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for classified purposes. When Grogan broached this question with Ed Stanulis of WH/4, Stanulis called Elton Hailey (Director of Information, GSA), and informed Hailey that the cover story was to be that FAA now operated the field and would be doing some classified, experimental flights for safety purposes. Stanulis also informed the Navy liaison officer at Opalocka, to avoid making any public statements or providing information to the press regarding activities at Opalocka. The Navy retained responsibility for base security and maintenance -- at Agency expense but the operational responsibility would be attributed to FAA, with all public announcements originating in Washington. 77/* Immediately following the decision on Opalocka, there seemed to be a greater degree of cooperation between the Agency representatives and their DOD counterparts. Even when the Office of Special Opera- tions pointed out that the Navy would be unable to * For additional operational details concerning Opalocka the reader is referred to James Burwell, Logistics Sup- port for Operations in Cuba~ March 1960-0ctober 1961. DDS/OL-7, April 1971, pp. 34-37, 49-55. S. - 64 -