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TEXT OF KHRUSHCHEV MESSAGE TO KENNEDY
MOSCOW DOMESTIC SERVICE IN RUSSIAN 1400 27 OCT 62 L
(TEXT) ESTEEMED MR. PRESIDENT: I HAVE ACQUAINTED MYSELF WITH
MUCH SATISFACTION WITH YOUR REPLY TO U THANT TO THE EFFECT THAT
STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO EXCLUDE CONTACT BETWEEN OUR SHIPS AND THUS
AVOID IRREMEDABLE FATEFUL CONSEQUENCES. THIS REASONABLE STEP
ON YOUR PART STRENGTHENS MY (BELIEF) THAT YOU ARE SHOWING CONCERN
TO SAFEGUARD PEACE, AND I NOTE THIS WITH SATISFACTION.
I HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT OUR PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT AND I
PERSONALLY, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, ARE CONCERNED
SOLELY THAT OUR COUNTRIES SHOULD DEVELOP AND OCCUPY A WORTHY PLACE
AMONG PEOPLE OF THE WORLD IN ECONOMIC COMPETITION, THE DEVELOPMENT
OF CULTURE AND ARTS, AND THE RAISING OF THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE.
THIS IS THE MOST NOBLE AND NECESSARY FIELD FOR COMPETITION, AND
VICTORS AND VANQUISHED WILL ONLY (WORD INDISTINCT) FROM IT,
BECAUSE THIS MEANS PEACE AND INCREASED COMMODITIES FOR THE-LIFE
AND ENJOYMENT OF MAN.
IN YOUR STATEMENT, YOU SUPPORTED THE OPINION THAT THE MAIN AIM
WAS NOT ONLY TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT AND TAKE MEASURES TO
PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN OUR SHIPS--AND THEREFORE THE DEEPENING OF
THE CRISIS WHICH MAY AS A RESULT OF SUCH A CONTACT STRIKE THE F RE
OF A MILITARY CONFLICT AFTER WHICH ALL TALKS WOULD BE SUPERFL On ,
BECAUSE OTHER FORCES AND LAWS WOULD COME INTO FORCE--THE LAWS OF
WAR. I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP. THE MAIN
THING THAT MUST BE DONE IS TO NORMALIZE AND STABILIZE THE STATE
OF PEACE AMONG STATES AND PEOPLE.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN FOR THE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATE ,
MR. PRESIDENT, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST DUTY OF A PRESIDENT.
HOWEVER, WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE SAME QUESTIONS, AND I BEAR THE
SAME OBLIGATIONS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE USSR COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.
YOU HAVE BEEN WORRIED CONCERNING THE FACT THAT WE HAVE HELPED
CUBA WITH WEAPONS WITH THE AIM OF STRENGTHENING ITS DEFENSIVE
CAPACITY YES, PRECISELY ITS "DEFENSIVE CAPACITY" BECAUSE NO
MATTER WHAT WEAPONS IT POSSESSES, CUBA CANNOT EQUAL YOU. THESE
ARE DIFFERENT QUANTITIES, ALL THE MORE SO IF ONE TAKES INTO
CONSIDERATION THE MODERN MEANS OF EXTERMINATION.
OUR AIM HAS BEEN AND STILL IS TO HELP CUBA. AND NO ONE CAN DENY
THE HUMANENESS OF OUR MOTIVES, WHICH ARE TO ENABLE CUBA TO LIVE
IN PEACE AND DEVELOP IN THE WAY ITS PEOPLE DESIRE.
(MORE)
27 OCT 1103A MLH/HM
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Translation of message from Khrushchev to Kennedy concerning proposal put forth by U Thant to resolve Cuban Missile Crisis.
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