Summary Record of NSC Executive Committee Meeting No. 10 October 28, 1962, 11:10 AM

SANITIZED COPY ET - SENSITIVE Summary Record of NSC Executive Committee Méeting No. 10 October 28, 1962, 11:10 AM The full Tass text of the Khrushchev reply to the President offering to withdraw Soviet offensive weapons from Cuba under UN supervision had been read by all prior to the opening of the meeting. (It had been received over the FBIS ticker beginning about 9:00 AM -- copy attached.) Secretary Rusk began by making general comments to the effect that everyone present had helped to bring about the highly advantageous resolution of the Cuban missile crisis. Mr. Bundy interrupted to say that everyone knew who were hawks and who were doves, but that today was the doves' day. Secretary McNamara said we would not have to face a decision on halting a Bloc ship today because the Soviet tanker Graznyy was lying dead in the water outside the quarantine zone and no other Bloc ships, if they continued toward Cuba, would be reaching the barrier. Secretary McNamara and Secretary Rusk recommended, and the President agreed, that no air reconnaissance missions be flown today. The President asked what we would substitute for our air surveillance of Cuba. Secretary McNamara said this surveillance might be by the UN or a joint inspection of U.S./UN inspectors in a neutral plane, flown by Brazilians or Canadians. He said our objective should be to have reconnaissance carried out by the UN tomorrow. Technically, this could be arranged, but we do not know whether the UN would undertake the task. The President suggested that we tell the UN they must carry out reconnaissance or else we will. He authorized the release to UN officials of classified infor- mation on Cuba, including photographs and refugee reports, The purpose of the release of this information on Soviet armaments in Cuba was to facilitate the inspection task which we expected the UN to promptly undertake. Secretary Rusk, in commenting in Khrushchev's reply, called attention to the text which said the Russians would "come to an agreement. 11 He said Kuznetsov was coming to New York to conduct the negotiations. He suggested that we pick up and accept Khrushchev's description of what he was prepared to withdraw from Cuba, i.e. "offensive weapons. " SANITIZED CRET - SENSITIVE No additional material released us ARCHDUIST as a result of this review. BY mym NARS, DATE 12/24/82 SANITIZED PUBLISHED IN FRUS 1961-63 By VOL X/II NARA, DOC Date # 8/27/97 103