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The crisis was averted by the intervention of Roberto Alejos, the arrival of two B-26's, a step-up in the transition training that was already under way using one of the C-S4's, and, perhaps most important, the clarity with which the Acting Chief of Base indi- cated that procedures would be followed as specified or all air training would immediately cease. It was also directed that the Cubans be made responsible under the same FRD military code that was employed at JMTRAV; and if any of the air trainees were unwilling to accept this, they were to be grounded until they changed their minds. 31/ Even as the pilot trainees at MADD were threaten- ing to strike, DPD prepared a memorandum which raised questions concerning disposal of Cuban air crew members under various unfavorable conditions. The questions concerned such items as: refusal of an airman or air c~ewman to go on a second mission; refusal to go on a first mission, once having learned of an overall plan; and the problem of handling those airmen who fabricated stories to cover mission failures. In addressing himself to solving L~ese kinds of problems, Chief, WH/4 instructed his Chief of counterintelligence - 120 -