Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-28
Kennedy Sets Terms for Talks;
"a Air Reserve Units Called
Tells Khrushchev
End Of BuiIdup
Must Come First
BY GARRETT d. HORNER
Star staff Writer


President Kennedy, ruling out any compromise
deals told Soviet Premier Khrushchev last night that
the Cuban crisis could be solved this week end if
Russia promptly reverses its nuclear power buid-up
in Cuba.
The President said he welcomed as generally
acceptable Mr. Khrushchev'S proposals coupling re-
moval of Soviet offensive weapons systems from Cuba
under United Nations supervision with end of the
American arms blockade and pledge against inva-
sion of Cuba.
The President quickly rejected earlier in the day
"a pubczed Khrushchev offer to negotiate withdrawal of
Soviet missiles from Cuba exchange for removal of Am
ercan rockets from Turkey while leaving the door to
talk about the Turkish bases after the Cuban crisis settled
The Soviet Premier told in effect that there can
be negotiations until the United States is the Soviet
has stopped its nucear power budup in Cuba and that
its missiles already there have been made noperabe
Quick Solution Held Possible
But if this done promptly the President said there
is why should not be able to complete these
arrangements and announce them to the world within
couple of days"
Mr. Kennedys Interpretation of proposals submitted to
him by the Soviet Premier secret letter received at the
White House Friday night would involve complete
backdown by Russia Whether this correct read
ing of the Soviet premiers position American officials did
not pretend to know.
Taking nothing for granted the United States
derstood to be going forward with preparations for direct
American military action to wipe out the threatening bases
in Cuba if the Russians continue work on them.
There White House reaction last night to a
message from Cuban Premier Fe Castro to United Nations
Secretary General Than offering to stop construction
major military facilities in Cuba the United states lifts
its bockadeterms obviously unacceptable to this Govern
ment.
Climax May Be Approaching
The series OF rapd-fire developments during busy day
evening the White House indicated however that
events may be moving toward climax the diplomatic
front that could avert military showdown.
The first thing that needs to be done the President
emphasized in message to Mr. Khrushchev last night lis
for work to offensive missile bases in Cuba and for
all weapons systems Cuba capable of offensive to be
rendered noperab under effective United Nations
ments"
The same point in white House statement"
day which asserted there could be sensible
negotiation until the threat posed to all the Western Hem
phere by the Soviet missile sites in Cuba is ended
That statement amounted to brusho of the proposal
KhruShchev broadcast Moscow radio long
before received here for deal to American
missile from Turkey at the time the Soviet pulled
out from Cuba.
In a much more conciliatory tone that still did not
change his firm stand President told MrKhrushchev
could talked about after tensions eased by
settlement of the Cuban crisis.
But Mr. Kennedy made clear that any such discussion
would have involve reductions by MoScowS partners
in the Warsaw well by the NATO allies of which
Turkey in
The Presidents message Mr. Khrushchev dealt mainly
with proposals in the unpublished letter received from Mos
COW Friday night which did not mention Turkey.
Mr. Kennedy summarized the generally acceptable key
elements Of the Khrushchev proposals as:
81 You would agree to these weapons systems
appropriate United Nations observation
supervision and undertake with suitable safeguards to
halt the further introduction of such weapons systems into
Cuba
20 We on our part would agree-upon the establish
ment of adequate arrangement through the United Nations
the carrying out and continuation of these commit
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