Agency: JCS
Originator: OSD
From: BRIG. GEN. LANSDALE
To: GENERAL CRAIG
Document date: 04/13/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY

JCS

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Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

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DATE

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON 25.0.C.

198

13 April 1902

-SENSITIVE

MILIORANDUM FOR GENERAL CRAIG

Attn:

Colonel " right

From:

Brig. Gen. Lansdale

Subject:

Beach Reconnaissance

mor

you know, it was a surprise to me to learn that the

prepared Navy, beach reconnaissance in Cuba was being beld

in abeyance die to aJRC understanding that this proposal

still needed poli?

loval. I then asked General Taylor

ior clarification.

R

This mortig,

Deputy Secretary Gilpatric iniormed

nie tilat this miatter was discussed in the Special Gro:p yester-

day, and that the policy approval for this operation was reaffirmed.

Thus, the proposed operation is clearly within approved policy.

Request that you make this approval known, properly, so

that the operation can proceed. It is requested, further, that

you iniorm the Leputy Secretary and r.yseli of essential facts

as this oparation is carried out.

cs:

'=yes Orly" to

Secretary McNamara

Deputy Secretary Cilpatri:

General Lemnitzer

General Taylor::

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