Office of the Historian

131. Telegram From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic (Dennison)0

Washington, April 18, 1961, 7:57 p.m.

JCS 994363. Bumpy Road. Exclusive for Adm Dennison and Adm Clark from Gen Gray. For your info possibility exists that C-130 A/C with markings removed may be used for night drops on Blue Beach beginning 19-20 April until further notice.1

  1. Source: Naval Historical Center, Area Files, Bumpy Road Materials. Top Secret; Operational Immediate; Limited Distribution. Repeated to CTG 81.8, Exclusive for Clark from Gray.↩
  2. A note on the memorandum for the record prepared by Mitchell concerning the rules of engagement reads: “These air drops by C-130 were never conducted.” (National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Box 12, Cuba, Paramilitary Study)↩