</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 The general tone of the result like made about his book, The general if the result would not be published.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

Summary  
This document is a memorandum dated 1 July 1976 from the CIA External Activities Branch to Director of Security Sherwood R. Bosworth regarding concerns about publishing David Phillips' manuscript *The* (title incomplete). The memo outlines objections to specific content in the book, citing risks of revealing classified operations, sources, methods, and internal agency functions. Key issues include:  
- Chapter two: Concerns over confirming CIA’s role in Guatemalan coup with Col. Armas and Iran (p. 43), FBI collaboration on false identity papers, and a footnote referencing CIA indemnification of Lloyd’s insurance company.  
- Chapter three: Discussions about salary offsets for deep-cover officers, Mr. Wisner’s death, Ernest Hemmingway’s ties to Havana COS, and an American executed by Cubans as a CIA NOC (p. 48).  
- Chapter four: Citing Gulf Steamship Company as a cover for Bay of Pigs operations (corrected to Gibraltar Steamships), SSU objections to confirmed involvement in assassination planning against Castro (p. 12) and use of the Alan Towers Hotel (p. 17).  
- Chapter five: Criticisms of details on Cuban missile crisis (pp. 25–27), handling of “walk-ins” (pp. 35), and name-tracing operations (p. 8).  
- Chapter seven: Objections to references to CIA’s role in the Glomar Explorer (p. 26), operational cover discussions, and assassination attempts on Castro (pp. 42–44).  
- Chapter nine: Concerns about Phillips’ verification of Agency activities and potential damage from revelations about his travel to Cuba (p. 12) and alleged knowledge of CIA operations.  
- Epilogue: SSU objections to cables confirming non-involvement in Chilean coups (p. 0), friction between Colby and Kissinger (p. 13), and critical evaluations of Agency conduct (pp. 14–18).  

Key People  
- David Phillips (author of the manuscript)  
- Sherwood R. Bosworth (Director of Security, CIA)  
- John Graney (OGC representative)  
- Mr. Stembridge (noted as a potential reviewer)  
- SSU (Security Service Unit)  
- LA Division (Legal Affairs Division)  

Key Locations  
- Guatemala  
- Havana  
- Bay of Pigs (Cuba)  
- Mexico City  
- Washington, D.C.  
- Chile  
- Brazil  
- Santiago (Chile)  

Key Events  
- CIA’s involvement in Guatemalan coup and Iran  
- FBI collaboration on false identity papers  
- Glomar Explorer operations  
- Cuban Missile Crisis  
- Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro  
- Controversies over operational cover and deep-cover officer activities  
- Internal Agency friction (Colby-Kissinger cables)  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Security Service Unit (SSU)  
- Legal Affairs Division (LA Division)  
- Office of General Counsel (OGC)

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