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PERSONS/ENTITIES:

Sam

Gold

DATES:

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Dr. Edward Gunn

September 25, 1961

Castro

Juan Orta

Dr. Raymond Treichler

comelius Roosevelt

OCCURRENCE: In discussing the possible methods of accomplishing the mission, sam

Gold suggested that they not resort to firearms, but that"if he could be furnished with :

some type of potent pill that could be placed in Castro's food or drink.

Sam indicated

that he had a prospective nominee in the person of Juan Orta, a Cuban official, who had

been receiving back payments from the gambling interests who still had access to Castro,

and was in a financial bind. Cornelius Roosevelt, Chief, TSD was consulted and assigned

Dr. Raymond Treichler to develop a pill that had the elements of rapid solubility, high

lethal content, and little or no-traceability. Six of these items were produced and-

after being checked out for their effectiveness by Dr. Edward M. Gunn, three pills were

ultimately turned over to Sam for the mission. Neither TSD nor Dr. Gunn was briefed on

the ultimate use of the pills.

TOP SECRET

SOURCE: CIA Justice

CIA Justice File R-153 Memorandum by Howard J. Osbort

STAFF:

Rhea

to Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Subj: Robert A. Maheu

datepflune 24, 1966.

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DATES:

Oct. 6, 1960

CATEGORIES:

Special Group

MONGOOSE

Presidential Authorization

OCCURRENCE: (cont.)

including-some gemans in this group and that we would talk informally

Gehlen about it. He emphasized that he was asking for no

Spectal Group approval at this time in this specific connection."

TOP SECRET

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FILE:

Minutes of Special Group meeting October 6, 1960

Cage

STAFF:

DATE: Bob Kelley

June 29, 1975

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Father Peyton

peter Grace

DATES:

Dec. 5, 1960

CATEGORIES:

Mongoose

Special Group

OCCURRENCE:

of providing sixty

is activity Oft

ther

Peyton in Cuba, (2) a proposal to survey the possibility of establishing a strike

base in Nicaragua; (3) the necessity for the Defense Department to supply 38 military

men to CIA. "Mr. Douglas questioned whether the present concept of 600 or 700

Cubans is any longer practicable.

He said that it had been his understanding that

the current thinking contemplated figures more on the order of 3,000."

Mr. Barnes

replied that the CIA believes what is required is enough individuals to serve as

a rallying point for the anti-Castro elements in Cuba and thus 600 is as useful as

3,000.

The CIA justified the request for 38 military men because it now believed

it was necessary to train the Cubans in infantry tactics involved in a defense, in

addition to the guerrilla warfare training previously contemplated.

SOURCE:

Special Gpup meeting minutes

Dec. 5, 1960

STAFF:

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GUNN, Dr. Edward

STRETCHNE

TSD®

TOP SECRET

DATES:

August 16,

1960

CATEGORIES:

CUBA

that cigars)

OCCURRENCE:

16,

*CARD 1 of 2

DR. EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division, Office of

Medical Services, has a notation that on 16

August 1960,

he received a box of Cuban cigars to be treated

with a

lethal material. (21):

He understood them to be CASTRO'S

favorite brand. (21).

GUNN's notes show that within the

next month he contacted Ray Treichler, of TSD,

(Sept.

6,

1960) and gave him the box of cigars (21). a Treichier

recalls

"that he did contaminate a full box of 50 cigars

with Botulinum Toxin, a virulent poison," (21)

kill the intended victim upon merely

vatting the

which would

it in the

mouth. reacher notes showed delivery of the box" on.

February 13,

(22) :

1961, although they do not indicate to whom.

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CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET

(Card 1)

(See the 13 names listed below)

TAP SECR

CUBA - PHASE I

The I.G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1900

or early 1961, of the PlASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO:

1. ALIEN DULLES, DCI

10. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D

2. GEN. C. P. CABELL, DDCI

11. SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to

3. RICHARD BISSELL, DD/P

the DD/P (GOTTLIEB's name was en-

SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security

countered repeatedly in this inguiry,

5. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security,

but he denies knowing of the opera-

the case officer

tion in 1960-61.)

6: J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WH/4

CORNELIUS ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD

13. BOC. KAi, Chier, Wa Division lie too

DD/Security

8. GRAVE REICHR, /Chemical Division, TSD

denies knowing of the operation at

9.

EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division, Medical Services~

the time.)

SOURCE: I.G. REPORT 1967, pp. 34-35

STAFF: Baron

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Gold

DATES:

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Dr. Edward Gunn

September 25, 1961

Castro

Juan Orta

Dr. Raymond Tretchler

omel tus Roosevelt

OCCURRENCE:In discussing the possible methods of accomplishing the mission, sam

Gold suggested that they not resort to firearms, but 'that"if he could be furnished with •

been receiving back payments from the gainbling interests who still had access to castro,

and was in a financial bind. Cornelius Roosevelt, Chief, TSD was consulted and assigned

Dr Raymond Treichler to develop a pill that had the elements of rapid solubility, high

lethal content, and little or no traceability. Six of these items were produced and

after being checked out for their effectiveness by Dr. Edward M. Gunn, three pills were

ultimately turned over to San for the mission. Neither TSD nor Dr. Gunn was briefed on

the ultimate use of the pills.

TOP SECRET

SOURCE:

STAFF:

CIA Justice File R-153 Memorandum by Howard J. Osborn

Rhea

to Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, Subj: Robert A. Maheu

datedlIlune 24, 1966.

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SANCHEZE Samuel HALPERN

AMLASH

Dr. Edward GUNN /

DATES:

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Nov. 20, 1963

Castro

OCCURRENCE:

@SANCHEZreported that although AMIASH had wanted "a high-powered, silenced rifle

with an effective range of hundreds or thousands of yards," (92) he decided finally

that he knew, as a Doctor of Medicine, that "we could devise some technical means

of doing the job that would not automatically cause him to lose his own life in

the try." (92)

"Samuel HALPERN and SANCHE

requested assistance from Dr. Edward GUNN of the CIA

Office of Medical Services. (92) On Nov. 20, 1963, they told GUNN that "the

device for administering the poison (a ball point pen rigged as a hypodermic syringe)

had to be ready in time for SANcHEZito catch a plane at noon the next day." (93)

The next day GUNN delivered to SANcHEz a pen capable of injecting a poisonous

insecticide known as "black leaf 40". (92-93)

SOURCE:

FILE:

IG REPORT 19

OP SECKEL

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Harvey, Wm.

Gunn,

Dr. Edward

DATES:

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CASTRO

mitch le

OCCURRENCE:

The memorandum of April 25, 1967 which introduces the IG's Report

on assassination plotting in relation to FIDEL CASTRO indicates

that the only written records which served as a basis for the IG

Report were:

Notes of William Harvey; Records of Dr. Edward, Gunn

(Office of Medical Services; and, brief records of Ray

(of TSD). Some operational files were also used.

reichter,

For the most part, the Inspector General's office reliea upon

information given

to us orally by people who's memories are fogged

by time. (1)

"We interviewed everyone whom we could identify as likely to be

knowledgeable, with the exceptions of MR. DULLES and GENERAL CABELL. " (2)

A complete

list of the interviewees is attached to the IG Report

at Tab A.

"If there are significant innaccuracies in the Report

they are most likely to occur in faulty ordering of the sequence

of events."

(2) .

SOURCE:

16 Report1967

JESTAFF:

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Be 1061

CATEGORIES:

Castro

licnnedy, Robert

Bissell

HALPERNI

OCCURRENCE:

dalpern testified that

the

Fall of 1001 he attended a meeting with

mostell acted

In the middic

was the Branch Chief (8). The

octo of 1001. Hissell stated at the

meetine that he had recently "been cheved out

in the cabinet room of

the White House by both the Prosident and the Attorney General for

as he put it, sitting on

his ass and not doing anything about getting

rid of castro, ind the castro

regime.

His orders

to bothe

and to me"Lo to plan an operation to accomplish that end.

Halvern testified that no limitations vere put on the term

"get rid of"

Mothing was forbidden (8). The meeting involved only general discussions

and not tactics.

SOURCE:

TOP SECRET

STAFF:

Halpern 6/18

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DATES:

Oct 1961

CATEGORIES:

Castro

Halperne

Bisscll

Gen Lansdale

OCCURRENCE:

Shortly after

to dien Lansdale who was

His pecting with Bissell, lapern, and

the new Chief

of Operations

logbery vere

Por

were introliced

in effort to re-

move ten the Castro regime.

The initial neeting was concerned with onty

orranizational natters.

TOP SECRET

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Malpern 6/18/75

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Parvey

Dec 1961

Castro

11:1 pern

Helms

MCCONE

OCCURRENCE:

MogheNysometime in bec of 1001, described to Galvern a nectin:

at the director's

office in which i-Cone had

stated that

Helms

would henceforth "be his man on

Cuba."

ampointed headl

deede told lalpern that pelas dad no inkling that he swould bo

he Cuban operations

before thus mecting (10l. conctine

after the meeting tels came to

• 10

Cosh00sko2era1101

onger part of

the M! Division (11).

no directory

office, chciced into the orcanization

that Cuba would be a separate activity it

SOURCE:

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Halpern 6/13/75

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FITZGERALD, Desmond

HALPERN

Sam

CHI:

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Early 1963

CATEGORIES:

CASTRO

OCCURRENCE:

DESMOND FITZGERALD originated a scheme to assassinate CASTRO: "The idea

was to taken an unusually spectacular sea shell that would be certain to catch

CASTRO's eye, load it with an explosive triggerto blow when the shell was lifted,

and submerge it in an area where CASTRO often went skin diving."

FITZGERALD explored this idea at several sessions with SAM HALPERN and BRUCE

(CHEEVER, but it was ultimately dismissed

as impractical. (77).

DISCOVERY LEADS: Note: There is no indication that FITZGERALD told any-

one above him in the CIA hierarchy of this plan.

SOURCE:

IG REPORT, 1967

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ESANCHEZE

Samuel HALPERN

AMLASHT

Dr. Edward GUNN

DATES:

Nov. 20, 1963

CATEGORIES:

Castro

OCCURRENCE:

(SANCHEZ" reported that although AMLASH had wanted "a high-powered, silenced rifle

with an effective range of hundreds or thousands of yards," (92) he decided finally

that he knew, as a Doctor of Medicine, that "we could devise some technical means

of doing the job that would not automatically cause him to lose his own life in

the try." (92)

-SamueL-HALPERN--and&S AN CHE/

requested-assistance from Dr. Edward GUNN of the CIA.

Office of Medical Services. (92)

On Nov. 20, 1963, they told GUNN that "the

device for administering the poison (a ball point pen rigged as a hypodermic syringe)

had to be ready in time for SANCHEZilto catch a plane at noon the next day." (93)

The next day GUNN delivered topSANCHEZja pen capable of injecting a poisonous

insecticide known as "black leaf 40". (92-93)

SOURCE:

FILE:

IG REPORT 19

TOP SECREN

STAFF:

F Baron

DATE:

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TOP SECRET

PERSONS/ENTITIES:

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

KING

J. C.

IG REPORT

HARVEY

EDWARDS

May 23, 1967

CASTRO

BISSELL

HALPETINN

OCCURRENCE:

The following sources of information were used in preparing the IG REPORT Of

1967: (1) Files:

Furnished for review by the Director of Security, the Deputy

Director for Support, the General Counsel, the Legislative Counsel, the Chief of

Wil Division, and by Col. J. C. KING, former Chief of Wil Division.

Also, the

Director of Central Reference furnished biographic files and intelligence publi-

cations. (2) Interviews: Desmond Fitzgerald, Sam Halpern, Bruce: Cheever, J. C.

King, Alfonso Rodriguez, J. D. Esterline, Edward Gunn, Howard Osborn, James

connell, Sidney Gottlieb, Sheffield Edwards, Richard Bissell, Lawrence Houston,

Ray reichlery John Warner, Nestor Sanchez, william Harvey, Cornelius Roosevelt,

Robert Bannernant, Henry Bortner, Richard Ober.

SOURCE:

T6 RUPORT, 19071 P

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DATES:

CATEGORIES:

SPECIAL, GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,

June 27, 1962

Special Group Augmented

LANSDALE, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL-

Jenner 23,

2962 MONGOOSE

PATRICK, MCCONE, RFK, LEMNITZER

711/62

Harris Craig

6/21-23/62

OCCURRENCE: One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962

reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult. Raul

Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but

to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation

to emplace a cache of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident.

The defector,

Ronge has begun to provide names of other Cuban G-2 personnel abroad.

Effective July 1,

1962 Brig. Gen. B.T. Harris, U.S: Army will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations

representative.

F171.

SOURCE:

00400)

FILE:

Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented

from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399-

STAFF:

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SPECIAL, GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE,

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

June 27, 196:

Special Group Augmented

Jure 21-27, 1962 MONGOOSE

Harris.

710/62

Craig

6/21-23/621

OCCURRENCE:

One infiltration team introduced into Oriente Province on June 4 and 5, 1962

reported that Cuban security measures made operations in that area difficult.

Raul

Castro on June 25 reported that the four had been captured and two had been executed, but

to this date the report is not accepted as fact. June 21-22, 1962 a Marine operation

to emplace a cache of arms and demolitions was accomplished without incident.

The defector,

Roig, has begun to provide names of other Cuban G-2 personnel abroad. Effective July 1,

1962 Brig. Gen. B.T. Harris, U.S. Army will replace Brig. Gen. Craig as DOD operations

representative.

SOURCE:

Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented

from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399-

00400)

FILE:

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DATE:

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PERSONS/ENTITIES:

MARVEY, William

SIEVI

olld

QJWIN

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

EXECUTIVE, ACTION

OCCURRENCE:

HARVEY testified that QJ. Win was an agent that he considered for possible use and used for a

limited period through arnold silvare for the spotting of individuals with criminal and under-

world connections in Europe for possible multipurpose use, none of whom were ever advised of

the use. (50) Or were ever used.

When HARVEY was asked if the multipurpose-use included assassination, he stated-that-if

he had ever been directly ordered to perform an assassination, he would have considered the

neople spotted by &.J.Win as possibilities. (50)

He testified that before someone would have

actually been approached to carry out that operation, there would have been a long period of

assessment and cross checks. As far as he knew, the particular spotting mechanism never went

that far.

So far as HARVEY

could recallk.J.Win was used only once in connection with an opera--

lion in the Conpo, which was not an assassination operation.

(57)

SOURCE: HARVEY TESTIN

50-51

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PERSONS/ENTITIES:

Helms, Richary

Harvey, Mr.

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

Castrò

OCCURRENCE: Helms testified that he does not recall whether he sclected

Harvey

to head the Cuban operation, but thet he did certainly approve

selection.

Prior to receiving the

Harvey's

staff in

the

commitment Harvey had been in charge of a

foreign intolligence staff whose function was to mount operations

against

bassie

installations of forcin Rovers eyerseas to acquire codes

tit ious

SOURCE:

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PERSONS/ENTITIES:

HARVEY, William

DATES:

CATEGORIES:

OCCURRENCE:

MN00h03

HARVEY testified that during World War II he worked on counterespionage matters with the FBI,

having entered the Bureau as a Special Agent in 1940.

He continued in that job until 1947,

when he joined the CIA as the head of the Soviet Intelligence Branch. Between 1947 and 1952,

he worked on Soviet counterespionage and special operations in the Department of Plans.

Be--

tween 1952-and 1959, he was in Berlin as chief of Station for the CIA. He was Instrumental in

the Berlin tunnel operation. In 1959, he

became Chief of the Foreign Intellimence Staff DI-

vision, D. This is the Division which is responsible for cominications intelligences, Opera-

tions-of-Staff included the surreptitious obtaiming of code, information including sumepti

trous entry, intercepting couriers, monitoring of cormunications,and microwave.

SOURCE: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975, pp. 5-9

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HARVEY, William

RISSELL. Richard

DATES:

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LUMUMBA

TOP

that fO DONNerticame to him and said that he had been approached by RICHARD BISSELL, who

was then the Deputy Director of Plans (DD/P) to undertake an operation in the Congo, one

of the objectives of which was the elimination of PATRICE LUMUMBA. HARVEY testified that

O DONNELlstold him that he had declined to undertake this assimment.

HARVEY testified that he subsequently had a conversation with BISSFLL, in which BISSELL

stated that he had requested ODONNellito undertake such an operation. (9-10)

HARVEY testified that he did not know about any steps undertaken on behalf of the Agency

in connection with any proposals to eliminate LUMUMBA. (10)

SOURCE: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June 25, 1975 (pp. 9-10)

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DATES:

HARVEY, WILLIAM

SiIVER

KUBAR

Springs 161

CATEGORIES:

EXECUTIVE ACTION

1481

7an-26,1961

SCURRENCE: Harvey was asked about notes iritten by him and severy from thei

meeting in January of 1961, concerning Executive Action.

One portion of the note:

"Be within KUBARK, one focal point for control, search, training, case

officering, etc. -- GDP authority in this focal point mandatory. DCI officially

advised?"

(57) Harvey testified that he did not know whether the DCI was advised:

that he had been asked to create a capability for Executive Action and had taken

certain steps to have an assessment of assets in that connection. (57) Harvey

clarified that the wording of the memo probably meant that consideration should be

given to the question of how, whether and under what circumstances the DCI should be

officially advised of his program, "I want to make it clear that this in no way

means he should be advised.

He should not be advised, he should never be advised,

he should always be advised." (59). lle testified that this matter would have been

loat even have y

brought up again at any time the nie letion saisct led to specific targeting

SOURCE: HARVEY TESTIMONY, June

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! Harvey's hadwritten notes entitled Project Zrriffle (exhibit 1) state "óbjectives"!

The objectives of this project is the procurement of code decipher materia Stand

infomation concerning such materialst in accordance with requirements levied on they

clandestine services, primarily by the NASA security agency. Since these requirements

are subject to frequent revision, no listing of targets would be valid for the duration

of the project.

Specific operations will be mounted on the basis of need and

opportunity.

"The Project will be

divisions and stations as needed, Conducted by division d with assistance from area

Harvey testified that his notes didnot cite assassination or assassination capability as

an objective of project riffle. However, assassination was a contemplated purpose of the

project. If an agent had been recruited for assassination he would have been recruited

under the cover of obtaining coder and

lohes materials.

(49)

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HARVEY

OCCURRENCE:

TOP SECRET

ZRRIFL

The notes in Harvey's handwriting entitled Project Zrriffle state "3. Background:

In response to the increast noireen sothe operation tent

code and cipher materials, division d in 1960 began spotting of agent assets as

ity. During the same period requirements from NSA became more

refined and in many respects more sentative because most agencies are not equipped

to conduct this type of operation, and because of the desirability to completely centralize

control over this entire effort, it was determined that division d which was the closest-

touch with NSA on procurement requirements, could best conduct the activity. The spotting

activity has now advanced far enough to justify removing from the OOA category. (exhibit

1, page 1 - 2)

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BISSELL, Richard

OCCURRENCE:

HARVEY testified that he had a conversation with ARNOLD SILVER about the EXECUTIVE ACTION

project on January 26, 1961, after HARVEY and BISSEUL had already discussed the matter. (52).

ILARVEY testified that he learned early in the operation that BISSELL had discussed the ques- !.•

tion of assassination with ARNOLD SILVERE

(52)

TOP SECRET

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1/26/61

OCCURRENCE: Harvey testified that he had a conversation with Arnold Silver about the

lixecutive Action Project on January 26, 1961, after Harvey and Bissell had already discussed

the matter (52). Harvey testified that he learned early in the operation that Bissell had

discussed the question of assassination with Arnold Silver

(52)

TOP SECRET

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K. G. WIN

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Jan. 26, 1961

R Rifle

OCCURRENCE:

Harvey's handwritten notes eneitled Project Zrriffle state

TOP SECRETA

(1) personnel: k.G. Win is under written contact as a principal agent, with the primary

*parcotie operation into the

task of spotting agent candidates. K.G. Win was first contacted in 1958 to the Chief

Wot the Luxembourgis by the chief of station, Luxembourg, in connection with illegal

-narcotics operation into the United States.- For period of a year and a half he was

contacted spareatically by COS, Luxembourg, in behalf of the Bureau of Narcotics. Files

of this Bureau reflect an excellent performance by K. G. Win. In October 1960:

K. G. Win annual salary $7,200

Hire of safe houses and other

Travel and OBS expenses for K. G. Win and

automobile expenses $1,000

other agents and agent candidates $2,000

Total $14,700

Fees for services by and standby of agents and agent candidates $2,000

TraveloURcitaff employees engaged in Irriffle $2,000

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BISSELL, Richard

LO DONNELS JuSt In

HARVEY, William

BRECKENRIDGE,

/STEVER, ArnoTa

MS, Richard

LUMUMBA,

Patrice

OCCURRENCE:

DATES:

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#ay: 1961

CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET

CONGO

EXECUTIVE ACTION/ ZARIFLE

OD ASIDE

The EXECUTIVE ACTION program authorized by BISSELL and run by WILLIAM HARVEY "came to be known

as RIFLE. Its principal asset was an agent, QJWIN, who had been recruited earlier by @ARNOLDaY

SEVER for use in a special operation in the Congo (the assassination of PATRICE LUMUMBA) to be

run by JUSTIN ODONNElLS ECOLDONNElmade a survey of the scene, decided he wanted no part in

that assassination attempt, and asked to be released - which BISSELL granted.)" (38)

NOTE:

In the copy of the I.G. REPORT provided to the Committee, which was, according to

EARMAN's cover memorandum the ribbon copy, which was the only text of the report in existence, thi

phrase in the above paragraph "(the assassination of PATRICE LUMUMBA)" was crossed out. S.

BRECKENRIDGE indicated to the Committee that this phrase was crossed out by RICHARD HELMS wher

he read the report. Why?

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HARVEY, WILLIAM

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CASTRO

EXECUTIVE ACTION/ ZRRIFLE

OCCURRENCE: Breckinridge testified that from his review of the files of Projcct

ZRRIFLE, the "controlling character" (80) of the P'roject was to steal codes rather

than to develop the capability for assassination. (30)

Breckeinridge testified that on the face of the documents relating to Project

ZRRIFLE, the Project was only directed at stealing codes. The fact that it related

to developing the capability to assassinate came out in interviews with Villian

Harvey. (81)

thin

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GOTTLIEB, Sidney

HARVEY L

WHITE HOUSE.

DATES:

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(HARVEY's roughi

estimate)

CATEGORIES:

EXECUTIVE ACTION /ERRIFLE

CASTRO

10r olivet

"STEVER, Arnola.

OCCURRENCE:

the

BISSELL assigns to HARVEY / developing of "an EXECUTIVE ACTION capability (37)

1.e.s

a general stand-by capability to carry out assassinations when required.

"HARVEY's notes quote BISSELI, as saying, 'The WHITE HOUSE has twice urged me to create such

a capability.'

BISSELL recalls discussing the question of developing a general capability

with HARVEY." (37)

A say that Bis cou already issused certain aspects of the problem with fees

(continued)

card 1efz

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CARD 2 of 2

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OCCURRENCE: (continued from card 1)

HARVEY used SILVER in developing the EXECUTIVE ACTION capability (30).

Sometime shortly after this initial meeting, and while HARVEY was still discussing the

development of EXECUTIVE ACTION with BISSFLL, "he briefed Mr. HELMS fully on the general

concept but without mention of the then on going plan to assassinate CASTRO."

(38)

TOP SECREN

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(Card 1)

TOP SECL

CUBA - PHASE I

OCCURRENCE:

The I.G. REPORT Identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960

or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO:

ALIEN DULLES, DCI

10. CHILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D

2. GEN. C. P. CABELL, DDCI

3. RICHARD BISSELL, DD/P

4.

i Security

11. SIDNEY GOTILIEB, Special Assistant to

the DD/P (GOITLIEB's name was en-

SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, D/Security

countered repeatedly in this-inquiry,

5. JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security,

but he denies knowing of the opera-

the case officer

tion in 1960-61.)

6: J. D. ESTERLINE, Chief, WHl/4

CORNELIUS ROOSEVELT, Chief, TSD

CRAY TREICHLER, Chemical Division, TSD

denies knowing,

of the operation at

EDWARD GUNN, Chief, Operations Division,

Medical Services

the time.)

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CASTRO

QUEA - SYNDICATE./PHASE II --

KNOWLEDGE OF PHASE II

CARD 1 of 3

OCCURRENCE: The list of persons with knowledge of PHASE II of the CASTRO ASSASSINATION

OPERATION differs from those who knew of PHASE I. Those with knowledge of PHASE II are:

1.

RICHARD HEIMS, DD/P

2. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, Task Force W

5. J. C. KING, Chief, Wil Division (He stated in

3.

JAMES O'CONNELL, Office of Security

our interview with him that he knew that HARVEY

(He knows that Harvey took over the

was having meetings with members of the gambling

syndicate in 1962.

operation and delivered pills, arms, and

6. BRUCE CHINEVER

equipment in April 1962. He does not

HARVEY's deputy in 1962

know of developments after May 1962.)

(CHEEVERSknows that HARVEY was meeting with

4. SHITIELD EDWARDS, D/Security (He

gansters in Reno (sic) in the winter of 1962.)

knows of the fact of the turnover to

7. TED SHACKLEY, Chief, JWAVE (He assisted

HARVEY, but states he knows nothing of

HARVEY in the delivery of arms and equipment to

developments thereafter.)

VARONA in April 1962, but presumably did not know

the identities of the recipients nor

(con't.)

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SHACKLEY, cont: the purpose for which the

material was to be used.

8. PRAY TREISCHLER TSD (TREISCITERES par-

ticipation was limited to furnishing the

pills -to-0'CONNELL-on -18-April 1962..)

9. ANTONIO VARONA, the Cuban exile leader

(He presumably was

sponsorship.)

not aware of government

10. VARONA'S SON-IN-LAW (He too was pre-

sumably, not aware of government's role.)

SOURCE:

CARD 2 of 3

11. MACEO, ROSELLI's "Man" (MACEO

probably knew there was a government

connection, but may not have identified

CIA as the

agency.)

(con't.)

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Fz$ 1001

Erfobir,

CATEGORIES:

Castro

Harvey~

Kennedy, Robert

Bissell

HALPERN

OCCURRENCE:

Halpern testified that in the fall of 1001 he attended a meeting with

Bissell and that cho sacorkey Cloghe was the Branch Chief (s).

The

meeting

occured in the middle of octe of 1961.

Bissell state!

at the

meeting that he had recently "been chewed out in the cabinet

roon of

the White House by both the President and the Attorney General for

as he put it, sitting on his ass and not doing anything about getting

rid of Castro

and the Castro

His prilers

war in me"ter to plan an operation to accomplish that cod.". (o)

to both 1aecogboy

Malvern testified that no limitations were put on the term

"get rid of".

Nothing was forbidden (8). The meeting involved only general discussions

and not tactics.

SOURCE:

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Halpern 6/18

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Harvey

Dec 1061

Castro

"In pern

l'elus

MCCONE

OCCURRENCE:

ogbey sonetime in Doc of 1061, described to Halporn a necting at the director's

office in which i-cone had stated that delus would henceforth

"be his man on

Cuba.'

appointed leone told balern that lets had no inkling that he shout he

Ethe Cuban operatious before this meeting

(13). Sonotine

11 lon

the mocting Helms cane tos

office, chetced into the organization

conscoperations.and_directer

110

See Cuba would he a reputate ictiviti

longer part of the lll Division (14).

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Malpern 6/19/75

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d'eig,

Padio

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MONGOOSE

OCCURRENCE: It was agreed that Harvey was to work towards reaching a stage in the

interrogation of Pedro Roig, the Cuban economic official who defected to Mexico,where

he can be surfaced to mäke public charges of Cuban Communist operations against Latin

American nations. Harvey was to generate a story from Cuban refugee sources that the

original Cardenas incident consisted of a demonstration concerning the shortage of food.

This was to cause ridicule of the Communist regime's use of MIGs, tanks and troops against

the unarmed people of Cardenas: "The-Cuban-source to story-need not-await your determina-

tion of the true cause of the Cardenas demonstration."

SOURCE:

FILE:

Memorandum for William Harvey, CIA, from Lans-

dale, re: Impact Actions, 19 June 1962 (00395)

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MCCONE, HARVEN

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MONGOOSE

June you 1s 1962}

Jetty 1, 1962

May 1062

CATEGORIES:

OCCURRENCE:

Efforts were made to establish contact with[Juana. Castro Rug, half sister

Of Fidel and Raul Castro%Ruz, because she opposed the strong Communist nature of the

Cuban regime.

According to Mrs Virginia Lentao de Cunba, she contacted Riz and obtained

(Ruz agreement to provide intelligence on the Cuban political leadership and to work

against the Cuban Communist regime, "short of engaging in activity which might result in

direct personal harm to her brothers Raul and Fadel Arrangements were being made for

direct recruitment of Ruz jin Mexico.

SOURCE:

Memorandum for McCone from William Harvey re:**

Juana Castro

Ruz,

• 10 July 1962 (02561)

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DATES:

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Nov. 21, 1962

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Willian Harvey

Gen. Lansdale

Walter Elder

DDP

Mr. Halpern

-CHEEVER

(Special Group Augmented

Operation Mongoose

DCI

10/30/63

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

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.

nervin 2 center gie marate

This refers to

a telephonic conversation on the evening of 30 Oct. 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 brief

discussion of the COBRA andyAMORIND teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever*s

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

#emprandun dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151),

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William Harvey L

DDP

Gen. Lansdale

Mr. Halpern

Walter Elder

CHEEVER

DCI

OCCURRENCE:

DATES:

11114/62

Nov. 21, 1962

CATEGORIES:

Special Group Augmented

Operation Mongoose

Cuba

10/30/63

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 memorandun 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 Oct. 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 brief

discussion of the COBRA and ANTORID, teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever's

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

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

of the Matahambre operation."

Paul Wallach

morandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151)

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HARVEY, William.

Chief, FI Staff, CIA

QJWIN

DATES:

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- April 1uf

CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET

EXECUTIVE ACTION

OCCURRENCE:

HARVEY writes a memorandum to the Chief, FI Staff, "stating that the original justification

for employing WIN no longer existed

(41) - 021 A

sas terminited bet

TOY DEUNEH

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DATES:

CATEGORIES:

KING,

J. C.

HARVEYV

IG REPORT EDWARDS

May 23, 1967

CASTRO

BISSELL

HALBERIN

OCCURRENCE:

the tollowing sources of information were used in preparing the IG REPORT of

1967: (1) Files: Furnished for review by the Director of Security, the Deputy

Director for Support, the General Counsel, the Legislative Counsel, the Chief of

WH Division, and by Col. J. C. KING, former Chief of WI Division.

Supoy col

Director of Central Reference furnished biographic files and intelligence publi-

cations. (2) Intervievs: Desmond Fitzgerald, Sam Halpern, Bruce Cheever, J. C.

King, 11g Some getie, Softer no Ras, A Chard Hissed, Laurence Houston,

FRay: Trencher, John Warner, Nestor Sanchez, William Harvey, Cornelius Roosevelt,

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Helms

Harvey, Wmo

Gunn

Dr Edward

5/25/67

CATEGORIES:

CASTRO

OCCURRENCE:

The memorandum of April 25, 1967 which introduces the IG's Report

on assassination plotting in relation to FIDEL CASTRO

indicates

that the only written records which served as a basis for the IG

Report: were:

Notes of William Harvey; Records of Dr. Edward Gunn

(Office of Medical Services; and, brief records of R

(of TSD).

Some operational

files were also

Treichler

used.

For the most part, the Inspector General's office reliea upün

information given

• to us orally by people who's memories are fogged

bu time.

(1)

"We interviewed

everyone whom we could identify as likely to be

knowledgeable, with the exceptions of MR. DULLES and GENERAL CABELL. " (2)

A complete list of the interviewees is attached to the IG Report

at Tab A.

"If there are significant innaccuracies in the Report

they are most likely to occur in faulty ordering of the sequence

events."

(2).

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Bannerman

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Gomez

Holcomb

O'Connell

11/62

Castro

OCCURRENCE:

O'Connell testified that when EDWARDS was on leave, once, KING spoke to

Robert BANNERMAN (Who was not witting of Castro project) and O'Connell had

to tell BANNERMAN that B. was not "privy" to project.

O'Connell was embarassed.

(Tr. 36, 99-100). No one but KING, not Gomez or Holcombe, knew (100)

SOURCE:

FILE:

Testimony of James P. O'Connell, 5/30/75

STAFF:

John Bayly

DATE:

6/30/75

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HOUSTON

DATES:

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' 60's

CATEGORIES:

Castro

date

OCCURRENCE:

Houston testified that he cannot remember that his legal advice as to not

continuing a project was ever rejected by CIA, (47) although Houston

recalls vetoing two propositions: one, tostrain personned for foreign

Clection work by traiming in domestie political parties, and, avo, toes

noni tór tong distance telephone, calls from ratin Anerica: to»Canada anam

SOURCE:

FILE:

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STAFF:

John Bayly

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COL. KING

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BUNDY

KILPATRICK

MCCONE

HUGHES

June 20,1963

DUVALIER

Special group

OCCURRENCE:

On June 20, 1963the Special Group approved a CIA paper dated June 1970 regarding

political action in(Halta: (The substance of the paper is not expressed). "Mr.

MCCONE said he has some reservations about the quality of any possible replacements

for DUVATER but agreed that it is necessary to take some action in order to prevent

take skie actio

Halts eventually going very far to the left. Colonel KING...

said that in his

opinion, we have no feasible alternatives to cooperate with BOSCHIn attempting

to unseat DUVALieR...

TOP SFERET

SOURCE:

FILE:

STAFF:

Minutesof Special Group meeting June 20, 1963

DATE:

Kelley

6/28/75

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MCCONE

FITZGERALD

BUNDY

"PAPIGH

HUGHES

BOSCH, JOSE

JESSUP

RFK

DATES:

8/19/64

7/30/64

610/64

CATEGORIES:

SGA

MONGOOSE

CASTRO

STEAKLEY JMNAVE

JMINAVE

VANCE

TOP.

PRET

OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the 303 Conmittee on 7/30/64,"It was agreed

of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed

to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)" The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64

memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director,' (116) which was dissemin-

ated to-the-Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter=

American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director,

and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report'related a proposal

for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app-

eared to be involved in the scheme." The asking frice was $150,000.--JOSE MARIO PERIN

BOSCIl, Preso of Bacardi Rum would contribute $50,000. BOSCH approached the Chiet of

"Station, JMVIVE, and suggested the U.S. goverment also contribute: This was rejected.

record indicates CIA's only involvement was to report information af its existence."

InfuRCE last record of incident found by IG Rept. is meno from Macate to Bundly, 8/19/64,

reporting the results of FBI intvws with the alleged participantsATe!

"Obviously nothing

came t the plot.

IG REPORT 1967

Baron, 7/1/75

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HUGHES L

BUNDY APAPICH

BOSCH, JOSE

JESSUP

REK

DATES:

8/19/64

17730/04.

6/10/64

CATEGORIES:

MONGOOSE

CASTRO

STEAKLEY JMWAVE

JMINAVE

VANCE

TOP.

OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the 303 Conmittee on 7/30/64,

*"It was

that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report

of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed

to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)" The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64

memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director,™ (116) which was dissemin-

ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter-

American Affairs, Dept. Of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director,

• DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI and the DCl. The 6/10/74 report related a proposal

for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles. The Mafia app-

To REad i record de wen it waste men tomcate testy, stace:"

reporting; the results of FBI intvws with the alleged participants "D

"Obviously nothing

cane of the plot."(117)

TO DEBADE 1067

711/75

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MCCONE

FITZCERALD

BUNDY PAPICH

HUGHES

BOSCH, JOSE

JESSUP

RFK

DATES:

8/19/64

7/30/64

6/10/64

CATEGORIES:

MONGOOSE

CASTRO

STEAKLEY JMIVAVE

JMNAVE

VANCE

SCADEN

OCCURRENCE: According to the minutes of the 303 Conmittee on 7/30/64,"It was agreed

that MR. FITZGERALD would contact SAM PAPICHof the FBI in regard to the earlier report

of an alleged plot with Mafia overtones to assassinate Castro and which the AG agreed

to handle as a matter of law enforcement." (116)" The reference is clearly to a 6/10/64

memorandum information report from the DDP to the Director, (116) which was dissemin-

ated to the Spec. Asst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affrs.; ASst. Sect. for Inter-

American Affairs,Dept. of State; Dir. of Intell. and Research, State Dept.; Director,

DIA; The AG; the Director, FBI; DDCI

and the DCI. The 6/10/74 report'related a proposal

for the assassination of Castro that was made to prominent Cuban exiles.

The Mafia app-

eared to be involved in the scheme." The asking price was $150,000.-JOSE MARIO PEPIN

BOSCH approached the Chief of

an i a ta ta true sent diso one are this was rejected.

The record indicates ClA's only involvement was to report intormation at its existence.

SOURCE Last record of incident found by IG Rept. is meno from MeCdife to Bundly, 8/19/64,

reporting the results of FBI intvws with the alleged participantSATEY

"Obviously nothing

fate of the plot. " (117)

IC REPORT 1967

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DATES:

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Willian Harvey

DDP

I| 114/67

Gen. Lansdale

Mr. Halpern

Nov. 21, 1962

Walter Elder

CHEEVER

DCI

¡Special Group Augmented

Operation Mongoose

Cuba

10730163

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 intormation 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 Oct. 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 brief

Jiscussion of the COBRA and AMTORLD/teams and Lansdale did not ask, according to Cheever's

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

as or ording on Cheever's

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

of the Matahambre operation."

Paul Wallach

Memorandum dated Nov. 21, 1962 (01151),

DATE:

July 1, 1975

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