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Col. J. C. King, Chief, WH/D, on 9 November 1960. At that time King prepared a memorandum for the DCI re- questing approval for overflights frornAgency control- led fields in Guatemala for the purpose of propaganda drops. Routed to the DCI throughtheDDCI, King's memorandum was not sent to the DCI, but was. sent to , the DDP instead. 61/ By mid-November, the cable traffic reflected a high level of concern about leaflet drops. The B-26's -- acquired for a combat role -- were going to be put into service for both the propaganda activity and re- supply missions. Attention was immediately focused on the problem of the tail numbers game -- with Headquarters telling the field to be sure and obtain sufficient numbers from Guat AF to allow assignment of a MADD number for each B-26 in present inventory. This will allow the same number utilized' for each individual aircraft any time presence at MADD. 62/ \ The problem with flying B-26's from Retalhuleu to Cuba, however, was that they couldn't make the round trip without refueling. Consequently, it was worked out with Roberto Alejos, President Ydigoras's right hand man, that Puerto Barrios, on the east coast of Guatemala, would be made available for refueling the - 139 -