Claim: The idea of a False flag operation against Cuba was raised by the CIA in 1962.

Operation Northwoods. Annexure to Appendix to Enclosure A in NARA record number 202-10002-10104

As I was reading through my article on JFK again, I noticed this one — a particularly creepy non-release — using Section 6(1)c of the JFK Act as the excuse for not unredacting certain sections of documents:

e. February 1962 Defense Department Northwoods plan for a "false-flag" operation to stage a violent incident in U.S. and blame it on Cuba (NARA Record Number: 202-10002-10104).

Mary Ferrell Foundation says the documents have not been fully released for this section, which is true.

Apparently JFK himself rejected the plans for a false flag operation - but the ideas themselves were shocking, in fact, and show that members of the CIA have been thinking of doing things like this for a very long time.

But this document still contains five long redactions, which are listed at the start and the review board said were justified under Section 6(1)c of the JFK Act, the part that says the text may be redacted because it touches on a matter currently relating to the defense, intelligence operations, or foreign relations of the US today. To be fair, these sections all seem to be related to the sabotage of ships.

The rest of the false flag section is actually available, and it is rather chilling reading.

Particularly this bit:

Here is the full list of their false flag ideas:

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=149909#relPageId=165&search=47874

Fact check: The CIA was involved in John F. Kennedy's assassination.