DISMANTLING OF SOVIET MISSILE IN CUBA 'HAS ALREADY BEGUN'
New York City (JFK+50) On October 30, 1962, The Evening Star reports Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov* has informed United Nations Security General U Thant that "dismantling of Soviet rocket bases in Cuba has already begun."
This action is "partly" due to the two-day lifting of the U.S. naval blockade and aerial reconnaissance over Cuba.
U Thant is "expected" to appoint fifty inspectors to observe the dismantling and withdrawal of Soviet missiles and bases.
In a related story, President John F. Kennedy has called two US Air Force reconnaissance pilots to come to the White House to give him a "first hand" account of their mission. The pilots are Lt. Col. Joe M. O'Grady of Texas and Major Richard S. Heyser of Florida.
*Vasily V. Kuznetsov (1901-1990) was born in Sofilovka, Russia & served in the Red Army before graduation from Leningrad Polytechnic Instiutute in 1926. VVK served as chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in the 1980s.
SOURCES
"Photo Reconnaissance Pilots Report to Kennedy on Cuba," by Garnett D. Horner, The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 30, 1962, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"Reds Removing Bases, U.N. Told," by Earl H. Voss, The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 30, 1962, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
