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restating that all briefings on overflights would be
arranged through Chief WH/4, Mr. Drain's memorandum
of 12 December 1960 made the WH/4 Special Assistant
for Military Liaison responsible for notifying both
State and DOD in advance of planned overflights
and also as to the results of the overflights.
The
Drain memorandum also had an added fillip regarding
the Special Group which did not appear in Mr. Bissell's
24 October memorandum
"each member of the Special
Group will be advised in advance in each instance of
a leaflet drop, as in the case of supply drops." 60/
There is no evidence, however, that specific
attempts at individual briefings were ever employed,
insofar as can be determined.
Briefings on overflights
were presented to the Special Group, whoever was there.
As previously mentioned, the Air Support plan for
Project JMATE '(AD 5-60) scheduled the initial flight
training for the Cubans to be completed in November
1960.
Beginning in that month, there was a stir of
activity concerning the use of the JMADD contingent
for drops of propaganda leaflets.
Interestingly
enough, the initial request for authorization for
prop drops over Cuba seems to have originated with
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