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104-10122-10218 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (6/24/1966)

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IMMORANDUM FO:' fjectorof  Centa intenience

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1. This memoradum is for   informaion only


       2.- In Angust 1960, Mr. Richard M. Bissell approached
 Colonel Sheffield Edwards t6 determine if the Offke-of scuxity
 had assets that may assist in a sensitive mission requiring
 .gan     -tyaction    The mission target was
 Fidel C--astro.

       3. Because of its extreme sensitivity, only a smal group
 was made  Privy to the project. The DCI was briefed and gave hi3
 approval. Colonel J. C. King, Chief, W5 Division, was briefed,
 cut all details were deliberately concealed from any of the
 JMWAVE   Officials. Certain TSD and Conmno personnel patici-
 pated in the initial planning stages, but were not witting of the
 parpose of the mission.

      4. Robert A. Maheu  was contacted, briefed generally on
 the project, and reaquested to ascertain if he could eelon an an-
 tree into the gangster elements as the first step toward accom-
 plishing the desired goal.

      5.  1r. Maheu advised that he had met one Johany ?oselli
   aeveral occasions while visitimeg Las eas.
.m  ca3ually through clients, but -a3 Yiven to -Jerstand that
a  --ra a high-ranking neiber of -he .syndicate, cn
  ol 0z :he ice-making rmachines on ae 3t-ip.  _ _.
bat, iz 10selli was in fact a member of the cl . -
had ;:nnections leading into the Cuban gabmoling ie:-ests.


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