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================================================== Page 1 ================================================== 20210308310020 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 4os` nal Gxh $' lLel 1S Yolr wUGx 71UAt 4 '92 Q tale 70 aa houe _ teYllo _ Aave ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET 30 Octaber 1962 URGENT MEMORANDUM FOR: General Marshall S. Carter At the Executive Committee meeting this morning, the President directed a8 follows: 1. CIA do everything posgible to ingure no refugee or emigre provocative actions againgt Cuba are undertaken with or without our knowledge during the next geveral days _ The Miami station and the MONGOOSE Task Force ghould be alerted to exercize every precaution to see that no unauthorized attempts are made- This should be done wthout digcusgion Or digclogure_to_the_refugee_groups _ 23 CIA should attempt to ebtop Alpha 66 actions during the next several days _= The President wa8 informed by DCI we have no contact with Or control over Alpha 66. DCI was instructed to attempt through every resource available to influence Alpha 66 to stand down operations during the next several days _ 3. The activities of Operation MONGOOSE are to be stopped during the next several days and therefore all prior approvals for Sabotage, infiltrations, guerrilla activities, caching of arm8 are to be temporarily sugpended. The direction of Operation MONGOOSE will be reconsidered after current negotiations are completed: NOTE: After the meeting McCone, Bundy and the AG discussed the approved plan of sabotaging Cuban ships or shipping (Item 2-B of Langdale'& memorandum of 10/26) and it was the opinion of Bundy, DCI and the AG that these operations ghould be guspended for the next several dayb _ NOTE: General Langdale wag informed by DCI by grey phone of 1, 2 and 3 above 10/30 at I1.00 A.M: 4_ The Pregident requested that all the principals who are attending Executive Committee meetingg and thoge in the Departments who were in intimate contact with the Committee'8 procedures and decigions not contact anyone of the Pregg for the next several days _ Press contacts are to be made by Salinger and Sylvegter and a representative of State. necessary Pres8 contacts by CIA, and these must be kept at a very minimum perhaps should be made by Col_ Grogan. (This was not mentioned in the Executive Committee meeting. ) SECRET Any ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET J0 Octbobor 1962 ORGENI MEMORANDUM FOR: Genoral Maratau 6. Cartor 4t tba Erecutive Commlttae meotleg tle moraleg; to Presldent dreqtod 08 {obore: 1, CIA d0 overythtag poaetele t0 baeuro p0' retugee or algre Provecatlvo actlona egeleat Cuba er0 uadortaken Mtb or wdont ou pnolodeo durteg to nert tovorel 4ay0. Te Mkemt statlea ad @0 MONGOOSE Teek Fored Ohould bo Alosted t2 crorcteo OvOtY Pracantoa 62 000 (hat 00 uaautterkead atterpto 48 madea Thlo ebould Bo dono rtontdecuuele2 @L dkeclo.e te tte EetcceIDEEZ- 2. CIA sould etterpt 62 catop Nlpha 66 tctlona darlng &0 Mest jopora} dapo. Tl Prenldeet wzo blormed by DCI we havo &0 ceatect wtea O5 control over Alpht 66. DCI waa kaotrueted 60 attorapt eaxorah evory redource avallable t0 AnJuance Alpha 66 k0 etand dr operattone durlng to poak eovorel deYo: 3. Tmo actvItlae eL Operatlon MONGOOBE arO bo otopped dertes to Baad Bevorel daye and tterelore @I1 pelor ePprovale for eabotage. ktutratlons. guerrOla cettvlttee, cachlng '@ emleo are t0 be temporarlly ouopanted: Tae dkrectlea 0{ Operatlea MONGOOSE Wlu be reconelddred &tat c@ttext pegatlattono ere completed: NOtE Nftar tbo meotteg McConet Bundy IEd tha a@ dtocnseed the Approved Pan e eabotestng Cuban aalpa 0r eetepte Atem E-B &/ Ltnadale'& memorandum e 10/26) ena Je 5as ta oplalon e1 Bundy, DCI and fe 4G trt @oea oporattone ahoald bo grppended {or @e pe*t pevorel doe. NOTE: General Lanadalo pae Informaed by DCI by 856y poae 41, } and } ebove # 10/30 & 4800 AM. 4 Tae Preotdent requeeted @at eH ebe prlaclpalo who ar6 etteedleg Eroeatlto Conmltteo Ieattero ta4 tboco ba @0 Dopartngats 5he were la Iathmato contaet wle @e Gormltteo o procodaren and deeleloua Bot coataet Luyodo 0[ ta0 Proeo Ior @Ae p94 eeverel daye. Prepe contacte A50 t0 Bo meado by Saltecer and Eylveeter and 0 toprebentatlve @ Stat. decedeary Proba_ contaCt by CIA, aed Eaeee Iauet bo kopt a* & very mtetmtae: Pertape ebould be made by Cel. Grogea. (Thlo was not mncatloned @a &e Erecuttvo Commltteo meottag.) Aay ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRETI Ia0 above Aao Boea commnaleatad t yeu by telopaoae, Tbe memorendhma b05veo to conllrma decleton: eplcb requbro Laaplementa- den-by Yeu: US1 JOHN A MCCONE Dlrector JAM/mf Orlg & 3cc .to addreseee Icc DCI chrono Icc DCI #5 {De 2 - ZFV*T ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== 13-00000 SECRET The above has been communicated to you by telephone _ Thi8 memorandum 8erve8 to confirm decibion8 which require implementa - tion by you- Uuu_e JOHN A McCONE Director T 2 - SECRET ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== 13-00000 SE-E OxlY November 14, 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR: General Carter, DDCI Attachod Ie 4 copy 0f a memorendum for my fMle outlining pollcy declelon In connectlon wlth the Cuban PrIeoner traneaction. In your abeence thte memorandum wae dlecueeed wlth Mebere _ Helme, Houston, Mlekoveky and McManue, and upon recefvIng {Lnal #Pproval trom blgher authorlty at 1245, Ms . Hopeton wab Lnatructed by me to Lnltlate aPProprtate actlont . B I8 exceedlngly Important that great care be exeretsed to mlntmlee' the publtclty and to emphaetee humanltartan [ntereet on the part 0t tbe Onlted Statoa Government tn %ecuring the releebe 0I the Prlbonero. Both the Prooldent and the Attorney General are anxlouo that the explanatlons gtventhe Cnban Famllleo Commlttee be handled wltb great care. 1 agr0e wtth thla and urge that extreme cautlon be taken to avold attrIbutlon or CLA Impllcatloa In thle matter . SVGNED: John A. McCone DIrector Ateachraent JAM:at 1 CC DCI Chrono Ltcc DCI Memoranda 1 cc Memo for the Record SECLT-EYES DaaLK ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== 13-00000 14 Novomber 1962 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNNG THE NEGOTIATION FOR THE RELEASE OP THE CUBAN PRISONERS. The meetlng took plece at the rooIdenco of tbo Attornoy General at [O:J0 8,m, 0 Thuredsy, Novombor 14, 1 tbe DCI'e roqpoat: McCopo explatned that he hed had dlnner tho ovenleg betore Mleb Ms. Edward Foley (former Under Becretery eI tba Treaeurye legel repreeentatlvo and DLrector 0f the Dreg Iadaotry Abboelatton) _ Ms. Foley bed quoetlonod DCI cencornteg tba pegoelettone {or roleado OL Cuban prIgonere [n exchango {ox aomd.50 mlllloa dollere & druge, ad etated that Mx _ Donovan had bdea In touch with mombere 0t tbe Induatry (preeumably PIleer and Merck) ln the Paet Low daye, thot tadleatlone were that tha trangacten wao t0 bo worked Ont Prompely: and tho dubfect would undoubtedly bo dlecuaeed et longeh at cbe 'Iaduatry'0 Board 0t Trueteee meotlng In New York @ Novombor [6th. M . Foley atated that tbe Induatry bad no cloar underecendlng of tho Goverament'0 poeItton, moot particulerly to vlow %{ Cuban dovelopmonto of kho lant throo weoko. Aftor explalnlag to Foloy the beekground o[ &ba transactlon I tld Alm tat Ms _ Donovan had boea told t0 do abolutely nothlng 1 tbte mattor and axprobped Bteat euprIoo that tbe jubleet weo 8 toptc of curront dlocu8elon among membero @L tho Adnotry- tho mootlng wleh tho Atteraey Geperel [ erpreeeed greve coacor Ovor tho bItuatlan:_polpttee Qut CLA naa ZomIllton dollere @n_covert depoeft Ia the[Bank[{ 3uS544a that two.Lettere of; Credlt had Ie 8ued by"the Ballk, ano In (he amouet" eqjo_million dollare 4823t and One {or evenimllllon dollare toMMegck] Ae Long a thla modey wae op dopoelt and 'cha letters outetanding, there W80' 8 danger' t publlelty emenattng trom etther Donovan Or the drug Lnduetry; Or.both: Desptte the {act that'no offIclal goverament 76 CY .45 ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== 13-00000 SECREI-EYES @lv connectlon had' ever boen admlttod; Publlclty would Impllcato the Admlnlotration and CLA In tha negotiatton becauae o[ rocont prooe etorloe (mobt particularly the Herald Trlbuno erflclee) Identifying AdmInletratlon and CLA: actlvitiee' apd eitlng the exect emount of I7 mllllon' dollere &a reprobentleg' the Goverament coet of tho druge _ I Pointed out that cortalo elements of competltion betwoen the membere o[ tbe drug Induatry mado It elmoet & certatnty that iileeks " would come:{rom Industry -aourcos 0 lopg e0: tbe lotter of credit were outetanding: regardlesa of Mr , Donovan'8 denlale _ Furthormoro, conaummatlon 0f the trangactlon aeemed totally treellettc In vlow o eurrent dl{fIceltlae' wlth Caatro end L an artlcle aPPoered Indleatleg we wero otIII purouleg thla cranseceion: tbo Amerleen publle and @ grdat MeaY Oehore would Ba conLueed and dleenchanted, For tbe abovo roadona, and {ooLlng ' that damagtng publlelty uadoubtedly would epPeer, T etropgly roeommended tbat we arrenge for the.bank to wltharaw the; Lottere of Credit, andfor the wlthdrewal oI-a bubotantial part 0t the;money trom thoBBanklt Ghaad] Aleo advlee M; Donoven that tha Pureult @I thlo afort muet ewvait @ better cllmeto although our Intoreet remalned eonetaet. I urged thet actton bo commenced today' The Attorney Gonerel, ater boma dlecuoelon Involvlog an exploretlon OI pobatble alternatdIvee , agrood witb tha couree of ectlon. Wa Agreod that Wo eboeld carefully explaln to tha Famllloe Commlttoo and pobelbly to Mlro Cerdone that Wo were ka AQ Ney abandonlng our_Intentlon t0 Becuro the reloaso 0f tbe prloonoro but were foreod bocauee 0L clrcumetancoe boyond our control to b0t tbo pegotletton aelde pondlag Lurthor dovolopmonto Qp Otber Lmportent Problemo tavolvtng Our Cuban relectonablp: MeCono dIeeuoded tho above wlth Mr _ Bundy wbo pereonelly epproved the actlop and, In turn, recelved approval Irom blgher authorI6y. Tbo lattor wae communlcatod t0 the DCI by telopbone at L,45 P.m. to General Carter w/ covering memo JOHIN A_ MCCONE Dlrector SZZEET-EZz EY Copy ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== 13-00000 TOP SECBET November 6, 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr _ Cline, DD (I) SUBJECT: Castro a8 a Threat to the Americas _ I think that in analyzing Castro'9 potential in the Western Hemisphere a8 covered by paragraphs 9 through and including we should consider his pogture and potential under various alternatives of po8bible United States decisions and probable Soviet policies. Let us agsume for the moment that the United State8 meets the exact letter of the Kennedy-Khrushchev exchange and no more_ This would mean the withdrawal of IL 288, the halting of the establish- ment of a submarine base, and some acceptable form of inspection verifying the removal and assuring against the reintroduction f offensive devices, U.S. commit8 not to invade . At this point U.S_ commitment on propaganda, gabotage, guerrilla activities and other actiong designed to overthrow Castro is not very clear, but I think that we can assume that such activities if attempted would be no more succegsful in the future than they have been in the pagt, which is about zero. TOP Sz_ 21, ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== 13-00000 TOp SEBRET Having reached thig point, the Soviets have at least three alternatives: One , can abandon Castro, reduce military and economic aid, cut their losse8, and in such event Castro would soon collapse_ Current intelligence does not support guch a probable Soviet course of action, otherwise they would not be disposed to leave such quantities of extremely valuable modern military hardware, including the SAM sites, communications equipment, and extensive Naval and ground equipment and a large number of technicians Second , could maintain about the same level of economic and military support a8 in the past, although I would feel this could not be a very reasonable 28 _ sumption from the standpoint of military support a8 the presence of large amounts of additional military equipment, in- cluding those mentioned above , would necesgitate a higher level of military gupport than before in order to provide operational readiness, training maintenance, spare parts, replacements, etc Thig doe8 not mean more economic supportelthough I think Castro could ingist upon it on the ground8 that Soviet equipment is a burden to him and of course Dorticos alluded to this in statements in New York. 2 - TC? SEERET they they ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== 13-00000 TOP SECRET Third, the Soviets having accomplished one of their objectives, that of gecuring a U.S. guarantee againgt invasion, will increage their military and economic aid 90 that all military materiel will be work- able at all timeg and the Cagtro economy will be reasonably well off. Under each of these alternatives, Castro'8 posture and his effect on the United States and other Western Hemisphere countries will differ vastly and I would suggest that your paper be oriented 80 that it will project for the benefit of policy makerg the congequences, favorable or unfavorable, under these several alternatives. It i8 my personal opinion that Mikoyan will return to New York in a few days and will announce an agreement for some perfunctory Red Cros8 ground ingpection of the missile sites and nothing else, will deny any intention of a gubmarine bage, will dismis8 the IL 28 i88ue a8 wholly beyond the Khrushchev-Kennedy agreement , will indicate that all Soviets are Cuba except economic and agricultural advisers, and will state most persuasively that the Khrughchev-Kennedy agreement ha8 been fulfilled to the letter and demand our non-invagion commitment. He will then build Castro up and indicate Soviet intention for supporting in every way and to go right down the line with him_ 3 - SEEAZT ieaving ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== 13-00000 Castro will feel secure, his political and military structure will be manageable , and Cuba will be used by Cagtro and the Soviets more aggressively in the future than it has in the past in disturbing Western Hemiephere countries. This i8 the Bituation I fear, and [ think our policy makers whose negotiations are trending toward the establiciment of a set of conditions and commitmentg which will make the third case mentioned above a probabilitys should have the benefit of our thinking 28 to the congequences . In doing this, equal attention should be given to the first two alternatives. In further reference to the paper, the historical background 18 excellent, the country by country annex useful, although if time permitted we might the chiefs 0f gtation to the current view of their contacts 48 Win Scott did, The inventory of equipment is useful but I propose that it be broken down into three columns, a pre-July lst, 1962, added since July 1962, and the total a8 Of now John A _ McCone 4 get give ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== 13-00200 26 Beptenbar 196} MEMORANDOM SWAJECT' CLA acuvttloo ma Sotta Vlet Nam 1. Prlar to January 1962 tho CL malntalasd modebt etaelod 1n Seuta Vlot Nart (Be purpoae 01 whtch Bao to burport tbe Amabaeeader and Bcedquartero wtth reporte e the tuterpal sltuattea tn Soues Vbot Nar; te acttvttiee e tao Vlat Cond and th0 Counulete end chetr trout *0 @0 eoverenrerko 044 t0 #reldtte Botemne#} b mte mutoraa} eocurtsy probtona. Amer8 ether thtego 50 traled a44 equtrpad Speelal Forcee etode mlealon 6eo 10 candect 9 varlety @ pncanvenetenal acelvltlee auch 40 tba btperatten 4 V,Ca cantore, Mrterdletton & oepply couted _Intertorta wlta V.C.~cemntteettene:]_eebotegtg V.C, elertos bartacenrert; etc. Tao CLA atatlea exeeted abottt dogen crajntno center taroratoe: Sorata Vlct Nem Ia wtich velacted peatty 'tlladere would be trabed Ia comntalty datanee and ctvle ectkon 6 tooued 0xtna a04 thuo provlded t8 aetual dalonen & tte eteateete Bamlote created bm were: Tlece actrttlee Goro careled 09 sleb &40 qWerort 0 te 0.3. 8puckal Fercoe: ' Ao ta acuvltloe e7anted, 0 deterrabatlon 5ae Raade t2 QaLI ErLmae rooponatbuliey t0 eao matlltary, We} CMA 0ueport+ aad [ao awitcb 840 born eccompliehed euecoeetulty. Aboti 75, 000 Sotth VJet Nareea have been tratned, ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== 13-00000 SEEReT CLA created a Sortth Vbet Nanapee ItoLLleence oreanteatted; ectabllabed clvtlten' tntelllgence eyetem and trated tho peroeanel. adettiea &be Agensy adolated b to dovelopnont @ Intelllgenco epearetee shtato #0 SVN allitary. aaliea # carlety e activittee earo eupported doeteaed t0 Aeolot t1a baple obfoctiva &f etnnbag &0 war . Wtboet exceptica e1l CLA Probrens &a Souta Vlot Nara wero coordlnated tm 0e Antpapeador and eleo b Maeatestee CLA took n9 @allateral Bettono Eor tarolved leoek @a daelealag palloy. CIA ao baan repreeented at AH polloy meetbage ka Raealnstant tpeledtog NBC and Erocutlva Commtttoe mcetlage end e1I 4 t8e McNemnre-Peask Harbor mgathse betd t0 revtot Brogrdee. The acttvittee 0f the atatlcn 5ere eramlned Vy aM Irepoctlan teetaa epch 49 Genaral Wbeekor'0 mtedlen; Geperal Krttak'0 ecveral mleeloas, Ms. Porreatal' malaetona, etc: Ae @ 6me prter t0 recant but89 04 ertleal publlelty Bavo Cla'0 actlettbao @a Salgon boe0 sperted ethor taaa cecperatlve and e4 ategro} past 4 Q4 decapted and agroed polley. 2, SUAcpentba 1 June 1962 [ traveled extenelvely ta Soutb Vtet Nam: 2 seported Haa Eay #otusa taat reparedelve meeaureo 4 tbe Dbora/Nau reblma were cauateg conolderable crttlelama and taat tharo Wa: 2 4 ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== 13-00000 SESRET darger 0( & coup: Tbto ottuetlon wae watehod caretully by our CIA ptanlon and at frequent Aatervale 10 reported chat tte tnago & tbo sestmje Bl tarelehtng and benco &ta eUloctIveneee vea queettoneble. eumabor 0f estlmate8 and 0 Great pumber @{ reporta and appraleels Bore Iaeued, qach 6ne weralng thet the deterleretton & tha reglnte'8 Popularlty B8v0 Erae to s8rtouo qtestton conceralag the {tture trend G bo War and CLA warned that ualede correctlve EBAsusO8 D0to tabea by tha reftme t0 Lnaprovo %0 [xafe, * 580 #4lte peeatble tha wat Ronld b0 Ioet 0r t1at & Populas harlalne would cau8e tbo removal 0{ the reblme. For [8 moathe at {requent Lntervale Tamora cowpa Wope rocelvod by Gu5, atetloa end wese reported te the Ambaeeador and t0 Weehlngten: Throrshort thle perlod our Chlef 08 Sestiea at tha dtrectton 0/ the Ambeoeador mot 0168 every two weeka wlth Nco Dtna Nhe exlared all Problenae roletteg t0 tke eltuattond @ wbc re had 0 eoumaa lnterebt; and reported t0 Aae Ambaesedor , Contaete were aled malntalned Flth many grerpa Ln South Vtet Nard, rlth mllleary leadera and wlth knowledgeable cltbrena, revlew &{ the reporttng over 18 monthe and reeektteg eetlmtatee beer out that the Agency consletently warned & tbe deeerloratleg ettuatfon and tha pabetble consequencee. 3 ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== 13-00000 Vebze] Durteg thls perlod Ba aloo eualyeed the progreao 04 the Far @Rd t8o thsuet @L our reportlng Wee te eHlec tnat 0} t1o Amoricaa edvgere were aela to ororclee tHelr MDpoaco 6 t0 So1th Vlct Nanaeee mplttary, Iud 04t Bmbanay aad Genaral Harketna coto abla to perduade Dlam t0 reorlent end radeeloy &te {orcea; eredual but cenalatent favordble prebreda Feo made: J, Antete0*teL49eee @ dttterlt etteattea tavelvtad 8eerrtlla rartero rtero P5obt000 Cad Ret bo Baeaaured ta tarrttory Wop 0} Iaeto apd & casnaletea and prteonare: didererced @ opteloa ampng obeerVere artee. Laoelae Amerlcane roqulred t0 Gork wtta etubbota and autborteertaa reelmne eted boeomo ereeparated by ute dMttceltleo bavolved: Forthartnore Amertcananeepetonaed t0 0ut elvt Hbertleet Ireedema: and the steto 4 tbe Indivtdual a0 ekockad By @o ctaduet 4 4 Boverunrnedt ehlcd daprtvoo the ta dfeldual 4 te0e prtv[aged. Ftmally a Amerleen comtattey Lvtng aman8 natives: many 4 5tom 458 velonely crItlcal 0 €Ao goveramen: (end tate [o tbo ceeo la &ateoa and Baeh aro botd t0 b0 Iafhenced byo m4@ 2 deeree eDponee, Aseeo crttteteme. For eaeee beadona Waore Rave been eertong dlorencae etuhta te Amerteen commaulty C0 0 ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== 13-00000 SCRET Widta tho CLA otatlon there ar0 dLGoronces e eptalon. Somo teal the caueo ko bopaleea wich the Dtem reetme In Powvos . Otboro Ieel * beot t0 g0 aleng with to Fegtme Untll a bettor one Bprearo , Tbe reportba8 han boent horever ,. conaletent end hae cotncldod wtth the vlowe e Atbaseador Noltlng. Wtthla AID aa4 USLA ttore bave bean treng dlflerencee 4 optntoa and the eamn0 le true % tbe Emba8ey Itam. O0 the other hant, t0o mllltary watch t0 dovotod t0 @o elaglo taok 0{ defoetteg te Vlet had turnad %e back 09 polieteal prebloms and concentreted 00 mlLItary Problems and have becn ateedfaet In refualng €o be deterred by tateral pelltleal teouo8. Many People have becoma blqaly epactlenal, have talked too mach &d nave eivea the [mproeoion @{ vory dp82 epLita . 5 - 2- 4/ pzyv - 1hcfs 3 CC ~ 2ceee Conge ================================================== Page 18 ================================================== 13-00000 SEGEET Statteattte baet eevorel weeke The Hpo Jncldent o0 8th we0 & gorlopo detbaek for tbe Dlem Govorament Te egreement wlth tha Buddhlete o Juna I6th wae daelgned t0 Amprove the etteattoa Tho agroment wea aevar_carrled 0 Lacroastng eeltatlon by tbo Buddhlete culmlnatod [n &he ralde &p the pegodas m Apguet 2L Tbla wee earrted out apperently &8 €he droetlon 0 Nu by #to Speclal Forcae, seme ewbom are @n :pe Selzon G Hye erea and by (ba mLuleety: Ln #e ceaaeetlen &t /0 @o bo Boted tbat Relebor MACV nor OA malntalnod abdolute eontrol ovor tbo doployment @ &he Spockal Foieoa and It Ia to be petad thet subetantlal untta @ them were depbred t0 &he porth and engaged In thals reautar aeetepmente: The ecttoa en Anguat 2I broke to camael'0 baek &0 Lar a8 thaee In thie Unlted Statee Gevrument who felt (het &be cauee would ba @oot M ehe Dlam regtme romatned Theretore: 8 cable weo Bent t0 the Ambaeeador Inetzuculag Am to Inelet on efteatlve getorme Ineludlag reduelng tbo tnfluenee ead euthartty & tbe Nhue and L{ thle corld pot ba aecampllekad by Parewaeibn 6 teke &ueh aetiaa 48 would aceomplleh thlo ebfectve &On thoeeh /t meant removteg ta reetme Tbe lauk I tle Iaetructlon wae tbat there eadeted at the time no (tn eetimete a0 t0 &he Poeailallty @I 6uccabafully relormles the regtme and n9 plan {or 0 buecoab0r regtmo. At the QA wae abkod by Ua Ambadeader and Generel Harkins t0 query certata mllltary Jeadere end t0 determlne wbather the "6 - Mey polat SZRFET ================================================== Page 19 ================================================== 13-00000 SZE2T radentmeat kad created # body % optnloa ameng tha mtlltarye tbo Securlty Fercae and tba publle tbat would Cerry aI{ a coup and eetabHleb & Dew bovarntnent; QA ropoatod tkle condltlon dd not eddet Dutlng tho week % Avguet 26 end wlthout taklag a poeltion a8 to wbethor the reelmte ebould er ebeld a5 0a removed, te Agency urged care' ead dellberatlon It potnted 0ut ehat t0 act preclpitoualy and wIthout eequrance 0f spccuea @ elvll war veald (nevlebly roeelt; tbe war agataet tte Vlot Cong would ba kast eed #e Commen ota wonl4 tk4 owet- Thle poatelon wec htghly eraoperetiag to Ehope wbd ezeted t mova procapltonely- It Ia.Ior tble Dea8qn that tbe edvocatee e{ actloa t Nove preclpltorely rtbout eoordtnatlon and wIthot: [uteLuleence-gupport A7e 40w carryteg o & eampalsd aealnst tha Centrel Iateligenee Agorey ed W5 Stattor 4% 2 ================================================== Page 20 ================================================== 13-00000 2 September 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR: General Carter You will note from the very brief memorandum of my; discussion with Secretary Rusk that he made two requests the first, a study of the reasons for lack of action of the Communists in Southeast Asia_ This is a matter I discussed at thig morning'8 meeting and I hope that we can have an OCI memorandum on my return. The second question was concerning clandestine channels to Castro, the Chinese Communists and Hanoi_ This should be given serious thought by DDP_ Each situation differs. I am sure we could; if we desired, open up a channel to Castro. The Peiping and Hanoi situationg are more difficult. In one respect there is a channel open to through Warsaw , but it is not effective_ Perhaps the] Eapepiaiogj Jwould have some_thoughts_ on this Also, there is a channel to Hanoi through thelCanadian representative on the ICC; however this obviously is an "official" channel and is not very productive_ I think it would be well to g0 over this matter with Dick Helms when he returns _ Secretary Rusk expects comments on both these points next week. IAAll JEfiz A. McCONE pirector Attached: Copy of MR on Discussion with Secretary Rusk 7/ ^` Js Fe Zl

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