Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-05
Bulk Of Red Troops
Are Still in Cuba
U. S. Keeping
Watch on
Slow PuIIout
BY the Associated Press

The Soviet Union appears
10 be slowly withdrawing some
Of its troops from Cuba, in
formed sources said today.
But if Russia intends to
make good on its pledge to pull
out several thousand troops by
nid-March the bulk of them
have yet to go, according to
the best available information
here.
Informed authorities said
daily reports come in on ship
sailings from Cuba and that
apparently a few more troops
are leaving every day.
Await Kennedy Report
Some officials suggested that
perhaps President Kennedy
would be able to pull together
The latest reports in time for
news conference scheduled
for II am. tomorrow. But
there could be a delay if figures
still are in doubt.
Senate Democratic Leader
Mansfield. meanwhile, chal-
enged Republican contentious
hat Mr.. Kennedy has misled
,he public and has denied con-
yressional leaders intelligence
Information on Cuba.
Senator Mansfield said in an
today that Represen-
,ative Arends, Republican Of
Illinois, had impugned the
patriotism by char
ying Mr.. Kennedy knew before
October IA the Russians were
installing offensive missiles on
the island.
He Knows Better
OF Mr.. Arends' charge-made
last night at a G. o. P. political
rally in st. Petersburg, Fla
that the administration is not
telling the full story of Cuba"
at closed door briefings Of
leaders Of both parties. Senator
Mansfield had this reply:
This Congressman knows
better than that. He has at
tended these meetings and I
don't recall that he ever raised
any questions or expressed any
Senator Mansfield also &C
cused Senator Heating, Repub-
lican Of New York. of setting
up a straw man so he can
knock it down" by telling the
Senate yesterday there have
been deliberate attempts" to
suppress intelligence informa-
ton.
mot true" Senator Mansfield
said to Senator Keating's
charge that efforts are under
way to make intelligence agen-
,ies the "scapegoat" for what
has happened in Cuba.
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Mr.. Arends, the deputy
House Republican leader and
member Of the Armed Serv-
Ices Committee, said 1t. Gen.
Thomas P. Gerrity had testi-
fled that the Air Force went
into high gear to support the
Cuban plan on the 10th of
October" This was four days
before Mr.. Kennedy SAID he
had received the first hard in
formation on offensive missile
sites.
THE lords Of the Kennedy
dynasty have put into effect a
system for controlling the
news so that we can learn
only what they want us to
Know" Mr.. Arends said.
Senator Mansfield said IL
was true that prior to the
Presidents action clamping a
quarantine on Cuba, Marines
were moving toward the Car.
ribbean, the Strategic Air
Command had been put on
IAN extraordinary alert, the
Navy was put on a wartime
basis and the Army was alert
ed, with many elements placed
In a state Of wartime readi-
ness"
Resents Charges
But I resent any allegation
that this administration has
not been telling the full story
Of Cuba at leadership meet
ings," he said. 1T is Just not
true.
"The facts on missile sites
and range have been given, as
well as where the information
came from and when.
This Congressman had the
10 raise questions
about these matters but II is
my recollection that he was
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