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================================================== Page 1 ================================================== 14-Q0000 104-10103-10079] 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET SENSITIVE Draft Memorandum to the DCI from William Harvey Da ted 27 November 1962 This is not a con trolled item Or:Z ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ BFCAET BENS ITIVE 27 Noveaber 1962 Note: VIscuebed 37 #cvezher 1062 by DDIF mItl DCI end approved €enere ] ! > Lo prIoc Lple by LCI. Fully Gopcurret (n by Dp/P . MHORAEDou_FOR: Director 0f' Ceutrel Intelllgenco TABOUGD : Doputy DIreotor (Plene) SUBJECT: Operat Iona ) Pled for Cont Anu (ng Opero t Lone Ioet Cube } Actaoa } Tbfa nenoraddua Jb for. your Lefornatlou and purouent to your_roquodt . Beoorrenda tJone {or actkon #re conte Ined L0 Parograph V below. Tbe Puttogq Of thls B01 "'Ror; + J8' to C0l Ineate en 'operetIona} Plep for the actton , whict wp bollove Bbould be tqked by CIA n68Lnet Cubo Ior the predJctab l& future. Ip 'eunanry tbe plan PrOvIdes for ccat LnuLns, 0VCI) Intens1Es1n6, the InteilLgenco effort #ge Inst Cuba an4 Icr' the roor entetIon OX tbe curront effort Into # ong term denJed aTo8 type of oporatlon of the blgheet prlority . AS8UHPTIONS: A Tbe' Untted Ste t0r Governnent #11Z e lre Fublic abauranced tbat, prov Ided no nuc Leer Or OfICneivo weapn? prc Prebent or re-Iatroduced Aato Cuba, end prov Ided Cubfi dces pat teke actJon to threa ten tbo. PORco .0nd Becurlty '0f tbe Bastera pelalbphore, tbe Wulted Btatea doee wot 123834 to DOCURETIT IS Lovede Cuba or Bupport aD Lovabloa 0 . Cuba . 4 SCUC: i;` IN Cs %I:; Jc{ BECRIT BENSITIVK PAPER %O _ SOWOLDESIRQY aga = ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ Bs Thebo ae8urances WIIl preolude eny meanIngful CIA oction on a phaBed ba8le 'to provoke a revolt LnsIde Cube, a1nce unless there are major changee In operatlopai end Interna1 Con- 01tJone In Cuba, Gucb 2 revolt 1f provoked would be totally deetroyed by Cuban counteractlon Ip_ 4. @atter Of boure Or , ot the:poet_ #e;Edeyg unleee oupported,by a paJor "Unlted 8tatee Hilitary comattnent In' aadttlon the 'non-Iovesion. aeeuranoes ab 0 practIcal matter "ill preclude Invading Cuba on tbe pretext Of 0 contrived provocetion Bucb 28 &0 attack on Guentanamo _ c; CIA operattone: Involvlog a hieb nolse Ievel and 8 dtetluot: @Ledent Of ettrlbutebflity; perticulerly paranllttery , guerrille, and comeando type operatlone 51ll be unacceptable 89 a matter Of polIcy . D Tbe Cebtro-conmunfet reglne #1II rena Ln In power for tbe Indeftolte future WIth 1t8 becurity and control apparatue relatively intaot and WIth the cepabllIty not only Of crushing unsupported rebistance actIvity , but of maklng operatIonal condLtlong 1o Cuba IncreaeLngly dLffIcult_ WhLle It 1e pobatble that racent and future dovelopnente including the Sovfet actlon In removIng the OffongIve veepone: from Cuba m?Y berve to woaked and d1ecredIt Castro, there 18 a9 yet no hart IndlcetLon that the ! control Of tbe Castro-conmunlst reg Lne over Cuba bag been subetant1ally weakenod_ E The Untted Btates abeuradcee 'Of' DO Lnvaglon ,and no Bupport 0f' an Invason 51ll, In effect, conetItute gIvlng to Castro and ble regIme a certeIn dogree 0f sonctuary . Thls wIli -2- ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ Beverely danage tbhe porale and @otIvation of antI-TegLad Cubene both Jneide ead,outsIde 01 GhIch 7IJl Rake' 1+ 'Ancreag-ng iy d1ffIcult for Wa to.recrult egente, BaLntaIn agente already reorutted, and . cont_nue or IntenaLfy our IntellLgence and othar efforte ageInet Cuba end tbe Caatro-conmunLst_ regIde . I DeBPIte.. the_ above : Lectoee, Alehor.AuthorLty ' probebly ELILcontInue peavy: PtobbutQ 04 the} CIA #for 4 mexlaun 'effort agaLnct ; Cuba end @y evod ' Contlnue to contend thet tbe ultlnate obJectIve 16 tbe overthrow 0f the: Caetro-connunlet reg_ne . Tle Jo.an unrealletic objecttve , horever , except op 4 very long-tere , baale.%8 . tho:Vatted:Statoe Governaent, 50 bolleve , F1I] ba uowilIAnG Jj tbo: Lnnedlato Iuture. to conalt' troops to bupport eucb an ovortbrow . The, Dnlted Btetos Governnent In ]te overt dea Inga FItb the Cuben' oxLleb probably EIl not expreen; the ebove . factors to tbea In the context or @ltb tile bluntneed Ateted bere , G: In vlom Of tbese factore, the BO-Ca Iled "Track_Tuo" coureo 0f actIon, 1,e.'_unkleAted_gupport ef_Cuben_extles and exlle_growps ELth DO real control 'or oblectfve pucrogee In .tbe bope that tbese groupo 61ll be #ble to ghake the Ceetro regIue _LLL altbough upreel-etlc , _becore_AneregeLmaky_ ottrectave at varlous levelo I0 the Wn_ted 8teteo @overnment _ AJ Ab 8 natter 0f POlIcy, PolitIcal . preseures and econonLe Preeeuree @bort Qf blockede ralde, and ` ageresetve babotage '#Galnst Cuba 5L1I b0 contInued_ 3- Cube, ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== 14-00000 IS In #em Of tbe ebove abeumptIone pereaL]Itary , command end bebotase .operattone, except Jn rere beleative `'Inetoncee 5111 berve iIttle purpose; leo tbey .5ILI be ccunter-productive #Lnce, 1{ undortaken, they 5I12 pake tbo collectIon of ltolli- gence @ore d1fficult end ebould be ' undertaken In thobc .vor} Yew Lpatancoe . vhore an upueually `btch 'return cen be denonetrrted . Roserdlea8 0f ,what other preesures are placod on CIA for actlon Aga Lnbt Cube, It muld FPpear Olear tbat Hicber Autherity wAII Inblet On 0 contInued , eVCn Intepa-fIed , Iotelltgence 'coverage Of Cuba. J_ In vlev %1 .tbe pollcy tectore, a Iqcreased ube Of {ACflitieb, real entato end'beeLeg: outeLde the Dnlted Btatee , partlcularly In''Latlo AnerIce , WIl[ bo both neceebery snd destrable: E Adequate aerkel reconneIsbanco Of Cuba 7Ill continue . fI: OBJECTIVEg: Baeed On tbo above aboumptIone, tbo Iolloning objectiven 'aPpear to be proper for contLnufog CIA operattone egaInst Cube : 8_ Take a11 IeabIble clandestLne actIon to 1solate end acol8t Ip Lsolattne the Caetro-comnunlat regIne . Ln Culee Iron tbe reet of thbe Wentern KcnIephere and tbo rest of the Free Horid. B: t0. tho paxLrua extent poeelble, dlecredit the Castro- conerunLet regLjae In Cuba and Ln tbe Reetern Bemlephere and the regt 0t the world. only ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ C Ma Intelo tbrougb clendeet ne Reene, Bhort Of comwa nd0 and Guer-flla type. operatIone, tbe RexLmua econonlo and POlitscel pregeures Op tboe Cuben regLpe sbd oconony not only {or tbe purpoee of ba@perLog ' tbe 'Cuban regIee , but for the addltlonel" purpobe 0f IngurLog the nexteum ' poe8Ible dra Ln on @loc {repourced ueed.to, Pupport Cuba: D, HaIntaJa_ BaxLeuai'pOBBIblo : IntellLgenco end Counter - Aotel)Lgence coverage Of" Cube, ' Including parttculer erphaets on ; Capebilties" and ' Intentions 01 tbe. governaent _ 2 Act_v_tJee f tbe . Cuben 6-2 and 1t0 other B0CuTIty-oreens. 3, sovlet end Bloc act_vItiee: Ln] Cube . Btate of potentlel, reeJetance, Includlng tbe borale nnd ' tenper o1 tbe populaoe . 5 . HIlItfe and @Liftery order Of battle_ and equlp- Aent , 6. The l004 of pover and 0f poasIble stregbes end straIna n tbe power centers In tbe Cuban goveranent _ 7 . BeletJopahLpe, betreen Cuba, UsSR, Ded Chlna , tbe Bloc, Latin AmerIcan nat_onb and ther Freo Rorla end] uocoualtted natLona. 8 , The level of and: the weakneeeea In,tbe Cuban econow = 6_ ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ B . Tcko maxeum actfon to Induce 8 BplAt In the Cubtrh) regIea: And @aInteLn tbe copebLlItJ,0 capitalIzIng. Janedlately through clandeetine beapb to tbe extent pOBBIble on any BlgnIfIcent uprLeidg, rovolt, rebLetance, . eplIt In the reg or btraJo8 snd Btroeeoe) among_Cuban ` LeederehLp Or Jo' Cuban/ Bloc, relatLonehtpe III; OCERATIONAL_PLAH: A_ Beplonuee and Intellteence_Collectzon All fer0Ible effort Bhould be undertoken to contInue end Intenslfy Intell_ gence: collection concorning Cuba _ The statue 02, our Intellf- genca: collectlon; and jelatod oporettonal ectfvlty at the preaent t4n6 and ito developnant 'during the paet 61x nontha Js delinea ted 10 deta1l 10 Attachnent 4, whlch w88 prepored tc Berve 08 the ba0le for tbo IG'8 report on thle perticuler watter `to the Pres-dent '8 Board 0f Conpultente On Korelgn IntellLeence . You 51li note tbat tble lengtby . docudent breake dona_ under pumeroub Bub-beedIoge the Intelllgence covarage FhIch bae been devoloped the ClandeetIne Service . 8et .out below aro BDecAfIoe 6f operetIonel Bctfon 'It L8 propobod to tako to contInue and, 48 POEBIble, Lpcroaee Xn~ tellgence Ooverage OI Cube . 1 IntelZgence_ExploAtetton %_Refugeee: Ab ycu knov , WLth tho quarantine and thbe CesgatIon of 0 fr travel" tbe' beavy' flov %f Cuban ,refugeee bae dwLndled eleobt_ to potblog . In Vlew Of tble and Jn connectton ~6- Ina , by ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ WIth the contIngency Plennsng for eupportIng any DORBIble m}14tary actfon In Cuba; the, Opa-Locke' Interrogetlon Conter 28 Buch wa8 dLeeantled, eLtbougb: tbe personnel OI the Center beve boen reteLned Intect . In order to re-eatablleb the flov 0 Antelllgence fron refugeee, 1t 10 propoeed that, Pen ArerJoan Alrweye end KLH be inducod to: rOlnatItute thetr; Feguler ' flghte Iron Bavanq to Mlant . Tble should be done 80 goo0 89 POBBIble #fter the 8ettlenent Of the current pegot1ntLons and ON dLsouseLone _ Colnc_dent FIth thte, tbe Ope-Locka refugee' ' oterrogetlon conter 11ll be re-eatabllbhed WIth tbe eame porbonnol . 2. BeetdentAgente 42Cuba: Bvery effort: 01II be made to contluue t0 Oxplolt to tbe Iu[leet , Preberve the Vlab1lAty of end, wbere necebbefy , re-egtablIeh cormunIca _ I ttona: FLtb the 131 recrulted: agonte Dow . regldent In Cube To' en extent, tbe .epeod and 'effectIveneee Of tble effort 611) of courbe]depend upOn the etrIngency of future Cuben eecur_ty end control ectton, chlch It 18 Impogslble 48 yet to. accurately forecaet . 3 . I4d_Couetsy_Operattone: The prlortty on Te- crultlog agente In thrd countrLes Ior dlepatch to Cube 51Il be ' reIterated. end etrengtbened end every , @ffort F1lI be pade to Ipcrease thle coverage, both. tbrough {he . developnent 0 additsonei realdent sgente In Cuba ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== 14-000QQ snd thrcugh the dovelopmen t of addftioun l legal trevellers . @uDonz OperatLong: We MIll continuo to preb8 tha Haleon_BerVICO5 wo are c8S1stIng u9 Lo the effort ega Icet Cuba for addltlone] coverege , Lncluding tbe recruitiog of agents WIthln their om erens for Joint diepetch to Cube . The sarvIcepmost effectively Co~ opere tIng at thls poLnt In thie counectlon @IB tbe NrAeb; Dutch, Drencb' BpanLeb;_ IteLAn, Grgek, Norreetan, Dan4eb; Kogt_Gextp, MexLcan; Argentinien; Ueusuayun , Cenadlan TCbxTean, And TerelIS Direct approechee to eeveral of these BTTICO@}) either by Ycul parbonally or In your name , 08 you prefer , ere belng geparately reconmended_ Personal ropresentation by You to the Gervtcxunderlined ebove would be ua0ful_ In addition, we "11l re-survey 01l otber MAteon GeTYLcer VItb whIch F0 ere Jn contact apd relterate to those appeatIng to bave eny eb8etb uaablo oge Inet Cube our extteme Interest In @axInun coverage of tb4b problem_ In connectlon RIth tba TITBom3problem generally , we W1JL endegvor to lnduce G11 0f the MaTson BerVIce3 to ma k @ Ereator uBB of tho ir mattanav absets, both inbide an outside of Cuba _ Particular ettention w(ll bo glven to pOBBIble utilizetion 01 the WGtTcan , 5 _ #arftkne_ Operatfong : In eddition to IncreagIng effortd to at 80#m2 n agente and other naritlme ab8ete tbrough Hateoa Bervfces} Fe W1ll contipue our unflateral tbfrd country efforts to recruit b@8Men amd get ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ prrtlcularly Cuban Beanen , to increare tha twentv officers and crOw @embere aboard B1x Cuban vebsel8 we oro now ronIng 08 controlled agents . Penetratlon Of Cubao InbteMletions Abrond : At the present tIue we ere runnlng 12 Cuben diplomats Btationed outside Cube 08 controlled egents end have vAa hle operatlong alned at an #ddltfonal 20 Cuban #Iplonete _ Ge Proposo to continue RDa Intensffy the current profrrn Of attempting to recrult or defect every Cuben officin } reprebentatlve e broad to Ghom we can ge Lnl #ccess Pbd concernIng wbon 5e bave eny reabon to belfeve 8 au8coptIbflfty to epproach exleta. These eddLtlone 1 penetrat Ions MIl1 be etteapted botb throngh Unfateret_ operattone end wbere epproprlate In ccnjunct Ion wfth T@Jeon aezxicen. Audlo Penetratlong 0I Cuban Ingtallatlong Abroed: At tbe present tino wo have sudio and/or telephone tep coverege_ 0f Cuban officle 1 Instollatlos In (ChTle, Itoly , Hextco 5 7he Nerberlanda Iend, Qruguey , Greece, Spa(n, prence,_ end Csneja No me Jor expene Lon of this covorage 18 presently conteaplated , but we #I1) continue to survoy Edditfam ( targets of opportunty and wherever Dobb Ible Insta] 1 coverage In thoge Cabeb where tbe eddItiona 1 Intelll~ gence from the type of burCe OvOr and abova whe t e ETO now receIving would # Ppeer to meke stch InstalletLon wortbwbfle. Eng ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== 14-000QQ Conmunfcctiong_IntelLlgence: Fo #[11 continuc ouf Ireeeut CIA Cloge Support coverege fron the KOLI gtatIon In Momd a t tbe Bara lovel end 541] contLnue to prGBS HSA for sdditionel CovorQke 6f Cuben COmuM }(X t tonb. 1g the current s[tutjon "ncTN: lizes" It Ek;o ! ld hja To86 [blo for NSA to reinstItute end perbaps ovon Increaso thefr; seaborna Intercept Covereg0 Of, Cuben conmunIcatIonb . 9 Conmuntst_Party_OperatLone: complete survc} ha8 been mado world-WIde of a1l Connunlat Party renetratlon operations and wberever en1 such penetrat Lon can boe dlrected egalnst Cuba eIthor by dlspetcblog thc 'geut to Cuba Or by polntIng the agent ege Inst Cubsn targets , thls w1ll be done, except Ln thosc cn8e5 ehcrs suob action would result In unacceptabldprejudlce tc tbe operatIona In tho BrOR wbere the ngent Le now bagerl . It 18 bolleved tbat tbe nost lucrativo fleld for tbe redirectfon Of Such operatIone to the Cuban targot Fill be Latln AmerIca where tbere nrC 65 ponetratong of varloug conmunlbt parties . Of tbfe 65 , tbe survey we bave conducted indicates tbat 23 havc Bome dIrec pertinent aCCeb8 to Cuban tergete. A [1 of these 27 Wf) be dIrected agaLnst tboge tergete unlobe Ln 4ny CjbG there EjO~ overTLdlng reagona to tbe: contrary _ The rona Lakag Cabob Jn the . total of-65 aro betn Indlvidually exnined to poe II they Cod bo ' dIvortod to Cuban torreta . -10- ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ 10 . LLlegeLly_IntLltrated_Asonte: Tho ted edccezsful bZeck ` Anf ltreted' toane (COBRA and AMTORRID) Sl Lcb heve produced Bubstantlal Intelligence wiil be cont1nued _ reeuppl Ied , and roLnforced but poInted FrInarfly at contInued Intelllgence collectton and nt the recruftuent' tor AntellAgence collection purpoees of othor , Cubene who' aireedy are Legelly renIdent In Cuba In the aroab where the terme ae operatIng (Pluer del Rlo and Orfento) . In additton, on tbe nogt carefufly belected br8le, rbere It #Ppoatb {0a8Ible, ` addltiona] acente . and teens 71IJ be: InfIltrated black Into Cuba I0 pn) effort to :duplIcato the perforaance 0I tbe CBJU epd AMTORRID toams end, PertIculafly to. recrult and eb ROBBIble, treAn addItlonal egents legally reetdent In Cuba _ 11, EEltsatfon : A6 fea8Ible, egente and potent Lv} recrute nov 4n Cuba 51l} be exfLltrated for tralnlng, Indoctrinatlor, Bupplying FItb connunicataons , and mot Lvatton. wLlz then be' re-Inflltrated Into Cube , prIeorily On_ Intellgende @Ieetons . Mere pobBIble, thfe "4l] be done through legel travol channele, but where thfs 16 pot posa1ble, It FIll be done wherever feae1ble througb our bleck InfAltretlon-exfiltration {aetlAties;' prinarsly Our @arItlee aesete. ~1l- They ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ B. Kuch Qf tho abave @ffort E9 Doted 51II bo PrImarIly dlrected towarde developlng All Pobalblo evldencee '6f etrebe Or BtraIn SIthlo tho reglae and betveen the regLDo ead , other aatIone, PartIcularly the Bloc. An JateneIv0 PIOEI4 5I ) 1 ba' cont Lnued toteke adventage Of any POPIble opportuntty to: Leaken_. pubvest Or,, EPLAttbe_KcELne 10 eDY_poeeIble: Iaehloni ' Thts Jo baescaily tera @ffort . 4 great dee} o8' work . 4 Lready bas. gOne Into' thse and the curront Btetue QI thLo . prograa and tbe propoaed further expldtetlon Of . tho numoroub` loade Fo 'bave developed 1e boLng: nede, AIn tbo. Latereete Of brovIty In ` tble .Dezorandum, tbe .pubJect 6f 2 Beperete 'OoepIlatlon . The ORfectIveness of ees0t8 a Lqed #+ eotually Bplittang the regLne , 1.0., 0 palece revolt, W11} of couree. depend, to 00 extent, on the VIIlIngneba of tbe Unlted Btateb Governaent to support thea end It 1B entirely pOBBIble thet any-euch @ffort ALeht Ietl unleee Supported 'FLtb @IItery forces caIcb O0 `the bagle Of tbe . ageumptLons in Paragrarh I above Fould eppear 4nlLkely . C gabotece: Oa the baple of the aebuaptLona set out above , comnendo type Babotage, @Inor 'eabotage, and other acte O1 Babotaee JnsIdo Cuba vould RppOar to aerve IIttlo Puxpoee end mould: not .be undertaken excopt Jn the rare Instances Rhere en opportunIty 18 pregonted #Itb ecceptsble rlek to do major 'danaie to tbe,Cuban' econony . Ic: 48 Propobed to contibue. Bearchtng for such Ilelted opportunIties, but po. actIvo or @Lde 'ecale progran 1e conte@plated. -12- 1008 ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ Dj EexnuLLAtasyz_Conmando end_GuGTrLLle_Type_Operattom: GIven the abeunptlons Lo Peragrepb I above, no FIde aca le progrSM cf Buch ectlvIty should be undertaken Donever , #e propc8e to ma Lntefn Jn befng our probent facllittes and tbe cipeblILty Of uudertakIng Buch oporatIo,ne In order to fully explost edy]eubetantzal chapge la Lotornel` Cuban con~ ditlone or &0y pubstantlal revolt or uprLelng chich aLght occur. B Econonke_Karfare: It Ls propobod to contInue #ud Antens1fy the proErR@ 8 lreedy underteken to through clandeet_ne &nd covert @eane CrItLcal materlels to the Cuben ecopody . TbLe coneibte prLnartly 01 dentel operet_one , PoBBAbly eone preclueLve buyIng and Induclng Iriedly U.8. and a) 1fed flrag ead governmonte to prevont tbe @hLpmenta of atratec Lc netertale to Cube. P. CounterLntek!Agence: The current counterlntelllgence epd coutergepLonage proeram acaLnet tbe Cuben G-2 and related servIcee FIll be contLnued end R8] POMBIble Intenglfled . Tbte progtem b88 developed Bubetenttally Rnd It should be poebIble MIthIn tbe conlne @nthbs to Lncreese Ite effect Ivcness cou81derably In countering not only Cuban but Bloc Antell (- gence: operationb pouated egeInst Untted gtatee Interests from Cuba _ G, Poltlcal Actdow Eropegende PeychologIcel Norfore: Ip }bip ffeld the: folloving tasks #LIL be cont Inued end where epproprlate IntenaLfled : 1. Aeblet and Bupport State Io any Iqaelble ectlcn. -13- deny ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ to dovelop ezd @xplolt current 045 and IntIa AnerLctn ateAtudee favorable 'to.the contalnaent rnd/or overthrov of the Cngtro-coaeunlet reglne. 2 , Abblet 8tete Ip tbe developuent of poat-Ccstrc concepte, leadere , and polLtlcel groupR . 3 , Btinuleto, Bupport end guide covertly tho propagande apd PolAtIcal' aotIon act_vItlee of the CRc and other Cuben pollticei groupa cnd Inaividuals, "8 epproprlate, who offer a potentiel for Impact Inelde Cuba . Develop;' palutatn &nd explott tbe 711l of the Cuban people to reeist Caatro-coaeunlen, nakibg Beximun ube 0I the dowgradAng Of Castro and hla reg Lmo durIuu the @Leaile crIslo. 5 , Dlecredit and rIdlcule Castro and bo regIee In In tbe Healephere and eleewhere , WItb @mpbo81s On the tbente tbe 0188tlo criele denonstrated con- clueLvely that Castro Ia notbing but 8 nero par Qf Sovlet Lmperlallen. 6 Continue "Redio Americas" oad otber CIA- epongored Cuban exlle radio broadcasts Y8 2Ppropr Late _ 7 _ Leunch propaganda balloona aftor #n opera tIona l cepablI1ty bee been eetabltebed and pollcy authority XB granted to conduct propaganda ' balloon operatAone , 8 . Cont_nue tbe Infltretion Or propaganda pa terLa 1 Into Cube vla open malls, legal travellers and courlere, 'with epecial eaphale on selective black cperatIons _ ~14- Cuba , ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ H, ExploLtatzon of Exlle_Gruupg: We 11l contInue the clandeetine exploltetlon.OI erIle groupe for IntelllGence collect PstchologLco l warfore and othor #FprovOd mLe8lcns An Qeeelb le, we 0I1l eot to jount 88 Duch of tblo effort ec POB@Ihie from areab QutsIde the contInenta ) UnIted Stater, ena partIcularly {ron Latln AnerIca . I Etgher Authority decIdeb On a "Traet Teo" concept Or on:any. Blbllar concept whfch contenplatee benvy uacontrolled and Only generelly dlrectod bct4on operatione 0f Cuban groupa ega Lnst Cubf , 1t 18 bellevea tbat' offorta phauld be nade to ' tranefer 08 eucb 43 pobsible 01 the regponalblity for thie pOR-Glandeet: nop-Intelllgence type ;Oparatlon Into tbe pollticel ' flold, shbIch 18 the ProvInce of tbe Deperteent 0f State. In tbto connect 1on, It 1s belloved It Bould bo rdvIgable to prebo for tho creat Iop 'witbio the Dopertnent of Btate 0f on OffIco 61 Cuban Br4le AffaIrs to bandle the overt governnent roletlonshlpo @lth Cuban exlle groupb_ IV , OBGANIZATIONAL AND PEOCEQUEAL CHANGES: Haxleun Irplerentatfon of the above plan whlcb provided Ior tho @ost IntengIve fo8sIblo collectLon 0I Intelllgenc? , tho Leplenentet Lonof roletod progrand a8 outlIned, and tho mu Lntenance Of capablItfee to explolt targete of opportunfty a0 ve)1 08 take edvantago of future Bubutanttel chaogeg Jn Anternal Cuben; conditlona 111l, It_ 13 bolleved, peralt apd @ake advIgeble the follonlng : -155 Inn; Ine , eny ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ 1 , A gr@Jual but Bubbtantlal reduction Ln the expend[tures and pereonnel o} Taek Force M . p. ConsfderatLon '0f tbe, re-poBItlonlne of Tabk Forae w #thin tho CLendestIne ServIce, PoBAIbly 85 0 major conronent of. the WH Divfalon under dlfferent dIrectIon . The' abolttiop 0f the operetional Mongooeo mechan [Ria , D, Iho renova] Of tbe Pabt franerork' wbLch requlred dotafled conalderntlon by tbe Bpecla 1 Croup (Augmented) cf even moor operattonal doteilo and declsJon by comnItteq O1} pointe WbJch It, Jg bo LLeved are completely wItblo the purvler of tho. DCI and thobe OffIcero to Fbon he delega tes dec)sIon . V MCQUNENDED ACTIQN: 4 . Your concurrence In tha above genera L operattonal plan Le reconeended _ B, AIt 1b recommended tbat you decuee thie plan wIth tho Spoctal. Group (Augmentod) and becuro Ito cmourronce , c: It 18 recouutonded that Yov Becure fron tho Specla ) Group (Augpented) pol[cy @pproval to attempt to Induco Fan AnerIcnn AJrwayb and KLU to: rBbumo tbelr flLghte betweer #.em [ cnd Bsvena ot the epproprlate tlmc . D. It J8 recornended thet 1 eny "Track Two" coucept le propobed , You ondee vor to tranefer to the Department Stete all PobBIble overt abpecte Of thls type 0f uucontrolled -16- ================================================== Page 18 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ Pubaidv end bupport 0X 'Cuban_exlle- group8_ B. At Jo >econaonded tbat tho: Hongoose ,operatlone ! pechantem be abollehed. IL You concbr Lo thle concept, epec1fIc recomendat Lona WIll' 60 Rade to you: concerning tho re-pobtttoning 0 Teek Forde @Ith:o tho DD/P. RILLIAM K, BARVEY Chlor, Taek Rorco R -17- ================================================== Page 19 ================================================== 14-QQQQQ SECHET - SENSHVE DraEeiiaw 13 Rov ,]1962 OILIOUL #L_QA I: 21Aed A; Tbo paspopo " % tlc Pleyto +a, ' CaCIaeo doeeitt} tp 08 undottellau by eha Cederal LaCalle0r8 49en97 egulese eba Gaeera/ Cargpiqe s06573 46 '%l cebs" cuL67OSa) Otiesnieueh laxeo? pordoh" 00 "reaked; 0 Jo puspoea 68 @hbs Plo ta {olloelog eoderntlona Eada} Eode 8ex ccl 2 7 CodcaEA1y7 00 Doin Icolate caotro/ce42l6a fre 8tkar Babter Beatopharo 'naclearn;_ Sxlez 4l8 cie, (e60/ Coarnlge sralea Im Cuk: # 7 4,#3Ee Aopharo. "coennto cad; Polltlcal prv88 Aro BacaeoiesabC: Iled Co} raeard dovelap- 6' 08 Cebatconarv 4d 'Ealatala 0 dola 6 Blco IOjotLO0 do. Hatatala narlear covore3e 92 Cubaa [ntalllear- & THIS DOCUMADNI IS requlsereatb SOUECE RGFZRENCE IN: CS HISIOR}CAL Propared to @APLcallsa 0n a41 OLenLELcaae PAPER: NO. ~DO: NOT : DESTROY pFLetos,_BPLLE i9 Caba Tnt4F 0 . #plit ealeded Rem Actceata SECRET Sirgradhus # iilcstkn SENSITVE ================================================== Page 20 ================================================== QoooQ JCGRET EXISHTIVE ~2- oq Caban-Bloc relatlonshlj # . II; #LBSIG' Caverely' slPport cbe abote-@Ltad W; 8, mtlonel objeegAvre pLeh_ reopeee 50 Ctboa III, 2ArE4i Jnuategglex Trtellta 1a Bsovdo da mue ILolLlgene ? covorage of CrbR "t parcleular erphaete 6a tte follovIng, CepablUcleo @d Joceatlovo Qf tha Caatro BoOIL 4962 advLdee 02-Cu0ms 0-2,' Sovtee-aqcIvteteo La Caba, B1312 08}5eLoC 48: Aadludlog tka tona Qrd torp0r Of tha populaclen. aLeery ed dUde order of battle. Loaw_ 98..PoerAador JC00a and otelo Aara cha' porar PEter % de :a ' Cubaa 'soverwson 8 Bovdoe/Cuban ed: @lnaso/Cohen rolacLonahepe , 6, Ecopcalo. 8 Rolicca?' 1o Asolat erU burrort Scate I0 4ny fe0lblo atirrl t0 dapl? stva 048, =ad LacLo-AwerIcan cotry sxppevz # 8o3,0o ecpealyr Df CasETo, EEfiEtverchran OROUP Excludaa (rom sotgnatic I 8ad SERSHTIVE doclessitication nte nprading ================================================== Page 21 ================================================== 14-000QQ SECRET SENSHTIVE Arolae jeeata 4 O Lrrrceetr terceped , lendars , poucea} groeps; Brevldo eopere 00 048qie4 E Ibeh #efwr Goua PoLleleni A7ererrlata; Baelar6 3ene S7E88 % che Csiana ONttad elis Ez2lei 1, Partlelpate 1a Ieter-isensy cmpoola aetlo plonulra Gdctecnelca 20 bIcVenE BboCdtlal Stotia] e] I6PPLLos Ircra rbtt C8a; I 4her Horld KobHta Gubas 95 Eeebeleetc L} 8u3els 64c Jlolt e BL1 02 #mo Cenvers M)r Co neLac0 O PlA im 30 Picycaleetr Caol Scnx 4 tho Rertdetlere e1d" QLsoetaro_ 9 Moroleo 5ad #ololt Ernalans bihVveea Caba mn4 Bowo? bloc ' Derboro. B, Jegluteedt 4 B peured 52 Sotrre Erodd' 1Aded Peraennd, Iia8 7623746 Jrom B1oane Lakeyno/ SEESve {utoaatle tins dowagading deelaeshflcatlod ================================================== Page 22 ================================================== 14-00ooo SECREK SERKSHHTV: Tbaloeanco 8ratp ar 5p5kotns. 4 , Be Preperod &0 buopore' erprovod 0 . 8. @MLtsy} #ALnse Caba. J,: LSLAEREZC' To,urartaka the soxeo]oeedcaok, C Mould bt trguletd to dler Collo/56 Aic mee2Liteee Ivte Iigercc Tba pase buld-tp 08;LetelLLgeaea eosocs Euat ba LatenLELod &d 0TPenaea " Io Iolloalng ypeo no elorm 44 Pexdetoe4t 242 BpocELng/recrulelaM/gralaln} 02 Jegally ##*ob)Art. 4 Crabans In Ceba Anttuna Eoeebllelerae 424 ealatentnaa 02 relleble , 8#6 0 Srtalonees nILI btcoma O5r0 crItlesl 02 pe) Ie? Jeat0 OcercOLo [93r3439+, 1 Cuh ~p Jr Cuvecnn W." R3 3p0tcz 5-untveinsh 02 &hLrd coltcty {4 aconale rettdeal/44 Cubo. BpotttagheorultLeg/tratntod o8. Legal' cravaJer n cbo hgrr Potraelal Co0o3r {] slgoLfLcedt AnKsraulcn @7 Wlp &ex' 3rvid <mxkicxt ({ uduha 34626 , ` 3 Bpmalen 01 ooe_lcaeLops [xieeree' Fartlculer - 17 $ eba t poLLcoe 41d ELce: paeo . (Ymio Eleaz SdlEt%roblee;) SENSITHVE: FRo P Excku I2 {f, automatlc 0; % "t8C .n5 and 'Inn plbar 0+ Seoli~) mxt; 02, ================================================== Page 23 ================================================== QoooQ W0 SECRET_ SEHSITIVE pb Haleeata, reflsex dettogle} PecrCJ . matiniza M1 Jeallon"& Vaus ew {eruices" alpve srotr < X 3 Zenioer kutte cx; Jh Progtam Bobe pI4e4147, Corboetab) ea sua 5eob da Cubtn pepuladon 0 {olloeLng' Peyokikar Lon1 Me {osa_e3z v ceo &a caunlapred efewataal' 'Pter2ea4-48eu rarett Z7SRcbuty @n4 0 epratLae Eatr)caebe16y Co ecat pron ?#Nnec balleea Latmchleg cepratkens_ coattora rad 0prd tbo peerant" pzopegardn 4 eoaraelens Lnueeted Eacerkal Ioto (0+3 #I# 0554l,783 Aewolerv, 05 Goaior# , 34 Coatdoor Droperer4 cdvLelio, utIlLeLrg pofaesa0} pzoseneLeaal, calearal, eudme, end athar Rrchr38 #ea &wa 0 Paeadlal for gattlng tbair DvA r 8#80 1o eit Ce3eon28402 Lnosdo O8 Cuba . 14e42 1o penr 4h bedten cally Eo3. dovoloptus BalaeaLele8 4 dolees ead-by A4RbxlGy {o t # 82, che eope 01 0' #Leakeceet eerlelns 0 Ln da evuje 79 trplaraneatled 08 0,80.EALeay plans . 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