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Thant, U

1909- 1974

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Fidel Castro, 1959.

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1926- 2016

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Nikita Khrushchev at the UNGA, 1962.

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October 27, 1962	Telegram from Yugoslav Embassy in Havana (Vidaković) to Yugoslav Foreign Ministry Vidaković describes the positions of both Cuban President Osvaldo Dorticos, with whom he met, and U Thant, who sent him a message. Both men relay the difficulties in dealing with the Cuban situation, especially concerning the resolution to the UN on inspections in Cuba and the imminent danger of a possible American attack.
November 1, 1962	Telegram from Israeli Embassy in Havana (Prato), to Israeli Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem Prato and Pinto discuss Brazilian efforts to pursuade Cuba to accept inspectors as well as what a potential U.S. attack would mean for diplomatic relations in the region.
November 16, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 4:30 p.m., Friday Pinto analyzes Fidel Castro's decision to accept the “unilateral inspection,” when, beforehand, he always rejected inspection of this character.
November 6, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Delegation at the United Nations (Afonso Arinos), New York, 8 p.m., Tuesday Melo-Franco says he received some confidential information from Secretary General U Thant about the situation in Cuba. He also lists the advise he gave to the Cuban ambassador Carlos Lechuga.
October 28, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 5:30 p.m., Sunday Pinto discusses the details of a visit by UN Secretary-General and Albino Silva.
October 27, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 7:15 p.m., Saturday Pinto believes that the immediate visit of the UN Secretary-General U Thant to Havana will be of major importance and, he is under the impression that the Cuban government is disposed to make important concessions in direct negotiations with him [U Thant].
October 27, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 5:45 p.m., Saturday Pinto tells the Foreign Ministry that he met with the Cuban Minister of External Relations, Raul Roa, but did not receive the Ministry's telegram message in time to ask Roa their question about the upcoming commission of the United Nations to Cuba and the Cuban government's affirmation that it would not accept any type of audit or inspection.
October 26, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 6 p.m., Friday A telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana, Cuba, describing the paralyzed activities in Cuba due to the incalculable damage to the economy of the country because of the American blockade.
October 31, 1962	Cable from the Chinese Embassy in Cuba, 'A Cuban Leader Talked about the Situation' A report from a conversation with Joaquín Ordoqui. Two major topics are discussed. First: The Brazilian president, Joâo Goulart, sent his aide, Gen. Albino da Silva to Cuba, indicating that the Brazilian government is willing to mediate in the hopes of solving the Cuban problem, that the US is also willing to maintain relations with Cuba, and that [the Brazilian government] wants Cuba to return to the Organization of American States. And second: When negotiating with [UN Secretary-General] U Thant, we made Cuba's position crystal clear. Fidel [Castro] told him [U Thant] that an inspection, regardless of its form, would not be approved [by Cuban leaders], nor would it be approved by the Cuban people.
November 15, 1962	Cable from the Chinese Embassy in Cuba, 'Report on Fidel Castro’s letter to UN Secretary-General U Thant' A report from the Chinese Embassy in Cuba saying that Castro has send a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General rejecting any country or international organization who would conduct inspections on Cuban territory. The letter also reveals that US airplanes being sent into Cuban airspace could be shot down.