POLICY QUESTIONS OPERATION MONGOOSE
Agency: JCS
Originator: OSD
Document date: 3/12/62
Document type: MEMORANDUM

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

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AGENCY INFORMATION

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JCS

202-10001-10170

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DOC 171

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

Released under the John

Kennedy

Assassination Records

collection

Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Note) .

Case#:NW 54214 Date:

09-13-2017-

ORIGINATOR

OSD

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TITLE : POLICY QUESTIONS OPERATION MONGOOSE.

DATE

: 03/12/62

PAGES

: 24

SUBJECTS

: OPERATION MONGOOSE

DOCUMENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM

CIASSIFICATION : TOP SECRET

RESTRICTIONS : 1C

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/30/98

OPENING CRITERIA :

COMMENTS : Reviewed by JCS, CIA, State, OSD.

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SENSITIVE

fumber of requents will increase as the operation

"Thare is a need for clearly defining the limits of arming

3. Use of U.S. military personnel and equipment. CIA has

requested Defense assistance in air and sea capabilities, including

the equipment.

ships) to lie off the coast in support of CIA me

time operations, with

U.S. Navy crewe of 200-300 depending upon the missions, 3 USAF

cargo aircraft with "sheep-dipped" USAF crews for air re-supply,

"amphibious aircraft with "sheep-dipped" USAF crews, and 2 sub

marines for black broadcast operations. (This is in addition to CH

requests for 6 PT type boats, 3 Helio aircraft, z 82-joot Coastan

Guard cutters, and arms, communications equipment, etc. )lA gada

where U.S. military personnel and equipment are involve a Planat

there is need for a policy determination which will permit operattan it

judgment to be used by designated operations officers, as well añ ä

need for rules of engagement.

Distribution:

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To:

General Taylor

The Attorney General

Secretary Rusk/Deputy Under Secretary Johnson +-.

Secretary McNamara/Deputy Secretary Gilpatric

General Lemnitzer (through General Craig)

Not NecCone (through MI. Helms/Mr. Harvey)

aifftof Operations

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Logical titt the thumber of requests will increase as the operation

Prixe in a need for clearly defining the limits of arming

guerrillas (fox telf-defense, for training, for purposes short of

open actions in revolt), to permit operational judgment to be used

by designated operations officers, in Phase I.

3. Use of U.S. military personnel and equipment. CIA has

requested Defense assistance in air and sea capabilities, including

supplying equipment and supplying U.S. military crews to operate

the equipment. included in there requents a

where U.S. military personnel and equipment are involve

there is need for a policy determination which will permit operattonaly

judgment to be used by designated operations officers, as well añ à

need for rules of engagement.

Distribution:

Copy:

2

3

4

5

To:

General Taylor

The Attorney General

Secretary Rusk/Deputy Under Secretary Johnson

Secretary McNamara/Deputy Secretary Gilpatric

General Lemnitzer (through General Craig)

S Not SecCone (through Mr. Helms/Mr. Harvey)

Ciftof Operations

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do rumber of requents will increase as the operation

"Thure in a need for clearly defining the lisits of arming

guerrillia (fox self-defense, for training, for purposes short o

open actions in revolt), to permit operational judgment to be used

by designated operations officers, in Phase I.

3. Use of U.S. military personnel and equipment. CIA has

requested Defense assistance in air and sea capabilities, including

supplying equipment and supplying U.S. military crews to operate

the equipment,

Included in these requents au

gin,

where U.S. military personnel and equipment are involved a Pasa t

there is need for a policy determination which will permit operatossts. -

judgment to be used by designated operations officers, as well ab à' F

need for rules of engagement.

Distribution:

Copy:

To:

General Taylor

The Attorney General

Secretary Rusk/Deputy Under Secretary Jobason +-.

Secretary McNamara/Deputy Secretary Gilpatric

General Lemnitzer (through General Craig)

Met HicCone (through MI. Helms/MI. Harvey)

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