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92. MfcCone, Memorandum for the File. “Meeting of the NSC Executive Committee, 25 October, 5:00 p.m.,"" 26 October 1962 26 October 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE SUBJECT: Meeting of the NSC Executive Committees, 25 October, 5:00 P.M. ' ALL MEMBERS PRESENT MecCone gave intelligence briefing covered by Situation Report of 10/25 and followed with resume of Bloc shipping (SC 11064/ 62) dated 10/25 and summarized answera to specific questions as indicated on the third page; also referred briefly to RR <caction to the Soviet government statement. | | ' | H i There followed a long discuasion of policy matters, notes of which are covered in the attached, The meeting considered three drafts of scenarios of three possible courses of action, that is, air strike, the political path and progressive economic blockade, all of which are attached. | JOHN A. McCONE Director Attached: Two pages of notes on small White House note paper Situation Report 10/25 ~ 3 pages SC 11064/ 62 Canadian Reaction (OCI 3569/62 Draft: Scenario for Airstrike; Political Path; Progressive Economic Blockade Reverse Blank 309