Special Group (Augmented) organization
also: SGA, Special Group, Special Group Augmented, SpecialGroup (Augmented), Special Group (Augmented) (SGA), The Group
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Robert F. Kennedy member_of
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“He served on the Special Group (Augmented) which supervised Operation MONGOOSE from December 1961 through October 1962…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.139
Special Group (Augmented) headed
Operation Mongoose documented
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“He served on the Special Group (Augmented) which supervised Operation MONGOOSE from December 1961 through October 1962…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.139
Special Group (Augmented) ordered_assassination_of
Edward Lansdale documented
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“he was ordered to cut back his plan and limit it to an intelligence collection program…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.159
John F. Kennedy met_with
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“In the presence of the Special Group (Augmented) the President was given a progress report on Operation MONGOOSE…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.159
Special Group (Augmented) ordered_assassination_of
Fidel Castro documented
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“In response to this proposal the SGA decided that 'considerably more sabotage should be undertaken and that 'all efforts should be made to develop new and imaginative approaches with the possibility of getting rid of the Castro regime.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.161
Robert F. Kennedy headed
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“The SGA also decided on October 4 1962 that Robert Kennedy would chair the Group meetings 'for the time being.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.161
Edward Lansdale met_with
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“While Harvey was still in Miami Lansdale told the SGA that 'Upon the return of Mr Harvey from his current field visit more specific information on the status of agent training and operations should be made available.'…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.167
Maxwell D. Taylor met_with
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“At an SGA meeting on April 26 General Taylor requested that Harvey 'attend the next meeting and report on agent activities.'…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.167
William Harvey met_with
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“Harvey reported to the SGA as requested…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.168
Robert McNamara member_of
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“He represented the Department on the Special Group and the SGA during the MONGOOSE operations…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.171
Special Group (Augmented) targeted_for_regime_change
Fidel Castro documented
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“We have much testimony establishing the chain of command where covert action was concerned and all of it has been to the effect that the Special Group or the SpecialGroup (Augmented) had full charge of covert operations and that in that cha…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.172
Edward Lansdale worked_for
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“Lansdale's August 13 memorandum was sent to Harvey and to the other members of Lansdale's interagency working group.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.175
David Atlee Phillips worked_for
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“Lansdale's August 13 memorandum was sent to Harvey and to the other members of Lansdale's interagency working group.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.175
Thomas Parrott worked_for
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“Thomas Parrott who authored the August 10 Minutes testified that he did not recall a discussion of assassination at that meeting…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.176
Dean Rusk headed
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“The Meeting was chaired by Secretary of State Rusk and those attending included the principals of the other agencies taking part in MONGOOSE…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.177
Special Group (Augmented) funded
CIA documented
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“McConewas asked to stress economicsabotage and to emphasizemeasures to foment a Castro-oldlineCommunistsplit…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.177
Fritz B. Burns worked_for
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“Goodwin testified that he had 'misplaced the date of the meeting in my own memory.'…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.179
Robert F. Kennedy member_of
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“Thereafter Attorney General Kennedy vehemently exhorted the Special Group (Augmented that 'a solution to the Cuban problem today carried top priority…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.288
Special Group (Augmented) targeted_for_regime_change
Fidel Castro documented
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“Its purpose was to oversee Operation MON GOOSE a major new CIA covert action program designed to overthrow Fidel Castro…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.60
Dean Rusk member_of
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“Its membership included in addition to the regular Special Group members Attorney General Kennedy and General Taylor Secretary of State Rusk and Secretary of Defense McNamara occasionally attended meetings…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.60
Robert McNamara member_of
Special Group (Augmented) documented
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“Its membership included in addition to the regular Special Group members Attorney General Kennedy and General Taylor Secretary of State Rusk and Secretary of Defense McNamara occasionally attended meetings…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.60
Special Group (Augmented) funded
Operation Mongoose documented
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“The control System MONGOOSEOperations…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.6
Special Group (Augmented) funded
Felix Rodriguez documented
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“The Special Group's Authorization of a Sabotage Program Against Cuba…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.7
Special Group (Augmented) supervised
Operation Mongoose documented
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“The Special Group (Augmented) was responsible for supervising only one operation MONGOOSE…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.77
Special Group (Augmented) ordered_assassination_of
Operation Mongoose documented
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“This resulted in Operation MONGOOSE being phased out and the Special Group (Augmented) ordering a halt to all sabotage operations.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy · p.17
Special Group (Augmented) supplied_arms_to
Dissidents documented
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“January 12 1961Special Group Approvalof 'Limited Supplies of Small Arms and Other Material'…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.8
Special Group (Augmented) operated_in
Cuba documented
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“During 1962 another NSC subcommittee was established to oversee covert operations in Cuba This subcommittee was the Special Group (Augmented)…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.24