Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-007
This folder contains memoranda and a paper by Brigadier General Edward Lansdale titled, “The Cuba Project,” (also known as Operation Mongoose), a covert operation headed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) aimed at overthrowing Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro and the communist government. Also included in this folder are handwritten notes by McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.