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September 27, 1962

Report from Marshal of the Soviet Union M. Zakharov to Comrade R. Ya. Malinovsky on Combat Supplies and Ammunition for Operation 'Anadyr'

A report detailing the type and amount of combat supplies and ammunition sent with troops on operation “Anadyr’”.

September 29, 1962

General-Colonel S.P. Ivanov, 'List of Generals and Officers Assigned to Pavlov's Group'

A list of generals and officers assigned to "Pavlov's" group. Pavlov, often used by Soviet officials as a pseudonym, most likely refers to Issa Pliyev, the commander of Soviet troops in Cuba.

July 4, 1962

M. Zakharov, S.P. Ivanov, and Ye. Karamzin, 'Instructions to the Captain of the Ship and the Chief of the Military Contingent'

This set of instructions explains the tasks assigned to the captain of the ship carrying the Soviet operations group in charge of finding suitable locations for Soviet missiles. There are explicit instructions regarding being followed and/or boarded by foreign vessels.

July 4, 1962

Chief of the General Staff Marshal of the Soviet Union M. Zakharov, 'Instructions for the Operations Group in the Port Unloading the Troops'

This set of instructions details the assignments and conduct of the Soviet operations group tasked with unloading troops and military equipment arriving in Cuba.

July 4, 1962

Chief of the General Staff Marshal of the Soviet Union M. Zakharov, 'Composition of Advance Survey Group' [Excerpt]

A list of personnel making up the survey group tasked with finding suitable locations for Soviet missiles and reporting on the effects that Cuba's tropical weather would have on Soviet equipment. The personnel were in Cuba under cover as agricultural specialists.

July 3, 1962

Chief of the General Staff Marshal of the Soviet Union M. Zakharov, 'Instructions for the Chief of the Advance Survey Group and His Deputies'

These instructions describe the purposes and required conduct of a Soviet survey group that went to Cuba under cover as agricultural specialists in July 1962.  The advanced survey group was tasked with finding suitable locations for Soviet missiles as well as reporting on the effects that Cuba's tropical climate may have on Soviet equipment.

June 15, 1962

Order from the USSR Minister of Defense, R. Malinovksy, and Acting Chief of the General Staff, V. Ivanov, to the Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief of the Rear of the Armed Forces

An order from the Minister of Defense Rodion Malinovsky and Acting Chief of the General Staff V. Ivanov detailing the material and medical support to be sent with troops on the Anadyr' Operation. The order includes information about fuel, food, cigarettes, clothing, and medical supplies.

June 27, 1962

Order from the Chief of the General Staff M. Zakharov to Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces

An order detailing the preparation of an editorial staff, mobile print shop, and film distribution base to be set up in Cuba.

September 27, 1962

Order from the Chief of the General Staff M. Zakharov to Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Comrade V.I. Chuikov

An order detailing the preparation of automobiles and drivers to be sent to Cuba.

October 28, 1962

Note, R. Malinovsky to Comrade N.S. Khruschev [about a US U-2 Aircraft]

A letter to Khrushchev detailing the shooting down of a US U-2 aircraft that attempted to take photographs of Soviet troops on the island of Cuba.

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