whe + aE : | | 7  Date:08/15/92 & Page: 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM ~~ IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA mr ae ae RECORD NUMBER : 157-10011-10009 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : ER] TO: [R} TITLE : INDEX CARDS DATE : 06/00/75 PAGES : 531 SUBJECTS : » OPERATION MONGOOSE [R] CASTRO [R] DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : T RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/29/93 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS :° + Box 140, Book 2 of 3, Index Cards, June/July 1975 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Lee 50955 Docld: 32203777 Page 1
COé6ag¢ AH LLLEDZZE /PIOOG  g abea- 0 OBIECTION sgaTIONAL SECURITY COUNGE ei PERSONS/ENTITIFS: DATES: CATEGORIES: EC AbrGROUP AUGMENTED -—MONGSOSE, July 11, 1962 | Special Group Augmented SDALE;? TAYLOR; -JOHNSON>= GIL=S , MONGOOSE PATRECK> MCCONE >” RFR LEMNEEZER: OCCURRENCE: Notice to Special Group that operational representatives are preparing assessments of Operation MONGOOSE. These will cover among other things “factors worth considering in deciding on a future coursg.of action (We have a working definition of othe rt ossi ure courses of action). BRiCMeRGuaecsmNcAm RECTIMISSHCSRPROMVEMS Toteswelac tabbed NEE TNASHDEE DN OOea LNG ean BCeiLs. STAFF: SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented from Lansdale re: Progress OPERATION MONGOOSE 11 July 1962 00428-00430 Pee ) DATE: di Genova July 2, 1975
CG60¢ AH LLLEGESEE - plaog c abeg KSA Pera ie \ OBJECTION _ r uATONAL SECURITY councl No DoD objection to public diss!osu pursuant to P-L. 162-5 26, Exc oj OF Bele > 12) 2f PERSONS/ENTITIES : DATES: CATEGORIES: _ Cansdal McCone Rusk 8/31/62 SGA aylor RFK McNamara MONGOOSE Johnson Lemnitzer Harvey _ . Gilpatrick Bundy Gain Att Aut JCCURRENCE : Lansdale also suggests other activities to carry out objective C (ie intensification of intelligence collection).., he spotting, recruiting and training of : avelers who have potential access to signi icant-information, Man — an American Airlines Service _between—the—U..S...and_Cuba [expanding as _ as practical erin Communications. intéllipence coverage of-Cuban- communications - networksyp the_con continuing monitoring of overt Cuban broadcasts, etc. For details sce 00678-00680. 7 , oo 8/31/62 mano from Gen Lansdale to SGA (00678-00680) | ~~ Wallach ribs a July 3, 1975
CG60¢ AH LLLEDGEE - plaog PF. sheg NO OBJECTION annie ATIC! ee a 7 NoD obiecticn to public dis ah (of Msuant to | ELL. 1ut-$26 eseepelar— A> M12 Ty CATEGORIES: MONGOOSE (Phase II) DATES: 4 Sept 1962 PERSONS /ENTITIRS : GENERAL LANSDALP’, MCGEORGE BUNDY OCCURRENCE: "Pursuant to our telephone conversation this afternoon, it would scem worthwhile to get the consensus of the group's views as to the type and timing of the activities in Phase TI." In my opinion, the following numbered activities may pose possible policy questions 20) (hal loons)5--23,(QWA radio), 27 (sabotage), _32_(attack_agriculturch@egys. ether Sen Recap oe 40-2(COMINL)), 48-50 (Cuban exiles, Carribbean mentors) 54 (post OTA Memorandum from Lansdale to Bundy 4 Sept 1962 PCW eet TLE: (00688) have: June 29, 1975 Cape
COé6ag¢ AH LLLEOTZE ! PIO0G - Gg abeq” nity © NO OBE ch 5 EWE) ~ ypTuoNad SECU a PERSONS/ENTITIES: . DATES: CATEGORIES: ; LANSDALE, aeneral 9/14/62 MONGOOSE Special Groups Augmented CCURRENCE?: OL. the SGA_on * As reflected in the 14 Sept. 1962 minutes of the meet ing a Operation Mongoose, General LANSDALE "reported that theENSM.collection!] rogram is being stepped up considerably and should be in full swing by 1 November". . SOURCE: Minutes of meeting of SGA on Operation Mongoose 9/14/62 PILE (00048) STAPF: PGW Cage 6/30/75
CG60¢ AH ' LLLEOZZE  PIIOg 9 abe g NO OBJECTION ~ NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL apyEctiON 70 He OLA te star | | | SRCLASSIPICATION ANDIOR on binkted bry a | : RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMEN 7 Ge 7 dec 13 SS TE ee me ee ne ar ee or eee ee ee em tare So a ee EY OE eH SD GD A ch SD ANY Hn NE antl: SEND SPUD SO GEE ur EK Reale Sn ln he ane ene GUN seu GED EE uD au exp axe @ PERSONS/ENTITIES: ‘‘jelns. Richard / _ OCCURRENCES lielms testified that the aim of the Cuban operations was "to get rid of Castro or the Castro regime in Cuba; lets put it that way, and no limitations were placed on the means. In fact, I never recall. having been told by anybody do not do this, do not do that, do not do the other thing." (26) (fhe thove statements refer to_Mongoose.) Helms testified that "the pressure was very intense and IT remember vividly it was very intense.". The pressure led to several very nutty schemes." (26) Helms testified the pressure built up to the Bay of Piss CATEGORIES: Castro Mongoose td then Tag dcormant for awhile and intensified again toward the end of 1961 and (I9G2, The Cuban Hissile Crisis itself was the period of ereatest intensity. After- cards interest tapered off althoush Helms recalled cfforts in 1963 involyvine eco > warfare! SOURCE: a STAPF: ———="" Helms 6/13/75 Rhea FILE: DATE: 6/28/75
BT LLLEQZZEIPTOOG «scEOs yp afea CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO wo et | - DESLASSIFICATION AND/OR i coun | RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT . AS SANITIZED. — I NATIONAL SECURITY oe ce ee eae eee hc Son ne th et i sy em tr tt een a ene om ta eet art fe ek an ae mn ee SS DATES: Wg Jo >| 1962 (Special Group Augmented Operation Mongoose Cuba PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: RI RK PA TRICK TO William Harvey  —_DDP : Gen. Lansdale(_——Mr,_Ilalpern = CJNov.. 21, Walter Elder — gz ‘ DCI ICCURRENCE: / 2, “® 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 30Oct...1962_between_Lansdale and§@necucms which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandu. I have discussed this matter in detail with@@egeg and 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 bricf discussion of the COBRA @ERQREROEaDy teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to @@eencmacis recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations which SOURCE, would lopicalrly have 1éa to the discuss Ss } WME SPAPR: of the Matahambre operation." Put Wallach DATE: Memorandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151) ee ee July 1, 1975
COé6ag¢ AH EELEDEeCE plo’ go abeg ‘PERSONS/ENTITIES: | ; DATES: CATEGORIES: p Gen. Lansdale / William K. Harvey 8/7/62 SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED | OPERATION MONGOOSE " Harvey states that the estimated cost of CIA in terms of personnel assigned full-time to Operation Mongoose would have to be increased to at least (if dage two of Mongoose went into effect) and that the estimated fiscal budgets for 1963 and 1964 would have to be increased to over|____ SREBREIONT OCCURRENCE: SOURCE: Aug 8, 1962 memo from Gen Lansdale to the STAPF? Wallach _ Special Group Augmented (00587) July 2, 1975
BT ‘LLLEOZZE *PIOOG cosEag 6& abeg no OBJECTION . a . : ale sicolosute NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ee 1 ae o0p) 1 AX 1d a V2fer PERSO! SONS SENT TITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: _ Cansdal” McCone Rusk 8/31/62. SGA aylor RFK McNamara MONGOOSE Johnson Lemnitzer Harvey __ Gilpatrick Bundy GAN An f iia CCURRENCE: Lansdale also suggests other activities to carry-out objective C (ie intensification of intelligence collection). t T 1e spotting, recruiting and training are ee eet avelers who have potential access to : rmation, maimn- taining Pan American Airlines service between the U.S. and Cuba, expanding as practical communications intelligence coverage of Cuban communications networks, the continuing. .. monitoring of overt Cuban broadcasts, etc. For details see 00678-00680... SOURCE: OTARE : 8/31/62 meno from Gen Lansdale to SGA (00678-00680) i Wallach PILE: | | : | DATE: July 3, 1975
BT LLLEDZZEPIOOgd oo60s ot shea BN, CSB) D FE fq yay] Od4 )(e) eT eS ‘9GEzT OF umous se esioxe pus ped ui Sd Aussejoeq Tl... | en IF BOUSLNIUOD UTLAA C1 ——mmmm—tigg AySsejo/ esueyO FI ussejo uyeoy givls dO INSWLuvdad ) owl, Quechee garistdoaneooue ech of HY 5B. Gen ee NO OBJECTION ay | - NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCI 7 ic disclosure . - No DoD objection io pune disc to P.L. 10e- pursuant Ve )ay PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: Lansdale McCone Rusk 8/31/62 t SGA aylor RFK McNamara . MONGOOSE Johnson Lemnitzer Harvey. Gilpatrick Bundy OCCURRENCE: ; —— ey oS acd F i Lansdale sets forth the psychological activities to be used to Carty fi.e., the discreditation and isolation of the Cuban regime). 1 jective A: The psychological activities include statements beamed to Cuba, Voice of America short~ wave broadcasts, propaganda, cartoon books; tv outlets to Cuba, propaganda exhibits, - _._ developing specific proposals for use of balloons to deliver propaganda to Cuba, direct - ing propaganda at Soviet and other Bloc personnel in Cuba, Voice of Free Cuba broadcasts from some Etbnmames, making available to the international Narcotics Commission documented evidence of Cuban explortation/importation of narcotics, arranging for Caches - of limited soviet check arms to be discovered in selected Latin American countries, ostensibly smuggled in from Cuba. SOURCE: 8/31/62 memo from Gen Lansdale to SGA (00669-00672) Wallach FILE: DATE: July 3, 1975
COé6ag¢ AH “ LLLEOSZE :PLO0G EL afta NATIONAL Seber / y | - ‘acti blic disclosure yg (LTS ~ No DoD objection to public Cise". yi / o/ s/ . pursuant to PLL. 102-526,.cxespiias oo | Mf a¢ PERSONS/ENTITIES : ; DATES: CATEGORIES: GENERAL LANSDALE’, MCGEORGE BUNDY 4 Sept 1962 MONGOOSE (Phase IT) OCCURRENCE: "Pursuant to-our telephone conversation this afternoon, it would seem worthwhile to get the consensus of the group's views as to the type and timing of the activities in Phase IT." In my opinion, the following numbered activities may pose possible policy questions 20 (balloons), 23 (SWAN radio), 27 (sabotage), 32 (attack agriculturefwith chemicals¥, 40 (COMINT), 48-50 (Cuban exiles, Carribbean nations), 54 (post Castro). cea amina F sh PE: 5, ~ SOURCE: PGW DATE: June 29, 1975 Memorandum from Lansdale to Bundy 4 Sept 1962 FILE: (00688) mene wate sot) cemetery AL GRAD SL eet seen sey ee ten ane ef ano Wrtee feet TY ou Om ficin th et GER ERE) ED St che ieee OT ut wee AL ee ee
COé6ag¢ AH LiLeoeze  procd : #E abeg WO yer BT NO OBJECTION 22 werd CATEGORIES: Special Group Augmented MONGOOSE PERSONS/ENTITIES: BUNDY, GENERAL DECKER, MR. MURROW REK, GENERAL LANSDALE, MARTIN GENERAL HARRIS, WILLIAM BUND, GENERAL CARTER. | OCCURRENCE: DATES: 9/6/62 Me, ° i : OL. £] Meeting of SGA On Operation MONGOOSE, 6 September 1962. Discussion of LANSDALE's suggestion #32 (agricultural sabotage). GENERAL CARTER emphasized the extreme sensitivity of any such operation and the disasterous results that would flow from something going wrong.particularly.if there were obvious attribution to v4 —the-U-S. -He-went-on-to say, however; -that-it would be possible to accomplish this purpose by methods more subtle than those indicated in the paper. He tioned specifically the possibility of producing crop failuresfiiy iene panucnoctecito niece Ge oginokoosteniag te cmert which would appear to be of natural origin. BUNDY said that he had no worries about any such sabotage which could clearly be made to appear as a result of local Cuban disaffection or a natural disaster, but that we must avoid external activities such as release of chemicals, etc. unless they could SOURCE ‘be completely covered up. STAPF: SGA MONGOOSE Minutes 9/6/62 (00045-00046) PGW FILE: DATE: Cage "June 29, 1962
CG60¢ AH LiLLEOZET PIO “oT abe g NO OBJECTION. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL PERSONS/ENTITIES: Y DATES: CATEGORIES: WALT ELDER, RIK, GENERAL LANSDALE, 9/14/62 MONGOOSE “posse fe (CIA) Special Group Augmented OCCURRENCE; CIA Headquarters and all WH stations are to be especially to alert for any shipments of arms or other subversive material from Cuba to other Latin American countries-- ; Chief, Task Force W says this alert has been laid on and is in force. SOURCE: Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962- Walt Elder FILE: Cage 6 0644 DATE: June 30, 1975
COé6ag¢ AH “LELEDZZE :PLO0G FL ahea NO OBJECTION go- gyure? NATIONAL SECURITY COUN wae SS Oe SE NM me A LF SD Hy see St GO GAY Soy ee eo came ae PERSONS/ENTITIES: a EE OS DATES: CATEGORIES: Walt ELDER, a : arn te aa, (at 9/14/62 MONGOOSE MCGEORGE BUNDY ,@ Special Group Augmented is being looked intonChies Task Force | W says this activity is > underway. ae SOURCE: STAFF: : Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962- | PGW 7 Walt Bler cit cage = g 8 (4 DATE: SS Hoh eee oD GE AN Sen Hen md cond nee June 30, 1975
BT EELEDeEE PTOOG coeds ‘Et aed NO OBJECTION NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: WALT ELDER RFK GENERAL LANSDALE’ . 9/14/62 MONGOOSE MCGEORGE, BUNDY Special Group Augmented Ge ler @ecsiec) (CIA) The 12 September addendum to the Phase II MONGOOSE operations was discussed and the entire Phase II was approved in priciple as a platform from which to proceed. S Activities which may be especially sensitive are to be brought before the group, and this body wishes to-be kept generally..advised on progress. SOURCE: . START: Memorandun for the record on MONGOOSE metting, 14 Sept 1962- PGY Walt Elder Cov | FILE: Cage DATE: June 30, 1975
BT “LLLEDZZETPIOOG = gg60s oT abea NO OBJECTION NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ; i t i PERSONS/ENTITIFS: CATEGORIES: WALT ELDER, RFK, GENE ad ANSDALE VaR. MONGOOSE Special Group Augmented OCCURRENCE: This memorandum reports that the ATTORNEY GENERAL "expressed concern that activities by certain Cuban exiles are reaching the point where the government may be forced _ to take action against them rather than to simply state that "we are investigating." The agency is requested to see what it can do to help the noise level of these ~ activities. me . ons teens wee SOURCE: ' Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting. 14 Sept 1962 Walt Elder (00818) FILE: Cage Gise GRE GEED tetee fHERR Wee Gem CE SED} SEY nm GU sihwD teh GOL sh Ween MED ORD END CENA} Gad Wem OR HN ABR Wee Gein mi cin foo mmm aime ay wees wan ee oe STAFF: POW * DATE: | June 30, 1975
BT “LLLEOZZETPIOOG §«Ge6os LE aheg NO OBJECTION ~ NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ae DEL 3 CYC PERSONS/ENTITIES: tyan | DATES: CATEGORIES: Kennedy, Rob. Patchel, Col. Helms Johnson , Gen - 16 Oct 62 / MONGOOSE Lansdala.~ Hurwitch, R. Special Group Augmented DECURRENCE? when RFK asked Helms for his comments, helms stated that ‘we were prepared. to get on with the new action program and that we would execute it agressively." Helms pointed out, however, that the objective of Operation MONGOOSE would have to be determined at some point since the Cubans with whom we have to work were seeking a reason for risking their lives in these operations. Helms detailed his conversation with, the young Cuban who pointed out that they were willing to commit’ people only on operations= Which they regarded. as. sensible. Helms defines sensible in Cuban terminology as meaning an action which would contribute to the liberatic of their country, another way of saying that the United States, perhaps in conjunction with other Latin American countries, would bail them out militarily. Helms’ point was specially echoed by Huston and Ryan. rae SOURCE: 16 Oct 62 memo for the record by R. Helms (01095) .. hs PIL! (
BT LELEDEZE  PLIaog Goéog _ aT afed “wo OBJECTION : ee NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL | : cl A He as NO 0 ee » RE SLEASe G2 1115 DOC - AS i ane PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: HARVEY AT OWE LL Gen. a Cuba Mongoose Special Group Augmented 25 Oct 1962 "OCCURRENCE: scheever| suggested to Patchell that Gen. Lansdale call Bill Harvey since Bill had briefed W. Gen. "9 on what the CIA was doing. Patchell indicates that Ben. Lansdale was informed of ° uche ever ex's} comments. SOURCE: 7 STAPF: Memorandum for record re Item for Meeting of Special Group PGW Augmented on 26 Oct 1962, prepared by Lt. Col. Patchell on 10/26 lamp. 6/29 ~ (00737) —
CG60¢ AH LLLEOSZE :PII0G “6t shed nanny Gen,. Lansdal@_ —Mr, ICCURRENCE : eee NTO ~—_ NO OBJECTION | CIA HS Oe ADI an a SSIFICATION AND/OA NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL : , TE eUASE OF THIS DOGUMENT oa | . ASSANITIZED —--~ | Pee, 3 ec WB ., ‘<I te CV) CB PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: KIRK PA TRICK yw jy} Je» a William Harvey _ DDP ; _ Nov. 21, 1962 (Special Group Augmented a Operation Mongoose Walter Elder —_ 1, @ {Cuba DCI With regard to paragraph~2-ef-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 31 Oct. 1962 to Qswald Kirkpatrick. This, refers ‘a telephonic~conversation on the evening of 30 Oct. 1962 between Lansdale and (@neeve ne which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my referencé-memorandu. —— 1 have discussed this matter in detail wi then = and 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 disaission o£ the COBRAGS=kjeecmay teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to@@ezer cred recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations whic SPAPE: of the Matahambre operation." —— Phul Wallacl Hemerandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151) pu , h SOURCE. WouLT logically have Ted to the discuss
CG60¢ AH LELEOZTE :PIO0G 08 afeg “> WECURRENCE: 9 OBsECTION “woo scout COUNCIL CA HAS NO OBJECTIO | N PECLASSIFICATIONY AND/OR . ELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT 8 SANITIZED £8 Dee 93° OG) teat PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: ‘Gen. Lansdale _John McCone {| 30 OCt 1962 | Operation Mongoose ''Gen. Carter After Lansdale's converation with McCone, he called @igvegmersegeea who asaured him that ‘he had received similar orders from Carter and that all militant actions under CIA were being held at a stop. SOURCE: Memo fro the record by Gen. Lansdale dated 30 Oct 1962. (00739) PILE: oo > a a) lon ee bo ,Sae
BT ‘LLLEQZTTETPIO0g Goéog / TZ aie. yo 08d ECTION COUNCIL | | __ NATIONAL SEGUS uy ‘CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO —_DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR _ RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED 3 dee 73 qc) Cs) PERSONS/ENTITIES: ‘ DATES: ’. CATEGORIES: Gen. Lansdale” 2 : John McCone 30 Oct 1962 Operation Mongoose Bundy OCCURRENCE: Lansdale said that he had been told by Bundy on Sunday, Oct 28, to hold up action on the twenty teams by submarine for 24 hrs. and-Lansdale had promptly notified CIA. Lansdale added that yesterday (Oct 39) upon receipt fron@Qieeyeee@s@ on the subject Lansdale had - again taken up w. Bundy, and Bundy had told Lansdale that he would tell McCone to have CIA hold everything. Lansdale opines that he presumes Bundy had so informed McCone. SOURCE: - STAPF: Memo for the record by Gen. Lansdale dated 30 Oct 1962. (00739) PGW FILE:
CG60¢ AH ‘LLLEOZEEL  PIOOg zz abeg ee Ce ee nO: us © yo OBJECTION AS SARITIZED NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL OS a 3 ke B ) a PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: Gen Lansdale-—~ Oct 31, 1961 | — NONGOOSE Gilpatrick SGA Don Wilson CUBA oe As for psychological operations, all CIA assets | had been turned over to USIA for operational use, er ER Nt SOURCE? Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale (00744) Wallach TE é FILE: July 3, 1975—
BT -LLLEOZTZE PIO0G Goéog cz afta” NO OBJECTION | an | | : ny , - :  . GIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO °c WATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL |” DECLASSIFIGATION AND/GR PS a : RELEASE OF THIS BOCUMENT oe —. > ASSANITIZED  & DE Ko (a) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: | CATEGORIES: Gen Lansdale+ Oct 31, 1962 {| Mongoose Gilpatrick SGA Don Wilson Cuba ~ OCCURRENCE: i i Lansdale inquired about the balloon operation, Ge Lansdale that this was not in being yet. ~ SOURCE: i. STAPF : Oct 31, 1962 memo for the cord by Gen Lansdale Wallach (00744) FILE: DATE: July 3, 1975 °
BT ‘LELEOZTEPII0G «GgE0s Fe abeg SS NOOBIECTION Atia@ anne eee enmal SECURITY COUNCIL CIA HAS NO OBJ | NATIONAL S " DECLASSIFICATION An yey RELEASE OF THig AS SaNITIzep ~- CCUMENT vale . 3S 9B | FTE ne con eee soe sew cme ame sete meth ee site ee Heh SSD GnnNy NED wees cole SNOh oR ME UR SO GED RSA GAY EEN wy met eet em GE cen GE GARD GEE uD WS SMG tun ents wri cme} DATES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: CATEGORIES: . Gen Lansdale Oct 31, 1962 MONGOOSE Gilpatrick SGA Don aliilson CUBA -C 4g told Lansdale that there were only two action teams, a small one (Central Cuba) and the big one (200-man ‘in Western Cuba), that they were definitely on intelligence collection. - SOURCE; Oct 31, 1962 meno for the record by Gen Lansdale | STAPF: Wallach - (00745) | PILE: . | Da: July 3, 1975
BT Goéog Ge ahead Leieozee:Ppro0a NO OBJECTION : > CIAHAS NO OBJECTION TO . DECLASSIFICATION AN722.3 _- NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED g 3 dE 9 ac (CA) PERSONS/ENTITIES DATES: CATEGORIES: = a eet Con tee Oct 31, 1962 MONCOOSE Gilpatrick SCA Don Wilson CUBA OCCURRENCE: . Lansdale asked (ge wer faa any independent groups were in motion. CG feep said CIA couldn't guaranty any groups not under CIA control, but that the word had gotten around to stop actions at this time and none were known to CIA currently, although maybe ther3 was one not known to CIA, Lansdale commented Pons Ue he wu Whe SOURCE: STAFF: ———=_ Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale ————- ss Wallach (00745) FILE: DATE; July 3, 1975, SOD Se ERD SE OS eee tee en ee nk alr fnehe nk wane ert mmm te er rh wore ETRE mrOy ee rem Weg SEI eR OOK EE PEMA Gunn GLAS SELEY nde ALM: Give OT Me art te RUN SY “MEL AY OR Be AOI EE CE run ated att BEN fhe WES Pac men te ewe eke nk av wa mate cans wn seme ce ine
BT LELEDEZE PLI0g  Go60s oz ahead CIA HAS NO OBJECT TION TO |. DECLASSIFICA No OBJECTION COUNCIL | RELEASE OF THIS 0 ~ NATIONAL SECURITY | AS SANITIZED OCA) PERSON NS/ENTITIES: Gen Lansdale DATES CATEGORIES: Gilpatrick Oct 31, 1962 | MONGOOSE Don Wilson goag : SCA ce CUBA OCCURRENCE; t Lansdale spoke with USIA's Wilson, who confirmed that all CIA psychological assets had been turned over to USIA for operational use and were being used as desired by the President. : c | SOURCE: oO STAFF: ———=_ Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale ————" Wallach (00745) parr: | July 3, 1975
BT LELEODZZEIPIO0G cea LZ afead NO OBJE ECTION : | GIA HAS NO 5 OB. LEG TOR ATO ~ ya SECURITY COUNCIL Ara DECLASSIFICATIO“N pian RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED —- an) DEC B. Te ya) PERSONS/ENTITIES: Gen Lansdale Gilpatrick Don Wilson DATES: CATEGORIES: Oct 31, 1962 MONGOOSE ae we we oe no boats going out, etc. were restive.. SOURCE: START: , Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale Wallach . (00745) DATE: RILE: July 3,°1975
‘pIOoG Gc60c AH Liceogee: ge aheg ; | oll COUNCIL “CIAHAS 5 NO GB EC DECLASSIFICg uD anes "RELEASE OF TH AS SANTigg is iS DOCUMENT eo DB. —@ cA) CATEGORIES: = Ted critk PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: Gen. Lansdale — Gilpatrick Oct 31, 1962 MONGOOSE SGA ee outs | t wane ational assets both inside Cuba and outside, if they had Stor orders on action. Cheever said that they all had such orders ,"'but pointed out that some of the Cubans were quite emotional about -— stopping actions against Castro and he wasn't certain that everyone would hold to the orders" SOURCE: Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale (00744) Wallach FILE: DATE: July 3, 1975 +
?PLOCG Co60G MH “LELEOZTE 6% afed “aro secu GT COUN IAHAS NO OBJECTION TO oA est IRICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED : al BS Ddee 43 YA) CATEGORIES: DATES: ~ Gen nate TY Oct 31, 1962 MONGOOSE Gilpatrick SGA - Don Wilson CUBA OCCURRENCE: Lansdale then asked es Per, about assets inside Cuba, did they only have the two action teans-there? How about any psychological operations? @ieesness ‘said he believed there were only two teams and would check further to be sure. Ile ew the teams were supposed to be collecting intelligence. SOURCE: Oct 31, 1962 meno for the record by Gen Lansdale | STAPF: . , (00744) Wallach PILE: DATE: July 3, 1975
COé6ag¢ AH LLLEOZZE PIO0G pe afeg PERSONS/ENTITIES: Gen. Lansdale~~ Gilpatrick ~ NO OBJECTION ~~ NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DATES: Oct 31, 1962 Se wn ee mere CIA HAS NO CRUECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT ASSANITIZED —— SES DES... CATEGORIES: MONGOOSE SGA CUBA Gilpatrick asked Lansdale to give him a brief outline of Operation — _Mongoose in light of current U.S./USSR negotiations re: Cuba. epic ce and "sketched in the purpose, which was to pet a fix for Gilpatrick Lansdale talked to as one of the U.S. negotiators with the Soviets on whether or not all actions (sabotag , etc.) had come to be_ sure of this. FILE: * SOURCE * Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen.Lansdale (00744) a stop---didn't want the U.S. embarrassed and Gilpatrick wanted to . STAPF: _ Wallach parr: July 3, 1975
CG60¢ AH LLLEOZZE  PIO0g Te abe a AN NO OBJECTION be | | NATION SECURITY COUNCIL | _CIAHASE 0 OBJEC: "ION TO [st “DECLASSIFICATISN ARD/OR if RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED. —— Fe eo PERSONS ENTITIES: ‘DATES: CATEGORIES: Lansdale » : -. _ 31 Oct 1962 Mongoose Cuba OCCURRENCE: : Unsigned memorandum (apparently prepared by Lansdale) states " Intelligene collection under US contro including b mee eas , continues. Note sensitivity of aie ae w ecod A in helping US." Memorandum dated 31 Oct 1962, titled Outline of Covert Operations. PGW 6/29 (00740). :
CG60¢ AH LELEOETZE Ploeg , ze aheq— CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DEC 'e ASSIFIGATIO t AP} NO OBJECTION - RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT NATIONAL Si SECURITY COUNCIL rs a iD nee 13. PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Lansdalev 31 Oct 1962 Operation Mongoose en OCCURRENCE: es Lansdale that CIA intelligence reporting was spotty due to lack of mail deliveries from Cuba. a r SOURCE: Memo for the record prepared by GEn. Lansdale, dated 31 OCt 1962. PGW 6/29 FILE: DATE:
BT “PELEOZTEPTIOG = Ggens ge abeg SOURCE: | NO 10 OBJECTION NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 7 10 OBJECTION TO cuss i008 108 AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT “AS SAUITIZED < 43 i (\) yon) DATES: CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: Gen. Lansdale” Lt. Col. Patchell a 31 Oct 1962 Operation Mongoose “Erank Hand OCCURRENCE: Lansdale states that the Mongoose outline was read by Messrs. Handfetect 39 and Pate"hell. Inaddition he states that he gave the general information contained three to Gen. Johnson. Memo for the record prepared by GEn. Lansdale, dated 31 Oct. 1962 DATE PGW 6/29