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were in use in Latin American nations. 39/ According to the Defense representatives to the Special Group, Admiral Burke apparently found particular difficulties with the proposal to "sheep-dip" Navy personnel for use as pilot trainers and aircraft maintenance for JMATE.* Within a few days of the 21 July Special Group meeting, a session was held in the office of the " ." Deputy Director of Central Intelligence; and it was decided that the B-26 aircraft would be substituted for the AD-S in connection with the JMATE Project. In his memorandum to Jake Esterline, Tracy Barnes, the A/DDP/A also pointed out that DPD would run a cost analysis to compare the merits of bringing in 8 B-26's from the Agency's Far Eastern activities to Project JMATE with the cost of acquiring B-26's * The former Chief of Security for JMCLEAR"indi- cated that another reason for steering away from the AD-5 was that the Cubans would charge that these were US aircraft flying out of Guantanamo because part of the USN air contingent there was equipped with AD-S's. 40/ - 32 -