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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 - 138 -