASSIFICATION AND RELEASE OF T AS SANITIzep | ® DOCUMENT St Mire > 14 PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: BISSELL, RICHARD BAY OF PIGS “ STATE DEPT. Dominican Republic: Assassination OCCURRENCE: The April 20 cable:yepeats that the machine guns should not be passed until further notice, and states that this is due to the unsettled conditions in the Carribbean (post Bay of Pigs) jand also asks the station to report immediately whether the 30 caliber carbines have been passed’) The WI footnote indicates that the carbines were passed on April 7 of 1961. ce. Bissell (p. 113) agrees that as of the April 20 cable, the Agency, and in his opinion this was done in connection with State, was telling the station to cool it. The Wii footnote also indicates that the station reported that it was planning ‘to deliver the machine guns on April 22, 1961, fag A Bissell 1 testimony tr hee ae ae SES fron STAFF? Ep DATE: June 30, 1975
Coé6a¢ AH 6LLE0GEE - ploo0g ze ahead “GIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO . ~ DECLASSIFICATION 2/0R - . RELEASE OF THIS DOUUMENT 64 Sy Yrre-> au PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: ~ Bissell ° Col. J.C, King | , Maheu Howard J. Osborn Ms " : Castro Roselli Nagast, 19h6 Fidel Castro OCCURRENCE: In a memo of June 24, 1966, Director of Security for the CIA, Howard J.: Osborn set forth the facts involving the Maheu-Roselli affair. The facts are as follows :; In August, 1960, Richard M? Bidse11 approached Sheffield Edwards to determine if the Office of Security had assets that may assist in a sensitive mission requiring gangster- type action. The mission target was the liquidation of Fidel Castro. Because of its extreme sensitivity, only a small group was made privy to the project. The DCI was Trot men nes meres perenne briefed and gave his approval. Col. J. C. King, Chief, WH Division was briefed but all. details were deliberately concealed from any of the aWApofficials. Certain TSD and COMMO personnel participated in the initial planning stages, but were not witting of the purpose of the mission. i. ama Te a i : SOURCE? CTA Justice File R-1534leWppidun Dye STAPF: to Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Subj: Robert A. Maheu) Rhea dated June 24, 1966 DATE: July 1, 1975
PIO0G. GG60S MH 6LLEGTZE: fe abeq- CIAHAS NO OBJECTION 10, DECLASSIFICATION AND/O - RELEASE OF THIS DOCUME m7 ~ AS SANITIZED PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: Fall 1960 CONGO EXECUTIVE ACTION RAAT BESSELLtestified that he ‘very definitely" (p. 75) asked OMDONMBEL to investigate the possibility of killing rr cn lemme naa caad BISSELL said that this coul d be an example of Executive | ee Action capabilit y but when pressed on the contradiction -between the dates of late 1960 for his conversation with Fou NEHERAP nd May 1961 (or early 1961) for his establishment xecutive Action capability, he said that he did not remember whether his assignment to ¥oug IMO was part of the Executive Action program. (p. 76). . ey SOURCE: oe TS gp ASraApie? b FILE: == Bisseek tebin,, ssor a, sd A 2 owe DATE: (rire ally
BH 6LLEDZZE: PIO Goéog FE abeg “Narvey, William CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO _ DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED . bt Werdr? 74 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: _—.  .S ~ EXECUTIVE ACTION 1/26/61 Bissell, Richard CCURRENCE: Ilarvey testified that he had a conversation wi thannomesmition about the rxecutive Action Project on January 26, 1961, after Harvey and Bissell had already discussed the matter (52). Harvey testified that he learned early in the operation that Bissell had discussed the question of assassination with Asmolle! Sil SOURCE: OTAFF: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975, p. 52. ——" Rhea 7 Te ; ; DATE: piLe 6/30/75
'pIOOGd CosGac AH 6LLE0¢e£ ce aheg HARVEY testified that he had a conversation with@enole) project on January 26, HARVEY testified that he learned. cam ae 1 the operation that BISSELL had discussed the ques~ ‘..' SOURCE? HARVEY ‘TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975, p. 52 peeatemiandinmiandetentorketeke tak (eee 9008 ctr nee semen tte: cm tH SO Crh OH aay OD MED GEE AINE HEY RE ee CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO - DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR ELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT em qu DATES: CATEGORIES: EXECUTIVE ACTION 26 Jan. 1941, NOMMEUED about the EXECUTIVE ACTION 1961, after HARVEY and BISSELL had already discussed the matter. (52).
CG60G MH 6LLEOZZe -ploog oc afiea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO - DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT J Gt Wrd~ 9 4 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIFS: ‘TOP SECRET Keg 1% he oN (See the 13 names listed below) : “6. , Mel ay byt (Cava ) are CALPRO Kim ATE) — - PHASE I | ee “The I. G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO: 1. ALLEN DULLES, DCI 10. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D 2. GEN. Cc. P. CABELL, DDCI ‘ ll. SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to 3. RICHARD BISSELL, pp/Pe the DD/P (GOTTLIEB' s name was en- |-... - a 4, SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security countered repeatedly in this inquiry, ~~~ 77 77 5. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security, but he denies knowing of the opera- the case officer tion in 1960~61.) 6. J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/4 12. ROBERT BANNERMAN, DD/Security 7. CORNELTUS ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD ‘13. J.C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He too 8. Chemical Division, TSD denies knowing, of the operation at 9. DWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division, Medical services the time. ) Baron DATE: 28.6.75 cm we om ee ait SA OW es en tt ce eee SEE: ce wm eee ante Sti aa ame oe
_&G60o BH 6LLegeget -proog Le afeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TA DECLASSIFICATION A ie _ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT J PERSONS/ENTITILES : | DATES: CATEGORIES: TOP SECRIGE BISSELL, Richard” GOTTLIEB, Sidney February 1961 | EXECUTIVE ACTION /2pQfLe (HARVEY 's _ CASTRO © estimate) ttalteetavet COM EO the BISSELL assigns to HARVEY / developing of "Yan EXECUTIVE ACTION capability; j.e., a general stand-by capability to carry out assassinations when required.'* (37) NHARVEY's notes quote BISSELL as saying, "The WHITE HOUSE has twice urged me to create such a capability.’ BISSELL recalls discussing the question of developing a general capability with HARVEY." (37) "HARVEY says that BISSELL had already discussed certain aspects of the problem with@anne Be Eiaiegand with SIDNEY GOTTLIEB." (37-38). ee : (continued) cael Lo(2 - STAFF: Baron SOURCE: 1.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 37-38 DATE: 28.6.75
‘AH 6LLEDTTEPLOOG gg6os ge afea CARD 2 of 2 PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: TOP SECRpp HELMS, Richard OCCURRENCE: (continued from card 1) HARVEY used EVE in developing the EXECUTIVE ACTION capability (38). RUGS stares +her . Sometime shortly after this initial meeting, and while HARVEY was still discussing the "development of. EXECUTIVE ACTION with BISSELL, "he briefed Mr. HELMS fully on the general De _— . concept but without mention of the then on-going plan to assassinate CASTRO. | " _ (38) —- SOURCE: 1.G. RE . STAFF: Baron DATE: 28.6.75 FILE:
GLLEOZZEIPIO0G © Gcsos 6f ahegq OCCURRENCE: CIA HAS NO OBJECTION T DECLASSIFICATION AND/On RELEASE OF THIS AS SANITIZED  CCUMENT Or Wer F 74 SS ee cee ce ee Oe ERD a ce es cee Em er eA ets emeh et eeeey ene ete tty ERY MEE Sere GY GEE GORY Ge GENE GEE GRAD Sb AOE atch GEN GE GAH GRAY Guns eee tts wnt seth ett ONS rm Me Si GERD Cece Gey GEE Gass Sim Game GEM este Yt Cotte ee ee eee PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Ree 2901 Oe feber, Castro “Hine // Kennedy, Pobert Bissell HALPERN Halpern testified that_in the fall of 196) he attended a meeting with Bissell and jpg seit agbe END Branch Chief (8). The meetine occn recent em S wee OF L961. Bissell stated at theo meetine that he had recently "been chewed out in the cabinet room of the White House by botn the President and the Attorney General for as he putlit, sitting on his ass. and not doing anything about getting rid of Castro, and the Castro regime. lis orders to both Gite senna and to me “ten to plan an operation to accomplish that end." Nalpern testified that a limitations were put on the term " not rid of". Nothing was torbidden (8). The meetine involved only eener: al aj SCUSSLONS and not taetics. Rhea FILE: pave: = 7/1/75
CG60o AH 6LLEOZZE I PIO0G OF aheg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION Ti RECLASSIFICATION ANDAR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT iy Wark? FF PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Oct 1961 | Castro Haloern Gen Lansdale Bissel li CCURRENCE : Shortly after tae “mecetine- with Bissell, lapern, and uO to Gen Lansdale who was the new Chief ‘of Operation’ For an effort to re- move mw the Castro resime. The initial meetine was concerned with only orsanizational matters, SOURCE: OTARE : Nalnern 6/18/75 Rhea } ‘ FILE: | | DATE: | —= T/T
GG60o AH 6LLEOTZE SPIO0g Tf aheg ‘atm rep ene emt att tee cm men amp im EE GED GED GEER ENP GIDE UND IMG SERED ANTE MS ne itl ene ten cele ere ite mn ete iaete teenie ele ee ee en fon —_ _ RERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: # ‘EHEZD FITZGERALD Castro “ CaQ 2 a OCCURRENCE: (CARD 2) In a memorandum byCSANCHEZ>on November 13, 1963, it-was reported that "FITZGERALD “informed {AMLASH] that the U.S. is prepared to render all necessary assistance to any anti-Communist Cuban group which succeeds in neutralizing the present Cuban leadership." (89) Despite the fact that SANCHEZ reported that "nothing of an operational nature was discussed at the FITZGERALD meeting " (90), FITZGERALD recalled that “AMLASH-1" "spoke repeatedly of the néed for an assassination weapon. In particular, he wanted a high-powered rifle with telescopic sights or some other weapon that could be used to kill Castro from a distance." (90) FITZGERALD said that he told AMLASH "that the U.S. Government would have no part of an attempt ou€ASTRO's life. (90) However, the QQAN@HiEv#rmemorandum reported “After the mee ag TA was satisfied with the policy discussion but no Ais fy we could provide him."(90) Gs i \ LASH] stated that he naw what technical support SOURCE: STARE: IG REPORT 1967 F- Baron FILE: DATES = 7/1/75
ipIood ccEoc AH G6iLieoeze ZE afea ance iam GU SoD GERD EU EY ED Date faEEG GE AONE MED ED THD SEED cm gm eit emt RH Ute ETP SERED END RR WORE ‘ene Sente weRee ETT cee eset ose sesh vse nbs Ath GUE GEE ERED GREG HED Gat RAED ON ET ETD AEOY seme EE ttn teh SNE tees SERED ENE CANON ERD KN WENTY ETH SINUSES GON OE GUO Gem Geet STO DATES; 39,/1963 17,1963 OCCURRENCE: (onan 9) In a memorandum by GANCHEZ on November 13, 1963, it was reported that "FITZGERALD informed [AMLASH] that the U.S. is prepared to render all necessary assistance to any anti- Communist Cuban group which succeeds in neutralizing the present Cuban leadership." (89) Despite the fact tha G@SANeniey reported that “nothing of an operational nature was discussed at the FITZGERALD meeting " (90), FITZGERALD recalled that PERSONS/ENTITIES: Castro Coe 24 2 AMLASH-1 "spoke repeatedly ‘of the need for an assassination weapon. In “particular, he wanted a high-powered rifle with telescopic sights or some other weapon that could be used to kill Castro from a distance." (90) FITZGERALD said that he told AMLASH "that the U.S. Government would have no part of an attempt | Oe CASTRO! s life. (90) However, the@SANGHESmemorandum reported "After the MLASH]} Stated that he gee was satisfied with the policy discussion but no a gee t Verge what technical support we could provide him.''(90) goa at
BT “G6LLEGEGE-BTOG™ Goceqg €F afeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT al a (oo) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: AMLASH Sonnenie Dec. 30, 1964 > Castro Jan. 3, 1965 CCURRENCE ARTIME and AMLASH met in Madrid, where AML Silencer for a FAL rifle from the Ameri ARTIME agreed to furnish either a silen ASH told ARTIME that "he had requested a cans, which they had not been able to provide, cer for a FAL or a comparable rifle with Silencer." (102) ARTIME Yeported the results of this conversation in a meeting with SANGRE Tin Florida on Jan. 3, 1965. SOURCE: STAFF: el IG REPORT 1967 STAPF F Baron FILE: DATE: 7/1/75
ipIo0q CG60G AH 6LLE0ae£ FR afieg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION To ‘pe DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR 4 4 _» pontinsd | RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT Lo) PERSONS/ENTITIES: AMLASH SANCHEZ, DATES: CATEGORIES: © Dec. 30, 1964 Castro CCURRENCE: ARTIME and AMLASH met in Madrid, where AMLASH told ARTIME that silencer for a FAL rifle from the Americans, ARTIME agreed to furnish either a sil "he had requested a which they had not been able to provide. lencer for a FAL or a comparable rifle with silencer.” (102) ARTIME Yeported the results of this conversation in a meeting with SANCHEZ in Florida on Jan. 3, 1965. ; IG REPORT 1967 F Baron FILE: ATE: PIL DATE 7/1/75
GG60o AH. " 6LLEUZZE!PIO0G “cp abeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO | IFICATION AND/OR ~ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT. ~-<- PERSONS/ENTITIES: AMLASH HAIN OEE Dec. 30, 1964 — (Jan. 3, 1965 D ARTIME and AMLASH met in Madrid, where AMLASH told ARTIME that silencer for a FAL rifle from the Americans, ARTIME agreed to furnish either a silencer fo Castro CCURRENCE: "he had requested a which they had not been able to provide. or a FAL or a comparable rifle with Silencer." (102) ARTIME reported the results of this conversation in a meeting with / SANGRE in Florida on Jan. 3, 1965. SOURCE: rane IG REPORT 1967 FILE: DATE: 7/1/75
BT GLLEOTZE:PIOOG §CoEOs oF afeg PERSONS/ENTITIES: Walt ELDER, /RFK, GENERAL LANSDALE, MCGEORGE BUNDY, BRUCE CHEEVER (CIA), OCCURRENCE; CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT: AS SANITIZED - Be arrd~ iS 74 qe ) SES SD See cate Se SE SY Se eH Sm SEND SEED SEED seep AD SRS cay QU Sime we oD aD CATEGORIES: DATES: 9/14/62 MONGOOSE Special Group Augmented Possibility of sabotage of|| by is being looked into-- spare parts allegedly ready for shipment to Cuba ief, Task Force W says this activity is underway. Sf: SOURCE: STAFFS Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962- PGW W. ler | PILE? Cage ooo DATE? June 30, 1975 |
BT GLLEOZEE PLIGG Geeag ‘“£P abeg CIA HAS NO OBJECT] DECLASSIFICATION f our ELEASE OF THi AS SANITIZED © COSUMENT Ae) PERSONS/ENTITT DATES: . CATEGORIES : Ry Tir ir . iicCone Fi Jol eon NE \) Mes George Buady Mr. Wilson Mr. Parrot Net 9, 19624 Special Group fAugmented) sir. Johnson Dr. Charyk ir. Gilpatric Dr. Scoville Gan. Taylor Col. Steakley 4 Wooag £0 8é. OCCURRENCE: : SGA discussed various possibilities of accomplishing reconaissance of © iba, ranvine Crom _very low level coverave by tactical aircraft to high performance aircraft and drones. Over- flights and peripheral Flights were discussed. [t was agreed that the first priority is one high performance mission in -the-wostorna part of o the island, to be accompanied by all out Llint support.:Nepending on the results of this, a nunber of slailar searches way be mounted. First wission was later appreved by hisher authority, but the decision on the secon! proposition left open. The entire package was to be discussed at the USTD, and by Muigks on Wednesday, October LOth. SOU) RCE: a ve FILE: opecial Group Augmented and prepared by Thomas Parrot. ——" . (92821) 6/29/75 Memorandan for the record, datedfOctoher 9 1562" cffFecting auseetine of | parr: PC!
BT - GLLEEOZZEPLIOG 6G605 ‘pp afeg CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ANITIZED ASS KS 4y¥ Biro) ee ee mee maene nme te! te une cane nner SSD en eet seine une ni pune ssner Wunee sate ene then at et CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES.. Bundy Thompson Vance McCone OCCURRENCE : DATES: July 23, 1964 Duvalier Special Group/303 On July 23, 1964 the 303 Committee met and discussed Haiti. "At the present time _there is no U.S. involvement with the insurgency. effort igeinst the b Duvalier regime. SOURCE: Memorandum for the record, July 24, 1964, Minutes of 303 Commit te ting , July 23, 1964 Peering > J Kelley DATE? june 30, 1975
SH SLLEOZZE:PIOCG Gc60s 6F aheg 7 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO ~. DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR ard RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT 54- BF Mad 5 a4 MCCONE . FITZGERALD _HUGHES BUNDYE~ PAPIGH JESSUP’ RFK STEAKLEY JMWAVE JMWAVE VANCE -PERSONS/ENTITIES: . DATES: | CATEGORIES: f } OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the 303 Comittee on 7/30/64" MIE was ; hareed that MR, FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed to handle as a matter of law enforcement."' (116)'' The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64 memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director," (116) which was dissemin- ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs<;- ASst.-Sect.. for—Inter- American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director, . DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report"related a proposal for the assassination of Castro that was made to, prominent Cuban ood The Mafia app- eared to be mnvolved in the scheme." The asking price was $150,000 would contribute $50,000. [approached the Chief of 3 ation, “UMWAVE, and suggested the U.S. govermment also contribute. This was rejected. CIA! - + et SOURCE Yast record of incident found by IG Rept is memo from|Me@dle"to Bundy, 8/19/64, reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged particip ts Obviously nothing came of the plot: Gay DA FILE: IG REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75
‘G60 MH 6LLEOZZE! PIOOG oc afed CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO. 1S DOCU AS SANITIZED MENT PERSONS/ENTITIES: MCCONE a “FITZGERALD BUNDY “PAPICH JESSUP RFK STEAKLEY JMWAVE JMWAVE VANCE _ OCCURRENCE: SGA MONGOOSE _CASTRO DATES: | CATEGORIES: rr { j According to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7/ 30/64" It was greed that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed to handle as a matter of law enforcement."' (116)" The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64 ~ --—-—_memorandum-information—report. from-the--DDP.-to.-the Director,%—(116)..which was dissemin- ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter- American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director, . DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report'"'related a proposal for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app- eared to be mnvolved in the scheme."' The asking firice was $150,000-f al would contribute $50,000. approached the Chief of Station, JMWAVE, and suggested the U.S. goverment also contribute. This was rejected. at SOURCE Yast record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from|Mcéde to Bundy, 8/19/64, reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged participaits., qapey tously nothing Game ,.0 of the plot. "(1179 DATE: IG REPORT 1967 Raron, 7/1/75
océ60c AH 6LLEOZZE  PLOog 1g afiea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION. DECLASSIFICATION AND/OA RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED ° me eel |S 1! PERSONS ZENTITIFS : DATES! | | CATEGORIES : MCCONE FITZGERALD HUGHES 8/19/64 SGA : BUNDY’ OPAPICH 17/30/64, MONGOOSE JESSUP RFK ™ <j6/10/64> _ CASTRO STEAKLEY JMWAVE os a) ah ittee on 7 OCCURRENCE: according to the minutes of the 303 Commit /30/64,"It was agreed that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed to handle as a matter of law enforcement.'' (116)'"' The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64 memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director,? (116) which was dissemin-__ ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter- American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director, - DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report''related a proposal for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles, The Mafia app-, eared to be anvolved in. the scheme." The asking frice was_$150,000.¥*= “ vould contribute $50,000. <[___ hpproached the Chief of TON; 3 ed the U.S. govermment also contribute. This was rejected. he_record indicates CIA's only involvementwas_to_report—i ti Cd i " SOURCE Yast record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from|Mc@dile“to Bundy, 8/19/64, reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged participayts."Obviously nothing came of the plot?"(117) DATE: FILE: . | - "--1G- REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75 .
6LLEOZZE!PIO0G | So6os AD zg sheg MCCONE —- FITZGERALD PERSOUS/ZE NETTIES: BUNDY OPAPICH JESSUP RVK OCCURRENCE + According to the mi that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM of an alleged plot with Mafia o to handle as a matter of law en - memorandum information repor ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. American Affairs,Dept. . DIA; The AG; the Director, CIAHASNOORIECTIONTO ° 0k. DECLASSIFICATION mp RELEASE OF THIS DOR Rear be fordnyd APE Wererd- | 5 44 DATES: | CATRGORIFS: ¥ é t t HUGHES | 8/19/64 SGA 1/30/64", MONGOOSE 7 6/10/64 | ee ge GASTRO a aby nutes of the 303 Committee on 7/30/64,"It was’ agreed PAPICMof the FBI in regard to the earlier report vertones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed forcement." (116)'"' The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64 t from the DDP to the Director, (116) which was dissemin- for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter- of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.,; Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report"related a proposal for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exil The Mafia app- to be anvolved in the scheme." The asking price was s150,000.-4 Station, JMWAVL, and suggested th 1 ¥ ral reporting::the res he—reco SOURCE Yast record o ults of FBI intvws with the alleged participayts « cane of the plot."(117) would contribute $50,000. ¢...__pproached the Chief o e U.S. govermnent also contribute. This was rejected. CIA's only _involvement_was—to—report int mation.of its_existence.— £€ incident found by 1G Rept. is memo from metdle to Bundy, 8/19/64, “geviously nothing IG REPORT 1967 “paron, 7/1/75
-€G aBbeq 6LLE0zE:PTO0G § G¢60G AR _ GIAHAS NO OBJECTION TI TO. peciase'"""~ RELEAL. | CTION TG aby? GIA HAS NO AWN AND/OR , - RELEASE OF (Ss at PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: (See the 13 names listed below) eg, ie Wel ‘Chemical Division, TSD 1. ALLEN DULLES, DCI 10. 2. GEN. C. P. CABELL, pbcIe*" 11. 3. RICHARD BISSELL, BD/P a 4. SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security 5. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security, the case officer | 6. J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/4 12. 7. VELT, Chief, TSD 13. 8. 9. I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 34-35 EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division, Medical Services OP SECRET (Card » CATEGORIES: “CUBR ~ PHASE I antenatal : “The I. a. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO: WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to the DD/P (GOTTLIEB's name was-en-——-- countered repeatedly in this inquiry, but he denies knowing of the opera— tion in 1960-61.) ROBERT BANNERMAN, DD/Security J.C. KING, Chief » WH Division (He too denies knowing, of the operation at the time. ) Baron 28.6.75
COé6ag¢ AH “ @ELEOTTE:PLO0 | $G abe” 7 _. CIAHAS NO OBJECTION To NO OBJECTION . - DECLASSIFICATION AnDyoR NATIONAL SECURITY COUNC Saneeett DOCUMENT -_ | 3 Des 93 Ci) CA) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: Lansdale | 13 Nov 62 CATEGORIES: OCCURRENCE: about the Matahambre sabotage operation since 4-5 Oct and asked Giigeec tee Yess (in Bill Harvey's absence) specifically for information about all CIA action teams inside Cuba on 30 Oct and again on 31 Oct so that I could give a firm report to Dept. Sect. Gilpatric prior to negotiations with the Soviets. @@m@e"3 had not mentioned the Matahambre sabotage team when I asked about action teams inside, Geucucredid mention that two action teams were inside (one small one in Central Cuba, and one With about ----~-- 200 men in Western Cuba), that these teams were under orders not to take“&¢tions, but to collect intelligence, Lansdale states, ''This news came as a surprise, since -I had no information SOURCE: ues STAPE : é “~~~ Lansdale's memo for the record, 13 Nov 62 PGW : 6/30 FILE: DATE:
BT Goéog 6LLEDEZE Ploeg cg abeg : NO OBJECTION CIA HAS NO OBJE ae 3 UNCIL _ . DECLASSIFICATION ~ yarioNAL SECURITY CO . RELEASE OF THIS DOE AS SANITIZED ao ie 3 DEK 73 ceo vette vets weet ve os w) ca) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Helms Gilpatric “Gen. Lansdale RFK 13 Nov 62 MONGOOSE Lt. Col. Patchell McCone Cuba bill Harvey Gen. Carter = Chere, Rees.’ Frank Hand OCCURRENCE: Lansdale states, "at 16:50 tonight, Lt. Col. Patchel informed me that Bob Hurwitch of State had just telephoned to report that Radio Havanna reported the capture of a CIA sabotage team at the Matahambre mines, Lansdale was in a staff meeting at the time and he asked Patchel to check the truth of the information with CIA. Patchel informed Lansdale at 1705 that he had talked “=~ Joa... - to Bill Harvey who reported that sabotage teams (of 4 and 2 men each) had departed the US on 17 Oct and gone in on 19 Oct, made an attempt, gone into hiding when the exfiltration point was cut off; they had remained in hiding until 2 Nov, when they were picked up. Pe : Oy ae fi ? aa aes , mS SOURCE: — TT SPARF: Lansdale's memo for record dated 13 Nov 62 (00749) PGW
BT eu I hea Gn cn i=) =] a = pon wo acl oo - a oo ae . a : —HO-OBJECTION 3 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIE , | AS NO OBJECTION 70 , SP ASSIFICATICAL AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED | a ae 3 ver 13 . ee ee ee a te to oe a eo ee en ee ee Se ee eee DATES 3... KIRKPAT RICK a ty William Harvey DUP UM LY [6.d=\ Gen, Lansdale Mr. Halpern | CCURRENCE : With regard to paragraph 2 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 telephonic. conversation on the evening of 30 Oct. 1962 between Lansdale andQ@sEevesam - which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandu. I have discussed this matter in detail with€@iecuemond 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 COBRAE Toru} teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to (@iee recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations which SOURCE ; WOU opically have TSCUuSSiO! T STAPF: ————="of the Matahambre operation." _—— , Memorandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151) — PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: (Special Group Augmented Operation Mongoose. Fe ty, @ {Cuba 7 DATE: vey GS ——— July 1, 1975 Put Wallach it : i pp ae
BT 6LLEOZZE Ploeg Goéog po. aheg “NO OBJECTION 20 Lye - CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO - CATION AND/OR a A see aaa oo ae OFT? THIS DOCUMENT — AS SANITIZED 3 bE OS ays PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: “SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE, | June 27, 1962 } Special Group Augmented Me TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- 2 MONGOOSE OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962 reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation ; _ to emplace a cache es and demolitions was a com sheda out incident. wdeuc econ Brig. Gen. B, T. Harris, U.S. “amy Will NE Tce: representative. wen ob mm SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STAPF: from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova ~ 00400) DATE: FILE: July 1, 1975
BT GLLE0CZEPTIOG oos6ar “eg abea -. NO OBJECTION g- DNA NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL fs fi ¢ GIA HAS NO GRJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR | RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT "AS SANITIZED A 3 ee B | : , | | CX ay PERSONS/ENTITIFS : DATES: LY CATEGORIFS: G) & SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE, | June 27, 1962; Special Group Augmented A TANSDALE,) TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- 2 MONGOOSE y Pp K; MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER aifez oo OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962 reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but to this date the report is net accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation to emplace a cache of arms and demolitions wa accomplished without incident. fOCEOIon <__ Se ANC SEO EOE NC Wa eu aE Spcasonecueay TOR. “Effective July 1 “T,7 en 1962 Brig. Gen. B.T.- arris, U.S. ‘Army will replace Brig. . Craig as DOD operations — representative. rn | a - gry a mm a ( SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented — STAFR: from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova 00400) | DATE: FILE: , July 1, 1975
BT 6LLEGGZE-ploaog ocoé6ar 6G abeg_ NO OBJECTION #2 24nd NATIONAL SECURITY COUNGIL ~ Cee ARSIFIGATION AND/OR ls | |. RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT . AS SANITIZED -— | Zz es 3 EC Bow | « rs} PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: Q \8 SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE, | June 27, 1962 } Special Group Augmented TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- PATRICK, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER afifez Harr’ Cra 6 /ri-23 Me > OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962 reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but to this date the report is not accepted as fact. Jume 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation ’ 2 MONGOOSE to_emplace a cache of arms ac hout_incident. Gunetdesectoige ( _ eee rege AREER Effective July 1, 962 Brig. Gen. B.T. Harris, U.S. g as DOD operations representative. ‘ . Cpe we seo ON t ‘ SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STARE: from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova 00400) - DATE: “FILE: July 1, 1975 cc ae a ee ee a en ne et ENE EN GEES EEE ED REE AEA ADDY ARS CTD fer ie ach NRE HN NgROE NA EEE GE LE GRO GUE OEY eh ey see yy cee ee wae WAG fomp AEG cen “int emer eam ead ume welt SEE Sur Siu Guy GEER Sun SURE Guy Sow ¢
cCG60S AH “6LLEOCTE 'PLI0G 99 shea” aarionaL SECUTETY COUNEE a ; _CIAHAS NO OBJE DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ie 3 DE PB CATEGORIES! eet DERSONS/ENTITIES: | SPECIAL, GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE, CAENSDALE) TAYLOR, JOUNSON, GIL- PATRICK, MCCONE, REK, LEMNITZER JFK Wakeos, Lopez , cou president Kennedy' - Mexico. It fulfilled U.S. plans to impress up State believes this should: 1 United States and tl i Re: Operation | { MONGOOSE , Special Group Augmented e joint communique issued by i 'They proposed atk ) - about Cuba with -the Mexicans © * President Kennedy and President bopez Mateos. included g phrase which was and maintain the principles of non intervention -whether this intervention .. tinental state--and of self-determination of” re e noted that "There _— ok ar } to respect KAT? “may come from a continen _@ peoples." In response to 4 Lansdale query» the Department of Stat . were no developments resulting from the President's trip to Mexico including the text of the joint United States-Mexico communique which alter the basic guidelines which govern the Cuba Project.” Lansdale noted that the CIA now had 45 Asians in Havana operating: ents and teams jn the provinces. Voice of Cuba" proadcasts from d that UPI carried this news item i erillas_ in frantaneas. in addition there i s{were successful. tit is note STAI cuss Tate Msn zo0Lt iced it ul with added stories of Castro; use of militia om off rer". oe ? her ope Y ons aa Loop - nos. f . APEC: ‘ di Genova 6 dee H TOQTS 4387: but spi Lrecte@ ? afin a ‘Augmented re: yeedlar anc: He, oak kee $M casey macaite ee eeSe the Special Group vem eA ANA-ANANES) n~
BT GLLEDZZEPIOGG GeE0g To aheg yo OBJECTION ao. vere NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 2] ue fd PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | -SPREEAL~GROUP-AUGMENE Ljuly 12, 1962 | Special Group Augmented -MONGOOSES4 TAYLOR AREK 20,-1962 | MONGOOSE GILPATRICK, (MCCONE (carp ONE OF WO ) OCCURRENCE : , +" Lansdale briefed the group on numbers of agents in Cuba. Air resupply proposal submitted by CIA "should be deferred pending broader review of the entire situation.’ Taylor. noted if urgent need for air supply proposal could be made to the Special Group Augmented at any time. 'Mr. McCone emphasized that no. high-level penetra- tions of the Cuban government have yet been attained." "The Attorney General inquired about the status of popular support for Castro, and also the possibility of a revolt ~against him." -Lansdale replied, "There is no rallying point for active opposition." The AG and Johnson emphasize need to obtain hard intelligence on subversive activities by Castro in the hemisphere. A complete review of MONGOOSE was set toward the end of July. Taylor emphasized need for summaries of results "and a statement of future al- ternatives open to the U.S. should be developed.’ Looking into proposal to subsidize WaWewese|purchases of Dominican sugars so that thelfifpameSel[could divert these purchases from Cuba. McCone said that his experts had informed him that from a legal point of view, ci u j f this kind. He cautioned, SOURCE: "Memo for the record, Minutes of the Special STAPF: (continued) Group (Augmented) meeting 12 July 1962 re: Operation MONGOOSE, 59 490051- 00032) — ten VCs di Genova DATE: July 2, 1975
CG60¢ AH GLLEOZZE | PIG0G . 29 96ea~ nn NO OBJECTION NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL. PERSONS/PNTITIFS: f HARVEY, MONGOOSE, SRE. GREUP-AUGMENTED” DATES: MONGOOSE | CATEGORIES: ' , Special Group Augmented CARD ONE OF TWO OCCURRENCE? As to Phase I, CIA staff personnel (up. to,477) are devoting full time to this effort. "A very large number of additional personnel are devoting part time efforts to Operation MONGOOSE."' Hard intelligence coverage of Cuba has been developed. Fifty-nine controlled agents inside of Cuba exist. Not so successful on infiltrating intelligence _ reporting in resistence cadre teams. Failure to meet the original schedule of team in~’ --——filtrations primarily was due to two factors: "(a) Lack of policy approval by higher ---- authority to make any extensive utilization of Department of Defense personnel and support." "Had we been permitted to mount a more intensive and agressive, the original infilitration schedule probably would have been met, possibly exceeded." The speed and extent of future infiltration teams for resisitence purposes into Cuba "will of course depend upon policy approvals by higher authority and the amount of support we can count on thereunder." "Tt is our opinion that there is an excellent chance such a revolt could be incited SOURCE: Memorandum for Lansdale from William K. Harvey starr re: Operation MONGOOSE--end of Phase I, July 24, 1962 (00452- ener wave use ran “ase west fate, atte feRe ftey satan wets serene ‘ete Sees txt shed EN NUE SEARS STR Ged ME SORES “WADE MD END ciel GD Ene SETH mT nD treet Geert vty wente ut es cogs een LATE Sy ut uN ED nn ana RG na cS SEREY Tame Seem cant COn GEER ftirg stim me cree rere rte sete ater atm aaune aay nine wr ay cl GRD Sh ayy SE ¢ namp. di Genova PATE? July 2, 1975
AH ‘ELLEOZZE:PIO0G § GGgEeas ‘e9 afeg NO OBJECTION : onuasnoaese SECURIT NCIL . . DECLASSHIGK _ NATIONAL SECURITY COU ||) RELEASE OF THI SO - 7 AS SANITIZED gy 7 Dee B , ~ Oye). CARD #1. ce ) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: -CATEGORIES: Special Grou MONGOOSE; Johnsqn Special Group Augmented; Gilpatrick; MONGOOSE Limnetzer OCCURRENCE: Memo from the Special Group Operation MONGOOSE progress, dated 31 May 1962. CIA attempting to recruit a Cuban diplomat in place and an official in an airlines office in Havana. The CIA team in Pinar del Rio province was successfully resupplied by maritime means on 24 May. "Fracturing the regime has been given priority attention by CIA. A senior case officer has been assigned full time to the specific-—action, and has preferential use of CIA assets. Of twenty-four desirable defection es targets, CIA has found several who seem vulnerable (@inc#uding the! _ ['' CIA awaits approval for "Voice of Free Cuba" which it can now put into operation immediately: CIA is prepared to disseminate leaf- lets on Castro's failure to Cuban population via balloons; CIA requests group approval for defense support in training of twenty-man teams for possible use in beefing up resistance groups ip, Cuba; and asked the group for approval hefre SOURCE: Zt “cont inued on Card oe : [heuer Kor Creccad Frou (BW, Lautdake , © Cperazion FILE: Atonyooe proprest, 3/ Moy, 1962 (G6 275-33)
BT 6LLEQTTE:PIOOG Gg60s NO OBJECTION NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CARD #1 PERSONS/ENTITIFS: Special Group_(Augmented) ; MONGOOSE; (lansdale> Taylor; Johnsgn Gilpatrick; McCone, R.Kennedy, ey 7, WES Limnetzer OCCURRENCE: Memo from the Special Group DATES: CATEGORIES: ) i ; } Special Group Augmented; MONGOOSE Augmented} from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE progress, dated 31 May 1962. CIA attempting to recruit a Cuban diplomat in place and an official in an airlines office in Havana. The CIA team in Pinar del Rio province was successfully resupplied by maritime means on 24 May. "Fracturing the regime has been given priority attention by CIA..—A senior case officer has been assigned full time to the specific action; and has preferential use of CIA assets. everal who seem vulnerable (including t thel j " CIA awaits approval for "Voice of Free Cuba" which it can now put into operation immediately: CIA is prepared to disseminate leaf- lets on Castro's failure to Cuban population via balloons; approval for defense support in training 6 twenty -man teams for possible use in Cuba; an .beefing up resistance groups in, Le ntinued on Card # gon wed 99 Lou tdale , ce  Operarion, FILE: omen Proprrer#, 31 mors 1962 2 Coe 835 ay) Of twenty-four desirable defection CIA asked the group for approval START: ds Goss AEE fox CIA requests group
BT GLLEOZZE:PIO0G § go6Os Go afea : . i He WRIT V COUNCIL ct i, é as BO } os EG a 7 70 3S sau BD See 3 . ems ge wee sup cxnb um CoD gems CA RED es hn nD ens OEE SND GED EGP SEED GED RE SNP cet ne Ah OR ED eS ST ED GE <n ENS EN cD Sth em te a Sh GN Se au Sr GED GEO ER EES SE NP ES Se nr ey Ne see DATES: CATEGORIES: ——_ McNAMARA SPECIAL GRP. (AUGMENTED) August 10-11 CASTRO 1962" coerce: a hy ot Coe in Copenhagen (85). Cue sii that the term "assassinate" was used in the discussion of A.M. LASH's future role in Cuba and it visibly upset_A.M. LASH, who preferred the term "eliminate. (85). DISCOVERY LEADS: Note: This discussion of assassination is taking place at the same time that DCI McCONE. lodges his objection, after the SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) meeting, to McNAMARA' s Bah sm tyrar ak, | Chnique of assassination could be used against CASTRO. a ap FILE: DATE: 7/2/75
COé6ag¢ AH 99, ahea sLieozze:Pprloca No OBJECTION neil | NATIONAL SECURITY COUN oRMecTioN 10 Nes oe Taig DOGUMENT AS = Fe 13... - ( ) (A) TOP_SECRET DATES: CATEGORIES: August 14-23 CASTRO 1962. CAVAENWRUEGHA §) a Spanish speaking case officer figgoms! igi give A.M. LASH-1_S/W training and supplies. On August 17, 1962 {IMINABEAMSON@ cables CIA headquarters that “have no inten- tion give /A.M..LASH7 physical elimination mission as requirement but recognized - vee eae this something he could or might try_to carry out on his own initiative."" (85). CIA headquarters replied to (UGRIAANISONG by cable on 18 August: "Strongly concur that no physical elimination missions be given /A.M. LASH/."' (85). Deere ©. ral — aca SOURCE: IG REPORT, 1967 DATE: 7/2/75 FILE:
CCé60a¢ AH 6LLE0ZZEPIO0G NO OBJECTION £9. abeg - CATION ARDIOR | THIS BOC AS SANITIZeg ”  CUMENT 7 dee B C) (4) NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL PERSONS/ENTITIES: “ “Tnsps General (CIAy | CARTER US7 (8 OCCURRENCE: On November 16, 1962| lat the CIA Inspector General's request and with General Carter's approval seri € Inspector General a brief stmmary of comments by USIB members regarding the FFIAB request that the Inspector General was working on. DATES: . CATEGORIES: Mongoose Nov. 16, 1962 ; UN a BNI SOURCE: To memorandum from ko the Inspector General dated November 16, al (00885) FILE: Paul Wallach DATE: - ~~ July 1, 1975
COé6ag¢ AH GLLEDEEE - PTIOg ‘9 afeg NO OBJECTION go Hyened NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL A hk / BIECTION TO cs ION AND/GR pal EASE OF FHIS DOCUMENT DATES: CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: MURPHY LYMAN © 4/23/63 CUBA KILPATRICK _.-GASFRO- | ACCOM CASTRO'S SPECIAL GROUP FITZGERALD - SISTER - Murphy asked Fitzgerald whether Castro's immediate entourage had been penetrated. Fitzgerald replie (Gera vorked_for_us,_but_? Fi sneagssras NACE SHe: —didnt_always—have~inside_infornatilen 1 rn . NG ein Sipe? nt we ones SOURCE; , STAFF: Memorandum, dated 4/23/63, prepared by Lyman and a Kilpatrick. WALLACH FILE: . - oO DATE: 7/2/75
CG60¢ AH 69 abeg Iv - NO OBJECTION 4 NATIONAL SECURITY cOUNGTE re zie DATES: PERSONS/ENTITIES : | 159/65 Baecen %, O'Connel Maheu ~~ Edwards OCCURRENCE: CATEGORTES: Carfro O'Connell testified that Maheu helped CLA (@omstnmihake Seapee plea Request came to O'Connell from Edwards. ((@nergpatezcn ‘necoducel al: . foreign leader to. Be HO LINAHOCK Rava Party at Mehew’s reque (=i - GIA aurenged for starlet: FOR COR COR NE ee Gh lea : oc | tay Fo im Anerics. CU monitored maiiusthereainaoe DetHeSn to , - ushatmounist. bo al ee . EEE rm CIA, again through Maheu, ggets part Y Bore Pinal Leaders Sin Sain prenicteor | wot . ge es PP a REG I SOURC STAFF: re Stes chinony of James O'Connell, 5/30/75 John Bayly. FILE: DATE: A/RAS TC
COé6ag¢ AH + 6LLE0¢Z£ PIO0g gn afeg oe ay | | ~ GIAHAS No 08 ieCT _ NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL - . . Stetasse cae TOW To | RELEASE OF THIS ' DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED MA 7 De B V PERSONS/ENTITIES : CATEGORIES: Maheu Trafficante Castro Edwards Bree bu vid gs Rosselli Giancana | OCCURRENCE: Jat wad ae Breckinridge testified, Maheu on retainer to CIA 'in the early days" (Tr. 99) wets es 20! $2) Ertoy-oneoccasionns 1é obtained a. fGnake scompand ons foruanamportant — Tr. US) Edwards contacted Maheu who contacted Roselli rl ‘contacted Giancana who contacted Trafficante, who "travelled to and from Cuba,'' (Tr. 100) and who "had a source inside Cuba (who) ...was believed to “have. aécess to Castro and a poison pill was’ developed that he was to insert ae into Castro's food."' (Tr. 101) SOURCE: SAFE s Testimony of Wn. Colby, 5/23/75 John Bayly FILE: DATE: ——— TLOPTS