Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-29
KHRUsHCHEV TEXT
Premier Promises to Crate Missiles,
Calls for Ca|mness to Cool Crisis

Of flying near our territory,
then even bad weather could
not have led an American air.
craft into our air space.
The conclusion follows that
this is done with the knowl-
edge of the Pentagon, which
tramples on international usage
and violates the frontiers Of
other states.
An even more dangerous case
occurred on 28th October, when
your reconnaissance aircraft in
truded into the territrry of the
Soviet Union in the north, in
the area of the Chukotsk Pen
inSula, and flew over our ter
ritory.
One asks, Mr.. President, how
should we regard this? What
is it? A provocation? Your air
craft violates our frontier and
that at times as anxious as
those we are now experiencing,
when everything has been
placed in a state of fighting
readiness. For an intruding
United States aircraft can cas-
lily be taken for a bomber with
nuclear weapons, and that can
push us toward a fatal step.
All the more so, because both
the United States Government
and the Pentagon have long
been saying that you have
bombers with atomic bombs
constantly on flight duty.
Asks No Recurrence
Therefore, you can imagine
what kind Of responsibility you
assume, especially now, at this
anxious time through which we
are passing.
I would like to ask you to
assess this correctly and take
steps accordingly. so that it
would not serve as a provoa-
ton to the unleashing of war.
I would also like to express
the following wish: OF course,
it is a matter for the Cuban
people, since you do not at pres
ent maintain any diplomatic
relations, but through my Of
ficers on Cuba I have reports
that flights of United States
planes over Cuba are being
carried out. We are interested
in not having any war at all
in the world and in the Cuban
people being able to live quietly.
Besides, Mr.. President, it is
no secret that we have our peo-
pie on Cuba. In accordane
with a treaty with the Cuban
government, we have there Of
ficers and instructors who are
training the Cubans, mainly or
binary people, experts, agron-
omiSts, Zoo-technicians, irriga-
ton and soil improvement ex-
perts, ordinary workers, tractor
drivers, and others. We are con-
cerned about them. I would
like to ask you, Mr.. President,
to bear in mind that a VIOLA
ton of Cub an airspace by
United States aircraft may also
have dangerous consequences.
And If you do not want that,
the reason should be given for
the creation of a dangerous
Calls for CaImness
We must now be very eau
tious and not take any steps
that would be of no use for
the defense of the states in
Volved in the conflict, but
which are likely to arouse only
irritation, and even prove a
leading to the
oaneful step. We must there
fore display sobriety and wis
dom, and refrain from steps of
that kind.
We value peace, perhaps even
more than other peoples, be-
cause we experienced the ter
rible war against Hitler, but
our people will not finch in
the face of any ordeal. Our
people trust their own govern
ment, and we assure our own
people and the world public
that the Soviet government will
not allow itself to be provoked.
But should the provocateurs
unleash a war, they would not
escape the responsibility for the
grave consequences of the war.
But we are confident that rea-
son will triumph. War will not
be unleashed and peace and Sc
curity of the peoples will be
In connection with the cur
rent negotiations of the acting
secretary general, U Thant,
with representatives of the So
Wet Union, the United States
Of America and the Republic of
Cuba, the Soviet government
has sent to New York the First
Deputy Minister of Foreign AZ
fairs of the USSR, CVassily w.
Kuznetsov, with a view to as
Sisting Mr.. U Thant in his no.
ole efforts aimed at the liqui-
dation of the present dangerous
position.