Complex sentence: All communications and messages concerning the operation were to be sent through special, secure channels and aircraft conducting the missions were assigned cover targets in Laos in the same way that the B-52s of "Menu" were assigned false targets in South Vietnam.
Split into simpler sentences: All communications and messages concerning the operation were to be sent through special, secure channels. Aircraft conducting the operations were assigned cover targets in Laos in the same way that the B-52s of "Menu" were assigned false targets in South Vietnam.