ACTION COPY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2r 'l ' _ -_ _ ------------ -0 •• r • r t· t 5 34 SECRET Action 1 IJ '11'- EUR I• I I r ' _ r • I Control Rec'd 0 26 1963 FROM Paris Info ss TO f • r •• Secretary of State SR NO G SP i 16903 POI TO 879 January 25 9 p m 1 · - - A L H ACTION DEPARTMENT POLTO 879 INFORMATION ROME POLTO 70 ANKA NEA POLTO 24 DAC 9 P In view President's press conference and announcements in Italy r USIA and Turkey that Jupiters are being replaced by Polaris believe INR it has become essential make statement to NAC January 30 and would appreciate Department furnishing text of what hould be RMR said Anything that can be put i nto statement to 1mooth over fact l'l that most NAC members learned of withdrawal Tupit•r• from pre11 e will bo helpful In th l s connection I hBv b en 1hown privately __ a copy of international staff memorandum to Secretary General -- complaiaing in strong terms about past US stat ment1 of i n t ntion to consult on all such matters and pointing out failure to do so in this instance as something that S•cretary•Genaral u- t want to take up with us In fact SYG ha• written me a lott g on this point and I have anew red saying we will mako 1tate -' ment on 30th will f i i Department may also wish coasider taking this 0cca1ion to some remarks re-emphasizing US intaatioa to maintain and i ••• 0 strength of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe 11nc• thor v been rumors recently that these are being withdrawn and it might be helpful to prevent Jupiter incident from being u11d to 1upporT such charges fu -- i Cr FINLETTER 01Jl CTION5 ACTION TO JIM JI GPO 130 500