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IOP 9f!CIZ'E i aside from, apart from, and independent of the formal anti-Castro program which was undertaken by CIA. At most, four or five senior officials -- Allen Dulles, Richard Bissell, Shef Edwards, Bill Harvey, and pos- sibly, Tracy Barnes -- probably were knowledgeable about the Mafia connection and Mr. Maheu. In terms of Project JMATE itself, the few bits of information which indicate the possibility of as- sassination attempts against the Cuban leadership also fail to demonstrate any responsibility for their ini- o ~..,. tiation on the part of WH/4. If anything, the evidence would indicate that WH/4's position was one of watchful waiting and wishful thinking that dissident Cubans would themselves eliminate the Castros and Che Guevara. The possibility, of course, that Agency-supplied weapons might be involved in such an attempt cannot be ruled , out. 3/ Obviously it would be foolish to contend that those principally responsible for developing CIA's anti-Castro program would have objected to the assas- sination of Fidel Castro. On the other hand, this was not one of the basic concepts nor intentions of the official program of the Central Intelligence Agency. - 295 -