176-10036-10026 DATE PAGES : SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : _ DATE'OF LAST REVIEW : ~ OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM.: TO: TITLE : : 1/19/1963 . _ JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM ~ NARA 176-10036-10026 National Security Files WH Chase Bundy, McGeorge Cuban Coordinating Committee 2 9/10/2000 National Security Files, Box 37: Cuba 1/63. Box 1. 00 EN MO EO EE EE OE ED HS EE EE OEE SO a EES FEDS EE eras a ATE ae aE GS eo ao a Pa aD aE
. ; 4 a . Wu 37S FO . Seed CIA review ~_ Aan t GIVBIAG SECRET - EYES ONLY | January 19, 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. BUNDY SUBJEGT: Cuban Coordinating Committee The following are some further thoughts on the work of the Committee: 1, Future Policy Toward Cuba = As I mentioned to you. ii my memorandum of January 18, Secretary Vance submitted a paper to the Committee which identified two posaible courses of action in trying to overthrow the Castro/Communist regime in Cuba; (1) a policy of apply~ ing increasing degrees of political, economic, psychological and mili- tary predsures, and (2) a policy of applying political, economic, psychological and. military pressures as appropriate opportunities present theme¢elves. In presenting the paper to the Committee, Secre- tary Vance made it abundantly clear that while he had identiffed an alternate course of action, the identification did not include an endorse- meént -- ‘he had not yet reached & decision on that question. While, on the surface, Bob Hurwitch seems to have accepted the consideration of an alternative course of action in the policy paper, hejundoubtedly views it coldly. He believes strongly that such factors*-""* as (1) our hope to act with full OAS support, and (2) Presidential. state- mente about our non-aggressive intentions, necessarily Mimit our policy to one of applying préssures ag opportunities. present themselves; thia is neither a “hard' nor "soft" policy but the only politically realigtic policy. Deep down, | think he regarde the consideration of the so-called “active policy," at best, as a useless exercise and waste of time and, at-woret, as an insidious attempt by DOD dreamers to bring to Hfe a policy which will earn battlefield promotions at the expense of U.S. national interest. [I can't say yet how far Mr. Cottrell goes along with this view. “ On this one, I'm with Secretary Vance. The alternate course of action is substantively worth focusing on. Also, the educational aspect ia important. Both Mr. Cottrell and Secretary Vance are new at the Cuban bueiness. If they are to be really effective in their new roles, it SECRETsEYES ONLY
SECRET-EYES ONLY -2- . geema worthwhile that they think through basic courses of action which may appear to others to be unattractive. The process need not turn out to be either very time-consuming or dangerous. After you received the phone call-‘from Secretary Vance, I passed your meseaage to Mr. Cottrell. He and Mr. Vance planned to meet late Saturday afternoon to thraéh out the policy paper. 2. CIA vis-a-vis the Miami Office (Mr. Crimmins) --I mentioned yto-you in a previous memorandum that at one’ meeting, Mr. Cheiver;*the ‘CIA representative, viewed the work of the Miami office in a narrow gense; he obviously waa reluctant to see Mr. Crimmine getting involved in CIA business;. Bob Hurwitch tells me that.this problem is under control. He said (1) that Mr. Cheiver had simply not gotten the word, (2} that Mr. Fitzgerald and others in CIA do have the word, and (3) that there ig no need at present to make an isaue of this point. & 3. Timing of Meetings The following meetinge on Cuba are scheduled for this week: _ Monday, 2:00 PM - Cuban Coordinating Committee at State Wednesday, 10:30 AM - Mr. Cottrell, Secretary Vance, Mr. Helms, Mr. Dungan, with you in your alfice Thursday, 10:00 AM - ExCom Papers Papers for the ExCom meeting will be distributed on Tuesday afternoon. Gordon Chase. SECRET-EYES ONLY | Ro A Ae oe — -