364. Paper by the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Taylor)0
Washington, August 1,
1962.
PROPOSED AGENDA FOR MONGOOSE MEETING, 10 AUGUST 19621
| Responsible Agency | ||
| A. | Consideration of special NIE on Cuba.2 | CIA |
| *B. | Discussion of the effects of the existence of the Castro Government during the past year on the United States, Latin America, and the USSR. | State |
| C. | Explanation of the distinction between the four proposed courses of action.3 Responsible Agency: General Lansdale | |
| *D. | Discussion of a possible stepped up Course B as to content, implication and difference from present course of action. | General Lansdale |
| E. | Pros and Cons of the precommitment proposed in Course C. | State, Defense, USIA |
| *F. | Consequences of military intervention to include cost (personnel, units and equipment), effect on world-wide ability to react, possibility of a requirement for sustainedoccupation, the level of national mobilizationrequired, and Cuban counteraction. | DOD, JCS |
| G. | Future courses of action to be recommended to higher authority. | All |
*It is requested the responsible agencies for the topics marked with asterisks above circulate papers to the members of the Special Group (Augmented) by 8 August.
MDT4
- Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 65 D 438, Mongoose. Top Secret. Copies were sent to Rusk, McNamara, Robert Kennedy, Johnson, Gilpatric, McCone, Lemnitzer, Taylor, and Lansdale.↩
- See Document 371.↩
- Document 363.↩
- See Document 360.↩
- Printed from a copy that bears these typed initials.↩