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September 3, 1962	General-Colonel S.P. Ivanov, 'Reference Report on Sending Units for the "Andyr" Operation' This report provides a revised schedule for the arrival of Soviet ships to Cuba that allows for the additional dispatch of combat equipment.
July 14, 1962	Note, R. Malinovsky and Bakayev to the Captain of the Ship 'Dvinoles' and to the Chief of the Military Contingent This cover letter tells the captain of the ship Dvinoles and the chief of the military contingent to together open a package after passing the Danish Straights. The package reveals the final location of the ship.
July 4, 1962	M. Zakharov, S.P. Ivanov, and Ye. Karamzin, 'Instructions to the Captain of the Ship and the Chief of the Military Contingent' This set of instructions explains the tasks assigned to the captain of the ship carrying the Soviet operations group in charge of finding suitable locations for Soviet missiles. There are explicit instructions regarding being followed and/or boarded by foreign vessels.
July 4, 1962	Chief of the General Staff Marshal of the Soviet Union M. Zakharov, 'Instructions for the Operations Group in the Port Unloading the Troops' This set of instructions details the assignments and conduct of the Soviet operations group tasked with unloading troops and military equipment arriving in Cuba.
July 4, 1962	Chief of the General Staff Marshal of the Soviet Union M. Zakharov, 'Composition of Advance Survey Group' [Excerpt] A list of personnel making up the survey group tasked with finding suitable locations for Soviet missiles and reporting on the effects that Cuba's tropical weather would have on Soviet equipment. The personnel were in Cuba under cover as agricultural specialists.
July 3, 1962	Chief of the General Staff Marshal of the Soviet Union M. Zakharov, 'Instructions for the Chief of the Advance Survey Group and His Deputies' These instructions describe the purposes and required conduct of a Soviet survey group that went to Cuba under cover as agricultural specialists in July 1962. The advanced survey group was tasked with finding suitable locations for Soviet missiles as well as reporting on the effects that Cuba's tropical climate may have on Soviet equipment.
June 20, 1962	Diagram of the Organization of the Group of Soviet Forces in the "Anadyr'" Operation A diagram outlining the organization of different forces involved in the "Anadyr'" Operation.
December 11, 1962	Letter from Acting Chief of the General Staff, General of the Army V. Ivanov, to the Chief of the Main Staff of the Navy This memo explains that the combat readiness of ships in the Northern, Baltic, and Black Seas is to be withdrawn and previously planned voyages are to be cancelled. The memo was sent in December 1962, after the Cuban Missile Crisis had ended.
December 7, 1962	Order from the Acting Chief of the Main Staff of the Navy, Vice Admiral I. Yeliseyev, to the Acting Chief of the General Staff, General of the Army Cde V.D. Ivanov A request asking permission to discharge personnel from ships located in the Northern, Black, and Baltic Seas. The request was sent in December 1962, after the Cuban Missile Crisis had ended.
September 1962	Order from Chief of the General Staff, Marshal of the Soviet Union M. Zakharov, to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces An order from Chief of General Staff M. V. Zakharov requesting additional motor vehicle repair workshops and motor transport equipment are sent to Cuba.