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    "title": "Annex No. 17 What Briefing if any was given the Brigade or the Brigade's Staff on Going Guerrilla",
    "description": "Supplemental material used in Maxwell Taylor's report on the Bay of Pigs operation.",
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        "Country Files"
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        "Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963",
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    "ocrText": "IT\n- 3\nHowever, the following general provisions governing such\noperation. were mutually agreed to:\na. Resupply to the Erigade would be primarily by\nair with secondary reliance on clandestine maritime craft.\nDrop procedures would be provided for in the Operation Plan.\nb. Communications would be directed to the base\ncontrol outside the target area by the five RS-l's and\nseven TPiL radios in operation with the Brigade. (Not in\nthe command commo trailer.)\nc. Tactical integrity would be preserved wherever\npossible and the operational size of guerrilla units would\nbe dictated by the specific local conditions prevalent in\nthe operation area.\nd. Command lines would be preserved with the Bri-\ngade Commander or his designated representative, preferably\na ,senior unit commander exercising operational control of\nspecific operational areas.\ne. Local recruits and volunteers would be accepted\nbut the Brigade would maintain the 2506 personnel in command\nand key positions in all formations.\nf. Local law and customs would be observed, pro-\nvisions or resources be paid for or receipts\ngiven.\ng. Terrorist operations effecting personnel other\nthan GOC governmental or military personnel would be avoided.\n5. At Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, subsequent to briefing\non the target arez, these contingency provisions were further\ndiscussed with the same individuals (Brigade Commander, Deputy\nCommander and S-3) with furcher specifics addressed to the\nterrain of the Zapata area. The following points were covered:\nE. Red Dezch Task Force (2ad En, 5th Bn and Co. A of\n1st Bn) would hold Red 3each area in the event Blue"
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