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REE project, the problem was a military one, and their attitude was "to hell with the Revolutionary Council and the political side." 43. The paramilitary and the political action sections of WH/4 were not in effective touch with each other; in effect, they, treated their tasks as unrelated, and this was reflected in the field. The diminished relationships with the Cuban leaders were a measure of the extent to which people in the project became carried away. by a military operation. . 4h, The effective utilization of Cubans and. cooperation with them was also hampered to some extent because many of the project officers had never been to Cuba, did not speak Spanish, and made judgments of the Cubans on very. slim knowledge. (A notable exception was the propaganda section, which was well qualified in this respect.) They considered.the Cubans un- trustworthy and difficult to work with. Members of the Revo- lutionary Council have been described to the inspectors as "idiots" and members of the brigade as "yellow-bellied." 45. However, many staff employees in the project realized that the Cubans would have to be dealt with realistically and allowances made for their differences and weaknesses. In some instances, case officers achieved quite remarkable rapport with the Cubans they were handling. These officers were ones -95-