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October 20, 1962	Telegram from Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to the CC CPSU Gromyko relays the results of a meeting with Dean Rusk where the two discuss Cuba, issues in Latin America and American acts or aggression toward Cuba.
October 22, 1962	Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to Cuba Alekseev to the USSR MFA Alekseev’s response to the US threats toward Cuba.
October 22, 1962	Telegram from Soviet Ambassador to the USA Dobrynin to the USSR MFA Dobrynin sends the results of a meeting where Rusk invites him to his home and asks him to deliver a message to Khrushchev and text of JFK’s message to be transmitted over TASS.
May 24, 1962	R. Malinovsky and M. Zakharov, Memorandum on Deployment of Soviet Forces to Cuba Zakharov and Malinovsky send to Khrushchev the Ministry of Defense’s proposal to send troops and supplies to Cuba. Zakharov and Malinovsky give further detail as to the nature of material to be sent to Cuba and a timetable for building launch pads and assembling missiles.
May 24, 1962	Untitled Notes on the Back of the 24 May 1962 Memorandum from the General Staff to Khrushchev Notes from meeting of the Presidium during which Soviet leadership decides to send a commission to Cuba and chooses those who go.
June 20, 1962	List of Troops and Commanders to take part in Operation "Anadyr" A description of the staff and crew of the Soviet Operation "Anadyr."
September 6, 1962	Memorandum from R. Malinovsky to N.S. Khrushchev, 6 September 1962 Malinovsky informs Khrushchev of the details regarding transport of missiles to Cuba and about reinforcing Cuba by air and adding to the troops already present.