OPERATION MONGOOSE PRIORITY OPERATIONS SCHEDULE 21 MAY-30 JUNE 1962
Originator: OSD
Document date: 05/17/1962
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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TITLE: OPERATION MONGOOSE PRIORITY OPERATIONS SCHEDULE 21

MAY-30 JUNE 1962

DATE : 05/17/62

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SUBJECTS: MONGOOSE

DOCUMENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM

CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET

RESTRICTIONS : 1C, 4

CURRENT STATUS: RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/30/98

OPENING CRITERIA

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

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TO DECLASSIFICATION

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TASK

POLITICAL - continued

Cause a major political action to

take place in an influential Latin

Amcrican country, to worsen

sharply that country's relations

with Cuba, to open rupture and

criticism; Brazil is nominated.

(STATE)

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PURPOSE

To produce material for major

psychological impact on Cuba,

undermining the power and prestige

of the hierarchy of the Castro

regime:

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CONSIDERATIONS

Be a Mexico are the caBrazil

ia nominated due to its own past history

of a Communist attempt at armed over

throw of the people's government, which

is ripe for further exploiting in connec

tion with the Castro threat.

Country Team

means can be used to bestir sharp criti-

cism by Brazilian workers and farmers

of Castro's betrayal of Cuba's revolution.

Tours of Cuban exiles of stature can

bear telling witness to the dangers of

Communism to Brazil and the shame of

condoning betrayal of the Cuban people:

The special film alerting Brazil to danger,

with its religious message, should be re-

played: labor audience films, atrengthened

by moral of the story in today's events,

should be used to provoke sober thought

and pressure on the government to "'break

with Castro now.'' Ultimate lose of Habana

embassy is greatly outweighed by psycho -

logical value at this time, inpairing Castro'e

power over the people and his machine

cadre.

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PURPOSE

TASK

PSYCHOLOGICAL = continued

Intensify psychological effort

at Guantanamo. (DEFENSE)

To make fullest possible use of

the existing Cuban labor population

on the base.

13. Create musical and visual symbols

to express anti-regime sentiments.

(USIA)

To provide catchy expressions of/

popular resistance against the

Communist regime.

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REPECIAL 1/12 1i3

CONSIDERATIONS

Activities include sports broadcasts,

in Spanish, over the base radio station

on ball games, news broadcaste using

regular wire service news, and making

Spanish -language periodicals and litera-

ture available for reading on base.

USIA has a number of selected titles,

published in Mexico and Rio, for stocking

base libraries. Also, USIA has a number

of VOA "backgrounders" and refugee inter-

views on tape which could be used for

radio broadcasts to Cuban employees on

the base.

New words to a favorite song, a new tune,

a visual symbol for wall-painting, a hand

symbol as easy to do as "V for Victory,"

are the types of expressions sought. USIA

should call on ClA for assistance, since

some thought has been given to this already.

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TASKS

ted)

INTELLIGENCE - continued

16.

Intensify use of third-country

collection for specific psycho-

logical information which can

be exploited in propaganda.

(CIA)

17. Intensify the exploitation of the

intelligence potential which exists

on the base at Guantanamo.

(DEFENSE)

PURPOSE

To provide material for opera-

tions putting pressure on the

Castro regime inside Cuba, and

for use on the OAS-UN opinion

stage.

To take the fulleat possible advan

tage of this open U.S. "listening

post" on Cuban soil.

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CONSIDERATIONS

Really current "inside"news tips can

do most to undermine the regime's morale

and interest the Cuban public. Classifi-

cation may be a problem but this use

must be pressed as a priority.

ONI can call upon ClA for assistance.

communication link to Miami would per-

mit use of extensive CLA background infor-

mation available there and leade for further

exploitation, not only for positive intelli-

gence, but also for counter-intelligence.

A number of further steps are possible.

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1ASAS

INTELLIGENCE - continued

18. Get ready for air re-supply

missions. (CLA)

MILITARY

19. Develop a real dual-purpose

capability of intelligence teame

in building up the agent pool for

infiltration. (CLA)

PURPOSE

To have a ready capability

for re-supply of agent teams

inside Cuba when needed.

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To assure that skills needed for

guerrilla operations are present

inside Cuba,

so that paramilitary

actions can be initiated when the

decision is made.

CONSIDERATIONS

Since the Air Force has readied a

capability for this task and since it

is still desired that Clamount such

operations with Cuban/or. Latin American

personnel, an acceptable means must be

found promptly:

CLA, with Defense assig

tance, as a priority will review feasible

means of mounting these operations, and

recommend the mome

stical method

for a policy decision.

While CLA is currently carrying out

this task, it is worth ClA taking a further

hard look at its training program to anti-

cipate needs. Iflarger groups of action

types are to be trained for possible intro-

duction in September, it is known that at

least 3 months "lead time' is required

for minimum selection and training. That

means now, It is possible that Defense

can be of far more help than called upon

at present. Also, it is possible that further

policy guidance might be required.

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TASKS

PURPOSE

CONSIDERATIONS

ECONOMIC - continued

23.

1B0(6) 1.

Submit plan for introduction

of counterfeit money and other

negotiable instrumente (coupons,

deeds, etc.) : (CLA)

To obtain policy approval for

creating economic chaos inside

Cuba.

Cuba's economy is the Castro-

Communist regime's greatest

vulnerability and is open to much

greater exploitation.

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(1(8X2)(4),

TASK

POLITICAL - continued

Cause a major political action to

take place in an influential batin

American country, to worsen

sharply that country's relations

with Cuba, to open rupture and

criticism

is nominated.

(STATE)

PURPOSE

CONSIDERATIONS

To produce material for major

psychological impact on Cuba,

undermining the power and prestige

of the hierarchy of the Castro

regime.

6(1) 0

is nominated due to its own past history

of a Communist attempt at armed over-

throw of the people's government, which

is ripe for further exploiting in connec

tion with the Castro threat.

Country Team

means can be used to bestir sharp criti-

cism b

workers and farmers

of Castro's betrayal of Cuba's revolution.

Tours of Cuban exiles of stature can

bear telling witness to the dangers of

Communism t

find the shame of

condoning betrayal of the Cuban people.

The special film alerting

to danger,

with its religious message, should be re-

played; labor audience films, strengthened

by moral of the story in today's events,

should be used to provoke sober thought

and pressure on the government to "break

with Castro now." Ultimate loss of Habana

embassy is greatly outweighed by psycho-

logical value at this time, inpairing Castro's

power over the people and his machine

cadre.

CA7

(1(3)(60,847

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561-63

× P816

PURPOSE

TASK

RSYCHOLOGICAL - continued

13. Create musical and visual symbols

to express anti-regime sentiments.

(USIA)

To provide catchy expressions of

popular resistance against the

Communist regime.

REPECIAL WAGE IS

CONSIDERATIONS

New words to a lavorite song, a new tune,

a visual symbol for wall-painting, a hand

symbol as easy to do as "V for Victory,"

are the types of expressions sought. USIA

should call on ClA for assistance, since

some thought has been given to this already.

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TASKS

PURPOSE

CONSIDERATIONS

INTELLIGENCE - continued

16

Intensify use of third-country

collection for specilic paycho-

logical information which can

be exploited in propaganda.

(CIA)

To provide material for opera

tions putting pressure on the

Castro regime inside Cuba, and

for use on the OAS-UN opinion

stage.

Really current "inside"news tips can

do most to undermine the regime's morale

and interest the Cuban public. Classifi-

cation may be a problem but this use

must be pressed as a priority.

the wretz

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TASKS

INTELLIGENCE - continued

18. Cet ready for air re-supply

MILITARY

19. Develop a real dual-purpose

capability of intelligence teams

in building up the agent pool for

infiltration. (CIA)

PURPOSE

To have a ready capability

for re-supply of agent teams

inside Cuba when needed.

painted

un 7145

To assure that skills needed for

guerrilla operations are present

inside Cuba, so that paramilitary

actions can be initiated when the

decision is made.

CONSIDERATIONS

While CIA is currently carrying out

this task, it is worth CIA taking a further

hard look at its training program to anti-

cipate needs. If larger groups of action

types are to be trained for possible intro-

duction in September, it is known that at

least 3 months "lead time" is required

for minimum selection and training. That

means now.

It is possible that Defense

can be of far more help than called upon

at present.

Also, it is possible that further

policy guidance might be required.

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TASKS

PURPOSE

CONSIDERATIONS

ECONOMIC - continued

[A]

Submit plan for introduction

ol

To obtain policy approval for

creating economic chaos inside

Cuba.

etc.) (CLA)

Cuba's economy is the Castro-

Communist regime's greatest

vulnerability and is open to much

greater exploitation.

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