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Bissell, outlined the procedures that should govern all overflights of Cuba, except U-2 overflights. * Addressed to the A/DDP/A, to Chief, WH Division, to Chief WH/4, and to the Acting Chief, DPD, Bissell's memorandum of 24 October 1960 specified, among other things, that prior to any authorization to the field for an operational overflight, the DDP and the A/DDP/A -- or one of them and the DDP's Assistant for Executive Branch Matters (EBM) would be included in a briefing of the operational plan. The Assistant for Executive Branch matters, Thomas A. Parrott, was included so that he would be informed when the question was pre- sented to the Special Group. Bissell made WH/4 re- sponsible for arranging the briefing: and the minimum aspects of the operation which were to be covered were a detailed flight plan, the communications plan, and the methods for communicating with the reception party. DPD was given the responsibility for briefing on the detailed flight plan. The Bissell memorandum further provided that once the senior echelon of the DDP had been briefed, that * The referenced Mexican episode is described on pp. 114-115. - 136 -