</s>157-10022-10165 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date: 10/05/93 Page:1 JFK ASSASSIMATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : 157-1002-10155 RECORD NUMBER: SSCIA RECORD NUNBER : 153-10002-101665 RECORDS SERIES : TRANSCRIPT AGENCY FILE NUMBER # R-696 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : SSCIIA FROM : TO : TITLE : TESTIMONY OF DAVID ATLEE PHILLIPS DATE : 07/31/75 Page: 1.0.1 PAGES : 178 SUBJECTS : CIA CUBA CASTRO LASKY . MEYER BAY OF PIGS ASSASSINATIONS TASSASSIMANTOS TASSINATIONAL SANTOS RUBY : JACK CHILE ALLENGE OPERATION MONGOOSE DOCUMENITY TYPE : T PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : T RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED: CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/30/93 OPENING CRITERTA : COMMENTS : Box 256 Folder 14 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 50955 DocId: 32282005 Page 1

Summary  
The documents detail CIA operations in Latin America during the 1960s–1970s, focusing on covert activities in Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic. Testimonies from David Atlee Phillips describe the use of false flag tactics, including establishing clandestine bases under false identities to obscure U.S. involvement. These operations involved providing equipment such as tear gas, gas masks, and machine guns to local groups. Communications between CIA headquarters and field stations included coded messages and "eyes only" cables, often directed to high-ranking officials like General Bennett (Chief of DIA) and Chilean military personnel. Discussions referenced the Valenzuela group’s abduction plan, coordination with General Vaux, and logistical challenges in managing informal networks among operatives. The death of General Schneider was noted as an accident rather than an assassination. Operations also involved Task Force logistics, including a control area described as a small windowless room staffed by secretaries and junior officers.  

Key People  
- David Atlee Phillips (CIA officer testifying about operations)  
- Colonel Wimert (assigned to work under CIA direction in Chile)  
- General Bennett (Chief of DIA; recipient of classified cables)  
- Colonel Wirings (involved in military assistance programs)  
- General Vaux (Chilean military official linked to abduction plans)  
- Valenzuela (leader of a group involved in operations)  
- General Viaux (former leader of a group removed from operations in October)  
- Senator Schweiker/Schweizer (interrogators during Phillips’ testimony)  
- Miss Culbreth/Culberth (interrogators)  
- Mr. Broe, Mr. Karamessines, Mr. Helms, Mr. Johnston (CIA and government personnel)  

Key Locations  
- Chile (Santiago; operational areas)  
- Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Dominican Republic (sites of CIA operations)  
- Washington, D.C. (CIA headquarters and administrative centers)  
- A small windowless room (control area for the Task Force)  

Key Events  
- Establishment of false flag bases to avoid U.S. attribution for covert actions  
- Transmission of classified cables between CIA headquarters and field stations, including "eyes only" messages for General Bennett  
- Coordination of abduction plans by Valenzuela’s group with Chilean military figures like Vaux  
- Removal of General Viaux from operations in October, leading to a more capable group taking over  
- Logistical management of the Task Force, including shifts of secretaries and junior officers  
- Discussion of secure communications methods, such as cable transmissions and hand-carried delivery of sensitive information  
- Characterization of General Schneider’s death as an accident rather than an assassination  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)  
- U.S. Department of Defense  
- Chilean military (including Carabineros, General Vaux, and unnamed officials)  
- CIA Counterintelligence shop  
- Task Force (with secretarial and operational support personnel)  
- Groups associated with Viaux and Valenzuela

JFK Declassified Files

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