MEMORANDUM OF MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFTHE NSC, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1962 10:00 A.M.

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• Publication Date: October 31, 1962
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31 October 1962
MEMORANDUM OF MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NSC,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1962, 10:00 a. m.
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.
McCone distributed CIA memorandum 10:31 and summarized the
content as per the attached summary. DCI stated that he felt the conclu-
sion, final sentence paragraph one, page one was overly positive as
evidence that some of the launchers had been moved from the MRBM sites
could be construed as a first step at dismantling. Furthermore, DCI
pointed out that photographs were compared with those taken on Saturday
and orders to cease and desist were probably not issued until Sunday night
or Monday morning. Nevertheless, there are evidences of construction
work since men were noted actually engaged on buildings, etc., on several
sites. The question was raised of the Hanson Baldwin article of the
intelligence gap. McCone reported that discussions in New York in which
two questions were raised, (a) would Cuba be left a sanctuary for Castro
and (b) was there an intelligence gap or was information withheld. McCone
then expressed concern over the Cuban SNIE of Sept. 19th stating that portion
of the estimate dealt with the probability of Soviets placing MRBM's in Cuba as cov-
ered in paragraph d of the conclusions trouble him as the United States Intelli-
gence Board and the BNE in reaching this conclusion have not in DCIVs
opinion fully appraised I I reports indicating the 25X1
presence of weapons of n SAM s and this in ormation has very largely
been overlooked. The President asked Bundy for the SNIE.
McCone then reported on the Columbia crisis, Soviet action in
summoning Bloc leaders to Moscow, a schedule of Mikovan's trin to NA'rann
a.iui Lile ia.cL mat o0ylets conrlii -tar? an nrara;+;...,
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The meeting then turned to other matters and first reviewed the
guidelines for the negotiations in New York as prepared by State. These
were approved with modest modifications.
Balance of the meeting; is covered in the penciled notes.
It was decided to resume at 6:00 p.m. to study the results of the
U. Thant/Castro talks of this day.
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John A. McCone
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