Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath
121. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 761.00/10-3162. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Received in the Department of State at 7:20 a.m. The source text notes that a copy of the telegram was passed to the White House on October 31.
122. Memorandum for the Record
Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, Chairman’s Staff Group. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Legere. The source text is initialed by Taylor.
123. Summary Record of the 14th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings 11-16. Top Secret; Sensitive. McCone’s 1-page summary of this meeting and the Record of Action (both ibid.) are in the Supplement.
124. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rusk and the Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Stevenson)
Source: Department of State, Ball Papers: Lot 74 D 272, Telcons—Cuba. No classification marking. The conversation probably took place after the 14th meeting of the Executive Committee since Rusk’s Appointment Book shows that he met with Ball at 11:09 p.m. (Johnson Library)
125. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56311/10-3162. Secret; Niact. Drafted by McNaughton and Cleveland and approved by the President at the 14th meeting of the Executive Committee (Document 123). Repeated to Moscow.
126. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Planning Subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (Rostow) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Cuba, General, Planning Subcommittee. Top Secret. Initialed by Rostow.
127. Summary Record of the 15th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings 11-16. Top Secret; Sensitive. The Record of Action for this meeting (ibid.) is in the Supplement.
128. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.3722/10-3162. Confidential; Eyes Only. Received in the Department of State at 10:59 p.m.
129. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source:USUN Files:NYFRC 84-84-001, October-November Meetings. Confidential. Drafted by Akalovsky and concurred in by McCloy.
130. Summary Record of the 16th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings, 11-16. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting lasted until 10:40 a.m. (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book)
131. Record of Action at the 16th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings, 11-16. Top Secret; Sensitive.
132. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source:USUN Files:NYFRC 84-84-001, Incoming Telegrams, 1952-1963. Confidential; Niact.
133. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.3722/11-262. Top Secret; Priority. Received at the Department of State at 1:52 a.m. A 21-page memorandum of conversation of this meeting, which took place at the Soviet Mission, is in USUN Files:NYFRC 84-84-001, IA October/November Meetings.
134. Summary Record of the 17th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings, 17-24. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting lasted until 12:05 p.m. (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book)John McCone also prepared an account of this meeting, memorandum for the record, November 2. (Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B01285A, DCI Meetings with the President)
135. Record of Action Taken at the 17th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings, 17-24. Top Secret; Sensitive.
136. Summary Record of the 18th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings, 17-24. Top Secret. The meeting lasted until 10:52 a.m. (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book)McGeorge Bundy’s record of action of this meeting is ibid., National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings, 17-24. See the Supplement.
138. Summary Record of the 19th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings, 17-24. Top Secret. According to the President’s Appointment Book the meeting lasted until 6:25 p.m. (Ibid.)
139. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B01285A, 1 July 1962-31 December 1962. Top Secret. Drafted by McCone on November 5.
140. Letter From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Khrushchev Correspondence (Cuba), Vol. I-C, 11/3/62-11/16/62. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. A note on the source text indicates that a copy went to Thompson who “took it w/him.”Thompson and Bundy met with the President on November 2, from 6:10 to 6:23 p.m. for an “off the record meeting.” (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book) The letter could have been drafted then.
141. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56361/11-362. Top Secret. Drafted by McGeorge Bundy, cleared by Rusk, and approved by U. Alexis Johnson.
142. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56361/11-562). Top Secret; Priority. According to the USUN copy, it was drafted by McCloy. (USUN Files:NYFRC 84-84-002 Outgoing Telegrams, 1962 (Top Secret, Exdis, etc.))
143. Summary Record of the 20th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings, 17-24. Top Secret. The meeting lasted until 10:40 a.m. (Ibid., President’s Appointment Book)
144. Memorandum From Attorney General Kennedy to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Khrushchev Correspondence (Cuba), Vol. I-C, 11/3/62-11/16/62. Top Secret. Drafted and initialed by Robert Kennedy. Copies sent to McGeorge Bundy and Rusk.
145. Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, USSR, Khrushchev Correspondence (Cuba), Vol. I-C, 11/3/62-11/16/62. No classification marking. According to Problems of Communism the Russian text was transmitted by the Soviet Foreign Ministry to the Soviet Embassy in Washington on November 4. A note on the source text indicates it was received on November 5. Other copies are in Department of State, Presidential Correspondence: Lot 77 D 163, and ibid.: Lot 66 D 204.
146. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B10285A, Memos for the Record. Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by McCone.
147. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.56361/11-562. Top Secret; Niact. Drafted by McGeorge Bundy and cleared by Ball. A draft of this telegram with Bundy’s handwritten revisions is ibid.
148. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Cuba, General, 11/1/62-11/6/62. Top Secret.
149. Telegram From President Kennedy to the Under Secretary of State (Ball) and the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Cuba, General, 11/1/62-11/6/62. Top Secret; Operational Immediate; Urgent. This message was ostensibly from Bromley Smith, but it was sent apparently at the instruction of the President. The following times are handwritten on the source text: 3:30 p.m., 4:05, 4:35. It was received in the White House situation room at 5:20 p.m.
150. Memorandum From President Kennedy to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD (C) A Files:FRC 71 A 2896, Cuba 1962 (McNamara’s working papers). Top Secret.