457-10011-10005 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM Date:08/15/92 Page:1 ay om om EP EE ca OD ae cD ey em ae OE OE GE a ED et Ge GS EDD GH ee SED GG GD GED ED GE GE GD GD GE GD OD GS See one nee ee tte te ce umm emt) Gm oe AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : = am om Ge nw ts oe om ow ae wD GD om OD om oD oe we om ow ae Ge Oe om an me Ge Gm ae Om Gm Om Om ax em cm em am am wt GE GD a GD Gm EP EY GR DED GE GE GigE an EDGED Ream ons es nth HR) th ech aR MEE) RE MD tm GE om am eD ORIGINATOR : FROM : TO: INDEX CARDS TITLE : DATE : PAGES : CASTRO WIRETAP OPERATION MONGOOSE SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS Box 139, Book 1 of 3, Index Cards, June/July 1975 AGENCY INFORMATION SSCIA 157~10011-10005 06/00/75 478 ° PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT T REFERRED p 09/29/93 [R] HY 50955 Bocld: 322703773 .. [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Page i
CG609. AH Le Ls 5 oon << Peat i Le Kata Sond . oad bad Ls | fl a] a. Aa . CIA HAS NO OBJECTION To ‘DECLASSIFICATIGN ANB/OR RELEASE GF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED /(<) Lan! 10 f-Rer TF PERSONS/ENTITIES: “CATEGORIES: . Bautzer . /59-/65 p O'Connell Maheu Car tro OCCURRENCE O'Connell testified that Maheu helped CIA Reqgues me to O'Connell’ om : ‘CIN arranged for [to go to N.Y.C I" tog —— in America. CIA monitored mail thereafter between f unbeknowngst to either. (Tr. 144-151) : — ; CIAHASNOOBJECTIONTO sed in San Franci | : M in San Francisco. DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR CIA, again through Maheu, get up | RELEASE OF ats DOCUMENT | TARE: —“festiinony of James O'Connell, 5/30/75 nn; John Bayly FILE:
tceac AR. ELLEdsze Ploeg: . Pa afea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION To DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OFTHIS DOCUMENT ASSANTIZED C45 wen 45 (Vine FF PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET s Gf. Lie (See’the 13 names listed below) FEB, Mel gra OY (Card » cere CAPERG KienATe ) | -CUBY - PHASE I | St The T. G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO: sate seem nn “cee cee em Wl de‘ ae, eae Umer ama GEE eo ce ED MEE AD aE se oo ars on es ne 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, Dp/P the DD/P (GOTTLIEB! s name was en- Ae SHEFF TEED-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 tion in 1960-61. ) 6. J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/4 12. ROBERT BANNERMAN, DD/Security 7. CORNELIUS 5 ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD 13. Jd. C. KING, Chief » WH Division (He too 8. HAY TRELCHLERY Chemical Division, TSD denies knowing: of the operation at 9. EDWARD GUNN, ‘Chief, Operations Division, Medical Services the time.) STAFF; Baron DATE: 28.6.75
CS60G AH . p ofed ELLEOeZE  PLA0g CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION ANG/OR. RELEASE OF THIS GOCUMENT AS SANITIZED i) Ce) weg JE Fos F f a] * DATES: CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: Maheu Trafficante 3 or 4-61 | Castro Edwardse~ Brow Lon viel Ge Rosselli Giancana OCCURRENCE: that - was Breckinridge testified,Maheu.on retainer to CIA "in the carly days" (Tr. 99) os ('S50's?) and"on one occasion’ he @btaineda female Conipanion for an” “important” — foreign Teadér.'' (Tr. 99) Edwards contact€d Maheu who contacted Rosetti who 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_access_to_Castro_and_a poison_pill. was_developed that he was_ to insert into Castro's food." (Tr. 101) SOURCE: STAFP : Testimony of Wm. Colby, 5/23/75 John Bayly TIOITS
CoG60oc AH. ELLEDGEZE -plaog G sheg PERSONS/ENTITIES: tf BRD UNOCENTITIES See list of names below. ) OCCURRENCE: allan ian 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. He does not The list of persons with knowledge of Py OPERATION differs from those who knew of PHASE I. Those CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE GF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANTIZED (7 74) even (Sher FY CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET - CASTRO. a GHPR - SYNDICATT/PHASK IT —— KNOWLEDGE OF PHASE Tr ANONLEDGE OF PHASE IT CARD 1 of 3 JASE II of the CASTRO ASSASSINATION with knowledge of PHASE IT are: 5. J.C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He stated in our interview with him that he Inew that HARVEY was having meetings with members of the rambling Syndicate in 1962.) 6.__fBRUCE CHEEVER 3, HARVEY's deputy in 1962 (CHELVER Laiows=that—HaRvie kmowof-developments after May T1962.) 4 SAFE TELD EDWARDS , D/Security (He knows of the fact of the turnover to HARVEY, but states he knows nothing of developments thereafter, ) itbettenteetet itt ¢ LY was meeting with gansters in Reno (sic) in the winter of 1962, ) ~y 7. ‘TED SHACKLEY, Chief, JMWAVE (He assisted ¥y of arms and equivment to VARONA in April 1962, but presumably did not know the identities of the recipients nor (con't.) c ies nn Baron DATE: 28.6.75 RE Wate “et tars Cg “ten ie “Toe “Hee
_G660¢o BH ELLEOTTE:PIOOG 9 abeg - PERSONS/ENTITIES: =ASONS/ENTITIES (Same instruction as card 1.) CCURRENCE: ENCE SHACKLEY , cont: ¢ material was” fo b Bovernment Sponsorship, ) 10. VARONA'S SON-IN-LAW (He too was pre- Sumably not aware of fovernment's role.) DATES; jit 1761 CATEGORIES: ae CARD 2 of 3 aE il, MACEO, ROSELLI's "Man" Probably knew there was connection (MACEO a government » but may not have identified CIA as the agency. )
cC60S AH ELLEOEZE  PLIOg ‘ afeg © PERSONS/ENTITIES: Edwards - Gomez King Holcomb Bannerman o'Connell (Tr. 36, 99-100). SOURCE: (OCCURRENCE: O'Connell testified th Robert BANNERMAN (Who-was—no to tell BANNERMAN that B. was not “privy'’ to project. 0" CIA HAS NO OBJ IA HAS ECTIO AS SANITIZED CNC ail ee ee oe me ee ee cn nen mm cm ce er oO at when EDWARDS was on leave, once, Gomez on Holcombe, - + cee 'y No one but KING, not men 2 at ES RNATS t-witting_of Castro project) a -Connell—was embarassed. Poon CATEGORIES: Castro KING spoke to nd O'Connell had knew (100) STAFF: John Bayly
BH “€LLE0zze  PLacg coéeog “8 abeg. CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO _-DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT — ASSANITIZED (1)(4) eae f6 (Phare FE TOP SECRET PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATES: CATEGORIES: KING, J. C. HARVEY LE REPaRT Erwrpips W . | May 23, 1967 CASTRO BISSELL HALPERN 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, §Ray Treichler; John Warner, Néstor Sanchez} William Harvey, Cornelius Roosevelt, ‘Robert’ Banriérman, [Richard Ober. SOURCE: STAFF: Baron DATE: 7/2/75 . FILE: _ fait
Go60c AH ELLEOZZE  PIO0. “§ abeg ~_CIAHAS No Oauéction DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED C7, (4) CATEGORIES: MONGOOSE Special Group Augmented PERSONS/ENTITIES: . DATES: WALT ELDER a 9/14/62 BRUGEAGIEEVERY (CIA) OCCURRENCE: ‘BRUCECHEEVER attended the 14 September 1962 MONGOOSE meeting for the CIA. He reported. (according to WALT ELDER) that no decisions were made, and no new ideas were brought up, and nothing useful emerged from the meeting. SOURCE: Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962- PGW Wa der So rhe Cage DATE? June 30, 1975
” AH So6oc - €LLEOSTE Plog OL sbheg CIAHAS.NO OBJECTION TO. --DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE GF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED (1 (4.) DATES: 9/14/62 PERSONS/ENTITIES: WALT ELDER¥ RFK, GENERAL LANSDALE, MCGEORGE BUNDY, BRUCE CHEEVER~(CTA) MONGOOSE URRENCE: _. CIA Headquarters and all WH stations are to be especially to alert for of arms or other subversive material from cuba to other Latin American Chief, Task Force W says this alert has been laid on and is in force. - ete CATEGORIES: Special Group Augmented any shipments countries-- Walt Elder SOURCE: Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962- PILE: Cage 6 oot STAFF: PGW DATE: June 30, 1975
GG600 AH ELLEG@EE- ploaog TT. aheg CIAHAS.NO OBJECTION TO __ DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR | | | PELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT anne ASSANTZED C))(4 Ca) . Grew 456 Sar FF 2FCTION TO HWATION AND/OR RELEASE QF THs Sane AS SANITIZED (1X6 )(1Ye cen , ms 60 Ter Gf mm oe SAR SR eee een SD ER ED GM ie) aes GE ei suey ere SOD CORD ex enn nee PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Walt ELDER, RFK, GENERAL LANSDALE , MONGOOSE 9/14/62 MCGEORGE BUNDY, (BRUCES@HEEVER| (CIA) , ae Special Group Augmented Possibility of sabotage of( __Ispare parts allegedly ready for shipment to Cuba by is being looked into--Chief, Task Force W Says this activity is underway . SY: SOURCE: Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962- PGW STAFF: Cage e00f4 — DATE? June 30, 1975 So oe ae a a hc th yt Ns mC St Ste swt at ets sen wy sees ec ee wee ee ee
fc60dc AH ELLEG@EGE - plaog #1 afea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR __ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED Oey PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: - PREICHLER, Ray March-July 60 | CUBA (Misc. Schemes) ™ Trae” OCCURRENCE: Aerosol attack on radio station: A scheme was discussed at CIA to "contaminate the air of the radio station where CASTRO broadcast his speeches with an aerosol spray of a chemical that produces reactions similar to those of Lysergic Acid (LSD)." (10) "Nothing came of the idea." (10) Geer, of TSD, remembers the discussion and discouraged the scheme "because the chemical could not be relied upon to be effective." (10) Others who may be knowledgeable: 1. (rsp) recalls general experimentation _with_psychic_energizers. ‘ee Jake Esterline. SOURCE: IG Report, 1967 7/3/75 BILE: DATE:
COé6ag¢ AH “ELLEOSSE  pLlIog €— afea CIA HAS No OBJECTION T DECLASSIF:CATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED (1) C4) wpe DPR FL PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET Z Gh ator (See the 13 names listed below) [£6 Met fra byet Card > a RAE see At RO Km ATE ) “CUBR —- PHASE I carte omy / fs eh us 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. C. P. CABELL, DDCT ‘ | ll. SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to 3. RICHARD BISSELL, DD/P a the DD/P (GOTTLIEB's name was en- 4. —_ SHEFF TEED-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 tion in 1960-61.) 6. J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/4u le. ROBERT BANNERMAN , DD/Security 7. CORNELIUS ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD 13. J. C.. KING, Chief, WH Division (He too 8. Pray TRETCHLER} Chemical Division, TSD denies knowing, of the operation at 9. . EDWARD-GUNNS Chief, Operations Division, Medical Services the time.) _ SOURCE: I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 34-35 STAFF: Baron DATE: 28.6. FILE: ©
Iprood ccEeac MN ‘SLLEOZZE PL ahegd- PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATES: | CATREGORIFS: MOCONE, HOOVER HELMS pecial Group BUNDY Mar 2, 1964 Mongoose R. KENNEDY OCCURRENCE: elms states that agency officers have reported plans of Cuban exiles to assassinate selected Cuban government leaders. Agency officers told Cubans that U.S. would not condone the planned actions. Plans included: Cuban exile approach “to March 2, 1964 by businessman to discuss a plan which was "still in the embryonic state to assassinate Fidel Castro." Businessman has underworld connections with Cosa Nostra. ‘Guevera." "Cameron knows that he can indicted for =e Latter group has offered-to assassinate Castro for $150,000. Proposes” to use S men. March 3, 1964 meeting in which (BYReneGsncrenysays he met an unidentified group which would be willing to assassinate selected Cuban officials for cash. Specifically the Cameron group is interested in assassinating Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, and Ernesto Che (ai Aa ae Sop AH SOURCE: mpmorandum for DCI McCone from Richard Helms re OTART': plans of Cuban exiles to assassinate selected Cuban government . diGenova leaders, June 10, 1964 (03105-031110) DATE: 7/3/75
BT ELLEOZTEPIOOG = Gg60s 6— abeg gjection 70 oR ee $0 RSE cat Sen PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: MURPHY 4/23/63 CUBA KILPATRICK ME SPECIAL GROUP FITZGERALD a CCURR Murphy asked Fitzgerald whether Castro's immediate entourage _ had been | penetrated. Fitzgerald replied that Castro's ¢si#sitér workéd-for -us}, but oe ag SOURCE: STAFF: Memorandum, dated 4/23/63, prepared by Lyman and Kilpatrick. WALLACH FILE: . NATE: 7/2/75. |
“€LLeozzée:ploeg - GC60c AH “gL abeg PERSONS/ENTITIES: // CATEGORIES: Desmond FITZGERALD AMLASH 4 Nestor “SANCHEZ: ROBEFE KENNEDY HELMS OCCURRENCE: wT : -Desmond FITZGERALD, Chief of SAS, met wit AMLASH, using§NeéStor: 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: eee Castro Cad td 2 "FITZGERALD will represent self as personal representative of Robert F. KENNEDY ge" 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 approval from Robert KENNEDY for FITZGERALD inhi t “STAFF: F Baron IG REPORT 1967 DATE: FILE: 7/1/75
aH ELLEDSEC  PToeG seeds LE ae ga PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: } 29/1963 Castro LAN 1963 6 Ca-Q 2 2 OCCURRENCE: (CARD 2) In a memorandum byfSANCHEZJon 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_need—for_an_assassination—weapon.—In-parti-eular, 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 om€ASTRO's life. (90) However, the¥SANCHEZiJmemorandum reported "After the meepiti® LAMLASH Stated that he Ea fs ie ew what technical support 4 Ai SOURCE: , IG REPORT 1967 FILE:
GS60S AH ELLEQECE: PLIcg ‘BE sheg iON TO RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT SSANITIZED ay ee . 29%) ee PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: , CATEGORIES: Resmond FITZGERALD _AMLASH Oct. 29, 1963 Castro HELMS a ee Cad tf & OCCURRENCE: Rv i F Desmond FITZGERALD, Chief of SAS, met with AMLASH, using$N@stor+SMNCHEVias 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’ Fz KENNEDY g =~ 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 Dp/P_CHELMS) who decided it was not necessary to seek approval from Robert KENNEDY for FITZGERALD a—his—namer—{89) phast STAFF: F Baron IG REPORT 1967 DATE: 7/1/75
BT Goéog ELLEOZZE 1 PIO0G 61 abeg (x come code kets eth ineh uneh ttn Geom neven ene sunee sutiet nee carn ceete eee Set Ath unt Suet tne (pee) Wee Seow SeKth EH mete setts ste Mee Tint Re te Ne Sent en oe ete cee PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: SF » 39,/1963 - WA1963 In a memorandum ipyeSANGHEZ'|}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 thalt 2 SANCHEZ eported that "nothing of an operational nature was discussed at the FITZGERALD meeting " (90), FITZGERALD recalled that AMLASH-1 "spoke repeatedly_of_the_need_for_an assassination—weapon.——In_particular,—— Castro Cae 2-4 2 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 om€ASTRO's life. (90) However,’ the §S& HEVajmemorandum reported "After the mee ie TA ASH] stated that he was satisfied"with the policy discussion but nowalés ada ee what technical support we could provide him."(90) oy, Use SOURCE: a IG REPORT 1967 FILE:
CG60¢ AH cLLeOzee PIA 0% aheg IAHAS NO OBJECTION TO OE CLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED is-3-ae A PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: DATES: FETZGERALD AMLASH November 14,196 ’ Castro CCURRENCE: met with*TEPEDENOF who reported to him AMLASH's reaction to his meeting with FITZGERALD. (rePEDRNORS aid that AMLASH dwelt constantly on the fact that "he could not understand why he was denied certain small pieces of equipment which promised a final solution to the problem; whtle, on the other hand, the US Government gave much equipment and money to exile groups for their ineffective excursions against Cuban coastal targets. According toll EPEDENOMP(AMLASH) feels strongly on this point, and if he does not get advice and materials from a U.S. Government technician, he will. again, and we will losé whatever progress we have made t ao SOURCE: IG REPORT 1967 F Baron FILE: . DATE: — | : 7/1/75
BT ELLEOZZE:PIO0G oG60s Tz afeg BIJECTION TO CIA HAS NO O Or OR \FICATION DEH ASE OF THIS DOCUMENT pSSANITIZED, pa iy-3-7 AMLASH FITZGERALD / Nov. 19, 1963 Castro OCCURRENCE: ; U Nestor SANCHEZ) prepared a memorandum for the Record which indicated that the CIA would give AMEASHassassination 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 rep be—-kept—_to_a—_minimum."_(9.1)—(Emphasis—added) Note: “Those aro Shiper/assassin & Ca pend IG REPORT 1967 DATE: 7/1/75
ELLEDZTETPIA0G GgEos BH “ge abea NOOBJECTIONTO, = CA HSS IFICATION AND/OR | RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMEN! AS SANITIZED PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: (earn Nov. 22, 1963 Castro FLTZGERALD , (Nester SANCHEZ 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) ; SANCHEZ s tated "that he received an OPIM cable from FITZGERALD that night or early ‘the-néxt 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 14¢ EE SOURCE: STAPF: F Baron FILE: DATE: 7/1175
Co60o AH. ELLEOTTE (PLI0g ez aheg PERSONS/ENTITIES: ‘PRESIDENT KENNEDY DATES: CATEGORIES: HELMS SPECTAL GROUP MONGOOSE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD July 25,1962 OCCURRENCE: Helms notes that McoCone briefed the panel of the President's foreign intelligence advisory board on political action projects. He pointed out that"each project. must have his approval to the Circulation to the members of the Special Group". For _exammle._reconnasiance overflights are naw apnroved. | HéiIms “read to the panel ——— —— a-paper_—on—the-operation—-Mongoose_which_theDirector_had_used_earlier in the day for giving ; a briefing to the President." SOURCE: Memorandum for the record, re meeting on CA matters with the panel of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory t Board Of Helms, dated July 25, 1962 (00870) | | diGenova DATE ory fere
BT ELLEODEZE:PIA0G Ggeos ‘BE ahea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO” DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED ese _ PERSONS/ENTITIES: -pates: | CATEGORIES: GIANCANA 1 Late CUBA January 1961 TSD prepared poison pills (of Botulin) rather than liquid poison, (24). SU ney remembers meeting with EDWARDS and O'CONNELL in (Syndicate/Phase I) -EDWARDS“—office—to discuss—the—requirement—!!(24)for—poison pills, which had initially been the preference of GIANCANA. 4 a SOURCE: ~T@ REPORT, 1967 — STATY: FILE: 7 DATE: 7/3/75
cceos. AH ELLEO“ZE ploog Gz aie a , OCCURRENCE: PERSONS/ENTITIES: * DATES: CATEGORIES: PeRoVNos nN tho BAtEo wae be Maheu Trafficante 3 or 4-61 { Castro Edwards Broo Laavid Ge Rosselli | Giancana , Hrved wes Breckinridge testified, Maheu on retainer to CIA ''in the early days" (Tr. 99) ('50's?) and’on one occasion he obtained " (fr. 99) Edwards contactéd Mahe who contacted ROcelTe who Contacted"Grancana who contacted Trafficante, who "travelled to and from Cuba," (Tr. 100) and who “had a source inside Cuba (who) ...was believed to have_access_to_Castro_and_a_poison_pill_was_developed_that..he..was _to_insert into Castro's food.'"' (Tr. 101) SOURCE: , STAPF: Testimony of Wm. Colby, 5/23/75 John Bayly FOULE: DATE: a pees TIOFTS
Bat ELLEOECE Ploog oceos “Oz abe ag ; : ; . - CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO : DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED toe (3 2\ 15-3-IF 3 BEACONS /ENTLELHS DATES: CATEGORIES: ‘VOPR SHECRIM CASTRO ot ae — SYNDICAIT/PUASE IT -- KNOWLEDGE, OF PHASE IT CARD 1 of 3 the List of persons with knowledge of PHASE II of the CAS'TRO ASSASSINATION JPERATION differs from those who knew of PHASE I. ‘Those with knowledge of PHASE TI are: L. RICHARD HELMS, DD/P 5. s WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, Task Force W 3. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security “See list of names below. ) ; fife {7 6) — r OCCURRENCE: J. C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He stated in our interview with him that he Imew that HARVEY was having, meetings with members of the rambling (ile knows that Harvey took over the syndicate in 1962.) , ~peration-and-delivered—piti.s,—arms,—and———6- isn Venn aE “HARVEY s “deputy ~in-b962 equipment in April 1962. He does not x 2 Tat HARVEY was meeting with know of developments after May 1962.) ‘fansters in Reno (sic) in the winter of 1962.) "SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security (He 7. ‘TED SHACKLEY, Chief, JMWAVE (lie assisted «nows of the fact of the turnover to HARVEY in the delivery of arms and equipment to HARVEY, but states he knows nothing of VARONA in April 1962, but presumably did not know cavelonpments thereafter.) the identities of the recipients nor (con't. ) “STAFF; zs 28 KN : SOURCE: L.G. REPORP £96 Baron DATE: = 28.6.75
:ploog GG6O0G AH ELLEOZZE £2 3fea PERSONS/ENTITIES: ce (Same instruction as card 1.) CCURRENCE SHACKLEY, cont: the purpose for which the ‘aerial was Co be USOC ae Ke) a5 Tinted ati tate the vilis to O'CONNELL on 18 April 1962.) ~ ANTONIO VARONA, the Cuban exile leader (He presumably was not aware of government sponsorship. ) J. VARONA'S SON-IN-LAW (He too was pre- sumably not aware of government's role. ) SGURCE: PILE: ITP rE eRROreoEe er tan on CATEGORIES: CARD 2 of 3 Li. MACEO, ROSELLI's "Man" (MACKO probably knew there was a fovernment connection, but may not have identified CIA as the agency.) (con't. ) NTT oy STAFF; OATE:
GG60o AH “eLeeozee Placa . az ‘aheg — RELEASE OF AS SANT oes DOCUMENT i9-b-qy Lae PERSONS/ENTITTES + REX vir. itcCone ‘cGeorsze Bundy tir. Wilson Mir. Johnson Dr. Charyk itr. GilpatrieY’ Dr. Scoville Gan. ‘Taylor Col. Steakley OCCURRENCE : . SGA discussed various possibilities of accomplishing reconaissance of Cuba, rangins Fron DATES: CATESORLES: oe : oo Mr. Parrot Oct 9, 1962 Snecial Group (Augmented) Mons 20 8e. _ very low level coverage hy tactical aircraft to hish performance aircraft and drones. Over- flights and peripheral flights were discussed, [t-was-aereed—that—the—fir st_priority—is—one— wigle per formance: “WMLSSion Inthe te ot tis, of-¥ the island, to be accompanied by all out Ulint support.: Depending on the results of this a nunber of sliilayr searches may be mounted. First mission was later approved by hicher’ authority, but the decision on the second proposition left open, The entire package was to be discussed at the USIB, anc by Chiefs on Wednesday, October 10th. a ene is aly SOURCE: ) SIPAPF . is eM ao Me ps bee E + Memorandum for the record, dated#Ockéher 9 1562 effecting a meetine of TR. POY ? ’ coieeelnee PILE: opecial “Croup Augmented and prepared by Thomas Parrot. - - (92821) BfeOrTs
AH so60s- £LLe0eze: Ploeg 6% afeg be - a | 9 OBJECTION TO PERSONS/ENTITIES DATES: CATEGORIES: Gen Lansdale Oct 31, 1961 MONGOOSE Gilpatrick —~ Don Wilson Cheeret OCCURRENCE: As for psychological operations, all CIA assets | | had been turned over to USIA for operational use. A A — er ae SOURCE? gc 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale starr Wallach (00744) - . DATE? july 3, 1975 FILE: