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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 20, 1962	Diagram of the Organization of the Group of Soviet Forces in the "Anadyr'" Operation A diagram outlining the organization of different forces involved in the "Anadyr'" Operation.
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of the Navy This memo explains that the combat readiness of ships in the Northern, Baltic, and Black Seas is to be withdrawn and previously planned voyages are to be cancelled.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.
December 7, 1962	Order from the Acting Chief of the Main Staff of the Navy, Vice Admiral I. Yeliseyev, to the Acting Chief of the General Staff, General of the Army Cde V.D. Ivanov A request asking permission to discharge personnel from ships located in the Northern, Black, and Baltic Seas. The request was sent in December 1962, after the Cuban Missile Crisis had ended.
September 1962	Order from Chief of the General Staff, Marshal of the Soviet Union M. Zakharov, to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces An order from Chief of General Staff M. V. Zakharov requesting additional motor vehicle repair workshops and motor transport equipment are sent to Cuba.
September 1962	Letter, General-Colonel S.P. Ivanov to the Marshal of the Soviet Union, Comrade M.V. Zakharov This letter to the Chief of General Staff M.V. Zakharov requests that additional motor vehicle repair workshops and motor transport equipment are sent to Cuba.
June 1962	Memo concerning a Directive of the Rear [of the Minister of Defense] A memo concerning the food rations and tent supplies to be sent with troops departing for Cuba.
June 26, 1962	Letter, Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Malinovsky to Comrade Brezhnev L.I. Malinovsky confirms that vehicles suitable for tropical environments will be supplied by July 10, 1962.
June 22, 1962	Letter, Commanding General of Missile Troops and Artillery Chief Marshal of Artillery, Chief Marshal of Artillery Varentsov, and Chief of GRAU, General-Colonel of Artillery Zhdanov, to General-Colonel Cde. S. P. Ivanov These documents request that armored reconnaissance vehicles fit for a tropical climate be brought to Cuba.
July 30, 1962	Letter, Chief of the Main Staff of Ground Forces, General-Colonel Shtemenko, to Chief of the General Staff, Cde M.V. Zakharov A request from the Soviet Chief of Ground Forces as to how to proceed with recommendations regarding the effects that Cuba's tropical climate had on the use and storage of Soviet weapons and equipment.