</s>157-10014-10067 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date : 08/06/95 Page : 1 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER: 157-1004-100667 RECORD SERIES : HEARINGS AGENCY FILE NUMBER # 09-H-08 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : TWEEDY, BRONSON TO : TITLE : : TWEEDLY, BRONSON : : DATE : : PAGES : : : 76 : CONGO SUBJECTS : ASSASSINATINATION, LUMUMBA CIA DOCUMent TYPE : TRANSCRIPT CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED RESTRICTIONS : 1A : 1A CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETONS DATE OF LAST CRITERIA : : RELEASED With DELETIONS 09/25/98 OF LAST CRitERIA: OPENING CRITERA : COMMENTS : : NW 50955 DocId: 324234555 Page 1 [[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

Summary  
The documents detail CIA operations in Congo during the early 1960s, focusing on interactions between U.S. intelligence agencies and Congolese political figures. Discussions involve planning for potential covert actions against Patrice Lumumba, a Congolese leader perceived as a threat to U.S. interests, with considerations of methods such as poisoning or biological agents. Testimonies from Bronson Tweedy, former CIA Chief of the African Division, describe internal CIA deliberations, coordination with State Department officials like Joe Satterfield and James Penfield, and consultations with senior figures including Richard Bissell and Allen Dulles. While theoretical planning for Lumumba’s removal was discussed, no direct orders were issued. The documents also reference logistical challenges, restricted communication channels (e.g., cables), and broader U.S. concerns over Soviet influence in Africa. No explicit mention of John F. Kennedy or the assassination investigation is present in the summaries.  

Key People  
- Bronson Tweedy (CIA Chief of African Division)  
- Richard Bissell (CIA Deputy Director)  
- Allen Dulles (CIA Director)  
- Joe Satterfield (Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, State Department)  
- James Penfield (State Department official)  
- Patrice Lumumba (Congolese leader)  
- Quentin O’Donnell (CIA operative)  
- Gordon Gray (CIA officer)  
- William Harvey (CIA Chief of Staff D)  
- QWIN (operative deployed to Congo)  
- WIROGUE (recruited asset with paramilitary role)  
- Sidney Cotterill (implied scientist involved in biological substances)  

Key Locations  
- Congo (specifically Leopoldville, Katanga region, Elizabethville)  
- Washington, D.C. (CIA headquarters, Senate Select Committee hearings)  
- Brussels, London, Dakar, Senegal, Luxembourg  
- United Nations headquarters  

Key Events  
- U.S.-Congo intelligence coordination during the 1960s  
- Discussions on theoretical planning for Lumumba’s removal from power  
- Use of restricted cables for communication between CIA stations and headquarters  
- Consideration of biological agents and poisoning as potential methods for covert operations  
- Recruitment and deployment of assets like QWIN and WIROGUE under pseudonyms  
- Internal CIA deliberations on regional divisions and operational strategies in Africa  
- U.S. government coordination with the State Department, White House, and UN on Congo-related matters  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- United States Department of State  
- United Nations (UN)  
- African Division (CIA)  
- Staff D (CIA)  
- CIA headquarters (DDP/DCI)

JFK Declassified Files

157-10014-10067.pdf

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