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On the recordNovember 1, 1962
The United States intends to follow closely the completion of this work through a variety of means, including aerial surveillance, until such time as an equally satisfactory international means of verification is effected.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Radio and Television Remarks on the Dismantling of Soviet Missile Bases in Cuba

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