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One final procedural matter to be mentioned concerns the format of the report. In a one page letter of transmittal to the President dated 13 June 1961, General Taylor referred to President Kennedy's letter of 22 April 1961 which asked him to perform certain tasks with the assistance of Messrs. Dulles, Burke, and the Attorney General; and Taylor also referred to the 16 May meeting when the committee presented an oral report to the President. In his transmittal, Taylor indicated that the committee was ready to make its final report and specified that four memorandums were. attached to the transmittal. In addition Taylor went on to say: In your letter of 22 April, you invited me to submit an individual report subject to the review and comment of my associates. As we have found no difficulty in reaching a unanimous view on all essential points under consideration, we are submitting this yiew as a jointly agreed study. Memorandum Number One which Taylor transmitted on 13 June 1961, was titled "Narrative of the Anti-Castro Operation Zapata," consisting of 31 pages of text, 5 maps and charts, and references to 32 annexes that were selected from the many memorandums, reports, and miscellaneous documents that had been supplied to the Committee. Memorandum Number Two, "Immediate Causes of the Failure of the Operation Zapata," was four pages in length. Memorandum Number Three, "Conclusions of the Cuban Study Group," was three pages. Memorandum Number Four, "Re- commendations of the Cuban Study Group," consisted of nine pages plus one chart. These four memorandums totaling 54 pages ... ~ ,