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Co a a a = ae ed combat. As many supplies as possible will be unloaded over the beaches but the ships. will put to sea in time to be well offshore by dawn. The whole beachhead area includ- ing the air strips will be immediately occupied and approach routes defended. No tanks will be brought ashore in the initial landing. It is believed that this operation can be accomplished quite unobtrusively and that the Castro regime will have little idea of the size of the force in- volved. oa —_ 7 a b. ‘The second phase, preferably commencing at dawn - following the landing, will involve the movement into the beachhead of tactical aircraft and their prompt commitment for strikes against the Castro Air Force. Concurrently C-46's will move in with gas in drums, minimal maintenance equipment, and maintenance personnel. As rapidly as possible, the whole tactical air operation will be based in the beachhead but initially only enough aircraft will be based there plausibly to account for all observable ac- tivity over the island. ce. In the third phase, as soon as there is adequate protection for shipping from enemy air attack, ships will ‘move back into the beach to discharge supplies and equip- ment (including tanks). It mst be presumed that counter ~ he _ TS #176622