27 October 1962 / Directive from the Presidium of the CPSU Central Committee in response to PAVLOV’s enciphered cable
Communist Party of the Soviet Union CENTRAL COMMITTEE
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No. P62/P
To Comrades Khrushchev, Malinovskiy
Extract from record No. 62 of the meeting of the Presidium of the TsK KPSS
from 27 October 1962
Telegram from Comrade Pavlov from Havana dated 26 October 1962 No. 8/156.
Approve the recommendation put forward in the telegram by Comrade Pavlov dated 26 October 1962 No. 8/156.
SECRETARY OF THE TsK
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INCOMING TELEGRAM No. 109366/sh
From Trostnik Sent 26.10.62 21.50 Received 27.10.62 09.23
Received at the 8th Directorate of the General Staff 27.10.62 09.25
TO THE DIRECTOR
According to available information, US intelligence agencies have established a number of locations of Comrade STATsENKO’s installations. The US Strategic Air Command has issued an order for the full combat readiness of all of its strategic air formations.
According to our Cuban comrades, a US air strike against our installations in Cuba can be expected the night of 27-27 October 1962 or at first light on 27 October.
Fidel CASTRO has made the decision for anti-aircraft artillery to shoot down American combat aircraft in the event they invade Cuba.
I have taken measures to disperse equipment within the boundaries of the OPR [primary missile deployment areas] and step up camouflage efforts.
In the event of American air strikes against our facilities, the decision has been made to employ all available PVO [air defense] assets.
PAVLOV
26.10.62
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OUTGOING TELEGRAM No. 20011
Most Urgent
TROSTNIK –
to Comrade PAVLOV
Re: No. 8/156
Your decision is approved.
DIRECTOR
No. 76637sh
27 October 1962
12.00
Translator Note: TROSTNIK was the pseudonym used by Minister of Defense Malinovskiy, and PAVLOV was that used by Commander of the Group of Soviet Forces in Cuba Pliyev.
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