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the Americans led a strike on a column of Castro tanks and trucks headed toward Playa Giron and that the Cubans suffered 17/ about 1,800 casualties.-- That casualty figure--though unsupported by evidence--would be used on subsequent occasions as proof of the fighting quality of the invading Cuban brigade, , even though. it in no way was related to action by the infantry unit. ~__-L ~lalso was guilty of at least two other errors of fact which went unchallenged during his session with the committee. In one instance, Robert Kennedy asked him to point out to the committee where in the invasion area the tighti~g was taking place~ and I Ipointed to Red, Blue, --------- and Green beaches on the chart. The references to the Red and Blue beaches were correct, but at the time that the troops were to have been landed, it was decided that the 200 men scheduled to. go ashore at Green beach would be held for landing at ~ed beach or at Playa Giron. Neither fighting nor a landing took place. in the area of Green beach which was 18 miles southeast o! rlaya Giron. In response to another question from General Taylor about the method of communication between the aircraft and the ground - forces,[ [stated that there was no such direct communication; but went on to say: 37