STATUS REPORT, CARIBBEAN SURVEY GROUP, 31 MAY-6 JUNE 1962
Agency: JCS
Originator: OSD
Document date: 6/6/62
Document type: MEMORANDUM

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TITLE : STATUS REPORT, CARIBBEAN SURVEY GROUP, 31 MAY-6 JUNE

1962

DATE : 06/06/62

PAGES " I

SUBJECTS : MONGOOSE

DOCUMENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM

CLASSIFICATION

*TOP SECREI

RESTRICTIONS

: 1C

CURRENT STATUS

RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

: 07/30/98

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COMMENTS

:Reviewed by JCS, OSD, CIA and State.

EXEMPT PER E.O. 13526

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The Department or state nas 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)

6 June 1962

MEMORANDUM FOR CHTER OF OPERATIONS, OPERATION MONGOOSE

Subject:

Status Report, Caribbean Survey Group,

31 May - 6 June 1962

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Reviewed on_/

[A]

OBJECTION

1. During the period covered by this report, the following

actions have been completed:

a. The plan for the "Use of Cubans in US Armed Forces"

was approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and forwarded to

the Secretary of Defense on 5 June 1962.

It is understood

that certain budgetary and manpower problems remain to be

worked out at the DOD level,

however, the Caribbean Survey

Group Working Group and the Jes action is considered completea.

b. A memorandum for the Chief of Operations, Operation

Mongoose, subject

"Possible Cuban Uprising During the Period

15-18 June 1962, has been completed for submission. tols

report includes an Appendix concerning US military prepared-

ness and the many facets thereof, and lastly, an Appendix

pertaining to the anticipated reaction of other Latin

American governments and their military organizations to

Us intervention.

For information purposes, this nemoran-

dum also has four pertinent intelligence reports appended.

This memorandum in its entirety is attached for information.

following actions are in hand:

The monitoring of Navy actions to execute the 31 May

1962 decision of the Spectal Group which approved use of a

Navy submarine to make radio broadcasts simulating with

clandestine Cuban stations inside Cuba (Task 9).

At a Navy

(CIA) conference, CIA representatives stated that they would

complete advance

arrangements for the operation by the end

of June and requested a submarine for the operation during the

last week of June. The Navy Informed them that a submarine

would de available per thia request. Additional arrangements!

were made for conferences between Navy/CIA technical and

operational personnel to work out details of execution.

CIA representative, who is a naval reserve officer in

uniform, will be aboard the submarine during the initial

operation. A paper recommending formalized JCS approval

of this protect is in preparation.

No difficultles are

foreseen.

The monitoring of a landing at Guantanamo of a second

Cuban 15ght plane

Luscombe Silvaire) on Saturday,

(pilot and his one passenger both requestee

permission to remain at Guantanamo.

(1) a possible

Cuban demand for return of the aircraft and (2) a check on

pilot and passenger,

ConNav Base

Guantanamo is permitting them to renain on board.

CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT

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Enclosure :

Possible Cuban Up-

01sing

during

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Eris General, USA

DOD/ JCS Representative

Caribbean

Survey Group

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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)

6 June 1962

MEMORANDUM FOR CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, OPERATION MONGOOSE

Subject:

Status Report, Caribbean Survey Group,

31 May - 6 June 1962

1. During the period covered by this report, the following

actions have been completed:

a. The plan for the "Use of Cubans In US Armed Forces"

approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and forwarded to

Secretary of Defense on 5 June 1962. It 19 understood

that certain budgetary and manpower problems remain to be

worked out at the DOD level,

the Caribbean Survey

Group Working Group and the JCS action is considered completed.

b. A memorandum for the Chief of Operations, Operation

Mongoose, subject "Possible Cuban Uprising During the Period

15-18 June 1962, has been completed for submission..

report Includes an Appendix concerning US military prepared-

ness and the many facets thereof, and lastly,

an Append1X

pertaining to the anticipated reaction of other Latin

American governments and their military organizations to

• US intervention.

For Information purposes,

dum also has four pertinent intelligence reports appended.

This memorandum in its entirety 1s attached for Information.

following actions are in hand:

Reviewed on ...

[A]

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The monitoring of a landing

at Guantanamo of a

ruban Light plane (Luscombe Silvaire) on saturaay

the owner (pilot and his one passenge

permission to remain at Guantanamo.

Pending (1) a possible

Cuban demand for return of the aircraft and (2) a check on

the veracity of the pilot and passenger, ConNav Base

Guantanamo is permitting them to remain on board.

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NO

OBJECTION

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CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT

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Enolosure:

Possible Cuban Up=

rising during Per

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