</s>157-10002-10056 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date: 09/30/93 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : 157-100022-10055 AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER: 157-10022-100056 RECORD SERIES : MEMORANDUM RECORDS SERIES # AGENCY FILE NUMBER # DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : CIA DRIGIMATOR : SCHLESINGER, ARTHUR JR TO : THE PRESIDENT TITLE : CIA REORGANIZATION DATE : 06/10/61 PAGES : 15 SUBJECTS : CIA COVERT ACTION PARAMILITARY WARFARE CUBA POLICY CONTROL DOCUMent TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : S DOCUMEN TYPE : REFERRED RESTRICTIONS : REFRERRED CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/20/93 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Box 244 Folder 7 Exhibit 5 to R. Goodwin testimony on 7/18/75 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 50955 DocId: 3221896 Page 1

John F. Kennedy, the President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had been involved in covert operations and intelligence gathering activities, including those related to Cuba and other foreign policy issues.

In June 1961, CIA Director Arthur Schlesinger Jr. wrote a memo to President Kennedy regarding the reorganization of the agency's clandestine services, which included paramilitary warfare and covert action.

The memo noted that the CIA had not been effectively coordinated with U.S. foreign policy and that the agency's intelligence collection was often at odds with State Department interests.

A specific operation mentioned in the memo involved a CIA attempt to subvert a member of the Special Branch of the Congolese government, which ultimately led to an embarrassing situation for the CIA.

The memo also highlighted the need for better coordination between the CIA and the State Department on covert operations, citing the example of the Bay of Pigs invasion as a failed operation that had created a negative impact on U.S. foreign policy.

Other key points mentioned in the document include:

* The CIA's clandestine services were involved in activities that could create situations which forced policy on the State Department.
* The agency's operations had been criticized for creating situations that were at odds with friendly states and had created permanent damage to US foreign relations.
* There was a need for better coordination between the CIA and the State Department on covert operations, including providing information to State about projected operations.

The document also mentions the JFK Act and the Department of State, but these are not directly related to the assassination or investigations.

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