COVER STORY FOR THE EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE COVERT TRAINING FACILITY
Agency: ARMY
Originator: ARMY
From: JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.
To: ALGER, CARPENTER
Document date: 09/13/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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ORIGINATOR: ARMY

FROM: JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.

TO: ALGER, CARPENTER

TITLE: COVER STORY FOR THE EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE COVERT TRAINING FACILITY

DATE: 09/13/1963

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SUBJECTS:

CUBAN EXILES - TRAINING FACILITIES

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PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

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Califano Papers, Box 6, Folder 11. Memo from Califano to Alger and Carpenter re: Cover Story for

the Eglin AFB Covert Training Facility.

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September 13, 1963

MEMORANDUM FOR MAJOR GENERAL J. D. ALGER, USA

MAJOR GENERAL J. W. CARPENTER, II, USAI

(AEXPDRC)

SUBJECT:

Cover Story for the Eglin Air Force Base Covert

Training Facility

Reference:

CIA Memo, subject as above, dated 10 Sep 63

Attached is a CLA request for DOD approval of a proposed

cover bachatop and cover release story to be utiliaed in conjunction

with CIA use of Eglin Ais Force Base, Florida.

The proposed backetop and cover stozy have been informally

coosdinated with this office and Army and Aix Force action officers

and reflect the views of each.

Requeat commente on which to base a reply by the close of

businese 17 Septernber 1963.

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FW 1/30/63

signed

_ Joseph A. Califano, Jr

Joseph A. Califano, Jr.

General Counsel

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON 25, D.C.

10 September 1963

MEVORANDUM FOR: Office of the Secretary of the Army

(Mr. Califano)

SUBJECT

: Cover Story for the Eglin Air Force Base

Covert Training Facility

REFERENCE

: CIA Memo, Dated 18 June 1963, Subject:

Request for Authority to Use Area in

Eglin Air Force Base for Covert Training

of Cuban Nationals

I. It is requested that authority be granted to use the

commanding Oiticer, Us Army Ranger Training Camp, USAIS, Eglir

AFB,

"dollde, as the cover backstop of the training project,

in referenced menorandum, and the personnel assigned this

project. The following

are salient points in the cover story:

Military personnel assigned to this project

will be placed on TDY to the US Army Element, Special

ACtIVItLes Croup (1754)

Washington, D.C., and further

detached for duty to kglin Air force Base,

Florida.

They will be attached to the Commanding Officer, US

Army Ranger Training Camp, USAIS, Eglin AFB, Florida,

for quarters

and rations.

Agoncy civilian personnel permanently assigned

this

project will be assigned to the US Army Technical

ITaInIng AdVIsory croup (1164), Washington, D.C., with

duty

station, Eglin AFB, Florida.

The Agency Chiet of

Base will be designated as Stalf Coordinator and will

be responsible for the direction of this project. They

will also be attached to the C0, Ranger Camp, for

quarters and rations.

c. Agency civilian personnel proceeding on TDY

will use the aforementioned US Army Technical Training

Advisory Group as their cover.

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provide the Area for training;

test and evaluation of survival

equipment and techniques. He is not authorized to make further

comment, and if a further statenent is required of the Air Force,

this must come fron Headquarters, USAF.

It is suggested that

upon external inquiry Headquarters, Department of the Air Force,

decline any comment on the subject until the degree of inquiry

may be determined and a suitable reply be jointly prepared with

this Agency.

Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated

by this Agency.

FOR

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PLANS:

JAMES W. FRANKLIN

GERALD E. MILLER

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