AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : “RECORDS SERIES : MEMORANDUM AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM : TO: TITLE MINUTES OF SPECIAL DATE : PAGES : SUBJECTS : OPERATION MONGOOSE CUBA CONGO CASTRO DOCUMENT TYPE : Date:08/05/94 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION Released under the John . Eennedy Wssasesination Records ollection Act of 1992 SSCIA 157-10004-10152 (44 USC 2107 Nate). ases#: NW 53244 Date: He—-12-2017 DOCUMENT INFORMATION GROUP MEETING, 25 AUGUST 1960 08/25/60 2 PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : U RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : X : 08/09/94 DATE OF LAST REVIEW ~ OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : IA, 18, 1C, DONOR REST., REFERRED [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED WW 53244 Docld:32202041 Page 1
at ye e a . - - . . a - NO OBJECTION — NATIO COUNCIL: MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD ; SUBJECT: Minutes of Special Group Mecting, 25 August 1960 ; i = PRESENT: Messrs. Merchant, Gray, Irwin, Dulles “= “id, Congo Mr. Parrott outlined broadly three (or as Mr. Dulles later described them ''2 1/2"') operational lines that we are following in mounting an 1 anti- Lumumba epee ea in the eons hese included: “ 4 oki SiG (abe ceertain- es He oa cae latter had just come up and that we are now in the process of assessing the bona fides and capabilities of the individual. The Group agreed that the action contemplated is very much ; in order. Mr. Gray commented, however, ‘that his associates had Sn expressed extremely strong feelings on the necessity for very Straightforward action in this situation, and he wondered whether , the plans as outlined were sufficient to accomplish this. Mr. Dulles replied that he had taken the comments referred to seriously and had every intention of proceeding as vigorously as the situation permits or requires, but added that he must necessarily put himself ina position of interpreting instructions of this kind within the bounds of “necessity and capability. It was finally apreed that, planning for the Congo would not necessarily rule out consideration" of any particular kind of activity which might contribute to getting rid of Lumumba, a! r. Irwin temmented that certain individuals in Defense have given thought to the pOwgibility of using high olficiats-of the Catholic ” Church in Africa to promote,the generat“objectives of the West. In this connection, he cited a preliminary assessment which had been made of the Negro Cardinat-Fecently appointedaby.the Pope.-sthe=" assessment being thagsthte individual in question 1s a man of not . ae Tes Doc rhe rae) LX EA, Oe, THE nite MOUSE Ge hie 1 oe NLSTINLSAL Pres onsen ena PAPES 190, “Rao vii 0) TAT DEETAOY—_. HW 53244 DoclId: 32202041 Page 2? -
HW 535244 outstanding intelligence, abidety or drive, but that he is obviously well motivated. Mysfrwin askea whether there might be other individuals of siwfilar, althoughipraturally lesser, stature in the church hierarchy whckcould be useful, ; Mr. Merchant commented that the Catholic Church in Black Africa is nota very substantial force. Mr. Dulles concurred in this, but added that this would be something to kecp in mind as appropriate. c TRE WHITE HOUSE Urey Im Cnr ee _ a — wéde § hte dee IV \ 4a iw DoclId: 322702041 Page 3 -—-