</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

Summary: This document contains transcripts from 1975 Senate hearings involving Richard M. Goodwin, who testified about U.S. government actions related to the Dominican Republic during the early 1960s. The testimony details CIA covert operations against dictator Rafael Trujillo, including arms transfers (carbines, pistols, and submachine guns) to dissident groups seeking to overthrow his regime. Goodwin notes that these activities were authorized under Eisenhower’s administration but continued into Kennedy’s presidency. Discussions focus on U.S. policy shifts under Kennedy, who explicitly prohibited involvement in assassination plots, leading to the drafting of a telegram to the Dominican Consul (Dearborn) to clarify non-participation. The testimony also references debates over CIA operational risks, deniability, and potential U.S. complicity in Trujillo’s 1961 assassination, including unapproved military actions like the bombing of his palace by an Air Force general.  

Key People: Richard M. Goodwin (CIA official/testifier), Mr. Schwartz (hearing participant), The Chairman (hearing moderator), Senator Baker, Senator Mondale, Senator Schweiker, Mr. DeBorton (CIA agent), President John F. Kennedy (referenced in policy directives).  

Key Locations: Dominican Republic (site of Trujillo’s assassination and CIA operations), Washington, D.C. (U.S. government offices), Tah J (unspecified location), Cudaj (likely misspelled or unclear reference).  

Key Events: Transfer of weapons to dissidents in the Dominican Republic, drafting and sending of a telegram to the Consul regarding U.S. non-involvement in assassinations, debates over CIA operational risks and deniability, Trujillo’s assassination in 1961, unapproved bombing of his palace by an Air Force general, discussions about U.S.-backed military actions in Latin America.  

Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), U.S. State Department, White House, Organization of American States (OAS).

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