Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union I On defining positions toward further steps in regard to Cuba and Berlin Presidium Khrushchev Malinovsky Ivanov Mikoyan Kozlov Brezhnev Kosygin Ponomarev Suslov Protocol No 59 Session of 14 October 1962 Cde Malinovsky I do not think that the USA right now could embark on blitzkrieg operations It is not such a country concerning Cuba Apparently the speech on the radio is a pre-election stunt If an invasion of Cuba will be declared this will be after another 24 hours has passed in order to get ready I think that we will not end up in a situation in which the missiles are placed on high alert 33 On the Indian-Chinese conflict The proposals are being readied by Cde N S Khrushchev 1 Dalay the shipment to India of MiG-21 aircraft 2 On instructions to the Soviet ambassador in India Cde Ivan Benediktov Say to Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru “We are disappointed ” Are they thinking about how this conflict will end Cde Ivanov Reports at what stage the delivery of property weaponry and other military equipment is to Cuba By whom was the McMahon Line created By whom was it recognized When was it introduced But the circumstances have changed The PRC’s proposals for troop withdrawals spanning 20 km are reasonable India’s demands for troop withdrawals spanning an additional 20 km are humiliating for the PRC Cde Khrushchev I agree with Cde Malinovsky’s conclusions Gromyko responded to Rusk for the most part from an ethical standpoint The point is that we do not want to unleash a war we wanted to intimidate and restrain the USA vis-à-vis Cuba The difficult thing is that we did not concentrate everything that we wanted and did not publish the treaty The tragic thing — they can attack and we will respond This could escalate into a large-scale war We are in favor of eliminating the conflict it will not bring any benefit India is hardly going to gain anything from the conflict Source RGANI F 3 Op 16 D 947 L 35 One scenario they will begin to act against Cuba One scenario declare on the radio that there already is an agreement concerning Cuba They might declare a blockade or they might take no action Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Another scenario in case of an attack all the equipment is Cuban and the Cubans declare that they will respond And another not yet use the strategic weapons but use the tactical Presidium Give Pliev instructions — bring the troops up to combat readiness All the forces initially should not use atomic weaponry Protocol No 60 Session of 22-23 October 196225 If there is an airborne assault — the tactical atomic weaponry but the strategic not until orders are given excluding use of the means in Stetsenko’s26 custody Conclusion is being made An attack is being organized against Cuba Present Brezhnev Kozlov Kosygin Mikoyan Polyansky Suslov Khrushchev Shvernik Grishin Demichev Ilichev Ponomarev Shelepin 306 Cold War International History Project Bulletin Issue 17 18 representatives and exchange views with them Cde Malinovsky says wait until 1 00 a m or else they will be given grounds for using atomic weaponry 27 On the treaty — do not announce it unanimous opinion I On the USSR government’s draft statement concerning Cuba Issue a command for the return of ships the ships that have not yet reached there Everyone says that this is correct Kuznetsov Khrushchev Mikoyan Kosygin Polyansky Ilichev Grechko The USSR gov’t is appealing to the peoples of the USSR — and is informing them Work Measures so that we are not caught unawares Accept Compose a statement by the USSR government — a protest The USA has set out on the path of preparing and unleashing a third world war American imperialism has taken upon itself the right to dictate its will to others — we protest All countries have the right to defense and to conclude alliances I On the instructions to Cde Soviet UN Ambassador Valerian Zorin Cde Kuznetsov Affirm Warn the gov’t it is taking upon itself great responsibility The USSR also possesses weapons we protest the reckless actions This is lawlessness and unprecedented treachery — demand an account from the other gov’t The directive to Zorin28 — along these same lines The peoples of all countries must raise their voices For preservation of the UN The laws and Charter of the UN are being trampled on All issues in dispute — by means of negotiations The USSR gov’t is bringing the matter to the Security Council Draft Security Council resolution Affirm I On information to F Castro about our further steps in events around Cuba We need to tell our friends where we are heading It was halfway successful and half not It is positive that the whole world is focused on Cuba Now It is not essential for Cuba but is essential for the USA Time will pass and if needed it weaponry will again be sent Let the four submarines move ahead 28a The “Aleksandrov sk ” is to head to the nearest port 29 Send a telegram to Castro We received Kennedy’s letter Crude interference in Cuba’s affairs We are raising the matter in the Security Council against US treachery and Cuba should come to the Security Council I On the letter to Kennedy Regardless of the class of weaponry it has been delivered It has been delivered with the aim of defending Cuba against aggression The ships that are moving in the Mediterranean Sea return them to the Black Sea The armaments and military formations are not to be sent for now return them from their voyage Keep the boats on their approaches 27a On the measures for increasing combat readiness Through a gov’t decision an order has been given to the minister of defense The Min of For Aff is to brief the ambassadors of the Warsaw Pact countries Invite the commander-in-chief of the Warsaw Pact and the Source RGANI F 3 Op 16 D 947 L 36-41 Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Presidium 307