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Operation Northwoods — Justification for U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba (DoD/JCS memo, 13 March 1962)

Filed under: Operation Northwoods

Archived23 Jul 2026
SHA-2569682d9f6be7110f887f15398b9af7f51b1b54dbce3a62b622917c9925daa5676

Summary

Declassified Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum proposing pretexts for military intervention in Cuba. Released via the National Security Archive (George Washington University). This is the authentic document behind the theory.

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