Possible Actions to Provoke, Harrass, or Disrupt Cuba On February 2, 1962, Brig. Gen. William Craig sent this memo to Brig. Gen. Edward Lansdale, the commander of the Kennedy administration's Operation Mongoose. The document lists bizarre and ruthless plans to "provoke, harass, or disrupt" the government of Fidel Castro. Page 1 | Page 2 | Page3 | Page4 | Text Transcript | More on Operation Mongoose The Documents Library: More Covert Secrets