NSC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECORD OF ACTION, OCTOBER 30, 1962, 10:00 AM MEETING NO. 13

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NSC Executive Committee Record of Action, October 30, 1962, 10:00 AM
Meeting No, 13
1, Director McCone presented the current intelligence and reported that
incomplete interpretation of the pictures from yesterday! reconnaissance
mission did not reveal whether work on the missile sites had halted or
whether dismantlement of the missiles had begun, Mr, 'aalinger was
authorized to inform the press that it was too early to make any judgment,
2. Secretary McNamara reported he had ordered that no U-2 planes
fly until a satisfactory system was developed to safeguard against navi-
gational errors resulting in overflying Soviet territory.
3, The President reaffirmed his directive that no air reconnaissance
missions be flown over Cuba today or tomorrow,
4. Secretary McNamara informed the President that there were a dozen
issues involved in the conclusion of the Cuban crisis which would be studied
today and reported on at tomorrow's meeting.
5, The President asked that members of the Executive Committee avoid
all discussion with reporters, except with his specific approval, and ap-
proved in principle a plan being drawn up to ensure that the Departments
of State and Defense and the White House give a consistent story of the
Cuban crisis,
6, The President decided not to issue the draft Executive Order cover-
ing ships engaged in the Cuba trade and asked the State Department to
background the press as to the reason, i.e. the draft shipping orders
were to deal with a situation quite different from that created by the
discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba,
7. Acting Director Wilson reported that Cuban exiles might buy time
on U, S, radio stations to make inflammatory statements about current
policy toward Cuba. He was authorized to discuss with the FCC some
way of dealing with this problem without appearing to be asking for
radio censorship,
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8. The President expressed his hope that insofar as possible refugee
groups be prevented from taking actions in Cuba which would upset
negotiations under way to conclude the Cuban crisis.
McGeorge Bundy
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