These instructions provide regulations regarding the procedures in case of piratical acts committed by Cuban or US "counterrevolutionaries." They include information about how and when to use antiaircraft mounts in defense.
July 14, 1962
Note, R. Malinovsky and Bakayev to the Captain of the Ship 'Dvinoles' and to the Chief of the Military Contingent
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Envelope Nº 44
To the captain of “Dvinoles”
To the chief of the military contingent
Open together with the chief of the military contingent after passing [entered: the Danish Straits].
[…]
DECLASSIFIED
TO THE CAPTAIN [handwritten: of the ship “Dvinoles”]
TO THE CHIEF OF THE MILITARY CONTINGENT
[handwritten: The ship] is to go [handwritten: to the island of Cuba]
The destination port is [handwritten: La Isabella]
It is permitted to announce the destination to all the personnel. Conduct the necessary explanatory work among CPSU, Komsomol members and all the personnel about the performance of a special government assignment. Begin studying material [handwritten: about Cuba]. Use members of the crew who have previously been [handwritten: to the island of Cuba] when holding conversations.
Destroy this document after reading and understanding this content.
[Seal of the USSR Minister of Defense]
[signature] MALINOVSKY
[handwritten: 14] [July] 1962 | [Seal of the USSR Minister of the Merchant Fleet]
[signature] BAKAYEV
[handwritten: 14] [July] 1962 |
This cover letter tells the captain of the ship Dvinoles and the chief of the military contingent to together open a package after passing the Danish Straights. The package reveals the final location of the ship.
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TsAMO fond 1, opis 14041cc, delo 1, ll. 165-166. Contributed by Sergey Radchenko and Vladislav Zubok and translated by Gary Goldberg.
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