</s>157-10011-10024 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System Date: 7/30/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY : SCCIA RECORD NUMBER: 157-1001-10034 RECORD SERIES : TRANSCRIPT AGENCY FILE NUMBER : RECORD SEERIES : TRANSCRIPT AGENCY FILE NUMBER :: Document Information ORIGINATOR: SSCIA FROM: COLBY, WILLIAM E. TO: TITLE: SSCI TRANSCRIPT, TESTIMONY OF DCI WILLIAMS COLBY. DATE: 05/21/1975 PAGES: 113 SUBJECTS: CASTRO SSCI TRANSCRIPT, TESTINONY OF DCI WILLIAMI COLBY OPERATION MONOGOOSE CUBA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT: CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: Consulted: IB; Donor Restricted CURRENT STATUS: Redect DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/04/1994 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: SSCI Box 239, Folder 14 1 v1 NW 50955 DocId: 32203792 Page 1 1

Summary:  
This document is a transcript of testimony provided by William E. Colby, former Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), before the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities on May 21, 1975. The testimony discusses CIA operations related to Cuba and Africa during the early 1960s, including Project Monogoose, which aimed to destabilize Fidel Castro’s regime. Colby addresses the use of criminal elements and covert actions, referencing individuals like William Harvey, who oversaw a gambling syndicate operation linked to assassination plots against Castro and Patrice Lumumba. The testimony also mentions the Warren Commission’s investigation into JFK’s assassination, including references to photographic evidence involving Lee Harvey Oswald. Discussions include compartmentation of intelligence operations, funding for covert projects (e.g., ZR Rifle), and interactions with figures like Robert Maheu, a former FBI informant used by the CIA.  

Key People:  
- William E. Colby (DCI)  
- William Harvey (Operations directorate head)  
- Mr. Bissel (CIA official overseeing operations)  
- Raymond Rocca (CIA liaison to the Warren Commission)  
- Robert Maheu (former FBI informant, CIA contact)  
- Patrice Lumumba (Congolese political leader targeted in assassination plots)  
- Fidel Castro (Cuban leader subject of U.S. covert operations)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (Committee hearings)  
- Cuba (Operation Monogoose focus)  
- Congo (Lumumba-related operations)  
- Berlin (Harvey’s prior intelligence work)  

Key Events:  
- Testimony by William Colby regarding CIA’s involvement in Cuban and African covert actions (1960s).  
- Discussion of Project Monogoose, including its dual purpose for assassination capabilities.  
- Reference to the Warren Commission’s investigation into JFK’s assassination and associated photographic evidence.  
- Mention of ZR Rifle project, a covert operation with unclear objectives tied to executive action.  
- Use of criminal elements (e.g., gambling syndicates) in assassination plots against Castro and Lumumba.  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities  
- Warren Commission (investigated JFK’s assassination)

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