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Executive Committee of the National Security Committee during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Emir Farid Chehab

Emir Farid Chehab Collection

Anastas Mikoyan in 1959

Mikoyan, Anastas Ivanovich

1895- 1978

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Campos, Roberto de Oliveira

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Shterev, Kiril Georgiev

1918-

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Alptekin, Isa Yusuf

1901- 1995

Emir Farid Chehab

Chehab, Emir Farid

1908- 1985

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Yeltsin, Boris

1931- 2007

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Nikita Khrushchev Collection

George H.W. Bush and Lech Walesa

CIA Reports on the Collapse of Communism in Europe

Bandung Conference 1955

Bandung Conference, 1955

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November 9, 1944	Letter No. 402 from L.D. Wilgress, Canadian Embassy, Moscow, to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, W.L. Mackenzie King The Canadian Ambassador to the Soviet Union, L.D. Wilgress, thoroughly reviews Soviet foreign policy in Europe, Asia, and in Latin America and its relations with the United States and the United Kingdom. Wilgress optimistically concludes that "the Soviet Government are desirous of co-operating fully with the other great powers."
October 9, 1944	Record of Meeting at the Kremlin, Moscow, 9 October 1944, at 10 p.m. Churchill, Eden, Stalin, and Molotov discuss the leadership in Poland, Britains interests in Greece and Hong Kong, the actions of Romania and Bulgaria during the war, Turkey, the need for the Great Powers to exert influence on the Balkans to prevent small wars, the leadership of Italy, interests in Bulgaria and Romania, the dividing of Germany and Germany's future, and the American plans in the war against Japan.
August 8, 1949	Untitled report on a meeting of Communist parties A meeting of Communist Parties endorses future activities and plans to counter Turkish, Syrian, and other regional anti-communist plans.
August 3, 1949	Untitled report on Soviet interests in the Middle East The Russian Commission is showing interest in the Middle East, especially in Turkish-Syrian collaboration and American and British support for a Turkish fight against communism.
April 23, 1949	Untitled report on Turkey Reports of Soviet spying on Turkish and United States military activity in Iskenderun, Turkey.
January 21, 1959	Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 'Draft for Transmission to Various Heads of Government Regarding of A. I. Mikoyan's Conversations with Senior US Government Leaders' After A.I Mikoyan's trip to the United States and his conversations with senior US government leaders, the USSR MFA submitted a draft of confidential information to be sent to the heads of government of several states. The content of the instructions to be told to the foreign leaders includes discussion of the German problem and Berlin, the problem of disarmament and a halt to nuclear testing, the Near and Middle East, the Far East, and other issues.
June 23, 1963	Bulgarian Foreign Ministry (Angelov), Cable to Bulgarian Embassy, Ankara Deputy Forieng Minister Lubomir Angelov transmits to Bulgaria's embassy in Turkey information from Bulgarian Ambassador to Great Britain Radenko Grigorov. Angelov's message is handwritten and reports news about Soviet and US submarine presence in the Mediterranean, which initially Grigorov acquired from Turkey's ambassador to Great Britain.
February 15, 1963	Bulgarian Legation, Washington (Shterev), Cable to Foreign Ministry Bulgarian Charge d’Affaires in the US Kiril Shterev reports to the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that US Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric stated that three submarines carrying Polaris missiles will be deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. The deployment follows US withdrawal from Italian and Turkish bases after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
February 12, 1963	Bulgarian Legation, Washington (Shterev), Cable to Foreign Ministry Bulgaria's Charge d' Affaires to the US Kiril Shterev writes to the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs explaining that the US planned on stationing B47 bombers in Turkey once the Jupiter missiles are removed from Turkey. Shterev cites journalist Paul Scott as his source for the information about the display of the Unites States' military presence.
January 21, 1963	Bulgarian Legation, Washington (Shterev), Cable to Foreign Ministry In his cable to the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry, Ambasador Kiril Shterev reports information about expected US assistance to Greece in 1963. Shterev acquired the information during lunch with the Greek Charge d' Affaires, Counselor Kalougeras. Kalougeras also mentioned Turkey's possible entrance into the European Economic Community and inquired about US-Bulgarian relations.