</s>157-10005-10236 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date: 10/04/93 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINAINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER : 157-1005-102436 AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD SERIES : RECORDS SERIES # AGENCY FILE NUMBER: R445 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : SCCIA FROM : TO : TITLE : REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS/TRANSCRIPT DATE : 07/08/75 PAGES : 257 SUBJECTS : TESTIMONY BY LANSDALE CONCERNING ALLEGED ASSASSINTATION PLOTS EXHIBITS ATTACHED IN THE FORM OF MEMOS/NEWS ARTICLES DOCUMET TYPE : TRANSPORT/EXHABITS CLASSIFICATION : T RESTRICTIONS : T RESTRICATIONS : REFERRED DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/ 04/93 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : BOX 251-5 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 50955 DocId: 32202426 Page 1

Summary:  
The document includes a meeting transcript dated July 8, 1975, involving General Landsdale and Mr. Schwartz discussing progress on agent teams infiltrated into Cuba. General Landsdale confirmed that three agent teams had been infiltrated but did not mention any specific details about assassination plots targeting Fidel Castro or other individuals. A memorandum from May 7, 1962, titled "Report of Progress to Higher Authority" is referenced, which outlines CIA operations in Cuba under Project Mongoose, including sabotage plans, intelligence gathering, and political actions against the Cuban government. The document details efforts to undermine Castro's regime through economic warfare, psychological operations, and covert activities such as fuel sabotage and TV intrusion. It also references the Opa-Locka Interrogation Center and discussions about recruiting Cubans for U.S. military involvement.  

Key People:  
- General Landsdale (Brigadier General, CIA)  
- Mr. Schwartz (interrogator or investigator)  
- Mr. Harvey (CIA operative)  
- President John F. Kennedy (indirectly referenced in the context of U.S. policy)  
- Fidel Castro (target of CIA operations)  

Key Locations:  
- Opa-Locka, Florida (Interrogation Center)  
- Havana, Cuba (TV broadcasts and sabotage targets)  
- Washington, D.C. (CIA headquarters and government offices)  
- Puerto Rico (proposed intelligence centers)  

Key Events:  
- Infiltration of CIA agent teams into Cuba (1962)  
- Sabotage plans targeting Cuban infrastructure (fuel, power, communications)  
- Psychological operations to incite anti-Castro sentiment  
- Recruitment of Cubans for U.S. military and intelligence activities  
- Meetings of the Special Group (Augmented) discussing Project Mongoose  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Department of Defense  
- Office of the Secretary of Defense  
- United States government (policy and operational directives)  
- Cuban government (target of U.S. operations)

JFK Declassified Files

157-10005-10236.pdf

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