These documents request that armored reconnaissance vehicles fit for a tropical climate be brought to Cuba.
June 26, 1962
Letter, Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Malinovsky to Comrade Brezhnev L.I.
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TO COMRADE BREZHNEV L.I.
Sent in regards to operation “Anadyr’” the launchers of the 2P27 “Shmel’” guided anti-tank system are mounted on a GAZ-40PB armored reconnaissance vehicle that is not adapted for actions in tropical conditions.
In accordance to the plan of the first order 20 GAZ-40PB’s those which must be prepared in a tropical variant are to be sent.
In connection with this I ask you to petition the Gor’ky Council of the National Economy to supply plant Nº 614 of the Saratov Council with 20 GAZ-40PB’s in a tropical version by 10 July of this year.
MARSHAL OF THE SOVIET UNION
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R. Malinovsky
[handwritten: 26] June 1962
Malinovsky confirms that vehicles suitable for tropical environments will be supplied by July 10, 1962.
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TsAMO fond 1, opis 14041cc, delo 1, l. 91. Contributed by Sergey Radchenko and Vladislav Zubok and translated by Gary Goldberg.
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