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

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Fidel Castro, 1959.

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Nikita Khrushchev at the UNGA, 1962.

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Alekseyev, Alexander Ivanovich

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Risquet, Jorge

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1915- 1998

Sino-Soviet Relations

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January 4, 1971	Materials from Cuba Regarding CIA Special Investigation Equipment
April 9, 1979	Memorandum of Todor Zhivkov – Fidel Castro Conversation, Havana Memorandum of a discussion of the future of socialism in Latin America. Castro expects that the social instability of the region will lead to increased socialist influence and revolutionary movements, specifically in Nicaragua and Grenada. He cites two difficulties in his quest to help the Latin American revolutionary forces: his weapons stockpile is running low, and he has agreed to not transfer Soviet weapons to other countries.
October 25, 1962	Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev to USSR Foreign Ministry Alekseev comments on the general attitude of the Cuban people in regards to the blockade and mobilization of the Cuban army
October 25, 1962	Telegram from Soviet delegate to the United Nations V. A. Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry on UN Security Council Meeting of 24 October 1962 Zorin transmits the events of the 24 October meeting relaying the speeches of British, French, Romanian, Chilean, Ghanaian, etc delegates. Zorin argues that delegates from Venezuela and Chile supported the American draft resolution under the US pressure. The United Arab Republic and Ghana stressed the US actions against Cuba violated the principle of maritime freedom and posed a threat to security. UN Acting Secretary-General U Thant proposed the interested parties meet and discuss the situation within several weeks. Zorin also relays that a number of neutral Afro-Asian countries are working on a new draft resolution.
October 25, 1962	Telegram from Soviet delegate to the United Nations V. A. Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry Preparation for an upcoming meeting with acting UN Secretary U Thant, a meeting with the Soviet Union that will take place between U Thant’s meetings with the US and Cuba. Zorin says they will transmit Khrushchev’s message during the meeting that the Soviet agrees with U Thant’s proposal of holding a negotiation for a peaceful settlement in the Caribbean region. He also says the Soviet should expect the US would not agree to the suspension of “quarantine” activity only after the removal of “offensive weaponry” from Cuba. Soviet, however, would insist the negotiation to be based on U Thant’s proposal of suspending arms stockpiling in Cuba, which is supported by neutral countries.
October 26, 1962	Telegram from Soviet delegate to the United Nations V. A. Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry (1) regarding the meeting with U Thant on the latter's second address Soviet response to the new UN proposal based on the US and Soviet government’s approval. They also discussed a proviso in U Thant's first address forbidding ships arriving in Cuba from carrying weaponry, a new American proposal and the Soviet inability to discuss actions to be taken on Cuban territory.
October 26, 1962	Telegram from Soviet delegate to the UN Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry (2) on the meeting with U Thant on October 26, 1962 U Thant’s response to Khrushchev’s reply to his previous message. U Thant expresses satisfaction to Khrushchev and Kennedy’s responses to his previous messages.
October 27, 1962	Cable from Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to USSR Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev A message from Gromyko to Alekseev to relay a message to Castro regarding American invasion.
October 27, 1962	Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba A.I. Alekseev to USSR Foreign Ministry Castro’s response to a Soviet Foreign Ministry telegram regarding the prohibition of special arms and possible US invasion.
October 27, 1962	Telegram from Soviet delegate to the UN Zorin to USSR Foreign Ministry Soviet response to American changes to U Thant’s proposal.