198-10004-10076 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER: ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW ; OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : yt voi HW 50955 Bocld: 322776061 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/24/20 1 identification Form Agency Information, x ARMY 198-10004-10076 CALIFANO PAPERS Document Information ARMY JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR. 00/00/1963 123 EXAMINATION OF PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF POLICY AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING ON CUBA NATIONAL SECURITY ACTIONS ON CUBA ULS. POLICY TOWARD THE CUBAN BRIGADE PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 1C Redact 07/24/1997 Califano Papers, Box 6, Folder 6. Indexed collection of CIA, DOD, DOS, and NSC reports. J JT EK Acsossindben Lecarts Pe ila of the Army EO 13526 Declassify Exclude Authority Exempt © Refer To . bho Page i ner eenntnnnnpnannnnennennrnnnannaeneitttt ane rt i ea seen ae (N
HW 50955 ws ’ . “Ene . ; Le Gag SUBJECT : el | | ‘DATE CIA Report No. | | _ | 17 Jan 63 (SECRET- NOFORN) _ Memo fr McGeorge Bundy to NSC Exec Comm(C) 22 Jan 63 _w/6Incls: 1(S); 2(TS);3(S); 4(S); 5(S) and 6(S) Drft Memo for NSC Exec Comm, subj: US Policy — 23 Jan 63 Towards Cuba(TOP SECRET) (in dupe). . - Memo for NSC Exec Comm, subj as above(TOP SECRET) 23 Jan 63 Memo for NSC Exec Gomi. subj as above, from - 23 Jan 63. DoD Rep on ICCC (TOP SECRET - SENSITIVE) 3 DepSecDef ltr to Mr Vance, subj: US Policy Towards 23 Jan 63 Cuba; Cy 2 of 6, Control #559 (TOP SECRET) w/1 Incl, Coord of Cuban. Affairs Memo for NSC Exec Comm, . Subj: US Policy. Toward Cuba(TOP SECRET) Dept of State Memo for Mr Bundy, subj: Papers for 24 Jan 63 NSG Exec Comm Mtg, 25 Jan 63. (TOP SECRET) National Security Actions on Cuba (Pending « and _, Undtd Closed) (TOP SECRET) — “Memo to Mr Cottrell from Mr. Ford, subj: Examina- 4 Feb 63 _ tion of Principal Sources of Policy and Contingency _Planning on Cuba (TOP SECRET -SENSITIVE) Docld: 32276061 Page 2
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| aw which wey ov mey aot be of value te the work of your car L. Pebruary 4, 1963 to t ABA « Me. Gortreil Fagot +: 8/P ~ Jobn @. Pord Subject: Exaninstion of aaeiae , oe gabe ot Polley Scat Mc ec el Im accordemes with your inatructt I bave reviewad the maim seurces of poliey on Cu ao % define it aa fellows: eis, over the week-and — ba. The preblem Comer t | Afgeies, auch work bed bean done oa Guba, both in the policy contingeney fields. The purpose of the curvent exerci#e ig te review end identify the miu eources ef sucks policy ami contingency planning im en effort toe deternine if aey af the work previeusly done will be of value te the afiieers ef your committed at we go forward with implementation jean poliey and objectives. ef the newly steted Cs Tae principel soureag of solicy and contingency planning aiettes ere ag follows: 1. The dationel Gesueity Action Memoranda emcugting from the White Howse. 2. The Setions of the Netieasl] Security Geuncil. eg Pelies Be the 0. Ba aoe avaiting | Zinal. stages of forasl clearence ' before preeentation to Netionsl Eacurity CowneiL). & the Records BDoclda: 322776061 Page 4 prior te the octabliciment of the intarcepartmental Coordingt- ae
‘ HY 0955 4, The Records of Action of the Rmecutive Committ @f the Hational Geeurity Councli ag they pertain to Cubs. %, The Seperce of che dub-Gor during the Cuban Gelato, omnicteas of EXC - 6. The Resolutions of the Organization of American atetes snd the Puata del Este Confesence. 7. ®ublic Statements of Government Officials, in Particular Presa Conference of President Reanwly of September 13, 1962. Be tiseting ef Seeretary Ruck with Yoxeign Ministers ef Latin America during Cuben Crisis, % Reeently Approved ew Poliey Statement and Objectives as Brews Up by the Interdepartwental Comaletee of Gubsn Affaire. 10. Guber Guidelines Paper. G guidulimes seper es such doas not exlat oa Guba os ig the efee im a majority of other countries. } There ave well over eight volumes of material concerned with Guba, pexrtieslorly thet generated duxing the recent Oateber crisis. Thies review ia nearing completion, aud I em segregating particuler *geports whieh aay be of value to thea menbers of your comalzcee a9 we go feotward with implementation of the new policy and objectives. In the attached doeunentation, I have eagregated — ghoce Hetioush Security Council decisions and Nationel Security &etion Nenorands | wines are cavcied es pending or elesed in the flies of the Dapact: tment of Stete, Whece action on 8 parcievlar WBC decleton or NASAM baw been txangfarved to ZXOOM, setion seaponsibility oie chase éeeisions would appear now to be within tre puxview of your Coardinating Committes. From my xaview toe date, Boctlda: 322776061 Page 5
HY 50955 sed By 9 yi it 28. ne pores ‘eee Iuatences zetton cr eponsthh Liey oe 8a HEC dacieign or EAB has + been twmioterred 9 the Speelel Group Wiest “of ‘Pending eed Closed WSC and HAGAK deciaiene eraing Gubs. Boctlda: 322776061 Page 6
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HY 0955 483 NSG 2422 5/5/61 463 NSC 24 5/5/61 483 NSC 24226 5/3/61 5/5/61 463 HSC 24221 — 5/5/61 483 HSC 2422 5/5/61. Doctld: 32276061 Page 9 Agreed that US polley toward Guba should aim at the downfall of Castre vegime. Ag @f 9/4/62, Uhice was infermed that action on this HSC dizective would be reported whieh tranaferred certaia use & HASAM actions to apecial group (Alexia Jehnsen). importance President attethes to obtsinine adequate intelligence on Cuban militery gapabilities. impottesce Prealdent attaches to publication in free world press of terrorist actions of Csetre regime, ete. end te possible selitical action to end current terror. Reletions with Cuban Revolutionary Council should be iaproved. Cuben refugees to be given tefugea status; refugees in iiami to be relocated; eekagees to be eligibie to apply for travel privileges. Initiation of negotiations to enlarge willingness of other Amepleas states to joia in action against Castro, reported in Statue (fending) decording te files, out of thie NSC direct-_ ive Evew @ policy paper, to be hendled different, ly from regular guidelines papers 9G each country. fe aa eed : & pi fc nt compliance with — NASAM 161 (Jehuson channel) (Pending) | Section trans- ferred to EXCOM — (Peniling) Action trencs« ferred to EXCOM (Pending) Action trans« ferred to EXCOM (Pending) Action trans- ferred te EXCOM
HY 483 NSC 2422m 8/5/64 463 HEC 24220 5/5/61 483 WSC 24220 5/8/62 #83 NSC 2422p (5/57/63 0955 483 NBG 24226 5/35/61 463 NSC 24226 545/64 483 NSC 2422¢ 5/3/61 Docld: 32276061 Page i10 Substance USTA will ex Ree TS groune. US military officers under. geseral guidance to be prepared by Dept of State, would discuse Cagtre threat to all L.A. with L.A. offieers. Dept of Skate should prepare @ Heport on a poesibi jeridieat bawis for " effective 2nti«commen Robert Yaode appointmen Ne US mllicary laterveation which would geeeclose possioliiey wilitcary futervention in future. Bo. aethlag Ho naval blockade ox adrwar ageimec Cuba. Datalled etudy te be made by CIA with other Departnents of possible weeknesses and wulnerabili¢cies im elements whieh eontrol Cuba. Gah SECRET mand Ld. progran, bue aot initiate eleettonic warfare apgainet Gagteo; moans ef propaganda should be madeavailable ard’s assumption of responsibility of Tesk Yoree on Cuba oa anngunceuent of Ststus (Pending) A4etion trans- ferred to | Johnson chennel Per BASAM eiGl. (Cleved) eoupleted action ag of 11/28/61. (€losad) s/P paper “eooukble new Basis for Anti-- Communist Action" 7/24/61 Elesed, Closed a Cloged. €lesed, Bissell mean to 4ehilies Li/22/61 we: "Sieuation and Prospects in Cube"by Shermen . Rent 11/3/61.
HY 0955 &O3 NSC 2422h 5/5/84 &83 NEC aaa 5/5/61 483 NBG 24221 HASAN 196. 10/2/62 HASAN 106 10/3/61 SURA NAGAM @ 3/11/62 CUBA BAGAM €162 8/24/62 Docld: 32276061 Page it Substances Statue Ee gaparate Cuban military forces should be organized. dm B.S. a Ree ie Wee: bs encouraged enlist in Us Avmed Forear . DEF recommended to Pres .<raze pregran be terminsted 6/30/62 due co - eodest resalte. - glossed, with President's Setlon ef 2/3/62 éeclaring total embargo on trade with Guba with exception megieoine and goed om Rusentterian Srounss Allience for Prosrass to he strongthaned, Ho iomedlate trade enbarge on Cuba. Closed. Weekly repozt now from AID | so Unite Heuse. | Pendirig. Action brane« ferred to EXCOn. Policy Tovard non-bleo ehips im Cuban trade (Action BS Goveriment peopeses te take with vegerd to abipping te Cubs,} Contingeacy Plenning for Pending Guba. Action trane- fergvad te . Johnsen cheanel. Closed, . Paper prepared and tvangleted: “fhe Cantro Regime in Caba"™ 9/61 US Severnment aust have veady a "white Pager on Cuba and be weady te give aseletenee to Cuban Poteiots im similar effort. Eyes only « Lindted Distyib- Closed. wtion. Seporting te be tavough another channé: and headed personally by Baputy USecy Jonasson (underatend this euthoxined response Qn certaie neing RSC Actions, 2 NASAMs thru
HY 13/6/62 BYES GULLY 1/8/63 50955 Daocld: 32276061 Establichuent, of NSC Executive Closed, Committees Guba OGverfilights. (This Report Subsitted. presidential - divective spproved an attached Guidelines for the Planning of Cuban Overflights, and requested €1A te come up with an estimete of the adequacy of auch « @yeten of intelligence eellection to meet the criteria aet forth, on assueptidn ie is supplemented by enexgetic enllection o£ informetion by 11 other evailable meena.) interdepartwental Orgeniaation Closed. ef Cuban Aftfiaive = with. cesponslbilicy vested in @ Coordinates of Cuban affairs is Depaxtuent of State, Page i2
_-TOP_ SECRET" ATTACHMENTS OP _SECRET ATTACHMENTS . c 34 DEPARTMENT OF STATE January 24, 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. McGEORGE BUNDY THE WHITE HOUSE Subject: Papers for NSC Executive Committee Meeting, January 25 at 4:00 p.m. Attached are two revised papers "Summary. of Coordinator's Recommendations" and "United States : Policy Toward Cuba" which are being transmitted to ~ - members of the NSC Executive Committee for considera- tion at the meeting of the Committee on Friday, - January 25 at 4:00 p.m. Also attached is a new page 8 for the paper entitled "United States Policy Toward. the Cuban Brigade." The other two papers transmitted on January 22 remain unchanged and will also be.con- sidered at the Friday meeting. They are"United States: Policy in Cuba-in the Organization of American States" and "Current Problems Concerning Cuba." fy . . LES Sf fh wrrigace KL, Lja— Executive Secfétariat Attachments:: As stated. Copy No. . TOP SECRET ATTACHMENTS HW 50955 Docld:32276061 Page 14
i | oo 1 ay @@ SECRET MEMORANDUM FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL" 5 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Prepared for the Meeting of Friday, January 25, 1963, 4 p.m.) FROM : - Coordinator of Cuban Affairs SUBJECT: United States Policy Toward Cuba United States Policy On November 20, the President set forth the broad guide- lines of United States policy with respect to Cuba in _ the following words: "As for our part, if all offensive weapons systems are removed from Cuba and kept out of the hemisphere in the future, under adequate verification and safeguards, and if Cuba is not used for the export of aggressive communist purposes, there will be peace in the _Caribbean. And, as I said in September, ‘we shall neither initiate nor permit aggression in this hemisphere. ' "We will not, of course, abandon the political, economic and other efforts of this hemisphere to halt subversion from Cuba, nor our purpose and hope that the Cuban people shail some day be truly free. But these policies are very different from any intent to launch a military invasion of the island.' ae SECRET HW 50955 Docld: 32276061 Page 15
HW 50955 aay SECRET -2- Objectives Docld: 32276061 Accordingly, the objectives of United States volicy with respect to Cuba are: 1. Protecting the security of the United States and the other states of the Organization of American States (OAS) by assuring that offensive weapons are not reintroduced into Cuba; Removal of remaining Soviet forces from Cuba; Preventing Cuba from taking any aggressive military action against other Caribbean states; Reducing the capabilities of the Castro regime to direct and support subversion and insurrection “within the other Hemisphere states; _. Encouraging and supporting any developments within Cuba that offer the possibility of divorcing — ~ the Cuban Government from its SUPP OEE of Sino: ‘Soviet Communist purposes; ee Encouraging and supporting any developments within Cuba that offer the possibility of replacing the Cuban Government with a regime that would break with the Sino~Soviet Bloc, it being. understood that our ultimate. objective. is replacement of -the regime “by one fully compatible with the goals of the United States; ‘Wap SECRET Page 16
HW 450955 10. @@ms SECRET =» I~ ef Maximizing the cost to the Soviet Union of supporting the Castro regime; Maximizing the political isolation of the Castro regime from other free world states, and especially from states of the OAS. Whenever possible, U. S. actions against Cuba should be multilateral, preferably based upon the Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Pact) or on resolutions adopted by the Crganization of American States. The newly-won hemispheric solidarity on the Cuban issue should not be jeopardized by seeking OAS actions of marginal value and which might split the hemisphere; Being prepared to meet, with the employment of appropriate U. S. combat elements and/or logistical support, the wide variety of military contingencies that may arise from pursuit of the foregoing objectives; and Producing comprehensive intelligence related to the above objectives. Supporting Actions Docld: 32276061 A. To achieve the foregoing objectives, the U. S. Government will be prepared to increase the political economic, psychological and military pressures, as appropriate opportunities present themselves or can be created. The actions listed below are those requiring immediate approval and would be initiated in the sequence set forth below. Recommendations for further @@m SECRET Page i?
e@gP SECRET -4- actions based upon the re-examination of existing programs and upon the development of new programs related to the. foregoing: objectives will -be forthcoming. 1. In addition to current covert program, such as intelligence collection, recruitment of Cuban officials as agents, radio broadcasts, support of the Cuban Revolutionary Council(CRC) and other exile group activities and infil- tration of propaganda materials: a. Intensify covert collection of intelligence within Cuba, - ‘especially within the regime; b. Support the efforts of certain Cuban exiles, who are associated with the original aims of the 26. of July Movement and who believe that the . Castro regime can be overthrown: from within in order. that they may: 1) cause a split in: the leadership of the regime at the national or provincial levels; and 2) create a _ political base of popular opposition © to the regime; and, 3) secure . intelligence; c. Assist Cuban exiles in developing a capability to launch balloons carrying leaflets and other propaganda materials _ from international waters into Cuba. . Launch propaganda balloons. after an “operational capability has been established. Wm SECRET HY 50955 DBocld: 32276061 Page 14
HW 450955 Doclda: 32276061 Page i9 ‘WP SECRET | -5- With respect to the actions listed below, the results of Mr. Donovan's imminent negotiations with Fidel Castro for freeing the 20-odd American prisoners should first be ascertained. If these actions were taken before the conclusion of the negotiations © they could jeopardize the release of the Americans. If these negotiations fail, or when the prisoners are recovered, proceed on the following timetable: Inform NATO and OAS twelve hours in advance of the proclamation of the four point shipping orders. (The proclamation calls for the orders to go into effect in five days). These orders: a. Close United States ports to all vessels of a country whose vessels engage in carrying arms to Cuba; b. Close United States ports to any ship which has carried goods in the Bloc- Cuba trade within 120 days of the time it. seeks to enter a United States port; c. Prohibit all United States flag ships and all ships owned by United States nationals or residents from entering any ports of Cuba and from carrying any goods bound to or from Cuba; and Go SECRET
HY 0955 Docld: 432276061 Page 20 4 SECRET ~6~ Prohibit any cargo sponsored by any department of the United States from being shipped on vessels owned or controlled by persons who own or control vessels engaged in the trade between Cuba and the Soviet Bloc. At the termination of the U. S. Chiefs of Mission Conference ~- January 20-30, or at a later date dependent on the Donovan mission, Assistant Secretary Martin, or another representative of the President will visit the Presidents of Chile, Mexico and Brazil to convey to them the importance President Kennedy attaches to maintaining hemispheric solidarity by their supporting the following resolutions: a. An OAS resolution condemning Cuba for its actions which continue to endanger the peace, deploring refusal to allow inspection, condemning the presence of Soviet troops, recommending continued surveillance and continued vigilance against subversive activities, and terminating the invocation of the Rio Treaty on the missile crisis, together with An OAS resolution which would recommend 1) extension of arms embargo to all items of trade except food and medicine (fall back position: extension of arms embargo to all strategic items); @@@ SECRET
HW 450955 Docld: 32276061 Page 21 i) SECRET Pe eer re 2) prohibition of ships of OAS member states from transportating embargoed items and deny use*of ‘ ports:to ships in. Bloc-Cuba trade; 3)°. denial of Soviet over-flights and transit rights for flights to Cuba; _ and 4) a-.call on other states’ to aa take. similar action. After obtaining the 1 maximum possible support of the key countries of Mexico, Chile and. Brazil, the other OAS * members will be approached in Washington and in their respective capitals, : simultaneously. It should. be possible for this consultation and OAS action on the resolutions to be completed within ten days. Prior to formai COAS approval of the resolutions, we will inform our’ - NATO ‘allies Of the - impending OAS action. At the first NATO “meet fiig after ‘formal ° OAS action on the resolutions, we will request that NATO include Cuba on the: : list of countries to which shipment ° of. COCOM list (strategic) items > prohibited. After | ‘NATO decision on our COCOM request’, we will seek to get egreement from Free World industrial nations :to prevent shipping of critical spare parts and equipment to Cuba, not on the COCOM list. In addition to the four point shipping resolutions, and action under Section 107 of the Foreign Assistance Act, continue to press Free World nations to keep their shipping < out of: Bloc- Cuba trade. - eRe SECRET