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December 11, 1962

Letter from Acting Chief of the General Staff, General of the Army V. Ivanov, to the Chief of the Main Staff of the Navy

This memo explains that the combat readiness of ships in the Northern, Baltic, and Black Seas is to be withdrawn and previously planned voyages are to be cancelled. The memo was sent in December 1962, after the Cuban Missile Crisis had ended.

September 16, 1962

Letter, Chief of General Staff M. V. Zakharov and S.P. Ivanov to Comrade F.R. Kozlov

This letter from M.V. Zakharov and S.P. Ivanov reports the departure of the Soviet ship Indigirka, the vessel used to deliver nuclear warheads 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.

December 17, 1959

Resolution No. 1384-615 on the Establishment of the Office of Chief Commander of Rocket Forces within the Armed Forces of the USSR

Resolution outlining the responsibilities of the new Chief Commander of Rocket (or Strategic Missile) Forces.

December 8, 1959

Khrushchev Memorandum to CC CPSU Presidium

Khrushchev proposes a unilateral reduction of armaments and personnel of the armed forces, promoting a more positive international image while still maintaining strong defense capabilities.

March 26, 1955

Statement by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Council of Ministers of the USSR on the Transfer of the 72nd Engineer Brigade to East Germany

Transfer of Soviet troops and missiles to various Eastern European countries.