November 16, 1962
Letter, P.V. Akindinov to the Chief of General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the USSR
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Copy Nº [handwritten: 1]
[stamp: HEADQUARTERS of the Group of Soviet Forces on the island of Cuba]
[handwritten: 16 November 1962
Nº 00149]
TO THE CHIEF OF GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
Moscow
in reply to your Nº 76688 from 4 November 1962
I am submitting an album of photos of the withdrawal of missile troops to the USSR, and the dismantling and destruction of the Soviet launch pads on the island of Cuba.
Two of the same albums are saved in the headquarters of the Group of Soviet Forces on the island of Cuba until your special instructions.
ATTACHMENT: Aforementioned in the text our inventory 429 on
72 sheets, copy Nº 1 - only to the addressee.
CHIEF OF HEADQUARTERS OF THE GROUP OF SOVIET FORCES
ON THE ISLAND OF CUBA
General-Lieutenant
[signature] ([P.V.] AKINDINOV)
[stamp: Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff, Incoming Nº 12803, one sheet plus an album, 3 December 1962]
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[Translator’s note: the attachment was not included.]
A cover letter from the Chief of Headquarters in Cuba indicating that he is submitting photos of the withdrawal of Soviet troops and the destruction of Soviet launchpads in Cuba.
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