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157-10002-10106 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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AGENCY: SSCIA RECORD NUMBER: 157-10002-10106

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TITLE: TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM K. HARVEY

DATE: 06/25/75 PAGES: 96104

SUBJECTS: OPERATION MONGOOSE ROSELLI, JOHNNY CASTRO ASSASSINATION POISON PILLS CUBA MCCONE, JOHN CIA BISSELL, RICHARD WHITE HOUSE MAFIA ROWAN, DAN GIANCANA, SAM

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21 JUN 94 Project ZRRIFLE

  1. Identifications: The purpose of Project ZRRIFLE is to spot, develop, and use force agent assets for Divisie D... po operations. Agents will be spotted in several areas micluding this Huited States, buit die poster for operatisual security masous will probably not be used in there countries of residence. Present developmental activity is bening conducted in the WE and EE areas, but it is muticipated that this will be extended to otties divisioй areas. The project will be operated against third-country. mistallationce and personnel.

  2. Objectivce: The objective of this propet is the Accor and in accordance with requirements levied on the Clandective Semuasر The Male hince these requirenients are subject to frequent revision, no listing of targets would be valid for the duration of the project. Specific operations will be mounted on the basis of nied and opportunity. The profect will be conducted by Division D with assistance from area divisions and stations as needed. RECE JUN 24 1975 CIA

  3. Background: Au response to the increasing requirements. torie, Drvision D in 1960 begon the spotting of Id: 32281946 Pagtut arests as a developmental activity. During the same

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2 -period requirements for A became more many respects more sensitics refined and in Because most statisus ampl not equipped to conduct this type of operatise and because of the desirability of completely centralized control over this. entine effort, it was determined that Division D best conduct the activity. The first spotting activity. has now advanced for ensugh to fustify removing from Ahe ODA category, 4 operational assets : could

(1) Personnel: QJWIN is under writter contract as a principal agent, with the primary task of spotting agent candidates. Juin was first contacted in Chi Bateriile in connectione riothe an illegal narcotics operation into the United States. For a period of a year and a half half he was contracted some to sporadically in behalf of the Bureau of Narcoties Files of this Bureau reflect an cellent performance by Jivin One 1960, October d:32281946 age-3- RECEN JUN 24 1975 CIA

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3 fumin annual salavy... 7,200 Travel & ops expenses for Quin & other agents & agerit candidates : 2,000 Pees for servies by and standley of agents and agent candidates 2,000 Travel of staff employees engaged in Zorifle activity : Hive of safehouses, automobiles 2,000 and other operationed expenses: 1,000 $14,700 Pay for agents on completion of jobs? REC JIN 24-1975 CIA d: 32281946 Page 4

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4 1). Liyal, ethical morale, operational problems; pstitical: non-attribute- belite, 2) Our som experience) (+efleston DDP) and expernicie W/KGB (require miset prosfisusual, proven operationally competent, reittilene, stalile, CE-experienced ope officers (feur available), able to conduct patient search & ufguts to pull back if mistist or knowledge tetlis lire ows from high regood for operational security. he should & Assessments are all-important. 3) Maximum security:

d:32281946 Page 5 a. Rubark only (s. g., wlist does herow?); no approach to other sont agencies b. Within Kubak, one focal point for coutral, search, tracing, case officerung i eto - DDParthority in this focal ponit mandatory. Dei officially, admind? c. Max. security cable commo for iimocuous caliter ouly; no restrictions on travel; possibilots of one-man overcess (Europe) control base witte. own (non-station) common word of mouth t no backfulness ve tortis (except for search) d. No PA's or intermediaries; rigid case-officering, from start to finish. e. No approach to officials of foreign gaut buy JUN 24 1975 f. no use of anytes any agent who LTA worked for a A. Hort. agency Tracing. by opposition would reved. g. Use af already tested assets (eng.). Markel in the searchs le. Stand-by list of barbers who can

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5 pass as foreigners. seavel; this estetilishe des. Pred i. Pretut slavel.; : f. two discursus in stations. th. No tengistall. 4. Blackmail. a. Ho American citizens or residents or people who wer ditenied vis. venas b. No chain of convestisic: strictly person to percong singleton opt... e. No matting any candidato in liome tantory. d. Exclude organizations as, thore wpecard of averts, those of metebility of purpire as eximinals.. e. Ataffers mučalued-selictisis. 5. Cover: planning should miclude provision for Ailelaning Pleaning Sous or sechs in case of bilsv following directione... of nominees essentialime & Vesting of security, blackmail. 7. Former resistance personnel a possibility. 8. Wie nobody who has never death of criminals; otherwise anill pust be aware of pitfalls or consider factors such as folllom to traud, wanted lists, itd... Id:32281946 Page 6 ancholile 10. Possibili use of staffers for the action. Silve thorne Keeping of files. RECEIVED FROM JUN 24 1975 CIA

SECRET freeld in to travel 6 Legal; operationial + ethical morale problen proklos. mstrecura.enough. esce 1) Maximum security + within Rubarf only (1.9, how much downow-kuoro?). Primitation on number code Sluise of objective.. 2) one forest pouit for resoch, control, tracing care officer+PA selection. Complete DDP authority in this focal point ricedstory. Overseas one-man control base witts own fonon-thtion) commo 3) Every operation to fie nigibly case-officered; no silk-sert PAR. Non-attributability: 4) ho American citizen or flimovican residents for dvect actione; pocally for approach to foreign elements. No criminal. who taunted by use by another American agency fee of esse officers who com pass os foreigners and limited official referencks. 5) no chain of prenections permitting blackmail. 6) Don't meet any selectie in houve territory.

7) Avard discursion of foreign officials mitet all possibility, of search through private citizens (e-g. Oferin) hos :32281946 Page 7 billy Waled. ! RECEIVED FROM 01 24 1975 blaming CIA 8) Planning should include provision for ble Novieto (or Gechs) in case of blow is 4 above essential. 9) Exclude organization Orminals, there witts record of arvests, those neko have lugaged in several tippes of crime.

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11) Former recitance personnel offer possibilities, (OSS archuries 12) Period of testing, furveillance, ito. for each seloster. fuel involved should have some CE 13) All Ruberh all Ruberk peresfuel experrerice. 14) stable 15) What are limits on team or individuals sob selected? Mo "tam until ready to go. 16/ Danger of stardlys, Id:32281946 Page 8 7 RECEIVED THOM JUN 24 1975 CIA

ied マー25/1 SECRET yee @ction 8 "The Magic button parcotics Büro "fora lung"..... Canon eyes- Jum. A.. nat Tso em AIS 201 cover.. Burity to Stor From 0-ج apply brakes... Last resort beyout last resol & Ce confessions in wakuees: El Benefactor acsumptious- Exampься 3 "мощ" Frank of Joh Sear

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Merno 26/1 Fame 200/- matter no-fil Reser RECU JAM 24 1975 CIA 1. Select proper ofern to ren - 2 3. Security Rules 4. leves 3 B-WINN-AS- Resew. d: 32281946 Rage Resort Bikes - Sub 7.

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  2. no project or popen except per cover.
  3. Principal agent. Profil chaft FCH- Aicbel 1500-proση B. mach fata del a project-be Phake A. Disposeel -
  4. Targets ruborilers Mlist Brow before we can pay -
  5. Case officering

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