CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS. President John F. Kennedy United States of America. SOURCE DOCUMENTS October 16-28, 1962 Background Information #1:
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1 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS President John F. Kennedy United States of America SOURCE DOCUMENTS October 16-28, 1962 Background Information #1:
2 Fidel Castro s rise to power On January 1, 1959, a young Cuban nationalist named Fidel Castro (1926-) drove his guerilla army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista ( ), the nation s American-backed [supported] president. For the next two years, officials at the U.S. State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) attempted to push Castro from power. Finally, in April 1961, the CIA launched what its leaders believed would be the definitive [only] strike: a full-scale invasion of Cuba by 1,400 American-trained Cubans who had fled their homes when Castro took over. However, the invasion did not go well: The invaders were badly outnumbered by Castro s troops, and they surrendered after less than 24 hours of fighting. Many Cubans welcomed Fidel Castro s 1959 overthrow of the dictator, President Fulgencio Batista, yet the new order on the island just about 100 miles from the United States made American officials nervous. Batista had been a corrupt and repressive dictator, but he was considered to be pro-american and was an ally to U.S. companies. At that time, American corporations and wealthy individuals owned almost half of Cuba s sugar plantations and the majority of its cattle ranches, mines and utilities. Batista did little to restrict their operations. He was also reliably anticommunist. Castro, by contrast, disapproved of the way that Americans took to their business and interests in Cuba. It was time, he believed, for Cubans to assume more control of their nation. Cuba Sí, Yanquis [Yankees] No became one of his most popular slogans. Did You Know? Castro s regime was considered such a threat to U.S. interests that secret American operatives [forces] even tried to have him assassinated. Almost as soon as he came to power, Castro took steps to limit American influence on the island. He nationalized [made them government owned businesses] American-dominated industries such as sugar and mining, introduced land reform schemes and called on other Latin American governments to act with more independence. In response, early in 1960 President Eisenhower authorized the CIA to recruit 1,400 Cuban exiles living in Miami and begin training them to overthrow Castro. In May 1960, Castro established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, and the United States responded by banning the importation [into the US] of Cuban sugar. To prevent the Cuban economy from collapsing sugar exports to the United States comprised 80 percent of the country s total the USSR agreed to buy the sugar. In January 1961, the U.S. government cut diplomatic relations with Cuba and stepped up its preparations for an invasion. Some State Department and other advisors to the new American president, John F. Kennedy, maintained that Castro posed no real threat to America, but the new president believed that masterminding the Cuban leader s removal would show Russia, China and skeptical [unsure] Americans that he was serious about winning the Cold War. Background Information #2:
3 Bay of Pigs Invasion In January 1961, the U.S. government cut diplomatic relations with Cuba and stepped up its preparations for an invasion. Some State Department and other advisors to the new American president, John F. Kennedy, maintained that Castro posed no real threat to America, but the new president believed that masterminding the Cuban leader s removal would show Russia, China and concerned Americans that he was serious about winning the Cold War. The first part of the plan was to destroy Castro s tiny air force, making it impossible for his military to resist the invaders. On April 15, 1961, a group of Cuban exiles (people who were forced to leave Cuba) took off from Nicaragua in American B-26 bomber planes, painted to look like stolen Cuban planes, and conducted a strike against Cuban airfields. However, it turned out that Castro and his advisers knew about the raid and had moved his planes out of harm s way. Frustrated, Kennedy began to suspect that the plan the CIA had promised would be both secret and successful might in fact be too large to be secret and too small to be successful. But it was too late to apply the brakes. On April 17, the Cuban exile (people who were forced to leave) brigade (group) began its invasion at an isolated spot on the island s southern shore known as the Bay of Pigs. Almost immediately, the invasion was a disaster. The CIA had wanted to keep it a secret for as long as possible, but a radio station on the beach (which the agency s reconnaissance team had failed to spot) broadcast every detail of the operation to listeners across Cuba. Unexpected coral reefs sank some of the exiles ships as they pulled into shore. Backup paratroopers landed in the wrong place. Before long, Castro s troops had pinned the invaders on the beach, and the exiles surrendered after less than a day of fighting; 114 were killed and over 1,100 were taken prisoner. BAY OF PIGS: THE AFTERMATH According to many historians, the CIA and the Cuban exile brigade (group) believed that President Kennedy would eventually allow the American military to fight in Cuba on their behalf. However, the president was resolute: As much as he did not want to abandon Cuba to the communists, he said, he would not start a fight that might end in World War III. His efforts to overthrow Castro never flagged in November 1961, he approved Operation Mongoose, an espionage and sabotage campaign but never went so far as to provoke an outright war. In 1962, the Cuban missile crisis inflamed American-Cuban-Soviet tensions even further. Day 1: 10/16/1962
4 The U.S. attempted and failed in an invasion of Cuba, called the Bay of Pigs Invasion, which was intended to bring down Fidel Castro and his communist government. Within months, the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev and Cuban leader, Fidel Castro secretly agree to place nuclear missiles in Cuba to keep the U.S. from trying invade again. Cuba begins to assemble [put together] the missiles in August and September of President Kennedy learns of missiles in Cuba. They were spotted by spy airplanes, U-2, and photos were taken. The government was able to determine what developments were being made in Cuba on the missile project. The United States immediately decides that it has two options: invade or create a blockade (naval quarantine) around Cuba to keep missile parts and other concerns from arriving. In a TV address on October 22, President Kennedy informs Americans of the missiles in Cuba. The following are top secret documents from the U.S. government.
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6 Day 7: 10/22/1962 Letter From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev, October 22, 1962 The White House Washington, October 22, Sir: A copy of the statement I am making tonight concerning developments in Cuba and the reaction of my Government thereto has been handed to your Ambassador in Washington. In view of the gravity of the developments to which I refer, I want you to know immediately and accurately the position of my Government [US government] in this matter. In our discussions and exchanges on Berlin and other international questions, the one thing that has most concerned me has been the possibility that your [Soviet Union] Government would not correctly understand the will and determination of the United States in any given situation, since I have not assumed that you or any other sane man would, in this nuclear age, deliberately [on purpose] plunge [put] the world into war which it is crystal clear no country could win and which could only result in catastrophic [terrible] consequences to the whole world, including the aggressor. At our meeting in Vienna, I expressed our readiness and desire to find, through peaceful negotiation [discussed agreement], a solution to any and all problems that divide us. At the same time, I made clear that in view of the objectives of the ideology [communist beliefs] to which you adhere, the United States could not tolerate any action on your part which in a major way disturbed the existing over-all balance of power in the world. I stated that an attempt to force abandonment of our responsibilities and commitments in Berlin would constitute such an action and that the United States would resist with all the power at its command. It was in order to avoid any incorrect assessment [misunderstandings] on the part of your Government with respect to Cuba that I publicly stated that if certain developments [building of missiles] in Cuba took place, the United States would do whatever must be done to protect its own security and that of its allies. Moreover, the Congress adopted a resolution expressing its support of this declared policy [stated above]. Despite this, the rapid development of long-range missile bases and other offensive weapons systems in Cuba has proceeded. I must tell you that the United States is determined that this threat to the security of this hemisphere [Americas side of the world] be removed. At the same time, I wish to point out that the action we are taking is the minimum necessary to remove the threat to the security of the nations of this hemisphere. The fact of this minimum response should not be taken as a basis, however, for any misjudgment on your part. I hope that your Government will refrain from any action which would widen or deepen this already grave crisis and that we can agree to resume the path of peaceful negotiations. Sincerely, John F. Kennedy Day 9: 10/24/1962
7 Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy, October 24, 1962 Moscow, Russia October 24, Dear Mr. President: I have received your letter of October 23, have studied it, and am answering you. In presenting us with these conditions, you, Mr. President, have flung a challenge at us. Who asked you to do this? By what right did you do this? Our ties with the Republic of Cuba, like our relations with other states, regardless of what kind of states they may be, concern only the two countries between which these relations exist. And if we now speak of the quarantine [naval blockade] to which your letter refers, a quarantine [naval blockade] may be established, according to accepted international practice, only by agreement of states between themselves, and not by some third party. Quarantines [naval blockade] exist, for example, on agricultural goods and products. But in this case the question is in no way one of quarantine, but rather of far more serious things, and you yourself understand this The Soviet Government considers that the violation [abuse/break] of the freedom to use international waters and international air space is an act of aggression which pushes mankind toward the abyss of a world nuclear-missile war. Therefore, the Soviet Government cannot instruct the captains of Soviet vessels bound for Cuba to observe the orders of American naval forces blockading that Island. Our instructions to Soviet mariners are to observe [follow] strictly the universally accepted norms of navigation in international waters and not to retreat [back away] one step from them. And if the American side violates these rules, it must realize what responsibility will rest upon it in that case. Naturally we will not simply be bystanders with regard to piratical [pirate-like] acts by American ships on the high seas. We will then be forced on our part to take the measures we consider necessary and adequate in order to protect our rights. We have everything necessary to do so Respectfully, N. Khrushchev Day 11: 10/26/1962 Letter From Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy, October 26, 1962 Dear Mr. President:
8 I have received your letter of October 25. From your letter, I got the feeling that you have some understanding of the situation which has developed and (some) sense of responsibility. I value this. I understand your concern for the security of the United States, Mr. President, because this is the primary duty of a President. But we too are disturbed about these same questions; I bear these same obligations as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R. You have been alarmed by the fact that we have aided Cuba with weapons, in order to strengthen its defense capability--precisely defense capability-- because whatever weapons it may possess, Cuba cannot be equated with you since the difference in magnitude is so great, particularly in view of modern means of destruction. Our aim has been and is to help Cuba, and no one can dispute the humanity of our motives, which are oriented toward enabling Cuba to live peacefully and develop in the way its people desire. You wish to ensure the security of your country, and this is understandable. But Cuba, too, wants the same thing; all countries want to maintain their security. But how are we, the Soviet Union, our Government, to assess [judge] your actions which are expressed in the fact that you have surrounded the Soviet Union with military bases; surrounded our allies with military bases; placed military bases literally around our country; and stationed your missile armaments [weapons] there? This is no secret. Responsible American personages openly declare that it is so. Your missiles are located in Britain, are located in Italy, and are aimed against us. Your missiles are located in Turkey. You are disturbed over Cuba. You say that this disturbs you because it is 90 miles by sea from the coast of the United States of America. But Turkey adjoins us; our sentries patrol back and forth and see each other. Do you consider, then, that you have the right to demand security for your own country and the removal of the weapons you call offensive, but do not accord the same right to us? You have placed destructive missile weapons, which you call offensive, in Turkey, literally next to us. How then can recognition of our equal military capacities [weapons] be reconciled [made right] with such unequal relations between our great states? This is irreconcilable. Respectfully, N. Khrushchev
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