</s>178-10004-10065 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: ROCKCOM RECORD NUMBER: 178-100044-10053 AGENCY NUMBER : ROCKCOM AGENCY NAME: Agency information RECORD SERIES: ASSASSINATIÓN FILE AGENCY FILE NUMBER :: MISC. ROCKEFELLER.COM. AND CIA FILES (3) AGENCY FILE NUMBER. MISC. ROCKCELLER COM. AND CIA FILES(3) Document Information ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: CIA TO: Document Information TITLE: DCI PRESENTATION TO THE PFIAB, 7 DECEMBER 1962 DATE: 12/10/1962 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS: ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES PFIAB OPERATION MONGOOSE MC CONE, JOHN CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS DOCUMENT TYPE: MEMORANDUM CLASSIFICATION: Top Secret RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS: IB: IC CURRENT STATION: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/05/1993 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: v9.1 41

Summary  
This document is a classified memorandum dated 10 December 1962, prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB). It details discussions regarding U.S. intelligence operations against Cuba, including the status of the OXCART reconnaissance aircraft program, budgetary disputes within the intelligence community, and the MONGOOSE project. The memorandum outlines technical challenges with the J-58 engines, progress on aircraft development, and debates over resource allocation between CIA and Defense Department budgets. It also references concerns about potential Soviet military actions in Cuba and disagreements over fiscal control of CIA projects by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).  

Key People  
- John McCone: Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) at the time  
- Dr. Charles A. Draper Killian: Member of PFIAB, discussed budgetary and technical issues  
- Robert McNamara: Secretary of Defense, referenced in budgetary disputes  
- Lyndon B. Johnson: Implied as President, though not explicitly named  

Key Locations  
- CIA headquarters (implied)  
- White House (contextual reference to presidential involvement)  
- National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) facilities  

Key Events  
- Status update on OXCART aircraft development and J-58 engine challenges  
- Budgetary conflicts between CIA, Defense Department, and Bureau of the Budget  
- Discussion of MONGOOSE project as a covert operation against Cuba  
- Debate over fiscal control of CIA projects by NRO and congressional oversight  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)  
- Bureau of the Budget  
- Department of Defense (including Navy and Air Force intelligence units)

JFK Declassified Files

178-10004-10053.pdf

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