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Se on a ee oe a was later recovered by the Castro government or the success was only partial. The reception committees did not seem to have had much training in maritime reception procedures. 16. In sum, a small amount of materiel was put into the Havana area in the period September-December by some ill-suited small boats. Then by using the "Wasp" and the "Tejana" a substantially larger amount of supplies was put in during . February and March as well as some people, but to a limited area only. At this point the "Barbara J" and the "Blagar" (former LCIs) were used because of their longer range and larger size; however, for various reasons they were also unsuccessful in placing anything on the south coast except at the westernmost part, Lack of a Plan 17. Officers who worked on these operations reported that there was no effective project plan for using small boats to deliver men and equipment tdcforces inside Cuba who were best suited to use them to build up a powerful underground movement against Castro. According to these officers, WH/4 did not plan small boat operations; the case officers simply responded to requests by individual Cubans and groups. One officer remarked that the Cubans were running the operations. 18. Of all the attempts made to land men and supplies in Cuba clandestinely by water some of the most notable were made - lye . : . ~: