202-10001-10225 AGENCY RECORD NUMBER RECORDS SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE PAGES SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS HH 50955 Doctd: 327424956 Page 1 Date 08/04/98 Page +: 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION JCS 202-10001-10225 POTA SERIES DOC 226 DOCUMENT INFORMATION Ost MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP 14 SEP 62 09/14/62 2 MONGOOSE MEMORANDUM TOP SECRET iB, 4 RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 07/30/98 Reviewed by CIA, State, OSD. NO JOINT STAFF OGJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION
a Ewe ~ The Department of State nas no ajection to the release or declassification of this document in full - under the provisions of the JFK Assassination Records ; a Collection Act of 992 (PL102.526) ‘ Reviewed on lies 1 a } LY 14 September 1962 (33° | SUBJECT: Minutes of Meeting of the Special Group (Augmented) on Operation MONGOOSE, 14 September 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD PRESENT: Mr. Bundy; the Attorney General; Mr. Johnson; Mr, Nitze, ‘ General Lemnitzer, General Lansdale; General Carter; Mr. Donald Wilson : 1. The Group approved in principle General Lansdale's paper of 31 August, with the amendments that had been agreed upon at last week's meeting and which were attached to General Lansdale's memo- randum of 12 September. However, Mr. Bundy made it clear that this did not constitute blanket approval of every item in the paper and that sensitive ones such as sabotage, for example, will have to be presented in more detail on”a case by case basis. Ze General Lansdale noted that he has asked appropriate people in the Pentagon te draw up estimates covering requirements for person- nel, space, communicatiqns, etc., against the contingency thar Cuban operations will move into a more active phase and will require such facilic, eneral Carter said that CIA would examine the possibilities ing aggpolane parts which are scheduled to be shipped from CIA will attempt to develop hard intelligence on the re- nding of subversive elements in Ecuador and perhaps elsewhére, fos ee a from Canada, Mr. Johnson emphasized that any such evidence which could 4 | be adduce re the OAS Foreign Ministers' meeting would be highly valuables J 5. General Lansdale reported that the NSA collection program is being stepped up considerably and should be in. full swing by lL November, 6. Mr. Bundy expressed his concern about the necessity for linking planning in the political and military fields with the MONGOOSE Operations. He said that his tentative conclusion is that what is required is a tightly knit interagency group closely tied to the MONGOOSE group but not a part of it. He said he would discuss this concept with higher authority. CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO | i. DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR O80, Ko obi Fone RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT /y, AS ReOa" FS y Oey AS SANITIZED 25 JW, Fim file’ 2 Zyeve ee Sa HW 50955 .Docld:32424956 Page 2 HI2b | rep “f * oe
72-8, 7s / General Carter reported on CTIA’s contacts with Pan anerican | regarding its Havana flights. He said that the company had asked : the Agency to buy its blocked pesos at a one-for-one rate at a scale of $140,000 a month retroactive to last May lat. He said that in the face of this proposal, CIA had agreed to buy $200,000 worth, provided Pan American makes no move at this time to discontinue its service, He sald there weré aggurances that no such move would be made beForé October lst at the earliest. en a wi sings ea After some discussion, the Group agreed that it is highly desirable to maintain this service. On theother hand, it appears that /Pan American's estimates of the amount of money it is* losing and \/ 2 the amount of subsidy required to break even|are apparently excessive. co “Nea - "re Oe SE re lg General Carter undertook to look into the possibility, suggested by | the Attorney General, that Pan American could lower its quoted fare, inasmuch as the company is not getting the benefit of the $20 now in. i any case. | Tt was generally agreed that government operation of this service would be juse as expensive ag having Pan American continue it., y . 8. The Attorney General raised the question of actions by Cuban exile students against the Castro regime. He recognized, as did : - _ the rest of the Group, the fact that these activities can serve as 4 , cover for future U.S.-sponsored operations. 'Qn the other hand, it was recognized equally that bad publicity could” resulc. ] ft was suggested that CIA might talk to selected students and spread ‘the idea that any active operations planned by them must in fact be reasonable and worth- while ones, and to leave the idea that irresponsible actions might lead to trouble for them in che future. \ al Thomas A. Parrott cc: General Lansdale “mttag, Baw Meg seed ped - pheree HW 350955. DocTd:327424956 Page 3