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peculiar position in which he found himself have also been put in the Oral History record. Among other comments, Col. Gaines said: I was Chief of Air Operations in DPD at the time [of the Bay of Pigs Opera- tion], and I was asked if I would divorce myself from my normal activities to the extent necessary to set up an air arm for ... what later turned out to be the Bay of Pigs .•• I was very happy to do that. I had some very good people to help me •.. Psychologically it had a traumatic effect on my attitude .•. I think you will find, if you go look into the Inspector General's files back in '61, you'll see that I went to the Inspector General two or three times regarding what I called unethical or unprofessional conduct. Then, I believe overall that the effect it had on my career was beneficial. 24/ The following exchange which took place with Col. Gaines during the course of an interview reveals that, like the senior JMATE personnel, Gaines also had some reservations about dual responsibilities: Interviewer* Could you '~ell me a little about the command relationships that existed at the time that you went into the operation. You reported to Beerli GG That's correct. Interviewer And how about Jake Esterline? you work with Jake? For Jake? did that fallout? Did How * The author of this history.