Operation NORTHWOODS memo
Verified: Documented in primary records or confirmed by reputable inquiry/reporting.
A TOP SECRET Joint Chiefs memo forwarded Cuba Project pretext ideas and calls itself preliminary and for planning purposes. Not a CIA plan; no claim it was carried out.
Documented
A TOP SECRET Joint Chiefs memo forwarded Cuba Project pretext ideas and calls itself preliminary and for planning purposes.
Claimed, disputed or not established
It was not a CIA plan. No source claims it was carried out.
Sources (opened in a new tab)
- National Security Archive: Joint Chiefs pretexts to invade Cuba ↗https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/CMC-60/joint-chiefs-pretexts-to-invade-Cuba-1962
- Memo PDF ↗https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-10/Joint-Chiefs-pretexts-to-invade-Cuba-March-1962_0.pdf