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~n response to the question of the handling of the messages that came into the. Washington area, he replied, "They were immediate.ly seen by Colonel Hawkins who made any tactical decisions that may have been necessary. If they involved higher level decision, Mr. Esterline, Mr. Bissell, or Mr. Cabell would take the message to the State Department or the White House." When asked if there was a routine sendi~g of messages to the State Department or the White House he reiterated "No, only on rY special issues as determined by the higher-ups." FollowinS the commo testimony and that of Robertson and Lynch,j jthe skipper of the LCI Blagar and a United States civilian, ap~eared as a witness before the Cuban Study Group•• 1 ~festimOny covered much the * The spelling of the name of the captain of the Blagar appears as both] I The writer has been unable to confirm either spelling. 78 /