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The C-46 aircraft -- like most of the JMCLEAR aircraft -- were nominally owned __________-----lla legal 1 1 corporation and, also, an Agency proprietary. The aircraft were leased to Manuel F. Goudie, and, in turn, by Goudie to the Cuban exile organization, the FRO. The C-54 work horses which were used to transport the bulk of the troops and materiel from Florida Unlike the C-46's which actually belonged were simi- to Guatemala during the larly under the nominal training period cover of~I ~f toO I, but had conditional sales papers -s-h-o-w-~-·n-g-t-h-e-o-wn-e-rship by I ---Jr the C-54' s (with the exception of two of the aircraft) were leased from the United States Air Force. 67a/ As with the B-26's, acquisition of the C-54's gave rise to additional occasions of displeasure among DPD, WH/4, and DOD. Although the original memorandum was not recovered; it is apparent that a direct approach was made by WH Division to the Department of Defense -- - 52 -