CSPAN2 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Leadership November 26, 2022
soviet foreign minister, d'amico told me in my office that he was instructed, make it clear once again, as he said his government had already done its soviet assistance to cuba and i quote, pursue thoroughly the purpose of contributing to the defense capabilities of cuba, unquote, that and i quote him training soviet specialists of cuban nationals in handling defensive armaments was by no means offensive, and that if he were otherwise wise, mr. d'amico went on, the soviet government would never become involved in, rendering such assistance, unquote. that statement also fast acting, t...