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• by the United States Government, particularly by the elements of the Department of Defense which would be more directly in- volved than the Agency in such projects; by the testimony of some individuals who p~ayed active roles in the course of such operations; and by the resolution of some of the problems that ~ad surfaced during the four prior meetings. During the course of the fifth meeting both Generals Erskine and Gray, and in the sixth meeting Admiral Dennison, addressed themselves to the question of difficulties faced by the military in attempting to provide necessary support for the CIA directed operation, noting the JCS evaluation of particularly the absence of planning papers throughout the course W of their association wi.th the activity. By implication the testimony Of) "---------------~ who had been one of the participants in the CIA'S paramiltary plan, also supported the position that operations of this nature should be directed by the military rather than by the. CIA. I had been responsible for the JeS's evaluation of the logistics planning for the operation. As a result of various weaknesses which he set forth in the JCS paper CJCSM-146-6l, 10 March61}*--and at his request--he was assigned to the project to assist with the logistics effort. Although=was given high marks for his contributions to improvements in the logistics system, his testimony presented * JCSM-146-6l, 10 Mar 61, "Evaluation of the CIA Cuban Volunteer Task Force with Attachments."