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96. McCone, Memorandum for the File, “Meeting of the NSC Executive Committee, 26 October, 1962, 10:00 a.m.” 26 October 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE SUBJECT: Meeting of the NSC Executive Committee, 26 October, 1962 10:00 A.M, IN ATTENDANCE: All members plus Governor Stevenson and Mr. McCloy McCone gave an intelligence briefing which included reading the Watch Committee report of 10/26, distributing and highlighting an Intelligence Agency Memorandum of 10/26, copy of which was distri- buted; reviewing summary conclusions of GMAIC, JAEIC, NPIC Supplement #6; surmmarizing Miskovsky's report on the prisoner exchange (OGC 62-2597); summarized CIA report on non-Bloc ships enroute to Cuba 10/26; and pointed out that non-Bloc ships could quite possibly carry Soviet arms and they would be just as secure as Soviet or Bloc ships if engaged on bare-boat charter; reviewed briefly Cuban internal reaction to the U.S. quarantine as contained in report of 10/26. McCone then posed two operational problems. One, the CIA ! plan to have ten teams go into Cuba by submarine to gather intelligence on missile bases and other points of interest. McCone stated that CIA was prepared to use its assets to support MONGOOSE operations under Lansdale's direction; that the objective was to take Cuba from ) Castro and turn it over to the Cuban people or alternatively to secure intelligence in support of possible military activities and, in this instance, the requirement should be established by SecDef and JCS. McCone stated there was an organizational problem with Lansdale ander current conditions and a meeting had been called for this afternoon to resolve this problem and to establish a course of action on the Lansdale MONGOOSE organization. The President stated that he felt the Lansdale organization should be used and suggested it might serve as a Subcommittee of the NSC Executive Committee. MecCone alse 2évised the President that plan for political orgarization of Cuba in evert of an invasion was under stucy ard | : =: = = i would be considered at the 2:30 meeting.