BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR 24 OCTOBER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001800010015-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2003
• Sequence Number: 15
• Content Type: REPORT

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II, THE SITUATION IN CUBA
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There is no change in this morning's report on missile
sites in Cuba.
Thel lembassy in Havana reported that by dawn
bound for Cuuba pending a test of the quarantine.' A" sa okttiakaa
added, however, that "unless the missiles-p, 'we will kef?~ c'n
fighting."
on 23 October Havana was under military control, and that
artillery had been emplaced in coastal towns.
Alphas'-66_leaders- in Puerto Rico told- reporters that
organization has "suspended" -alattatagainst British ships
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 III. SOVIET SHIPPING TO CUBA
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As of 1500 Ell~ on 24 October, at least eight of the
16 Soviet dry cargo hips known to be en route to Cuba
yesterday now have t cned around. Others have probably done
so but current positio s are not available.
Two of the ships w ch turned around were nearing wat?;-j
north of Puerto Rico when they changed course about noon
yesterday. The others wer less than halfway across the
Atlantic when they altered 4ourse, also some time yesterday
afternoon. One ship, which Deft the Mediterranean on 22
October, had reentered on 24 tober. Another passed
Copenhagen on 23 October according to Danish reports,
probably bound for Cuba,
Baltic.
but on tote 24th ~ad reentered the
There is no indication that anyf the six tankers en
route to Cuba have altered course... One of these, the Vinn tsa,
carrying 5,000 tons of jet fuel,, `is close to Cuba with an MA
of 25 October.
We are checking Soviet -erchant shipping in other dr=at,
of the world to determineyvhether any other ships have altered
course for their home or, other friendly waters. Indicat iori ;
are negative.
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Yuri Gagarin -- Turned afternoon or evening of 23
October about 500 miles off Cuba
Turned sometime on the 23rd of
October (probably late afternoon or
evening) about 650 nautical miles
from Cuba
Poltava
Turned afternoon or evening
October in mid-Atlantic
of
23
Dolmatova
Turned afternoon or evening
October in mid-Atlantic
of
23
Metallurg Kurako -- Turned afternoon or evening
October in mid-Atlantic
of
23
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Near the Azores, not certain when
she turned
Fizik Vavilov -- Turned on afternoon or evening of 2"
October about one-half day out of the
Mediterranean Sea passed Gibraltar
Krasnograd -- Turned off Copenhagen at 0800 on
23 October
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1. THE SITUATION IN THE BLOC
A. Military
We still conclude that moves to increase the readiness
of Soviet forces are not being implemented on a crash basis.
1. Naval: No new or unusual naval deployments hav.3
been noted. There -i-s tr-ai-sing activity -in-the Black,
Q.n__a__lar-fie scale in the Pacific, which may -have been so-Yi;duL. d
prior to the--President's speech.
2. Air: Overall flight activity appears normal. Ther