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Risquet, Jorge

1930- 2015

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Kurochkin, Konstantin

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June 6, 1984	Memorandum of Conversation between Jorge Risquet, Polo Cintra Frías and Konstantin Kurochkin, 'Versión de la conversación sostenida en el Estado Mayor de la Misión Militar Cubana en Angola, efectuada a las 1600 horas del día 6 de junio de 1984' Jorge Risquet was Castro’s point man for Angola; General Polo Cintra Frías was the head of the Cuban Military Mission in Angola; General Konstantin Kurochkin was the head of the Soviet Military Mission in Angola.
February 8, 1984	Memorandum of Conversation between Abelardo Colomé, Ulises Rosales and Konstantin Kurochkin Cuban general Abelardo Colomé followed Angolan affairs closely; General Ulises Rosales was Cuba’s first deputy defense minister; General Konstantin Kurochkin was the head of the Soviet Military Mission in Angola.
January 25, 1984	Memorandum of Conversation between Jorge Risquet and Valentin Varennikov Jorge Risquet was Castro’s point man for Angola; General Valentin Varennikov was the third highest ranking officer of the Soviet Army.
January 10, 1984	Memorandum of Conversation between Abelardo Colomé and Dmitri Ustinov Cuban general Abelardo Colomé followed Angolan affairs closely; Marshal Dmitri Ustinov was the Soviet minister of defense.
January 8, 1984	Memorandum of Conversation between Fidel Castro and Petr Demichev Petr Demichev was a nonvoting member of the Soviet Politburo.
December 29, 1982	Memorandum of Conversation between Raúl Castro and Yuri Andropov Raúl Castro was Cuba's defense minister; Yuri Andropov was the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
May 20, 1981	Report of Conversations with Dmitri Ustinov and Nikolai Ogarkov, 'Contenido de las Reuniones Sostenidas con el Ministro de Defensa de la URSS y el Jefe del Estado Mayor General' Marshal Dmitri Ustinov was the Soviet minister of defense; Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov was the chief of the Soviet General Staff.
May 17, 1981	Memorandum of Conversation between Senén Casas and Nikolai Ogarkov General Senén Casas was Cuba’s first deputy minister of defense; Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov was the chief of the Soviet General Staff.
May 14, 1981	Memorandum of Conversation between Senén Casas and Dmitri Ustinov General Senén Casas was Cuba’s first deputy minister of defense; Marshal Dmitri Ustinov was the Soviet minister of defense.
May 14, 1981	Memorandum of Conversation between Senén Casas and Nikolai Ogarkov General Senén Casas was Cuba’s first deputy minister of defense; Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov was the chief of the Soviet General Staff.