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H E S AID T H A T,AS A MATT E R O F S P E C ULA TIO N,IT MIG HT B E TH O U G HT THAT KHRUSH C H E V HAD DRA F T E D TH E O RIGIN AL P RIV AT E MSG T O TH E P R E SID E N T P E RS O NALLY AND T H AT TH E R E A F T E R S OME O TH E R IN F LU E N C E S IN TH E K R EMLIN, P E RHAPS MILIT A R Y,H A D INDU C E D HIM T O PUT O UT TH E T O U G H E R MS G S E E KIN G TH E IN C LU SIO N O F TH E E LIMIN A TIO N O F TH E T U R KIS H B A S E S AND THAT FIN ALLY,S E E IN G HOW N E AR H E WAS C OMIN G T O TH E B RIN K O F C A T A S T R O P H E , KHRUSH C H E V HAD R E V E RT E D T O HIS O RIGIN AL O F F E R.T YL E R S AID THAT IT WAS P O SSIBL E T H AT USA R E A C TIO N AND T H EIR FIRM D E F E N SIV E P O STUR E AND R E F U SAL T O A C C E PT C OMPR OMIS E O V E R TH E C UBAN MIS SIL E B A S E S HAD H ELP E D KHRUSH C H E V T O STAND UP T O PR E SSUR E S IN MO S C O W. 3. TYL E R S AID T H AT AS LA T E AS 12:30 AM LA ST NIG H T USA A U T H O RITIE S HAD F E LT THAT TH E SIU T ATIO N WAS V E RY DARK AND C RITIC AL AND TH E SH O O TIN G D O WN O F WHAT H E D E S C RIB E D AS AN Q U O T E AM E RIC A N U-2 UN Q U O T E O V E R C UBA HAD A C C E NTUAT E D T HIS F E ELIN G <<<HAD IT N O T RPT N O T B E E N F O R TH E MO ST R E C E NT KHRUSH C H E V MS G R E C EIV E D T O DAY,WHAT H E ...2 000269 �liili li i PA G E TWO 3173 D E S C RIB E D AS G RAV E D E CISIO N S W E R E T O HAV E B Y E K F AK Et-J a t i 10500 i T HIS MO RNIN G IN C LU DIN G ARMED A E RIAL S U R V EILLA N C E O F C U B A.JT H E t’ P R E SID E N T S R E PLY O F 0 C T27 T O KHRUSH C H E VS WHIC H I HAV E T ELE G RAPH E D T O Y O U S E PA R A T ELYJH AD B E E N DRA F T E D IN A C AR E F ULLY MATT E R O F F A C T II T O N E WHIC H WAS D E SIG N E D T O LO W E R T E NSIO N.A S A MATT E R O F T A C TIC S, TH E P R E SID E N T HAD LIN K E D HIS R E PLY T O TH E P RIVA T E C OMMUNIC ATIO N H E Ig < HAD R E C EIV E D F R OM KHRUSH C H E V AND N O T RPT N O T T O HIS P U BLIC MS G Bi II. '! O F C 0T27. - 4.M E A N W HIL E N E G O TIA TIO N S WIT H U THANT HAD B E E N PR O C E E DIN G BUT !. TYLE R S AID THAT S P E A KIN G C O N FID E N TIALLY^ C O ULD T E LL ME THAT S T A T E ! D E PT HAD B E E N Q UIT E DIS TU R B E D BY TH E N O N C OMPR E H E NSIO N ON TH E PART C U THANT AND HIS A S ST S e AND P AR TIC ULARLY G E N E RAL RIK H Y E ,HIS F ARY A D VIS E R,O F TH E ELEME NTS O F USA P O SITIO N AND P A R TIC ULA RLY O F T H EIR IN SIS T E N C E O N TH E E LIMIN A TIO N O F MIS SIL E B A S E S. ! I 5. IN TH E C HAN G E D SIT U ATIO N C R E AT E D BY TH E R E C EIPT O F KHRUSH C H E V S MS G, T YL E R S AID THAT H E H O P E D THAT TH E R E W O ULD N O T RPT N O T B E A MQ OD O F E U P H O RIA IN WHIC H P U BLIC O PINIO N E XP E C T E D TH E E ASY S O LUTIO N O F PR O BLEMS ALL AR O UND TH E W O RLD AS T HIS W O ULD B E S ELF D E LUDIN G. I A G R E E D BUT. S AID THAT TH E IMP E T US GIV E N BY TH E C RISIS MIG H T W ELL B E U TILIZ E D T O O P E N UP WID E R N E G O TIATIO N S, P E RHAPS C O V E RIN G S OME O F TH E Q U E STIO NS WHIC H H E HAD ME NTIO N E D T O ME' Y E ST E RDAY (MYR E F T-EL) SU C H AS NU CLE AR F R E E Z O N E S. ARMS LIN H A T IO N'S, E T C AND I R E F E RR E D T O TH E PASSA G E IN KHRUSH C H E VS LAT E ST MS G IN WHIC H K E S P E A K S-O F TH E ; as R E G O F Q U O T E R E LA TIO N S B E TW E E N NAT O AND TH E STAT E S O F TH E WARSAW T R E A T Y UN Q U O T E. I ASSUME D THAT T H E R U S SIA N S W O ULD B E IN T E R E ST E D IN AN- E A RLY S UMMIT MT G. 6. T YL E R WAS G UARD E D IN HIS R E PLY.H E S AID T H AT C E R T AINLY TH E R E -WAS TH E P O S SIBILIT Y O F SU C H WID E R N E G O TIATIO N S 70 WHIC H- TH E P R E SID E N T ahd r efe r r ed in his let bu t that one would HAV E t o PR O C E E D V E R Y-*' C A R E F ULLY, STA G E BY ST A G E. H E T O O K T HIS O PP O RTUNITY T O ADD T H AT TH E ' SWAP D E AL O V E R T U R KIS H BAS E S WAS IN IT S E L F T O T ALLY UNA C C E PTABLE T O USA AND W O ULD B E Q U O T E L E T H AL UN Q U O T E T O TH E N O RTH A TLAN TIC ALLIA N C E. . o .3 ’ 000270 :(||l iT �PA G E THR E E 3173 7.T YL E R TH E N TURN E D T O P U BLIC R E A C TIO N S IN T HIS C O UNTRY AND LN TH E W E ST G E N E R ALLY. HE S AID THAT H E P E RS O NALLY H O P E D THAT IT W O ULD B E P O S SIBL E F O R TH E P R E SID E N T T O G O ON TH E AIR V E RY SH O RTLY IN O RD E R T O E S T ABLISH TH E S O B E R AND R E S P O N SIBL E AME RIC AN R E A C TIO N T O T H E' PR E S E NT C RISIS. HE WAS W O RRIE D L E S T TH E PR E SS SH O ULD G R E E T T HIS AS H UMILIA TIO N F O R KHRUSH C H E V AND SH O ULD C R O W O V ER HIS S E T B A C K. H E WAS ALS O W O RRIE D L E S T C E RT AIN E X TR E MIS T E L EME NTS IN T HIS C O UNTRY MIG HT R E A C T IN A S OMEWHAT B ELLIG E R E NT WAY T O TH E PR E S E NT SIT U ATIO N 8..T UR NIN G T O TH E T E XT O F KHRUSH C H E VS LA T E S T C OMM Uli IC A T IO N, T YL E R IN DIC A T E D THAT TH E E F F E C TIV E N E SS O F T HE S U P E R VISIO N O V E R TH E DISMA NTLEME NT O F TH E BAS E S WAS O F C A R DIN AL IMP O RTAN C E AND W O ULD HAV E T O B E V E RY C A R E F ULLY S C R U TINIZ E D;. ADD E D THAT TIE O F F E N SIV E W E AP O NS IN C U B A, IN TH E AME RIC AN IN T E R P R E T A TIO N W E R E N O T RPT N O T LIMIT E D T O MIS SIL E S BUT IN C LU D E D I HE IL = 28 B OMB E R FLANKS AND PR O BABLY MIG FIG H T E R S. 9. H E S AID THAT TH E R E F IN TH E S E C O N PARA O F KHRUSH C H E VS MS G T O Q U O T E P R E VIO U SLY IS S U E D IN S T R U C TIO N S UN Q U O T E APP E AR E D T O B E AN ATT EMPT ON KHRUSH C H E VS PART T O SAV E HIS OWN F A C E A S USA A U T H O RITIE S W E R E N O T RPT N O T AWAR E O F ANY P R E VIO U S S O VIE T IN S T R U C TIO N S R E G ARDIN G TH E C E SS A TIO N O F TH E B UILD UP O F W E AP O NS IN C UBA* io. T y l e r a l s o d r ew a t t e n tio n kh r ush c hevs r e f t o t he need t o Q U O T E LIQ UID A T E TH E B R E E DIN G G R O UNDS W F E R E A DAN G E R O US SIT U ATIO N HAS B E E N C R E AT E D UN Q U O T E. HE T O O K T HIS T O B E AN IN DIC A TIO N THAT USSR C O ULD B E C O UNT E D ON T O ATTA C H IMP O RTAN C E T O B E RLIN IN ANY WID E R N E G O TIATIO N. il. A'S A G E N E RAL IN DIC A TIO N O F PR O BABLE USA R E A C TIO N T O KHRUSH C H E VS LA T E S T MS G,T YL E R S AID THAT USA G O VT INT E ND E D T O TAK E IT S E RIO USLY AND T O W ELC OME IT S P O SITIV E F E ATUR E S RIT C HIE "T 000271 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW12300 Title A name given to the resource CDNW12300 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "International Affairs - Caribbean Crisis," RG24-E-1-c, vol 41486, file 003-114, part 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). 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