</s>104-10105-10102 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 1 July 1976 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Security Sherwood R. Bosworth ) FROM External Activities Branch SUBJECT : Manuscript by David Phillips 1. Attached herewith is a proposed letter to Mr. David A. Phillips outlines detlections which the Agency would like made from his book. The general tone of the result like made about his book, The general if the result would not be published. In the view of most. It is dangerously reveals sources and methods, internal organization, missions, and functions. It also internal organization. Missions, and functions. It Also and the public confirmation of covert Agency activities and the disruption and reduced morale created by Age 2. However, on the assumption that publication could not be or would not block the operating components cataloged their most serious concerns. The attached letter to Mr. Phillips includes many of these reservations. The chapter by Mr. Philips includes many types of reservations. this memorandum, contains those recommendations for deletion which, for various explained reasons, should not be forwarded to Mr.Phillips. 3. Before proceeding with the manuscript review, we would like to advise that Mr. Graney of OGC has volunteering to advise Mr. John Graney or Mr. Stembridge when our proposals are placed before Mr. Or Mr. Smithville to time limitations, he has not had a chance to review this memorandum or the enclosed letter to Mrs. Phillips as of this date. OS 6 2899-A VIPN

**John F. Kennedy**

* Mentioned in Chapter 9 as the President of the United States who was assassinated
* References to his assassination and the Watergate affair on pages 5, 16, and 30

**Assassination Investigations**

* Discussion of the Agency's role in planning against Castro (p. 12) and the Association Alan Towers Hotel as a temporary logging facility for Agency operations (p. 17)
* Mention of assassination attempts on Castro (pp. 42-44)

**Related Individuals and Events**

* Ernest Hemmingway: connected to the Havana COS (p. 21)
* Lloyd's: mentioned in connection with the CIA's use of false identity papers (p. 43)
* Glomar Explorer: confirmed as a CIA role in its operation (p. 26)

**Locations and Dates**

* Guatemala: discussed in Chapter 2, including the CIA's role in the coup
* Havana and Beirut: mentioned in Chapter 3, including salary off-set for deep cover officers
* Bay of Pigs: discussed in Chapter 4, including the use of the Gulf Steamship Company as a cover
* Mexico City: discussed in Chapter 5, including the purchase of scotch and the handling of "walk-ins"
* Washington, D.C.: discussed in Chapter 7, including the mention of liquor in the Director's dining room
* Rio de Janeiro to Caracas: discussed in Chapter 8, including the operational use of women in Brazil

**Agencies and Organizations**

* CIA: mentioned throughout the document as the primary agency involved
* FBI: mentioned in connection with the CIA's use of false identity papers (p. 43)
* GSA: mentioned in connection with the Glomar Explorer (p. 26)
* SSU: mentioned as an office within the CIA that raised objections to certain points in the manuscript

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