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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.

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.

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.

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.

1962

Letter, Acting Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of General Staff, General-Lieutenant M. Povaliy to Chief of the Main Staff of the Ground Forces, General-Colonel Cde. S.M. Shtemenko

A message explaining that recommendations to counter the effects that Cuba's tropical climate had on the use and storage of Soviet weapons and equipment are to be used by troops.

1962

F. Zozulya, 'Memo on the Operation of Foreign Naval Vessels Against Soviet Ships in 1962'

A memo describing the different operations that foreign naval vessels made against Soviet ships in 1962. The memo includes information about American, British, and South Korean vessels.

1962

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

A report describing the systemic overflights that US aircrafts made over Soviet ships during September 1962.

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.

1962

Schedule for Calls in the General Staff of Chiefs of Main Staffs of the Branches of the Armed Forces, Central Directorates of the Ministry of Defense, and Directorates of the General Staff on 28 May 1962

A schedule for calls with the chiefs of the General Staff, including staff of the Armed Forces, Central Directorates of the Ministry of Defense, and directorates of the General Staff.

1962

Dement'yev, 'About the Influence of Climate Conditions on Equipment and Weapons'

A report describing the influence that Cuba's tropical climate had on Soviet equipment and weapons. Corrosion, fuse failure, excessive oil consumption, and overheating are some of the effects mentioned.

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