English: Actual photo of the Northwoods Memorandum for the U.S. Secretary of Defense (March 13, 1962) titled: "Justification for U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba (TS)".
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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
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Memo for Chief of Operations, Cuba Project
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Dieses Werk ist in den Vereinigten Staaten gemeinfrei, da es von Mitarbeitern der US-amerikanischen Bundesregierung oder einem ihrer Organe in Ausübung ihrer dienstlichen Pflichten erstellt wurde und deshalb nach Titel 17, Kapitel 1, Sektion 105 des US Code ein Werk der Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ist.
Achtung: Dies bezieht sich nur auf originale Werke der Bundesregierung oder eines ihrer Organe, jedoch nicht auf Werke der Regierung eines Bundesstaates oder einer lokalen Behörde. Ebenfalls ausgeschlossen sind seit 1978 herausgegebene Briefmarken und bestimmte Geldmünzen.
Actual photo of the Northwoods Memorandum for the U.S. Secretary of Defense (March 13, 1962) titled: "Justification for U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba (TS)". Taken from: * http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20010430/doc1.pdf Improved version of [[:No