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14. Carter to McCone, Cable, 5 September 1962 ‘Excerpt: >) Co CLASSIFIED MESSAGE PAGE 1 CF 3 PAGES 9OuG: SE. Hh. SONOCHI f ROVING sn: G/DCI 75-889 TOS ~~ Tt tui te | x = 7505 : 12! 151 pate: 5 SIIPTEABOR 1962 —_! 3} 16} -z0m: DIRECTOR oo | ROUT:NE nro: = S/C 3-5 oe jOuT 732 | PRIORITY ° iim | into a CITE Dik 24210 PRITY- t 1. IN INITIAL REACTION TO OFFICIAL US STATEMENT 4 SEPT RE SAM SITES AND PT BOATS, CUBAN SPOKESMEN SMPHASIZING CLAIM THAT ARL:S BUILDUP IS EXERCISE OF RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE, MOSCOW IS SILENT SO FAR. CUBAN MILITARY FORCES FOR PAST WEEK OR SO IN HIGH STATE CF ALERT, IT MAY BE ‘THAT REGIME DELIBERATELY ALARMING POPULACE ~ TO JUSTIFY MASSIVE SOVIET ASSISTANCE AND TO DIVERT MINDS FROM ECONOMIC PLIGHT. 2. PETE SCOVILLE IS FIXING THE C-PACKAGE TO PERMIT COVERAGE ann OF CUBA, THIS WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE WEEKS. IN BACKS OF OUR MINDS IS GROWING DANGER TO THE SIRDS. COSM*SINATING OF FITERS av Orers 7 N Sst Reverse Blank 47