404-10227-10145 * ser uees ae er above Hien . mh “adem vee tunes Lt ay ar LADEN Sunk drgecpemeeeeelmmamameerinnas oe . aoe ‘ we " ems eae ae we ay 7 . ‘ . oh Fee EN Pa ee Tey owe . . et . ' “. + 18 Cetcber 1961 ” pe MORANDUM FOR THE RECORD sion with Mr. Barnes conceraing SUBJECT | t Disces ae : Sabotage Operations B.. Relations with the CRC Mesers, Barnes, Estoriine,. zogby.L___|| PARTICIPANTS: i Celene! Johnson, Myr, Schreyer (during discussion ef Bem A enly). tg, Schreyer began. the meeting by citing the various papers - ial Group eiace July on the subject of nabotago. tor's notes ca sald meotings. eusstion © provented to the Spoc Ho alae relerred to his actos aad the Direc He polaied ost that, from a legal otandpeint, there was sors as te whether wa are authorised to engage in saor eabotage activities with retarence to the Special Group. Bt 1 clear that:. with regard salted. The isck of . to major cabetsge, the Special Group must be coo from the phreseclogy Clarity in connection with minov eabelage resulta ghs concerned with sabctage in these paragrapas prefacing the paragra in the Agency's paper eubmitted fn July. ‘in substance the preface - states thet orgeained luterns! groaps will bo established; then, subse quent paragraphs say m From a legal lnor sabotage will bo planed. etandpolra, seme quostien might acebrdingly arise ac to whether und lateral minor sabotage operations could be conducted, Against this contingency Tom Parrett specifically: advised Gansral Maxwell Taylor | oa Saturday eoon of the two opsrations then running. - Gexsral Taylor offared mo objection. Mr. Barnes said thot he would teke this matter up with tho Directer and recommend that, just io kaap the recerd ‘straight, tho Directo? should oventios i? at ths saxt meeting of the Cardona wo ddomday. Alte f e0imes discussice, tip, Gsterliae asked Colonel Johesoa Ui bo felt that Dr. HIRO realy belleved that he had authoriaation (rom the White Houge aod the State Department to take ever the collateral groups ao wel} as any internal groups, including
74-0005 ; their esbotage and resistance typo activities into Cuba, Col. Johnsons . ssid that he felt that this was De. MIRC's belle!, but MIRO realized Lovo there raight bes soma exceptions. Is certain areas Colenel Johneon e, felt that sorse support could be given to specllic CAC activities, for o exaroplo, propaganda activities like “Operacien Grieta." Col. Jchnaon _ , continued that MIRO seamed to alfer an alternative to CONTR ACUERO . as head of the CRC propeganda section and, contrary te information. — ' fram WAVE, Dy, MIRO did nes appoar to be insistent on the removal: ef Pala ea accountant, 3. Mer. ‘Baterline brought out the fact that MIRO: had been 7 * sseared thai hs has a $1, 069, 000 fund during ths course of the next ; year with virtually nc strings attached, and a Heense to come back and - ' F- .  gek for more. Mr, Katerline felt, if the Agency accepted the rospensi- bility for paseimg these fueds to MIRO, thai we would be acesziiag aloo the reepoens ibility for the posalblc misuse of these funds, Bicrsever, gives the fact that MIRO will be taking guidasce from Goodwin and Herwitch, the element of eontrol hich might otherwise have been exorcised throngh aoditing of accouste and thea making recommendations | would be wirtcally nom-oxistent. Mr, Barees stated a similar polmt of view, and remarked that this would have te be takes up at a higher . level at ones. He then reviewed tho developmmcats of the last fow months which have mads the Ageacy'e position very dalicate, Mr. Estariins- ” vemsaghed that the petential misuse by MIRO ef fuads cauld becorne a coures of embarroecmont to the Administration. made w aig 7 4 Mr, Barsse then discussed tho aktornative channsie fer taking up this matter in the absence of Mr. Bissell asd Mr. Weedward. He said be porecaslly felt tho Agancy was virtually faced with a decision here ef efther insisting that jt be the chanael to MIRO and at its. dis- cretion the channel te ether Cxban groupe, er we might refuses the respons ibility for any type operations beyond otvaight FI-Cl. A decision in this area, he rersarked, vests with the DCL Mr. Barnsa thea suggected that, after touching base with State, he, My. Esterliac, Mr. Legby, and perhaps Colewe] Johnoan sheuld codegaver to arrange. an Appointment with Mr. Goodwin ta the Whites House and at tha? meoting simply discuss ‘{sformally the entire situation af the crc, “Rag ErSER TT ee erealm, om te rapes TES PSE ST SES | LET 2 iA Ricmeemnumetas a Ark | : Aging Cabot, WH/4 ’ Distr i but logs Orig: & i - C/WHD 8 - C/WH/4 3 © G/Wi/ 4/ Plans on fy oe