INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING OPERATION MONGOOSE
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Document date: 03/12/1962
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13 March 1962

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED)

From: Brig. Gen. Lanadale

Subject: Institutional Planning, Operation Mongoose

submitted herewith.

12 March 1962 memorandum to the members of the Special Group (Aug-

mented).

Planning transmitted to you by my memorandum of 10 March 196

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PHASE I (CIA)

ACTIVITY

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS

1. * Dispatch one intelligence

agent operation to key area

selected by CIA.

1 - 15 March 1962

PURPOSE

CONSIDERATIONS

Collect and report intelligence on anti-

regime attitudes, on potential resist-

ance, and on vulnerabilities and

strengthe of Communiat security

system.

There is a risk that this action will disclose this U.S.

intelligence activity within Cuba. Selected personnel

are being intensively trained.

This first team has 2

agents. An area in which resistance has been reported

make useful contacts, and report securely to CIA.

Physical risk to personnel is substantial, due to lacl

of intelligence. First reports from firat team are

expected by the end of March, while reports from the

second and third teams, dispatched in March, are ex-

and ready to act whenever paramilitary operations are

decided upon. However, CIA has noted that, once the

agents are inside Cuba, they cannot be controlled

effectively from outside Cuba, although every effor

will be made to attempt such control.

6183 2.15

third-country Intelligence

staff officers in place in

Havana, (C)

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3. [a Third-country trained intel-

ligence officere readied to

travel in Cuba for temporary

periods. (C)

To collect intelligence.

To collect intelligence.

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1 • 15 March 1962 (cont)

ACTIVITY

4. * Caribbean Admission Center,

Opa-Locka, Florida, fully

activated by 15 March 1962.

PURPOSE

To collect intelligence required for the

operations, to identify and earmark in

telligence assets as refugees arrive,

and to provide

security against Com-

munist agent operations.

CONSIDERATIONS

This operation, in response to early recommendation

as essential by the Chief of Operations, is moving at

utmost speed to become fully active by 15 March, with

a new building completed and occupied, and with a

staff of 43 at work. Operations commenced 15 February

and, as of 9 March, 33 people were active at the Center.

(CIA responsibility, with support by Defense, Justice,

State, USIA.)

5. * Periodic intelligence esti-

mates, as required by progress

of operations.

To up-date NIE 85-62, so that current

estimates can be considered at national

policy levels.

beate concess

OTHER OPERATIONS

6. * Cantinue negotiating for

Sritish help in contaminating

locomotive lubricants. (C)

now governing the issuance of NIE'a) may have to b

followed. CIA is now publishing daily intelligence sum

(CLA

To cripple Cuba's rail transportation.(C British assistance is required to undertake a successful

sabotage of Cuban locomotives, through contaminating

lubricants, " It le expected that a minimum of 3 months

is required before locomotives in Cuba start breaking

down, once the contaminant is introduced. (C

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS

%. * Two teams of agents die-

patched to Cuba.

16 - 31 March 1962

To collect intelligence.

* Items marked by asterisk were approved by Special Group (Augmented), 5 March 1962

One team of 4 and one team of 3 agents. Both teams include

personal who have had resistance raining and aura pade

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ACTIVITY

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(Establish-2 additional third

country resident agenta in

Cuba. (C)

9. By 31 March, have 105 agents

selected and 50 agents trained.

16 - 31 March 1962 (cont.)

PURPOSE

To collect intelligence.

CONSIDERATIONS

Possible future use in communications and support.

To ready agent operations.

10. * Develop intelligence potential

of Cuban "colonies" in U.S.

To exploit the intelligence possi-

bilities of former residents of

Cuba (including U.S. citizens) now

in the United States.

11. * Develop additional interroga-

tion centere in other areas by

31 March 1962.

To collect intelligence in a Latin

atmosphere, at different levels thai.

No co poration intigence

Effectiveness and numbers are dependent upon purpose

of recruitment, nature of training,

and policy decisions

controlling these factors. If the recruitment and train

ing are for resistance activities, the tack of recruit

ment and training will be much less difficult than if

they are limited to intelligence-collection purposes

only.

There are "colonies" in Washington, D.C., and other

U.S. cities which are "little Cubas." Family, Church,

and business interests provoke unusual personal ties

inside Cuba for some of these residents; a real potential

exists for collection of intelligence not otherwise avail-

able. (FBI support and coordination is basic in this

effort.)

As Opa-Locka becomes fully activated, CIA will activate

other interrogation centers as promptly as feasible, CA

center is being activated in Spain / Negotiations with

local authorities are being undertaken to activate centers,

if possible (lin Mexico City, Caracas, and Aruball| San

Juan, Puerto Rico, Land Santiago, Chile /are being sur-

veyed for possible centers. (CIA responsibility with sup

port by others as necessary.)

OTHER OPERATIONS

None.

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1 - 15 April 1962

PURPOSE

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ACTIVITY

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS

12.* Two teams of agents dia -

patched to Cuba.

LS third-country agents, tem-

porarily travelling legally, in

Cuba. (C.

OTHER OPERATIONS

None.

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS

14. * Two teams of agente dis -

patched to Cuba.

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Ote thiad-country legal

resident agent in Havana.()

OTHER OPERATIONS

None,

To collect intelligence.

To collect intelligence.

16 - 30 April 1962

To collect intelligence.

To collect intelligence.

1 - 15 May 1962

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS

16. * Two teams of agents dis-

patched to Cuba.

3 legal resident agents in

Cuba. (c)

To collect intelligence.

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To collect intolligence. ]/

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CONSIDERATIONS

Number of agents undetermined as yet.

Teams of 2 to 5 agents each, depending on circum

stances.

possibio une los communicasions and support

Teams of 2 to 5 agents each, depending on circum-

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ACTIVITY

One or possibly two trained

stall intelligence officers

(non-U. S.)

resident in

Ten legal travellers in Cuba:

THER OPERATION

None.

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.

20. * Four teams of agents dis -

patched to Cuba.

PURPOSE

To collect intelligence.

To collect intelligence.

To collect intelligence.

... One possible singleton agent

To collect intelligence.

operation, lale of Pines.

22. Four additional resident agents To collect intelligence.

lineide Cuba,

CONSIDERATIONS

"Legal travel" means persons are in Cuba visiting,

some for extended periods.

16 - 31 May 1962

Teams of 2 to 5 agente each, depending on circum-

stances.

CIA will be attempting to cover as much

of Cuba as it can.

Difficult

CIA will be attempting to cover as much of Cuba

as it can. The main factor of determining location

of resident agenta is to find a place where a trained

agent can stay viable.

23. Five "legal travel" agents

inside Cuba.

29. By May, polecton or sin

35 additional agents.

To collect intelligence.

To ready agent operations.

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10 = 31 viay dyb (cont)

PURPOSE

ACTIVITY

OTHER OPERATIONS

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(3x 31 May, develop a plan for

countarfeiting currency, which

would not be implemented until

a decision was made to debase

the economy in Cuba. (C

CONSIDERATIONS

To debase the economy of Cuba.

A counterfeiting program is being developed. Neede

are to stalf the proposal thoroughly to permit a policy

such a plan would be made immediately. (C

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1 June - 31 July 1962

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS

26. * 10 to 15 teams of agents dis - To collect intelligence.

patched to Cuba.

27. Reinforce and resupply agents

and teams previously placed or

activated inside Cuba.

To reinforce and resupply, as

possible.

28. By 31 July, select 100 additional To ready agent operations.

agenta and train 70 additional

29, * Collection of psychological

material.

30. * Survey airfields, military

installations, and communica-

tion centers.

31.

*By the end of July, have

operations to penetrate the

To provide documentary and photu

graphic evidence of the tyranny of

the Communist regime.

To movie entities on

regime.

To provide current intelligence on the

actions and intentions of the regime.

regime.

Number of agents in each team and selection of areas

will be determined by developments of the previous

actions and by conditions.

Numbers, areas, and supplies are completely dependent

upon conditions at the time, and upon policy approval of

methods to be used (that is, if air delivery can be used,

or if this activity must depend upon maritime delivery).

This evidence will be used by CIA and USIA to neutralize

the influence of Castro and the Communists in the West-

ern Hemisphere.

This is conceived of as ground surveys, and the possible

recruitment of military and other official personnel ar

intelligence agents.

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ACTIVITY

OTHER OPERATIONS

None.

PURPOSE

CONSIDERATIONS

32. * Comprehensive and

definitive intelligence

report on attitudes and

abilities of the popula-

tion inside Cuba.

End of July 1962

To provide the Special Group (ISC 5412

ugmented) with a hard estimate of th

Cuban situation.

of Cuban resources as a justification for decisive U.S.

military intervention.

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