</s>202-1001-10187 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Date : 08/28/96 Page : 1 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : JGS RECORD NUMBER: 202-1001 -10187 RECORDS SERIES : FOJA SERIES AGENCY FILE NUMBER :: DOC 188 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : OSD FROM : TO : TITLE : MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP ON MONGOOSE 6 SEP 62 PAGES : 09/06/62 SUBJECTS : MONOGOOSE DOCUMent TYPE : MEMORANDUM CLASSIFICATION : TOP SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1B, 1C CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/30/98 OPENING CREATED : Reviewed by JCS, OSD, CIA and State. COMMENTS : NO JOINT STAFF OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION REQUIRED CONCURRENCE OF CIA DATE: MAR 2016 [R] [ITEM IS RESTRICTED NW 5095S DoCId: 32424918 Page 1

Summary  
This document contains minutes from a meeting of the Special Group on Mongoose held on September 6, 1962. The discussion focused on planning operations against Cuba, including sabotage, economic harassment, and counterintelligence measures. Key topics included agricultural sabotage using biological agents to cause crop failures, economic actions targeting Cuban infrastructure, and considerations for covert activities such as distributing explosives or incendiaries to Cubans. The group debated the feasibility of these operations, emphasizing the need to avoid direct attribution to the U.S. while ensuring effectiveness. Concerns were raised about potential Cuban countermeasures and the risks of external interference. The meeting also addressed the handling of Cuban exile groups, with a shift from supporting "all" to "selected" groups. Discussions included the possibility of counterfeiting, reprisals against exiles, and delegation of operational authority within policy guidelines.  

Key People  
- General Carter (U.S. military official)  
- Mr. Bundy (likely Robert F. Kennedy or another senior advisor)  
- Mr. Martin (possibly a CIA or State Department representative)  
- The Attorney General (not named in the text)  
- Mr. Murrow (likely a CIA officer, referenced in countermeasure discussions)  

Key Locations  
- Cuba (central to all discussed operations and sabotage targets)  
- U.S. government facilities (implied as the meeting location)  

Key Events  
- Planning of agricultural sabotage using biological agents  
- Debate over economic harassment tactics against Cuba  
- Consideration of distributing explosives/incendiaries to Cubans  
- Discussion on counterintelligence measures and Cuban countermeasures  
- Review of operations targeting Soviet personnel in Cuba  
- Addressing reprisals against Cuban exiles  

Key Organizations  
- U.S. Department of State (represented by Mr. Bundy)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA, referenced through Mr. Murrow and other discussions)  
- Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)  
- Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

JFK Declassified Files

202-10001-10187.pdf

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