Press statement by the White House on the Cuban missile crisis (27 October 1962)

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On 27 October 1962, the White House issues a press statement in which the United States makes the dismantling of the launchpads for Soviet missiles that have been constructed in Cuba a prerequisite for all international negotiations.

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Source: John Fitzgerald Library (NLK), Columbia point, Boston, MA 02125. NSF. MM. ECMM6THRU10, PR10271962.
White House Press Release re: Cuba. Washington: President (1961-1963 : Kennedy). Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (McGeorge Bundy), 27/10/1962. Black and White.

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Press statement by the White House on the Cuban missile crisis (27 October 1962)