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J:.OP 81!CR£'t Cuban government launch an attack on Guantanamo, the Navy was prepared to defend that base. In Burke's opinion, the Navy had adequate force available to do that.* 69/ Whether a direct result of this briefing of the JCS or not, there was a noticeable improvement in WH/4's relations with the military services be- fore the end of April 1960. On 19 April, for example, $150,000 was to be funneled from the CIA's Director of LOgistics to the Comptroller, US Army, ostensibly as a working fund for the .£ .;J.9 '.J /0 J This money, of course, was to be used for necessary construction, renovation, procurement of material, and hire of native labor as necessary to improve Fort Randolph as a training site for the PM insturctor cadre. 71/ Before the end of April 1960, the Joint Chiefs of Staff had approved, in principle, the Agency's * This briefing for the senior personnel in the Depart- ment of Defense, would have taken place in any event; but it may have been prompted by the reluctance of the designated DOD liaison officer with WH/4, Capt. Burns Spore (USN), to do much more than listen to tVH/4's re- quests for the assignment of DOD personnel to the project and for real estate for use in the training program until he received a green light from the SecDef. 70/ - 92 -