157-10011-10006 Dates 08/15 "Pages JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM - ty IDENTIFICATION FORM . AGENCY INFORMATION Cf oe oem AGENCY : SSCIA | ‘ RECCRD NUMBER : 157-10011-10006 : | RECORDS SERIES : ; wel AGENCY FILE NUMBER : — ee ee a cae ae ca am a eh cm me eh Sh hE GE EP SG SH OW Wh oh a me em em eo ee eee ee wnt a ee ORIGINATOR : SSCIA : FROM : [R] a TO : [R] TITLE : INDEX CARDS - [ER] DATE : 06/00/75 PAGES : 495 SUBJECTS : CASTRO [R] PERATION MONGOOSE [R] DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : T RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/29/93 OPENING CRITERIA : 7 | i ' COMMENTS : : | ot Box 139, Book 2 of 3, Index Cards, June/July 1975 : oo [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED HW 50955 DBocld: 32203774 Page 1
AH: co60s FLLEOZZE SPIO . @ aheg “—~ —~lethal-content , and=Fittle-or-no-traceability. Six of these items were produced-and CIA HAS NO OBJECTION Tn DECLASSIFICATION AND ASE OF THIS SANITIZED |» COCUMENT 6 -¢~-Ge ae ‘axed PERSONS /ENTITIES: Sam Gold Dr. Edward Gunn —vuan Orta _ vDr.- Raymond Treichler, Cornelius” Roosevelt OCCURRENCE ?In discussing the possible methods of accomplishing the mission, Sam Gold suggested that they not resort to firearms, but ‘teAE“4if he could be furnished with " some type of potent pill that could be placed in Castro's food or drink. Sam indicated _ that he hag a prospective nominee in the person of Juan Orta, a Cuban official, who had been receiving back payments from the gambling interests who still had access to Castro, and was in a financial bind. Cornelius Roosevelt, Chief, TSD was consulted and assigned ‘Dr.’ Raymond : TrevenieRgyto develop a pill that had the elements of rapid solubility, high DATES: CATEGORIES: eptember 25, 1961 Castro after being checked out for their effectiveness by Dr. Edward M. Gunn, three pills were ultimately turned over to Sam for the mission. Neither TSD nor Dr. Gunn was briefed on the ultimate use of the pills. SOURCE: STARE : CIA Justice File R-153 Memorandum by Howard J. Osborh7—~ Rhea to Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Subj: Robert A. Maheu dated June 24, 1966. DATE: duly 1, 1975
BT FLLEGGEE- praog cocé6ar £ abea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED G-t-4€ — (®) ‘ PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES CATEGORIES: Special Group MONGOOSE Presidential Authorization Card 3 of F Oct. 6, 1960 group and that we would talk informally | ‘He emphasized that he was asking for no’ Special cease at this time in this specific connection." STAFF: Minutes of Special Group meeting October 6, 1960 DATE: Bob Kelley FILE: Cage . ——~ June 29, 1975
6600 A’ PLLEGGGE  ploag 'p afeg IAHAS NO OBJECTION TO OE CLASSIFICAT ATION AOE RELEASE OF THIS DOCUM AS SANITIZED _ o-4-4¢ wh PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Dec. 5, 1960 Mongoose Special Group ae greist Vy Siisahidiia oil “Oy a ‘proposal ‘to ‘survey the possibility of establishing a strike base in Nicaragua; (3) the necessity for the Defense Department to supply 38 military men to CIA. “Mr. Douglas questioned whether the present: concept of 600 or 700 Cubans is any longer practicable. He said that it had been his understanding that the~current thinking contemplated -figures-more on the order~of 3,000." Mr: -Barnes replied that the CIA believes what is required is enough individuals to serve as a rallying point for the anti~Castro elements in Cuba and thus 600 is as useful as 3,000. The CIA justified the request for 38 military men because it now believed it was necessary to train the Cubans in infantry tactics involved in a defense, in addition to the guerrilla warfare training previously contemplated. SOURCE: TARP: * Bob Kelley hy Special Group.meeting minutes Dec. 5,.1960 fP: f a a - . : roa i ee FILE: DATE: June 29, 1975
BHT - - PLLEGEEE :plaog  &eeog  G aieg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION T DECLASSIFICATION aND/OR THIS D AS SANITIZED  CUMENT C-4 G4 ban da) PERSONS/ENTITIES: aGUNN Dr. Edwarde-"" “Peary ea USeme Viast ( ey OCCURRENCE: DR. EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Medical Services, has a TOP SECRET DATES: | CATEGORIES: ij , {oy ppdghab Cigars) i Operations Division, Office of notation that on 16 August 1960, he received:'a box of Cuban cigars to be treated with a ' lethal material. (21). favorite brand. (21). next month he contacted He understood them to be CASTRO's GUNN's notes show that within the Rava RCIMSi of TSD, (Sept. 6, 1960) and gave him the box of cigars (21) . @iiecianwery recalls "that he did contaminate a full box of 50 cigars with Botulinum Toxin, kill the intended vict FILE: I (ecpert a virulent poison," (21) which would im upon merely putting it in the chterass notes showed delivery of the box*on™ 1961, although they do not indicate to whom. (> l (ayy. “7 I>
CG60¢ AH PLLEDGZE -Ploaog © yg afeg. PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: Ge, (See the 13 names listed below) FEB. Tel ve CAPPRG Xi Al ) = ew ee “The I. G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or et 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO: WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to ALLEN DULLES, DCI 10, GEN. C. P. CABELL, DDCI ‘ ii. ._. RICHARD BISSELL, “DD/P SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security — JAMES O'CONNELL , Office of Security, the case officer J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/4 le. PEMETSLOSEVSL, Chief, TSD . 13. I WOEND WEWwre EDWARD GUNN, Chief, operations Division, Medical Servicesu- CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET yee lear ) eter — PHASE TI the DD/P (GOTTLIEB' s name was en- co “Gountered repeatedly “in this “inquiry;————-- >> but he denies knowing of the opera- ‘tion in 1960-61.) . ’ ROBERT BANNERMAN, DD/Security J. C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He too denies knowine, of the operation at the time.) DATE: 28.6.75
GS605 AH PLLEOZZE I PLOO - £ afeg ~Comebing Roosevelt IA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZ hee 1-4 : PERSONS/ENTITIES: / DATES: ' CATEGORIES: sam Gold Dr. Edward Gunn ; | ptember 25, 1961 Castro Juan Orta b. Dr... Raymond: Tretehier? OCCURRENCE In discussing the possible methods of accomplishing the mission, Sam Gold sugpested that they not resort to firearms, but ‘teat’if he could be Fumished with ° some type of potent pill that could be placed in castro! s food or drink. Sam indicated that he has a prospective nominee in the person of Juan Orta, a Cuban official, who had been receiving back payments from the gaimbling interests who still had access to Castro, and was in a financial bind. Corelius Roosevelt, Chief, TSD was consulted and assipned - R feusier) to develop a pill that had the elements of rapid solubility, high content and-Vittle or no traceability. Six of these items were produced and--— after being checked out for their effectiveness by Dr. Edward M. Gunn, three pilis were ultimately turned over to Sam for the mission. Neither TSD nor Dr. Gunn was briefed on the ultimate use of the pills. STARR: SOURCE: 2 pa" Rhea CIA Justice File R-153 Memorandum by Howard J. Osbo to Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Subj: Robert A. Maheu dategyfyne 24, 1966. DATE; July 1, 1975
BT FLLEOZZEPIO0G Goeag: gq aed PERSONS/ENTITIES: pares: | CATEGORIES: LSANGHEZ.7 Samuel HALPERN ~ AMLASH Nov. 20, 1963 | Dr. Edward GUNN ,; Castro OCCURRENCE: SANCHEZ #reported that although AMLASH had wanted "a high-powered, silenced rifle with an effective range of hundreds or thousands of yards," (92) he decided finally that he knew, as a Doctor of Medicine, that "we could devise some technical means of doing the job that would not automatically cause him to lose his own life in the try." (92) amisél “HALPERN “and (SANCHGA requested assistance from Dr. Edward GUNN of the CIA’ ~ Office of Medical Sérvicés. (92) On Nov. 20, 1963, they told GUNN that "the device for administering the poison (a ball point pen rigged as a hypodermic syringe) had to be ready in time for [SA CHEZ jto catch a plane at noon the next day." (93) The next day GUNN delivered to} SANCHEZ=A pen capable of injecting a poisonous insecticide known as "black leaf 40". (92-93) IG REPORT 1 ogy F Baron FILE: DATE: = 7/1/75
coeEoc AH PLLEOECE  Ploog 6 shed “We -interviewed everyoné whom we-could~-identify as likely to be TION TO CIAHAS NO OBJEC AND/OR IFICATION DECLAS® OF THIS DOCUMENT lane PERSONS/ENTI’ “ES: oe DATES: i CATEGORIES: Helms . { Harvey, Wm. dz | : 5/25/04 | CASTRO As er 7 Oe er: ] oe e VE RGRARALET he memorandum of April 25, 1967 which introduces the IG's Report GCCURTENCE: OP assassination plotting in relation to FIDEL CASTRO indicates that the only written records which served as a basis for the IC Report:were: ‘Notes of William Harvey; Records of Dr, : . " Edward.Gunn (Office of Medical Services; and, brief records of (Rayan re eh fof TSD). Some operational files were also used, ~“ For the most part, the Inspector General's office relied upvii information given to us orally by people who's memories are fogged by time. (1) knowledgeable, with the exceptions of MR. DULLES and GENERAL CABELL." (2) A complete list of the interviewees is attached to the IG Report at Tab A. "If there are significant innaccuracies in the Report they are most likely to occur in faulty ordering of the sequence of events." (2). SOURCE: ; vieg [RATA E : IS Report lage Boa BOP" Boren a WO DATE: ae eae ent ene aaah cet my eee SOE St GUS SD SR Sig Lem ene ery EDL rer nth eT en echt Rh ema Th UETn GA snlh Kote SNR hts SHON SHENG cour AETND ENE HD aes GANGS GE SER due tte ke mee ee FILE:
CG60¢ AH FLLEOZTE :Pla0g OL afeg RELEASE NA OF NDvO AS SANITIZE MIS DocuMEn ffen Ce 5 PERSONS/ENTITIES: ere Vennedy, Robert ? «ot Bissell HALPERN DATES: CATEGORIES: at 100] re. i Cae e Castro OCCURRENCE: : Ualpern testified that in the fall of 1961 he attended a meeting with Bissell and vas tne Branch Chief (8). The meeting occured am the middTé of Net@e of 1961. Nissell stated at the meeting that he had recently "been chewed out in the cabinet room of the White House by both the President and the Attorney General For as he put it, sittine on his ass and not doing anything about petting | rid of Castro and the Castro resine. is orders to both and to mo “Lan bo plan an operation to accomplish that end nO” Halvern testified that no limitations were put on the term "set rid of", Nothines was forbidden (8). The meetine involved only eeneral discussions and not tactics. Shea 7/1/75
COé6ag¢ AH PLLEGEEE - ploaog “TE aed PERSONS/ENTITIES: Hatpern Gen Lansdale — “OCCURRENCE: DATES: Oct 1961 Hlpernss Shortly after fae meetins-with Bissell, lapern, and to Gen Lansdale who was the new Chicf ‘of Operatio move athe Castro revime. The initial meeting was concerned with only oreanizational matters. Castro CATEGORIES: introduces! Yscror tin ef Cart to re- SOURCE: em Nalnern 6/18/75 FILE: STAPF: Phea 7/1/75
prlood ¢seos AH -PLLEOZZE? ZL afea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO ' DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED H-Y-94¢ fee PERSONS/ENTITIES: datoern helms MCCONE OCCURRENCE: ) {sometime in Dec of 1961, described to Halpern a meetines at the director's office in which McCone had stated that Mlelus wotthd henceforth "be his man on Cuba.’  €15) Ntold Uadpern that Helms had na inkling that he jweuled he appointed head of the Cuban operations before this meetings (13), artor ti : int DATES: CATEGORIES: Dec 196) Castro Some tine the oreanization my eeting Helms cane to OoFFice, chebced into of . operations and diréCtertyit Cuba would be a separate activity awl no Tongser part of the WH Division (14). _ STAVE: Habpern 6/18/75 2aea - PILE: pare: — 7/1/75
CG60¢ AH PLLEOZZE :PIOOg ‘eT abeg ee eee ee ae me a TS DE, YS EY EY LD EW se te CED SS A RS GE SS SN Se RE SEE AD OY GE GEES ED SAE UGH teh ny i SOD Out et nth We ee oe en PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: FITZGERALD, Desmond CATEGORIES: Early 1963 CASTRO was to taken an unusually spectacular sea shell that would be certain to catch CASTRO's eye, load it with an explosive triggerjto blow when the shell was lifted, and submerge it in.an area where CASTRO often.went skin diving.'' (77). FITZGERALD explored this idea at several sessions with SAM HALPERN and(iBRUGEgrs (GHEEVER) but it was ultimately dismissed as impractical. (77). ~ DISCOVERY LEADS: Note: There is no indication that FITZGERALD told any - one above him in the CIA hierarchy of. this plan. EB Bers DATE: 6/29/75
BT “PLLEGEZE: PIOGG oo605 FE abeg oon ee amt el-—HALPERN-- and@SANCHEZarequested - assistance. from Dr.. Edward GUNN of the CLIA-- EERSONSCENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Nov. 20, 1963 Castro with an effective Yvange of hundreds or thousands of yards, " (92) he decided finally that he knew, as a Doctor of Medicine, that "we could devise some technical means of doing the job that would not automatically cause him to lose his own life in the try." (92) Office of Medical ‘séFvizes* (92) On Nov. 20, 1963, they told GUNN that "the device for administering the poison (a ball point pen rigged as a hypodermic syringe) had to be ready in time for SANCHEZ’ to catch a plane at noon the next day." (93) The next day GUNN delivered ESESANCHEZ: a pen capable of injecting a poisonous insecticide known as "black leaf 40". (92- -93) IG REPORT 1968 F Baron FILE: DATE; 7/1/75
COé6ag¢ AH ct afeg PLLEOSTE :PlI0g CIA HAS NO OBJECTION To REL ASS CATION AND/OR 3 THIS DOCUME AS SANITIZED  CCUMENT ph~Y~49e MA) TOP SECRET PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: KING, J. C. HARVEY EE REIART Epwrp'ys 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, (Myelretcl NST Jo pn Warner. &N SotOneoanchezs7 William Harvey, Cornelius Roosevelt, Robert~Banne rant} Baltichard Ober. | ad ike STAFF : Baron Co - ere ee Hi Eo ke DATE: 7/2/75
*pIOOGd GcEeage AH PLLEOZZE Lt aheg REE “1062 iON TO, NO OBJECT A gg CIA HAS FICATION pNOMENT nn De vERSE OF THIS OO Bo AS SANITIZED 2 We PERSONS/ENTITIFBS: DATES: | CATEGORIES: June 27, 1962.; Special Group Augmented eam) 2 MONGOOSE SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE, SDALE,) TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- —MCCONE, REK, LEMNITZER aifez . Haris Crar 6 /ri-23 /e s OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962 reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation to_emplace a cache of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident. The defector, Rows has begun to provide names of other Cuban G-2 personnel abroad. Effective July 1, Brig. Gen. B.T. Harris, U.S: Almy will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations representative. Cre . grate fe er “ f ; SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STARR: | from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova 00400) _ | DATE: FILE: July 1, 1975 nn ak cece seems mat nrmts NED nce EED ETE COO taped gn OHA) etd NR) ED GERD DER rE ORO res ft ee ent sete voll Sgn RARE tn ete SOD Geum min rant eRe erent Outs nine sntte sutur my atm wou GAME cunts SEED CERES ‘=U EER GIES GI eRe $
BT FLLEOZZEPLI0G sceos at afeg NTO NO OBJECTIO SIFICATION ANOIOR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUM AS SANITIZED pie“ 74 Y PERSONS/ENTITIFS: SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE, CTANSDALE,) TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- _ PATRICK, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER Harris / Cray gforeos h Ly | OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962 reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation to emplace a cache of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident. The defector, DATES: | CATEGORIES: June 27, 1962 | Special Group Augmented ; 2 MONGOOSE alifezr . AougyPhas. begun to provide names. of. other. Cuban G-2 personnel. abroad. EffectiveJuly—t, 1962 Brig. Gen. B.T. Harris, U.S. Almy will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations” representative. 94.0000 —- meinen, tte C . 4 nw . anmpe anny f _ ‘SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STAFF: from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova 00400) DATE: FILE: one July 1, 1975
BT ELLEQEZE'PIOOG GGEOg _6T afeg. CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED nageae EO ae C1) (4) CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTJTIES: HARVEY, William” seh omembe Ty EXECUTIVE ACTION OCCURRENCE: ARVEY testified that QJ.Win was_an agent that he considered for possible use and used for a Limited period through (RNOEDS SERVERS for the spotting of individuals with criminal and under- world connections in Europe for possible multipurpose use, none of whom were ever advised of the use. (50) Or were ever used. When—-HARVEY. was-asked..if-—the-multipurpose—use—ineluded—assassination., -he-stated—thatit he had ever been directly ordered to perform an assassination, he would have considered the neople spotted by &.J.Win as possibilities. (50) He testified that before someone would have sotually been approached to carry out that operation, there would have been a lonp, period of ssessment and cross checks. As far as he knew, the particular spottine mechanism never went that far. So far as HARVEY could recall K.J. Win. was used only once in connection with an opera~_ ion in the Coneo, which was not an assassination operation. (51) SOURCE: FILE: ‘30> Gam cam um GES GUT HUT ATT seety setny seees setter tee ete itty ater comme feiee eet OD SN OHNE chem SESS “AULD GOOG EO SEE SERED Get GAEL SERGE ft AEE AEN ihdh mn, A nk an SH ane tk at ee
COé6ag¢ AH FLLEDSEE - pToog of aheg AS NO OBJECTION TO 1D/OR ’ SSIFICATION AN See EASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED u-¥~4 2 a | (© G) @ PERSONS/ENTITIES: llelms, Richary Harvey, Mr, CATEGORIES: Castro —— ; OCCURRENCE: — , eons ————=<—= lleIms testified that he does not recall whether he selected llarvey to head the Cuban operation, but thet he did certainly apnrove larvey's selection. Prior to receiving the commitment Narvey had been in charee of a staff in_the foreign intcllipence staff whose function was to mount operations. FILE: 6/28/75
COé6ag¢ AH FLLEOZZE :pIO0g fe aeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION 10 DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED (IMY-4% 2 Oy) @& aye) PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: HARVEY, William OCCURRENCE: eines having entered the Bureau as a Special Agent in 1940. He continued in that job until 1947, when he joined the CIA as the head of the Soviet Intelligence Branch. Between 1947 and 1952, he worked on Soviet counterespionage and special operations in the Department of Plans. Be~ -- tween—1952-and 1959, he was in Berlin a the CIA. He was instrumental_in the Berlin tunnel operation. In 1959, he “Became” Chréer Of pelcaeieent: Intelligence Staff Di- vision, D. This ist che Division which is resnans h Minaya. min ew Oa nee One: pons f-Staff Di STAFF: Rhea DATE? — 30,6.75 fee eaten arte une come corm Cam OD EEE ED GSD Se HPT WAH OED HD eee cree Com MEF cm (Ere GN cE ERNIE AEG NG Gu SEH GET FED Hoty eke arth anes eee Rett etch GEE NED GED GPS uch inh mies ane ts SOAS mete ewe ee meme
BT FLLEOZEE PLIOOgG cceEe0s zz afivg : CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION ANB/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED: 1i-V¥-9¥ Wa) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: HARVEY , Wiliam thats. STON EEE Joane to him and said that he had been aonboached by RICHARD BISSELL, who was then the Deputy Director of Plans (DD/P) to undertake an operation in the Conro, one of the objectives of which was the elimination of PATRICE LUMUMBA. HARVEY testified that PONNELLStold him that he had declined to undertake this assipnment.. HARVEY testified that he subsequently had a conversation with BISSFLL, in which BISSELL stated that he had requested {O'DONNELL 3to undertake such an operation. (9-10) HARVEY testified that he did not know about any steps undertaken on behalf of the Agency in connection with any proposals to eliminate LUMUMBA. (10) HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975 (pp. 9-10) FILE: DATE? an 6.75
BT FLLEOTTE:PIO0g Goéog cz abheg IA HAS NO nJecTION 10 CE CLASSIFICATION ANDIOR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUM AS SANITIZER bee ee cy) sree ee crore cant am CG Hane setter timmy ED GED GE AD AE Aen) ime Cam cama UD PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: , S EXECUTIVE ACTION | P J IARVEY M I LL TAM meeting in “January of 1961, concerning Executive Action. One peetion ht the notes stated, "Be within KUBARK, one focal point for control, search, training, case officering, etc. -- GDP authority in this focal point mandatory. DCI officially advised?" (57) Harvey testified that he did not know whether the DCI was advised. that he had been asked to create a capability for Executive Action and had taken certain steps to have an assessment of assets in that connection. (57) llarvey clarified that the wording of the memo probably meant that consideration should be i ..given to the question of how, whether and under what circumstances the DCI should be officially advised of his program, "I want to make it clear that this in no way . means he should be advised. He should not be advised, he should never be advised, he should always be advised." hapa, He testified that this matter would have been brought up again at any time ti@PBy@ai trixe A a RES pees to specific targeting or x specific operation or specifi 8 Bon ATE, pegs Gey (59) SOURCES TARVEY TESTIMONY, June > s&s i pp- Sa ni STAPET Rhea PILE: DATE: 6/30/75
CG60¢ AH -PLLEOEZE - ploog FZ afea PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: uarvey WV Jan 26, 1961 | EXECUTIVE ACTION ZR. Rife OCCURRENCE: ede AT ; va’ fia) tele ,,Haxrvey's hadwritten notes entitled Project. Zrriffle (exhibit 1) state "ébjectives™, ‘The objectives of this project is the procurement. of Fee qi G GF targéts would be valid for the duration of the project. Specific operations will be mounted on the hasis of need and opportunity. “Ehe Project will be conducted by division § with assistance from area divisions and stations as needed.” (exhibht 1) Harvey testified that his notes didnot cite assassination or assassination capability as an objective of project Zrriffle. However, assassination was a contemplated purpose of the project. If an agent had_ been recruited for assassination he would have been recruited under the cove l (49)~ STAFF s Rhea DATE: 6/30/75 ee Sa SE mE GERD OR Heh See EY eR CD GEE GL GED cD mu REN GT AND GY Ar NY Lt Atte itt) ote se atm <ENO HHH eet rte ter Gam mtn “OEM SEED item GATE LEW “US ORME win omit Sean ome rao wuts du que tue ar cee ete
CG60¢ AH FLLEOGZE  PIO0g og aheg | CIAHAS NO oe ON ANDIOR ae DOCUMENT PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: / Jan 26, 1961 ' EXECUTIVE ACTION HARVEY Oy KTR ¢ : The notes in Harvey's handwriting entitled Project arriffle state "3. Background: Jn response to the increastng: requirements for the operational procurement of ivision A in 1960 began spotting of agent assets aS7a evetopmental activity? ing the same period requirements fromsNspybecame more refined and in many respects more sentative because most agencies“are not equipped to conduct this type of operation, and because of the desirability to completely centralize control over this entire effort; it was détémnined that division d which was the closest NAS on procurement requirements, could best conduct the activity. The spotting activity has“now advanced far enough to justify removing from the OOA category. (exhibit l, page 1 - 2) SOURCE: STAPF: Harvey 6/25/75 Rhea PILE: 6/30/75
COé6ag¢ AH PLicozze :Pro0a ‘92 Shed. CIA HAS NO.OBJECTION To RELEGATION AND/OR F THIS DOC AS SANITIZED UMENT [f-%-9% PERSONS/ENTITIES: ee DATES: CATEGORIES: SSTEVERY about the EXECUTIVE ACTION project on January 6, 1961, after HARVEY and BISS ELL He already discussed the matter. (52). HARVEY testified that “he learned ney in the operation that BISSELL had discussed the ques- wo é a od SOURCE: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975, p. 52. FILE: (Soo sae cam Eat sD uD STUNT ES AS SED GERD GIO GES GEESE SSD shes ue) tee ere Gees SOVOR GHnme IN uh Kate Ht. AREER Med GTEER EDR eth tn Pt Seb ND teh tem “fae Stn enh rm cite mi Atmel HO Ht ea en tN HS uae cond ame em SE ie cite ee
“proog ccéEede AH PLLEOZZE Lz afea IA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED =o. + pi-4- 4 aa) DATES: PERSONS/ENTITIES;: CATEGORIES: S ver, 7 EXECUTIVE ACTION Bissell, Richard CCURRENCE: Ilarvey testified that he had a conversation wi thgamio, ‘Sk. Iyer} about the Hxecutive Action Project on January 26, 1961, after Harvey and Bissell had already discussed the matter (52). Harvey testified that he learned early in the operation that Bissell had discussed the question of assassination with SOURCE: STAPF: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975, p. 52 Rhea PILE: DATE: 6/30/75
BT - PLLEOSTE ! PLO Goéog oz abheg FOL, the. Luxembourgistby the chief of station, Luxembourg , in connection with illegal CTION TO: HAS NO OBJECTION TO, gIFICATION AN DE ASE OF THIS DOCUMENT iTIZED q WY PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: t } (1) personnel: K.G. Win is under written contact as a principal agent, with the primary _task.of spotting agent candidates. K.G. Win was first contacted in 1958 to the (Chien “narcotics operation into the United States.—-For dperiod of. a. year and a half he_was contacted spyreatically by COS, Luxembourg, in behalf of the Bureau of Narcotics... Files of this Bureau reflect an excellent performance by K. G. Win. In October 1960: _K. G. Win annual salary $7,200 Hire of safe houses and other Travel and OBS expenses for K. G. Win and automobile expenses $1,000 other agents and agent candidates $2,000 Total $14,700 Fees for services by and standby of agents and agent candidates $2,000 SOURCE, , STAFF: (Harvey Extrtibit 1, pages 1 — 3) — . DATE: Rhea FILE: Harvey 6/27/75 — 6/30/75
BT PLLEDZTE !PIO0G Goéog 6% ava TUMOR Patrice CIA DEC AS NO Op, rales THIS wore ( @) PERSONS/ENTITIES: | DATES: | c CATEGORIES: ‘LOP SECRET BISSELL, Richard / # O* dy dusting), FEB =XECUTIVE Ac TON 2 . HARVEY, William “SRECKENRTRGE, S May 1961 | Gonco (2 RRIFCE HELMS, Richard QIwin OCCURRENCE: The [EXECUTIVE ACTION program authorized by BISSELL and run by WILLIAM HARVEY "came to be known as_ ZRRIFLE. Its principal asset was an agent, QJWIN, who had been recruited earlier by GARNO@EDs SIEEVER’ for use in a special operation in the Congo (the assassination of PATRICE LUMUMBA) ¢ to be run byfJUSTINO'bC EE GCOLDONNEED made a survey of the scene, decided he wanted no part in that assassination attempt, and asked to be released | — _ which BISSELL eranted. )" (68) NOTE: In the copy of the I.G. REPORT provided to the Committee, which was, according to EARMAN'S cover memorandum the ribbon copy, which was the only text of the report in existence, ¢, phrase in the above paragraph "(the assassination of PATRICE LUMUMBA)" was crossed out. S i. BRECKENRIDGE indicated to the Committee that this phrase was. crossed out by RICHARD HELMS when he read the report. Why? SOURCE: I.G. REPORT 1967, p. 38 STAFF? Baron FILE: DATE: — 28.6.75
CG60¢ AH PLLEOE St - ploegd of abeg IA HAS NO OBJECTION TO’ oe LASSIFICATION AND/OR ~ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT TIZED Newnan 2 (Nc) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT CASTRO HARVEY, WILLIAM ~~ EXECUTIVE ACTION/ZRRIFLE OCCURRENCE: Breckinridge testified that from his review of the files of Project ZRRIFLE,the "controlling character" (80) of the Project was tol __ rather than to develop the capability for assassination. (30) Breckeinridge testified that on the face of the documents relating to Project ZRRIFLE, the Project was only directed at The fact that it related to developing the capability to assassinate came out in interviews with Willian “Harveyv (81777 . Fae hy aren ag thet! Pe SOURCE: BRECKINRIDGE testimony, 6/2/75 START: WALLACH DATE FILE: m=" 7/5/75
“proog ccéEede AH “PLLEOZZE Te afea — (SfEVERRand. with SIDNEY GOTTLIEB." (37-38). Cl NO OBJECTION TO NECLASSIFICATION AND/OR _ EO EASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED | g-—— ef ii- . CL) @) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: GOP oluitia Oe CORILIEB, Sidney | peprary 1961 | EXECUTIVE ACTION /2yQiFL WHITE HOUSE eA TR CASTRO TSBEVERS Arnolds! —pettaltet eet COM EO . the BISSELL assigns to HARVEY / developing of "an EXECUTIVE ACTION capability: i.e.,- a general stand-by capability to carry out assassinations when required.'* (37) NHARVEY's notes quote BISSELL as saying, 'The WHITE HOUSE has twice urged me to create such a capability.'! BISSELL recalls discussing the question of developing a general capability with HARVEY." (37) "HARVEY says that BISSELL had already discussed certain aspects of the problem with (ARNORD Ag (guaemeoe (continued ) . ead Lee 1967, pp. 37-38 STAFF: Baron SOURCE: 1.G. REPORT FILE: DATE: 28.6.75
CG60¢ AH PLLEDZTE :PLI0g BE aheq NO OBJECTION TO CO HS SIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT _ “AS SANITIZED . in %~ 4% (i) #) ce eee enti oo oo - PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: top SECR pp HELMS, Richard OCCURRENCE: (continued from card 1) SSuEVET in developing the EXECUTIVE ACTION capability (38). HARVEY usede pues staves thet Sometime shortly after this initial meeting, and while HARVEY was ‘still discussing the _____development_of EXECUTIVE ACTION with BISSELL, "he briefed Mr..HELMS fully on the general concept but without mention of the then “on-going plan to assassinate CASTRO." (38) STAFF: Baron DATE: 28.6.75 a SOURCE: REPORT 1967, pp. 37-3 TAG. FILE: eee ate eee a cL oe AT AE ann Sneemnen ASSORTED RE EPR ST PTET UTNE EERE RE UP ETD LH: GEE TT et
BT Goéog ££ abea “PLLeoTce! Ploeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED i-4~ 4€ a (A) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES? CATEGORIES: ‘TOP SECRET (See the 13 names listed below) FEB, Mel Pon fy , Ceara » hilar CALPRGX mA ) CUBA - PHASE IT | gf OGQUARENCEY “the 1.c. or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate nt SOURCE? 1.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 34-35 DATE: 28.6.75 FILE: REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 O: 1. ALLEN DULLES, DCI 0. CHTLLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D 2. GEN. C. P. CABELL, ppDcI ‘ +e SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to 3... RICHARD BISSELL, DD/P the DD/P (GOTTLIEB' s name was en- 4. SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security ~~ ‘eountered repeatedly in-thts-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 ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD - 13. J..C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He too 8 BRAY. ‘TRETCHEER| Chemical Division, TSD denies knowing, of the operation at 9. “EDWARD GUNN; Chief, Operations Division, Medical Services the time. )
BT -PLLEOZZE !PIO0g Goéog RE abea PERSONS/ENTITIES;: (See list of names below. ) 1. RICHARD HELMS, DD/P tev 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 know of developments after May 1962.) 4. SHEFPIELD EDWARDS, D/Security (He knows of the fact of the turnover to HARVEY, but states he knows nothing of developments thereafter. ) CIA HAS NO OBJEC gi JECTION To ECLASSIFICATION aND/A E OF TH AS SANITIZep ® COCUMENT (1) b) CATEGORIES: ‘TOP sECRET CASTPO ~~ GBA -— SYNDICATE/PHASI: IT —— _ KNOWLEDGE OF PHASE IT CARD 1 of 3 OCCURRENCE? the list of persons with knowledge of PHASE IT of the CASTRO ASSASSINATION OPERATION differs from those who knew of PHASE I. Those with knowledge of PHASE IT are: 9. J.C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He stated in our interview with him that he knew that HARVEY was having meetings with members of the gambling syndicate in 1962. ) ; CCHEEVIER Snows that HARVEY vias meeting with oe Pansters in Reno (sic) in the winter of 1962.) 7. TED SHACKLEY, Chief, JMWAVE (He assisted HARVEY in the delivery of arms and equioment to VARONA in April 1962, but presumably did not lnow the identities of the recipients nor (con't. ) STAFF: . orAre Baron DATE: 28.6.75
BT Gt —) Mo Cn nH L~} t= Lm | ie tu ha ha ja) Kate ‘ol wa] Ken rs CIAH i AS NO opaerio re pe De - E fi 7 & as Saige cTH DOCUMENT ie a 7 an | C) (A PERSONS/ENTITIES : CATEGORIES: (Same instruction as card 1.) CARD 2 of 3 CCURRENCE: SHACKLEY, cont: the purpose for which the 11. MACEO, ROSELLI's "Man" (MACEO material was fo be used.) probably knew there was a government 8. PRAY: “TRETSCHLERS, TSD @TRETSCHLER': connection, but may not have identified ce ticipation was limited to furnishing the CIA as the agency.) one wee oo pds -to-0'CONNELL-on -18-April_1962..) 0 9. ANTONIO VARONA, the Cuban exile leader (He presumably was not aware of government (con! t. ) sponsorship. ) PUES AN Tis VjGoy 10. VARONA'S SON-IN-LAW (He too was pre- sumably. not aware of government's role.) SOURCE: FILE:
CG60¢ AH FLLEOZTE :PIOog 9c abe a OCCURRENCE: 0 Woe ATG OOK osiotnr™ RENO” VK LT OK eg KGa tp) wer () PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Le ae 196] Castro Ue fpebe t, rea Kennedy, Robert Bissell HALPERN Halpern testified that 3 > fe {1961 he attended a meeting with Bissell and was the Branch Chief (6). The meeting occured in the middle of Oct@ of 1961. Rissell stated at the meeting that he had recently “been chewed out in the cabinet room of the White House by both the President and the Attorney General for as he put it, sitting on_his_ass_and not doing anything about eettine rid of Castro and the Castro reeime. ITlis orders to both and to mo fae to plan an operation to accomplish that end." (5) Halpern testified that no limitations were put on the term "set rid of". Nothine was forbidden (8). The meetine involve: only seneral Jdiscussiens and not tactics. SOURCE: STAFF : Rhea FILE: DATE: 7/1/75
BT PLLEOTZE PIO Goéog LE abea PERSONS/ENTITIES: harvey S Malvern elias MCCONE OCCURRENCE: Sometime in Dec of LOG], of Fice an which McCone had stated that Melis worn TION T0 0 OBJECTION CIAH ON as EASE OD a [4-4 ay ae DATES: CATEGORIES: Nec 1961 Castro described to Ualpern a meetine at the director's henceforth "be his man on Cuba.’ (13) Le Hatpern that Velias had ne inkling that he $wonld be appointed heals. Che Cuban operatiousebefore this meeting (15). Sonetine Vo tet Hag BS eles cane tog office, chelced into the orgiiisation aA: ZOVCVATLON Sand Li meter rin Cuba wotlk. hea separate actiwity yl: no loner art of the VWI Division (14). Halpern 6/18/75 Bea FILE:
BT FLLEOZZEPII0G GcEag BE abeg PRRSONS/ENTITIES: JIARVEY, LANSDALE Ko 9 ; Kare a OCCURRENCE: It was agreed that Ha interrogation of [Ped he can be surfaced to fidké public charges of Cuban Communist operations against Latin American nations. Harvey was to generate a story from Cuban refugee sources that the original Cardenas incident consisted of a demonstration concerning the shortage of food. This was to cause ridicule of the Communist regime's use of MIGs,tanks and troops against ““~ = v—=-- == ~-~- -the unarmed people of Cardenas. -!!The~Cuban-source to-story—need not—awai-t—your-determina- ‘IA HAS NO OBJECTION TO oe LASSIFICATION AND/OR ; RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMEN ASSANITIZED py, fl mare (2) DATES: CATEGORIES: June 19, 1962 MONGOOSE ' i t rvey was to work towards reaching a stage in the ban economic official who defected to Mexico,where tion of the true cause of the Cardenas demonstration." SOURCE: FILE: Memorandum for William Harvey, CIA, from Lans- dale, re: Impact Actions, 19 June 1962 (00395) OTART: ~, di Genova DATE? July 1, 1975
BT “PLLEOZZE!PIO0g Goéog 6£ abeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED i~yY-4% )@G) C ‘al PERSONS/ENTIVYES : aan MCCONE, HARVE July 10, 1962 | MONGOOSE Jety-ty-t962- May=3062 DATES: | CATEGORIES: ' ' OCCURRENCE: LT Ibecause she opposed the strong Communist nature of the san regime. According to Migsy@auouna tha Oe cecunia , she contacte and obtained greement to provide inteTfigence on the Cuban political leadership and to work Efforts were made to establish contact with! . against the Cuban Communist regime, "short of engaging in | activity which might result in ‘direct personal- harm- direct recruitment of. STAFF: source ____ Memorandum for McCone from William’ Harvey re: , di Genova DATE? July 1, 1975
BT PLLEOZZE'PIA0G geeos OF afe a CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED i ce te ()Ca) PERSONS /ENTIONES yy QKPATRICK DATES: CATEGORIES: Af | KIC William Harvey ~~~ DUP u Wd Jor! Gen, Lansdale Mr. Halpern Nov. 21, 1962 (Special Group Augmented en Walter Elder (CHEEN ER} Operation Mongoose DCI an / Fantyen, [Cuba CCURRENCE: |. . Ne ae ————=——="_ With regard to paragrapli-2~of-bansdale's memorandum to SGA dated 14 Nov. 1962 Harvey states: "The statement that Operation Mongoose had had no information on this operation since early October was patently false. Specific references made to the pen ultimate paragraph and Lansdale's memorandum concerning a report for the CIA which he used as a basis for memorandum dated 51 Oct. 1962 to Oswald Kirkpatrick. This refers to SOURCE; Wou a- telephonic-conversation on_the_evening of 30 Oct. 1962 between Lansdale and (Ghe even which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on _ pages 7 and 8 of “my reference“memorandu- I have discussed this matter in detail with @h Squemyand clearly recollects that his conversation with Lansdale on that date took place as reflected in my reference memorandum. - During this conversation there was No discussion of previous operations except a brief discussion of the COBRA and/gAkii@Rn) vaehceyens” teams and Lansdale did not ask, according tog@nceven recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations*whrch ogically have led to the discussion STAPF: of the Matahambre operation." _— Phul Wallach ee DATE: PARE Pook ——" July 1, 1975 M A lemgrandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 cous)) ft * poe ¢ ' y
COé6ag¢ AH “PLLEDZZE  pLlaog Tp afeg- | ON TO HAS NO OBJECTIO CLASSIFICATION ANDIOR, DEC EASE OF THIS DOCUM AS SANITIZED eGo) PERSONS/ENTITIES 4 DATES: CATEGORIES: verti Weep KIRKPATRICK | ya Ie oO William Harvey“ DUP~ ~~ | Gen. Lansdale Mr. Halpern <_|Nov. 21, 1962~ (Special Group Augmented Walter Elder CHEEVER. Operation Mongoose - DCI — " Cuba CCURRENCE: —————=" With regard to paragraph 2 of Lansdale's memorandum to SGA dated 14 Nov. 1962 Harvey states: "The statement that. Operation Mongoose had had no information on this operation since early October was patently false. Specific references made to the pen ultimate paragraph and Lansdale's memorandum concerning a report for the CIA which he used as a basis for memorandum dated 31 Oct. 1962 to Oswald Kirkpatrick. This refers to a—telephonic. conversation on. the_evening. of 30 Oct. 1962 between Lansdale and Cheever which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandu-. I have discussed this matter in detail with Cheever and clearly recollects that his conversation with Lansdale on that date took place as reflected in my reference memorandun. During this conversation there was no discussion of previous operations except a brief discussion of the COBRA and(Q@ORFteams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever's recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations which SOURCE; Wou ogically have Ted to the cussion its STAPF: ———-——=" of the Matahambre operation." —— Phul Wallach fe Memorandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151) | re DATE: an arated Ps, A .
CC60o AHS PLLEOGEE - plaog ZP sheg ny 10 NO p/OR CIA HAS Be cation A NT DECLASE py THIS DOE r pyvTiZee oe aul WD PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: ‘TOP SECRET HARVEY, William. v4 Chief, FI Staff, CIA QJWIN a. a OCCURRENCE: HARVEY writes a memorandum to the Chief, FI Staff, SOURCES 1G. REPORT 1967, p. 41 FILE: 27 June 1963 EXECUTIVE ACTION "stating that the original justification STAPF: Baron AT 586.75
CG60¢ AH FLLEOZZE : Ploeg EF aheq WH Division, and by Col. J. C..KING, former Chief of WH Division. Also, the CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMEN AS SANITIZED. _ 1-44 wre) TOP_SECRET PERSONS/ENTITIBS: DATES: CATEGORIES: KING, J. C. Haury “ a BISSELL HALPERN 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 Director of Central Reference furnished biographic files and_intelligence publi- cations. (2) Interviews: Desmond Fitzgerald, Sam Halpern, Bruce? CNECvien, J.C. King, Alfonso Rodriguez, J. D. Esterline, Edward Gunn, Howard Osborn, James O'Connell, Sidney Gottlieb, Sheffield Edwards, Richard Bissell, Lawrence Houston, Raywbretchler,) John Warner, @\estomssanche-®) William Harvey, Cornelius Roosevelt, Robert Bannerman, Henry Bortner, Richard Ober. IG REPORT, 1967/8 FY be [¥ SOURCE: STAFF: Baron | DATE: = 7/2/75 FILE: — fur:
BT FLLEGEEE-plaog ocoé6ar . PE obeg ~ "We interviewed everyone whom we could identify as likely to be CIA HAS NO OByECTir , TI DECLASSIFICATION ANDIGy RELEASE OF | AS SANITIZep ® DOCUMENT IM~W~94 CG Xal See ee ee ee ee Se cae eae ae ee ee ee ae eee aoe eS SS ee SE en ee NR eS ED SRY GED OSE ES Se LEY te me ee He men Se ET IO STD Ow SS Gnd ee tw ty nny SOTO enh SRM NO) EE SHED Sint nr th SD ewe snes sve men ee wate er ¢ PERSONS/ENTI “ES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: 5/25/04 ; CASTRG L alihe memorandum of April 25, 1967 which introduces the IG's Report ~On assassination plotting in relation to FIDEL CASTRO indicates that the only written records which served as a basis for the IG Report :were: Notes of William Harvey; Records of Dr. Edward Gunn (Office of Medical Services; and, brief records of @RavERRSuCKIT SR fof TSD). Some operational files were also used. ™ For the most part, the Inspector General's office reliea Upuii information given to us orally by people who's memories are fogged by time. (1) paar ‘s) ‘as Hl we OCCURRIENCE: knowledgeable, with the exceptions of MR, DULLES and GENERAL CABELL." (2) A complete list of the interviewees is attached to the IG Report at Tab A. "If there are significant innaccuracies in the Report they are most likely to occur in faulty ordering of the sequence of events.'"' (2). ‘ SOURCE: BSTAPE : Wat A cl Bare #1
CC6eac AH PLLEOZZE :PIO0g CF abe a JECT ize HAS N ! njoR spn DeCLASS OT OG ent #? RELEASE 14 PERSONS/ENTITIES : CATEGORIES: Edwards Gomez S Castro King Holcomb Bannerman O'Connell OCCURRENCE: O'Connell testified that when EDWARDS was on leave, once, KING spoke to Robert BANNERMAN (Who was not witting of Castro project) and O'Connell had to tell BANNERMAN that B. was not "privy'' to project. O'Connell was embarassed. (Tr. 36, 99- 100). No one but KING, not Gomez or flde emiikiew (100) SOURCE: - STAFF: Testimony of James P. O'Connell, 5/30/75 John Bayly FILE: | DATE: 6/30/75
COé6ag¢ AH FLEEOZZE  plo0g oF oaheg. CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION. AND/CR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED iY~ 1-94 oa (ae) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: _ HOUSTON + 'S0-'60 : "60's Castro Sumk oad as ret CCURRENCE: Houston testified that he cannot remember that his legal advice as to not continuing a project was ever rejected by CIA, (47) although Houston recalls vetoing two propositions: -onesy °° OF ne en SOURCE: STAFF: Testimony of Lawrence Houston, 6/2/75 re John Bayly PILE: DATE: 6/30/75
BT FLLEGGEE - prlaog coé6ar LE afeg GIAHAS No OBJECTION TO cai AS San S DOCUMENT 0E-7 eu, ( 4y i) | PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: BUNDY COL. KING | KILPATRICK June 20,1964 DUVALIER MCCONE HUGHES Rees ek roup OCCURRENCE: On June 20, 1963the Special Group approved a CIA paper dated June 1970 regarding political action infHaita:} (The substance of the paper is not expressed). "Mr. aap said he has some Féservations about the quality of any possible replacements for.) DuyAieeER) but agreed that_it is necessary to take some action in order to prevent menue eventually going very far to the left. Colonel KING. . said ‘said that in his opinion, we have no feasible alternatives to cooperate with Basei} SChyyin attempting to unseat @RUyAGLER.J. . re ee ; PRET ae 3 ee SOURCE: STAFF: Minutesof Special Group meeting June 20, 1963. DATE: Kelley FILE: 6/28/75
BT GH a ia] at an Lr fa) Lae) a tw Prat ha Lm fan nd Sod = rd - 7 - . a: om HAS NO OBJECTION TO - a DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR Me RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT “AS SANITIZED ig - #- FF Boe ca) PERSONS/ENTITIES: - DATES: | CATEGORIES: MCCONE FITZGERALD HUGHES <~ —-'|18/19/64 BUNDY ‘PAPIGH BOSCH, JOSE 7/30/64 6/10/6475 eee JESSUP RFK STEAKLEY JMWAVE JMWAVE VANCE OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the. 303 Comittee on 7/30/64 MIE was “agreed that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)'' The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64 memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director, (116) which was dissemin- ated-to-the-Specz-Asst. to the Pres.—for. Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter- American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director, - DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report"related a proposal for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app- eared to be involved in the scheme." The’ asking price was $150,000. ~ JOSE@MARTOSPEP IN”) ; : ® OF ia gg BOSE approached t the Chief of id sugested the U.S. govermnent also contribute, This was rejected. sal unelivares LTRS only gaveluenent was t0_nepa fi istence," UsgheerS record o£ incident found by IG Rept. is memo from|Me@dHe2to Bundy, 8/19/64, reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged particip ts anpoviously nothing came 0 of the plot."(117) DA IG REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75
BT FLLEGGEE- plaoeg ocoé6ar 6F afea JESSUP RFK STEAKLEY JMWAVE JMWAVE BOSC. Be CIA HAS NO OBJECTION To ieee AND/OR THIS DOC ‘e “@ () PERSONS/ENTITIEFS: DATES: | CATEGORIES: MCCONE FITZGERALD HUGHES 4&-~~ 8/19/64 SGA “PAPICH BOSCH, JOSE 7350/6£ MONGOOSE PDS EB iy pra VANCE ye af Re OCCURRENCE = According to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7/30/64 TE | was ‘agreed that MR, FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed to handle as a matter of law enforcement."' (116)'' The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64 memorandum information report from the_DDP_to the Director,¥ (116) which was dissemin- _ ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter- American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director, - DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report"'related a proposal for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app- ie goared, tobe mnvolyed in_the scheme."' The asking frice was $150,000. --3@SESMARTOSRERINIM Jeandueghinmgwould contribute $50,000. 2e thapproached the Chief of Sitio IMNAVE,, ‘and suggested the U.S. govermment also® Contribute. This was rejected, C] CIA's only involvement.was_to_repa C4 iste " SOURCE Yast record of incident found by IG Rept. is memo from|Mctdle’to Bundy, 8/19/64; reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged particip ts 4 poviously nothing one. of the plot.''(117) DA TA DRDANT TART Daman rita
BT FLLCOZZE:PIO0G «G60c os ‘aheg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED =, (-4-44 - «1 )@) PERSONS/ENTITIFS: — DATES | CATEGORIES: MCCONE FITZGERALD HUGHES {8/19/64 SGA BUNDY —- PAPIGH BOSCH, JOSE - MONGOOSE JESSUP ——-REK CASTRO STEAKLEY JMWAVE AAS ED JMWAVE VANCE i i Is fe OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the 303 Committee on 7/30/64,"It was agreed that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)'' The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64 _ memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director,” (116) which was dissemin- ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter------—--- 2 American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director, an . DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report"related a proposal for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app- eared to be anvolved in the scheme." The asking price was $150, 000. - 2 OSESMARTOSRERIN 3 <aBOSEKPRD Kes ono GeDActudaeRimswould contribute $50,000. GEE} approached the Chief of > aeetippested the U.S. govermment also“contribute. This was rejected. ————The_record_indicates CIA's only involvement_was_to_repa j ati f_4 iste SOURCE Yast record o£ incident found by IG Rept. is memo from mMetdleto Bundy, 8/19/64, reporting:the results of FBI intvws with the alleged particip ts a dbviously nothing “at ny came of the plot."(117) 1G REPORT 1967 Baron, 7/1/75
COé6ag¢ AH FLLEOGEE - PIo0g Tg ofed 10 CIAHAS NO ORION ANDIOR ECU OF TH QcuMED NITIZED AS AN oat ™ ayes oR ONS EN QKPATRICK DATES : CATEGORIES: t ii =" William Harvey©~ DDP™ Id Jer P Gen. Lansdale Mr. Halpern Nov. 21, 1962 (Special Group Augmented Walter Elder CHEEVER. ; ; Operation Mongoose DCI a CCURRENCE: Cuba With regard to paragraph 2 of Lansdale's memorandum to SGA dated 14 Nov. 1962 Harvey states: "The statement that Operation Mongoose had had no information on this operation since early pen ultimate paragraph and October was patently false. Specific references made to the © Lansdale's memorandum concerning a report for the CIA which he used as a basis for memorandum dated 31 Oct. 1962 to Oswald Kirkpatrick. This refers to a telephonic. conversation on the evening of 30 Oct. 1962 between Lansdale and Cheever which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandu.” ~~ I have discussed this matt conversation with Lansdale During this conversation t discussion of the COBRA an er in detail with Cheever and clearly recollects that his on that date took place as reflected in my reference memorandum. herewas no discussion of previous operations except a brief AAANMORMY teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever's recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations which SOURCE: Wou opically have Ted to the discussion STAPF: of the Matahambre M : - jemorandum dated Nov. 21s } L 1 operation." 1962 O15 pul Wallach 962 (UNS) ete DATE: , dre : cfey L