The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-12

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-Three
Naval Intelligence estimates will
play an explosive role in the
upcoming Senate Armed Scrv-
ices Preparedness Subcommit-
tees probe of the growing So
Wet military bmld-up in Cuba.
These suppressed reports, now
being studied by committee
members, clearly show that the
Nays sea and air surveillance
OF Russian activities in Cuba re-
veal striking contrast to the
private and public statements
. by Kennedy Administration Of
ficials.
One ONI estimate directly
contradictS Defense Secretary
Mcnamara S flat assurances to
the House Armed Service Com
mittee that the Soviet has with
drawn its mediu1n-range mis-
sileS. stating:
In no instance were bare
missiles disclosed for inspection
during the Navy's surveillance
of eight Soviet ships between 5
and 9 November.
In his sworn testimony before
the House committee, McNa-
mara told the legislators.
I'VE are convinced beyond any
reasonable doubt that a. medi-
um-range ballstic missiles were
removed from Cuba aboard
eight Soviet ships between 5 and
8 November and that AZ IL %
bombers were similarly remov-
ed between 5 and 6 December.
AL Of the IL-28 bombers and
IS of the missile transporters
we're uncovered for Photographic
and visual alongside inspection
while Soviet vessels were at
sea. and the remainder Of the
missiles were observed covered
in exactly the same observation
condition as previously noted at
the specific missile sitaS.''
Inasmuch as the Navy con-
Quoted these on-the-spot inspec-
tons. the senators plan to grill
Secretary Mcnamara on why
that services intelligence evalu-
alton Of its findings 1iffers 50
greatly from his conclusions.
This same Naval estimate
listed three pages of supporting
m i S lie launching equipment
spotted by loW-level flights over
Cuba that never showed Up on
photographs of weapons leaving
the island.
COUNTING KILOGRAMS ~
Another alarming Naval Intelli-
gence estimate clashes head-on
with President Kennedy's con-
tlnued public assurances that no
new Russian strategic weapons
have been detected entering
Cuba since last October.
This ONI report reveals that
Naval surveillance Of Sovie t
ships last m n t h uncovered
some convincing evidence that
Russia is again building for
mldable stockpile of nucle ar
weapons in Cuba.
A total of $50 Kilograms of
fashionable material was detect
ed aboard Russian vessels dock
ing at ports near Havana and
Banes during one week period
in mid-January.
The detection of this huge
amount of nuclear material, ac-
cording to the estimate, indi-
Gates only one thing = the pres
ence Of nuclear weapons.
A third Naval Intelligence re-
port deals with the so-called
Fishing port" the Soviets are
building in Cuba. 1t states fatty
that Photographic and visual
evidence indicates the Russians
are constructing a strategic"
naval base, large enough to
handle an entire Soviet coastal
fleet. The building Of oversize
docks, unloading cranes, and
extralarge fuel bunkers are cit
ed as supporting evidence of the
military nature of the base.
1t is the Navy's frank assess
ment that this base will be used
for CO m m un i ST expansion
throughout the Western Hemi-
sphere. From Cuba, hordes of
weapons and trained fighters
will be transported by Soviet
submarines to carry on revolu-
ton and subversion activities
into one Latin American country
after another.
II Secretary Mcnamara is
completely disregarding these
highly reliable Naval reports
as his public and private state
ments indicate = the senator's
want to know his reasons. If he
hasn't read them, they want to
know why.
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