“… etting rid of Lumumba” (see Sections 5(a)(ii) and 5(a)(iii)> supra). There was "no question", according to Bissell, that the cable from Allen Dulles to the Chief of)station in Leopoldville on August 26, which called for Lumumba’s removal and authorized Hedgman to take action without c …”
“… es about the source of autho- rization for an assassination effort against Lumumba, Bissell stated: I think it is probably unlikely that Allen Dulles would have said either the President or President Eisenhower even to me. I think he would have said, this is authorized in the highest q …”
“Allen Dulles referred to ’'recent reports" of a new anti-Trujillo plot. Certainly, the most recent report of such a plot was Dearborn's April 30 cabl …”
“… s strong enough to permit a reasonable inference that the assassination plot was authorized by the President. It is absolutely clear that Allen Dulles authorized the plot. The juxtaposition of discussions concerning "disposing of” Lumumba and taking "straightforward action" against him a …”
“… s derived solely from Gottlieb’s meetings with Bissell and Tweedy. Neither Gottlieb nor the Chief of] Station had first-hand knowledge of Allen Dulles’ statements about Presidential authorization. Richard Bissell assumed that such authorization had been conveyed to him by Dulles, but Bi …”
“… The I.G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO: 1. .10 ALLEN DULLES, . WILLIAM DCI HARVEY, Chief, FI/D 2. 11. GEN. C. P.GOTTLIEB, - SIDNEY CABELL, DDCI Special Assistant to 3. the DD/P RICHARD (GOITL …”
“… e The I.G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO: 1. ALLEN DULLES, DCI 10. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D 2. SIDNEY 11.GEN GOTTLIEB, . C. P. Special Assistant to CABELL, DDCI 3. the DD/P RICHARD BISS(GO …”
“… NCE: The I.G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO: 1. ALLEN DULLES, DCI 10. WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D 2. GEN. C. P. CABELL, DDCI 11. SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to 3. RICHARD BISSELL, DD/P . the …”
“… CE: The I.G. REPORT identified the following persons who knew, in late 1960 or early 1961, of the PHASE I plan to assassinate CASTRO:. 1. ALLEN DULLES, DCI 10. ‘WILLIAM HARVEY, Chief, FI/D 2. GEN. C. P. CABELL, DDCI ’ 11. SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, Special Assistant to 3. RICHARD BISSELL, DD/P___ …”
“… f the program was too risky in the light of public and Congressional attitude toward the CIA. He thinks that the program originated while Allen Dulles was DCI and that it was undertaken with the knowledge and consent of the Postmaster General. However, this is hearsay, according to Mr. O …”
“… o be succeeded by General to Setter Bedell Smith. And the decision was made during the ho /ar that Bedell Smith was to take over, and Allen Dulles returi v .9 — to TOP SECRET t”
“… that they did in fact 16 run every defector through Department 137 17 Mr. Angleton. I don't think we ever told them. But you 18 see, Allen Dulles -- that is what I am coming to I used to 410 First Street, S.E.. Washington, O.C. 20003 19 see Alien Dulles”
“… consider this whole range of subjects on coming to Washington. 18 And whether it was with Mr. Gordon Gray, my predecessor, or "Ci with Allen Dulles, or with incoming and outgoing friends in 20 the Department of State, or with Mr. Bissell, or with anyone else concerned with these mat …”
“… 71 544-6000 © 1 it was set up to work and that is the way it worked, but to 2 say every time Bissell talked to me he always talked to Allen Dulles first I would think is nonsense. * Mr. Baron. You didn’t consider it your duty to question ' 5: Bissell about the source of authority f …”
“… don’t recall ever having discussed it with Allen 9. L d Dulles. I am sure when I say I am sure I assume Bissell dis 10 cussed it with Allen Dulles but, this was never a matter which was between the DCI's office and the Leopoldville 5 1/ station insofar as I was aware, and to this d …”
“… ot 16 " against Lumumba, and to refresh your recollection by review of 17 these documents. Let me introduce as Exhibit 1 a cable from Allen Dulles Pl J0o' to the Leopoldville Station, marked for Robert Guthman on October 26th, 1960. (The document referred to was marked Tweedy …”
“… 1. We Ware in for very serious trouble in the Congo. Mr. Baron. You were referring a moment ago in discussing soon: this cable from Allen Dulles to the fact that when you first : , discussed the possibility of assassinating Lumumba s one means f removing him from power with Rich …”
“… is would have been discussed the highest level, Certainly at the Agency. I assume that the decision would have had to have been made by Allen Dulles and who else he wished to consult in Washington. These are pure assumptions on my part. Under no circum- stances would I have iven th …”
“… reign Intelli gence Advisory Board) appointed by JFK ( DocIdT 32423488 Chronology of Events 1959 November 4 Special Group discusses Allen DULLES "Cuba ’ GRAY represents President EISENHOWER Propaganda Project" for use of radio trans at Special Group meetings. mitters. GRAY said " …”
“… only after overall consideration of "whether 1 and how the U.S. wishes to move against CASTRO. (SG Minutes) March 14 At an NSC meeting, Allen DULLES "reported that Was this "package deal" the simultaneous a plan to affect the situation in Cuba was being triple assassination plot that wa …”
“… .3 Loj ’ 1960 (cont d) SEL 10a La 054 J F Issues and Questions April 14 At an NSC meeting presided over by Vice President NIXON, Allen DULLES reported "TRUJILLO'S position continued to weaken and was now quite precarious. . [he ] thought further attempts will be made to kill Wer …”
“3 1 4 562 * L 1 2 (9 6 ’ 1960 (cont d) J Is s u e s and Questions Ju ly 7 Allen DULLES reported to the NSC that the The U.S. was under pressure to move Venezuelan government wants, the United States against TRUJILLO. to lead …”
“… "throw out LUMUMBA by peaceful fl means. (NSC Minutes) August BISSELL asks EDWARDS to find underworld contacts Were EISENHOWER, GRAY, or Allen DULLES HW 50955 (approx) with Cuba to aid in an assassination operation aware of this? Was it authorized by”
“… re fully aware of the top-level feeling in Washington that vigorous action would not be amiss." (SG Minutes; emphasis added) September 21 Allen DULLES stated at an NSC meeting that Did the NSC contemplate "disposing of" "LUMUMBA was not disposed of and remained a LUMUMBA by assassination? …”
“… r Gray was the. President's liaison to the intelligence community and the National Security Council (including the Special Group). DCI Allen Dulles Gray met with Dulles in the Special Group. DDP Richard Bissell Gray knew Bissell well. Bissell initiated the CIA-Gambling Syndicate plot …”
“… , or CASTRO? To what extent were CIA plans against these leaders . authorized by or made known to President EISENHOWER, Gordon GRAY, DCI Allen DULLES, or the Special Group as a whole? What were the general command & control practices? Questioning of Gray should focus upon the following …”
“… ower Gray was the President's liaison to the intelligence community and the National Security Council (including the Special Group). DCI Allen Dulles Gray met with Dulles in the Special Group. DDP Richard Bissell Gray knew Bissell well. Bissell initiated the CIA-Gambling Syndicate plot …”
“… Abilina PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: PRESIDENT EISENHOWER, VICE July 7, 1960 TRUJILLO PRESIDENT NIXON, DOUGLAS DILLON, CASTRO ALLEN DULLES MONGOOSE OCCURRENCE: On July 7, 1960 at a National Security Council meeting "Mr. Dulles stated that he-believes, and theintelligenee-co …”
“… senhower: Gray said that the structural chain of command ran directly from the DCI to the President during the Eisenhower administration. Allen Dulles was able to approach Eisenhower directly, rather than through Gray. Andrew Goodpaster staffed President Eisenhower on many of the same …”
“… "Mr. Gray's associate" are euphemisms for President Eisenhower.) NSC DOCUMENTS Gray recalls that, the President called him, and perhaps Allen Dulles, into his office shortly after Gray's appointment and said that "no minutes, notes, or memos of Special Group meetings are to be kept, ex …”
“… ng trained for an amphibious landing in Cuba.. President EISENHOWER went so far in contingency planning, said Gray, as to advocate to Allen DULLES the formation of a government in exile among the Cuban community. But, Gray said, the Cubans could never settle among them selves who w …”
“… if the DCI knew about such operations, "he would have raised it at the Special Group or with me. He didn't. I think I would have known if Allen DULLES had discussed such subjects with the President." Gray said that it was possible that BISSELL was acting unilaterally on this 1 Fell /Le …”
“… imply moved on. --Johnson said he might have omitted the statement from his de-briefing memo due to its sensitivity. -- J. said probably Allen DULLES and Gordon GRAY were present at the meeting (in the Cabinet Room) --The formal record of decision by the NSC is unlikely to contain info …”
“… s developed in Phase I. (39) HARVEY is told by HELMS that he is to take over the CIA Cuba task force. (39) November 29 MC CONE replaces Allen Dulles as DCI' 1962 February EDWARDS briefs HARVEY on Castro operation. (40) February 7 EDWARDS meets with FBI to ask them not to prosecute …”
“perroneal. Partly because CIA paid higher calasies and even more perhaps because Allen Dulles gave him people courageous pro- tection against McCarthyite attacks. CIA was able to attract and hold large number of able and independen …”
“… operations has boon to crasto situations which have forced policy on the State Department. This wea not the original ldvn behind CIA. As Allen Dulles wrote ■ in bie 1947 memorandum to the Sennts Armed Services”
“… r Political Affairs; Gordon Gray, Advisor to the President for National Security Affairs; John N. Irwin, Deputy Secretary of Defense; and Allen Dulles, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. if Aided AL N J.6ux7l id NY 50955 DocId: 32423525 Page 34”
“… afternoon on January 12, 1961. (Scott to Merchant memo, 1/12/61) There is no 'evidence that any member of the Special Group, other than Allen Dulles, knew that the dissidents had clearly, and repeatedly expressed a desire for arms and explosives to * be used by them in”
“… 12, 1961, there is no ** *Various CIA cables, including those dealing with the sniper rifles, indicate that copies were sent to the DCI, Allen Dulles. 11 .NW 50955 DocId:32423525 Page 35”
“… Bay of Pigs) On January 20, 1961, the Kennedy administration took office. Three of the four members of the Special Group (all except Allen Dulles) retired. Prior to' the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion on April 17, 1961, a number of significant events occurred. These - events …”
“-29- C :0 Cb * * except Allen Dulles: Similarly, there is no evidence that the passage of the pistols or the carbines or the pouching of the machine guns to the Dominican Re …”
“… Machine Guns In reponse, a cable was drafted at CIA Headquarters authori- zing passage of the machine guns. The cable which was sent to Allen Dulles, with”
“detail Allen Dulles referred to ’'recent reports” of a new anti-Trujillo plot. Certainly, the most recent report of such a plot was Dearborn's April 30 cabl …”
“… strong enough to permit a reasonable inference that the assassination plot was authorized by the President. It is absolutely clear that Allen Dulles authorized the plot. The juxtaposition of discussions concerning "disposing of" Lumumba and taking "straightforward action" against him …”
“… s derived solely from Gottlieb's meetings with Bissell and Tweedy. Neither Gottlieb nor the Chief of Station had first-hand knowledge of Allen Dulles' statements about Presidential authorization. Richard Bissell assumed that such authorization had been conveyed to him by Dulles, but …”
“… ssination of Castro. We find that the effort against Castro was clearly autho rized through the level of DDP. It is not certain whether Allen Dulles knew about the plots, although Bissell and Edwards were of the opinion that he did, and the credibility of their beliefs is buttressed by …”
“… of the assassination efforts against Castro is particularly troubling. Richard Bissell testified that he and Sheffield Edwards told Allen Dulles only "circumlocutiously" and only after the project had begun about the operation which used members of the underworld. Both Bissell an …”
“… er world figures to assassinate Fidel Castro was their assertion that the project had already been approved by McCone's predecessor, Allen Dulles, and that further authorization was unnecessary, at least until the operation had reached a more advanced stage. Similarly, most of th …”
“contracts. The proposal to purchase a supplemental carrier and operate it under the above arrangement was approved by Allen Dulles as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) on July 15, 1960. Funds from the Clandestine Services budget for FY 61 were made available for …”
“… estion of authorization. The second deals with the evidence concerning whether or not the successive Directors of Central Intelligence, Allen Dulles and John McCone, authorized or knew about the various plots. (Although we have organizationally divided the evidence relating to the DC …”