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Admiral Burke and Allen Dulles then became involved in the General Shoup testimony. Admiral Burke: There are three or four things that are the basis of this thing that ougnt to be cleared. One is the responsibility of the Chiefs to comment on the plan. Another is the actual conduct of the operation, which was all in one place and that was in CIA. Mr. Dulles: But that was done by military personnel. Admiral Burke: But not under our command structure. Statement: But as advisors to the President the JCS had a responsibility. The President had the right to look to the Joint Chiefs for advice during the planning or execution phase if they thought they had something important to offer. General Shoup: That's true, as limited by their knowledge of all aspects of the plan. Statement: And in the absence of hearing from the. Chiefs he .had a right to assume that everthing was going satisfactorily. General Shoup: Yes, to the limit of our knowledge.. I want to tell you this right now. Had I as an individual heard that they were going to call off the air strikes I'd haye asked that the Commander-in-Chief be informed. I'd have called him myself because it was absolutely essential to success. The D-2 affair was only a half effort. Mr. Dulles: General, may I add this. The D-2 Day was essentially a plot, not a plan. The Plan was the D-Day Strike. Question: Do you feel that you had absolute and complete knowledge about this operation? 117 /