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October 27, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 5:45 p.m., Saturday Pinto tells the Foreign Ministry that he met with the Cuban Minister of External Relations, Raul Roa, but did not receive the Ministry's telegram message in time to ask Roa their question about the upcoming commission of the United Nations to Cuba and the Cuban government's affirmation that it would not accept any type of audit or inspection.
October 27, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Mexico (Pio Corrêa), 7 a.m., Saturday An official of the Brazilian Embassy in Mexico describes a meeting with the under-Secretary of External Relations, who communicated his conviction that the the United States is not disposed to negotiate on the Cuban question and has decided to intervene militarily on the island, since it is persuaded that the military and political base that has been established by the USSR disturbs the world equilibrium between the two blocs.
October 27, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Foreign Ministry to the Brazilian Embassy in Havana, 1 a.m., Saturday Instructions from the Brazilian Foreign Ministry to the Brazilian Embassy in Cuba on what gestures can be made next to that government in order to stop the construction of the nuclear missile bases.
October 26, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Delegation at the OAS, Washington, 6:30 p.m., Friday The Brazilian Delegation to the OAS reports that the American Delegation at the General Assembly of the United Nations will enter into contact with the Brazilian Delegation to examine the proposal for banning nuclear arms in Latin America and Africa. In the opinion of the Brazilian Delegation, the North American interest in the proposition is aimed at neutralizing the effect of the Soviet manifestation.
October 26, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 6 p.m., Friday A report on a meeting between the ambassador of Yugoslavia [Boško Vidaković] with President [Osvaldo] Dorticós to discuss American planes making low-level flights over Cuba and, according to information received recently (at the time), the American attack being imminent.
October 26, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 6 p.m., Friday A telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana, Cuba, describing the paralyzed activities in Cuba due to the incalculable damage to the economy of the country because of the American blockade.
October 25, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 12:45 p.m., Thursday An attempt to assure the Secretary of State for External Relations, at Minister Roa's request, of the total falsity of the accusation that, in Cuba, there exists any offensive armament and that Cuba solely desires effective guarantees in respect to its integrity and sovereignty and is ready even to dissolve its Army.
October 24, 1962	Telegram from Brazilian Delegation to the OAS, Washington, 9:30 p.m., Wednesday A telegram from the Delegation of Brazil at the Organization of American States in Washington, DC describing the actions that were taken and one the votes that was cast at the most recent meeting of the Council.
October 24, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Havana (Bastian Pinto), 5 p.m., Wednesday The Brazilian Embassy in Cuba describes that the situation has become difficult as the supply of foodstuffs and other articles for members of this Embassy and for the asylum-seekers has become difficult to obtain.
October 24, 1962	Telegram from the Brazilian Embassy in Washington (Campos), 5:15 p.m., Wednesday A telegram from Campos informing the Secretary of State that President Kennedy is suggesting the postponement of his visit to Brazil in light of the international tension.