“TOP SECRET 38 Phone (Area 202) 5*4-640010 to t 3 C 1 when the United States and Russia reached an agreement that no 2 external invasion of Cuba would take place, did you turn 3 primarily to the ways and means of finding a dissident group 4 within Cuba that might be cap”
“14-00000 ‘a . • ewvFo • wrt r. CLASSIFIED MESSAGE c» 9) TOUTING urn, lit • SECRET 1]-------- - <r" Date. 6- —1 ----------- TO • DEFEDSED 11CM DIRECTOR c ROUTINE befits CONK, 1 PRIORITY • C OPERATIONAL NIuus no. I UOMEDIATE PAGE TWO CA 10 INFO an DIR OUT ”
“plan, was discussed at length. It was reported by Mr. Bundy that this program was developed more or less at the direction of higher authority. It was not the intention of higher authority to approve and authorize specific actions; what he was seeking was de tailed informatio”
“f Army to Mr. Cottrell, Chairman, Interdepartmen tal Com mittee on Cuba, dated 11 Jan 63 Att ached i s a copy of the second progress report of the Sub- committee on Cuban Subversion. This report incorporates Service, Joint Staff, and OSD submissions. It was received at 1740 hours”
“13-00000 TOP SECRET Page B. A Program of Covert Action Against the Castro Regime, 16 Mar 60. .300 C. CNO Correspondence with Department of State and NSC: 1) Letter for Allen Dulles from Arleigh Burke, 17 Mar 60 TS (DD/P 0-1436) - 311 2) Letter for Gordon Gray from ”
“Air Force operations should be either/ limited as outlined above or should cover the entire country. It was decided to refer the matter to higher authority for decision. I interposed: no objection to SAC's overflight of North Vietnam but merely took the / position that if the”
“SECRET 17 DEC 1963 353 OSA CUBA MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JOHN H. CRIMMINS Coordinator Of Cuban Affairs Department of State 99°Ll-Z! SUBJECT: Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee Of Cuban Affairs: Report on the Status of Implementation of Actions Designed to Counter Sub”
“13-00.000 Noted by ICO .% € nortsz DOCI 12 November 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Cuban Operations A meeting was held this morning with higher authority on the above subject. Present were: Mr. Rusk, Mr. McNamara, Mr. Robert Kennedy, Mr. Bundy, Mr. McCone, ”
“13-00000 TOP SECRET The President told Mr. Dulles he thought he [Dulles] should go ahead with the plan and the operations. He and the other agencies involved should take account of all likely Cuban reactions and prepare the actions that we would take in response to thes”
“13-00000 nw1.7/ - 5 - bothered by reporters once he had made it clear that he was not the talking kind. No decisions were taken, no actions directed although both Rusk and McNamara indi cated they would immediately take whatever steps were feasible to improve the situat”
“mOQm 353 091.411 020 031.2 201 CUBA Staff JCS Reynolds, John SECRET 1-2-63 From: John Reynolds, HCS To: C/Staff Subj: Interdepartmental Coordinating Comte of Cuban Affairs: Rpt on Status of Implementation of Astions Designed to Counter Subversion (U) rw Incl: None Dis:”
“recom mendations for Special Group action.7.. - 2. Cuba - Modification of Revised Schedule of Proposed Infiltration/ ■ Exfiltration Operations for the Month of November 1963. Approval was granted by the Special Group for the following: Operation No. 31111: The exfiltrati”
“13-00000 culminated in the abortive Bay of Pigs Operation in late April 1961. It has been conceded that the Bay of Pigs Operation caused many dis- sidents and potential resistance groups to expose themselves and be. "rolled up” in the Cuban security operations which came in ”
“-9 E.w.J& . / 1 /M4. Supply Drops - Cuba Gen. Cabell explained that the Pinar de Rio supply mission had not taken place because of the absence of specified communication from the DZ, and the Escambray operation had been canceled because of weather. He said that these missi”
“SECRET Lt Col Haig/78029/29Oct63/md OSA 353-CUBA October 29, 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JOHN CRIMMINS 10/29/63 Coordinator of Cuban Affairs Department of State SUBJECT: Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban Affairs: Revision of the Paper Entitled "Training of”
“13-00000 NE EYES ONLY 6 November 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Special Group, 5 November 1963 PRESENT: Mr. Bundy, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Vance, and Mr. McCone. The Attorney General, Mr. Helms, Mr. Cheever, Dr. Wheelon, and Co”
“March 1963. The enclosure to the report is an essentially verbatim recording of individual agencies. 2. It is requested that your comments on the draft re- port be provided by 1700 hours, 7 May 1963. If there are none of substance, we will go to press on the smooth version, and s”
“■ 1: 4 0 4 - - . - trend • AaLMe* de 7, y :, Ja, VEX o . 1 wee ****** together to try to keep these operations from going to Cuba,■ In that context, : • - - :: .a 5 :' coor clnation me chani Em that. we ■ had fo%. gstting bonts ■ our. 1: don’t recall our taking thei”
“SECRET 26 NOV 1963 MEMORANDUM NO. Si FOR CENTRAL YARLE C. WECELFE (JCS) MB. FRANK a. SLOAN, Dep Aest Sec/Def ISA (Regional Affairs) MAJOR GENERAL J. D. ALCER. USA OSA 353 Cuba EAR ADMIRAL W. F. A. WENDT, USN MAJOR CKNERAL 3. W. CARPENTER, III, USAF BRIGADIER GENERAL C”
“13-00000. ( 0 98 5. The recommendation to overfly Laos was held in suspension. DoD was asked to bring in specific details of the particular 34A operations : which required such overflights and the probable advantages of continuing the operations by means of overflying Laos”
“13-00000 J I added that the more responsible military were trying to work out with g the Guido government and the non-Peronist political parties a formula 5which would prevent the Peronistas from making large gains on the national level. 0 -11 4. )n the subject of Haiti, ”
“2- _dC.a 3 notice before any OAS committee actually visited Guatemala and that it might be possible even then to avoid actual investigation on the spot. Mr. Bissell said that if we do have a week, evacuation could be carried out by Agency aircraft; if more speed is requir”
“13-0000012* abllltiulnitthiduit’stlin CADET tStbHEl gyro EYkoURLY -3- the content of the broadcasts, and that contact with the NTS will have to be made through its headquarters in Frankfurt, rather than directly with the U.S. representative of the NTS. With these under”
“13-00000 SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING NOFORN OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON 25, D.C. 13 MaAcSU96DBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION MEMORANDUM FOR CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, CUBA PROTESTS DOCUMENT Subject: Justification for US Military In”
“20 done against Cuba. As soon as that was more or less agreed 21 upon, my understanding of this, as I told you, the three-man 22 group was disbanded or atrophied or went on to other things 23 and then the formal mechanism came in for approval, that is, 24 the Special Grou”
“November 22, 1961 MEL:ORANDOM TOr The Secretary of State The Secretary of Defense The Director of CIA The Attorney General General Taylor General Lenadale . Richard Goodwin The following to a summary of the major decisions which have been made to regard to the Cuba Oper”
“SECIRIEE Lt Col Haig/78029/8 Jan 64/md 1,9JAN 1964 OSA 353-CUBA MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JOHN H. CRIMMINS Coordinator of Cuban Affairs Department of State 1/10/64 SUBJECT: Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban Affairs: Report on the Status of Implementation of ”
“13-00000K FVES ONY 8 August 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT: Minutes of Special Group Meeting, 8 August 1963 PRESENT: Mr. Bundy, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gilpatric, and General Carter Mr. FitzGerald was present for Item 1. Mr. Herbert was present for Item 2. Mr. Baird wa”
“over all aspects of their Department’s - operations dealing with Cuba. 6. Knowledge of the existence of this operation should be restricted to the recipients of this memorandum, members of the 5412 group, and the representatives appointed by the Secretaries and the Director. ”
“SECILET OSA VanO-E-E 1 4 OCT 1963 MEMORANDUM NO. 71 FOR CAPTAIN E. R. ZUMWALT, JR. , USN (OSD) MAJOR GENERAL J. D. ALGER, USA STAR ADMIRAL W. WENDT, USN MAJOR GENERAL 3. W. CARPENTER III, USAF O BRICALHER GENERAL W. K. JONES, USMC B & SUBJECT: Interdepartmental Coordi”
“ECTS: DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION: RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS: DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OP ENING CRI TERIA : COMMENTS: CUBAN SUBVERSION IN LATIN AMERICA TRAVEL TO CUBA - IMPEDIMENTS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 4 Redact 04/02/1998 Califano Papers, Box 4, Folder 19. Memo fro”
“13-00000 taiSaaSSUBMESS 207 -2- missions (both contained in papers from the Coordinator of Cuban Affairs dated 7 May). There was no objection by the Group to any of the infiltration/ exfiltration operations. This approval includes the seven CIA operations, the infiltra”
“unimpeded ; rise in the cost of living, the formidable outside support being afforded .Allende, the political apathy of the military and the third man candidacy of Duran. C. The Special Group decided: (a) that contact should be made with. Ambassador Cole to urge his return ”
“13-000Q0 CVEO JiuY LILO nM1 1 ecember 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Minutes of the Special Group Meeting, 6 December 1963 PRESENT: Mr. Bundy, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gilpatric, and Mr. McCone. Also present were Mr. Helms and Mr. Cheever. Cuban Operations. . Mr. Chee”
“decided it." (Memorandum of Meeting on Cuba, 4/3/63, p. 1). **/ The sabotage program approved on June 19, 1963 was directed at "four major segments of the Cuban economy", (1) electric power; (2) petroleum refineries and storage facilities; (3) railroad and high- way transpor”
“SECRET WITH ATTACHMENTS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON 25, D.C. sSfaresm) March 8, 1963 MEMORANDUM FORMR. BROMLEY SMITH SUBJECT: Cuba As a follow-up to my memorandum to you on February 15, 1963, I am attaching excerpts containing references to Cuba in ”
“TOP SECRET 24 1 which did occur in'the case of Cuba, all of them took their 2 authority from and came for their authority to the 54/12 3 group. 4 And when there was a question in such a meeting as to 5 whether the matter required further judgment, it was the 6 respons”
“13-00000 TOP SECRET 20. Memo to Designated Representatives Under NSC 5412/2 [from Thomas A. Parrott?] [15-16 Feb 60?], sub: Covert Action Operations Against Fidel ' Castro. S. 21. Memo to Designated Representatives under NSC 5412/2 [15-16 Feb 60?], op. cit. 22. Ibid. ”
“13-00000 TOP SECRET 32. Note to Mr. Barnes from Richard Helms, 8 Mar 60, sub: [Revision of 8 Mar 60 paper for 5412 Group]. S. 33. [Memo] to Designated Representatives Under NSC 5412/2 [from T. A. Parrott, 8 Mar 60], sub: Covert Action Operations Against Fidel Castro. S.”
“DOES NOT APPLY SECRET SUB-COMMITTEE ON CUBAN SUBVERSION 4 MAY 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS Subject: Second Progress Report of the Sub-Committee 1. Attached for comment is a draft of the Second Progress Report , Sub-Committee on Cuban Subversion, which provides an accoun”
“ET 4 April 1960 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Transcript of Recorded Summary of AMPALM Neetings 1. This memorandum summarizes discussions which have taken place from 27 March through 30 Narch between Vr. Schwards, Mr. Foster, 2 Mr. Rivers, Mr. Thompson and Kr. Falmer. During”
“19 AGAGA_____ , 104-10306-10021-is 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 ... E - + SECRET FVFS ONLY 2 January 1964 metote MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD. SUBJECT: Minutes of the Special Group Meeting, 2 January 1964. PRESENT: Mr”
“13-00000 5 detat -I 28 mar 60 29 February 1960 MEMORANDUM FOR: VIA: SUBJECT: Deputy Director (Plans) What we are doing in Cuba. Rudy Director of Central Intelligence 1. This memorandum is for information only, and is for the Director's use at meeting with the Vice ”
“13-00000 8 March 1960 ACEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence VIA: Deputy Director (Plans) SUBJECT: What we are doing in Cuba.* 1. This memorandum is for information only, and is for the Director’s use at the NSC 5412 Representatives Meeting which will consid”
“SEGIRIET 04 OC11968 MEMORANDUM NO. 71 FOR CAPTAIN E. R. ZUMWALT, JR., USN (OSD) MAJOR GENERAL J. D. ALGER, USA - .REAR ADMIRAL W. WENDT, USN MAJOR GENERAL J. W. CARPENTER, III, USAF BRIGADIER GENERAL W. K. JONES, USMC SUBJECT: Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of ”
“Negates w-0Jut8 yeX 27.: - Lj^U 7 C.J .. ) 1 M4. Supply Drops - Cuba Gen. Cabell explained that the Pinar de Rio supply mission had not taken place because of the absence of specified communication from the DZ, and the Escambray operation had been canceled because of w”
“AT uras %7 30 November 1960 MEMORANDUM'FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Minutes of Special Group Meeting, 30 November 1960 PRESENT: Messrs. Merchant and Mann; Douglas; Gray; Dulles and Bissell 2. Cuba Mr. Gray solicited the Group's assistance in arriving at a consensus of ”
“-5- more if it still appears desirable in light of the comments at that meeting and by higher authority. Also note that the Minutes of October 24, 1963 (02898) state that "CIA is dropping its earlier proposal to support Commandos L, due to the crackdown on exile raids by var”
“13-00000 oGit.jwlCNAL - 56 - DIRECTOR 34099 Dated 20 April 1963 Cable from Hqs. to the Hamb and Fran, stating sabotage program against Cuban shipping of sufficiently high priority to require utilization any appropriate asset. HAGU 3698 (IN 22804) Dated 22 April 1963 Pro”
“13-00000 TOP SECRET Memo for DDP from D. A. Phillips, 27 Jun 60, sub: Estimates for Aircraft Broadcasts to Cuba. 8. JMARC Propaganda program, op. cit. 9. MR from David R. McLean, 27 Jul 72, sub: Interview with David A. Phillips. 10. Ibid. 10a. Cable for Director fro”