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I02 S~CREr (d) Will the DOD also provide the following: (1) , Thirty-eight Special Force officers and enlisted men to be used as instructors in Guatemala or in Saipan, or both. (2) One reactivated LST. (3) Supplementation of logistic resupply air-lift to resistance after 1 February. (As detailed an estimate as can be made will be forwarded to DOD if the paramilitary concept is approved.) 18/ Col. King then closed this memorandum to Mr. Bissell by ,noting that if the paramilitary concept was approved, certain policy approvals would be re- quired. These were listed as follows: a. To use one Florida base, such as Opalocka, for air supply missions in sup- 'port of guerrilla forces in the target country. b. To use a small number of'American civilian contract personnel in air and maritime operations. (No such personnel are to be used in ground operations.) c. To mount air strikes against Cuban air and other military targets. 19/ Whatever else can be said, it is clear that by the end of November 1960, the original concept of the Agency's anti-Castro effort as one focussing on the use of small teams infiltrating Cuba and working with - 159 - 'TOP SECR];1r--