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WI" SECREi of viable dissident forces which "have not emerged in strength." The ADCI also mentioned the plans to create an anti-Castro air force, but his comments about this air force (even at this time) were very much in error. According to General Cabell: Some trained Cuban fliers are currently available and we hope soon to have access to additional numbers. "Sterile" aircraft for their use have been mothballed by the Department of Defense and earmarked for CIA use. These craft can be made available in a matter of hours. 18/ As reported in an earlier volume of this history, nei- ther the aircraft nor trained Cuban pilots would be available for missions against Castro's Cuba until late in the fall of 1960.* In the NSC briefing, Cabell also made.some inter- .. esting comments about the resistance that might be encountered in an attempt to oust Castro, emphasizing that intelligence reports had indicated thae Cuba might organize "a 'foreign legion' comprised of highly trained regular military personnel, drawn from Com- munist nations, mainly the eastern satellites. Should this eventual~ty oc6ur it would seriously affect the * See Volurr.e I of the Official History of the Bay of Pigs Operation, Air Operations. - 261 - T'9P SECRFF-