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The development of a controllable, deniable air strike force has been levied on QKDAWN, in support of PM Plan *1 of JMARC. The requirement calls for a de- terrent force, capable of neutralizing various operational targets such as ship- ping, docking facilities, economic stock- piles, and, in general, harassment of the target area regime to include marginal close order support to the extent of the aircraft's capability. A task force capable of six month's sustained opera- tion is planned. ~* As the nature of the over-all anti-Castro program evolved away from the guerrilla warfare concept through 'the early fall of 1960, so, too, would the air operations concept change from one of harassment to one of tactical targeting. The basic programs set forth in this initial plan for the training and development of the anti-Castro Air Force would, in large part, continue to be the policies followed at JMADD, the air training base at Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Among the many details spelled out in the plan, some of the following are important in terms of their impact on the ongoing air training , operation. ~/ 1. The definition of the responsibilities of the Chief of Air Training at JMADD was spelled out, * The reader might note that in the above statement of utilization of the deterrent force, no mention is made of an attack on Castro's Air Force. - 96 -