Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
u Russian Bombers
Seen Leaving Cuba
Reds Speed.
Withdrawal
OF IL-28s
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Navy patrol planes have
sighted 81 H-28 bombers
aboard two Russian ships out
ward bound from Cuba, the
Defense Department announced
today.
The Soviet ship Kasimov' Is
under way from the port of
Mariel with Is IL-28s on board,
Nils Lennartson, Deputy Assist
ant Secretary of Defense, told
a news conference.
In addition, the Soviet ship
Okhotsk is now east of the
Bahamas with IL of the Rus
sian-built jet bombers on board.
Mr.. Lennartson said the Ok.
hotsk, which was seen on Mon.
day with three M-28 fuselages
on her deck, had made another
stop to pick up nine more be-
fore heading out on an easterly
course toward Russia.
The Pentagon spokesman
said crates on the Kasimov
carrying bonn Der fuselages
were voluntarily opened for
United States air inspection by
the Soviet crew."
The Kasimov is now. in the
vicinity of the Caicos Passage
on an easterly course, Mr.. Len
nartSon said.
Total Above 40
Russian diplomats repeatedly
have told United States officials
at the United Nations that
more than 40 M-28s win be
withdrawn from Cuba. They
were said to have indicated
this would be completed by
tomorrow. ,
The Defense Department said
United States aerial reconnais-
sance photographs of San Juan
air field, on the western tip Of
Cuba, and Holguin air field
on the north coast SHOW no
IL-28 fusilages or crates re-
naming"
| Mr.. Lennartson indicated
that United States officials be-
lieve the remaining IL-28s are
on their way to ports to be
loaded on Russian ships that
viii take them out Of Cuba.
The okhotsk left Nuevitas,
east Of Havana. after having
been at Mariel earlier where
she also took on aircraft, the
Pentagon said. Mariel is west
of Havana.
THE information is sup
ported by visual observations
and photographs of the United
States Naval Air Crews" Mr..
Lennartson said.
At the White House, the gen.
eral situation was under review
at meeting this morning of
the Executive Committee of the
National Security Council.
United Nations Ambassador
Adlai e. Stevenson and John
j. McCloy. Cuban policy CO.
ordinator. came to Washington
for the meeting.
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger said President
Kennedy had decided to call
the meeting last night, but in
sisted 1t was not prompted By
any specific development.
Mr.. Salinger said the SUBJ CT
up for discussion was the n n
tinuing talks with Soviet D.
resentatives in New York. w
the Cuban situation.
Informants said the Russian
have taken a hard stand in New
York negotiations against forc-N
ing Cuban Prime Minister FL
del Castro to accept interna-
tional inspection which Mr..
Kennedy seeks to make certain
Cuba stays free Of atomic
weapons.
Flights TO Continue
With no inspection agree
ment In prospect, the United
States appeared prepared TO
continue aerial surveillance as
a safeguard and let the diplo-
matte contest melt into the
background - perhaps with a
statement by each side explain
ing its position TO the United
Nations Security Council.
This would set the stage for
a new and uncertain phase In
East-West relations. The
United States is expected to
talk with the Soviets on a
number Of cold war issues
The n-28 Jet bombers, along
with AZ missiles pulled out OF
Cuba earlier, were the nuclear-
capable long range arms whose
removal Mr.. Kennedy demand
ed, terming them offensive
weapons.