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October 30, 1962	Telegram from Polish Embassy in Havana (Jeleń), 30 October 1962 Jelen continues his analysis of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
October 30, 1962	Telegram from Polish Embassy in Moscow (Jaszczuk), 30 October 1962 Jaszczuk discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis, saying "The situation of the past few days has been exceptionally tense. We were on the brink of war. The USSR had information about an imminent invasion of Cuba."
October 29, 1962	Telegram from Polish Embassy in Havana (Jeleń), 29 October 1962 Jelen relays information on several recent diplomatic actions of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
October 29, 1962	Telegram from Polish Embassy in Moscow (Jaszczuk), 29 October 1962 Jaszczuk discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis with Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolai Firyubin.
October 28, 1962	Telegram from Polish Embassy in Havana (Jeleń), 28 October 1962 Jelen discusses the various diplomatic communication channels that are taking place during the Cuban Missile Crisis through speeches, letters, phone conversations, etc., mostly between the leaders of the US, the USSR and Cuba.
October 27, 1962	Telegram from Polish Embassy in Washington (Drozniak), 27 October 1962 Drozniak reports on his conversation with American journalist and syndicated columnist Joseph Alsop about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
October 27, 1962	Telegram from Polish Embassy in Havana (Jeleń), 27 October 1962 Jelen discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis: military and missile bases in Cuba and Turkey, UN inspections of Cuba and U-2 planes.
October 26, 1962	Telegram from Polish Embassy in Washington (Drozniak), 26 October 1962 According to Drozniak, US Secretary of State Dean Rusk has allegedly reported that the latest statements of journalists claiming the relaxation of tensions in the Cuban Missile Crisis do not correspond to the reality of serious tensions between the US and USSR.
October 26, 1962	Telegram from Polish Embassy in Washington (Drozniak), 26 October 1962 Drozniak makes an assessment of the Cuban Missile Crisis situation, based on his conversations with foreign diplomats and respected journalists. Among other topics, he includes his opinion that "The operation of installing the [Soviet] missiles in Cuba was carried out in great hurry, without special adherence to secrecy, and perhaps even with the awareness that the missiles would be discovered relatively quickly. This [fact] has been interpreted [by the Americans] as [a possible] attempt by the USSR to test Kennedy’s “the will and readiness to fight.” [Soviet leader Nikita S.] Khrushchev chose Cuba, because he considered Berlin to be too dangerous."
October 25, 1962	Telegram from Polish Embassy in Washington (Drozniak), 25 October 1962 Drozniak discusses the ongoing Cuban Missile Crisis situation, including the rumors of a possible US military invasion of Cuba.