Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-28
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Castro Vows Attack
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cause an unarmed American
reconnaissance aircraft, con-
Quoting a surveillance of the
build-up of Soviet missile bases
in Cuba, had been fired upon.
1t was not Immediately made
clear whether the firing Incl
dent was connected with the
earlier disclosure that a photo
reconnaissance plane was miss
ing and presumed lots.
The announcement came sew
eral hours after Havana radio
reported it's anti-aircraft had
forced an unidentified plane
away from Cuba and Fidel Cas-
tro said intruding planes would
be fired on.
Reporting the loss Of the
plane, Mr.. Sylvester said:
THE Derense Department
stated tonight a military recon-
Nuisance aircraft conducting
surveillance over Cuba is miss
ing and presumed lost.
such missions will be con-
tinued and appropriate means
will be taken to ensure such
missions are effective and pro-
tected."
Early Statement
Earlier, Mr.. Sylvester said,
"Any interference with such
surveillance will meet counter
action and surveillance will be
enforced" He would not ex-
plain what form this counter
action" would take.
Called to active duty with the
"a troop carrier squadrons, Mr..
Sylvester said, were six aerial
port squadrons. These are
ground units which operate
with the flying units.
It was not Immediately dis
closed if the call to active duty
was effective at once, but Mr..
Sylvester said the Secretary of
Defense had instructed Air
Force Secretary Eugene zuckert
to issue the orders last night.
The identity of the squadrons
was not disclosed, but Mr..
Sylvester said they are manned
by reservists from MaSsachu-
sets, Utah, Ohio, Alabama,
Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylva-
MIA, New York. California,
Oregon, Michigan, Oklahoma,
Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin, the
state of Washington, New
Jersey, South Carolina, North
Carolina and Texas.
Berlin Reserves Exempt
ReservistS who were called to
active duty in the Berlin crisis
in 1861, many of whom were
not released until this month,
are specifically exempt from
being recalled under the stand
by authority given President
Kennedy by Congress to call
reservists in the Cuban crisis,
The Pentagon made no men
ton of calling reservistS of the
Army, Navy, or Marine Corps
at this time and Secretary Nc
Namara said last week such a
mobilization was not forseen at
that time. No Air National
Guard units are involved.
The Defense Department al
ready has extended for up to
one year the appointments and
enlistments of officers and men
of the Marine Corps and Navy.
Here is the text of the state
ment by Secretary Mcnamara:
To-day United States I'M
armed reconnaissance aircraft,
conducting surveillance of the
buildup of the offensive weap-
ons secretly introduced into
cuba by the Soviet Union, were
fired upon.
"Such surveillance operations
were in accordance with the
resolution adopted on October
%, 1862, by the organ of con-
sultation of the inter-American
system under the provisions OF
the Rio Treaty of 1947. To
insure that the nations of the
Western Hemisphere continue
to be informed of the status
of the threat to their security,
it is essential that such recon-
Nuisance flights continue.
1.-THE possibility of further
attack on our aircraft and the
continued buildup of the often
sive weapons systems in Cuba
require that we be prepared
for any eventuality.
Therefore, tonight, acting
under the authority granted
me by Executive Order 1l058,
october %, 1862, I have in
structed the Secretary of the
Air Force to order to active
duty "a troop carrier squad
rons of the Air Force reserve
with their associated support
units"
Recall Instructions
Mr.. Sylvester, after reading
the statement of Mr.. McNa-
mara, said:
an accordance with Execu-
tive Order 11058, the Secretary
of Defense today issued in
structions for the recall to &C
tive duty of 14,215 Air Force
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