MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP 17 MAY 62
Agency: JCS
Originator: OSD
Document date: 05/17/1962
Document type: MEMORANDUM

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TITLE : MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP 17 MAY 62

DATE : 05/17/62

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• 17 May 1962

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: Minutes of Meeting of Special Group (Augmented) on

Operation Mongoose, 17 May 1962

PRESENT: General Taylor, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Johnson, Mr. McCone,

General Lemnitzer, and General Lansdale

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Mr. McCone said that he had responded to General Lansdale's

memorandum of 7 May, that he had recognized his worries, and had made

available to him an office at CIA Headquarters. Lansdale stated his

full satisfaction with this arrangement, and said that he was now

proposing a new operations schedule to cover the period through

30 June. Copies of the schedule were distributed, with the request

that the members study it and pass any comments to the Chief of

Operations, with the understanding that the schedule will be considered

formally next week.

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)

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General Lansdale commented that the purpose of the schedule

is to stimulate

further action. He said that he was encouraged by the

fact that a sizeable number of intelligence operations have been

mounted without attracting very much attention and without serious

He felt that operational handling so far has been expert.

had ind slated that thea

Mr. McCone said that refugee interrogations at Opa-locka

Il and Texaco plants in Cuba had been on the

verge of shutting down

but that shipments of equipment andangerials

from Canada and the UK

enabled them to continue operation (j/Mr.

Johnson said that State is well aware of these situacions

Salad had

very little success in persuading our allies to cooperate. He cited

particularly the negative reaction among the NATO powers to the U.s.

demarche on this subject, spearheaded by Mr. Rostow.

Mr. McCone said also that the interrogations had revealed

a need for medium

ove ral broadcasts. General Lansdale said that

the possibility o

seaborne

transmitting is being examined.

3. The Attorney General asked why higher power transmissions

on medium-wave could not be arranged from Miami. After some discussion

of the pros and cons of this, including the danger of retaliation from

the Cubans,

it was agreed that Mr. Murrow would be asked to meet with

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