JFK Assassination System (Date: 8/27/201 Identification Form » KRenneay Assassination AGENCY : MATHENY Records Collection act of RECORD NUMBER: _ 178-10004-10259 pass (aa Use ero? Nore). ase#:NW 54214 Date: Po—11—-2017 RECORD SERIES: SSC SERIES AGENCY FILENUMBER: DRAFT REPORT--APPROVAL OF QUOTATIONS (2) Document Information ORIGINATOR: = NSC FROM: PARROTT, THOMAS A. TO: RECORD TITLE: = MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED), 14 SEPT. 1962 DATE: 09/14/1962 \ PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES OPERATION MONGOOSE KENNEDY, ROBERT F. CUBAN EXILES CIA DOCUMENT TYPE: MEMORANDUM CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: = 08/11/1993 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Unmarked but contains classified information. v9.1 ; 18 HW 542714 DociId:32105759 Page 1
ee ee te ate ree cme ee ee ee oe ee ee ee ee reer s '178-10003-10085 : a a a i ed 14, September 1962 178-10004-10259 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD - SUBJECT: Minutes of Meeting of the Special Group - (Augmented) on Operation MONGOOSE, 14 September 1962 PRESENT: Mr. Bundy; the Attorney General; Mr. Johnson; Mr. Nitze, General Lemnitzer, General Lansdale; General Carter; Mr. Donald Wilson 1. The Group approved in principle General Lansdale's paper of 31 August, with the amendments that had been agreed upon at last week's meeting and which'were attached to General Lansdale's memo- randum of 12 September. However, Mr. Bundy made it clear that this -did not constitute blanket approval of every item in the paper and that sensitive ones such as sabotage, for example, will have to be. presented in more detail on a case by case basis. — 2. General Lansdale noted that he has asked appropriate people in the Pentagon to draw up estimates covering requirements for person- nel, space, communications, etc., against the contingency that Cuban operations will move into a more active phase and will require such facilities. 3. General Carter said that CIA would examine the possibilities \ of sabotaging airplane. parts which are scheduled to be shipped from Canada to Cuba. 4. CIA will attempt to develop hard intelligence on the re- ' ported funding of subversive elements in Ecuador and perhaps elsewhere, from Canada. Mr. Johnson emphasized that any such evidence which could be adduced before the OAS Foreign Ministers’ meeting would be highly valuable. 5. General Lansdale reported that the NSA collection program is being stepped up considerably and should be in full swing by - 1 November. ; 6. Mr. Bundy expressed his concern about the necessity for linking planning in the political and military fields with the MONGOOSE operations. He said that his tentative conclusion is that what is required is a tightly knit interagency group closely tied to the MONGOOSE group but not a part of it. He said he would discuss this concept with higher authority. ee ee UNMARKED — NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION _ steee Qe eee HW 54214 DoclId:32105759 Page 2? “a GTWayS AHI WONT Adon01.0ONa AUVdaIT quod
7. General Carter reported on CIA's contacts with Pan American regarding its Havana flights. He said that the company had asked the Agency to buy its blocked pesos at a one-for-one rate at a scale of $140,000 a month retroactive to last May lst. He said that in the face of this proposal, CIA had agreed to buy $200,000 worth, provided Pan American makes no move at this time to discontinue its service. He. said there were assurances that no sucle move would be made before: October Ist at the earliest, : After some discussion, the Group agreed that it is highly desirable to maintain this service. On theother hand, it appears that Pan American's estimates of the amount of money it is losing and the amount of subsidy required to break even.are apparently excessive. General Carter undertook to look into the possibility, suggested by the Attorney General, that Pan American could lower its quoted fare, inasmuch as the company is not getting the benefit of the $20 now in any case, It was generally agreed that government operation of this service would be just as expensive as having Pan American continue it. 8. The Attorney General raised the question of actions by Cuban exile students against the Castro regime. He recognized, as did the rest of the Group, the fact that these activities can serve as a “cover ‘for ‘future U.sS.-sponsored operations. “On the ‘other hand, it was -recognized equally that bad publicity could result. It was suggested that CIA might talk to selected students and spread the idea that any active operations planned by them must in fact be reasonable and worth- while ones, and to leave the idea that irresponsible actions might lead to trouble for them in the future. ‘Thomas A. Parrott ec: General Lansdale — dratroyed dates = ie HW 54214 DoclId:327105759 Page 3 “a GTWaaIS FNL WOM Xaod.oLOVA AYWVdaIT qyor