The Cuban project (also known as Operation Mongoose ) was the development of the United States Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) during the early years of his tenure as US President John F. Kennedy . On November 30, 1961, aggressive secret operations against the communist government of Fidel Castro in Cuba were authorized by President Kennedy. The operation was led by Air Force General Edward Lansdale after an unsuccessful invasion of the Bay of Pigs .
Operation Mongoose was a secret program of propaganda, psychological warfare and sabotage against Cuba to remove the Communists from power. The program was developed by the Kennedy administration; according to the opinion of Harvard historian Jorge Dominguez [1] this is confirmed by a document from the US Department of State. American politicians would also like to see "a new government with which the United States can live in peace." [2]
See also
- Operation Anadyr
Notes
- ↑ Domínguez, Jorge I. "The @ # $% & Missile Crisis (Or, What was 'Cuban' about US Decisions during the Cuban Missile Crisis Diplomatic History: The Journal of the Society for Historians of Foreign Relations, Vol. 24, No. 2, (Spring 2000): 305-15.)
- ↑ Source: US Department of State, Foreign Relations of the United States 1961-1963, Volume X Cuba, 1961-1962 Washington, DC.