157-10011-10004 (2Pl2 7/93 6 Date:8/15/92> Page:i JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION . nes ane AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER : 157-10011-10004 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : et OOS TSH STM AOA SHAH HSH ASH OAS SMM a aD Dm a wm mm cm me ay an aw mm aw me SEC EOD me Ww SS SS ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : {R] TO : [R] TITLE : | INDEX CARDS a (R] DATE : 06/00/75 PAGES : 192 >, SUBJECTS : ‘ep 0“ OPERATION MONGOOSE [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 5 of 5, Index Cards, June/July 1975 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED HY 50955 DBocld: 32203772 Page 1
COé6ag¢ AH ELLEDECE  PIoog  @ afeg 0 A Dect PERSONS/ENTITIES: Walt ELDER, RFK, GENERAL LANSDALE, MCGEORGE BUNDY, BRUCE CHEEVER (CIA), OCCURRENCE? 1 COE PELE SICA Tio, TION To F DA ANT Ze HS DocL, ir 13 ~Gy ee ce ee ee cam Se ew tte GD pte me DATES: CATEGORIES: 9/14/62 MONGOOSE : Special Group Augmented wv Possibility of sabotage off pare parts allegedly ready for shipment to Cuba byf___._fis being looked inf6=- lef, Task Force W. says this activity is underway. va 2 ee senna neice SOURCE; Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962- Nan ler Meee ee SED me Ga GE enw me a SoD NY ee AEN HD DD EE ME Yor eee Gu saRE So em ou stem ete om ae Met ert one DATE? June 30, 1975 SE SRL ty eR SED RO wate erm cam A SEE ie Mens rte UPe mrt chats an wie
BT GhLeOece  PEeed coeds £ abeg cron to, : No OBJECTION OR Sebsseehise BCUMENT as SANITY a4 t - PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: JTK Co . OO Special Group - Maxwell Taylor ! “ mented 27 Sept 62 - MOONGOOSE™ Diem] OCCURRENCE: Taylor states that the Special Group and the Sencial Group Augmented considered a proposal by CIA for covert activities designed to harass the Democratic REnublic of Vietnam. This had been prepared in response to a request by the Sec.'s of State ard Defense. / ——Fayler—added—that—the—Special—Group_asked_that_a_more__detailed_operation_plan_be prepared. It was agreed that Defense make certain equipment and personnel available to CIA in support. of this program. | as wweel. ~ SOURCE: | Me axwel l rte sya Sie dated Sept 27, 1962 ae ah PILE: \ ee | pare: 9/29/75 PGW
COé6ag¢ AH ELLeOece  pTaog' F afeq AHAS NO 6 oBsECTI0N 10 SIFICATION AND/OR ee OF THIS! DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED o--44 CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: I 16 Oct 1962 Mongoose WA : : Soecial Group (Augmented) Carter OCCURRENCE: DCL Carter. SEALOSES that CIA undertak 2 as SOON aS pos sible 5 ee Or thef nUavana, to be carried out by recruited aGeeHP ino has access to a roo warden and has volunteered for this iission. SOURCE: STAPF: Momorandwn fron Marshall Carter to Special Grouy (Aumiented), date. Pay Oct MULE B22 (90725) DATE: 6/29
COé6ag¢ AH _g aBea zaccozze:proca “CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR - ma OFTHIS DOCUMENT a c- 4-4 — PERSONS/ENTITIES: . DATES: CATE BGORTES: 26 Oct 1962 Mongoose Special Group (Avemented) Cuba Parrot. OCCURRENCE: Parrot states that the CIA has| "Cuban owned ships. Action orders (i.e. sink- ing in Cubanzor bloc ports or high seas - sabotaging cargos - making crews inoperative) have gone to |for action. Other action | pending. SECRET SOURCE: . STAFF: Memorandum prepared by Parrot titled "Operation Mongoose - Main Points PGW to Consider," dated Oct 26, 1962. 6/29 DATE:
CG60¢ AH ZLLEOEZE 1PII0g gg abea PERSONS/ENTITIES: Gen Lansdale ' Gilpatrick Don Wilson ‘CheeeY OCCURRENCE: - onws TO WO OBJECTION TO, {ON AND DECLASSIRCAT DOCUMENT ITIZED AS SANTIS, DATES: | CATEGORIES: Oct 31, 1961 | MONGOOSE sane CUBA As for psychological operations, all CIA assets Gnctutingg 3 Bhad .been turned over to USIA for operational use. SOURCE? cy | (00744) FILE: 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale Wallach ===" = July 3, 1975
CG60¢ AH “ZLLEOZZE  PII0g ., i abe gq CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO CEE LASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED ged 4d OT ewes any las utp cob SOD ONES FON ED SEED ren <tc ES UH A DER HPD ence tn ERS te ety enh ID FS SY ei Se an GY ste GAD SEED GE SEED GM SPUR GE SER mE ERD WED: Ove GES Pan OD reo etm rey ce seep cy crib eum Attn vet ttm at RD OHNE a ne sane en sO HE BN th en inn PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: KIRK PAT RICK y fey) Je OO William Harvey DUP TM NY TOD . Gen. Lansdale Mr. Halpern Nov. 21, 1962 (|Special Group Augmented “~~ Walter Elder CHE EVER. : Operation Mongoose DCI ae Cuba CCURRENCE: nee a 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 Cheever which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandu. I have discussed this matter in detail with Cheever and 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§AMMORsy teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever's recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations which “SOURCE: WOU oprcalrry nave ie Oo the discussions 1 ME STAPR: ———-——- of the Matahambre operation." —— Ppul Wallach M Nov. _Hemarandum dated Nov 21, 1902 (01151) July 1, 1975
BT -GELEDCEE PTIOG see60e 6 aheg ee come res meen wns vote, sna enn GS inp GD np UD AE SED EEE om eh SED sr) YD ND HH LSet YS MWD GEE ATEN ie AONE CNS ND ND MEN HE SHE NY wen ca Snew RE ay ch GS Son SIG ea ame Gre ere GANG were mR co mi ce centr ene vy ee DATES +~ CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: KIRKPAT RICK ON William Harvey DUP Cu 14 Jer Gen.._Lansdale Mr. Halpern Nov. 21, 1962 {Special Group Augmented «~~ Walter Elder CHEEVER. a _|Operation Mongoose DCI mo — Fan! Cuba 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 and Cheever which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7-and 8 of my reference-memorandu. I have discussed this matter in detail with Cheever and 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 fAW@oRMteams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever's recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations which "SOURCE: Would Togicarty have Ted to the drscusstons at UNS TMP STAR: ————— of the Matahambre operation." ——— Paul Wallach i962 (01151). DATE: ° Me Memorandum dated Nov. 21, oa fs
CG60¢ AH ZLLEOSTE | PIO AHAS NO OBJECTION TO cans no ORE AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT § SANITIZED. “Gn a Sam cm Se cee eM cont EOD EE EE uD ERS uc Fu ED GHEY SOY WES ie ‘nes see cepey EO “gneD ‘OER etm cemae ht cAtct ore ecm Wem ERENT SERND SERA iy OEY amie UG GE GORD ith in UD Cig ENE neh Gbhi Soehe gents wens int cern stvem cemmr oman qr Gxt mum MD WoGD Gin INP PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES : CATEGORIES: KIRK PA TRICK William Harvey 9 DDB] OY UN [eo - Gen. Lansdale Mr. Halpem Ov. 21, 196 iSpecial Group Augmented ——~ Walter Elder CHEEVER. ae Operation Mongoose © DCI - i, Cuba 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 and Cheever which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandu. I have discussed this matter in detail with Cheever and 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¥ Ve teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever's recollection, any specific quest1ons concerning assets inside or prior operations which “SOURCE: MOUNT TORTENTIY Nave Ted roche GIscusStOns atthe CMP STAPR APP of the Matahambre operation." Ppul Wallach Poet DATE: Po . ——— July 1, 1975 emerandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151) too ia
BT Goéog OT aheg -ZeLe0zze:proog OCCURRENCE: Memo from the Special Group ion TO rio OBJECT R 7 CAS CIFICAT iON BNO EENT ~ RELEASE OF THIS AS SANITIZED | Zea b--* | ~ “U) CARD #1 PERSONS/ENTITIFS: _ DATES: CATEGORIES: Special Grou Augmented) ; Oo MONGOOSE; (Lansdaled Taylor; Johnsqn ' Special Group Augmented; . Gilpatrick; McCone,,R,.Kennedy , MONGOOSE Limnetzer : 4/9/63 Augmente rom 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. Of-twenty-four—desirabte—defection IA_has found several who seem vulnerable (including the| '" CIA awaits approval for "Voice of Free Cuba h Tt 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 in Cuba; and CIA asked the group for approval befve SOURCE: tag toe! ! ] STAFF: | TT Zt : ard i a Presurfer Geccab Fro (B, Lautcate , © (peration| DATE: pps FILE: Atongrone proprrer?, 31 Moy, 1962 (og 225° 37) ~~ ; ‘. Co - ontinued on
BT ZLLEOTTE'PLIIVG GGEOs IE ahez. HAS NO OBJECTION TO CO OLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED G- e-4e (De - PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: MURPHY 4/23/63 CUBA KILPATRICK wa _ ~ AEESNR SPECIAL GROUP © FITZGERALD eee Murphy asked Fitzgerald whether Castro’ penetrated. Fitzgerald replied that GaSe eididn't always have inside information.” ~ late ento Pe A go i, f are ! iat eA f { aj a cae Nope edd “Neer et SOURCE: STAPF: ———="__ Memorandum, dated 4/23/63, prepared by Lyman and ———— Kilpatrick. WALLACH FILE: DATE: 7/2/75
BT Goéog 8t abea Zeceozee:proca area of Cuba. )" ~~ GIA HAS No OBJECTION e REaassiricarion NDA v FRLEASE OF THis “AS SANITIZED DOCUMENT : PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: JOHNSON KILPATRICK MONGOOSE y MCCONE Sept.16,1963 SPECIAL GROUP OCCURRENCE: On September 16, 1963 a memorandum reported that "all a of the special group have approved project ( (having to do with certaiff activties in the ce eee ao: tenth em ama SOURCE: Memorandum dated 16 September 1963 for members of the Special Group from Mr. Parrott FILE:
CG60¢ AH ELLEOSTE (PLOOg EL aed SANITIZED ge £44 e (1) J PERSONS/ENTITIES: _ CATEGORIES eet. s/10/os MCCONE FITZGERALD BUNDY PAPICH JESSUP RFK STEAKLEY JMWAVE JMWAVE VANCE DATES: | , t f ? OCCURRENCE + According to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7/30/64, “TE was S Spreod 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.5 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 price was $150,000. ~ SOSERMARIO = “PERING #4 DOSCIMRDEESonOe: Backy dar Tuan wouldaconeri but ens 50S 00S PROSE pproached the Chief of station, SMWVAVE, and suggested the U.S. goverment afso contribute, This was rejected, CIA's only involvement was_torep SOURCE Yast record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from MEedis! to Bundy, 3/19/64, reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged participajts."'Obviously nothing came of the ploti"(117) . DATE: FILE: IG REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75
COé6ag¢ AH ZLLEOZTE PIO0G - $E abeg. ane areriaal TO wee at on AGW iuAt (oe AND/OR T RELEASE OF. THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED Z 6 -¢ 9 (2) PERSONS/ENTITIES: AiG | CATEGORIPS: /19/6 : SGA 64 MCCONE FITZGERALD HYG! TES we BUNDY “PAP LCH ff BOS CES MONGOOSE JESSUP RFK STEAKLEY JMWAVE JMWAVE VANCE u ain Pie . 1p \ i ah a ri OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7730/64, "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 Affrs7; ASst.-Sect. for—inter- Anerican 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- cared, bo. be ~anvolved, in the scheme.’ The asking price was $150,000. - SOSEENARIOS DEPION. aw Wicseieeess Gita ee TedaRommvouNlt fSoiitagibuee's$50%000hy EO SEH approached the Chief of “Station, “MAYES “and suggested the U.S<— povertiient also contribute. This was rejected. CIA's_only_involvement_was_torep tion_of its existence"! SOURCE Yast record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from Metco" to Bundy, 8/19/64, reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged participayts, nippy tously nothing Game 0 of the plot."(117) DAMS IG REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75
CG60¢ AH ZLLEOEZE (PLIog Gt abe hole Avackotoel pnd Y Gone it PERSONS/ENTITIES: LANSDALE, General DATES: CATEGORIES: 9/14/62 | MONGOOSE VY Special Groups Augmented CCURRENCE: As reflected in the 14 Sept. 1962 minutes of the meet ing_of_the _SGA.0% Operation Mongoose, General LANSDALE "reported that che[NSAlcomiest ea program is being stepped up considerably and should be in full swing by 1 November", : ~ SOURCE: STAPP Minutes of meeting of SGA on Operation Mongoose 9/14/62 , . PGW (00048) | FILE: DATE: . Cage 6/30/75
BT ‘ZLELOZZEIPII0G «oceans “OE afea BJECTION TO a CIA HAS NO O ND/OR 7 aa a DECAF THIS me pO L ECUMENT oe NSA Ket acho As SANE oe Beenie WAL Le V/s 4 dx 6(Y( d PERSONS/ENTITIES: ; DATES: | - CATEGORIES: TIARVEY, WILLIAM MEN ALP RATSR MONGOOSE MCCONE HELMS 11/3/62 S&E MATAHAMBRE COPPER MINES OCCURRENCE : fi aavey-_states PGW SOURCE: 11/14/62, Memorandum of William Harvey, (00757) -FILE: DATE: 6/30/75