Joint Chiefs of Staff - Memorandum to the Secretary of Defense (Draft) lyrics

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Subject: Justification for US Military Intervention in Cuba (TS) 1. The Joint Chiefs of Staff have considered the attached Memorandum for the Chief of Operations, Cuba Project, which responds to a request of that office for brief but precise description of pretexts which would provided justification for US military intervention in Cuba. 2. The Joint Chiefs of Staff recommend that the proposed memorandum be forwarded as a preliminary submission suitable for planning purposes. It is a**umed that there will be similar submissions from other agencies and that these inputs will be used as a basis for developing a time-phased plan. Individual projects can be then considered on a case-by-case basis. 3. Further, it is a**umed that a single agency will be given the primary responsibility for developing military and para-military aspects of the basic plan. It is recommended that this responsibility for both overt and covert military operations be a**igned the Joint Chiefs of Staff. _______ *Memorandum for Gen Craig from Chief of Operations, Cuba Project, subject, “Operation MONGOOSE”, dated 5 March 1962, on file in Gen Craig's office