The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Programs, 1954-1974

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Recovery of Article 349,
April 1960
The publicity generated by the U-2 incident stirred consider.able
controversy in Japan, and there were soon demonstrations against the
continuing presence of U-2s in Japan. On 6 June 1960, project h,ead­
quarters decided on a phased-out withdrawal of Detachment C
between 15 July and l September, but this timetable had to be ac:cel­
erated when the Japanese Government formally requested the re­
moval of the U-2s on 8 July.
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" Ibid.. chap. 15, pp. 33-36 (TS Codeword).
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