Summary

This special report reviews the day's developments in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Coverage begins with United Nations Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations, suggesting possibilities of negotiation. Richard Hottelet reports a relaxation of tension at the United Nations; David Schoenbrun reports on the Kennedy administration's reaction to the U.N. proposals; George Herman discusses the issue of U.S. credibility as a deterrent nation; and Charles Von Fremd reports from the Pentagon on the recently imposed wartime security guidance system. The Berlin crisis is discussed.