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similar to that which was taking place during the course of this -4/ - first meeting. - A~len Dulles, for example, strongly suggested that the Agency had been wrong to engage in such a large scale activity saying: We can handle 200 or 300 men, and we can send in small guerrilla landing parties etc., that's within our channel ••• Basical1y I would like to get out of this business. It is going to ruin the Agency, bad enougg/as it is, it has been a terrible blow. _ The bogy of Soviet and/or East Europen participation with the Cuban troops in fighting the anti-Castro invaders was raised; and as a part of this story were charges that Castro's Fuerza Aerea Revo1ucionaria (FAR) was utilizing MIG aircraft. There was a strong thrust by the CIA representatives to emphasize that not only had EUropean voices been picked up on the communi- cations network at the beach, but in addition, that European bodies had been found in one of the tanks which had been destroyed by the invadi~g forces. Even as the committee meeting was in progress, someone., possible General David Gray or Admiral Burke, was engaged in a te1econ concerning an ongoing activity about a communication--probably from a survivor of the Houston--reporting: Two u.s. Naval aircraft going overhead and then said "No they're Migs" which indicates, incidentally that there are some Mi.gs in Cuba or they wouldn't be saying that••• That's all he said. He reports two--seeing two/Navy jets then said, "No, they're Migs." ! * * See footnote on next page. 29 ,.