WHITE HOUSE MEETING ON 10 SEPTEMBER 1962 ON CUBAN OVERFLIGHTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001700180043-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: March 1, 1963
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 2004/02/19,: CIA-RDP80BO1676R001700180043-0
1 March 1,963
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: White House Meeting on 10 September 1962
on Cuban Overflights
1. With reference to your query concerning the reasons why
a Special Group meeting wtis convened on Tuesday, 10 September 1962
(rather than a regular Thursday meeting) for consideration of a proposed
Cuban overflight; the reason why it was attended by Bundy, Rusk,
McNamara, Taylor and the Attorney General rather than the regular
3412 members; and the impression of the tenor or thrust of the discussion
at that nr eting; I wish to advise you as follows:
a. The reason wiay the above named attended the xsieeting
was apparently twofold: it followed another meeting, and the overflights
were of particular concern to the Secretary of State.
b. The thrust of the meeting was that the planned ;progress
would avoid incidents. The evidence for this is shown by General Carter's
recollection of the meeting and by Dr. Scoville's mero-y of the discussion.
2. The decision was made to break the flight up into four missions.
This was interpreted by CIA representatives at the meeting to guidance
to avoid a U-2 incident and not to overfly areas where SAMs were known
to exist. It was for that reason together with the fact that the NCI's
recommendation of 7 September had not been put forward that the outcome
of the meeting was as described about.
3. A more detailed. report on the meeting is attached.
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
xecutive Director
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