Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-23
STATEMENT
Reds Reply to U. S. Move

internal affairs of other states
and for realizing its aggressive
designs. It is American i'm
perialism that assumed the
role of international gendarme.
United States Spokesman con-
tinually boast that Ameri-
can planes can attack the So
Wet Union any time, drop Amer
lean bombs on peaceful towns
and villages and strike heavy
blows. Not a day passes with
out statesmen and military
leaders as well as the press Of
the United States threatening
that American submarines with
Polaris missiles which are prowl-
ing many seas and oceans could
strike a nuclear blow at the
Soviet Union and other peace
loving states.
In view of these facts, PresN
dent Kennedy's allegation that
the United States Government.
in it's presumptious demands to
deprive Cuba of the means of
defense, is guided by the in
terests of peace has a particu-
larly false ring.
Piracy Charged
Peace-loving states cannot
but protest against the pirate
actions declared by the United
States President with regard
to the ships sailing towards
Cuba's shores, against establish
ment of control over ships of
sovereign states on the high
seas.
1t is well known that Ameri-
can statesmen are fond of
speaking about their devotion
to the principles of interna-
tional law, to harangue about
the necessity of law and order
in the world. But in point Of
fact they, apparently, believe
that laws are meant not for the
United States but for other
countries.
The establishment of actual
blockade of the Cuban shores
by the United States is a pro-
vocative move, an unheard-of
violation of international law,
a challenge to all peace-loving
nations.
Neither can one overlook the
fact that, if today the United
States is trying to forbid other
countries to trade with Cuba
and to use their ships to carry
goods and cargoes to Cuba, to-
morrow American ruling circles
might demand similar meas
ureS against any other state,
the policy or social system of
which displeases the ruling cir
eles of the United States.
The United States Govern
ment arrogates the right to
demand that states report to it
how they organize their de-
tense, what they carry in their
ships in the open sea. .
The Soviet government reso-
lutely rejects such claims. The
arrogant actions of American
Imperialism could lead to dis
aStrous consequences to all
mankind, unwanted by a single
people, including the people Of
the United States.
Steps Taken
Taking into account the Sc
robustness of the situation around
Cuba created by the United
States Government, the Soviet
government has instructed its
representatives to the United
Nations to raise the question OF
immediate convocation of the
Security Council for discussing
the question: about the viola
ton of the United Nations
Charter and threat to peace on
the part of the United States
of America"
The Soviet Union calls upon
all governments and peoples
to raise their voice in protest
against the aggressive actions
of the United States of America
with regard to Cuba and other
states, resolutely to denounce
these actions and to raise an
obstacle on the way to the I'M
leashing of thermonuclear war
by the United States Govern
ment.
The Soviet government will
do everything in its power to
thwart the aggressive designs
of the imperialist circles of the
United States, to safeguard and
consolidate peace on earth.
The Soviet government ex-
presses firm conviction that the
Soviet people will further step
up its labor efforts for the sake
of strengthening the economic
and defensive might of the
Soviet homeland. The Soviet
government is taking all neces-
sary measures for preventing
our country from being taken
unawares and to enable it to
offer a condign reply to the
aggreSSor.