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: . 1 ~ . a . ~“_ ¢ AT 100-5643 "No attempt was apparently made to exhaust the usual diplomatic procedures for protesting a hostile act, nor to involve our Latin American meighbors (as the Rio Pact, mentioned by the President, requires) in formula_ting a hemi-~ spheric plan of action. In saying that 'We are @ peaceful people,' the President seems to have forgotten that thus far the principls, aggressor in Cuban-American relations has been the United States, which admittedly trained and financed the invasion of Cuba in 1961. "Cabell Phillips, a New York Times reporter, writes from Washington (Atlanta Constitution , Oct. 23) that the President's action will 'havé the effect, at least momentarily, ef countering the mogt telling political attack Republicans have been making against his administration,' and adds that it was generally accepted im Washington Honday that politics played ‘more than a minor part' in the Presidemt's decision. Are we risking nuclear annihilation so that the Democratic Party can win an election? —- we ooo oD A le "We are a group of individuals, representing only ourselves, who have come here today to evidence our concern about the Cuban crisis. We wish to make a public witness to urge peaceful means of settling international disputes ese instead of blockades, threats, and missiles. "WHAT YOU CAN DO "SEND TELEGRAMS to President John F. Kennedy Secretary of State Deam Rusk your congressmen “WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR "COLLECT momey for local advertisements" =Qeo