Cold War International History Project
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Cuban Missile Crisis

R. Malinovsky and M. Zakharov, Memorandum on Deployment of Soviet Forces to Cuba
May 24 1962 - Zakharov and Malinovsky send to Khrushchev the Ministry of Defense’s proposal to send troops and supplies to Cuba. Zakharov and Malinovsky give further detail as to the nature of material to be sent to Cuba and a timetable for building launch pads and assembling missiles.
 
List of Troops and Commanders to take part in Operation "Anadyr."
June 20 1962 - A description of the staff and crew of the Soviet Operation "Anadyr."
 
Telegram of Soviet Ambassador to Cuba A.I. Alekseev to the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs
September 07 1962 - Alekseev sends a report on the nature of anti-Cuban propaganda and actions taken by the American government in United States and Latin America
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev to the USSR MFA
September 11 1962 - Alekseev reports on a conversation with Raoul Castro where Castro reinforces the strength of the Soviet-Cuban relationship.
 
M. Zakharov and S. P. Ivanov to N.S. Khrushchev
September 14 1962 - Zakharov and Ivanov report to Khrushchev the extent of US surveillance in Cuba and request extra fortifications for Soviet ships in Cuban waters.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Anatoly F. Dobrynin to the USSR MFA
October 04 1962 - Dobrynin sends the results of a meeting between Rusk, himself and the Foreign Ministers of Latin American countries where they discussed questions of security, trade, and the question of the Cuban government in exile.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Anatoly F. Dobrynin to the USSR MFA
October 04 1962 - Dobrynin sends the results of a meeting between Rusk, himself and the Foreign Ministers of Latin American countries where they discussed questions of security, trade, and the question of the Cuban government in exile.
 
Cable from USSR Ambassador to the USA A.F. Dobrynin to Soviet Foreign Ministry
October 15 1962 - Archive of Foreign Policy, Russian Federation (AVP RF), Moscow; copy obtained by NHK (Japanese Television), provided to CWIHP, and on file at National Security Archive, Washington, D.C.; translation by John Henriksen, Harvard University
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to the USSR MFA
October 18 1962 - Dobrynin sends statements issued by Kennedy, Rusk, Taylor and Martin in a closed briefing for American media where they discussed the gravity of the Cuban issue.
 
Telegram from Soviet Foreign Minister A.A. Gromyko to the CC CPSU
October 19 1962 - Gromyko expresses satisfaction at the current American policy of economic embargo toward Cuba and the administration’s current preoccupation in West Berlin
 
Cable from USSR ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to Soviet Foreign Ministry
October 19 1962 - Dobrynin reports a speech made by Kennedy during a closed conference, where he discusses Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to the CC CPSU
October 20 1962 - Gromyko relays the results of a meeting with Dean Rusk where the two discuss Cuba, issues in Latin America and American acts or aggression toward Cuba.
 
Cable from Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko on 18 October 1962 meeting with President Kennedy (excerpts)
October 20 1962 - Gromyko expresses that the Soviet government is committed to assist Cuba in the face of a US blockade. Kennedy says that the recent build up Soviet supplies to Cuba negatively affected the US population and Congress and that his actions were meant to calm public opinion; also that the US had no intention of invading Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet representative to the UN Zorin to Soviet Foreign Ministry
October 22 1962 - Zorin transmits the US’s letter to the UN security council regarding Soviet weapons in Cuba. Zorin states that the US’s letter is a means to legitimize the US blockade on Cuba. Soviet representatives to the UN had a preliminary discussion with the Cuban representative about the possibility of submitting an examination of the issue of US action against Cuba before consulting with other members of the Council on the time for convening the meeting.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev to the USSR MFA
October 22 1962 - Alekseev’s response to the US threats toward Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet representative to the United Nations V. A. Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 22 1962 - Zorin transmits the US’s letter to the UN Security Council regarding Soviet weapons in Cuba. Zorin states that the US’s letter is a means to legitimize the US blockade on Cuba. Soviet representatives to the UN had a preliminary discussion with the Cuban representative about the possibility of submitting an examination of the issue of US action against Cuba before consulting with other members of the Council on the time for convening the meeting.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to the USSR MFA
October 22 1962 - Dobrynin sends the results of a meeting where Rusk invites him to his home and asks him to deliver a message to Khrushchev and text of JFK’s message to be transmitted over TASS.
 
Telegram from Soviet representative to the UN Zorin to Soviet Foreign Ministry
October 22 1962 - Zorin transmits the US’s letter to the UN security council regarding Soviet weapons in Cuba. Zorin states that the US’s letter is a means to legitimize the US blockade on Cuba. Soviet representatives to the UN had a preliminary discussion with the Cuban representative about the possibility of submitting an examination of the issue of US action against Cuba before consulting with other members of the Council on the time for convening the meeting.
 
Telegram from Soviet representative to the UN Zorin to Soviet Foreign Ministry
October 22 1962 - Zorin transmits the US’s letter to the UN security council regarding Soviet weapons in Cuba. Zorin states that the US’s letter is a means to legitimize the US blockade on Cuba. Soviet representatives to the UN had a preliminary discussion with the Cuban representative about the possibility of submitting an examination of the issue of US action against Cuba before consulting with other members of the Council on the time for convening the meeting.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to the USSR MFA
October 22 1962 - Dobrynin sends the results of a meeting where Rusk invites him to his home and asks him to deliver a message to Khrushchev and text of JFK’s message to be transmitted over TASS.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to the USSR MFA
October 23 1962 - Dobrynin sends a report on the general mood of Washington DC, by way of media and observation, regarding Kennedy’s establishment of a quarantine around Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet delegate to the United Nations V. A. Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 23 1962 - Zorin relays the events of the UN Security Council meeting, transmitting the speeches made by the US and Cuban delegates. US delegate Stevenson tried to justify US actions against Cuba and proposed the American draft resolution. Cuban delegate Inchaustegui demanded the immediate recall of the US measures. Zorin says although some Africa and Asian countries realized the illegality of US actions, however, they were not determined to take any concrete steps. Zorin also sends the proposed draft of a new resolution.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba A.I. Alekseev to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 23 1962 - Alekseev transmits that Cuba’s army has mobilized and the subsequent affect on Cuba’s economy because of Kennedy’s recent speech. Cuba waits for the Soviet Union’s opinion on the recent events.
 
Telegram from Soviet delegate to the UN Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 23 1962 - Zorin relays the decision to veto the US draft resolution to the UN. Zorin argues that US aggressions against Cuba can merely be regarded as a provocation pushing the world to the verge of nuclear war. He says the Soviet government would introduce a draft resolution that includes a condemnation of the US aggressions, the immediate cessation of the US blockade and infractions of maritime freedom, and an immediate end to intervention in the domestic affairs of Cuba. It would also propose US government to negotiate with Cuba directly.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev to Soviet Foreign Ministry
October 23 1962 - Alekseev transmits that Cuba’s army has mobilized and the subsequent affect on Cuba’s economy because of Kennedy’s recent speech. Cuba waits for the Soviet Union’s opinion on the recent events.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba A.I. Alekseev to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 23 1962 - Alekseev transmits that Cuba’s army has mobilized and the subsequent effect on Cuba’s economy because of Kennedy’s recent speech. Cuba waits for the Soviet Union’s opinion on the recent events.
 
Telegram from Soviet delegate to the UN Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry (2)
October 23 1962 - Zorin relays the decision to veto the US draft resolution to the UN. Zorin argues that US aggressions against Cuba can merely be regarded as a provocation pushing the world to the verge of nuclear war. He says the Soviet government would introduce a draft resolution that includes a condemnation of the US aggressions, the immediate cessation of the US blockade and infractions of maritime freedom, and an immediate end to intervention in the domestic affairs of Cuba. It would also propose US government to negotiate with Cuba directly.
 
Telegram from Soviet Delegate to the UN Zorin to Soviet Foreign Ministry (1)
October 23 1962 - Zorin relays the events of the UN Security Council meeting, transmitting the speeches made by the US and Cuban delegates. US delegate Stevenson tried to justify US actions against Cuba and proposed the American draft resolution. Cuban delegate Inchaustegui demanded the immediate recall of the US measures. Zorin says although some Africa and Asian countries realized the illegality of US actions, however, they were not determined to take any concrete steps. Zorin also sends the proposed draft of a new resolution.
 
Report to CPSU Central Committee From Defense Minister Rodion Malinovskii and A. Epishev
October 24 1962 - The response from the Soviet Army following the announcement of the Soviet government about the aggressive actions of the US toward Cuba.
 
Report to the CPSU Central Committee from Department of Agitation and Propaganda
October 24 1962 - The Department of Agitation and Propaganda asks permission to increase the amount of radio broadcasts from Moscow to Cuba as a means to preempt the 24-hour broadcasts of the US.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to the USSR MFA,
October 24 1962 - Dobrynin relays the results of a meeting with R. Kennedy during which R. Kennedy is outraged at the “deception” of the Soviet Union by putting long-range missiles in Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 25 1962 - Alekseev comments on the general attitude of the Cuban people in regards to the blockade and mobilization of the Cuban army
 
Cable from Soviet ambassador to the US Dobrynin to USSR Foreign Ministry (1)
October 25 1962 - Dobrynin relays that Russian journalist overheard information about a possible US invasion of Cuba at the press club in Washington.
 
Cable from Soviet ambassador to the US Dobrynin to Soviet Foreign Ministry (2)
October 25 1962 - Soviet Ambassador to the US, Anatoly Dobrynin repots to the Soviet Ministry on the political situation in Washington at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Dobynin reports that US President John F. Kennedy has staked his reputation as a leader on a sollution to the Cuban crisis and, as such, it is possible that he might take the gamble of invading Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet delegate to the United Nations V. A. Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry, 25 October 1962, on UN Security Council Meeting of 24 October 1962
October 25 1962 - Zorin transmits the events of the 24 October meeting relaying the speeches of British, French, Romanian, Chilean, Ghanaian, etc delegates. Zorin argues that delegates from Venezuela and Chile supported the American draft resolution under the US pressure. The United Arab Republic and Ghana stressed the US actions against Cuba violated the principle of maritime freedom and posed a threat to security. UN Acting Secretary-General U Thant proposed the interested parties meet and discuss the situation within several weeks. Zorin also relays that a number of neutral Afro-Asian countries are working on a new draft resolution.
 
Telegram from the Soviet representative to the United Nations, Valerian Zorin, to the USSR MFA
October 25 1962 - Zorin reports on a meeting of the UN Security Council.
 
Telegram from Soviet delegate to the United Nations V. A. Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 25 1962 - Preparation for an upcoming meeting with acting UN Secretary U Thant, a meeting with the Soviet Union that will take place between U Thant’s meetings with the US and Cuba. Zorin says they will transmit Khrushchev’s message during the meeting that the Soviet agrees with U Thant’s proposal of holding a negotiation for a peaceful settlement in the Caribbean region. He also says the Soviet should expect the US would not agree to the suspension of “quarantine” activity only after the removal of “offensive weaponry” from Cuba. Soviet, however, would insist the negotiation to be based on U Thant’s proposal of suspending arms stockpiling in Cuba, which is supported by neutral countries.
 
The meeting between the Cuban delegate to the UN Garcia-Inchaustegui and U Thant.
October 26 1962 - The meeting between the Cuban delegate to the UN Garcia-Inchaustegui and U Thant.
 
Telegram from Soviet delegate to the UN Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry (2)
October 26 1962 - U Thant’s response to Khrushchev’s reply to his previous message. U Thant expresses satisfaction to Khrushchev and Kennedy’s responses to his previous messages.
 
Telegram from Soviet delegate to the UN Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry (3)
October 26 1962 - The meeting between the Cuban delegate to the UN Garcia-Inchaustegui and U Thant.
 
Telegram from Soviet delegate to the United Nations V. A. Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry (1)
October 26 1962 - Soviet response to the new UN proposal based on the US and Soviet government’s approval.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba A.I. Alekseev to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 27 1962 - Castro’s response to a Soviet Foreign Ministry telegram regarding the prohibition of special arms and possible US invasion.
 
Cable from Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to USSR Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev
October 27 1962 - A message from Gromyko to Alekseev to relay a message to Castro regarding American invasion.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to the USSR MFA
October 27 1962 - Dobrynin relays the mood of the American capital and the presence of a real possibility of US incursion in Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet delegate to the UN Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 27 1962 - Soviet response to American changes to U Thant’s proposal.
 
Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko's Instructions to the USSR representative at the United Nations
October 28 1962 - Gromyko sends instructions to Zorin regarding negotiations and UN inspections in Cuba.
 
Cable from Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to USSR Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev
October 28 1962 - Gromyko asks Alekseev to relay a message to Castro regarding U Thant’s possible visit.
 
Telegram from Soviet delegate to the UN Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry on meeting with Cuban delegate to the UN Garcia-Inchaustegui
October 28 1962 - A meeting where Zorin and Garcia-Inchaustegui discuss a proposed visit by U Thant to Cuba and new US action if Cuban construction projects relating to armament building did not stop.
 
Cable from USSR Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev to Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs
October 28 1962 - Alekseev transmits the details of a meeting with President Dorticos, who relays the feeling of the Cuban people regarding Soviet withdrawal of missiles.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Ministry to Soviet diplomats in Washington, Havana and New York
October 28 1962 - US procedures for ships bound for or in transit to Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to USSR MFA
October 28 1962 - Dobrynin’s description of R. Kennedy’s response to Khrushchev’s message
 
Cable from USSR Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev to Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs
October 28 1962 - Alekseev transmits the details of a meeting with President Dorticos, who relays the feeling of the Cuban people regarding Soviet withdrawal of missiles.
 
Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko's Instructions to the USSR Ambassador to the USA
October 28 1962 - Gromyko instructs Dobrynin to tell R. Kennedy N.S. Khruchev’s response to John F. Kennedy’s 27 October message.
 
Memorandum from S. P. Ivanov and R. Malinovsky to N. S. Khrushchev
October 28 1962 - Malinovsky and S.P. Ivanov report the shooting down of an American aircraft, which had taken surveillance pictures of the disposition of troops on Cuba.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Foreign Ministry AA Gromyko and Carlos Olivares Sanchez
October 29 1962 - Conversation between Gromyko and Sanchez where Sanchez asks the Soviet opinion on a number of issues, including the US blockade of Cuba and Castro’s recent speech.
 
Telegram from Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 29 1962 - Kuznetsov sends the results of a meeting with UN Sec. General U Thant.
 
Record of Conversation between Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov and UN Secretary General U Thant
October 29 1962 - Kuznetsov’s record of a conversation with U Thant discussing the dismantling of Russian weapons and the American quarantine.
 
Telegram from Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov to Soviet Foreign Ministry (1)
October 30 1962 - Kuznetsov sends the results of a meeting with U Thant, regarding the dismantling of weapons in Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the US Dobrynin to the USSR Foreign Ministry
October 30 1962 - Dobrynin discusses a meeting with Robert Kennedy, where Robert Kennedy sends back Khrushchev’s letter to John F. Kennedy, stating that a confidential and oral exchange is better regarding the subject of Turkey, rather than a confidential and written exchange.
 
Telegram from Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov and Ambassador to the UN Zorin to USSR Foreign Minstry (1)
October 30 1962 - Thoughts and opinions from Kuznetsov and Zorin regarding Cuba: namely the possibility of US invasion, U Thant’s intention to talk with Castro, a UN proposal to the US for a framework to end the blockade and the make-up of a UN presence in Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov to USSR Foreign Ministry (2)
October 30 1962 - Kuznetsov sends the results of a meeting between himself and the Cuban Delegate to the UN, Garcia-Inchaustegui.
 
Cable from Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to USSR Ambassador to Cuba A.I. Alekseev (2)
October 31 1962 - Gromyko telling Alekseev to relay instructions to Castro, namely for Castro to take strides in normalizing relations with the US and other Latin American countries.
 
Telegram from Soviet Foreign Ministry to A.A. Soboleva and A.F. Dobrynin at the Soviet Embassy in Washington
October 31 1962 - The Foreign Ministry sends instructions to the embassy in Washington regarding the actions of the Americans toward a Soviet ship and events outside the Soviet embassy in Washington.
 
Cable from Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to USSR Ambassador to Cuba A. I. Alekseev
October 31 1962 - Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko cables the Soviet Embassy in Havana that the Soviet leadership had decided to allow UNSG U Thant and his representatives to visit Soviet launchers sites in Cuba and verify that the launchers are being dismantled.
 
Cable from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 31 1962 - Alekseev relays Castro’s responses to a letter from Khrushchev.
 
Telegram from Alekseev to USSR Foreign Ministry
October 31 1962 - Alekseev gives the details of a meeting with U Thant, a meeting that took place as a result of Cuban refusal to allow U Thant and his advisers to view the dismantling of military sites.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Ministry to Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister V.V. Kuznetsov
October 31 1962 - Orders from the Soviet Foreign Ministry to Kuznetsov concerning Soviet actions at the UN.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung
November 01 1962 - The Soviet Ambassador Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung discuss DPRK’s border security in the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. By pointing out North Korea’s poor air defense and coast guard capabilities, Kim Il Sung requests an increase in the Soviet military assistance. He clearly states that DPRK is in favor of a peaceful resolution of the Cuban Crisis, because according to him, the socialist camp does not need a military conflict at that time. The two also discuss the economic development of the country.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Minister Gromyko to Soviet Mission in New York, for A.I. Mikoyan
November 01 1962 - Gromyko instructs Mikoyan to tell U Thant, McCloy and others that the dismantled weapons will leave Cuba by the seventh or eighth and to emphasize the speedy lifting of the blockade .
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung
November 01 1962 - The Soviet Ambassador Vasily Moskovsky and Kim Il Sung discuss DPRK’s border security in the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. By pointing out North Korea’s poor air defense and coast guard capabilities, Kim Il Sung requests an increase in the Soviet military assistance. He clearly states that DPRK is in favor of a peaceful resolution of the Cuban Crisis, because according to him, the socialist camp does not need a military conflict at that time. The two also discuss the economic development of the country.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Minister A. Gromyko to Soviet Ambassador in Havana with a copy sent to Kuznetsov in New York
November 01 1962 - Gromyko tells the Ambassador to Cuba the date which dismantled materials will be removed.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA A. Dobrynin to USSR Foreign Ministry (2)
November 01 1962 - Dobrynin sends the results of a meeting with Robert Kennedy where the two discuss ending the quarantine in Cuba and the state of the dismantling of weapons Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambasador to the USA A. Dobrynin to USSR Foreign Ministry, forwarding telegram from G.A. Zhukov
November 01 1962 - Telegram from Soviet Ambasador to the USA A. Dobrynin to USSR Foreign Ministry, forwarding telegram from G.A. Zhukov
 
Soviet Record of 1 November 1962 Dinner conversation between CPSU CC Politburo Member A.I. Mikoyan and White House envoy John McCloy and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson
November 01 1962 - Mikoyan talks with Stevenson and McCloy about the rate of dismantling weapons in Cuba, asked when the Americans would lift the quarantine, as they promised to do so and poses the question of American presence in Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. side says all will be fulfilled once the dismantling of weapons is over.
 
Cable from Soviet ambassador to the USA A.F. Dobrynin to Soviet Foreign Ministry
November 01 1962 - Dobrynin relays a meeting with Lippmann in which the two discuss how close their respective countries were to war and the exchange of bases in Turkey.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Minister A. Gromyko to Deputy Foreign Minster Kuznetsov at the Soviet Mission in New York
November 01 1962 - Gromyko sends orders to Kuznetsov telling him to meet with U.S. negotiator, John McCloy. Gromyko also tells Kuznetsov what to discuss during this meeting
 
Telegram from Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister V.V. Kuznetsov to USSR Foreign Ministry
November 01 1962 - Kuznetsov sends the results of a meeting between Castro and U Thant, regarding UN representatives, the blockade and U Thant’s report to the UN.
 
Coded telegram from Soviet official Georgy Zhukov
November 01 1962 - Zhukov relays the message that John F. Kennedy sent, via Salinger, that the President needed proof that the weapons in Cuba were dismantled.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Minister A.A. Gromyko to the Soviet Mission in New York
November 01 1962 - Instructions to the Soviet Mission in New York on negotiations with the UN, especially on the issues of the dismantling of weapons, American bases in Turkey, lifting the blockade and the composition of the group of Security Council agents.
 
Telegram from A.I. Mikoyan in New York to CC CPSU (2)
November 02 1962 - Mikoyan discusses a meeting with McCloy and Stevenson where the two say that they approve of lifting the blockade for Soviet ships in order to speed up the removal process.
 
Telegram from A.I. Mikoyan in New York to CC CPSU (1)
November 02 1962 - Mikoyan discusses statements made by McCloy concerning dismantling of weapons and U.S. flyovers in Cuba.
 
Telegram from A.I. Mikoyan to CC CPSU re 1 November 1962 meeting with Stevenson
November 02 1962 - Mikoyan discusses the results of a meeting with Stevenson. The two discussed the quarantine in Cuba, the dismantling of weapons, the possibility of the Soviets and Americans coming to agreements over the issues to be discussed by the UN Security Council and the possibility of normalization of relations with Cuba in the future.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba A.I. Alekseev to USSR Foreign Ministry
November 02 1962 - Alekseev discusses the response of Castro and Dorticos to certain documents.
 
Cable of V.V. Kuznetsov on 1 November 1962 conversation between CPSU CC Politburo Member A.I. Mikoyan and acting UN Secretary General U Thant
November 02 1962 - Kuznetsov relays the results of a conversation between Mikoyan and U Thant. The bulk of the conversation between the two concerns U Thant’s recent visit to Cuba and his conversation with Castro. Mikoyan stresses lifting the quarantine around Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet envoy G. Zhukov to CC CPSU
November 02 1962 - Soviet envoy to the UN, G. Zhukov, reports to the Soviet leadership on his discussion with US diplomat John McCloy. The US diplomat said that the US hoped the U2 spy plane pictures taken the day before will show that the withdrawal of Soviet Missiles was proceeding as agreed. Provided that progress was made on the issue of Cuba, further cooperation between the two superpowers was possible, including an agreement on an atmospheric test ban and on the militarization of the outer space.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Minster A. Gromyko to unidentified recipient
November 02 1962 - The U.S. allows Soviet ships to arrive at Cuba for the hastening of the removal process.
 
Notes of Conversation between A.I. Mikoyan and Fidel Castro
November 03 1962 - Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Alexeev reports on the conversation between Mikoyan and Fidel Castro. The Cuban leader expresses his disappointment that the Cuban leadership was not consulted on the issue of withdrawing Soviet weapons from Cuba and on the Cuban Missile Crisis in general, and emphasizes the negative impact it has had and confusion it has caused on the Cuban people.
 
Telegram from Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister V.V. Kuznetsov and Ambassador to the UN V.A. Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry
November 03 1962 - The number and location of U.S. ships, along with International Red Cross and UN observers, in and around Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba A.I. Alekseev to USSR Foreign Ministry
November 04 1962 - Alekseev sends the results of a meeting with Cuban leadership, the Cubans were expressing discontent because of the fact that Soviet government had not consulted them on a number of issues.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Minister Gromyko to Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov and Ambassador to the UN Zorin in New York
November 04 1962 - Gromyko sends instructions to Kuznetsov and Zorin to relay to Stevenson concerning the definition of “offensive weaponry.”
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Castro and Mikoyan
November 04 1962 - Mikoyan discusses the Soviet decision to exclude the Cubans from negotiations with the US, regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis, with Cuban leadership.
 
Cuban Record of Conversation, Mikoyan and Cuban Leadership,Havana
November 04 1962 - Mikoyan discusses the current American situation with the Cubans.
 
Conversation between the Cuban Leadership and Mikoyan
November 05 1962 - During Mikoyan's visit to Cuba, the Cuban leadership explains its position following the Missile Crisis. Fidel Casto suggests that, while the Cuban leadership still believes that the Soviet Union is sincere in its desire to protect the Cuban Revolution, mistakes had been made during the crisis. The Soviet decision to withdraw the weapons should was based on the exchanges between the Soviet leadership and US President John F. Kennedy, not on the previous agreements between the USSR and Cuba. Castro suggests that the USSR could chose to go back on its security guarantees to Cuba in order to safeguard the peace, but that the Cubans will resist American agression nevertheless. The document only contains the Cuban responses to Mikoyan, without the Soviet leader's answers.
 
Conversation between the Secretariat and Mikoyan
November 05 1962 - The Cuban leadership defends their position on defending UN inspection.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Minister Gromyko to Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov and Ambassador to the UN Zorin in New York
November 05 1962 - Gromyko relays instructions to Kuznetsov and Zorin regarding negotiations on lifting the blockade, elimination of tension and normalization of the situation around in the Caribbean Sea.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Minister Gromyko to Mikoyan and Alekseev in Havana
November 05 1962 - Response to Alekseev’s telegram regarding Fidel Castro’s doubts as to the Khrushchev-Kennedy exchange of letters.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to USSR Foreign Ministry (1)
November 05 1962 - Dobrynin discusses an article in the “Washington Post,” concerning the Soviet Union, that appears to have received information directly from Robert Kennedy.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Alekssev to USSR Foreign Ministry
November 05 1962 - Alekseev reports to the Foreign Ministry about Castro’s dissatisfaction about not being consulted regarding the question of dismantling. Alekseev shows him some letters that passed between Khrushchev and Kennedy.
 
Memorandum of Conversation between Castro and Mikoyan
November 05 1962 - Mikoyan, Castro and the Cuban leadership firther discuss the Soviet Union’s lack of regard for the Cubans during the missile crisis and the nature of UN inspections.
 
Mikoyan’s meeting with Cuban Leaders
November 05 1962 - Alekseev and Mikoyan discuss the nature of UN inspections in Cuba with Cuban leadership. Cuban leadership discusses what they feel is a Soviet concession to the US, thereby weakening the international socialist movement.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to USSR Foreign Ministry (2)
November 05 1962 - Dobrynin sends the results of a meeting with Robert Kennedy, during which Dobrynin clears up a “misunderstanding” between the Soviets and Americans and the two discuss American surveillance planes taking fire over Cuba.
 
Telegram (No.4448) from the Minister of the USSR Merchant Fleet to Captain of Ship "Amata" via Soviet ambassador in Havana (Alekseev
November 05 1962 - Bakaev gives instructions to the captain of the “Amata,” regarding the UN representatives to be lodged on the ship.
 
Telegram from V.V Kuznetsov to USSR Foreign Ministry
November 06 1962 - Kuznetsov relays the results of a meeting with U Thant during which the two talk about removal of weapons from Cuba, the lifting of the quarantine and other issues.
 
Telegram from Soviet envoys in New York V.V. Kuznetsov and V.A. Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry
November 06 1962 - Kuznetsov and Zorin relays the results of a meeting with McCloy and Stevenson where the four discuss issues such as the dismantling of weapons and the definition of “offensive weaponry.”
 
From the Journal of V.V. Kuznetsov: Record of conversation with the Cuban Representative to the UN, C. Lechuga
November 07 1962 - Kuznetsov and Lechuga discuss a number of issues, the misunderstanding on the part of the Cubans regarding the Khrushchev-Kennedy letters, American non-aggression toward Cuba and other concerns of the Cubans.
 
Telegram from Soviet envoy in New York V.V. Kuznetsov to USSR Foreign Ministry
November 07 1962 - Kuznetsov met with Gilpatrick and Yost the day before where the two requested from Kuznetsov if it was possible to photograph the Soviet vessels carrying the removed weapons.
 
Telegram from USSR Foreign Minister A. Gromyko to A.I. Mikoyan via the Soviet Embassy in Havana
November 10 1962 - Gromyko sends Mikoyan instructions on how to act toward Cuban and American officials, regarding the signing of the protocol after all weapons are removed from Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA A. F. Dobrynin to USSR Foreign Ministry
November 12 1962 - Dobrynin sends the results of a meeting with Robert Kennedy where the two discuss the removal of IL-28 bombers in Cuba and the lifting of the American quarantine.
 
Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA A.F. Dobrynin to USSR Foreign Ministry
November 14 1962 - Dobrynin and Robert Kennedy meet again after Robert Kennedy had discussed the results of their previous meeting with his brother. Robert Kennedy expresses his opinions and how he believes the President will respond to Soviet negotiations.
 
Telegram from Soviet Foreign Minister A.A. Gromyko to A.I. Mikoyan
November 15 1962 - Gromyko sends instructions to Mikoyan regarding his, Mikoyan’s, negotiations with the Americans concerning Guantanamo Bay and future weapons in Cuba.
 
Telegram from Soviet Foreign Minister A.A. Gromyko to A.I. Mikoyan
November 18 1962 - Soviet response to Cubans firing on American planes.
 
Memorandum from the Head of the USSR Merchant Fleet to the CC CPSU
November 20 1962 - Bakaev tells the CC CPSU that Soviet ships en route to Cuba are subject to overhead flights and surveillance by Americans.
 
Cable from Mikoyan to CC CPSU
November 23 1962 - Mikoyan relays Castro’s willingness to carry out demobilization.
 
A.I. Mikoyan, Memorandum of Conversation with Robert Kennedy
November 30 1962 - A meeting in which Mikoyan recounts a dinner in which American officials and Soviet officials discuss the future of Soviet-American relations.
 
Memorandum from the Head of the USSR Merchant Fleet (Bakaev) to the CC CPSU
December 07 1962 - Bakaev reports that all vessels carrying IL-28 planes en route to Cuba are subject to American surveillance.
 
Official Note from the US Embassy in Moscow to the USSR Foreign Ministry
December 10 1962 - The U.S. Embassy releases a note from JFK stating that the quarantine in Cuba has been lifted on 20 November 1962.
 
Excerpts of a Speech by Fidel Castro from a Meeting of the CC of the CP of Cuba
January 26 1968 - Castro describes the previous meetings with Mikoyan and the issue of UN inspections. Castro also stresses that Soviet withdrawal of weapons from Cuba is a blow to the international Communist movement.
 
Excerpts of a Speech by Fidel Castro from a Meeting of the CC of the CP of Cuba
January 26 1968 - Castro describes the previous meetings with Mikoyan and the issue of UN inspections. Castro also stresses that Soviet withdrawal of weapons from Cuba is a blow to the international Communist movement.
 
Report from the Bulgarian Ambassador in Havana, Stefan Petrov to Todor Zhivkov on the Domestic and Foreign Policy of Cuba
August 15 1968 - The ambassador gives an assessment of the Cuban domestic and foreign policy. He characterizes Fidel Castro as an adventurer and points to certain communist party decisions that are incompatible with the Marxist-Leninist doctrine.
 

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