</s>104-10307-10024 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 A TOP SECRET - SENSITIVE D D A 27 November 1962 Discussed 27 November R Note: 1962 by DD/P with DCI and approved generally in principle by DCI. Fully concoured in by DD/PP. MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence MEMORDUM FOR : Director of Control Intelligence THROUGH: Deputy Director (Plans) SUBJECT: Operational Plan for Continuing Operations Against Cuba 1. Action: This memorandum is for your information and pursuant to your request. Recommendations for action are contained in Paragraph V below. The purpose of this memorandum is to delineate an operational plan for the action which we believe should be taken by CIA against Cuba for the predictable future. In summary the plan provides for continuing, even intensifying, the intelligence effort against Cuba and for the reorientation of the current effort into a long term denied area type of operation of the highest priority. I. ASSUMPTIONS: A. The United States Government will give public assurances that, provided no nuclear or offensive weapons are present or re-introduced into Cuba, and provided Cuba does not take action to threaten the peace and security of the Western Hemisphere, the United States does not intend to invade Cuba or support an invasion of Cuba. TOP SECRET - SENSEITIVE

Summary:  
This document outlines an operational plan for CIA activities against Cuba under President John F. Kennedy’s administration. It details assumptions about U.S. policy toward Cuba, including public assurances of non-invasion and the prioritization of long-term intelligence operations over direct military action. The plan emphasizes clandestine efforts to isolate the Castro regime, discredit it, and maintain economic and political pressure through covert means. Key strategies include expanding intelligence collection via refugee interrogations, third-country agents, and maritime operations; leveraging liaison services with foreign governments; and intensifying counterintelligence against Cuban security organs. It also discusses the continuation of psychological warfare, propaganda, and support for Cuban exile groups, while cautioning against paramilitary or sabotage actions due to risks of exposure and counteraction. The document recommends organizational changes within the CIA, including the abolition of the Mongoose mechanism and repositioning of Task Force W.  

Key People:  
- William K. Harvey (Chief, Task Force W)  
- Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)  
- Deputy Director for Plans (DD/P)  
- Special Group (Augmented)  

Key Locations:  
- Cuba  
- Miami (KOLA station)  
- Havana  
- Latin America (specifically mentioned as a focus area for operations)  
- Chile, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, England, Uruguay, Greece, Spain, France, Canada, and others  

Key Events:  
- Cuban Missile Crisis (contextual reference to U.S.-Cuba tensions)  
- Opa-Locka Interrogation Center dismantling and potential re-establishment  
- Continued CIA operations against the Castro regime  
- Proposals for "Track Two" support of Cuban exile groups  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- U.S. Department of State  
- Foreign liaison services (British, French, Italian, etc.)  
- Cuban government and its security apparatus (G-2)  
- Soviet Bloc entities

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