U. S. GOVERNMENT SHIPMENTS BY FOREIGN FLAG VESSELS IN THE CUBAN TRADE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000100120024-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: February 5, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

i ne Director of Central Intelligence
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 5, 1963
NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION MEMORANDUM NO. 220
TO: The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Agriculture
The Secretary of Commerce
The Administrator, Agency for International
Development
The Administrator, General Services Administration
SUBJECT: U.S. Government Shipments by Foreign Flag Vessels
in the Cuban Trade
At its meeting on February 5, 1963, the Executive Committee of
the National Security Council considered United States policy with
respect to shipments financed by the Departments of State, Defense,
and Agriculture, General Services Administration, and the Agency
for International Development on foreign flag ships engaged in the
Cuba trade. The President approved the recommendation that
such cargoes should not be shipped from the United States on a
foreign flag vessel if such vessel has called at a Cuban port on
or after January 1, 1963. The President agreed that an exception
may be made as to any such vessel if the persons who control the
vessel give satisfactory assurance that no ships under their con-
trol will, thenceforth, be employed in the Cuba trade so long as
it remains the policy of the United States Government to discourage
such trade. The Secretary of State is to be consulted on the form
and content of any such assurances.
The Secretaries of State, Defense, and Agriculture, the Administrator
of AID, and the Administrator of GSA were directed to take such steps
as may be necessary to carry out this policy.
The Secretary of Commerce is to make available to the appropriate
Departments current pertinent information which he may have on
ships engaged in the Cuba trade.
1C/4 /",[
McGeorge Bundy
cc: Members of the Executive
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PLANS)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (INTELLIGENCE)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (RESEARCH)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (SUPPORT)
COMPTROLLER
INSPECTOR GENERAL
GENERAL COUNSEL
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FOR NATIONAL ESTIMATES
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This memorandum contains information for the addressees. Ad-
dressees may give this memorandum additional circulation within
their components as required. All copies should be destroyed not
filed, upon completion of circulation. A master file will be kept in
the Executive Director's Office and will be available upon request.
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