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General Gray's testimony seemed to relieve General Taylor of some of the doubts that he had about the knowledgeability of the Joint Chiefs regarding the Zapata plan for Taylor ing stated: "After liste.nl 'to General Gray's testimony, I now feel that the Joint Chiefs had a more complete appraisal of 90/ t.he plan and consequently gave a more complete approval." - The testimony of Secretary of State Rusk, however, was another matter. Secretary Rusk's testimony indicated the ~ind-set traditionally associated with senior members of the State Department--generally cautious, con-servative, and self-protective. Of all the witnesses before the Taylor Committee, Secretary Rusk probably did more harm to the Central Intelligence Agency than anyone else. His sins of commission went unchallenged and his sins of omission were unnoticed. From the beginning to the end of his testimony before the Taylor Committee, the most generous thing that can be said about Secretary Rusk is that his testimony was contra- dictory. Among his first remarks about the operation, was the following: The risks of the operation were accepted, however, because the importance of success was fully appreciated. Time was running out. It was the last chance in some time to have this job done by Cubans. Otherwise we might have to do this with American personnel and this would be less desirable. Castro's police power was increasing, 94