Date :. 07/14/98 Page :.1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION Peleased under the John . Kennedy AGENCY : JCS Lssassination Records RECORD NUMBER : 202-10001~10164 ollection Act of 1992 RECORDS SERIES : JCS FOTIA # 3 (44 7S¢ 2107 Note). AGENCY FILE NUMBER .: DOC 165 ase#:NWU 54214 Date: DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : OSD FROM : BRIG GEN LANSDALE TO : TITLE : REVIEW OF OPERATION MONGOOSE DATE : 07/25/62 PAGES : 6 SUBJECTS :. MONGOOSE DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : TOP SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1C CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/09/98 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Reviewed by State, OSD, CIA. EXEMPT PER E:0::18526. SEC 3.3(b)__ S@xS DATE EXEMPTED: MAR 2016. c.g pee gst é JS RE-REVIEW DATE:3) Der 203 7 ANbo!! OKM Te Helse fs REMTEA ciftok COnASPENCE. shims ish wlan so” i wit” sm ne pe se gene ne me i ee SS we ae a ee SSE hw rte i te RT ma we ate Same tame tn eae ome est st i Se te we A ar he [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED HW. 542174 Docld: 324243895... Page 1
They are given open U.S. assistance to remain in this country, yet are participating in covert actions in a limited way. Only a fractional opening has been made to release the frustrated energy of these refugees in freeing their homeland and in creating a favorable political climate in Latin America for the liberation of Cuba. Policy limitations of "audibility" and "visibility" apply directly in considering the handling and use of this } dynamic refugee potential. As a working document for U.S. operational guidance, State developed a definition of a political program for a free Cuba, with the understanding that any real political program must be developed by the Gubans themselves. Psychological. Psychological activities for Operation Mongoose make use of existing assignments of responsibilities within the U. S. government: State, having the policy role, chairs an inter-agency Cuba Psychological Operations Group which meets weekly; USIA disseminates any U.S. government information (VOA and Press Service) and generates "“eray" or non-official information (5 million cartoon books and thousands of Spanish books on Cuba disseminated in Latin America); CIA passes information appropriate for "gray" and covert. psychological channels (radio, mailings to Cuba, and dissemination inside Cuba). Conditions and events in Cuba have provided many effective themes, which have been promptly and sharply exploited by available means in the Western Hemisphere. However, the U.S. still lacks the capability of effectively getting information to the majority of the Cuban people.» short-wave broadcasts are highly regarded by the Cuban people, att wave receiver sets are limited inside Cuba. Our medium-wave broadcasts compete against stronger Cuban signals; it was felt that greater U.S. Ad) (c) competition in medium-wave broadcasts could lead to Cuban interference of U.S. commercial broadcasts over a fairly wide area of the U.S. [A] Clandestine broadcastg/from a submarine (appearing as broadcasts by Cuban guerrillas inside"Cuba) have beerfthitiated; they are in their infancy, and have a long way to develop before their messages are believed and get passed among Cubans by word-of-mouth. Dissemination of leaflets and propaganda inside Cubaloy balloon oraireratt has not received policy approval. : Economic. State has the main responsibility for developing economic actions. State has chaired an inter-agency working group, which generated EOP-SECRET. : es HW 54214 Docld: 324274395 Page 2 -