STEVENSON PREPARED TO WAIT FOR SOVIET ANSWER 'UNTIL HELL FREEZES OVER'
New York City (JFK+50) On October 25, 1962, United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson questioned Soviet ambassador Valerian Zorin...
"Do you deny that the U.S.S.R. has placed missile in Cuba?"
Hearing no response, Stevenson said...
"Don't wait for the translation. Yes or no?"
Finally, Zorin said...
"You will receive your answer in due course."
Stevenson replied,
"I am prepared to wait for your answer until hell freezes over."
SOURCE
"Stevenson Waits For Answer 'Until Hell Freezes Over'", JFK+50, October 25, 2012, www.jfk50.blogspot.com/
UN Security Counsel
Oct 25 1962
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