DAILY NUMBER OF DEPARTURES BELIEVED RISING

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. ; Of pepartures-',:,:' . reniarkabUr - nt.: I don't think
ithis kind of criticism is con- :
1 ducive to . the national unity i
. Bell6e'd Rising Democrats alike."
confronts Republicans and
we need to meet i threat that
Reports from Havana that
Mansfield Attacks 2,000 Russians left Cuba last
Friday on a Soviet liner were
G.O.P. ACCUSCItiORS described in some official quar-
ters as considerehly inflated.
Against Kennedy .Nobody was providing a firm
ay the Assoclfit,6 Prrs estimate but guesses ran in
the neighborhood of 200 to
ne? len .1,,,,e,ers
!7(-) slowly WItildraWili!" :?, :Y.0 0. 400. The Havana dispatches
le- also mild it was impossible to
troops fm Cuba, -
fo:Teed sources said todiiy ie.irelte yesterday there tell whether the departing Rus-
have
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sians were troops, technicians
? But if Russia intends to Ilif4V 'deliberate attempts" to
make good on Its p:CC.Ze to pin ' 771iii:',:ss intelligenee informa- or civilians.
The administration has es-
out z:everal thousaire hieme. by !1,?.:ii
timated that the Soviet mu-
'.d-March the Me!: oi tie?in ".???' et trUc." Senator Mansfield
'have yet to go a::-..crnifi. ,A) ! li'-i to Sentitoe Keating 's itarY Personnel on Cuba num-
bers 17,000.
the best available iniermaii-,ICe e e?Le that effort.s are under
.1-.ere. ? ? -ly to make intelligence kgrq-1- Testimony yesterday that
Navy officials don't know how
Informed authorities sa ::', 1', ' l'.,' -Sca.negoat- for what
many Russians have been
daily reports come in On so ;:,, " ::?, PP( 11.2?1,1:1 C,...b:i .
?slings from Cuba aria that .witlidrpwn from the island
al
I. Cites Al, Action drew a *ere comment from
PtictrentlY a fi w more tiohee. ,
UVC leaving everyday. . :elf. Aerneee the nroltr Senator Russell. Democrat of
,
I Await Kennedy Report ie eliee of the Armed Serv- Georgia.
H R -thc e less Ulm: frank If I
- i:1110pn leader and
didn't say that the amount of
1 Some officials suggested Cnriz. , . , ThrnMit:-ee. said Lt_ Gen. hard intelligence from Cuba
,ip., ie ident Kenneee :, ;: - '....' P. Gel rey had teFti-
ei d. ;nut the Ali Force "went has been disapt,cinting," Sen-
i would be able. to pull together
to high gear to support the ator Russell told reporters.
!the latest reports in lt
time fe
: .,1ein plan on i lfgh of
i`a news conference scheceeud Korth, Anderson Testify
for 11 a.m. toMorrow. 13,,ii '')''1,01)i:1-- Til!s ,,,,ir'' to ti (la s '
i there could be a delay- if fe'.iie, ere: e Mr. Kir needy sei:-? ile Senator Rusaell, chairman of
'still are in doubt. I ad : eceived tie, first eu-nei in- . the Armed Services Committee.
Senate Democratic Leath-
1- .temation on off ensiee i,--,,sile -made his views known after
, Mansfield, meanwhile. elle i , A z.c,- heereig, testimony at a closed
lenged Republican -contenties he lords of the Kennedy
Mutt Mr. Kennedy has inislee r Ynasty have put into effect a ,heiiieng from Secretary of Ilas.
sit Aden:
aet w
ree .N:e.e.. r ere d K or th a
i- al
:the public and has denied con- .stem for con:Join:le
?.i-gressiOnal. ' leaders intelbgeiice ws so tha e can learn
(.1(
c iiiy what they want us Co :'''
i 31.'' VV. Anderson, chief of
inforniatiOn On Cuba. . . ren. ;Nny;--1 (,perations.
Se3ator. elfaruifield said in no ? i !IOW ."
Mr A Seruitor Mani.ii,,id ds said s.,id it'," Sena:or Keating, in ill, S enate '
.interview Way that Represen- .
:re??,- :-.1i. said there had been nof'.'
itative Arends. Republican of was true tle,t prior to the
c ? ?.'llifilt t' ri
:;1, 11 whenPc2 gt 13.1 ht; e1 fts
co '; ni:is-liill':is
t '.
4 Illinois. bad , Impugned the President's act:(.,n clamping a ?
:President's patriotism by char-
uarantine on Cuba. Marines
''re movine to..keird the Cal.- :cvcrr movine equitnr.ent Into'
? ging Mr. Kennedy knew Ix fore
.
siaas
, ye:ire 1 Ibbean, the se?,,tegy, ,,,,:r. i Cuba He said relable eeports
October 14 the Ru
Com mane had been p.,,, c,r1 indica OA John A. 'McCune,
installing offensive missiles on . an exti. icr.,,,,...int.y a:er, ,ho id;recor of the Ceetral Intelli-
the island. xavy wT, 1,. ?.,n 2 v..,,,t .1:7,e gence Aeency, had waived as
. He Knoses Better I asL, zlne. tic At,rny .,, , ...t.,_ early ?; last August that the
Soya :.? probtabl, would put.
. Of Mr. eirends' 'Esharge?ind? r4 1" !Le !1',a r.:. I.:flyn;.?-, heieed
a
'last night at a 0.0, P. palit;Pa I 11 8 12 ,_, 01. ,,,,:,T..?11e : ad i. ?Hie. \i \st :a:ei.o SU rensfetCV, 1 iiles 17 the 3wever, . slnd.
? . from
rally in St. Petersburg, F ..i. -- ' .ess.
II-
that the administration. i' nol re ?, ote. Ciairzes IZIlsAl:ii1;211tV 01 0117- 1,113 01- ,
"telling the fell story of Culaa" "Bt , ttriel, to belirei ,,!, ? our di_i
at closed door briefings of ..,. L i . ,. ,! !t(iligt t.,..:e pl'oduce, :t trw dellb-1
, leaders of both parties, Sena; -ir- "I"' t"' :- ,' le ernic ,tt. 1 ii tis t:, ::',...S mer
I f Cuba a: .facta i.rvei,led be eez? ee 11,-1
7eree snit in :eine I 1 .ta:IcTsi
Mansfield had this reply: not been t, e
"This Congressman kr.ows. : .)t, Tielib,rsn? al.- fr-t;? to vi,ii::',I.'481
better than that. He has at.: lifZS - he 57. I' iS .,
,.... _ .17.1f0i.:rol, ii er.i.1.-ely... feemitor ,..
tended these Meetings and I u. -
don't recall that he ever raised 4-1.hc fact '-': rro.5:]`- -.1"1 K4 V. ,It
.1.
any questions or expressed any r' nd ranee rat% e been Lee. e es :deflator otansfielit !.a ti there!
doubts." , well as where the information had e., en 'no withholdraig of,
Senator Mansfield also F,,?, mime from i arid when, intelligence informatioreeind nte...,,
;ctised St:ietor Keating, Rep ib ' "This Core,Tessman had the attempt tce make a scailegoat .
lican of New yeelL_ef "WU irg , i-Tortur.;ty to rise quertimus Out of tlai intelligence ligen-1
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