MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR FROM MSC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 21, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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21 October 1962
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR
1. The USIB in Executive Session expressed grave concern at
the apparent decision to plan a strike against the ballistic missile
bases only and not to follow this up or coincidentally hit MIG's and
IL-28's and to include the SA-2 sites. They pointed out that in
accordance with SNIE 11-19-62 (paragraph 22), this course of action
would be the one most likely to result in immediate Soviet retaliation
outside Cuba.
2. Furthermore, they were concerned that the Government was
apparently losing sight of the necessity to direct our actions, insofar
as possible, against Communist Cuba and Castro, especially in our
public proclamations and in our interface relationships with our Allies.
3. The third point of concern was the length of time between the
President's statement, the initiation of the blockade and, more
importantly, the initiation of any strikes against missile bases. I
personally have the feeling that we are about to talk ourselves right
out of any possibility of military action against Cuba, other than the
blockade, and that the pressures from our Allies will be so great that
we will be unable to move. I would even conjecture that the phraseology
for this is being injected by the "doves" or others who favor no military
action and are even reluctant on the blockade.
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