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BT “TRLeozze: Placed sseos Z afeg. CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR ELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT iS SANITIZED Be 3/2-9/ 1F PERSONS/ENTITIES: . DATES: 26 Oct 1962 CATEGORIES: Mongoose Special Group (Augmented) Cuba __ Parrot OCCURRENCE: Parrot states that the CIA has ll ."assests" aboard Cuban owned ships. Action orders (i.e. sink- ing in Cuban or bloc ports or high seas - sabotaging cargos - making crews inoperative) have gone to Eainbm ae) for action. Other action pending. SOURCE: . Memorandum “prepared by Parrot titled "Operation Mongoose - Main Points to Consider," dated Oct 26, 1962. STAFF: PGW
BT THLEOZTEPIO0G Gceos ¢ aed , CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO  DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR - RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED by 2[2afae jolic cit wo cae mes) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Fletcher Prouty | Castro OCCURRENCE: Sometime between December 1959 and February 1960 Fletcher Prouty, the Air Force Liaison officer to the CIA was approached by the Air Division of the Covert Action staff of the CIA who said they had a special job requiring Air Force support and they wanted an L-28 airplane. The CIA people said they had a place to .Jand. inCuba_and they wanted to let 2 men out there and then fly the plane ato ein Air Fores eases in Cuba would be equipped with a high-powered rifle and a telescopic site. The object of the. mission was to go to a building in Havana and to shoot Castro. The men were Cubans. SOURCE: ! STAFF: Staff interview of Rockefeller Coitynd s's ion ant) Kelley PILE: o“_ DATE? June 30, 1975 SI a Renee Rael aateli eel neetiae ened eel etal ner ieeeiene nea teenie temeimienntine nrinieandnediamdneinsaieiadandin de ee The men to be landed-—---—— > 7
CG60¢ AH TaLeoZze :Plocg F ofea PERE CIA HAS-NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION ANO/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS a G It Fara” PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: S REUP-AUGMENTED; MONGOOSE, ansdale\, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- TRICK, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER, FG@DY RUSK, KOHLER, CHURWITCH CCURRENCE: June 20, 1962 ! Special Group Augmented July-3t1962 van ne 22, 1962 Due to reports of popular unrest, political strife, and economic disruptions - inside Cuba, it was suggested that the Special Group Augmented consider the value of having an SNIE on Cuba made_in the immediate future. The CIA has agreed as a matter of priority to reach a stag ain “tiie interrogation ‘of rf Pedro- -Rotgawhere he can be surfaced to make public charges of Cuban Communist opérations against Latin American nations. For operational effectiveness, the CIA has selected a new area in Cuba for its initial radio broadcasts fron a submarine for "Voice of Cuba.'' The Navy states that the new area is feasible and State has concurred in the theme and content of the broadcast. They ~ will take place around: the end-of- the month.~--No-proposals~for-actions~ by the Department——~ of State have been submitted since the appointment of State's special representative, Mr. Hurwitch. They are expected on June 22, 1962. SOURCE: emorandum for the Special Group Augmented from Lansdale re: Progress, Operation MONGOOSE, 20 June 1962 (00397-00398) di Genova STAFF: FILE: , DATE: July 1, 1975
CG60¢ AH “TaLEdgee iplaog G dbeg CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO  DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR ~ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT a . AS SANTIZED Aye (14 PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATES: CATEGORIES: June 19, 1962 MONGOOSE : t OCCURRENCE + ct a reaching a stageliit the’4 hé~can be siirfaced to make public charges of Cuban Communist opérations 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 _..the unarmed people of Cardenas. 'The Cuban source. to story_need_not_await—your determina= tion of the true cause of the Cardenas demonstration." fe 14 Le wt ee Pes & ri. : It_was agreed that Harvey was to work towards a STAFF: SOURCE: Memorandum for William Harvey, CIA, from Lans- dale, re: Impact Actions, 19 June 1962 (00395) di Genova DATE: FILE: ——* July 1, 1975 foe mee em ee ea ee ee me me Se ee Set GEN SHED han HH eh ee en ce me iy em nt Cot WES GE ee he Au ne pe, oy ie TEED FEY mS SEY DD Se SE we Se rt ee ee NE SEG Gi) Sr IP GENE wn ew pe ener rt) ee cn mm mY cg es
BT “TRLEOTTEPIOCG = Gceos 9. abe q. CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO | DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR oe ; a oo : RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ae | | _ AS SANITIZED * an ES PERSONS/ENTITIES: me | . CATEGORIES: c ROUP—-AUGMENTED; MONGOOSE, | June 20, 196 | Special Group Augmented Lansdale\,, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- Juty-315-1962 | MONGOOSE PATRICK MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER, June—125-1962 CRON USK, KOHLER, (HURWITCH May~t?;-1962- June 22, 1962 , OCCURRENCE; _ Due to reports of popular unrest, political strife, and economic disruptions inside Cuba, it was suggested that the Special Group Augmented consider the value of having an SNIE on Cuba made_in the immediate future....The_CIA has agreed as a matter of priority to reach a stagefiin&thesantérrogation:ofPedré Roig where he can be surfaced to make public charges of Cuban Communist operations against Latin American nations. For operational effectiveness, the CIA has selected a new area in Cuba for its initial radio broadcasts from a submarine for "Voice of Cuba." The Navy states that the new area is feasible and State has concurred in the theme and content of the broadcast. They |. _.. ..Will take place_around_the end_of. the month.. --.No_proposals.-for-actions by—the—Department of State have been submitted since the appointment of State's special representative, Mr. Hurwitch. They are expected on June 22, 1962. SOURCE: emorandum for the Special Group Augmented ‘from Lansdale re: Progress, Operation MONGOOSE, 20 June 1962 (00397-00398) di Genova FILE: . DATE: July 1, 1975 STAFF:
BT Goéog £ a6ea TS.eozZe -prlo0g NTIZED eee, KG 74- COC) PERSONS/ENTITIES : DATES: CATEGORIES: ‘TOP SECRET (See the 13 names listed below) eB, (et ee ne (card () acne CALEROKimATE) CUBR — PHASE I ’ ig nearly 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO: The T. G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 ALLEN DULLES, DCI 10. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D GEN. C. P. CABELL, DDCI 11. SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to RICHARD BISSELL, DD/P the DD/P (GOTTLIEB' s name was en- . SHEFPTECD-EDWARDS >~D/Security"~ 7" ~~  eGuntered repeatedly in this inquiry, JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security, but he denies knowing of the opera- the case officer tion in 1960-61.) J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/4 12. ROBERT BANNERMAN, DD/Security CORNELIUS ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD ~~ 13. J.C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He too Chemical Division, TSD denies knowinr of the operation at D GUNN, Chief, Operations Division, Medical Services the time.) I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 34-35 STAFF: Baron DATE: — 28.6.75
COé6ag¢ AH g abeq Teic0zze Placa OBJECTION TO an CIA AS FICATION AND/OR AN3WN90d SI RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT == UO/GNW N AS SANITIZED L OLND as ce Cys PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: ~ Sam Gold Dr. Edward Gunn | ptember 25, 1941 Castro Wan Orta Comelius Roosevelt ! OCCURRENCE ?In discussing the possible methods of accomplishing the mission, Sam Gold suggested that they not resort to firearms, but ‘ésat’if he could be furnished 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 gairbling interests who still had access to Castro, and _was in a fliinancial bind. Cornelius Roosevelt, Chief, TSD was consulted and assigned to develop a pill that had the elements of rapid solubility, high ethai content, and Tittle or no traceability. Six of these.items were produced-and 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. - Sy FESS Qe ES EET EERE é Swe A om CIA Justice File R-153 Memorandum by Howard J. Osbor to Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Subj: Robert A. Maheu dategjdune 24, 1966. SOURCE: STARE: _ Rhea DATE: July 1, 1975
CG60¢ AH Tsiedeze: placa , 6 abeg. — GAHAS No OBJECTION RELEASSIFICATION AN OA EOF THIS DOCUMENT 4 Parc IS 4Y PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: Bautzer /59-/65 » O'Connell “ ky Maheu Edwards Car ° OCCURRENCE: : O'Connell testified that Maheu helped CIA to supply women for Gonsicn. loadocoe Request came to O'Connell from Edwards. Greg Bautzer introduced “oval SKOOL Os dr to starlet at Hollywood cocktail party at Maheu's request. - “CTA arranged for starlet to go to N.Y.C. to be with deqiGesfor rest of his stay Sista, CIA monitored mail thereafter between sroyaime L yisigor and_starlet......-4# a unbeknowngst to either.” (Tr. 144-151) °
COé6ag¢ AH TaLedzze :prloog “OT. abea onto. gp onseTONT, HAS NO ON eB eu pocumen > i. oat PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: om TSD | GIANCANA Late + cupa | ] January {  (Syndicate/Phase 1D EDWARDS, Shetfielc 1961 | O'CONNELL ~~ OCCURRENCE: TSD prepared poison pills (of Botulin) rather than liquid poison. (24). _ {| remembers meeting with EDWARDS and O'CONNELL in EDWARDS““office to discuss the requirement’ (24)~for— porson pills, which had initially been the preference of GIANCANA. eo Ey usa L SOURCE: IG REPORT, 1967 —— STAY: Baron FILE: - DATES 7/3/75
GGé60¢ AH ERLEOZZE: PIoog TE abea - PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: ‘Yop SECRET (See the 13 names listed below) Abs Vcd fra oY Ceacd » ¥ rr ee «The 1.G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO: 1. ALLEN DULLES, DCI , * 10. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D 2. GEN. C. P. CABELL, DDCI : ; ; ll. SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to 3. RICHARD BISSELL, DD/P , — the DD/P (GOTTLIEB's name was en- “4>-—SHEFPIELD EDWARDS; D/Security> ~~~ ~ “————countered-repeatedly~in-this-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 l2. ROBERT BANNERMAN, DD/Security 7. CORNELIUS ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD 13. J. C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He too 8. Te eeere! Chemical Division, TSD denies knowing, of the operation at 9. “EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division, Medical Services ' the time. ) DATE: 28.6.75
BT THLE0ZZEIPIOCG ¢g605 ZI aed aseetOjon cathe Sear oo ice eet me) PERSONS/ENTITIES: ~~ ~*| paves: |. carecortEs: voP suerte (See st of names below. ) fipe (7, 61- “teen SYNDICATR/PHASE. II —- _ KNOWLEDGE OF PHASE IT CARD 1. of 3 OCCURRENCE: the list of persons with knowledge of PHASE IL of the CASTRO ASSASSINATION OPERATION differs from those who knew of PHASE I. Those with knowledge of PHASE II are: 1. RICHARD HELMS, DD/P 5. J. C. KING, Chief, WH Division (He stated in 2. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, Task Force W our interview with him that he knew that HARVEY 3a TAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security was having, meetings with members of the rambling (He knows that Harvey took over the syndicate in 1962.) operation and delivered pills, arms, and _ 6. WRUemmeiis F HARVEY's deputy in 1962. equipment in April 1962. He does not :(CHIEVIER. ldiows that HARVEY was meeting with know of developments after May 1962.) pansters in Reno (sic) in the winter of 1962.) 4. SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security (He ' 7. ‘TED SHACKLEY, Chief, JMWAVE (He assisted knows of the fact of the turnover to HARVEY in the delivery or arms and equipment to HARVEY, but states he knows nothing of VARONA in April 1962, but presumably did not lmow developments thereafter. ) the identities of the recipients nor (con't. ) "SOURCE: Po Den “STAFF > SOURCE -G. REPORT §9 PR Baron . DATE: 28.6, 15 reer POORER OES tn a A DMA eit perennation
BT TSLEDGZEPIO0G §=Ge60c ET shed PERSONS/ENTITIES: (Same instruction as card 1.) - OCCURRENCE: SHACKLEY, cont: the purpose for which the material was to be used. ) 8, TSD ticipation was™Timited to furnishing pills to O'CONNELL on 18 April 1962.) 9. ANTONIO VARONA, the Cuban exile Teader ~~ | par- the (He presumably was not aware of government sponsorship. ) 10.  VARONA'S SON-IN-LAW (He too was pre- sumably not aware of government's role.) 11. MACEO, ROSELLI's "Man" (MACEO probably knew there was a government comnection, but may not have identified CIA as the agency.) SOURCE: STAPF: DATE:
CG60¢ AH TRLEOCZE  PLoOog - FT ofed ay 10) Rs ewoorry Ot Rent ae SRNSO™ aor wi a a PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: Edwards King © Bannerman Castro O'Connell Festified 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 Pe or cosa A was embarassed. (Tr. 36, 99-100). No one but KING, not Gomez OT slower Ss knew (100) ee ee SOURCE: , STAFF: Testimony of James P. O'Connell, 5/30/75 John Bayly PILE: DATE: 6/30/75
CG60¢ AH TaLeozze :ploog PERSONS/ENTITIES: I. G. office. WS then been a of the teport inl Wear Rac | (then Chief of Station CIA HAS NO ORJECTION 10 DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED “gr 3~-4¥ . WOW) Go] DATES: Trujillo CATEGORIES: " qe: Chief of Statigh ae ae care of the assassina- Epe—S perat ions — officer and _was_at_the time “GHNERON@WaS the station's administrative assistant and was used as the communications link and for the passing of She resigned in 1964 and was believed to be living in Puerto Rico. FILE: Report of the CIA Inspector General, 1967 DATE: Care e Awas the headquarters branch chief and was, at the time of the report, in ‘ (cont inued ) JED 6/28/75
CG60¢ AH Teieozze :prloca 9 afeg ae a -—— operations files." (4=5)-- - CIA RELE PORTION Anya, AS SANTIZEp HIS DOCUMENT ~3 ~9y * ) PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: Trujillo CARD #2 I. G. indicated that people were not interviewed because they could only furnish minor details and "we think it unlikely they would be able to add significantly to the quite complete record that appears in the BEMDEED's . DATE: ; ee Cage 16/28/75 SP see sem coe cm oat Sy TO Si OD LMM seine het oe EES COED LORS ED SE} ED ley GN WE HE Ns ne LEA DY wee Wak ene re ee
COé6ag¢ AH TaLeodece - ploaog £7 abeg , Juan Orta’ __cComelius Roosevelt _— ~ OCCURRENCE: In discussing the possible methods of acc som type o and was in a financial bind. CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED 22-3-9f° Cem om ore OD cete me MONE HEE com OD OUD Sime Ge EE GE EE ANE Ge EE OOD GEE GND GOR Cem cates OY AD AE ates Ey ate SED Ey EE ELS AFT EE sn ENE tse nee Aer Qe Smet SND WnNtY ARO MED SON erm corD EE ‘Met EE EE GAP Go SE GER SEE GG GOGH AG GaN GOOF AE) Gn AUD GID sea sense tants wwe wee mene ere noe PERSONS/ENTITIES: Dr. Edward Gunn potent pill that could be placed in’ Castro's food or drink. 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, Cornelius Roosevelt, Chief, TSD was consulted and assigned to develop a pill that had the elements of rapid solubility, high === “Fethal-content;-and Tittle-or-no traceability. ultimately turned over to Sam for the mission. the ultimate use of the pills. é CATEGORIES: September 25, 1961 onmp lishing the mission, Sam Cold suggested that they not resort to firearms, but ‘tha&t“if he could be furnished with | Sam indicated ~“Stx-of-these items were produced and after being checked out for their effectiveness by Dr. Edward M. Gunn, three pills were Neither TSD nor Dr. Gunn was briefed on CIA Justice File R-153 Memorandum by Howard J. Osbo to Deputy Director of Central intelligence , Subj: dateap{yne ah, 1966.- Robert A. Maheu July 1, 1975