“UMBER : 157-1 0014-10103 RECORD S SERIES: MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHUR CH COM MITTTEE AGENCY FI LE NUMBER : 07-M-09 ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : TO : DOCUMENT I NFORMAT ION TITLE: FDB: O PERATION MONGOOSE DATE : 00/00/75 P AGES: 4 6 SUBJECTS: OPERA TION MONGOOSE DOCUMENT TYPE: ”
“14-00000 MONGOOSE (Operation) 1. BLAKEY Request, 12 Sept 77 (OLC #77-3890) ...this will also confirm the oral request for all Agency files on the following.... Operations "MONGOOSE” and ”COBRA”... 2 O/SECURITY MEmo No RECORD (GAMBINO, 19 OCT 77) to OLC”
“Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova 00400) DATE: FILE: July 1, 1975”
“16 DATE EXEMPTED? JS RE-REVIEW DATE: 310207037 OKAY TO TRELEASE AS TUEDACTICA [R] ITEM IS RESTRICTED 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 (”
“E CHURCH COMMITTTEE AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 07-M-09 ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : TO : DOCUMENT INFORMATION TITLE: FDB: OPERATION MONGOOSE DATE : 00/00/75 PAGES: 46 SUBJECTS: OPERATION MONGOOSE DOCUMENT TYPE: SPECIAL GROUP REPORT CLASSIFICATION : TOP SECRET RESTRICTIONS : REFER …”
“"Operation MONGOOSE", dated 5 March 1962, on file in Gen Craig’s office 4 Enclosure A TOP SECRET-SPECIAL HANDLINGNOFORN-”
“NW 50955 DocId: 32203777 Page 2 NO OBJECTICOUNCIL on to CIA defora 93 deletion d i c i t e d 3 DEC NATIONAL SECURITY COUNT defer to NSA MOOT 1/5/94 JC informinitio 0 A NSA delete Bracketed Grace Mas 3/1/94 Alc 6(1)(c) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: SPEGHAL”
“… -10103 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTTEE AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 07-M -09 Document Informa tion ORIGINATOR: FROM: TO: SSCIA TITLE: FDB: OPERATION MONGOOSE Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 66000 Date: 11-04-2021 DATE: P …”
“STAFF: from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova 00400) DATE: FILE: July 1, 1975”
“… ULL DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 01/05/99 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: CCBOX 450 1 NW 66000 Docld:32423491 Page 2 - [R] ITEM IS RESTRICTED Box 450 FDB: OPERATION MONGOOSE NY 000) Dodel Progre 3 The Special Group, The Special Group (Augmented) and "Operation Mongoose." Control over covert operations conducted …”
“NW 50955 DocId: 32203768 Page 18 objection to public disclosure No DoD 00 P.L. 102-526, except for creto- pursuant NO OBJECTION PERSONS/ENTITIES: present NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL NorK 2/23/94 22 K 8/10/98 DATES: 2/8/94 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND”
“Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova 00400) DATE: FILE: July 1, 1975”
“operations representative. ^W / SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STAFF: from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova 00400) DATE: FILE: July 1, 1975”
“13-00000 / TOP SECRET supported the notion of dynamic action, but urged that such action not be reckless. Consequently, he recommended that the Lansdale group report to the 5412 oversight committee, which was properly qualified to give political guidance and evaluate propo”
“SE EASTED STATESURAMEDIC $ OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON 25. D. C. 11 April 1962 203 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 (”
“need for summaries of results "and a statement of future al- boking ternatives open to the .U.S, should be developed." LLoolk into proposal to subsidize. .................. JaponeQuTime McCone-said from thaths ____ ___ ____ ___ — hadhcts ___ experts nformed him - • "from a”
“50955 D o c Id : 3 2 2 8 1 8 4 1 10 Oral 0 .rt Page 4 Co6039e 2s) or3 -K ZEU 94 02 00 CAN 2 Chle 18 9- PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Special Group Augmented LANSDALE, I MONGOOSE, Mar 13, 1962 CUBAN OCCURRENCE: Y, Card T of Z The planning for Operation MON”
“ci- pant is appended, to ensure that you have access to the exact reporting as submitted. OBJECTIVES As desired by higher authority on 30 November 1961, the U.S. undertook a special effort "in order to help Cuba overthrow the Communist regime." After a review of operational plann”
“NW 50955 D ocld:32203771 P a g e 11 NO OBJ-C COUNCIL - NATIONAL SECURITAS Revived on by NSA 1/10/94 GME To Mon 1/6/94 defer Release in Part X Should be Marked SECRET SPOKE PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: SPECIAL: GROUP-AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE, July 11, 1962 Special ”
“atproscr ng esun C 0 inH, 8 • % DRAFT MONGOOSE Minutes 9/6/62 TAP /mm Le 9 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT: Minutes of Meeting of the Special Group (Augmented) on S0 3 178-10003-10090 178-10004-10264 Operation MONGOOSE, 6 September 1962 PRESENT: Mr. McGeorge Bundy; ”
“13-00000 TOP-SECRET ) early June, McCone suggested forming a committee to negotiate such a release. Robert Kennedy was generally sympathetic, but did not at that time request covert support for the project. The subject was left for further discussion, with an agreement tha”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: .Special Group Augmented LANSDALE,’ 1 MONGOOSE Mar 13, 1962 CUBA Y, Card 1 of 2 OCCURRENCE: The planning for Operation MONGOOSE was prepared on a format of separate -planning—for-each-department and-agency-involved.—Revised-planning-alon”
“SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STAFF: ±rom Lansdale're: Progress, Operation MONGOOSE, 20 June 1962 (00397-00398) di Genova FILE: DATE: July 1, 1975”
“the Special Group Augmented STAFF: from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399- di Genova 00400) DATE: FILE: July1, 1975”
“NW 50955 2 DocId: 32203768 1 1 Page 1 2 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: _Etul07 UMAGUMBNsLLy-NG0GGE, July 11, 1962 Special Group Augmented —LANSDALE,TAYLOR, JOHNSON,-GIL= MONGOOSE y - PATRICK, MCCONE, RFK,LEMNITZERT OCCURRENCE: Notice to Special Group that op”
“expected on June 22, 1962. SOURCE: Memorandum for the Special Group Augmented STAFF: from Lansdale re: Progress, Operation MONGOOSE, 20 June 1962 (00397-00398) di Genova FILE: DATE: July 1, 1975”
“NW 50955 DocId:32203771 Page 8 NO OBJECTION as NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL excised CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RV 1/6/94 RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT dec 7/12/93 PERSONS/ENTITIES: LANSDALE, - *, 1 DATES: MONGOOSE CATEGORIES: Special Group Augmented”
“h 1962 1. Action: This memorandum contains the conclusions reached as a result of the reassessment o f the MONGOOSE operational plan, c ondu cted pursuant to your oral instructions to Mr. Helms on 5 April 1962. The recommendations for action are contained in Paragraph 11 below. 2”
“BP 3°CAlREp Eon %a^>1^ d -40- Mongoose that "you're in a combat situation where we have been given full command". Secretary of Defense McNamara confirmed that "we were hysterical about Castro at the time of the Bay of Pigs and thereafter". Many of the plans that were dis”
“NW 50955 DocId: 32203777 Page 33 NO OBJECTION NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT AS SANITIZED 3 DEC 93 JC (1)(A) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Gen. Lansdale Lt. Col. Patchell Gen. Johnson 31 Oct 19”
“available assets. to help Cuba overthrow the Communist regime". (Lansdale Ex. 17, Memorandum to the Secretary of State, Defense, et al., November 30, 1961). aw Important organizational changes were made in establishing Operation MONGOOSE. a. The Special Group Augmented.”
“nded. ( ・HARVEY #2 TH E WHITE HOA A i 10 April 1962 迟 MELIORANDUM FOR: THROUGH: SUBJECT: Director of Central Intelligence Deputy Director (Plans) - Operation MONGOOSE Appraisal of Effectiveness and Results which can be Expected from Implementing the Operational Plan Approved at t”
“TbrD TOP SECRET-NOFORN — T 0, SPECIAL HANDLING IS 0 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON 25, D.C. 13 August 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM HARVEY, CIA ROBERT HURWITCH, STATE CEN. BENJAMIN HARRIS, DEFENSE■ 1«X DON WILSON, USIA From: Brig. Gen. Lansdale Ed S”
“NW 50955 DocId: 32203774 OBJECTANO/OR Sssa AS SANITIZED -lee- Page 18 11-4-94 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: SPECIAL GROUP AUGMENTED, MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 Special Group Augmented LANSDALE, TAYLOR, JOHNSON, GIL- June 21-25, 1962 MONGOOSE Harris / Craig 7/1/62”
“Group Augmented STAFF: from Lansdale re: Operation MONGOOSE, June 27, 1962 (00399 di Genova 00400) DATE: FILE: - July 1, 1975”
“A3 bs OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON 25, D.C. 13 August 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM HARVEY, CIA !7.ROBERT HURWITCH, STATE GEN. BENJAMIN HARRIS, DEFENSE -< «S BON WILSON, USIA From: Subject: Brig. Gen. Lansdale Alternate Course B Ed Wtye>U.S k . ”
“nting the Operational Plan Approved at the Meeting of the Special Group (Augmented) on 16 March 1962 1. Action: This memorandum contains the conclusions reached as a result of the reassessment of the MONGOOSE operational plan, conducted pursuant to your oral instructions to Mr. H”
“NW 50955 DocId: 32203771 ; 00 (.XB) CIAHASN Page 4 DECLAS-H UIS DOCUMENT RELEASEC I- NO OBJECTION excised lu 7/12/93 AS SANITIZED NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 1881 1/6/94 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: HELMS PRESIDENT KENNEDY SPECIAL GROUP MCCONE • MONGOOSE ”
“NW 50955 D ocId: 3 2 2 0 3 7 7 8 P age 11 6 Apr 94 00(PE)E) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: PRESIDENT KENNEDY SPECIAL GROUP MCCONE MONGOOSE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD July 25,1962 OCCURRENCE? Helms notes that McCone briefed the panel of the President's fore”
“11 6/13/75 14 August 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director (Plans) SUB JECT Operation MONGOOSE 1. Action. None. This memorandum is for your information. 2. Reference is made to our conversation On 13 August 1962, concerning the memorandum of that date from eneral Lansda”
“13-00000 SECRET 30 October 1962 URGENT MEMORANDUM FOR: General Marshall S. Carter At the Executive Committee meeting this morning, the President directed as follows: 1. CIA do everything possible to insure no refugee or emigre provocative actions against Cuba are underta”
“testimony. And his testimony was that the Special 21 Group Augmented was the group that had charge of operation 22 MONGOOSE. It was further his testimony that all plans, all operations, were to be brought to the Special Group Aug 24 mented for its approval. And the appro”
“13-00000: SECRET 30 October 1962 URGENT MEMORANDUM FOR: General Marshall S. Carter At the Executive Committee meeting this morning, the President directed as follows: 1. CIA do everything possible to insure no refugee or emigre provocative actions against Cuba are und”
“NW 50955 DocId: 32203776 Page 6 CIA WAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSITSANO ANTVOR RF EASE 0ThS BomENT AS IIzED 8 Dec 93 J (1)(B) (isCc) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: PRESIDENT KENNEDY HELMS SPECIAL GROUP MCCONE MONGOOSE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD July 25,1”
“estimates, (continued negotiating for British • helphin con- taminating locamotive lubricants, two teams of agent's dispatched to Cuba approved for March 16-31, 1962, develop intelligence potential of Cuban "colonies" in U.S., develop additional interrogation centers in other ”
“ng Operation Mongoose thus far and in determining the best course of U.S. action for the future. 156 This Operations report contains the contribution of each major participant, on objectives, on the planning and operational activity to win these objectives, and on future possibil”
“review of MONGOOSE was set toward the end of July. Taylor emphasized need for summaries of results "and, a statement of future al ternatives open to the U.S. should be developed." Lookingaintorproposal to-subsidize icon: Oulo purchaser ofL Dominicamosugars Japanese nm:==**t*”
“D. Operation Mongoose 1. The Creation of Operation Mongoose. In November 1962 the proposal for a major covert program to overthrow Castro was' developed. Richard Goodwin, a special assistant to President Kennedy, and Edward Lansdale, a military officer with experience in ”
“subsidy and support of Cuban exile groups. E. It is recommended that the Mongoose operational mechanism be abolished. F. If you concur in this concept, specific recommendations will be made to you concerning the re-positioning of Task Force W within the DD/P. WILLIAM K. HARV”
“by Castro in the hemisphere. A complete review of MONGOOSE was set toward the end of July. Taylor emphasized need for summaries of results "and a statement of future al- ternatives open to the U.S. should be developed, 11 Looking into proposal to subsidize Jagoe purchases of D”