Annex No. 22 Sequence of Events and Organization and Operation of Command Post

Supplemental material used in Maxwell Taylor's report on the Bay of Pigs operation.

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22 it 3 May 1961 SUESECT: Sequence of Evenzs (D-2 to D#2), and Organization and Operaticn of Commend Post. Paragzaph 4, Mamorandum dated I May 1961, Subject: Additional Information Desired of CIA. SECUENCE OF EVENTS (D-a to D:2) General. The Cescristion cf avants set forth herein is based and other received at the operation. Comments are inserted where anolifying nformation is considered Later debriefing of who actually participated in the operation has pro- vilded more extensive information concerning the action, but the purcose of chis pasez is to record what was at at the cime. D-2 (15 Abril Air Strikes. The of thess ai: strikes was to desetoy the Costro = Campo de los mos, and Sentiage Es Cuba. Ex conjunction with the air one B-26 with -6- Force markings and by = Cuban was to IEnd at with the oto=y thet he was = defector from the Castro Air Force. The purpose or the de- fection flight was to that the sia strike was leunched C from cubside Cuba, and tc to obtain mass defections in Castro's Force. The all was out as schedaled at deun D-2 by 3 5-26, as follews: 3 - Campo libertad 3 - Sc. Antonio de los Banos 2 - Sanniago de Cabe TAB-MENT no 7? REF 'B):