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NO OBJECTION

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MoM 1/5/97

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,

LANSDALE, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, - GIL-

PATRICK, MCCONE, 'REK, LEMNETZER,

DATES:

July 11, 1962

§ DEC 23

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information

RIS 3/1191

dec 6(1)(c)

CATEGORIES:

MONGOOSE

Special Group Augmented

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 course of action (We have a working definition of

four possible future courses of action). 'leno quotes NSsurmary onintel gences probiens

waich notes that wintert gence

pa

Mcipation m cuban

tactical.

Cuban

SoNa

efense

equips

n.pg....

SOURCE:

Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented

from Lansdale re: Progress OPERATION MONGOOSE 11 July 1962

(00428-00430)

FILE.

STAFF:

DATE:

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NO OBJECTION

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No DoD objection to public disclosure

pursuant to P.L. 102-526, exioplior

excition.

13/12/97

PERSONS/ENTTTIES:

Lansdale

McCone

Tavlor

RFK

Johnson

Lemnitzer

Gilpatrick Bundly

OCCURRENCE:

Rusk

McNamara

Harvey

GAN MAN AIRI

DATES:

8/31/62

CATEGORIES:

SCA

MONGOOSE

Lansdale also suggests other activities to carry out objective C (ie intensification

of intelligence collection)..

These ingluds the spotting, recruiting and training of l

A travelers who have potential access to significant

taining Pan American Airlines service_hetween-the-U.S. and_Cuba, [expanding as practical

comnunications intelligence coverage. of-Cuban communications_networks._the continuing

monitoring of overt Cuban broadcasts, etc.

For details see 00678-00680.

SOURCT:

1114:

8/31/62 meno from Cen Lansdale to SCA (00678-00680)

DA'PL:

Wallach

July 3, 1975

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NO OBJECTION as exesel

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

ROOM 10/5/94

No DoD objection to public disclosure

pursuan: 10 F.L. 1U2-526, stoutor

$3/12/94

PERSONS/ ENTITIES:

GENERAL. LANSDALE, MCGEORGE BUNDY

DATES:

4 Sept 1962

CATEGORIES:

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 II."

In my opinion, the following numbered activities may pose possible policy questions

20_ (balloons 23 (SVAN, radio), 27_(sahotage),_32_(attack_agricultures

48-50 (Cuban exiles, Carribbean nations), 54 (post

Castro).

TOP SECRET

SOURCE:

FILE:

Memorandun from Lansdale to Bundy 4 Sept 1962

(00688)

1:1100

STAFF:

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DATE: hume

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PERSONS/ENTITIES:

LANSDALE, Genera

DATES:

9/14/62

CATEGORIES:

MONGOOSE

Special Groups Augmented

OCCURRENCE:

rare do so he deat.,

TOP SECRET

SOURCE:

Minutes of meeting of SGA on Operation Mongoose 9/14/62

(00048)

FILE:

Cage

STAFF:

DATE:

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7 DEC 93

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

'ielns, Richard

Leyland Bus cov

1962

Castro

Mongoose

OCCURRENCE: Helms testified that

the aim of the Cuban operations vas "to

set rid of Castro or the Castro regime in Cuba; lets put it that way, and

limitations were placed on the means.

In fact, I never recall having been told by

inybody do not do this, do not do that, do not do the other thing." (26) (The

bove statements refer

to Mongoose.) Helms testified

that "the pressure was very

intense and I remember vividly it was very intensc."

The pressure led to several

very nutty schemes." (26) Helms testified the pressure built up to the Bay of Pig.

ind then lag dormant for avile and intensified again toward the end of 1061 and

The Cuban Missile Crisis

itself was the period of arcatest intensity. After.

ards interest tapered off, although Helms recalled efforts in 1063 involving

economic warfare' such as turning off oil deliveries int stopping bus deliveries

weluding an ittempt to stop the sate by thelcyland Bus Company in spain of buses i

SOURCE:

Helms 6/13/75

STAFF:

Rhca

PILE:

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PERSONS/ENTITIES:

KIRKPATRICK

DDP

DATES:

11/14/62

-Nov. 21, 1962

CATEGORIES:

William Harvey

Gen. Lansdalel

Malpern

¡Special Group Augmented

Walter Elder

Operation Mongoose

DCI

10/30/63

Cuba

OCCURRENCE:

With regard to paragraph 2 of Lansdale's memorandum to ShA 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 30 0ct. 1962 between Lansdale and Cheever

which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandu.

I have discussed this matter in detail with Cheever 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 hrief

discussion of the COBRA and AwORTh teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever!

recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations which

SOURCE: would logically have led to the discussions at the time STAFF:

of the Matahambre operation."

Paul Wallach

Memorandun dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151)

DATE:

July 1, 1975

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PERSONS/ENTITIES:

Gen. Lansdale

William K. Harvey

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

8/7/62

SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED

OPERATION MONGOOSE

OCCURRENCE:

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

600 (if stage two of Mongoose went into effect) and that the estimated fiscal budgets

for 1963 and 1964 would have to be increased to over $100 mion.

TOP SECRET

SOURCE:

FILE:

Aug 8, 1962 memo from Gen Lansdale to the

Special Group Augmented (00587)

STAFF:

DATE:

Wallach

July 2, 1975

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NO OBJECTION

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No DoD objection to public disclosure

pursuant to P.L. 102-526, exceptior

excision B1219r

CATEGORIES:

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

Lansdale

McCone

Taylor

RFK

Johnson

Lemnitzer

Gilpatrick Bundy

OCCURRENCE:

Rusk

McNamara

Harvey

GAN MIN AILINS

DATES:

8/31/62

SCA

MONGOOSE

Lansdale also suggests other activities to carry out objective C (ie intensification

of intelligence collection).

These include the spotting, recruiting and training of third country nationa

travelers who have potential access

to significant information, main-

taining Pan American Airlines service between the U.S. and Cuba, expanding as practical

conmunications intelligence coverage of Cuban communications networks, the continuing.

monitoring of overt Cuban broadcasts, etc.

For details see 00678-00680.

SOURCE:

FILE:

ЭТАРТ:

8/31/62 meno from Gen Lansdale to SGA (00678-00680)

DATE:

Wallach

July 3, 1975

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• Declassify IS In part and excise as shown

EO 12356, Sec. 1.3 (a) (.

FPC/HDR by.

6184/93

grounds co li(B)

• Retain class'n D Change classify to,

DEPARTMENT OF

STATE

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT

NO OBJECTION

NATIONAL SECUFITY COUNCIL

No DoD objection to public disclosure

pursuant to P.L. 102-526, excoptfor

81112/97

CATEGORIES:

PERSONS/ ENTITIES:

Lansdale

McCone

DATES:

8/31/62

Taylor

RFK

Johnson

Lemnitzer

Gilpatrick

Bundy

Rusk

McNamara

Harvey..

VOr.

SCA

MONGOOSE

OCCURRENCE:

Lansdale sets forth the psychological activities to

be

lised to

out objective A:

fi.e., the discreditation and isolation of the Cuban regime) .

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 (submarines, 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:

FILE:

8/31/62 memo from Gen Lansdale to SGA (00669-00672)

STAFF

DATE:

Wallach

July 3, 1975

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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

18/5./94

No DoD objection to public disclosure

pursuant to P.L. 102-526,0400p: for

13/12/94

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

GENERAL LANSDALE, MCGEORGE BUNDY

DATES:

4 Sept 1962

CATEGORIES:

MONGOOSE (Phase II)

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 II."

In my opinion, the following numbered activities may pose possible policy questions

(Cuban exiles, Carribbean nations), 54 (post-

TOP SECRET

SOURCE:

FILE:

Memorandum from Lansdale to Bundy 4 Sept 1962

(00688)

Cage

STAFF:

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DATE: June 29, 1975

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1: DEC 23

NO OBJECTION as excised

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

15/94

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

SUNDY, GENERAL DECKER MR. MURROW

DATES:

9/6/62

CATEGORIES:

RFK, GENERAL LANSDALE

Special Group Augmented

MARTIN

MONGOOSE

GENERAL HARRIS, WILLIAM BUND,

GENERAL CARTER

030 000007

OCCURRENCE:

БM-Mr V49

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

-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 men-

tioned specifically the possibility of producing crop failures by che in roduction

of piological agene 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

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DATE:

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RELEASE: OF THIS DOCUMENT

AS SANITIZED

I DEC 23

NO OBJECTION

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

WALT ELDER, RFK

GENERAL, LANSDALE,

MCGEORGE BUNDY,

A CAREVER (CIA)

DATES:

9/14/62

CATEGORIES:

MONGOOSE

Special Group Augmented

OCCURRENCE:

CIA Headquarters and all Wil stations are to be especially to alert for any shipments

of arms or other subversive material fron 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

00049

STAFF:

PGW

DATE: June 30, 1975

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23

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1504

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

Walt ELDER,

RFK

GENERAL LANSDALE,

MCGEORGE BUNDY,

LICE

BEVER

(CIA),

DATES:

9/14/62

CATEGORIES:

MONGOOSE

Special Group Augmented

OCCURRENCE:

Possibility of sabotage of VICKERS spare pants allegedly ready

by Canade

is being looked into--Chief, Task Force W says this activity is underway.

SOURCE:

Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting, 14 Sept 1962-

Walf Eler

Cage

0004f

GECRET

STAFF:

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AS SAUTTIZED

I DEC 93

NO OBJECTION

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

DATES:

WALT ELDER

RFK

CATEGORIES:

GENERAL LANSDALEV

9/14/62

MCGEORGE BUNDY

MONGOOSE

Special Group Augmented

BRUCE COEVER (CIA)

OCCURRENCE:

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.

Activities which may be especially sensitive are to be brought before the group,

and this body wishes to be kept generally advised on progress.

TOP SECRET

SOURCE:

Memorandun for the record on MONGOOSE metting, 14 Sept 1962-

Walt Elder

(00049)

FILE:

Cage

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AS SAUTIZED

1 DEE 23

NO OBJECTION

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

WALT ELDER, RFK,

GENERAL LANSDALE

MUGEORGE BUNDY BRUCE. C

SEVEN (CIA)

DATES:

9/14/62

CATEGORIES:

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.

TOP SECRET

SOURCE:

Memorandum for the record on MONGOOSE meeting. 14 Sept 1962

Walt Elder (00818)

FILE: Cage

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DATE:

PGW

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Se 3 DEC 23

(1) (A)

(1) (B)

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

Kennedy, Rob.

Helms

Lansdale

luston

Ryan

Patchel, Col.

Johnson

Hurwitch, R.

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

16 Oct 62

MONGOOSE

Special Group Augmented

to get on With the new acted pros an and cares, in sted that sively prepared

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 those operations.

oration d en de cana,

Helms detailed his conversation

with the young Cuban fron the failu(?) who pointed out that they were willing to

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.

SOURCE:

16 Oct 62 memo for the record by R. Helms (01095)

FILE:

(

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RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT

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3 DEC 23. .

(1) CA)

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

Gen. Lansdale

Bruce Cheever (CIA):

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

HARVEY

PATCHELL

25 Oct 1962

Cuba

Mongoose

Special Group Augmented

OCCURRENCE:

Cheever' suggested to Patchell that Gen. Lansdale call Bill Harvey since Bill had briefed

W.

Gen.

on what the CIA was doing. Patchell indicates that Ben. Lansdale was informed of :

Cheever S

comments.

TOP SECRET

SOURCE:

Memorandum for record re Items for Meeting of Special Group

Augmented on 26 Oct 1962, prepared by Lt. Col. Patchell on

• 10/26

(00737)

STAPF:

DATE:

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(1) (A)

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

KIRKPATRICK

DATES:

11/14/62

Nov. 21, 1962

CATEGORIES:

William Harvey

Gen. Lansdald

DDP

Mr. al pern

Special Group Augmented

Walter Elder

Operation Mongoose

DCI

10/30/69

Cuba

OCCURRENCE:

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

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.

a telephonic conversation on the evening of 30 Dct. 1962 between lansdale and cheese

which is referred specifically in paragraph 2 on pages 7 and 8 of my reference memorandu.

I have discussed this matter in detail witl Cheever 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

discussion of the COBRA and ARS teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheeger

recollection, any specific questions concerning assets inside or prior operations which

SOURCE: would logically have led to the discussions at the timp sTAPF:

of the Matahambre operation."

Paul Wallach

Amorandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151)

DATE:

July 1, 1975

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PERSONS/ENTITIES:

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

Gen. Lansdale

John McCone

30 OCt 1962

Operation Mongoose

Gen. Carter

-Bruce, Cr

(CIA)

OCCURRENCE:

After Lansdale's converation with McCone, he called Bruce,

who assured him that

he had received similar orders from Carter and that all militant actions under CIA were

being held at a stop.

TOP SECRET

S'TAPF:

SOURCE:

Memo fro the record by Gen. Lansdale dated 30 Oct 1962. (00739)

FILE:

DATE:

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(1) (A)

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

Gen. Lansdale

John McCone

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

30 Oct 1962

Operation Mongoose

Bundy

' (CIA)

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 from Erice Cheeves on the aubject 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:

Memo for the record by Gen. Lansdale dated 30 Oct 1962. (00739)

FILE:

TOP SECRET

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DATE: 6/29

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(1) (A)

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

DATES:

Gen Lansdale

Gilpatrick

Don Wilson

OCCURRENCE:

Oct 31, 1961

CATEGORIES:

MONGOOSE

SGA

CUBA

1s for psychological operations, all CIA assets (including Lawrence

Kieves) had been turned over to USIA for operational use.

TOP SEI

SOURCE: Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen Lansdale

(00744)

FILE:

STAFF:

DATE:

Wallach

July 3, 1975

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(1) (A)

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

Gen Lansdalei

Gilpatrick

Don Wilson

Chec

OCCURRENCE:

DATES:

Oct 31, 1962

Mongoose

SGA

Cuba

Lansdale inquired ahout the balloon operation!

Lansdale that this was not in being yet.

CATEGORIES:

Cheeve

told

TOP SECEST

SOURCE:

STAFF:

Oct 31, 1962 memo for the cord by Gen Lansdale

FILE:

DATE:

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AS SANITIZED

13 DEE 93.

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

Gen Lansdale

Gilpatrick

Don Wilson

OCCURRENCE:

DATES:

Oct 31, 1962

CATEGORIES:

MONGOOSE

SCA

CUBA

Cheer

small one (Central

told Lansdale that there were only two action teams, a

Cuba)

and the big one (200-man in Western Cuba), that they were

definitely on intelligence collection.

TOP SECRET

SOURCE:

Do 1962 meno for the record by fen lansitate

FILE:

STAFF:

DATE:

Tallach

July 3, 1975

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MONGODSE

SGA

CUBA

Lansdale asked Cecres if any independent groups were in motion.

eeras said CIA couldn't guaranty any groups not under CIA control, but that the

currenty item wenad,

word had gotten around to stop actions at this time and none were known to CIA

currently, although maybe thers was one not known to CIA. Lansdale commented again

that any action would embarrass the negotiations, which was why he was asking.

Cheev

said he understood.

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STAFF:

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DATE:

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SCA

CUBA

OCCURRENCE:

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.

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SCA

CUBA

OCCURRENCE:

Lansdale asked

no boats going out, etc.

were restive..

seve

whether the other teams were under control,

chesver said yes, but again pointed out that the Cubans

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Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by fen Lansdale

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Gilpatrick

Don Wilson

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MONGOOSE

SEA

CUBA

OCCURRENCE:

Lansdale asked

about covert operational assets both inside

Cuba and outside, if they had stop

on action.

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"

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Don Wilson

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MONGOOSE

SCA

CUBA

OCCURRENCE:

Lansdale then asked

Meered

about assets inside Cuba, did they

only have the two action teams-there? How about any psychological operations? Enceves

said he believed there were only two teams and would check further to be sure. Ile knew

the teams were supposed to be collecting intelligence.

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Oct 31,

1962 meno for the record by Gen Lansdale

(00744)

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Gilpatrick

Don Wilson

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CATEGORIES:

MONGOOSE

SGA

CUBA

OCCURRENCE:

Gilpatrick asked Lansdale to give him a brief outline of Operation

Mongoose in light of current U.S. /USSR negotiations re: Cuba. Lansdale talked to

Bauce Checret and "sketched in the purpose, which was to get a fix for Gilpatrick

as one of the U.S. negotiators with the Soviets on whether or not all actions (sabotag,

etc.) had come to a stop---didn't want the U.S. embarrassed and Gilpatrick wanted to

be sure of this.

SOURCE:

Oct 31, 1962 memo for the record by Gen.Lansdale

(00744)

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Mongoose

Cuba

OCCURRENCE:

Unsigned memorandum (apparently prepared by Lansdale) states " Intelligene collection

under US control, including by resources inside Cuba, continues.

assetsle

Note sensitivity of

servic

other name

in helping US.'™

CODI

SIEGIRIE

DISH

SOURCE:

Memorandum dated 31 Oct 1962, titled Outline of Covert Operations.

(0074Q),E:

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OCCURRENCE:

never told Lansdale that CIA intelligence reporting was spotty due to lack of mail

deliveries from Cuba.

ADES

SOURCE:

Memo for the record prepared by GEn. Lansdale, dated 31 OCt 1962.

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Lansdale states that the Mongoose outline was read by Messrs. Handg

sever

o and Patchell.

Inaddition he states that he gave the general information contained therein to Gen.

Johnson.

17N01S

SOURCE:

Memo for the record prepared by GEn. Lansdale, dated 31 Oct. 1962

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