MEMO OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, NOVEMBER 1,10:00 A.M.

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• Document Release Date: August 15, 2005
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Memo of Executive Committee Meeting, November 1, 10:00 a. m. - all
members were present.
McCone reported on intelligence summarizing the Cuban crisis memo of
November 1 pointing out specifically probability that Cubans would engage
reconnaissance by ground-to-air fire; that they had developed a r
reconnaissance and therefore would be wa;t;na fn, ?c
c one called attention to the annex covering evidence of Cuban
instructions for sabotage demonstrations in Latin America. McCone stated
that he had passed this on to Secretary Gilpatric.
CIA evaluation o
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. c: one called attention tote fact there a een no reconnaissance of the eastern
end of Cuba since the 23rd or 24th of October. CIA felt this was an urgent need.
Later the President questioned McNamara and General Taylor on this point.
They responded that reconnaissance of this area was required as a definite
requirement, but required a U-2.
The balance of the meeting is covered by penciled notes attached.
Decision was reached to fly three low-level missions of two aircraft each
over the San Julian IL-28 field and the MRBM sites and that we would accept
the risk of interception by ground-to-air fire and if the plane was lost we would
not respond. This is a presidential decision made after General Taylor reported
JCS recommendation that f f-.plane was shot down we would immediately initiate
an all-out total blockade.
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DCI reported on the Watch Committee stating that the Watch Committee
findings coincided with the content of the CIA report where applicable.
Following the meeting McCone advised Secretar Rusk privately of certain
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in ica a some hesitation concerning one phase of the operation.
Secretary Ball called Rusk reviewing the aAMR, -ef-t}ee current situation at
the UN and advising that there will be an evening meeting with Kuznetsov and
Mi.koyan tonight. At the DCI request Rusk suggested that at this meeting the
US press for the removal of the SAM sites and a clear statement concerning
the current status of their command and control and to attempt to secure a
firm irrevocable commitment that these units are inoperable.
Note: At the meeting the President, Bundy, 't, McCone decided to
attempt to gracefully suggest to Adenauer that he postpone his visit for a week
or ten days past November 7.
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