Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-10
More Soviet Missile Ships
Leave Cuba Head Home
Techniciuns
Also Beino
Pulled Back
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press Staff Writer

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More than half the 4O-odd
Soviet missiles secretly installed
in Cuba are reported on their
way back to Russia. The rest
are due to be headed home by
Monday night.
Soviet Premier Khrushchey
is also understood to be pulling
out several thousand military
technicians assigned to the Gu
ban rocket bases.
But there were indications
the United States may not end
its blockade soon.
Mr.. Khrushchev's cleanup of
the known missiles sites-and
unexpected speed - comedies
with the apparent end of Dep
uty Premier AnastaS I. Miko-
vans mission to Havana.
United States officials now
take it Mr.. Mikoyan has failed
in an effort he may have made
to pressure Cuban Prime Min
lister Fidel Castro into accept
ing international inspection to
verify removal of the missiles
and diSmantling of the bases.
Sees Castro Again
In Havana, Mr.. Mikoyan was
reported to have conferred
again last night with Mr.. Cas-
tro after having spent Thurs
day touring collective farms
with him. But Washington Of
ficials believe Mr.. Mikoyan may
leave this week end.
So far as President Kennedy
is concerned, officials said. this
assumed failure of Mr.. Mikoyan
means Mr.. Khrushchev will not
live UP to that part of his
Cuban crisis agreement which
, called for international verifi-
, cation.
e Mr.. Kennedy, informants
: added, plans to maintain a pro-
longed naval blockade and
E aerial surveillance of the island
4 to safeguard against any new
E sneak Soviet operation.
2 Yesterday the United States
! Navy announced the first inter-
ception of merchant ships haul
ing the big Soviet rockets away
from Cuba. Four were con-
tacted at daybreak yesterday
and one was met the night
before.
Reds Cooperate
Russian crewmen were said
to have pulled back canvases
from the bulky deck loads and
disclosed to the Navy observers
what appeared to be missiles
; encaSed in skin-tight water
: proof coverings to protect them
from weather and sea.
Photographs were taken and
flown back to the United States
for expert analysis. Assistant
Secretary of Defense Arthur
Sylvester explained to news
men:
The responsible people of
this Government are satisfied
that what is being reported are
the missiles but the final de-
termination will await analysis
OF the photographs. :"
Photographs made public
showed eight missiles on one
ship and six on each of two
other vessels.
Newsmen aboard Navy
patrol plane last night saw an
American destroyer sweep in
beside the Russian freighter.
AnoSov. catch it in the glare
OF a powerful searchlight and
by signals arrange to inspect
it today.
I'VE have arranged an in
spection without boarding" the
destroyer Barry reported by
radio.
The actual inspection was
made today as two Navy patrol
planes carrying newsmen
circled overhead.
Closer to Cuba, other news
men watched as the Soviet
freighter Leninsky Komsomol
carrying trucks and what ap-
peared to be eight missiles
shrouded in canvas, moved
through the Windward Passage
en- route from Cuba to Russia
A United States Navy guided
missile ship, the Dahlgreen, was
following about 300 yards be-
hind.
The Anosov appeared to be
heavily loaded with military
equipment, including what
looked like eight missiles.
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