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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

RECORD

NUMBER

RECORDS SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

NSC

145-10001-10274

121

Released under the John

Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 54214 Date:

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DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

FROM : BRIG. GEN. LANSDALE

TO

: THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED)

TITLE : MEMORANDUM

DATE

: 07/05/62

PAGES

: 3.

SUBJECTS : PROGRESS OF OPERATION MONGOOSE

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

RESTRICTIONS : 1C

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TOP SECETT HOF RN

SPECTAL HANDLING

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

407119 ME WASHINGTON 25. D.C.

CN60033

32

38688 1962

MONGOOSE

NEMORANDUM FOR THE SPECIAL GROUP LAUGHINTID)

From: Brig. Gen. Lapadalo Ed

Subject: PrOfFeRA, Operation MORgORSe

vial a bit a More see report at Pass a sto

marked by the abeence ol pro -Caniro propaganda, and talilled U. 8.

plane to lapress upor Centro thas Mesdro, upon

stora to Castro

regime counto an an ally, la sallaly with the United States and ta

Wast. En discussions about Caba, Presiders Lopes Ma

the Mendeas von that Castro mas la troable and thet llo soften

toald fall of 118 own weight: President Horsedy expenaded the V. D.

view of the Cuban problem; Stato ballores this steal

A esse to way

los future decuanions about Cubs wiis the Menti

Kennedy so rent: op bot 00.

Oporatios Mongoose: "Both presidents reall

their countries do the Ideale of Indivital Inarty

which constituto the dorsdatien of a etviltrai

cocaman. In C9n303anee with thals

acting alwaya la sonarain and l

Ebels ora poltates and theis one

respect and metatata the prtsetp

thla laterrestion may come from

state -- nod ol sell-detessatration el poogle

The UPI saportod Diat too Mesdera

balled this fatar messaga do evidese

"Basroaderod" lo Mosder's paltey el

lo my queTy, the Departmants el Blah

test of the joint laltod Stales-Masier o

baste goldoltzes goveralag the Cats frol

MONGOOSE

EXCLUDED PRONT ODI

EXCLUDED PRON AUTOH

6200.10

DOES SOCI

Th1s document contalas 3 pas0R.

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Operations, My Mait to the Miaral ares included decuarions

with the aparations stall of la ClA station, walch estriod the brun

of current work on Operation Mongonso, I mas pleased to saro

that CIA bes bullt 8 team uhion has a sambas al prople esparloread

ls operalloss lato Commualot controlled areas (Inropo and Asla).

whore krom-bow strongions the operattons el poople unith Latte

Amarteas experience. Thay have some problems, mass of watel

ase being resolved on the operating loval, Some problema lanaive

polley matters, which are belag stallad for presentation to you.

Overall, thie la a splendid effort by ClA ulthla present guido-

Lines. On intelligance-collectios, the magaltado al the spacial

emphadio fives the operation la loeleared by the presence of 85

ageato son la the tabass aros alona la rathor semartablo accorpilas.

mont lA a COIAmUnLas capital whore lara la so official U. l. presaneo).

Is additos, there ase afonto and toaras la the prentaçes, efferto sno

belay made to complate the provinetal coverage at sa casty dato, Aleca

thOrO ate some apeRs tabulllelestly covered done.

"Valçe of Cobs.", The soperato CLA meekly report solad d

succorera laitial broadcretaLiom & U.B. Maty pabsaarlos, the U. 8

poblication of the last that evet troadcanto tezo beerd thrts U.B..

and the raplay of thla sens back into Cabe, tos the gasaral pablte. It

la sored that UPI carsted this sons stars, but splend it up with added

stories ol Castro's uns el militia agalors pearriliss la Masansas.

The too startes pur togolhar by UPI hare sn radationalip la roallty,

and the "Volta el Cuba" broadcasto are babas elonaly dirested to l18

la uita othor operations and to karp wilbia Mongoose pilattens.

Dipieransts: Stato roports thas diplomatte altarte aro botag made

to block Caba a appilestion los secraditation to the Luropass Leasante

Community, Smallariy, efforto are botag mado la aselada Cuba from

tha proposad Latla Americas I 80A Irado ares.

CORtIaTOREy Plamalas, Rumoso la udd-June al a Cases spelala

lad t0 may lanidng Deleano fos farther contingency planaday, taludins

an lator-dopartmastel plas. Deleano reparto tble plazalay lo progress.

ing well. As as laterina report, Defease sotes that mallo the l8-day

MONGOOSE

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SPECIAL

p02et1an tone la atill barlo, a l-day reselon dona la feasible vacar

cortala pre-positiontag and a 1-day renotes dosa cos be undertates

with certala riake. You will be lodormed when tale planetag lo

complated.

Dalepse intelligense, Defense la revientag sellnely lie s00.

possibilitter los latelliganco collecilos ta Cuba, vita a vion el

atrengibantag the effort coneldorably, partierlarly thana settridoe

ander NEA

Yoice d America. ValA reported that YOA concentrated mostly

on the Prosident'a trip to Mosco, Olhas lllias some ltaso mere a

Costa Ricas labor unlon condemnation al tha Castro tyranay, latas.

Marra with Cubeas mao had ascaped tross a concentration carap and

who gave mimate dotalla el the tarrible conditioras, a quate 150ma

Centro's ous pross about ehaotle admialetralias (361 daya lo nastnes

a letter from a Cobes rating permiarlos to espalro intertrial equip-

mont), the story of Caber stadente disappolasad with hasales agrical.

tural schools (VOA pointed ent that Resets, with its eun agrieultaral

lalluros, was sor la a positos to teach elbera), and da laterrhen otts

a peresa Irom Cardesno these the roeant suagor descoastration led

to a ble Castro military shom el farco.

"¡yoo Daly" coples so:

1. Gosaral Iaylor

2. Ma. Sahasas

3. Mo. Gilparsle

4. M8. Me Cono

8. Mr. Nonsaty

6. Goneral Lenaltear +

1. Ebtel al Operations

A10330

TOR SECHET- NOPERA

SPESIAL LiA

- SUNG

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