JFK Assassination System Date: 4/10/201 Identification Form Sn ceeaeEEt Ets SESS SSSSsSSSSSSSSS Agency Information AGENCY:  SSCIA RECORD NUMBER: — 157-10005-10158 RECORD SERIES: |». MEMORANDUM AGENCY FILE NUMBER : a Document Information ORIGINATOR: = SSCIA FROM: CARGILL, MASON TO: BELIN, DAVID W. TITLE: FILE SEARCH FOR MATERIAL RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS DATE: 05/01/1975 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : EXAMINATION-DCI MCCONE PERSONAL FILES 11/29/61 TO 12/31/64 FILES PERTAINING TO CUBA AND OPERATION MONGOOSE SEARCH OF FILES FOR MATERIALS RELEVANT ASSASSINATION PLAN MCCONE PAPERS OSWALD, LEE HARVEY JFK ASSASSINATION DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: | Consulted; 1A; 1B; 1C; Donor Restricted CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : BOX 435-7
Assassination Records Review Board Final Determination Notification RECORD NUMBER : 157-10005-10158 RECORD SERIES : MEMORANDUM AGENCY FILE NUMBER September 25, 1998 Status of Document: Postponed in Part Number of Postponements: 5 The redactions in this document have been postponed under the provisions set forth in The John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. The number within the brackets is provided to represent the appropriate substitute language from the list below. Board Review Completed: 09/09/98 “A oP h 12 CIA Installation in Africa/ Near East* ieenul —, erap 13 CIA Installation in East Asia/ Pacific* er 03 CIA Employee ae 24 Operational Details 14 CIA Installation in Northern Europe* ie ' 15 CIA Installation in Western Europe* paihe ke 05 Source nants te * 26 Scelso (The information is the true name of the 16 CIA Installation in Western Hemisphere a sbmtinid R 06 Name of Person oe ; individual whose pseudonym is John Scelso.) 17 Cable Prefix for CIA Installation in Africa/ Near East* 07 Pseudonym ‘ aie: . we 27 CIA Job Title 08 Identifying Inf ti 18 Cable Prefix for CIA Installation in East Asia/ Pacific* 28 CIA entifying Information 19 Cable Prefix for CIA Installation in Northern Europe* a 09 Date ; eas 29 Name of Organization 5 20 Cable Prefix for CIA Installation in Western Europe* : ‘ a oem 21 Cable Prefix for CIA Installation in Western Hemisphere* SU 'Socist Baciany Nesber 11 Country P 31 Alias Documentation * The number after the hyphen tracks of individual locations. 32 Official Cover (Details of Official Cover) 98 Information not believed relevant to JFK assassination 99 See the special substitute language above. Page 90
5/ny G/y2/a7 Date:09/30/93 it (4 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER : 157-10005-10158 - an ann RECORDS SERIES : DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Oy 2/95 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : CARGILL, MASON TO : BELIN, DAVID W. ITLE = MEMORANDUM DATE : 05/01/75 PAGES : 4 SUBJECTS : SEARCH OF FILES FOR MATERIALS RELEVANT ASSASSINATION PLAN EXAMINATION-DCI MCCONE PERSONAL FILES 11/29/61 TO 12/31/64 FILES PERTAINING TO CUBA AND OPERATION MONGOOSE MCCONE PAPERS OSWALD, LEE HARVEY JFK ASSASSINATION DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : S RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/30/93 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : BOX 435-7 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
¥ SABER SIRS ABTICE Hah TER ag Cat a DE i STIR a pl ish Reference copy, JFK Collection: HSCA (RG 233) . SSC] BGK is 243.57? LV? May 1, 1975 MEMORANDUM To: David W. Belin From: Mason Cargill Subject: SEARCH OF FILES FOR MATERIALS RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS I have completed an examination of the personal files of DCI McCone from November 29, 1961, through ~ December 31, 1964, and the files relating to MONGOOSE and 3 ZRRIFLE compiled by the Inspector General. Detailed lists ‘22, of documents in these with any possible relevance are ol attached as Tabs A, B, and C. All the documents in McCone's files relating to Cuba and the files relating to MONGOOSE certainly indicate a strong desire to bring about the downfall of the Castro govern- ment, along with extreme pressure from the President and Attorney General to find a way to do so. However, nothing in these files indicates any plan to assassinate Castro. However, in one of HMcCone's files there is an indication that the Agency was aware of plots by certain Cuban exiles to liquidate Castro (See page 9 of Tab A.) and that these were reported to the Special Group. You have requested copies of documents re- lating to this in a letter to Mr. Knoche of April 24. Also, one document indicates that McCone once stated one ultimate - objective of our policy toward Cuba should be ". . . to encourage dissident elements in the military and other power centers of the regime to bring about the eventual liquidation of the Castro/communist entourage and the elimination of the Soviet presence from Cuba." emphasis added) (See first paragraph, page 8, Tab A.) The only documents in McCone's files referring to the Kennedy assassination or Oswald are summarized on page 7 of Tab A under the heading "November 23, 1963°- December 31, 1963." CIAHAS NOO BJECTION TO - - . DECLASSIFICATION AND ce: iarvin Gray . RELEASE OF THIS pocuMerr RMC:e1b  BageamonBRmsEsag 276 ie aia by (3)
Most documents in the ZRRIFLE files indicate that its primary purpose was to recruit foreigners to conduct bur- glaries and safecrackings overseas to obtain code materials. However, there are a few more incriminating papers which seem to indicate a second purpose of ZRRIFLE, probably, the estab- lishment of an assassination capability and perhaps even a plan to use one agent, Jose Marie Andre Mankel (QJWIN), in an assassination attempt in the Congo. I refer specifically to documents summarized, in Tab C, at paragraph 11, page 4; para- graph 24, page 7; pazagraph 2, page 8; paragraph l, page 9; paragraph 3, page ° I definitely feel we should obtain copies of the documents underlined above, as well as one which indicates some ZRRIFLE activity in the Miami area, summarized at para- . graph 4, page 9, Tab C. Also, we should obtain a copy of the document, referred to above, in which McCone advocated that dissident Cubans bring about “the eventual liquidation of the Castro/communist entourage." I have prepared a letter for your signature requesting them, attached hereto. TOP SECRET - SENSITIVE t PROPE®TY oF THO wrurte . “6 Y 4} ‘TE tey ; cringe aos
or = SECRET May 1, 1975 \ Mr. E. Henry Knoche Assistant to the Director Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Knoche: In our review of the files of Director McCone and of the files relating to the ZRRIFLE project compiled by the Inspector General, we have noted several documents which are relevant to this Commission's inquiry and copies of which I would like to request at this time. These documents are: 1. An April 7, 1964, memorandum for the record by Mr. McCone on a meeting with the President and others with respect to Cuba Covert Action. It is filed at Tab 19 in a file marked “April 3 - May 20, 1964" in Box 8 of Mr. McCone's papers. 2. Handwritten notes written on small (approximately 3" x 5") yellow paper which are filed imme- diately in front of a dispatch dated December 7, 1962, from COS Luxembourg to Chief, KUTUBE-D, in a file marked "ZRRIFLE/ QUWIN/RYBAT OPERATIONAL" included in the Inspector General's compilation of materials relating to ZRRIFLE. . 3. A memorandum, dated January 31, 1962, from Justin E. O'Donnell to Chief, Accounts Branch, Finance Division, Re: Payments to QUWIN, in a file marked "ZRRIFLE Administrative/ Financial." 4. Contents of a large yellow envelope marked "ZRRIFLE - Receipts for accounting submitted by W.K. Harvev... covering period 13-21 April 1963..." contained in a larger yellow envelope marked "Documents and Receipts supporting THE Whit C1552 —ts a et
SECRET me ow ZRRIFLE activities," which is filed immediately after a dispatch to Luxembourg from Headquarters, dated 30 September 1963, in the file marked "ZRRIFLE Administrative/Financial." 5. Ten yellow legal size pieces of paper written on in ink, entitled "Project ZRRIFLE" filed at the very back of the file marked "ZRRIFLE - QJWIN Project/ Contract.” Thank you very much for your help with this matter. Sincerely yours, David W. Belin Executive Director iv ~ . ne Wry fk Ss Pe ry bine a SECRET
Ea tenia S IRF PS KY Reference copy, JFK Collection: HSCA (RG 233) in, MC CONE PAPERS NOVEMBER 24, 1961 - DECEMBER 31, 1964 REFERENCES TO CUBA ASSASSINATIONS, WARREN COMMISSION MATTERS BOX 2: MEMORANDA FOR RECORD File: November 29, 1961 - April 5, 1962 December 5, 1961, Meeting with Attorney General Kennedy - "Lansdale operation" mentioned in paragraph 12. December 27, 1961, Meeting with Attorney General Kennedy - "Lansdale operation" mentioned in paragraph 5. January 22, 1962, Meeting with Attorney General Kennedy - Reference to a "Lansdale paper" to be discussed by the 5412 Committee plus Robert Kennedy. April 5, 1962, Memos on Special Group/Mongoose Project - General discussion of possible military intervention in Cuba. File: April 7, 1962 - August 21, 1962 (40) - April 10, 1962, phone call to Bundy explaining that Attorney General upset that Perrez was apparently telling people in Miami about his five meetings with the Attorney General. Cardona was to meet JFK that day. (61) - July 3, 1962, meeting with : General - included a short discussion of : operations apparently ineggiyg (86) - August 21, 1962, meeting with Rush, McNamara, Alexis Johnson, the Attorney General, Director of Central Intelligence, General Taylor, Lemnitzer, and M. Bundy - a general discussion of Cuban situation and possible courses of action if MRBM's are discovered in Cuba: "McNamara expressed strong feelings that we should take every possible aggressive action in the fields of intelligence, sabo- tage and guerrilla warfare, utilizing Cubans and do such other things as might be indi- cated to divide the Castro regime." (emphasis added) SER haesSiiSiPEtiia, propeety OF 0159 THE WHITE HS --- 4C
HSCA (RG 233) Reference copy, JFK Collection: eae SENSITIVE File: August 24, 1962 - December 31, 1962 (97) - October 5, 1962, Meeting between DCI and Bundy: McCone wanted to be more activist toward Cuba - Bundy was more conservative. (No specifics) (118) - December 17, 1962, DCI memo re Earman Report on Cuba [MISSING] [Apparently not a meeting or phone call) (Comments on Report on Missile Crisis, according to Elder) (119) - December 18, 1962, DCI memo re Earman Report on Cuba [MISSING] (120) - December 19, 1962, DCI memo re Earman Report on Cuba [MISSING] File: June 1, 1963 - February 9, 1963 (12) - January 21, 1963, phone call between DCI and Eisenhower (transcript) about Cuba. (No mention of assassination.) File: February 9, 1963 - April 9, 1963 (36) - March 5, 1963, Memo of DCI discussion with Attorney General [No one to see without DCI permission] [DESTROYED] [According to Elder, dealt with wiretap of newsmen. ] (38) - March 7, 1963, Memo of conversation with Attorney General at Hickory Hill [No one to see without DCI permission] [DESTROYED] (52) - March 30, 1963, DCI discussion with Eisenhower and Lundahl on “current status of Cuba" [DESTROYED] File: April 15, 1963 - June 4, 1963 (68) - Memo of DCI on Cuban Policy: "Random thoughts developed by DCI on various aspects of the Cuban problem and the discussions at Standing Group prepared for use by representatives of DCI at meetings on this subject during his absence from the country," April 25, 1963, contains the following: PROPERTY OF THF WHITE HOUSS acre “ heey ot ee) wee pe oe STP OM MES s 2. + ‘3 » & is
ti atin tae sodas t pasa. Reference copy, JFK Cot lection: HSCA (RG 233) Ganon OTE, -3- "I agree with the ONE estimate that Castro's political position will im- prove within the next year (barring assassination)." The context clearly indicates, however, that DCI is not proposing this. 8 BMP BAL ek Pt (77) - DCI memo of May 18, 1963, on Haiti: contains this statement: "Apparently Duvalier, in the absence of assassi- nation, will survive the efforts of internal opposition elements..." Context indicates DCI was not Poe noeaen or considering assassination. : (61) - April 15, 1963, Memo of meeting between Attorney General and Director of Central Intelligence about "Helms/ Angleton operation, Cuban sabotage proposals" [DESTROYED] we ' (Rater 8 es (62) - April 17, 1963, Meeting of DCI and Rusk about: “Helms/Angleton Project..." [DESTROYED] File: June 5, 1963 - July 20, 1963 Nothing Relevant File: July 23, 1963 - November 26, 1963 (133) - August 20, 1963, Luncheon with DCI, Colonel Grogan, Tom Ross of Chicago Sun Times [MISSING] (138) - September 5, nie DCI and Bundy, "After Special Group" [MISSING] (138) - September 7, 1963, DCI and Papich [MISSING] (138) - September 12, 1963, DCI and J. Edgar Hoover at Justice Department [MISSING] (158.5) -— October 24, 1963, DCI/Robert F. Kennedy lunch at Kennedy's house [MISSING] (168) - November 26, 1963, DCI and Bundy on message about Kennedy assassination [MISSING] | OA5iL
‘Reference copy, JFK Collection: HSCA (RG 233) - SENSITI = = (168) - November 15, 1963, DCI and Rusk: Sukarno had said that British and CIA were plotting to kill him. Rusk asked if CIA had any information about a plot by British. DCI said no. File: November 27, 1963 - December 31, 1963 [Entire contents of file missing. ] From titles, nothing here appears relevant. File: January l, 1964 - February ll, 1964 Nothing relevant. File: February 12, 1964 - April 5, 1964 [Entire contents of file missing.] tl. tf Weeet at » Fane ve (25.5) - February 19, 1964, DCI and Fitzgerald: "White House Meeting - Situation Room - Re: Cuba" [DESTROYED] (36.1) - March 14, 1964, Meeting of DCI, Bundy, Helms [DESTROYED] (46) - April 5, 1964, Meeting of DCI and Rusk: "EYES ONLY - NO DISTRIBUTION - FSO Richard Fredericks; Carl Rowan; Republican Platform of 1960." [DESTROYED] File: April 6, 1964 - July 8, 1964 (49) - April 16, 1964, Meeting with: DCI, Justice Warren, Senator Cooper, Stern, Rankin, Willens of subject: "Met in DCI's Office" [MISSING] (58) - May 14, 1964, DCI, Rankin, Helms - Subject: "Warren Commission (accompanied by Mr. Helms). Helms saw commission transcript and returned it to.the commission." "No MR expected" [MISSING] , (69) -— June 12, 1964, DCI, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luce: "Memos used at lunch're: Cuban article in TIME" - NO DISTRIBUTION - nothing on assassinations. oA5ie SPORT atin, PROPERTY OF THF WHITE FL
HSCA (RG 233) \ Reference copy, JFK Collection: tt ai File: July 8, 1964 - August 12, 1964 (No file under these dates.) File: August 12, 1964 - September 10, 1964 Nothing relevant. File: September 1l, 1964 - October 31, 1964 (138) - October 15, 1964, DCI, Sam Papich - "NO DISTRIBUTION - discussion re Walter Jenkins' matter." [DESTROYED] (143) - October 22, 1964, DCI, Rohert Kennedys "In Presidential Suite, NYC - Personal discussion EYES ONLY JAM - NO DISTRIBUTION" [DESTROYED] File: November 1, 1964 - December 31, 1964 4a Ce ad Da Nothing relevant. BOX 8: MEMORANDA OF MEETINGS WITH THE PRESIDENT File: October 25, 1961 - July 31, 1962 (B) - December 14, 1961, at a meeting with the President and General Taylor, DCI advised Kennedy that there were possible dangers that he might be the subject of an assassi- nation attempt on his planned trip to Colombia and Venezuela, which the CIA could not guarantee the safety of. (6) - February 11, 1962, at a meeting with the President, Bundy, and Taylor, DCI discussed efforts to convince one Charles Murphy not .to write a certain article for Life magazine dn some subject related to Cuba. Apparently, the article was revised to DCI's satisfaction and then published. (12) - May 7, 1962, at a meeting with the President and Taylor, DCI discussed Operation Mongoose in some detail. No mention of assassinations. nn” enti wares He"
Reference copy, JFK Collection: HSCA (RG 233) Qe aan, - 6 - File: July 3 1962 - November 29, 1962 [actually covering through Dec. 18, 1962] (28) - July 20, 1962: At a meeting with the President, Taylor, and Alexis Johnson, Mongoose was discussed. No mention of assassination. (52) - October 26, 1962: At a meeting of NSC Executive Committee, DCI discussed Mongoose. No mention of assassination. (55) - October 30, 1962: "Memo to DDCI outlining Presidential Directive to CIA; no provocative actions by refugee groups; estop Alpha 66; stop Mongoose i no contact with Press. [MISSING] (70) - November 29, 1962: At a meeting of the NSC Executive Committee (President absent), DCI discussed Mongoose. No mention of assassination. File: January 1, 1963 - March 31, 1963 (7) - January 23, 1963 (4:30 p.m.): Meeting with President, DCI, and Helms." No memo present. Listing does not indicate whether or not memo was prepared, even though it generally indicates when memos were not prepared. Secretary's note of 1/27/72 (MB) notes: "No MR in file" <A ee bae (8) - January 23, 1963 (4:45 p.m.): Meeting between DCI and President - missing memo; same situation as #(7) above. (28) -— March 25, 1963: “reviewed the require intelligence a ; the United States... President suggested that the DCI talk with J. Edgar Hoover on this matter. . File: April 1, 1963 - July 1, 1963 (33) - April 16, 1963: In meeting with the President, DCI discussed two methods of dealing with Castro: (1) "Working on" Castro to turn him from Soviets; (2) Pressuring USSR to remove from Cuba and "then to bring about the downfall of Castro by means which could be;developed after the removal of Soviet troops..." No mention of assassination. PROPERTY OF GA5it THE WHITE RO _
egy NeeER RIT HSCA (RG 233) Reference copy, JFK Collection: pasiiatcornimmeeme tiers, -7- (43) - May 27, 1963: In meeting of President, DCI, and others, policy towards covert operations against MP were discussed. No mention of assassination. (50) - June 19, 1963: In meeting with the President and others, DCI discussed plans for covert operations against Cuba, including "external sabotage." Vague memo of record by Desmond FitzGerald, but no mention of assassination. File: July 1, 1963 - November 12, 1963 (74) - November 12, 1963: At a meeting of the President, DCI, and others, "McCone emphasized that to a very considerable extent these [Cuban exile groups]. are uncontrollable and forecast that once Artime was in business, we might expect some events to take place which were not exactly to our liking." (This was in a general discussion of covert actions against Cuba; no mention of assassination.) a’ ph whet ot ' File: November 23, 1963 - December 31, 1963 (1) November 23, 1963 (memo of November 25): DCI told Lyndon B. Johnson of information received from Mexico City. DCI later called Rusk to tell him of information from Mexico City: "...the holding of a Mexican employee of the Cuban embassy by Mexican officials for interrogation concerning Lee Oswald." (4) November 25 and 26, 1963 (memo of November 26): In meetings with the President and the DCI, the President expressed "contempt" at Justice Department suggestion of independent inves- tigation of John F. Kennedy's assassination. He instructed the DCI to insure CIA cooperation with the FBI report. (4) November 29, 1963: In a meeting with DCI, Lyndon B. Johnson, McNamara, and Bundy, the DCI apparently gave latest developments in Mexico City investigation of Oswald. A list of "late developments" is in file, to be used. for this purpose. (Obtain copy.) File: January 1, 1964 - April 2, 1964 Nothing relevant. ae ne : CAnis PROPERTY OF
ane SECRET - SENSITIVE «i Fa File: April 3, 1964 - May 20, 1964 (19) - April 7, 1964: Meeting of DCI, President, and others re Cuba Covert Action. Here DCI advocates strong program to obtain overall objective set forth in a paper of June 8, 1963: "The ultimate objective of this policy would be to encourage dissident elements in the military and other power centers of the regime to bring about the eventual liquidation of the Castro/communist entourage and the elimination of the Soviet presence from Cuba." (emphasis added) {OBTAIN COPY] File: May 21, 1964 - October 5, 1964 September 30, 1964: Meeting of "DCI; President; et al" to discuss “Warren Commission Report - (to set up Presidential Committee)" - No memo indicated to have been prepared. File: October 6, 1964 - December 28, 1964 Nothing Relevant. BOX 1: 303 COMMITTEE, COUNTERINSURGENCY, SPECIAL GROUP, CHRONO (1962) File: 303 - January - December, 1963 Several sets of minutes have the following notations after paragraphs dealing with Cuban operations: "See special minutes for additional items." - No such "special minutes" appear to be contained in this file.* However, this same nota- tion appeared in connection with other subjects. This file contains several discussions of the Haitian problem. Although it's clear the participants would like to be rid of Duvalier, there is no mention of assassination. Nothing else relevant. File: January - December, 1964 Contains discussion of Haitian problem, and CIA agreed to "explore methods of dealing with the Duvalier problem in the immediate future." (May 12, 1964) *Other than certain memoranda prepared by McCone. SECRET - SENSITIVE oa, GA5io PROPERTY OF carci ware MANS:
Pers a ary ee ee Reference copy, JFK Collection: HSCA (RG 233) Se eT, - 9 - The minutes of the June 18, 1964, meeting (dated June 22, 1964) contained the following: [OBTAIN COPY} (signed by Peter Jessup) A paper was discussed on alleged plans which involve the underworld to assassinate certain Cuban leaders. Mr. McCone was somewhat skeptical of the reported plots and stated that he would like to go into the matter further. Others, including Mr. Bundy, felt that the United States was being put on notice and should do everything in its power to ascertain promptly the veracity of the reports and then under- take prevention. It was decided that Mr. Bundy would call the matter to the Attorney General's attention as a matter of law enforcement." + eM anit Sage HOw Mr. McCone's personal memorandum for the.record on this meeting (dated) June 18, 1964, contains substantially the same information. [OBTAIN COPY] It refers to a June 10, 1964, CIA memorandum "“reportin lans of Cuban exiles to assassinate - leading Cuban government leaders." This memo apparently had. been sent to Special Group members and the Attorney General. “i, [OBTAIN COPY] McCone's memo contains the following: "ACTION: Discuss with General Carter and Mr. Helms steps we should take to establish the credibility of the report; also communicate with the FBI through Mr. Papich. Also I should call the Attorney General personally." The official minutes of the July 30, 1964, 303 Committee meeting (dated July 31, 1964) (referred to in 1967 IG report) contain no mention of assassination or even of Cuba. Mr. McCone's personal memorandum (dated July 31, 1964) had only the following reference to Cuba: "Proposed infiltration/exfiltration operations into Cuba for August were approved and the July operations were noted." - File: Counterinsurgency - January - June, 1962 Nothing relevant. ate ror’ PROPERTY OF ruc yeres! GA517
’ Reference copy, JFK Collection: HSCA (RG 233) - 10 - pA deer! BOX 7 - MISCELLANEOUS Envelope - "Cuba Loose Ends" Much information on Mongoose. No mention of assassination. Envelope containing FBI report of October 16, 1963, entitled "Communism and the Negro Movement - A Current Analysis" - contains comments on Dr. King's personal life. Relayed by J. Edgar Hoover to McCone. File: "Cuba - Background Material" This file contains only material relating to the Cuban missile It contains no references to any assassinations. crisis. File: "White House" This file, covering 1962 and 1963, contains correspondence to, from, and of interest to the White House. : PROPERTY OF C4513 errr ante BANC. a er ae
$e Faas cet Ape Reference copy, JFK Collection: HSCA (RG 233) - ll - BOX 5: MISCELLANEOUS The file entitled "Cuba Package" does not appear to be in this box. The name of this file, however, appears on the page which purports to list the files in the box. File: Cuba 1962 Nothing relevant to assassinations. File: Cuba 1964 February 21, 1964, memorandum for the Director of Central Intelligence from Desmond FitzGerald, Chief, Special Affairs Staff, entitled "Spectrum of Courses of Action with Respect to Cuba." This nine-page memorandum outlines many possible courses of action which the U.S.-Government could take with respect to Fidel Castro even including measures as drastic as . an actual invasion of the island by U.S. military forces. It, however, contains no mention or reference to possible assassi- nation of Castro. ee ap erg BOX 6: MISCELLANEOUS File: Presidential Briefing, December 22, 1964 Nothing relevant to assassination. File: "M" File Nothing relevant to our subject of interest. File: "D" File . : This file ‘contains papers dealing with the services of Allen Dulles as a consultant to the Agency after his retirement. There is no mention of the subject in which we are interested. File: "W" File Nothing relevant. se PROPERTY OF a cict rue WHITE HOSS ania GAdSLS | |
HSCA (RG 233) Reference copy, JFK Collection: 7 sr - 43 - BOX 4: MISCELLANEOUS From the listing of files contained, nothing appeared likely to contain relevant information. Therefore, the files in this box were not examined. aphatne se PROPERTY OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
JFK Assassination System Date: 4/10/201 Identification Form o_O Agency Information AGENCY:  SSCIA RECORD NUMBER: — 157-10005-10201 RECORD SERIES: | MEMORANDUM AGENCY FILE NUMBER : es Document Information ORIGINATOR: ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION FROM: CARGILL, MASON TO:  BELIN, DAVID W. TITLE: SEARCH OF FILES FOR MATERIAL RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS DATE: 05/01/1975 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : CUBA SEARCH FILES FOR MATERIALS RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS RE: FILES RELATING TO MONGOOSE AND ZRRIFLE COMPILED BY IG OPERATION MONGOOSE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : | Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: Consulted; 1A; 1B; Donor Restricted CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 03/24/1994 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : BOX 436-7
Date:03/21/94 > Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER : 157-10005-10201 RECORDS SERIES : MEMORANDUM AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT INFORMATION rae ORIGINATOR : ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION ra FROM : CARGILL, MASON |X TO : BELIN, DAVID W. Me) © TITLE : (SEARCH OF FILES FOR MATERIAL RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS 1D . = DATE : 05/01/75 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : SEARCH FILES FOR MATERIALS RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS RE: FILES RELATING TO MONGOOSE AND ZRRIFLE COMPILED BY IG - OPERATION MONGOOSE _ CUBA acne sce el aD IT china Reference copy; JFK Collection: DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : U RESTRICTIONS : 1A, 1B, DONOR REST., REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : X DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/24/94 AQP aeRGT ARUN > Bee _ OPENING CRITERIA : i i“ { ne) COMMENTS : j , we "S? ~< [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
eye "HSCA (RG 233) Reference copy, JFK Collection: Ay ae Wisdign hs becca ery ia ii it a v4 sd t . oUNGLASSIFIED 2 y3b-7 COMMISSION ON CIA ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES : Washington, DC 20500 Jt 5 6-9 U May 1, 1975 sscl BOX i A aga | Cu MEMORANDUM To: th David W. Belin CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO ; , cargiil WY RELEASE RICATION AND/OR rom: ason Cargi HIS D ‘a AS SANITIZED CCUMENT Subject: SEARCH OF FILES FOR MATERIALS (® MAR. Y RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS C1 (a, i. aC I have completed an examination of the personal files of DCI McCone from November 29, 1961, through December 31, 1964, and the files relating to MONGOOSE and ZRRIFLE compiled by the Inspector General. Detailed lists of documents in these with any possible relevance are attached as Tabs A, B, and C. All the documents in McCone's files relating to Cuba and the files relating to MONGOOSE certainly indicate a strong desire to bring about the downfall of the Castro govern- ment, along with extreme pressure from the President and Attorney General to find a way to do so. However, nothing in these files indicates any plan to assassinate Castro. However, in one of McCone's files there is an indication that the Agency was aware of plots by certain Cuban exiles to liquidate Castro (See page 9 of Tab A.) and that these were reported to the Special Group. You have requested copies of documents re- lating to this in a letter to Mr. Knoche of April 24. Also, one document indicates that McCone once stated one ultimate objective of our policy toward Cuba should be ". . . to encourage dissident elements in the military and other power” centers of the regime to bring about the eventual liquidation of the Castro/communist entourage and the elimination of the Soviet presence from Cuba." ( emphasis added) (See first paragraph, page 8, Tab A.) ; Ria ee oe The only documents in McCone's files referring to the Kennedy assassination or Oswald are summarized on page 7 of Tab A under the heading "November 23, 1963 - December 31, 1963." sb MIN AST i ; qaaees cc: Marvin Gray C ar RMC :clb (3) nor BNCEASSIFIER= riiuPett f OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
ce es i = oa) 38) N oO (= al < oO wy x nist te visitas encanta Reference copy, JFK Collection: : Se pa NO BH . TOP TENELASSIFIE RY: eiZs« Most documents in the ZRRIFLE files indicate that its rimar urpose was to recruit foreigner However, there are a few more incriminating papers which seem to indicate a second purpose of ZRRIFLE, vrobably, the estab- lishment of an assassination capability and perhaps even a plan to use one -5<nt, aaRT (65 2 , in an assassination attempt in e Congo. I refer specifically to documents summarized, in Tab C, at paragraph ll, page 4; para- graph 24, page 7; ragraph 2, page 8; paragraph l a , page 9; paragraph 3, page rr I definitely feel we should obtain copies of the documents underlined above, as well as one which indicates some ZRRIFLE activity in the Miami area, summarized at para- graph 4, page 9, Tab C. Also, we should obtain a copy of the document, referred to above, in which McCone advocated that dissident Cubans bring about "the eventual liquidation of the Castro/communist entourage." I have prepared a letter for your signature requesting them, attached hereto. ~ catwd ‘ eC) a ng cl
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‘Reference copy, JFK Collection: HSCA (RG 233) PGS im Gs \ ; ¥ — attipemsosisns Y3O7 wy « , COMMISSION ON CIA ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES Washington, DC 20500 (Od May 1, 1975 SSC! BOX # 436-01 MEMORANDUM CIA HAS No 0B a : DECLASSIFIcarigy ION TO O: David W. Belin ELEAS OF THis AND/OR y AS SANITIZgp ° DOCUMENT From: Mason Cargill I\ OEM pew * 1) @) Subject: SEARCH OF FILES FOR MATERIALS MB RELEVANT TO ASSASSINATION PLANS I have completed -an examination of the personal files of DCI McCone from November 29, 1961, through December 31, 1964, and the files relating to MONGOOSE and ZRRIFLE compiled by the Inspector General. Detailed lists of documents in these with any possible relevance are attached as Tabs A, B, and C. All the documents in McCone's files relating to Cuba and the files relating to MONGOOSE certainly indicate a strong desire to bring about the downfall of the Castro govern- ment, along with extreme pressure from the President and - Attorney General to find a way to do so. However, nothing in these files indicates any plan to assassinate Castro. However, in one of McCone's files there is an indication that the Agency was aware of plots by certain Cuban exiles to liquidate Castro (See page 9 of Tab A.) and that these were reported to the Special Group. You have requested copies of documents re- lating to this in a letter to Mr. Knoche of April 24. Also,°- one document indicates that McCone once stated one ultimate objective of our policy toward Cuba should be ". . . to encourage dissident elements in the military and other power centers of the regime to bring about the ‘eventual liquidation of the Castro/communist entourage and the elimination of the Soviet presence from Cuba." (emphasis added) (See first paragraph, page 8, Tab A.) The only documents in McCone's files referring to the Kennedy assassination or Oswald are summarized on: page 7 of -Tab A under the heading "November 23, 1963 - December 31, 1963." — ‘; cc: Marvin Gray ~ 041933 *, PROPERTY - FFICE : cup WHITE HOUSE OFF” * RMC:clb a by TT OB (3) ’ NO OBJECTION NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
HSCA (RG 233) | Reference copy, JFK Collection: a se fowever, there are a Eau more incrimin ting papers Pwhich seem to indicate a second purpose of ZRRIFLE, probably, the estab- lishment of an assassination capability and perhaps even a plan to use one ac ont ,Ceieanaelbsdiestiinetmeattercmeesina (QJWIN), in an assassination attempt in the Congo. I refer specifically to documents summarized, in Tab C, at paragraph 11, page 4; para- graph 24, page 7; paragraph 2, page 8; paragraph l, page 9; paragraph 3, page Lr. I definitely feel we should obtain copies of the documents underlined above, as well as one which indicates some ZRRIFLE activity in the Miami area, summarized at para- graph 4, page 9, Tab C. Also, we should obtain a copy of the document, referred to above, in which McCone advocated that dissident Cubans bring about "the eventual liquidation of the Castro/communist entourage." I have prepared a letter for your signature requesting them, attached hereto. a7 . Fete 049389 2 grr mug Waite *