</s>157-10014-10081 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date : 08/04/95 Page : 1 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : SSCIA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER: : 157-1004-10081 RECORD SERIES : HEARINGS AGENCY FILE NUMBER # 10-H-13 RECORD INFORMATION: ORIGINATOR : SSCIA DOCUMENT INFORMATION FROM : TO : GOODWIN, RICHARD TO : TITLE : : GOODWIN_RICHARD : : DATE : : : : 07/10/75 PAGES : : ASSASSINATINATION, TRUJILLO SUBJECTS : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CIA EISENHOWER, DWIGHT DOCUMENTS TYPE : TRANSCRIPT CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED : RESTRICTIONS : OPEN IN FULL : : CURRENT STATUS : : RELEASED WITH DELETONS DATE OF LAST STATUS: : : OF LAST CRITERIA : 05/12/98 : OPENING CRITERA : COMMENTS : : : Box 3 NW 50955 DocId: 32423369 Page 1 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED

**Key Points:**

* John F. Kennedy's administration was informed of an assassination plot against Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo in May 1961.
* President Kennedy instructed the CIA to draft a telegram stating that he did not want any further involvement in the plot, and that the US would not provide any more weapons or support.
* The rewritten telegram stated that the US did not want to be associated with the plot and would not provide any further assistance.

**Dates and Locations:**

* May 1961: Assassination plot against Trujillo revealed
* June 1, 1961: Memorandum for the files regarding covert activities in the Dominican Republic
* May 30, 1961: Trujillo's assassination

**Significant Events and Activities:**

* Transfer of arms to dissident groups for personal defense and assassination purposes
* Assassination plot against President Kennedy (later revealed as false)
* US involvement in coup or revolution in the Dominican Republic

**Connections to JFK, the Assassination, or Related Investigations:**

* Goodwin's involvement in Latin American affairs policy statements
* CIA covert activities in the Dominican Republic
* Arms transfer to dissidents for assassination purposes

**Evidence, Testimony, or Findings Mentioned:**

* Memorandum for the files dated June 1, 1961
* Briefing paper requested by Goodwin on May 13, 1961
* Transfer of machine guns to the Dominican Republic through the diplomatic pouch
* Testimony from Goodwin regarding the telegram and CIA involvement in Trujillo's assassination

**People Mentioned:**

* President John F. Kennedy
* McGeorge Bundy's deputy, Theodore Sorensen
* CIA Chief of Station in the Dominican Republic, Mr. Deaborn
* Air Force General John Martin
* Goodwin (who testified at the hearing)

**Documents and Cables Mentioned:**

* The telegram drafted by Goodwin stating that Kennedy did not want any further involvement in the assassination plot.
* A cable from the CIA Chief of Station in the Dominican Republic, Mr. Deaborn, stating his disappointment with the new policy.
* A report on the investigation into the CIA's involvement in Trujillo's assassination

JFK Declassified Files

157-10014-10081.pdf

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