"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. (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 proposing 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] (62) - April 17, 1963, Meeting of DCI and Rusk about: "Helms/Angleton Project. " [DESTROYED] File: June 5, 1963 - suly 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, 1963, 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] ase (258.5) - Qofoaher 24. J4R5 DOT fRabee ep pemAy Sarynth 2 Aenmedy's nouse [MISSING] (168) - November 26, 1963, DCI and Bundy on message about Kennedy assassination [MISSING] AMvAGIT G4ox “YX GIWEIO AHL WONT KaODOLOHa
(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 1, 1964 ~- February 11, 1964 Nothing. relevant. File: February 12, 1964 - April 5, 1964 [Entire contents of file missing.] (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] AUWdaIT GaoOe -ay GTIwagxD AHL KOUg AdODOLOHE File: April 6, 1964 - July 8, 1964 (49) ~ April 16, 1964, Meeting with: DCI, Justice Warren, Senator Cooper, Stern, Rankin, Willens of subject: "Mét 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. HW 53244 DoclId:32204603 Page 5
7 . ; re i File: July 8, 1964 - August 12, 1964 “(No file under these dates.) File: August 12, 1964 - September 10, 1964 Nothing relevant. File: September ll, 1964 ~ October 31, 1964 (138) - October 15, 1964, DCI, Sam Papich - "NO DISTRIBUTION - discussion re Walter Jenkins' matter." [DESTROYED] (143) - October 22, 1964, DCI, Robert Kennedy: "In Presidential Suite, NYC - Personal discussion EYES ONLY JAM - NO DISTRIBUTION” [DESTROYED] File: November 1, 1964 - December 31, 1964 Nothing relevant. yy 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. J a aTwagS AHL WONI AdOdOLOHa ‘3 (eo) & H o Fs < (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 on 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. HW 53244 DocId:32204803 Page 6
me a | - Storer ——seneeee - 6+ , | Pile: July 31, 1962 - November 29, 1962 factually covering ; ; - _ through Dec, 18, 1962} (28) - July 20, 1962: ata meeting with the President, Taylor, and Alexis Johnson, Mongoose was discussed. No mention of assassination. (52) - October 26, 1962: Ata 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 OPS; no contact with Press," [MISSING] (70) - November 29, 1962: Ata 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" (8) - January 23, 1963 (4:45 p.m.): Meeting between pcr and President - missing memo; same situation as #(7) above. (28) - March 25, 1963: In meeting with President, DCI reviewed the requirements for telephonic and audio Surveillance intelligence at selected embassies and foreign residences: within 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, a 3 8 8 ee tr 3 K 4 x jos res i. 3 7 o ] ty 3 t mH ow > oA SECRED pore ppye HW 53244 DoclId:32204803 Page 7
-7-_ (43) - May 27, 1963: In meeting of President, DCI, and others, policy towards covert Operations against Haiti 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: Ata 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.) File: November 23, 1963 - December 31, 1963" aS ovember 45, 1763 - 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 Citys ",..the holding of a Mexican employee of the Cuban embassy by Mexican officials for interrogation concerning Lee Oswald." GIWYID AHL Woda AdODOLONa (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. AUVdGIT Guod *y (4) November 29, 1963: Ina 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. IVE HW 53244 DoclId:32204803 Page 6