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at the JMWAVE Base also would be in the dark as to the identity of the supposed defector. 29/ Once the plane landed at Miami International, David Phillips, Chief, WH/4 Propaganda was to call the base and tell them that he had received a report that a Cqban military aircraft had landed somewhere in the Miami area and asked the base personnel to check out this lead and to get the full press coverage of the incident.* In addition to the high standards which the pilot had to meet, the project outline appealed to the pilot to keep his mouth shut out of respect for the success of the operation which was upcoming and perhaps not incidentally, a sum of $10,000 was * In his book, The Night Watch,.published subsequent to his retirement, Mr. Phillips claimed that about 13 April 1961, "Abruptly I became involved in the air action •.• It was my assignment during the next 24 hours to stage manage the incredible charade." 30/ From the record, there is no question that PhillipS- probably contributed significantly to preparing questions (in Spanish) to ready pilot "Garcia" for questions by US reporters, but he implies a larger role in this episode than can be supported. Also, as noted later, Phillips story is in error when he states that there were to be two "defectors" -- one in Miami and one to Key West. - 202 -