</s>178-10003-10099 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System Date: 8/27/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: KISS/SCOW RECORD NUMBER: 178-1003-10009 RECORD SERIES: CHURCH COM. AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 7506462 (2) Document Information ORIGINATOR: NSC FROM: 10: RECORD TITLE: MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) ON MONGOOSE, 9/6/62 DATE: 09/06/1962 PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS: CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS OPERATION MONGOOOSE CUBAIN EXILES ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES DOCUMENT TYPE: MEMORANDUM CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: IC CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/16/1993 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: Attached to 1781000310069. Unmarked but probably TOP SECRET. V9.1 NW 50995 DocId: 32204525 Page 1 76

Summary  
This document contains minutes from a meeting held on September 6, 1962, titled "Minutes of Meeting of the Special Group (Augmented) on Operation MONGOOSE." The discussion centered on planning and coordination for U.S. clandestine operations against Cuba, including sabotage, propaganda, and radio activities. Key topics included:  
- Evaluation of a previously-approved sabotage operation (Operation 1878-1003-1009), with General Carter reporting progress expected by Sunday.  
- Review of proposed actions such as dropping leaflets via balloons, distributing propaganda to Cuban exile groups, and coordinating radio broadcasts (e.g., "Radio Swan").  
- Consideration of agricultural sabotage using biological agents disguised as natural disasters.  
- Legal and operational concerns regarding potential Cuban countermeasures against U.S. radio stations.  
- Debate over the scope of U.S. involvement in economic actions against Cuba and the need for clear policy directives.  
- Discussion of contingency planning beyond Operation MONGOOSE, including responses to potential revolts or Soviet presence in Cuba.  

Key People  
- McGeorge Bundy (National Security Council)  
- Attorney General  
- Martin (NSC)  
- William Bundy (NSC)  
- General Decker, General Landsdale, General Harris, General Carter  
- Mr. Murrow (State Department)  

Key Locations  
- Cuba  
- United States (Washington, D.C.)  

Key Events  
- Planning and coordination for Operation MONGOOSE (anti-Castro operations).  
- Discussion of sabotage methods, propaganda dissemination, and radio broadcasts.  
- Legal and operational debates over U.S. involvement in Cuban affairs.  
- Contingency planning for potential revolts or Soviet activities in Cuba.  

Key Organizations  
- National Security Council (NSC)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Department of State  
- Special Group (Augmented)  
- General Landsdale’s group (State representative)

JFK Declassified Files

178-10003-10090.pdf

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