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            THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
               WASHINGTON 25,D.C.

                  UNCLASSIFIED 

                                           13 March 1962   


MEOMORANDUM 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 provide 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 assumed 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 then be
considered on a case-by-case basis.

   3. Further, it is assumed 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 assigned the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.

                            For the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
SYSTEMATICALLY REVIEWED
BY JCS ON __________________
CLASSIFICATION CONTINUED
 
                                        /s/
                             L. L. LEMNITZER
                                 Chairman
                          Joint Chiefs of Staff
1 Enclosure 
Memo for Chief of Operations, Cuba Project     
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