CHRONOLOGY AND ISSUES
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CHRONOLOGY AND ISSUES

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THOMAS A. PARROTT

Chronology and Issues

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Biographical Background

19.49

1950-1951

CIA, Office of Policy Coordination

CIA, Staff Officer for "designated

representatives"

(group set up under

NCS-10/2 to review covert operations)

1951-1957

1957-1959

CIA, Staff Officer for Operations

Jan 1959-

Chief of CIA, Section for Special Group

1963

1963-1972

Intelligence Community Staff

1972-

Present

Retired

Document Chronology

I. CASTRO

March 14, 1960-At a Special Group meeting, after a paper

titled "General Covert Action Plan for Cuba" was read,

there was

"a general discussion as to what would be the effect

on the Cuban scene if Fidel and Raul Castro and Che

Guevara should disappear simultaneously."

The minutes continue: "Admiral Burke said that the only

organized group in Cuba today were the Communists and there

was therefore the danger they might move into control. Mr.

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CUJA

January 12, 1961-Ihe Special Group approved a project

with respect to the dominican republic as lollows:

"...limited supplies of small arms and other

material should be made available for dissidents

inside the Dominican Republic. Mr.

• Parrott

said that we believe this can be managed securely

by CIA, and that the plan would call for final

transportation into the country being provided

by the dissidents themselves."

(Source: Minutes,

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May 18, 1961-At a Special Group Meeting, "General

Cabell noted that the internal dissidents were

pressing for the release to them of certain small

arms now in U.S. hands in the Dominican Republic.

He inquired whether the feeling of the Group re-

mained that these arms should not be passed.

members showed no inclination to take a contrary

position at this time." (Source: Minutes, May 18,18,

1961, by T. Parrott, of Special Group Meeting, May

1961, 02769) Exhibit at Tab Y

LUMUMBA

August 25, 1960-After approving an anti-Lumumba

political covert action program, the Special Group

was told by Gordon Gray, Assistant to the President

for National Security:

NOTE:

Lumumba was assassinated on February 12, 1961.

Bissell allegedly contacted 0* Donnell about

assassinating Lumumba in the fall of 1960.

"Mr. Gray commented however, that his associates

had expressed extremely strong feelings on the

necessity for very straightforward action in this

situation, and he wondered whether the plans as

outlined would be sufficient to accomplish this."

(Emphasis added.)

NOTE:

A reading of the Special Group minutes in

context indicates that the phrase "Mr. Gray's a

associates" refers to the President. During

the Kennedy Administration, the phrase "higher ?

authority" was used in the Special Group minutes

to refer to the President.

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