YOUR BRIEFINGS OF THE NSC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001800020018-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 27, 2004
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: November 3, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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3 November 1962
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR
1. On 23 October you gave a brief intelligence report saying that
construction at the sites was continuin
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At an evening meeting that day you briefed on military
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2. 6n 24 October you briefed on the continued rapid progress in the
completion of the missile sites and of the fact that 22 Soviet missile shins
were en route to Cuba.
3. On 25 October you told the Group there had been no char e in the 25X1
construction pace; you covered the Watch Committ e report, that
you described the Soviet ships route to Cuba carrying helicopter snaw
covered the departure of a Cubans plane from Canada to Havana and also
briefed on the turn-around of 15 of the 22 Soviet ships.
At an evening meeting you briefed in detail on the
status of Soviet shipping
4. On 26 October, which was attended by Stevenson, you covered 22
the Watch Committee report which concluded that ILLEGI X1
had completed measures for an alert no significant
deployments. You continued construction
at the missile bases estimating that it had cost the Soviet less than one-
half as much to put these in Cuba rather than build ICBM's in the USSR.
You summarized the status of shipping and made the point that
ships coukd carry Soviet arms.andYou reviewed briefly Castro,,apprehenseve
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reaction to the US quarantine",. I-le
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5. On 27 October you told the Group that three of the four MRB:M
sites at Sam C; istobal and two sites at Sagu44grande appeared fully
operational and covered the latest Watch Committee report on Soviet
military developments.
6. On 28 October you agreed to lend all appropriate support to
the effort to brief General Ritr hye at the UN. You directed that Ray
Cline participate in the draft reply to Khru h ev's letter. You asked
that Cline insure supporting your position the removal of the missile 7,
should not end by giving Castro a sanctuary.
7. On 29 October you covered the following:
a. Construction continues;
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e. The Watch Committee re-port was noted 1 7 Zw
After the meeting you talked with the President and Secretary _.uk
emphasizing that Castro\W'remain in Cuba with a greater security and this
is the situation we must be careful of.
8. On 30 October you told the Group available data does not Lidicate
preparation for dismantling and noted continued construction of nuclear
storage bunkers. Many of the missilererectors had been removed and
are no longer visible. You covered the shipping situation and pointed to t-Le
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danger of sabotage in Latin American countries urging that all Erubass`"
and consulates be alerted. You also covered the Watch Committee Re~aort
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9. On 31 October you told the Group that there was continued evidence
of construction and concealment but noted that evidence that some of the
launchers had been moved from the MRBM sites might be construed'*ss-. the
first step at dismantling.
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There was discussion of the
"intelligence gap" and you rev Wed the Cuban SNIE of 19 September, t.oti,ng 25X1
that it failed to fully appraise eports available.
since 23 October. Decision was made at this meeting to covert
3i Julian and MRBM sites.
11. On 2 November you told the Group there was evidence that the
Soviets were dismantling missiles, but the assembly of 128 bombers
was continuing.
10. On. 1 November you briefed on 1 2X1
with anti aircraft fire since they had that they had develo ed a
of reconnaissance. ILLE IB
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