STATUS OF OPERATION MONGOOSE
Originator: OSD
Document date: 1962-04-11 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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TITLE : STATUS OF OPERATION MONGOOSE

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON 29.0.C.

203

11 April 1962

Status of Operation Mongoose

Report to Policy Group, 11 April 1962

By Brig. Gen. Lansdale

We are in the fourth week of the Special Group's revised plan

for Operation Mongoose. There are fifteen more weeks of Phase I,

which is essentially intelligence collection with low U.S. visibility.

Intelligence collection is reaching a point where the U.S. is

starting to get a firmer fix in detail on order of battle, the political

structure, the economy, and internal resistan

groups. Our Center

in Miami processed 1, 309 refugees lagin

reek

The refugee debrief-

ing center in Madridis now in operation

Means for debriefing

visitors to Cuba, at a number of freevos

id ports, have been estab-

lished. MI. McCone can provide details.

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In the more dramatic sector, the infiltration of teams into Cuba,

CIA reports one team in place, a second team on the way, and two

more ready for next week. The pace was adjusted to ensure that

really competent personnel go in. It should be noted that this is

only one sector of the collection effort inside Cuba. Again, I defer

to MI. Mc Cone for details.

The Department of State has no oojecton to the

release or declassification of this document in full

under the provisions of the JFK Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992 (PL102-526)

CIA has identified seven resistance organizations inside Cuba,

as realistically potential. A hard assessment, up close, is still to

come. Under the revised plan for Operation Mongoose, proposals

for supplying arms and equipment to these groups will be submitted

to the Special Group for decision, ad hoc. No proposals have been

.. rocoived.

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On political activities

State reports that the Cuban government

was made aware that a dea

for the prisoners could be made, through

the Italian UN mission

Also, as reported in the press, a refugee

delegation is seeingethe

"Cuban government, to negotiate a deal. State-

ments calling for a fair trial and humanitarian treatment of the pri-

soners were stimulated from 9 Western Hemisphere chiefs of state

or foreign ministers, and in an OAS council resolution.

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awaiting specific mission need and approval. A list

of pretexts of provocations wh

might be grounds for military

intervention has been prepare

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON 29.0.C.

203

11 April 1962

The Department of State has no oojecton to the

release or declassification of this document in full

under the provisions of the JFK Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992 (PL102-526)

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Reviewed on

Status of Operation Mongoose

Report to Policy Group, 11 April 1962

By Brig. Gen. Lansdale

We are in the fourth week of the Special Group's revised plan

for Operation Mongoose.. There are fifteen more weeks of Phase I,

which is essentially intelligence collection with low U.S. visibility.

Intelligence collection is reaching a point where the U.S. is

starting to get a firmer fix in detail on order of battle, the political

structure, the economy, and internal resistan

groups. Our Center

in Miami processed 1, 309 refugees lage

The refugee debrief-

log center in

is now in operation

Means for debriefing

visitors to Cuba, at a number of free tonid ports, have been estab-

lished. Mr. McCone can provide details.

In the more dramatic sector, the infiltration of teams into Cuba,

CIA reports one team in place, a second team on the way, and two

more ready for next week. The pace was adjusted to ensure that

really competent personnel go in. It should be noted that this is

only one sector of the collection effort inside Cuba. Again, I defer

to Mr. McCone for details.

CIA has identified seven resistance organizations inside Cuba;

as realistically potential. A hard assessment, up close, is still to

come. Under the revised plan for Operation Mongoose, proposals

for supplying arms and equipment to these groups will be submitted

to the Special Group for decision, ad hoc. No proposals have been

- Loceived.

On political activities

State reports that the Cuban government

was made aware

the italian UN missica Also, as reported in the press, a refugee

afor the prisoners could be made, through

delegation is seeingathe Cuban government, to negotiate a deal. State-

ments calling for a fair trial and humanitarian treatment of the pri-

soners were stimulated from 9 Western Hemisphere chiefs of state

or foreign ministers, and in an OAS council resolution.

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF THLS BOCUMENT

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TOP SECRET

awaiting specific mission need and approval.

oi pretexts or provocations wh

might be grounds for military

intervention has been preparee

Defense assets for psychological

operations are being developirin detail.

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