MEETING OF THE NSC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 25 OCTOBER, 5:00 P.M.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001900100028-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 20, 2003
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: October 26, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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26 October 1962
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE
SUBJECT: Meeting of the NSC Executive Committee, 25 October,
5:00 P.M.
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT
McCone gave intelligence briefing covered by Situation Report
of 10/25 and followed with resume of Bloc shipping
dated 10/25 and summarized answers to specific questions as
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indicated on the third page; also referred briefly to
to the Soviet government statement.
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There followed a long discussion of policy matters, notes of
which are covered in the attached.
The meeting considered three drafts of scenarios of three
possible courses of action, that is, air strike, the political path
and progressive economic blockade, all of which are attached.
JOHN A. McCONE
Director
Attached:
Two pages of notes on small White House note paper
Situation Report 10/25 - 3 pages
Draft: Scenario for Airstrike; Political Path; Progressive
Economic Blockade
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