OPERATION MONGOOSE
Agency: JCS
Originator: OSD
Document date: 10/26/1962
Document type: MEMORANDUM

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

: JCS

RECORD NUMBER

* 202-10001-10200

RECORDS SERIES

FOIA SERIES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

DOC 201

Released under the John

Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NU 54214 Date:

09-13-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR

OSD

FROM

TO

TITLE

: OPERATION MONGOOSE

DATE : 10/26/62

PAGES : 3

SUBJECTS : MONGOOSE

DOCUMENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM

CLASSIFICATION : TOP SECRET

RESTRICTIONS

: 1B, 1C

CURRENT STATUS

RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

07/30/98

OPENING CRITERIA

COMMENTS :

Bracketed portions withheld by the Joint Staff.

Reviewed by OSD, CIA and State.

NO JOINT STAFF OBJECTION

TO DECLASSIFICATION

MAR

2016

DATE:

[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

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AUI SEGRE

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TABIL

Me.

Joinson, State

OPERATION MONGOOSI

Main Petats 1:Considar

26 October 1968-

24

(382)

25VN98

ISD: NO OLLECTION

8m 6/23/98

RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

D1+3

OASD(PA) DEOISR

TOP SECRET CONTROL

Copy No. Quatra

case No.

916 FOL-

T.S. No.

9175-3

Document No.

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I." Tiat is the Pollsy Objoctivo? We sood a aharp focus.on=

exactly what we hope to fet from Mosgoose nom. This will determine

how best to amploy those unise U.S. rasoarces --either to support

U:S, militasy operatioss or directly to commalt againa: the Communist

regise immediately.

le the ene objective the removal of the Castro/Communist

rogie or to bring it to lis knose? Shoald Mongoone halp generate:

s populas sovolt with the probable send fos ovast U.S. militasy belp

as the regime moves in to crush 11? Of, in the aim that of marrun

harasament, to make Cuba a maxium burden for the Bloe?

Undoubtedly, most people in the world son expect u

omards renoving the Castro/Communist roghne.. Cartataly

Cabana in exile and insido Cube, who are the saain covert as

CIA, now expect this polloy goal an the price of rinking theis

Mon roose Action

StAt

Hassasamant of asd resistance ta Cuban ragize...

reday.

One 10e

route by small cr

arias, starting tomorrow

botag roadied terg, is by small.

teams belag fondled to go by-

Questeam now in Oriente and

All tears have W/T.

on team in

ars, explosive

play (22 shipa). Siak in Cuban or Bloc

# casgros.. Maho crome inoperative:?

QK

asnate aboard Cabar owned ships. Action

Jono ta. jaraburt, for aetion... Other action

Eropazanda dollared to. Cuba by belloca (rom ahip.]

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TOP SLORE!

The Department of State has no objection to the

release or declassification of this document in full

under the provisions of the JFK Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992 (PL102-526)

Reviewed on

7/30/98 An

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ass,

a cations.

Tessurba

"trained for major aabotage were:

ras now being sent is by sabrazine.

- (SAM

arenottarrete 1110

Minor acta of sabotage, by all Cabra people. Requires A

delivery of instructions, of how to de it, to Cuban psople.

Status: No current capability indieated by CIA. Teama

going in for any purpose at this time should have this assignment.

production and deliv

Status: No cur?

shipments of jute baggi.

at ca

abili

Now tr

et agatsat -

8..

regime, to

Defect "name" personagesof regime, to fraction 1aa.

plot for political'and paychological once.

Minor diplomats being defectad, Actions willi

unsuccessful so las. Special ellert-ia:

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ho.

Help the Cubans to help themselves. This means greater

U.S. support of Cuban groups to take setions in Cuba.

Statas: Vador study.. No firm plan yet for doing.

strations of werkers and farmera in Cúba

Americe, againat the Castro-Communist regime.

Sach

demonstrations la Cuba woulé shake the regisre to ita co

Dabane latornational Longehereman'e Association now.

work Cuban carfurt

mens got for demonatre

tess traldo Caba..

Special State/CLA action is indicated

responsible individuala in the Castro/Coramunist

regiane,

•ans towarde relaxas pollce-state controls. Indict:

"peoplé!a criminale" fos justice after the goverment is returned to

the peoplesy

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and

eenapleting.

"bleek-lle

00$3.000

oss el possible U.B. sllitary

Give Cabes restatance popela? symbols, Sosgs, Vional.

Statual. No cong yor. Vioral symabol la "gunazo libro:"

1.. Political planning los port-Cartro perlad.

Sestag: No Arma plantag roported from Stato. The noad.

1os elear U.S, palley objeettres la baste hero.

5: "Crasado" for humes liberty, to mats martians une oli

opiritual appaal.. Prayere; anch ao.by-Blehop-Bone Meavidal,- widely-

publicined inoids Cabe... Tahn use of mamory of Martl away 1700=

commuelata and give it lo Cuban "treader lightere. "

Statars Sporadle astrillas, sot a "esnsade."

Bó U.S. 01 Irse Cabas radio and TV breedeasts into Cuba...

State: USIA maliag madmens nos el sadies and short

mave radio facilities, includiag CIA and cosamarcial resonces.

No "'Yoleo el I'sea Cuba" abort-mave broadcaas schadeled

immedlately. Nom 30-ly sadlo transmittar aspected to. ba

operational in florids. Keye sat woak.. TY breadeasts item:

siresaft non undas davelopmant.. (Being donelopad ostelda:

Moagooss.)

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