The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

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Agency

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • DEF-2.10: A Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum of 13 March 1962, forwarded to the Secretary of Defense as "a preliminary submission suitable only for planning purposes," listed pretexts for U.S. military intervention in Cuba, including "We could blow up a US ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba." Lansdale's memorandum for the record says the President said on 16 March 1962 that "we were not discussing the use of U.S. military force", and the cited records show no approval and no execution of any item.

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 396 13 March 1962. Joint Chiefs of Staff (L. L. Lemnitzer, Chairman) to the Secretary of Defense: Justification for US Military Intervention in Cuba (TS) (Operation Northwoods memorandum)
  • Exhibit 397 16 March 1962. Office of the Secretary of Defense (Brig. Gen. Edward Lansdale): Memorandum for the Record: Meeting with President, 16 March 1962