'45 ' t Department Of Sta SWA-n artment of Dep momma TELEGRAM RAM ING TELEG INCOM coummm IA L CONF'I 39-w 39-W r Control Action Action Control Rec'd Redd EUR EUR FROM B FROM Info ss SS G G SP SP 1 Brus sels russe 17128 62 ber 23 19 Octo October 23 1962 a m 9 36 9 36 am 1-71-28 TO T0 State etary of Secr Secretary of State E NO NO 11 p m er 23 Octob 636 636 October 23 p m 4 1 f FF ‘ jbfg 1 $3 N497 NIACT 7 NIACT Rm RMR ’ 3 LyF 34M s ARA ARA Hm INR W Q 102 0 LONDON 416 ITY 274 MATION PARIS ACTION DEPARTMENT 636 INFOR INFORMATION PARIS PRIOR PRIORITY Z74 LONDON 416 TMENI' 636 N DEPAR ACTIO BOURG 45 BONN 78 78 ROME ROME 59 THE THE HAGUE HAGUE 64 64 LUXEM LUXEMBOURG 45 BONN 6 FOR USRO PARIS FOR cm Spaak re and ed Lefev As instr instructed last night night we we inform informed Lefevte and Speak ucted last As h 's speec dent Presi ance subst of child Roths ugh thro y through Rothschild of Substance President's orall orally speech on Cuba and I am seein g Spaak this after noon at 3 30 to discu ss it with with him him it on Cuba and I am seeing Speak this afternoon at 3 30 to discuss 0 6 N -his me schil d gave dence Roth in On perso personal basis and and in confi confidence Rothschild gave me his nal basis On wing lines along follo ion Spaak estimate of iinitial reaction Spaak and and GOB GOB along following lines nitia l react ate of estim L J w -J last eveni ng De ntati on to etter 's prese wing Finl Following Finletter's presentation to NAC NAG last evening De 3 Follo l l tly urgen Spaak d hone telep tive senta repre Staercke Belgian NAG representative telephoned Spaak uggéntly §tx ian NAC cke Belg Staer _r ' we had of nce evide and g takin were we steps of ming him infor informing him of steps we were taking and evidence we had of Spa and While ile si tes sive miss construction offensive missile sites in in Cuba Cuba While SpaEK and %f truct ion offen cons - tr e nted prese we nce ssw l by Rothschild were both impre impreSSud by evide evidence we presented mm F “- schil d were Roth 0-of our marit imEf 7 -up news ile build essiv e Sovie aggr aggressive Soviett miss missile buiid—up news of our maritimqj 2 to sho nct disti as cam teps s nd oth r quarantine Cuba a and other SLEpS came as distinct Shoat t0' antin e of Cuba quar 1 evalu ate fully ppo rl unity to s yet COB which which has has not not a as yet h 1rl had opportunity to evaluate fally GOB main ten- f7 and ld war ffec t linn letms their impl implications and e effect terms of of co cold war and'méinten-Vri i ation and their a nee of peace ance of peace LAJ -‘h'9 I gather Spank has strong feelings that given gravity of these r of these ' • I gathe r Spaak has s t rouy for li ngs thr1L giv •n grav ity -mea sures —measures— REPRODUCTION FROM THIS THIS COPY COPY IS IS UCTION FROM REPROD D SIFIE • LAS lfTitlt fiQMl ootaf 1ed to H¥nt dffltY a2'ffle e wttb mm • This Th“ c°' 9 must mu“ be be retur1 returnwmmmmmmmmusmnan ACTION ACTION r n NR Tnli'l TT tti 7__ ACTION ASSIGNC 0 TO NA“ 0 0 o 1cu O'HCII 077m SYM90L svum •0 o -ICI T Al N DATE OAT o 0' DIIEC'IONS ONS OIIU CTI TO rcM R ACTION MEL— ACTION DECLA SIF Authority MMZW CONFIDEN‘ LIA l IA i '0 7 DE -2 -2- o--t 636 636 Octcber lI 23 p m 1 • a Lh i r i 11 ul tel we c h culd r av than JU t just itfcrming them r i g Lh L f th4 r from Bruesels war and peace peace a 1d f w9 r lv O a1 lie i n advance rather Engr tht thr · fact and believe Spa Spaak k II believe t a d will make make thi this pitch this aft afternoon Rothschild hild e r n en Rothsc u mee thi 't al y to h strongly c pit will himself c cnncluded by sayirg that done is den •• done a ltl and - is 1is- d • l • whsi •y L th n l cd e l by hirt i lf he believes we can count om Sympathetic understanding of our ur f tandi 1g t rder L L h y'T P• t '- • a w h e belie e'problem by GO R COB ble 1 by pr mea ure meaSures we and should their have irmi‘ itiun4 ccn5u1ted with r · ii our terms KATO at allies in advance rather r n 1 - g _f g th1 i- tt r 1 l me c1 i g Ministerial Spaak Spaak iis attending meeting this m morning of Six Six Common Market countries and Rothschild ihforms Cuba is c Jba me r f- i d hi u r tri · ct R th 3 Com n Market first agendaoo Givem Spaaka considerable siderab le ery co - ak ' very p 1v G aget a tern en t 1 item f1 r influence with with other Eurzpeam light cf presence et ce f pres - · t 1e aandd 1 in light p a countries t h r E ir influen e in Brussels of Ministerial representatives of the Six any p t - c t i ve- f ch Sb any i n Brc els -t Mi J te1 1 1 additional appropriate inforwaticm Department can C d send c ca_ 3tL which Depart rrr f i priate pp-r a additic - a me bef re 3 30 thi after J or1 c l· ti e uld be r _st ak b t t' i g with SSpeak f my - terrr ful r ot help helpful not o ly only Jin terms of my meeting but l in consideration of his positic and influence with other other e wi t h t e f hi p J i ti c 1 d L considerati c nmr e ts ppr pr i l i • 1 lar - 1 pparticular -- o 1In pea_ leade-r Eur European leaders any• apprspriate comments '-• on r - 1ghlv wit h r th ult m why we we felt l lclbl unable tto tcnsult mere thsrcughly with ' A'IO NATO wculd would be appreciated although I will of cturse stress that as they they ur c - tr s that as be appreciated alth- gh r will l i l · ma 1 dly aand pu P nL ha kr ow know Prestdc President has repeatedly publicly made lear clear he he would take appr 'priate appropriate a action if t h there were evide evidence Cuba ce Cuba r w r un if uld t k Jr e our d once 1ve a ggr ' t hbaseu fferr aggressive being tra transformed and sf 1 med iintt being 1 rapid very f 1 ·id 1 h ru_ t 11 i rc-d ' • '' nb ellige ce uuncovered iinbelligence irrefutable evidence of very rapid hat c ive tthat Soviet huild- p build-up f of offensive missile bases imperative s iitt irpera i 1 l b ff Snviet a C· ig r tto qt aranti e ad -wift e t swiftness utmwith move we we move with utmast and vig r quarantine Cuba t eetc me before 3 30 this afterhter Brus e13 time cculd be most f F acker -e Kr · th B Barcn Kronacker age of itiati ves s iinitiatives e q 1 __t v tilk h ffrequently f opp pri ciple principle lead r leaders of Oppcqiti”T whe takes e co tve_ t rr-rr 1 r-g s thi l d pla He ie -f''t ooff hhis own He h had p1a ned ask Speaklthis morning to csnvene rlia_en ·m1ritcee off Pa ffa1 r €3mmittee re Frig ar befc and and pp appear before Foreign Affairs Parliament ur ac tic 1 i r uc E ct Put c tt set 1 af er th this aftertnc Belgian p pcsition‘pn‘curxaction h r t off Fre t i or o 1 y cTLtlcll1 1 i o-1 r' higl Kronac- ker Kronacker me t mentiozed highly reaction on pa hart French ·ery nlt h ugh a · l cn i · th ut ·1 i w1 hat w tthat we had had ahted with ut censultaricn and although very rit i c i m ha r e Lhi to d l-J p os rier-tlly aand w l ffriendly well-disposed to ma eemed to -share this criticiSm hat 1I icg SSpeak this afternoon tthat wa old hi II ttold him 1 I was seeing u h ttouch btc II ha e have al'also been iin with e r sc 1allvppersonally- 0 IDE lAL GONFIDENiIAL L CONFIDENTIAL IDENTIAL CONF sels 636 Octo October from Brus Brussels ber 23 l1 p m from 636 -3-3- Fore ign oke the ature to ved it personally believed it prem premature to conv convoke the Foreign onal ly belie pers es tern alli y that Affairs Committees today that if if our our Wes Western allies mittees toda irs Com Affa ngly disa rray and stro g in aran ce of gave the the appe appearance of bein being in disarray and strongly gave Sovi ets to the e urag enco d coul it n actio Opposed our action it could encourage the Soviets to sed to our oppo er of dang easi ng the incr ly thus react even more more strongly thus increasing the danger of stro t even reac ider atio n cons e thes t ligh In ets alcu latio n by ic misc tragic miscalculation by Sovi Soviets In light these considerntions trag iame ntar y Parl oke the k to to asked Kronecker not to ask ask Spaa Speak to conv convoke the Pnrliementnry acke r not d Kron II aske rro • He l to lO to y but Committees today but to wait wait at at leas leastt unti until tomorrow He mittees toda Com that aod ed divid r app rtant West ed that it agreed it most most impo importnnt West not not Appear divided end that agre our allie s not turn on us and aaid he would refr ain fro uld ich l to x rrow ittee s unti ess comm k to nlking Speak to addr address committees until tomorrow which would ng Spaa aski atio n fully ·1th Spaa k rtun ity to opportunity to go go over over situ situation fully with Spank give me oppo our allies not turn on us and 311d he would refrain from HACAIIHUI DMD DMB NOTE NOTE 3 Advance copy S SO 8 80 10 2 10 23 nce copy Adva GDIFIDIITIAL 1 _ - TELEGRAM INGUMING TELEGRAM INCOMING Department of Sta'1 Sm mm nt_of Departm RECORD copy - CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 9-M 559-14 CU 413 17 17413 Control Control Action Action 1 Rec’d October FROM Brussels I f Info FROM no TO T0 ss SS G G Brussels p 23 1962 C - 1‘ l v1 Secretary Secretary of of State State NO N0 51 SP L L SAL SAL ’ 3 October 23 1962 m 7 22 7 22 p um Rec'd R 99 p m 23 October 638 638 October 23 p m SECTION SECTION ONE ONE OF OF TWO TWO 2 0 PRIORITY PRIORITY mp BTF ARA ARA 9 oi LONDON INFORMATION PARIS PARIS 248 Z48 LONDON ACTION DEPARTMENT PRIORITY 638 INFORMATION 418 BONN 79 ROME 60 THE HAGUE HAGUE 65 65 LUXEMBOURG 46 46 0Q LUXEMBOURG TIIE 60 ROME 79 BONN 418 IO IO ACTION pP DEPARTMENT PRIORITY IOP IOP INR INR PARIS FOR FOR USRO USRO PARIS RMR RMR Cuba Cuba EMBTEL636 636 EMBTEL ---- f I 1 · 1 1 v t MLJ'ML 0 A · When Is I saw Spaak Spaak this about Cuba Cuba he he most most understandunderstandafternoon about this When ing of our action and said said he be fully understood understood reasons reasons compelcompel- Cl LU ing this had He President by measures announced by President He had this ling us to take measures October dated Cuba Ambassador Belgian from report morning from Ambassador Cuba dated October 12 12 V morning Soviet build-up build-up in Cuba Cuba including including missiles missiles and and Ky confirming Soviet gave gave me me copy copy 4 @ Spaak also very understanding about matter of prior consultatm Spaa also very understandin g about matter of prior consulta t ' ' He said he he would would frankly frankly have have preferred preferred us us inform NATO NATO allies alltes inform said He 24 hours hours in in advance advance of of our our action action particularly since nobody nobody 1‘ particularl y since 24 could have have valid valid objection obj ection in view evidence evidence of of ground- ground-te— in could However ground missile missile build-up build-- up However he knew knew we we were were obli g_ed obliged-i o to Vp ground move swiftly and was not taking issue with us re consult ticm He also made very good good statement to to Belgian Belgian press say IJJ g saying GOB G613 V He understood why Americans obliged to act and that NATO p‘artners ' understood why Americans obliged to act and that NATO tners had been been informed informed by by US US yesterday yesterday in in accordance accordance with regular regular V· had etcetera procedures procedures etcetera i move a X ‘Q x‘ swiftly and was not taking issue with us re consultation t Speak said Cuba had been prinéipal topic at Ministerial meeting Spaak said Cuba had been principal topic at Ministerial meeting REPRODUCTION REPRQOD‘UCTION FROM FROM THIS THIS COPY COPY IS IS 1at11U1a1r- nt ACYION ACTION Assumes ACTION To a UJE Km‘ TAKKN _ NAME OF WFICE OFI'ICER DATE SVMIOL ACTION or DECLA SIF DIRECTIONI To nu n Authorin 573 l CONFIDENTIAL TIAL CONFIDEN -2- 638 638 October 23 23 p m SECTION ONE ONE OF OF TWO TWO Brussels from Brussels SECTION 99 p m October -2- sion our of Six Six this this morning morning All of Six Six had had shown shown comprehen comprehension our All of on action and and there there had had been been no sour notes notes although although much much speculati speculation action as to future and particula rly effect on Berlin He added Couve de Murville Murville had had been been most most forthright in support support our action action our t in forthrigh de saying that while US had not consulted consulted its its allies allies it it had had ininsaying formed them them in in advance advance and this was all all that that was was necessary necessary formed had implied that when vital interests of of great great Couve he said had consult nations are threatened they could not be expected consult expected nations are threatene d they could not be and negotiate negotiate with with others others as as to to their their action action and as to future and particularly effect on Berlin He added Couve As to to future future Spaak Speak said said there there were were 3 3 comments comments he he would would like like As e any make quite quite informall informally and would would appreciat appreciate any comments comments we we y and make might have on them y-minded people 1 Unquestionably there would would be be some some juridicall juridically-minded people nably there Unquestio 1 blockade a declare to who would challenge legal right to declare 5 blockade right legal our who would challenge He thought we we wise wise to to stress we we taking taking only only partial partial measures measures stress thought He ed and establish n being to prevent missile base base for aggression being established and aggressio for missile prevent to pass that food food and medical medical shipments shipments would would be be permitted permitted to to pass that e through quarantin quarantine through es 2 outside NATO NATO treaty treaty area area and and therefore therefore if if hostiliti hostilities Cuba outside 2 operative break out out as as result result our our action action operative articles article of of NATO NATO break not treaty treaty in in event event of of agression agresaion against agninlt its its members members would would not seem to apply seem to apply ations of 3 One of of most most serious serious preoccup preoccupations of European European allie1 alliel ia in One 3 people Europe In our action action will will affect affect Berlin Berlin 1ituation situation In Europe people how our and problem• aecurity of their their own own European European security problems and Cuba Cuba think largely of le11 much and remote 1eem areaa strategic and other important important strategic areas seem remote and much loland re• woll may Soviet• 1ince that d t Spaak importan important Speak emphasize emphasized that since Soviet may well ree by spond to our Cuban Cuban initiativ initiative by mea1ure1 measures again1t against Berlin Berlin it it 01011 v1ry genuine be there out on here e that from imperativ imperative from here on out there be genuine very clone ly re ion in and continuing consultation in NAC NAC and and bilateral bilaterally re Berlin Berlin conoultat g and continuin problem H He feels feels this this essential essential to to avoid avoid creating creating 1eriou1 serious CONFIDENTIAL TIAL CONFIDEN · • • • CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL ‘3‘ 638 October 23 SECTION ONE OF TWO from Brussels -3638 October 23 99 pp m om SECTION ONE OF TWO fr om Brussels strains within within NATO NATO alliance alliance strains He referred to our taking Cuban issue to UNSC and asked whether He referred to our taking Cuban issue to UNSC and asked whether we would take it to UNGA when Soviets vetoed i n UNSC I said believed we we do II believed iintended nt ended do sso oo we would take it to UNGA when Soviets vetoed in UNSC I said purely personal personal basis basis Spaak Speak believes believes that that at at s some time purely ome time we and Soviets must sit down together to thrash out Ber lin and other matters matters° He tthinks our initiatives initiatives keeping dialogue dialogue other He hinks our iinn keeping with Soviets Soviets going going fi first through Ambassador Thomps Thompson in Moscow Moscow with r st thr ough Ambassador on in and now now tthrough Dobrynin and and Gromyko Gromyko have have been been sound sound but but point point and hrough Dobrynin now seems to have been reached where we and Soviets going round and roundo round He recognized recognized pres present moment not not propitious propitious but but and He ent moment eventuauy he thought modus modus vivendi on Ber Berlin and other other points points eventuall y l i n and of friction would require a US-Soviet bilateral conference of friction would require a US- Soviet bilateral conference On On we now and Soviets seems to must have sit been down together reached where to we thrash and out Soviets Berlin going and round MCARTHUR MCARTHUR LTR 14 LTR 14 NOTE Advane Advance copy copy to to NOTE ss-o 58-0 10-23-62 CWO•M CHIN 10 23·62 CONFIDENTIAL C ONI l'IDENTI AL I DECLtJ'S DECLA SIF NJI Authority ME Authority ‘ • • • CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL -3638 October 23 p m SECTION ONE OF TWO from Brussels -3638 October 23 99 Pom SECTION ONE OF 1WO from Brussels strains within within NATO NATO alliance alliance strains He referred referred to to our taking Cuban issue to UNSC and asked whether He our taking Cuban issue to UNSC and asked whether we would take it to UNGA when Soviets vetoed in UNSC I said believed we intended do so I I believed we intended do so we would take it to UNGA when Soviets vetoed in UNSC I said purely personal personal basis basis Spaak Speak believes believes that that at at some some time purely time we and Soviets must sit down together to thrash out Berlin and other matters matters He thinks our initiatives initiatives in keeping keeping dialogue dialogue other He thinks our in with Soviets Soviets going going first first through through Ambassador Ambassador Thompson Thompson in in Moscow Moscow with and now now through through Dobrynin Dobrynin and and Gromyko Gromyko have have been been sound sound but but point point and now seems to have been reached where we and Soviets going round and roundo round He recognized recognized present present moment moment not not propitious propitious but but and He eventually eventuauy he thought modus vivendi on on Berlin and other points of friction would require a US-Soviet bilateral conference conference of friction would require a US-Soviet bilateral On On we now and Soviets seems to must have sit been down together reached where to we thrash and out Soviets Berlin going MCARTHUR MCARTHUR LTR l4 LTR 14 Advance copy to to NOTE Adv neP copy ss-o 58-0 10-23-62 10-23-62 CONFIDENTIAL C O FIDENTIAL cwo M CWO-M and round ACTION COPY Departmem‘ StathRMANENT RECORD copy cop ENT REcoRn ent of Stat1ERMAN Departm INCOMIN' TELEGRAM INCDMIN'ITELEGRAM CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 59 M 59-M Action Action Control Control I '- • ✓ - EUR EUR Rec'd I 17‘ “ tmReVdi Brussels FROM FROM Brussels Info Info 17401 17401 October 23 1962 October p m 23 1962 7 08 7‘08 Wm ' ss 53 T0 TO Secretary of of State State” Secretary NO NO 638 October 23 P M SECTION II 11 OF 0F II II SECTION 99 P M October 638 G G SP SP L L SAL SAL BTF BTF ARA ARA PRIORITY PRIORITY IO 10 ACTION DEPARTMENT 638 INFORMATION PARIS 248 LONDON 418 418 PARIS Z48 LONDON INFORMATION DEPARTMENT 638 ACTION BONN BONN 79 79 ROME ROME 60 60 THE THE HAGUE HAGUE 65 65 LUXEMBOURG meouac 46 46 p 0 IOP INR INR USRO FOR PARIS PARIS FOR USRO RMR RMR “Ah‘ reaction Soviet initial that He concluded by observing observing that while while initial Soviet reaction by concluded He actual used been strong strong in in terms terms of of propaganda propaganda la guage language used actual -_ had been obviously although substance had been been surprisingly Surprisingly mild mild although obviously ce had substa In word last their Soviets had not yet said their last word In light light of of developdevelopsaid yet n t hed Soviets ments and dangers implicit in present situation he planned -- remain and Embassy Israel cancel his his trip to to Israel EmbaSSy telegram telegram 593 S93 and remain —e trip cancel consultation close in in Brussels Brussels where where he he could could be be in close consultation “ here in with US and other NNTO allies with US and other TO allies ments and dangers implicit in present situation he planned T‘ Lu meeting separate had II also also had separate meeting with with Socialist Socialist Party Party President President act to Collard today explaining explaining in in detail detail why why we we obliged obliged to act Collard face in front allied unified maintaining of and importance importance of maintaining unified allied front in face K » and Collard threat of Soviet Soviet threat Collard also also reacted reacted with with great great underunderof 1 While standing standing while saying saying left-wing left-wing of of Socialist Socialist Party Party would would ' -- -- undoubtedly undoubtedly strongly strongly criticize criticize our our action action he he understood understood y he Significantl and appreciated appreciated our our reasons reaSOns Significantly he said said that that C5 and given repeatedly has Kennedy President m nths iinn recent recent months President Kennedy has repeatedly given peaceful desires who will good of ma is he that proof proof that he is man of good will who desires peaceful Qei J l in solutions and and has has not not acted acted in bellicose bellicose manner manner but but has has been been iu solutions Therefore moderate and and restrained restrained Therefore no no objective objective observer observer moderate provocative or can justly accuse US of acting in irresponsibl e manner He also said that since Europeans insist we interest in ourselves in defense defense of of Europe EurOpe and and understand understand Europe's EurOpe's securit securit ourselves can justly manner accuse US also said He of acting that in since irreSponsible Europeans or insist provocativei‘x we interest Rfilk 8 Mtfo FROM w JS CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL Ragibglicefihn’mw • This copy must be retur11e d te RM R ee11tPe l filea with A CTION A CTION “—2 IACTION TAKEN 0 This copy must ACTION ASSIGNED To f JR ASSI GNED TO mm o 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