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21. Kirkpatrick, Memorandum for the Director, “White House Meeting on 10 September 1962 on Cuban Overflights,”’ I March 1963 1 March 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR SUBJECT: White House Meeting on 10 September 1982 : on Cuban Overflights 1. The following is a reconstruction of the reasons for the meeting at the White House in Mr. McGeorge Buncy's oiice on 10 September 1962 at approximately 5:45 p.m., and a report on what transpired at that meeting. This memorandum is base¢ upen discussions with Mr. Parrott of the White House, General Carter, Dr. Hertert Scoville, and Messrs, EE 2 Reber ci Dr. Scoville's office who also attended the meeting. | ber he received a telephone cail from Mr. Parrot® passing on a= made by Mr. Bundy on behal‘ of the Secretary of State, Accoréin me following questions posed by the Secretary of State be answered, Mr. Parrott, the Secretary of State had expressed the hope that there wouldn't be amy incidents this week, and Mr. Buncy asxec chat a. How important is it to our intelligence cbjectives that we overfly Cuban soil? b. How much would our intelligence suffer ii we Limited cur reconnaissance to peripheral activities utilizing obliqve photegrapny? c. Is there anyone in the plamnirg of these missions who might wish to provoke an incident? 3. Mr. Parrott indicated that Mr. Buncévy Cesired en answer within a half hour. Mr. McMahon immeciately centacte¢ the Chairmen of COMOR which was in session at that moment, and they egreed to provide a response as quickly as possible. Mr. Parrot: cattec a second time to advise Mr. McMahon that Mr. Roger Hilsman had advised that he a” SUS ., 61