AGENCY RECORD. NUMBER RECORDS SERIES AGENCY BPILE. NUMBER ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE PAGES SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST. REVIEW OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS HW 54214 Docld: 324274927 Aas Date 08/28/98 Page i °91 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION Peleased under the «John . Eennedy JCS Lssasgsination Records 202-L0001-10196 oOllection Act of 1992 POIA SERIES DOC 197 (44 USC 2107 Note). ases#: NW 54214 Date: ss ke a tk st eS No tS F ~ DOCUMENT INFORMATION O8D MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP ON MONGOOSE 13 MARCH 03/13/62 2 MONGOOSE > MEMORANDUM TOP SECRET ic : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 07/30/98 Reviewed by JCS, OSD, State, CIA. EXEMPT PER F:0: 13526 SEC 3.3(b) SOxS/t OIUM Te PeLeasé As Robt [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Page 1
-2-, sas Ce Use of U, S, Military Personnel and Equipment. The Group agreed that it would have to accept the proposition that re- supply operations will probably require U.S. military personnel — _ and equipment to include aircraft and seacraft. This point will be included in the Guidelines. General Lansdale will arrange with y) the Air Force.to obtain an analysis of the risks which would be a | involved in @4gagsupply operations over Cuba; this should be ready bY next wee if Tig che meantime preparations should be begun for the peetsonnel and aircraft for necessary preliminaries, “[guch a "ghedSedi pine? The Air Force will be askec to provide . #tions, the Secre- undertook to provide anything that was available within the Defense establishment for which a requirement might be , established. It was pointed out there are no PT boats available and that foreign vessels will have to be acquired. CIA will present a specific request! for equipment orher than PT boats, within the next few day 4. famara then raised the possibility that a decision | may be made which will make it impossible to use U.S. personnel. \ | He urged that planning, therefore, proceed on two tracks, assuming that such personnel can be used in the initial phase but will not be permitted later on. The Group felt that the Guidelines should re- \ , flect that, in the covert phase of this operation, U.S. personnel, bases and equipment would be available but that the situation that would exist in the face of a prohibition against such use must also be studied immediately. ~ 4, At the Attorney General's suggestion, General Lansdale undertook to examine the possibility of sabotage or other means of destroying the Soviet boats which have been or will be delivered e proposed underwater reconnaissance of the beach east | was approved, after the statement by General Lemnitzer that amphibious planning cannot; géeed without this and that’ che ' risk is virtually non-existent. 7. It was agreed that the roup should give a status report to higher authority this week, to include discussion of general principles and guidelines. Thomas A. Parrott No distribution HW 54214 Doeld: 32424927 Page 2
om, -2-, Tow i c. Use of U.S. Military Personnel and Equipment. The | Group agreed that it would have to accept the proposition that re- supply operations will probably require U.S. military personnel and equipment to include aircraft and seacraft. This point will J be included in the Guidelines. General Lansdale will arrange with \) the Air Foerce.ro obtain an analysis of the risks which would be 5 lovelved in ga upoply operations over Cuba; this should be read by next. wee 4. Mr. McNamara then raised the possibility that a decision | may be made which will make it impossible to use U.S. personnel. \ ; He urged that planning, therefore, proceed on two tracks, assuming - that such personnel can be used in the initial phase but will not be permitted later on. The Group felt that the Guidelines should re- \ ‘ flect that, in the covert phase of this operation, U.S. personnel, bases and equipment would be available but that the situation that would axist in the face of a prohibition against such use must also be studied ilumediately. 4, . At the Attorney General's suggestion, General Lansdale undertook to examine the possibility of sabotage or other means of destroying the Soviet boats which have been or will be delivered to Cuber’ fy Tt was agreed that t roup should give a status report to higher authority this week, to include discussion of general principles and guidelines. Thomas A. Parrott No distribution HW. 54214 Docld:32424927 Page 3