C r ths wnite nouse wasninaron 24 October 1962 sense anp personat mmmoranoun ror MacGeorge Bundy Moir Loo z0s0 Copy of the message from JGS 6917 was received ordering hams CINCSAG to stast Generation of Forces CDR McCabe suggested the President be made aware of this and after checking with Gilpatric 1 informed the Prostdent who approved after having been told that MeNamaza and Gil— pateic had approved 2us0 Report from Hazian Cleveland on events in the United Nations Zoxin‘s statement after Adlai‘s did not deny presence of missiles in Cuba but did deny offensive purposes Zorin gave no indication of whether or not Soviets intended to run the quarantine Harian reported that the Soviets have in— dicated that they will veto the resolution but that we have some assurance of getting seven votes in favor Canadians are still pressing their resolution holding every— thing up until observers are sent to check accuracy of the Prosident‘s statement Cleveland thinks we will have more trouble from the Canadians A UAR—Algerian draft resolution has been prepared asking for a freeze of all action and a return to the status quo ante October 22nd Cleveland thinks that the following three alternatives will be up for consideration hexe tomorron DectisstFcD seense anp prasonat £10 12255 Sen 24 iin at cries MK 47— 130 87 LNB _ mann tos ast ts i a4 October 1962 smense—Atp personat arso 1 Push our resolution to a vote in the Security Council Gont‘d — and then go to the General Assembly 2 Accept a resolution asking for a complete stand—still on Cuban missiles with US observers to inspect it 3 Broaden the save into a discussion of foreign bases and disarmament generally in the Security Council Cleveland thinks Adat may favor 2 above and says that he and the Secretary of State have been ruminating about number 3 None of the above was discussed with the President since there was no time in view of what follows zeso Continuation of picture flap With great difficulty and after much urging from the President we managed to get ten rather mediocre pictures from CLA Salinger has a set and copies were given to Art Sylvester for release by Defense Only one of the pictures is interesting to a lay» man and the President asked that it be got out with the appropriate caption 1 told the President that the esults of the recent low—level flights would be available tonight and he agreed that they should be released tomorrow if CtAagreed Walter Elder of CA thinks this will be possible and will undertake to supply them to Sylvester In considering release of these pictures the President was interested in whether Zorin had denied the presence of missiles in Cuba David Ormsby Gore had told him that Zorin had made such a denial My information from Cleveland was to the con— teger ee ioe gepattenint ine eet int t at f Ai information anfifhat no one in this government had the text of Zopin‘s statement A phone call to Petersen at the UN in New York confirmed Cleveland‘s report and was passed to the President 2400 At the President‘s direction I sent a NIACT cable to David Bruce asking why the pictures were released in London m v ronneszat seers aup personat
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