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Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 12

25 September 1962 / Report from Zakharov and Fokin to the TsK KPSS on the execution of Operation Anadyr Top Secret Especially Urgent only copy Presidium of the TsK KPSS We hereby report: 1. Anadyr activities are being carried out based on the approved plan [words missing]. As of 25.9.62 114 ships haveContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 12”

Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 11

18 September 1962 / Report from Zakharov and Fokin to Khrushchev on Soviet Navy’s plans to support Operation Anadyr Top Secret Copy No. 1 Defense Council To N. S. Khrushchev / Eyes Only We are hereby reporting the transition plan of Naval ships for Operation Anadyr. For Operation Anadyr, the following areContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 11”

Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 10

15 September 1962 / Report from Zakharov and Ivanov to Kozlov Eyes Only Secret ekv. yed. TsK KPSS To Comrade F. R. Kozlov I hereby report. In keeping with your instructions, the crucially important ship INDIGIRKA set sail on 16 August [sic] 1962. For self-defense against pirate shipsContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 10”

Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 9

8 September 1962 / Instructions to the Commander of the Group of Soviet Forces in Cuba on the delivery of Il-28 airplanes and Luna installations TO THE COMMANDER OF THE GROUP OF SOVIET FORCES IN CUBA In order to reinforce the Group of Soviet Forces in Cuba and increase the capability to combat enemyContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 9”

Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 8

8 September 1962 / Instructions from Malinovskiy and Zakharov to the Commander of the Group of Soviet Forces in Cuba Top Secret Especially Urgent Eyes Only to the Commander of the Group of Soviet Forces in Cuba The temporary location of Soviet Armed Forces on Cuban territory is necessary for the provision ofContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 8”

Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 7

24 May 1962 – Report from Malinovskiy and Zakharov on Ministry of Defense proposals to reinforce the Group of Forces in Cuba Top Secret Especially Urgent To the Chairman of the Security Council Comrade N. S. Khrushchev I hereby report: I. On the possibility of sending reinforcements to Cuba via aircraftContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 7”

Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 6

24 May 1962 – Report from Malinovskiy and Zakharov to the TsK KPSS on the disposition of a Soviet Group of Forces in Cuba Especially Urgent To the Chairman of the Security Council Comrade N. S. Khrushchev In accordance with your instructions, the Ministry of Defense proposes: 1. On the island of Cuba,ContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 6”

Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 5

14 April 1962 – KGB Chairman Semichastnyy’s report to the TsK KPSS on Valdez’s statements regarding Cuban support to the revolutionary movement in Latin America Top Secret 14 April 1962 TsK KPSS In addition to the previously briefed information (No. 796-S, dated 4 April 1962), I am reporting on the statements of theContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 5”

Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 4

4 April 1962 – KGB Chairman Semichastnyy’s report to the TsK KPSS on the Valdez visit to Moscow 4 April 1962 TsK KPSS The Cuban Minister of Internal Affairs Ramiro VALDEZ MENENDEZ, upon his return to Havana after his March 1962 visit to the Soviet Union, in a conversation with a member ofContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 4”

Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 3

Document 3: 12 March 1962: Report from A. Adzhubey regarding his trip to the US and meeting with President Kennedy SECRET TsK KPSS During my time in the United States, Brazil, and on the way to Mexico, I had several meetings with US President John Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, and a number ofContinueContinue reading “Cuban Missile Crisis, Document 3”