</s>Doc ID: 6878920 Doc Ref ID: A42687212 SECRET SPOKE DATE: 03/24/97 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : NSA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER: : 144-1001-10108 RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER # DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : NNA FROM : : 0/VG :0/VG :0 /G :1/0/CUM/R96-63: WESTERN ARMY TOLD TO STAND BY FOR ALERT IN REACTION TITLE : WESTERN ARMY TO STAND By FOR ALERI IN REACTION [RJ] 2/O/Cum/R69-63 : WESTERN ARMY TOMD TO STANDBY FOR ALENT IN REACTION DATE : 12/05/63 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : 2 CUBA, MILITARY ACTIVITY [R] DOCUMent TYPE REPORT CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRICATIONS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/11/93 OPENING CRITERIALS DETERMINATION REQUIRED ORIGINALATING AGENCY'S Determination REQUIRED COMMENTS : COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION CONTAINS SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION [R) - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS. OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINTATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN. RFK, AND THE REV. DR. MILK, JR. SECRETSPOKE

Summary  
The documents detail military alerts and communications related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. A COMINT report from the National Security Agency (NSA) notes that Western Army units were instructed to stand by for an alert in response to events surrounding Kennedy’s death. The report references Cuba as a subject and includes codeword material. It also mentions that the Eastern Naval District and army coastal observation posts in the First Area were placed on alert, likely due to proximity to Guantanamo Naval Base. No formal alert was issued for Western Army units, though Bahia Honda (Cuba) and Pinar del Rio (Cuba) followed orders to prepare personnel for potential military operations. The documents are declassified under Executive Order 14176, which pertains to the assassinations of President JFK, Senator RFK, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  

Key People  
- John F. Kennedy (President of the United States)  
- Unknown individuals involved in military operations or alerts (not named in documents)  

Key Locations  
- Fort George G. Meade, Maryland (NSA headquarters)  
- Bahia Honda, Cuba  
- Pinar del Rio, Cuba  
- Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba  
- First Area (likely a U.S. military region)  

Key Events  
- Assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963  
- Military alerts and preparations by Western Army units in response to the assassination  
- Placement of Eastern Naval District and army coastal observation posts on alert  
- Prohibition of statements pro or con regarding the President’s death  

Key Organizations  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- Western Army (U.S. military unit)  
- Bahia Honda (Cuban military command)  
- Pinar del Rio (Cuban military headquarters)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10108.pdf

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