</s>104-10306-10007 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 DCI/WZ 1 October 1963 NOTES FOR MR. McCONE: 1. DDP has prepared for your information a summary of General 98 Chiang Ching-kuo's visit to the U.S. Attached to this summary are the four most important papers as follows: a. Your position paper: b. CIA commitments paper: a. Memorandum for the record on DDP briefings: d. Record of conversation with the President. The visit is considered to have been a success and Chiang Chiang Chung-koo returned with an understanding that any abrupt move by his govern- ment to recover the mainland that military force would not be supported by this country. Chiang Kai-she has accepted the position supported by CIA's commitment paper, and our station is now working out cooperation on intelligence and operational activities against the maintenance on intelligence. 2. (In commenting on the proposal to send Dr. Cavavangh to Rome, Bill Harvey suggests that Cavavanagh be certified to the Vatican as your personal representative, and suggests you might not have this through Cardinal Cignorani or Archbishop O'Connor. Request your guidance.) 3. (DDP) run another assessment of the reliability of the documentary 98 material provided by 31 Penkovskiy and see you and see no reason to change their statement of 31 May to USID that it will not most serious penetration of Soviet officials and one that will not want them for years to come! Helms suggests you have this assessment checked with DDI and OSI and if they concur, re-assessment along the above lines) 4. Dez Fitzgerald briefed the Joint Chiefs recently on his overall program against Cuba. In the discussion the main thing that emerged was General LeMay's view that the present program was far too small to 3/Nc

Summary: This document contains notes from October 1963 under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Act of 1992, detailing various operational and administrative matters. It includes a summary of General Chiang Ching-kuo's U.S. visit, discussions on CIA commitments to Taiwan, assessments of Soviet intelligence materials, military strategies against Cuba, congressional interactions, personnel recommendations, and covert action briefings. The text references multiple agencies, officials, and strategic planning but does not contain direct information about the assassination of John F. Kennedy or related investigations.  

Key People: General Chiang Ching-kuo, Dick Helms, McGeorge Bundy, John Warner, Frank Hand, W. Elder, Mr. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Gilpatric, Cardinal Cignorani, Archbishop O'Connor, General LeMay, Colonel Grogan, Ross, Secretary of Defense, Houston, Bammerman, DDP (Defense Department Planning), CIA, Bureau of Budget, Special Group of covert operations.  

Key Locations: United States, Vatican, Rome, Cuba, international waters.  

Key Events: General Chiang Ching-kuo's U.S. visit, assessments of Soviet intelligence materials, military planning against Cuba, congressional debates on the test ban treaty, personnel meetings and recommendations, covert action briefings to Bureau of Budget officials.  

Key Organizations: CIA, Defense Department Planning (DDP), Bureau of Budget, Special Group of covert operations, Vatican.

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