MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD FROM MARSHALL S. CARTER

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October 24, 2003
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October 30, 1962
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Approved For Releafa,,20031 I ?i F 80BO1676ROO1 040006-0 30 October 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD The Director briefed me on the Executive Committee meeting as follows: 1. There will be no overflights of Cuba today or tomorrow during U Thant's visit. (Scoville, Helms, and Cline notified. ) 2. There are to be no refugee, exile, or emigre actions against Cuba during these negotiations, or any similar action by CIA. Every- thing is to be stood down and CIA is to exert maximum effort to accomplish this through all its contacts. (Helms and Cline informed; message dis- patched immediately to JMWAVE.) 3. Mr. McCone protested the unilateral DOD actions on the U-2, KC-135, and S. S. Tanner redeployments, thus inhibiting air collection for analysis of Soviet shots. Mr. McNamara stated that he had insisted that SAC must come up with a plan to prevent further flights. McNamara said he would look into the collection problem and see what could be done. Mr. McCone stated he was going to inform AEC. (Scoville notified -- - _- ..__.....b-- y W W V11 y dUOUL 1L, not ) 4. Mr. McCone stated that all MONGOOSE operations must be held in abeyance until this week of negotiations is over. Stand them down completely, do not execute anything, and especially postpone any sabotage operations against Cuban ships as mentioned in Item 2b of Lansdale's study. (Cline and Helms notified, and I approved dispatch of appropriate messages.) 8 i2, P Approved For Release 20c 1,i /QAt; WDP80BO1676ROO13066'46064 9_~, s616- Approved For Relea*&2003 141Q4?,G9,- P80B01676R00140 040006-0 5. The decision has been made that the President and his senior policy advisers and other senior officers of the Government will not make any further contacts or allow themselves to be contacted by the press. All press contacts would be through Mr. Salinger at the White House, Mr. Manning at .State, and Mr. Sylvester at DOD. For CIA the contact will be Colonel Grogan. (Informed Kirkpatrick, Scoville, Helms, Cline, and Grogan.) Marshall S. Carter Lieutenant General, USA Deputy Director Distribution: 1- Exeuutive Director 0 3-DD/P - DD / I -V- DD/R d~ - Col. Grogan - O/DCI (Elder) I? - ER I,- - DDCI Approved For Release 2003J1 /O4' CIA-RDP80B01676R001300040006-0 UNCLASSIFIED when blank - TOP ^CRET when attached to Top Secret Docu- -nt - Automatically downgraded to SECRET when filled ii for i d p Approved or'Relfea '~dP-P bTn~Pi-IdNbWO676R001 W040006-0 CONTROL AND COVER SHEET FOR TOP SECRET DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION REGISTRY SOUR CE CIA CONTROL NO. DOC. NO. DATE DOCUMENT RECEIVED DOC. DATE ~/ CLJC 17/ COPY NO. LOGGED Y NUMBER OF PAGES ry ' /gyp j NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS ATTENTION: This form will be placed on top of and attached to each Top Secret document received by the Central Intelligence Agency or classified Top Secret within the CIA and will remain attached to the document until such time as it is downgraded, destroyed, or transmitted outside of CIA. Access to Top Secret matter is limited to Top Secret Control personnel and those individuals whose official duties relate to the matter. Top Secret Control Officers who receive and/or release the attached Top Secret material will sign this form and indicate period of custody in the left-hand columns provided. Each individual who sees the Top Secret document will sign and indicate the date of handling in the right-hand columns. REFERRED TO RECEIVED RELEASED SEEN BY OFFICE SIGNATURE DATE TIME DATE TIME SIGNATURE OFFICE/DIV. DATE NOTICE OF DETACHMENT: When this form is detached from Top Secret material it shall be completed in the appropriate spaces below and transmitted to Central Top Secret Control for record. DOWNGRADED DESTROYED DISPATCHED (OUTSIDE CIA) TO BY (Signature) TO BY (Signature) WITNESSED BY Si nature ( g ) BY (Signature) OFFICE .,L DATE [I I - OFFICE DATE Qn4A7AQA OFFICE n1nnnnAnnnA_ DATE T0P> SECR.;ET