Transcript of Off the Record Meeting on Cuba October 16, 1962 11:50 A.M. to 12:57 P.M

First meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council which was formed to discuss responses to Soviet missiles in Cuba.

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OFF THE RECORD MEETING ON CUBA October 16, 1962 11:50 A.M. - 12:57 P.M. DEED CLOSED JFK: Okay. Lundahl: This is a result of photography taken Sunday, sir. JFK: Yeah. Lundahl: There's a medium range ballistic launch site and two new military encampments on the southern edge of the Sierra del Rosaario in west central Cuba. JFK: Where would that be? Lundahl: Un, west central, sir. That Speaker [?] South of [unintelligible], south Speaker [?] : I think this [other gray/grade] represents your three dots we're talking about. Industrial. JFK: Yeah. Lundahl: Have you got the big picture? 1 Speaker [?] : Yes, sir. Lundahl: The President would like to see those now. Well, on site on one Of the encampments contains a total of at least fourteen canvas- covered missile trailers measuring 67 feet in length, 9 feet in width. The overall length of the trailers plus the tow-bars is approximately 80 feet. The other encampment contains vehicles ai tents but with no missile trailers. Speaker [?] These are the launchers here. These are missile bases up the [unintelligible]. Lundahl: In this instance, the missile trailer is backing up to the launci point. The launching of this particular [unintelligible] is her The missile canvas [unintelligible] hasn't been done.

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