Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, American Republics; Cuba 1961–1962; Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath, Volumes X/XI/XII, Microfiche Supplement

507. NSC Executive Committee record of action, November 8¹

Meeting No. 23

November 8, 1962, 4:30 p.m.

1. A press release was discussed and approved which summarizes our current knowledge of the removal from Cuba of Soviet missiles and related equipment.

2. There was a discussion of: (a) long-term surveillance requirements; (b) courses of action in the event a U.S. reconnaissance plane is shot at or destroyed; and (c) ways to keep pressure on Castro other than by reinstituting the quarantine.

3. Secretary McNamara reported there was no reaction to today’s aerial reconnaissance mission. Tomorrow’s missions were authorized comprising five U–2 flights and ten low-level flights.

McGeorge Bundy

1. Press release; long-term surveillance requirements; courses of action in event a U.S. reconnaissance plane is shot or destroyed; ways to keep pressure on Castro; aerial reconnaissance mission. Top Secret. 1 p. Kennedy Library, NSF, Executive Committee, Meetings, Vol. II, 17–24.