ALTERNATE COURSE B OF OPERATION MONGOOSE
Agency: SSCIA
Originator: DOD
From: LANSDALE, EDWARD
To: HARVEY & HURWITCH
Document date: 08/13/1962
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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157-10004-10137

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : SSCIA

RECORD NUMBER : 157-10004-10137

RECORDS SERIES :

MEMORANDUM

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : DOD

FROM : LANSDALE, EDWARD

TO : HARVEY & HURWITCH

TITLE :

ALTERNATE COURSE B OF OPERATION MONGOOSE

DATE : 08/13/62

PAGES : 5

SUBJECTS :

OPERATION MONGOOSE

DOD

HARVEY, WILLIAM

ALTERNATE COURSE B

CUBA

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BUNDY -EXECATION

LLIAM HARVEY

Shoft

Chronolory*

Biographical

1940-47

1947

1948

Counterespionage work as FBI agent

That assass. wa,

not an aceptable

too in crudent

Deputy Assistant

Special Contal?

1952

1959

Becage Chief of Foreign Intelligence staff Division

D

FI/D which handle:

communications intelligence

sensitive methods

I obtaining it lè.g.,

ur reptitious

es)

1960

August 16

DR. EDWARD GUNN (Office of Medical Services)

receives box of Cuban cigars to be treated with

lethal poison. (21)

BISSEL EDWARDS S Sambley Syndicate Contacts

Late January

(approx.

EDWARDS and O'CONNELL ask for development of

POISON PILLS. (24)

February

(approx.)

Jon 25-26

BISSELL testified:

BISSELL (DDP) asks HARVEY to establish an EXECIUM®

ACTION capability under project ZRRIFLE.

Harvey's

notes are quoted as saying that Bissell said he

had been "twice urged by the Whith House" to

establish such a capability. (37) Harvey is

briefed, probably by both BISSELL and EDWARDS, On

the Phase I assassination plot run by Sheffield

EDWARDS and James O'CONNELL (Office of Security)

talkedwhim@@apabilit

which involved criminal syndicate connections. (37)

Probably mentioned (ASTRI

HARVEY uses agent QWIN (recruited earlier by

LAMUMBA, A TRUTILLO

ARNOLDE SILVER for use in an assassination operation

against -DUMUM

CUMUMBA) as the principle asset for ZRRIFLE.

as

examples of tongers (38)

Edwards has the POISON PILLS tested. (25)

* Page references in parentheses are from the 1967 Report of the Inspector

General of the CIA.

We someet

Mage Da cancala

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