AIR SUPPORT HALTED ON 'MORAL' GROUNDS CUBAN FIASCO BLAMED ON PLANS CHARGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100260003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 18, 1961
• Content Type: NSPR

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CpR ban Fiasco Blamed on Plans Change
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given tLi~t getaeral Dlctura od_-tbe ro lu .
vasion by the Joint Chiefhl of Staff, . wt iter
With a invasion force, su the
operation ould hinge on f126s cnn~of ng the
air over the beachhead. T`he.planes were to
operate from a staging base in Central r-
, more than 500 millet -f fpm Cubs, and
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would have only, 45 mint eft tor, on on
targe :.
In contrast, Castro's air farce could be over
the beachhead and the invaders' ships in a
matter of minutes and for `a mgeh longer
time. Reducing his air power lbw a neces-
sity, the Joint Chiefs fell, .-
At a CAbEtettting Ap"}1-"94 i the CiA's.
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