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Results for MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) ON MONGOOSE, 9/6/62

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Department of State|September 6, 1962|MEMORANDUM|NAID 178-10003-10090

SourceDepartment of StateTextOCR availableRecordNAID 178-10003-10090

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) ON MONGOOSE, 9/6/62

… ECORD SERIES : CHURCH COM. AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 7506462 (2) Document Information ORIGINATOR : NSC FROM: TO: RECORD TITLE: MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) ON MONGOOSE, 9/6/62 DATE : 09/06/1962 PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS OPERATION MONGOOSE CUBAN EXILES ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES DOC …

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Department of State / MEMORANDUM

High confidenceOCR textOCRDepartment of StateMemorandumRelease 2025

MATHENY|September 6, 1962|MEMORANDUM|NAID 178-10004-10264

SourceMATHENYTextMetadata onlyRecordNAID 178-10004-10264

MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) ON MONGOOSE, 9/6/62

NSC · To: RECORD · Unmarked but probably TOP SECRET. · Release: In Part

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High confidenceCurated metadataMATHENYMemorandumRelease 2017-2018