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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-011
This folder contains memoranda regarding Operation Mongoose (also known as the Cuba Project) and contingency plans as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also included in this folder are memoranda concerning intelligence teams and information provided by them prior to and during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-010
This folder contains memoranda regarding Phase II of Operation Mongoose (also known as the Cuba Project) including radio and television transmissions to Cuba. Also included in this folder is correspondence and memoranda by Enrique Carrillo, an exiled Cuban businessman, regarding the situation in Cuba and the communist regime of Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-009
This folder contains memoranda regarding medium wave broadcasting to Cuba, Pan American Airways flights to Cuba, guidelines for Operation Mongoose Phase II, and a National Intelligence Estimate report (NIE-85-2-62) analyzing the situation in Cuba and the potential resistance to Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro. Also included in this folder are materials concerning a potential increase in Course B, a part of Phase II, to increase pressure in the areas of covert activities, politics and economics, psychological tactics, and military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-008
This folder contains a memorandum from Brigadier General Edward Lansdale regarding a review of Operation Mongoose (also known as the Cuba Project) upon the completion of Phase I. Also included in this folder are reports of Operation Mongoose Phase I objectives and accomplishments for the Department of State, Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and United States Information Agency (USIA).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-007
This folder contains memoranda and a paper by Brigadier General Edward Lansdale titled, “The Cuba Project,” (also known as Operation Mongoose), a covert operation headed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) aimed at overthrowing Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro and the communist government. Also included in this folder are handwritten notes by McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.