CUBA INTERUPTS DONOVAN'S RACE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200010010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 29, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

Approved For Release 1999/09/07 : CIA-R
CUBA INTER ! 1FI
BONOVAN'o RAGE
HeTakes CainpaigninzTiile
to Follow Crisis News
CPYRGHT
11ie "Y' r "e To'f."t".7i. ""@4l'uted State;
Senate yesterday 2t,? , a nian di-
vided.
As the Demon i adic Liberal
candidate from New York State,
he debated domevi.ir.. and forelyn
policy with Republican Senator
Jacob K. Javits On one trSe-
visioa program, aall'with Sen-
ator Javits and three other sen-
atorial candidates on another.
As chief negotltor for the
release of 1,113 prl otters of the
Cuban i svasion - 'have been
3?eleased "on credi~t'---het ilol:ed
each new developri;ent .lip tJr,
(9ribbeaan for its era feet oai rh+
negotiations.
Mr. Donovan said he rpm un-
willing to comment directly nn
possible moves in the crisis to avoid jeopa.rdiainr hi
position of trust with Premii?r
Fidel Castro.
Confident on Release
But he indicated that
events. of yesterday justified )
belief that the Casiro C"rovvnr-
nrcnt and the negotiating co
nrit.tee would accomplish iv
humane, early release of t;
Prisoners on terms acceptab
Io both the American anti. tri
Cuban people.
In a yue'stion-and-answc.
session with newsmen o
"Searchlight," over WCBS-T\
Mr. Donovan and Senator J avil
agreed that the Cuban crisi
would have little effect on their
election fight.
But Mr. Donovan emphasize
what he called the President.'
right to a New Yorh ;enaIor ,,
his own party who would no
only vote but l u r k for Ad
nrinisiratit+tl. on this an'
all other issues
Both Senator i s au (I 7
Donovan appeared ilii ain in tb,
afternoon on CBS4! 'W'"s "Direvi
Contort" to anclt"r ques,tioa,:
submitted by menihers of -th'
League of Women voters. Als,
on the panel wore Kieran
('Doherty, the Coiiservati'vs
party candidate for Senator:
tF :~Iirtr Fundy, t1 , coy ialir'.
,,aho.' candidate, an,? ire H`cu,
-ohi Inc ,or,iaaiw, iVrk.u
%'amaiidate_ dam
P75-00001 R000200010010-4
Approved For Release 1999/09/07 : CIA-RDP75-00001 R000200010010-4