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Executive Committee of the National Security Committee during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuban Missile Crisis

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Thant, U

1909- 1974

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Bastian Pinto, Luiz Leivas

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Brazil. Embassy (Cuba)

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Roa, Raúl

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Fidel Castro, 1959.

Castro, Fidel

1926- 2016

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

International Dimensions of Decolonization in the Middle East and North Africa

International Dimensions of Decolonization in the Middle East and North Africa

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Yugoslavia

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García Robles, Alfonso

1911- 1991

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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 14, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 3:15 p.m., Wednesday The tight secrecy continues to surround the conversations with Anastas Mikoyan, however in a conversation with Pinto, he reveals information concerning: Fidel Castro, Cuban-Soviet relations during the crisis and Cuba's refusal to submit to international inspections.
November 14, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 12:15 p.m., Wednesday A conversation between Pinto and Raul Roa discussing denuclearization of Latin America and the dismantling of bases like Guantanamo. Pinto also writes that the denuclearization of Africa was an initiative of Fidel Castro in the UN in 1960, and he praised the Brazilian draft, saying that, with the Cuban amendments, it would be an effective guarantee for Latin America and an important step toward disarmament and the suspension of nuclear tests.
November 9, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 7:45 p.m., Friday Pinto describes his conversation with the Cuban Minister of External Relations, Raúl Roa, which he says confirmed his impressions that the Cuban government, conscious of the gravity of the situation, is disposed to make concessions to reach a minimal guarantee.
November 9, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 11:30 a.m., Friday Pinto meets with Anastas Mikoyan and Fidel Castro to discuss Brazilian-Soviet-Cuban relations.
November 5, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 4:45 p.m., Monday Pinto describes two recent speeches, one by Kennedy the other by Castro, and appears to give more credit and praise to the speech by Castro. He also discusses the Cuban crisis situation in general.
October 28, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 6:45 p.m., Sunday Pinto describes a meeting with Roa in which Roa repeats a message from Fidel Castro's proclamation that the evacuation of the American base Guantanamo should be directed at not only the United States, but also the Soviet Union, to show both that Cuba is not a toy of the great powers and should be heard in the coming negotiations.
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.