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    "ocrText": "10\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 24, 1962\nTOP SECRET - SENSITIVE\nExecutive Committee Record of Action, October 24, 1962, 10:00 A. M.,\nMeeting No. 3\n1. Intelligence\nThe Director of Central Intelligence summarized the intel-\nligence briefing. The President directed that the Secretary of the\nTreasury and the Director of Central Intelligence take immediate\naction to obtain more \"black boxes. 11\n2. Defense Operations\na. The Secretary of Defense presented photographs of dis-\npersal of existing U. S. planes in the southeast U. S., and the\nChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that modifications\nof readiness were being considered to permit improvement of the\nsituation.\nb. The Secretary of Defense reported the plans for naval\ninterception, noted the presence of a submarine near the more\ninteresting ships, and warned that radio silence might be imposed.\nThere was discussion of the problem of dealing with such submarines,\nand it was understood that in the event of intervention by a submarine\nin the process of interception the submarine might have to be destroyed.\n3. In the middle of the meeting there were reports that certain\nSoviet ships had appeared to have stopped or turned back, and the\nPresident directed that there be no interception of any target for at\nleast another hour while clarifying information was sought.\n4. Dr. Wiesner presented an initial briefing on the communications\nsituation and the President directed that most urgent action be taken\nby State, Defense and CIA to improve communications worldwide,\nTOP SECRET SENSITIVE\nDECLASSIFIEL\nPUBLISHED IN FRUS 1961-63\nVOL\nXII\nDOC #\n55\nBy\nNARA,\nDate\n8/27/97"
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