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used against them had been piloted by non-Cuban personnel. Noting that three jet aircraft had been principally responsible for bringing the invasion to a halt, the returnees expressed some bitterness about the failure to follow up on the 0-2 air strikes, particularly in that it not only left elements of FAR intact, but it also provided Castro with time to 50/ mobilize his forces. - It was during the sixth meeting of the Taylor Committee that Grayston Lynch, one of the two Americans who led the Cuban beach marking teams during the Bay of Pig landings testified. Lynch was high in his praise of the brigade's performance and his remarks made a strong impression on the committee because Lynch had been in a fire fight at the time of the landing. As the LCls moved out of the Bahia de Cochinos, L¥nchls LCI provided the communication link between the brigade on the beach and Washington. The s~venth. meeting of the Cuban Study Group on 1 May 1961, was one of the most important sessions conducted by the committee. The three principal witnesses on this day were Rear Admiral John A. Clark who commanded the US Navy task force operating in the area - of the invasion site ,1-------------------- who was in charge of training the Cuban infantry for the planned invasion, and McGeorge Bundy, President Kennedy's National Security Adviser. The record shows that Admiral Clark began his testimony by noting "that all the orders he /