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State." He [LeMay] obviously never got it unturned, because we had no sonic boom. 35/* The D-2 air strike at San Antonio, Libertad, and Santiago was based on a targeting operation that had been conducted at Headquarters, an operation in which both Cols. Beerli and Gaines played a most active role.** According to Stan Beerli We did that [target planning] right there in Washington, based on U-2 photog- raphy and prime intelligence •.• knowing where everything was ... and at that time, the priority was on the Cuban Air Force. 36/ * An unsigned chronology of events related to the Bay of Pigs, dated 23 April 1961 and submitted to the Taylor Committee by the Agency, noted among other items that on 14 April 1961: "Consulted General Cabell, Mr. Bissell, and Mr. Braddock in State re using sonic boom. Mr. Braddock said Acting Assistant Secretary Coerr could not approve as too obviously U.S." 35a/ It is probable that this chronology was prepared Qy Richard D. Drain, C/OPSjWH4, from his personal notes. For 23 April 1961, Drain noted that he came to the office "to do Chrono record for diary." On 14 April 1961, Drain wrote that among other items, "Consulted Cabell, Dan Braddock, Bissell re sonic boom." 35b/ The need to prepare the Chronology for the Taylor Committee triggered the additional information about Assistant Secretary Coerr which otherwise might have been lost to the historian working exclusively from the written record left by COPS/WH/4. ** See map following p. 206. - 206 -