TELEGRAM FROM NEW YORK TO SECRETARY OF STATE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001900100047-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 47
• Publication Date: November 29, 1962
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

Approved For Release 2003/04/24: CIA-RDP80BO1676R001900100047-2
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CONFIDENTIAL
FROM NEW , YORK
Seoretary.of,State
0: 20269 NO BER 29 9. 8 P. M.
.SOVIET' COMMENTS ,ON 'CUBA'
COOMENTS'_.MADE. TO HIM BY RADIO MOSCOW CORRESPONDENT', AT. UN.
Control: :: 11684
tR~c`d: NOVEMBER 29 .9 1962
9 P. X.
FRIENDLY'?LEBANESE'.CORRESPONDENT TOLD'USUN IN CONFIDENCE.,
REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS
PROHIBITED UNLESS "UsiCLAASSIFIEW'
1. SOVIET - CRRESPONDENTS. MET WITH,MIKOYAN' LAST NIGHT' WHO.'SAID
WITHOUT DETAILS'.??HE HAD TOUGH TIME' IN ,CUBA`?.
ALLIES BY' WITHDRAWAL' BUT ACHIEVED MAIN OBJECTIVE: MAINTAINING '
2. SOVIETS FULLY AWARE THEY LOST FACE AMONG NEUTRALS AND' OWN
SOCIALIST, REG IME`, YN. WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
GIANTS AVQID 'AT - WALL COSTSo
TNFY. Wfliil Y1 . C flt1NTr_R `.1#TTH 'ARMS.. RESULTING IN WAR WHICH . KHRUSHCHEV
OCTOBER 22 AND'?27O:SOVIETS-THOUGHT US WOULD. INVADE CUBA9
.'SITUATION VERYT.TENSE-IN'.SOVIET GOVERNMENT CIRCLES-BETWEEN
KHRUSHCHEV.-:POLICY.; ONE STEP BACKWARD9 TWO:,STEPS FORWARD`?.
3o LOSS IN.PRESTIGE WILL BE MADE UP BY 'SUCCESSES ELSEWHERE".
a i H i t reviews compietea.
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