UTILIZATION OF ALPHA 66 IN OPERATIONS
Originator: ARMY
From: CYRUS R. VANCE
To: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Document date: 02/28/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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ORIGINATOR: ARMY

FROM: CYRUS R. VANCE

TO: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

TITLE: UTILIZATION OF ALPHA 66 IN OPERATIONS

DATE:

PAGES:

02/28/1963

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SUBJECTS :

ALPHA 66 GROUP

ANTI-CASTRO CUBANS

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

10/07/1997

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COMMENTS:

Califano Papers, Box 3, Folder 2. Draft Memo regarding Alpha 66 for Deputy Secretary of Defense

from Cyrus Vance prepared by ACSI, but not used.

NO JOINT STAFF OBJECTION

TO DECLASSIFICATION

MAR 2016

DATE

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SECRET

Draft

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March 43 (?)

ELEGRAHDUM FOR

DEPUTY SUCRETARY OF DETENSE

SUBJECT:

Utilication of Alpha 66 An Operations (S)

Army clandentino intelligenco bases in Sen Joon, Rexto

Rico aud Miant, Flontds bave been in contact wich certain menbere of the

Alpha G6 Group olace October 1962, As the setivitien of tile group vere

of primary intereot to the hostetant to the Secretary, Drigadler Coneral

all Tansdale MAY morser fas perstie wiration was posted to

Caneral Landale relinquinhed thie priority interest upon the

activotion of the Interdepartmental Conletee on Cuto.

(5) Azy clandestine Intelligence elemoats have refrained fron

entering into operational negotsatione wich Alpha 66 personnel purouant

to arrongemenca outlinad in paragraph 1, supra; hovever, contact ute

the Alpha 66 orgentsation vas retained.

Information concering sone of the past activities of the

Alpha 66 organination has been obtained by ClA and Army ororettonal

elonents.

Such infornation has boon exchanged with CIA.

te. Belph he

Excallu, & CIA

representacive, has atated that CIA do not currentty

ucilizing cho Alpha 66 organization.

Prior to socking coordination of a

speciese operacion with the DCI under the terms of DCID S/1, de will be

pacedonry to determine the types of clandencing latelligence activities

which con be mounted wich the esotatance of said ergantsation.

4. (3) I belteve that the Alpha 66 organization has on operactorol

pocential worthy of detailed invatigation and exploratory Alscreston

along the follouing lines;

c. Sea and land transportetion support for clondantine

satelligence agents and clandestino Intolligence equlprent.

b.

Conduct os a guerrilla-typo socion agalaos a prodetemined

sarget to obtain intelligonce infornation concerning ouch torsot (e.8.»

aleatle citea and

assoctated equipment) ;

not

rised

WARNING NOTICE

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SONINGT:

Belliantion of Alpha 66 La Operations (S)

Quality, quantity, end acope of operational inforuation

possessed by Alphe 66 watch could be unilined for othor elendestine

intelligence activtites not cosectated with the Alpha 66 ongentcation.

Espoctally Importane w411 be an exanination of monetary coste, equinent

rial: foctoro, plumibilicy of dental, mesme of control, and

expocted resulte; an luvastigation of these nopecto will roquire detailed

I requeat that exploratory discusedon with an Alpha 65

representative as outiined in paragraph 4, above, be approvad by the

Spectal Group and that en Army Inteltigence representntive bo pernitted

to concace che eppropalate Alpha 66 ceprecentatavo for such purposes.

Dependent upon the resulte of ouch discanton,

I shall subalt specifie

proposala.

Cyrus

R. Vance

Secretary of cho

not wed

frepared ly ACSI

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