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-.' 1960 when Gaines wrote: It was determined in the meeting of the JMARC Task Force on 2 August 1960 that photo coverage of the target coun- try was necessarY in order to adequately affect the JMARC Project. This photo coverage should be done '50 as to provide JMARC intelligence with a finished product not later than 19 September 1960. The specific requirement is to determine, with the latest equipment' available, the loca- tion and type of ai:roc:roaft in the ta:roget count:roy.95/* From the outset of DPD's involvement, it was clear to Gaines that the first step in a successful operation would have to be the elimination of Castro's Air Force. Such aerial reconnaissance as had been done on Cuba was principally the work of the US Navy. At the time that DPD became involved in the project, the push was on for the use of the U-2; but this had to be cleared not only with the DCI, but also wi~ the Special Group 5412. During the discussion of the first planned U-2 overflight, Mr. Gordon Gray, President Eisenhower's Assistant for National Security Affairs showed signs of trauma -- perhaps residual from the shoot-down of Francis Gary Powers in May 1960; and * Emphasis by author.