October 26, 1962

• EX-COMM receives a letter from Khrushchev stating that the Soviets would remove their missiles if President Kennedy publicly guarantees the US will not invade Cuba.
• The CIA reports that the construction of the missile sites is continuing and accelerating. Because of this Kennedy asserts that only an invasion or trade for US missiles will break the impasse. He then orders plans to be made for the establishment of a civilian government in Cuba after an invasion. And planning for an air strike on Cuba also continues.
•  Aleksandr Fomin, know to be the KGB station chief in Washington, requests a meeting with ABC news correspondent John Scali. Fomin proposes the dismantling of soviet bases under UN supervision in exchange for a public pledge from the US not to invade Cuba.
• Kennedy is advised of Acting Secretary General of the UN's proposal of a 2 step plan: a 2-3 day complete standstill on both sides (no ships moving towards Cuba, no further construction of missile sites and no quarantine). Then a series of negotiations regarding the dismantling and removal of missiles from Cuba and Turkey and Italy. As well as a guarantee of the territorial integrity of Cuba.

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