Oct. 24, 1962 - U Thant Remarks During Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct. 24, 1962 - Here are remarks today by U Thant, Acting Secretary General of the U.N., who recommended a "suspension" of actions on both sides -- the blockade of Cuba by the U.S. and the sending of missiles to Cuba by the Soviet Union -- in the current crisis. A reliable source said President Kennedy planned to send a polite rejection to Mr. Thant.

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