</s>157-10011-10009 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date: 08/15/92 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINAATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : 157-1001-10000 AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER: 157-1001-10000 RECORD SERIES : INDEX CARDS AGENCY FILE NUMBER # AGENCY FILE NUMBER . DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : TO : TITLE : [R] DATE : 07/01/75 PAGES : 494 SUBJECTS : OPERATION MONGOOSE [R|] DOCUENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT DOCUMent TYPE : T CLASSIFICATION : T RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/28/93 CURRENT REVIEW: P OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : COMMENTS ; Box 132, Book 1 of 5, Index Cards dated June-July 1975 [RJ] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 50955 DocId: 32203768 Page 1

Summary:  
The documents detail planning and execution of Operation MONGOOSE, a CIA-led covert operation targeting Fidel Castro’s regime in Cuba during 1960–1962. The operation involved sabotage of Cuban infrastructure, intelligence gathering, recruitment of anti-Castro agents, and coordination with the National Security Council (NSC) and Special Group Augmented, which included President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Robert F. Kennedy. Key activities included infiltration teams in Oriente Province reporting on Cuban security measures, planning for radio broadcasts from submarines to undermine Castro’s regime, and personnel changes such as Brig. Gen. B.I.T. Harris replacing Craig as operations representative. The NSC and Special Group reviewed progress reports, debated resource allocation, and considered military intervention or economic warfare measures like oil embargoes. Intelligence assessments highlighted Soviet military presence in Cuba, Cuban air defenses, and logistical challenges for covert operations. Coordination with the Organization of American States (OAS) aimed to diplomatically isolate Cuba.  

Key People:  
- John F. Kennedy (President, Special Group Augmented member)  
- Lyndon B. Johnson (Special Group Augmented member)  
- Robert F. Kennedy (Attorney General, Special Group Augmented member)  
- Richard Helms (CIA Director)  
- James Jesus Angleton (CIA counterintelligence chief)  
- Brigadier General Edward Lansdale (U.S. military advisor)  
- William Harvey (CIA agent)  
- James Lansdale (CIA official)  
- Brig. Gen. B.I.T. Harris (U.S. Army operations representative)  
- Raul Castro (Cuban leader)  

Key Locations:  
- Cuba (target of operations; Oriente Province, Havana)  
- Washington, D.C. (NSC and Special Group meetings)  

Key Events:  
- Planning and approval of Operation MONGOOSE (1960–1962)  
- Infiltration teams in Oriente Province reporting on Cuban security measures (June 1962)  
- Reports of captured operatives by Raul Castro (June 27, 1962)  
- Planning for radio broadcasts from a submarine to counter Cuban Communist operations  
- Personnel changes within the CIA and U.S. military operations in Cuba  
- Review of intelligence reports on Soviet-Cuban military cooperation  
- Consideration of economic warfare measures (e.g., oil embargoes)  
- Coordination with OAS for diplomatic isolation of Cuba  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- National Security Council (NSC)  
- Special Group Augmented (interagency task force including NSC, Attorney General’s office, and CIA)  
- U.S. Department of Defense (military support considerations)  
- Organization of American States (OAS)

JFK Declassified Files

157-10011-10000.pdf

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