KHRUSHCHEV OFFERS RESOLUTION TO MISSILE CRISIS
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On October 26, 1962, President John F. Kennedy received a letter from Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev offering a resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis which was in its 11th day.
Chairman Khrushchev wrote...
"Everyone needs peace. Both capitalists and communists. War is our enemy and a calamity for all. We...understand...that if we attack...you will respond."
Khrushchev offered to announce Soviet ships bound for Cuba would be unarmed if the United States pledged not to invade the island.
JFK+50 NOTE
Also on Oct 26 1962, Fidel Castro sent a letter to Khrushchev saying a U.S. invasion of Cuba was "imminent."
SOURCE
"Day 11 of 13 Day Cuban Missile Crisis 51 Years Ago Today," JFK+50, October 26, 2013, www.jfk50.blogspot.com/
