MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED), 14 SEPTEMBER 1962
Originator: NSC
From: PARROTT, THOMAS A.
To: RECORD
Document date: 09/14/1962
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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8/27/201

AGENCY: KISS/SCOW

RECORD NUMBER: 178-10003-10085

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AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 7506462 (I)

Document Infor nation

ORIGINATOR: NSC

FROM: PARROTT, THOMAS A.

TO: RECORD

TITLE: MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED), 14 SEPTEMBER 1962

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KENNEDY, ROBERT F.

OPERATION MONGOOSE

CUBAN EXILES

CIA

ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES

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MEMORANDUM

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Unclassified

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IB; IC

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DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/16/1993

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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT:

Minutes of Meeting of the Speclal Group (Augmented) on

Operation MONGOOSE, 14 September 1962

PRESENT:

Mr. Bundy; the Atterney General; Me. Johnson; Me. Nitze,

General Lemnitzer, General Lanadale; General Carter;

Mr. Donald Wilson

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 aproval of every Item in the paper and

that sensitive ones such as labotage, for example, will have to be.

presented in more detail on i case by case basis.

General Lansdale noted that he has asked appropriate people

in the Pentagon to draw up estimates covering requirements for person-

nel, space, communications, itc., against the contingency that Cuban

operations will move into a nore active phase and will require such

facilities.

General Carter said that CIA would examine the possibilities'

of sabotaging airplane parts which are scheduled to be shipped from

Canada to Cuba.

4. CIA will attempt to develop hard intelligence on the re-

ported funding of subversive elements in Ecuador and perhaps elsewhere,

from Canada.

Mr. Johnson emphasized that any such evidence which could

be adduced before the ONS Foreign Ministers'

meeting would be highly

valuable.

General Lansdale riported that the NSA collection program

Is being stepped up consideribly and should be in full swing by

1 November.

6.

Mr. Bundy expressel his concern about the necessity for

linking planning in the poli:teal and military fields with the MONGOOSE

He said that hi: tentative conclusion is that what is

required is a tightly knit literagency group closely tied to the

MONGOOSE group but not a par: of it. He said he would discuss this

concept with higher authorit

MOTOCOPY

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7.

General Carter reported on CIA's contacts with Pan American

regarding its Havana flightg.

He sald 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 Ist.

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 said there were assurances that no such move would be made before

October Ist at the earliest.

After some discussion, the Group agreed that it is highly

desirable to maintain this service. On tle other hand, it appears

that Pan American's estimates of the amount of money it is losing and

the anount of subsidy required to break even are apparently excessive.

General Carter undertook to lcok into the possibility, suggested by

the Attorney General, that Par American could lower its quoted fare,

inasmuch as the company is not getting the benefit of the $20 now in

any case.

It was generally agreed that government operation of this

service would be just as expersive as having Pan American continue it.

The Attorney General raised the question of actions by

Cuban exile students against the Castro regime.

He recognized,

the rest of the Group, the fact that these activities can

serve as a

cover for future U.S.-sponsored operations. On the other hand, it was

recognized equally that bad publicity could result. It 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 the future.

Thomas A. Parrott

THUIOCOPY FROM THE GERALD R.

FORD LIBPARY

General Lansdale

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