“uncoordinated action could lead to the emergence of a leftist, Castro-type regime and the "mere disposal of Trujillo may create more problems than solutions." It was Headquarters' position that: "...we should attempt to avoid precipitous action by the internal dissidents unt”
“in this case "high authority" would have been Kissinger or the President, for no one else could have given Wimert such broad authorization. Karamessines presumed that the message had been drafted in, or at least cleared with, the White House. (Karamessines testimony, p. 91”
“NW 50955 DocId: 32203768 Page 4 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO NO OBJECTION DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED 2 Feb 94 0 (I)(A) (I) (B) PERSONS/ENTITIES: VoFather Peyton" Peter Grace DATES: Dec. 5, 1960 CATEGORIES: Mon”
“NW 50955 DocId: 32203774 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT Page 4 AS SANITIZED Lee 6-4-94(01) () PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: “Father Peyton: Dec. 5, 1960 Mongoose Peter Grace 7 Special Group The Special Group discussed (1)”
“st secret. SECRET ECHEVERRIA promised all info obtained from DURANS, said first report should 300 1. ٦٠٦ 1. -~ NW 66000 Docld:32203805 Page 10 OL 49. 23 Nov. 50. 24 Nov. 51. 23 Nov. 52. 23 Nov. X53. 23 Nov. 54. 23 Nov. i 55. 23 Nov. MXL 1000LEYRIC reporting on KOSTIKOV's surveill”
“M DIR 84914 - Has thanks Station for efforts made in helping on this critical matter. It is extremel y urgent that we get verbatim transcripts in English of all OSWALD intercepts and other take which could relate to him. Forget economy of words and cable. 1 JUPS 1976 ODENVY tells”
“tation for efforts made in helping on this critical matter. It is extremely urgent that we get ve rb atim transcripts in English of all OSWALD intercepts and other take which could relate to him. Forget economy of words and cable. 1 JUPS 1976 ODENVY tells us that Jose RODRIGUEZ M”
“on; they a re a ll | t old Sovemb closed to call back M on day. 45. 23 Ν ον. 4 6. ? 47. 23 1ίον. د i List of 14 names of contacts of ALFERIEV and KOSTIKOV at Sovemb ! i JAN VISITE COS note to ECHEVERRIA to keep secret the arrest of Silvia DURAN that no info from her is published ”
“5 and white Volvo plate KU 94-95. Another Ford car Texas plate JH 24-76 seen in front of resid en ce DURAN brother, Pls resolve, Above to hold in reserve here for possible use in connection GOM interrogation DURAN. 1 i 1 REGE FROM DIR 84914 - Has thanks Station for efforts made i”
“eserve here for possible use in connection GOM interrogation DURAN. 1 i 1 REGE FROM DIR 84914 - Ha s thanks Station for efforts made in helping on this critical matter. It is extremely urgent that we get verbatim transcripts in English of all OSWALD intercepts and other take whic”
“y Goborm acion authorities. ECHEVERRIA prom ised to try to k eep arrest se cr et. SECRET EC HE VERRI A promised all info obtained from DURANS, said first report should 300 1. ٦٠٦ 1. -~ NW 66000 Docld:32203805 Page 10 OL 49. 23 Nov. 50. 24 Nov. 51. 23 Nov. 52. 23 Nov. X53. 23 Nov.”
“ghts. MEXI 7035-LIENVOY reporti ng Sovemb no rmal. Conversations between Alfr edo MIR ABAL Diaz with suspect KGB Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV (who not available, , SO KOSTIKOV oqme on line) (One time KOSTIKOV in error addressed MIRABAL as AZCUE and MIRABAL corrects him. COMMENT: MIRA”
“band had already been arrested and were presently under interrogation by Gobormacion auth or it ies. ECHEVERRIA promised to try to keep arrest secret. SECRET ECHEVERRIA promised all info obtained from DURANS, said first report should 300 1. ٦٠٦ 1. -~ NW 66000 Docld:32203805 Page ”
“OM interrogation DURAN. 1 i 1 REGE FROM DIR 84914 - Has thanks Station for efforts made in helping o n this critical matter. It is extremely urgent that we get verbatim transcripts in English of all OSWALD intercepts and other take which could relate to him. Forget economy of wor”
“atement from Sove re assassination; they are all | told Sovemb cl osed to c all bac k Monday. 45. 23 Νον. 46. ? 47. 23 1ίον. د i List of 14 names of contacts of ALFERIEV and KOSTIKOV at Sovemb ! i JAN VISITE COS note to ECHEVERRIA to keep secret the arrest of Silvia DURAN that no”
“words and cable. 1 JUPS 1976 ODENVY tells us that Jose RODRIGUEZ Molina is not involved. (para 33 ab ov e) i DIR 84916 Arrest of Silvia DURAN is extremely serious matter which could prejudice OD ODYOKE freedom of action o n entire question of PERUM CUBAN responsibility. Request y”
“Procs LNrss 207) 5 4 4 -4 9 0 0 -- 1 therefore I do not recall a specific cable. ■ If you’ve got a cable, I’d be glad to comment on it. 3 Mr. Johnston. Well, I don’t have one, and I’m asking you 4 whether one would exist. Mi Halley. I don’t recall one. 6 Mr. Johnston. A”
“besihre(AikS 2421 541-So0 *a tihmiion. th gsuntjon %: 70 IA, -3 : 1 2 i p.o, J^: then % ■ - .■ ! : th. 1 1.2 2553 tags " . f : 3 II "allegedly lives in home of Foreign Minister for two- mo - :.: My question is that this allegation that he lived .". 5Ithe home of the Soviet”
“mhone (A re a 2071 $44-4-000 TOP SECRET 20 Mr. Tweedy. I suspect that was the first cable that © 1 ever went out. In other words, the first cable that ever 24 went out to Larry Hedgman. He must have realized, he would 1 have been perfectly clear on his end, the way one' m”
“3 rA **%* rt art teCs*e s. TOP SECRET 21 Drone (Area 2071 544-6000 Mr. Baron. Or the effect of the language in the cable? . Mr. Tweedy. The effect of the language in the cable to would be to get Hodgman to be thinking along these lines. Mr. Dawson. Would you describe the ”
“to TOP SECRET 29 Phone jA/sa 202) 944-6000 Leopoldville or that he had means of dealing directly with © 1 the Chief of Station in Leopoldville without going through 2 you? Mr. Tweedy. He always said that any DDP, of course, 4 • that has the capability, and right, it was”
“Goodwin. If I may, Senator 20 Senator Dakar. And it also, as Smothers points out, that : 21 there was another communication saying destroy anything you've 22 got, all those communications except this cable. 23 Mr. Aaron. That is standard practice. That is the standan! 2”
“OP SECRET ■ 5 Phone(Area201)saa-6000 1 the same time period. 2 This merely confirmed what I think I probably heard from g Mr. Bissell first. *‘ Mr. Baron. In this discussion with Mr. Bissell, you are 5 || referring to the subject of getting access to Lumumba for the ”
“TOP SECRET” 11 mone (Area 2021 s4a-30co read into it either then or now. 1 Mr. Baron. Whatever impression you had of the extent of 2 the authority for the steps that you were taking to eliminate 2, Lumumba was derived from your conversations with Richard ‘• Bissell? ”
“(Area 2021 544-6000 12 1 Mr. Baron. Were there any other meetings that you recall 2 i between yourself and Richard Bissell where he asked you to I move beyond the exploratory stage to the implementation stage 4 : in assassinating Lumumba? 5 Mr. Tweedy. I do not know at ”
“-TOP SECRET (Area 2021 $44-8000 16 1 ! Mr. Tweedy. That, I do not recall. I can only assume 21that Sidney Gottliebtwould have discussed with the Chief of jStation instruments which TSD might have which could be of 4 assistance in an assassination attempt. I assumed he d”
“Bissell suggested that it g< out from Mr. Dulles and myself, I lust do not know.What this means is. Dullas and Tweedy were totally aware f the cable. Mr. Baron. Returning then to the sentence I cited from the cable where you and Dulles were talking about ivina :: possib”
“SECRETE ■ ;2 (A re zon) 544-4000 60 1 Mr. Tweedy, I think that is accurate. 2 We had come to the end of the road, at least-temporarily : 3 on the YQPROP aepect and for the time being we were in no 4 position to approve anything but what was discussed in the 202 cable. ”
“1 -17- jnf. therefore, he knew it could be done. (Station to Hqs cable. 3/21/61) Two days later, Headquarters cabled that the pistols and ammunition were being pouched. However, the Station Chief was instructed not to advise Dearborn. (Hqs. to Station cable, 3/24/61)*”
“precipitious or uncoordinated action could lead to the emergence of a leftist, Castro-type regime and the "mere disposal of Trujillo may create more problems than solutions, It was Headquarters’ position that : "...we should attempt to avoid precipitous action by the inte”
“Karamessines testified that in this case "high authority" would have been Kissinger or the President, for no one else could have given Wimert such broad authorization. Karamessines presumed that the message had been drafted in, or at least cleared with, the White House. (”
“-6- "I have approved all the messages you are receiving from others today, and I emphasize that everything in these messages has my full support. We will do all that we can to help you conclude this operations successfully Until the very moment of the. go signal for the ope”
“SECRET ' The short expression of Congressional intent found in the Act’: legislative history supports the view that the Agency’s activities in the’ confidential funds area are not within the purview of the Act. "As far as practicable. .. " procurement, use and disposition ”
“S-E-C-R-E-T HHB 230-1 PLANS PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS 4 - Chief, Cover and Commercial Staff; and such other Agency components whose functional responsibilities are involved. The memorandum, should state the project's operational objectives, the reason why it is believed’ that ”
“S-E-C-R-E-T HHB 230-1 PLAN-.ROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS 4s ... s. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE POLICY . • - . (1) Travel and subsistence expenses incurred in behalf of the . - - instrumentality by authorized representatives will be paid on the basis of actual and necessary exp”
“-16- The Bissell/Tweedy cable informed the Chief of Station that he was to continue to use this indicator for . ALL [CABLE] TRAFFIC THIS OP, WHICH YOU INSTRUCTED HOLD ENTIRELY TO YOURSELF. (CIA Cable, 9/19/60.) The Chief of Station — referred to herein as "Hedgman"*- te”
“cables. ** See Section , supra, for more complete text of this cable. HW 50955 DocId: 32423539 Page 282”
“-95- *The NSC meeting of August 18, 1960, was held three weeks before the "quasi-coup" in the Congo the dismissal of Lumumba by Kasavubu which Johnson remembers as taking place "not long after" he heard the President's statement. The only other meeting.at which Johnson c”
“told that precipitious or uncoordinated action could lead to the emergence of a leftist, Castro-type regime and the "mere disposal of Trujillo may create more problems than solutions." It was Headquarters’ position that: "...we should attempt to avoid precipitous action ”
“-2 - After his return to the Congo, probably in early September, COS received a cable from Headquarters that said, in his words, "someone I would recognize would appear to give me instructions for a mission I would carry out." Soon thereafter Sidney Gottlieb arrived in the ”
“DATES: CATEGORIES: CARD 2 of 9. 2 CEN OCCURRENCE: we proceeded to TRUEHEART’s office to make our report. The AMBASSADOR came in and RICHARDSON advised him of our meeting with GENERAL WEEDE, of TAYLOR's cable, and of the decisions which RICHARDSON had made as a result of t”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: HARRIMAN, Averell KENNEDY, John F. 24-25 August HILSMAN, Roger TAYLOR, Maxwell 1963 DIEM V McCONE, John (Mil. ass't to McNAMARA, Robert RUSK, Dean OCCURRENCE: Pres.) GILPATRIC, Roswell 6A60 551847 (CARD 1 or 4y B +i & 1 1A_ The I.G. RE”
“-/ San Lattone do curicat DA 022 chis cndpect. Tedosit Base What J. FBI th did in Row 69, Link Laue Bien lkingline Taa leseg abouta shethissofor ACID To be STegal Attache onthemely bright D3 bp: LA 28 1. LA Memo said they one cked: info7and found it • 6, inr EO”
“RFnorT v-u.ir/ 7 5. U.S. unilateral close-in quarantine of Cuban shipping, ostensibly for the purpose of preventing export of arms to Latin America with the aim of humi- listing and degrading Castro. Advantages Disadvantages Proof of U.S. intention a. Will probably not c”
“CLASSIFICATION —DISSEMINATION CONTROLS ----- . .— NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD/ IN 79459 SECRET (When Filed In) CONTROLLED DISSEM/BACKGROUND USE ONLY TDCSDB-3/658, 469 PAGE 1 A 23 DOCUMENTS ON THE PREMISES," AND TO. BE ON GUARD AGAINST HOSTILE PROVOCATIONS. 2. ON”
“TOP SECRET DINAR CHESS RUFF IDEALIST H. Views of the DCI 30. The only available record of dissent from the judgments made in Washington during the first half of September, both estimative and operational, is that of the DCI himself, who, although vacationing on the Riviera, was”
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