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subsequent charges and countercharges about the chain of command to note the following paragraph which appeared in the Memorandum for Record of the meeting: Organizational control of JMARC activ- ities in Guatemala. JMARC representatives expressed a desire to have one senior rep- resentative designated for Agency control of all activities in Guatemala. JMCLEAR personnel agreed with this concept, with the stipulation that technicaL matters pertaining to air activities be retained under the direct control of DPD. JMARC will develop an organizational chart showing the centralized control arrange- ments within Guatemala. 2/* JMATE personnel would break a number of lances over the question of what constituted "technical matters pertaining to air activities"; and personnel formerly associated with DPD in command positions remember these occasions with no fond affection. What it came down to, particularly in the eyes of both Chief, WH/4 and Chief, WH/4/PM (Col. Jack Hawkins, USMC), was "who is in charge?" In a memorandum written in early Octob~r 1960, Hawkins pointed out that there was "divided command and responsibility at the opera- . tional level" between JMATE and JMCLEAR; and he empha- sized that this was not in keeping with either the ~tian * Emphasis added by writer. - 10 -