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aircraft would be decided by Headquarters or Eglin and stated specifically that the determination of Agency interests would be decided by Chief, Air Ops, and/or the COB, at MAnD. One paragraph of the Head- quarters message read: Order provide positive CIA control one CIA Air Ops Officer, will be kept MAnD as Chief all air operations. He will be responsible insuring peculiar CIA requirements accomplished and over- all objectives achieved. Deviations will be reported to Headquarters im- mediately by COB or Chief; Air Ops. 49/ This response was inadequate for Ernie Sparks, who was the off-again-on-again COB from the time of the establishment of MAnD throughout the course of that activity. In response to the Headquarters direc- tion just cited Sparks requested: To avoid confusion MAnD due constant rotation air ops personnel, request CLEAR [JMCLEAR] designate py name CIA Air Ops Officer ..• FYI MAnD has had six changes involving four people acting as Air Ops Chief in past five weeks. 50/* * It is perhaps understandable in view of the long term association that Sparks had with the somewhat and sometimes mad MADD operation that the following Director cable to Eglin Air Force Base was sent: Request 100 packages Turns, anti-acid tablets be procured and shipped to MADD via first avail acft. Package should be carried and marked for Santoro [Ernie Sparks] on inner marking. 51/ - 130 -