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April 12, 1980

Address by Vice President Mondale to the United States Olympic Committee, 'US Call for an Olympic Boycott'

Vice President Mondale addresses the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), advocating for President Carter's proposed boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Later that day, the USOC voted to uphold the boycott.

December 11, 1989

Letter from CPSU General Secretary Mikhail S. Gorbachev to Afghan Government

Gorbachev discusses the necessity of intra-Afghan peace talks. At the same time, the Soviet Union will provide military assistance, weapons, and aircraft to Afghanistan to retaliate against opposition.

August 5, 1989

CPSU CC Memo with excerpt of Politburo Protocol #164, 5 August 1989

On the provision of additional war supplies to Afghanistan.

November 5, 1979

Soviet Defense Minister Ustinov, Report to CPSU CC on Mission to Afghanistan of Deputy Defense Minister Army-Gen. I. G. Pavlovskii

Soviet Defense Minister Ustinov, Report to CPSU CC on Mission to Afghanistan of Deputy Defense Minister Army-Gen. I. G. Pavlovskii describing military assistance provided by Soviet Union in Afghanistan and areas that necessitate improvement

June 18, 1980

CPSU CC Politburo decisions

CPSU CC Politburo decisions on providing military assistance to Afghanistan and on possibly withdrawing some troops

January 23, 1980

CPSU CC Memo with excerpt from Protocol #180/64, 23 January 1980

Concerns orders to Soviet troops.

January 25, 1980

CPSU CC Memo with excerpt from Protocol #181/2 and attachments, 25 January 1980

Concerns Soviet troops in Afghanistan.

December 23, 1986

CPSU CC Report, 23 December 1986

Concerns Soviet assistance to Afghanistan.

December 29, 1979

Excerpt from the Minutes of the CC CPSU Politburo Meeting, 'Reply to an appeal of President Carter about the issue of Afghanistan through the direct communications channel'

Soviet letter to US President Jimmy Carter responding to the US position on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The CC CPSU Politburo informs the White House that the Soviet leadership desires to maintain detente with the US and that the intervention of Soviet troops was done at the request of the Afgan leadership, under Article 51 of the UN charter.

January 7, 1979

CPSU CC Politburo Decision on Draft Telegram to the Soviet Embassy in Afghanistan, 07 January 1979

CPSU CC Politburo approves a draft telegram to be sent to the Soviet ambassador in Afghanistan, instructing him to inform the Afghani leadership on the nature of Soviet assistance to the Afghan armed forces.

Pagination