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2. The Time Table of the plan is as follows: D7: Commence staging main force ~ staging completed night of D-5, . ‘ D-6: First vessel sails from staging area - last vessel departs early morning D-h. D-2: B-26 defection operation - limited air strikes. D-2: ey landing in Oriente (night D-3 to D-2). : D-Day: Main landings (night Del to D) - limited air . strikes. Two B-26s and liaison plane land .on seized air strip. : - ’ D to D4: Vessels return night of D to Dftl to- complete discharge of supplies. Dt: Diversionary landing in Pinar del Rio. 3. Diversion or Cancellation: It would now be infeasible to halt the staging and embarkation of the troops. In the event of a decision to modify the operational plan or to cancel the operation, ships will be diverted at sea, either to Vieques Island or to ports in the U.S. If cancellation is directed, the troops and ships’ officers will be told that the reason for the diversion is that all details of the operation, including time and place of intended landings, had been blown to the Castro regime and that under these circumstances the landings would be suidical. This explanation would be adhered to after the demobilization of the force in the U.S. The U.S. Government could take the position that this