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425. Memorandum for the Record1

Washington, August 6, 1964.

SUBJECT

  • Meeting of 303 Committee on 6 August 1964
1.
The Angola paper was set aside for the time being.2
2.
The [less than 1 line of source text not declassified] paper was set aside for the time being.3
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Note: The reason for this was that McCone stated that in view of the confusion in the Congo, it was probably good judgment to place the Roberto and [less than 1 line of source text not declassified] matters on a low key and while we should take such actions as are necessary to “keep our hand in,” and to keep these characters from accepting help from Moscow and Peiping, and hence become their instruments, nevertheless this was not the time to develop the Congo and exacerbate the situation in Angola and [less than 1 line of source text not declassified].

[Here follows discussion of other subjects.]

  1. Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (McCone) Files: Job 80–B01285A, 303 Committee Meetings, 1964. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by McCone on August 8.↩
  2. Reference is to a CIA paper, “Covert Support for Selected Angolan Nationalist Leaders,” dated August 3, which requested authority to provide covert support to selected Angolan nationalist leaders [text not declassified]. (Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, 303 Committee Files, 303 C. 7, August 6, 1964)↩
  3. [text not declassified]↩