MISSILE SECRECY CHARGED TO G.O.P.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700440045-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 2004
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: February 10, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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Kennedy in Cantpaign ballistic missiles, fall --- and I know what rml Two Democratic Senators,,
The President's statementwastalking about--he would be in al Hubert H. Humphrey of Atinne-
-- - ~pronipted Is) newspaper articlesibetter position, to tell the Ameri-I sots, and Henry M. Jackson of . echo sew that audios b,, Inc Adroittistra-lean people the farts about the hingtonby nby Repusenti ns enin,
turn had indicated tentatively lmissile gap." earner debates on the issue.!
AfiFilti(=TON, Feb 9--Sen- that. the "missile gap" had not Nominees Were Br-efed
They said missile numbers were,
ai-,r Stuart :;Ymingloc said tomaterialized. Mr. Kennedy and Lyndi1n: B. not so important as over-all.
dal 1 i' g intprrrrativn on 'the Campaign Talks lfec?filed Johnson. his running mate, re- strength.
,i , l ap" ~sithh from' senator Jackson said the So-'
President Kennedy b IN' the The term onscribed a satesive briefings from Allen W
lion, based on United States' Dulles, director of f the Centraiiviet "clearly" had more combat-,
F:isnnho'ver Administfatiun d ir- plans and estimates of Soviet Intelligence Agency, during the ready intercontinental ballistic
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in;; the election campa:gi, last capabilities, that the United campaign, on instructions from missiles than the United State
fill States could be behind the Rus-:President Eisenhower. The at this time.
Toe Missouri Democrat, said,sians in ballistic missiles duringbriefitrge were in acractices. cordance continued, do or a nr' n
'that if Mr. Kennedy had been the period of 1960-63. With past camp ign p
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then, he c,,fold now in a meet yesterday that.
ra?tl-rr ??~-it;n,, to tell Cite Amer- had not been ascertained con-lof Illinois inserted newspaper ors. This recalled similar argrt-
. ?r ;,,,pir? the facts at-wit the trasted with his .ampaigif Ts- articles in The Congressionaliments by Republicans that , itc.1
',,.ssil, ~ap.'? His rercaxks carne sertion that There Kas a; Record. These were acid to have;a "mix" of weapons when crit.t-
in a clrba;c? set off to the Senate "missile gap." It inspired the emanated front a background'clzed on missile policies
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