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fighters which witnessed the
attack on the shrimp boat were
under no such firing orders. 1t
was understood they closed to
within a couple Of miles of the
MICS. Sources said the Rus
sian-built planes were In O turn
heading back for. the Cuban
mainland when they ,loosed
their rockets. 4, fr
Text Of statement
The text Of the White House
statement on the. incident fol-
lows: s..See.&..,, tsss ssS.f
"a strong protest has been
sent forward through diplomat
ic channels against the Attaek
by Cuban aircraft over an I'M
armed American fishing vessel
'Athe United states Govern
ment will expect full explana-
ton from Cuba.
ORDERS have been given to
TIN armed forces TO take all
necessary action against any
renAtltion OF such an attack"
Nj. Salihger replied ayes"
when asked II II was the Presi-
deiit who gave the orders 's
Sent Through Swiss I
The protest note was sent
through the State Department
to the Swiss government for
delivery. to the Cuban govern
nett in Havana. Switzerland
has represented American in
terests in Cuba since United
St4tes-C Cuba diplomatic rela-
tio4s were broken. So
soon after hearing Of the
shrimp boat attack, the. Senate
Foleign Relations Committee
was called into closed session
for q report on the incident
from Sterling Cottrell, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State in
Charge of Cuban Affairs.
II wish our planes had shot
them down." said Senator
Sparkman. Democrat Of Ala
bama, acting chairman Of the
committee.
He said American pilots
should be instructed to shoot
in any similar situations In the
future. .f,y..
Democratic Leader Mansfield
said he was going tn the For
eigfi Relations meeting and
would withhold comment TN the
meantime. Senator Sparklnan
called the meeting in the alb
sence Of Chairman Fulbright,
Democrat Of Arkansas.
:. Note Arrived Monday
The Soviet Union notified
this Government. in q note de-
livered at the State Depart
ment by Russian Ambassador
Anatole Dobrynin Monday, that
it Intended to withdraw several
THOUSAND Of its military per-
sopnel from Cuba by the middle
Of March.
After receipt of that note,
the President called Demo-
cratic and congressional lead
ers to O bipartisan conference
at the White House Monday
evening. The news Of the
Soviet move began leaking out
Tuesday.
The White House had re-
fused any comment at all on
the matter until Mr., Salingerl
read q brief statement today
Immediately after reading the
statement on the shrimp boat
incident. Z
Text Of I'd Statement
The text of the second state !
ment follows' 1
The Soviet government has
informed the United States
Government Of its intention to |
withdraw from Cuba by the |
middle of March several thou
sand Soviet military personnel
hSving TO DO with guarding
the kinds of weapons which
were removed from Cuba, and
also some Of the military spe-
cialists who were occupied in
training Cuban military cadres.
; This Government under
stands that passenger ships are
eri route to Cuba for this pur-
pose.
! s'The United States Govern
mkht considers this action by
tin Soviet Government a USE
fp step IN the reduction Of
International tension. 1
Guarded Missiles
Officials recalled that Soviet
Premier Khrushchev Informed
Mr.. Kennedy last November
that he intended to withdraw
lin due course" the Soviet
troops that we're In Cuba toi
guard Soviet ballistic missiles
which we're taken back to
Russia after the October Cuban
crisis.
The President expressed con-
Germ at a press conference twos
weeks ago about the estimated
1900 Soviet troops remaining
in Cuba, especially regarding
some 5000 or 5000 organized
into four heavily armed mobile
combat groups. He said he
was attempting TO find out
what Mr.. Khrushchev had
meant by removing the troops
"in due course"
The Soviet nete Monday, 1t