Evening star., 1963-02-06
CUBA
CUBA
Keutine Has Reports
To Give Kennedy
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foods. foreign aid and militar.
supplies.
White House sources ad.
mitted that few If any" Of the
Western ships now going II
Cuba come to United State;
ports at all.
The new order applies only
to specific vessels. not shipping
firms. Thus, a ship ownel
could have one ship engaging
in the Cuban trade without
affecting his other ships carry.
ing United States Government
cargoes.
In outlining the decline oi
Western shipping to Cuba, the
White House said the State De-
partment has had extraordinary
success in It's diplomatic efforts
to pursuade other governments
to prevent ships under their
registry from going to Cuba.
State Department officials
said that the new limited re-
Lstrictions will have a further
deterrent" effect, since United
States brokers are not likely to
touch any ship from which a
United States Government
cargo is banned.
Background" Was Scheduled
The announcement Of Mr..
McNamara's press conference
came after newsmen first were
told at the White House that
Mr.. Mcnamara and other Off
cials would hold a background"
briefing for accredited report
ers at pm. today. The back
ground" restrictions would
mean that Mr.. Mcnamara and
other officials giving informa-
ton could not be named as the
source of stories reporting
what they said.
Within little more than an
hour, Mr.. Salinger announced
that instead of this back
ground" briefing. Mr.. Nc
Namara and other officials
would hold an on-the-record
press conference in the State
Department, auditorium open
to live televiSion coverage.
Asked If Mr.. McNamara's
press conference was arranged
at the Presidents direction, Mr..
Salinger said it certainly was
arranged with his knowledge" "
He disclosed that this and
other matters were discussed
at a secret meeting Of the Ma
tional Security Council Execu-
tive Committee on Cuban policy
late yesterday.
He said those appearing with
Mr.. Mcnamara would include
Defense Department intelli-
gence officials, but not Di-
rector John A. McCone Of the
Central Intelligence Agency OF
any other CHA officials.
McCOne To Testify
But in another move under
stood to have White House
blessing, Mr.. McCone agreed
today to present a detailed re-
port on Cuba to a closed ses-
sion Of Senate watchdog de-
fense subcommittee late this
afternoon. Senator Stennis,
Democrat Of Mississippi heads
the Senate subcommittee and
said he hoped part Of Mr.. Nc
Cones testimony could be made
public.
The White House has also
indicated that the President
may have more to say on this
subject when he meets the
press tomorrow.
Keating Would See Kennedy
Meanwhile, Senator Heating,
Republican of New York, whose
charges of a continuing mill
tary build-up in Cuba have
generated much of the present
controversy, said in an inter-
view he has additional informa-
ton and policy recommends
tions on Cuba which he would
like to give to the President
personally.
"The administration has
never indicated to me-offici-
ally or unofficially," he said
that what I have reported
about the Soviet military build
up in Cuba Is contrary to the
national interest"
He indorsed a call by Demo
cratic Senators Morse of Oregon