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Both the US and Cuban pilots who were preparing for the' anti-Castro effort were thoroughly familiar with the capabilities of the T-33s; and, in addition, the Cuban pilots were also familiar with their compatriots who had remained loyal to Castro. More precisely put, there was no failure of intelligence which contributed to the defeat. The failure was on the part of the President and Secretary of State who refused to permit the fullest exploitation of the anti-Castro Air Force in order to eliminate the capability of Castro's Fuerza Aerea Revo1ucionaria to get off the ground. d. Memorandum No. 4 The final eleven page memorandum of the Taylor Committee, "Recommendations of the Cuban Study Group," contained six re- commendations, four of which dealt with the broad aspect of preparations that the United States should make for meeting Cold War threats and included: 1. A mechanism for the planning and coordination of Cold War strategy; to be known as the Strategic Resources Group (SRG); 2. Establishing responsibility for paramilitary operations; 3. Improving effectiveness in the paramilitary field; and 218