Nov 30, 2011 operation northwoods document collection 1. Operation northwoods and the covert war against cuba, 19611963, pub lished in. Operation northwoods was a proposed operation nonfiction reading practice grade 6 pdf against the cuban government. Pentagon proposed pretexts for cuba invasion in 1962. Operation mongoose, he reports, aims for a revolt which can take place in cuba by october 1962.
Military intervention in cuba was provided by the jcs to secretary of defense robert mcnamara on march, 1962, as the key component of northwoods. The plan called for central intelligence agency cia or other operatives to commit genuine acts of terrorism in u. Because so many documents were destroyed, it is difficult to determine how many senior officials were aware of operation northwoods. Hi everyone and welcome to episode 53 of the 911 blacklist.
The first comprehensive published account of the 1962 documents, is contained in james bamfords book on the national security agency, body of secrets. Apr 30, 2001 in his new expose of the national security agency entitled body of secrets, author james bamford highlights a set of proposals on cuba by the joint chiefs of staff codenamed operation northwoods. Operation northwoods was a proposed false flag operation against the cuban government that originated within the u. Operation northwoods wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. If can still be downloaded in pdf format at that site. The operation northwoods document in pdf format on the website of the independent, nongovernmental research institute the national security archive at the george washington universitygelman library, washington, d. Operation northwoods full text of document see the scanned pages from the document on the left side. Written in response to a request from the chief of the cuba project, col. Edward lansdale, the top secret memorandum describes u. These acts of terrorism were to be blamed on cuba in order to create public support for a war against that nation, which had recently. It was declassified in 1997 and appeared online at the nsa national security agency website in 2001.
But elliston does not refer to operation northwoods by name, which is why i believe that jim bamford must be credited with being the first to write about operation northwoods. Theory a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something. Operation northwoods proposal of the joint chiefs for a. We have added bold emphasis in places to help structure the document.
The proposals called for the central intelligence agency cia or other u. Though this document initially classified top secretsensitive still contains significant deletions, its declassified portions graphically detail the covert war against castro. Operation northwoods refers to a declassified document that originates from the joint chiefs of staff within the kennedy administration. Edward lansdale, the document listed methods, and outlined. Operation northwoods document collection slideshare. As has been described, the document was signed and fully approved by lemnitzer and the rest of the joint chiefs and addressed to the secretary of defense for his signature.
Operation northwoods was the outrageous plan for the us military to attack its own people and cities washington dc and miami as a false flag operation to frame cuba. The conclusions presented here provided the rationale for the followup mongoose operation. Operation northwoods was a proposed false flag operation against the cuban government that. Sep 11, 2001 operation northwoods click images for full sized scans operation northwoods.
Full text of operation northwoods government false flag terror. The operation northwoods document in pdf format on the website of the independent, nongovernmental research institute the national security archive at the george washington university gelman library, washington, d. He graciously created the searchable pdf for the black vault. Operation northwoods was a separate proposal arising under the auspices of. If you are very busy, we suggest you go straight to points 8 and 9. Meeting with theattorney general of the united states concerning. In response to fidel castros burgeoning dictatorship and the failure of the bay of pigs invasion in cuba, the u.
The northwoods document was published online in a more complete form, including cover memoranda, by the. Operation northwoods unclassified official documents. If you think its unthinkable that some americans in high. The northwoods document was published online in a more complete form i. Foia full document viewer page 53 of 91 cia foia full document viewer page. Department of defense draft memorandum outlining potential false flag actions, under the cuban flag the draft memorandum was written in 1962 by the department of defense and joint chiefs of staff jcs representative to the caribbean survey group and presented to secretary of defense robert.
Special thanks to friend and fellow foia requester michael best for obtaining this document and notifying me about it. Operation northwoods click images for full sized scans operation northwoods. The national archives is releasing documents previously withheld in accordance. Operation northwoods was a plan circulated in the u. Hawkins reasoned that the government and the people of the united states. The whole thing would be a masquerade, supported by fake documents and. Nov 03, 2017 hi everyone and welcome to episode 53 of the 911 blacklist. Interestingly enough, the actual document has been declassified now but it was circulated and was part of the discussions that took place within the us national security apparatus. Below, you find the infamous operation northwoods document. The full text of the socalled northwoods document, presented to and then rejected by president kennedy, is preserved as a pdf file here. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia operation northwoods or northwoods was code name for a u.
Northwoods document pdf operation northwoods was a proposed operation against the cuban government. The only reason they werent implemented is that the kennedy administration rejected the plans. The operation northwoods document in pdf format on the website of the independent, nongovernmental. Department of defense dod and the joint chiefs of staff jcs of the united states government in 1962.
Operation northwoods was a series of falseflag proposals that originated within the united states government in 1962. The proposals called for the central intelligence agency cia, or other operatives, to commit acts of terrorism in u. Conspiracy a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. The joint chiefs of staff have considered the attached. This lengthy document, declassified from jcs central files in 1997, contains a number of smaller memos and documents related to operation northwoods, arranged in reverse chronological order. The full report details the operation itself, the decisionmaking process that led up to it, and the reasons why it failed. Therefore we can be sure the following document is real. This extract constitutes the full text of pages 10 to 15 annex to appendix to enclosure a and enclosure b of the 15 page pdf available from the national security archive.
Jfk assassination records 2018 additional documents release. Conspiracy theory a hypothesis that some covert but influential organization is responsible for a circumstance or event. Below is the first page of the actual joint chiefs of staff document that explains operation northwoods and serves as proof of the us governments subversive activities in the 60s intended to ultimately deceive the american people. The full document can be accessed by clicking the following download link.
The operation nokia 5 xpressmusic pdf reader free download northwoods document in pdf format on the website of the. President kennedy rejected cia airliner false flag attacks. It is used by conspiracy theorists as evidence that the attacks of september 11th were an inside job, and in some cases other attacks such as the oklahoma city bombing. Within this especially extended episode we will be going through the entire declassified document operation northwoods. Justification for us military intervention in cuba ts. The links below are in forward chronological order the two bolded ones contain the amazing proposals which have generated the most interest in operation. Full text of operation northwoods see other formats the joint chiefs of staff washington 25, d. The northwoods document was published online in a more complete.
Operation northwoods operation northwoods was the code name for a set of proposals by the joint chiefs of staff in 1962 intended to create a pretext for a war on cuba. Recently a reader sent me an email pdf attachment of a declassified government document operation northwoods. The operation northwoods documents were approved in writing by the joint chiefs of staff the top generals of each branch of the us armed forces and submitted to the secretary of defense robert mcnamara. Military intervention in cuba was provided by the jcs to secretary of defense robert mcnamara on. The court room the master plan darp information awareness office nsa spying on americans presidential executive orders. You can read them in full visit the link above, and once on the site click on the yellow search button near the top of the left column. Bamford concluded that the joint chiefs of staff proposed launching a secret. Full text of operation northwoods internet archive. Memorandum for the chief of operations, cuba project, which. He had been listening to a local radio show and the documents were being discussed and read on the air. The operation called for a series of falseflag terrorist attacks by the pentagon against us ships and aircraft, and cuban refugees.
Within this especially extended episode we will be going through the. A fake document all of the evidence one gets is actually fabricated to fit the plan of a global elite that are hell bent on creating a one world government. While operation northwoods was not approved by kennedy and mcnamara, it is cited here as an example of a falseflag operation because of the official nature of the unclassified document itself. Full text of operation northwoods government false flag. Anatomy of the ultrasecret national security agency, released in late spring of this year. The 1962 declassified us joint chiefs of staff memo was entitled operation northwoods justification for us military intervention in cuba. Jon elliston does include some of the northwoods document in his invaluable psywar on cuba. The plan called for central intelligence agency cia or other operatives to commit genuine acts.
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