</s>157-1001-10018 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date:08/15/92 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA AGENCY NUMBER : 157-1001=10018 RECORD NUMBER: RECORDS SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER #: DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY FILLE NUMBER :: ORIGINATOR : SSCIA DOCUMent INFORMATION FROM : TO : TITLE : SSCI TRANSCRIPT DATED JUNE 11, 1975, TESTIMONY OF RICHARD M. BISSELL DATE : 06/11/75 PAGES : 135 SUBJECTS : TRANSCRIPT, TESTINONY OF Richard M. Bissell DOCUMENTS TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : T RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/29/93 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : SSCI Box 231, Folder 5, Testimony of Richard Bissell [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 50955 DocId: 32203786 Page 1

Summary: This document contains a transcript of testimony provided by Richard M. Bissell before a congressional committee on June 11, 1975. The testimony discusses CIA operations involving potential assassinations of foreign leaders, including discussions about targeting Patrice Lumumba (Congolese leader) and Rafael Trujillo (Dominican dictator). Bissell acknowledges that the CIA considered methods to neutralize political threats, such as supplying weapons to dissident groups, which could be used against targeted individuals. The testimony references code names like "Project LENDED" or "REMEDEY," which were associated with efforts to support dissidents in Latin America. Bissell notes that while arms were supplied to small groups, there is no direct evidence of assassination plans being approved. He also mentions interactions with the State Department and other agencies regarding these operations. The document includes redacted social security numbers and references to classified communications.  

Key People: Richard M. Bissell (CIA official), Patrice Lumumba (Congolese leader), Rafael Trujillo (Dominican dictator), unnamed CIA operatives, Senator Mondale, Senator Baker, Senator Goldwater, and others involved in the testimony.  

Key Locations: Washington D.C., Congo, Dominican Republic, Indonesia.  

Key Events: Testimony by Richard M. Bissell regarding CIA operations targeting foreign leaders, discussions about arming dissident groups, references to Project LENDED/REMEDEY, interactions with the State Department, and considerations of assassination as a political tool.  

Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), U.S. State Department, Special Group (interagency committee).

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