"We, the United States, have certain misgivings about the current ties between the Soviet Union and Cuba, and we hope that our two countries will not have a misfire!" Thanks to Dean? Rusk's usual stiffness, Kennedy did not let Dean? Rusk and Dobrynin talking. Instead, he sent his younger brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to communicate with the Soviet side

Dobrynin, who had just sat down, habitually pushed his glasses, and quickly guessed the news he wanted to know from this information. At present, the relations between the Soviet Union and Cuba are getting closer and closer, and although he does not know all the news, he is also aware of the impact of this relationship, and it is normal for Americans to have doubts about the development of this relationship.

"Mr. Kennedy, the relationship between our Soviet Union and Cuba is very normal, and the hostile behavior of the Bay of Pigs landing forced Cuba to choose the Soviet Union as a friend, and I believe you also understand this, Cuba has asked for our Soviet Union, and our Soviet Union only passively accepted it!" Dobrynin said unhurriedly, "In a sense, the United States should be reviewed for its own foreign policy, and it is not our fault that the matter has so far, but your policy of looking at Cuba has led to forcing Cuba to choose the Soviet Union as a friend......

Dobrynin did not exaggerate it bit by bit, and this is the case, and if it was not the hostile policy of the United States for no reason, how could Cuba, a regime that is resolutely hostile to the United States to the end, appear? The emergence of such a situation today is completely due to the Americans themselves, so should they blame the Soviet Union for finding a good opportunity?

If debate had solved the problem, there wouldn't have been so much strife in the world. What's more, Cuba's power is far from being so great that it has to make its own country admit its mistakes, and every country has this position, that is, it is not me who is wrong, it is obviously the whole world that is wrong, and it is obvious that the United States in this era is the most qualified country to think so. The second country qualified to think so is the Soviet Union, as for whether it is just to think so? Who cares about this?

Robert Kennedy will not dwell on this issue, not to mention that admitting this mistake will have a negative impact on his family's governance, from a pragmatic point of view, why should Cuba, a small island country, make Americans admit its mistake? All the problems in this world are the problems of the United States and the Soviet Union. As long as the Soviet Union, the world's biggest opponent and the country with the largest territory in the world, is it possible for Cuba to turn the world upside down?

Without dwelling on this issue, Robert Kennedy asked Dobrynin directly, "All problems in the world today are problems between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the United States is extremely concerned about the recent relations between the Soviet Union and Cuba, and peace in the world today is not easy to come by, and I hope that the Soviet Union can also cherish this situation." What we want to know is whether the Soviet Union has adopted a policy of hostility towards the United States in Cuba. deployed some kind of offensive weapon against the United States......"

Hostile nature is of course, but some kind of offensive weapons are deployed, and this problem is not known to Dobrynin, he has not received even the slightest news from the country, it is normal, in order to give diplomats the confidence to confront the Americans, only Minister of Foreign Affairs Gromyko knows, far from the KGB and the Ministry of Defense There are many people who are carrying out relevant plans.

In fact, this kind of deployment is quite risky. From the very beginning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had a lot less room for manoeuvre, but for the sake of military deployment. Diplomacy can only be temporarily relegated to a secondary position.

"No, I have never taken even a little bit of news from the country, our motherland is also a responsible big country!" Dobrynin said in a stern and solemn manner: "Relations between the Soviet Union and Cuba naturally have an element of our interests, and since Cuba has found the Soviet Union, we have the obligation to help Cuba resist the aggression of the Americans." But that's all......"

Robert Kennedy did not hear Dobrynin's definition of this military relationship as a defense against the Americans, but he had already gotten the answer he wanted from the well-mannered Soviet ambassador.

Immediately after the departure of the Soviet ambassador, Robert Kennedy devoted himself to a conversation with Dobrynin and his brother President Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean and the Soviet Union. Rusk recounted it.

"So, the military relations between the USSR and Cuba were limited to a policy of military development and defense?" After Kennedy listened. Unconsciously exhaled, he said, "This kind of threat is not very great, no matter how much the Soviet Union supports Cuba, the geographical advantage cannot be changed, as long as we want, we can put Cuba back into our system at any time......"

At this time, Kennedy did not want to make a fuss, the congressional election was coming soon, and there were less than two months left, and he needed to focus on the general election, and he really couldn't wait until after the election to study the Cuban issue.

"Mr. President, the Soviets cannot be trusted, and we must pay close attention to the movements in Cuba." Secretary of State, Dean? Rusk said unmoved, "Only what we see for ourselves is real, and what the communists say cannot be believed!" ”

"Of course, we will closely monitor the movements in Cuba and let the Air Force spy on Cuba!" Kennedy nodded in approval, "Let the U2 reconnaissance plane inspect Cuba and see if anything is gained......

After returning to the Soviet Embassy, Dobrynin always felt uneasy, and after walking back and forth in his room several times, he still felt unsure, and immediately sent a telegram to the Kremlin, informing China of today's conversation with Robert Kennedy.

In less than a year in office, he conquered the Washington press with his kind and courteous manners, so much so that many American newspapers considered him a moderate force within the Soviet Union, something to be fought for. Dobrynin scoffed at this statement, the American is always so optimistic and almost imbecile, his kindness is only his own style, far from being able to pry the patriotic sentiment in his heart.

"Comrades, let's talk about Comrade Dobrynin's telegram, what can we see from it?" Khrushchev took the telegram that had just been handed over by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his eyes fell first on Kozlov, then Brezhnev, then Suslov, and finally Sherepin, and then swept over the people present at the Presidium of the Central Committee in turn, and asked slowly.

The wisdom of all people is always greater than that of a single individual, and the words of Zhuge Liang on the top of the three stinkers interpret the truth of collective wisdom, and they are afraid of everything, if everything is discussed by the whole people, it is estimated that nothing can be done.

When the people of the Central Presidium finished speaking, the three major departments began to express their opinions, whether it was the diplomatic response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the military preparations of the Ministry of Defense, they all had their own perspectives, and finally it was the KGB's turn, after Semychasny spoke, Serov stood up and said, "This matter fundamentally proves a problem, that is, the Americans have begun to suspect the purpose of the Soviet Union and Cuba approaching, but it is more obvious that they have no evidence, and at present we can only evaluate our actions by guessing, It also proves that our internal confidentiality work is excellent! ”

"Keep talking!" Khrushchev rubbed his somewhat red eyes, this showdown also put him under heavy pressure, although he always said something in public to give the Americans a little color to see, but in fact he was more willing to coexist peacefully with the United States, but the Americans have never turned a deaf ear to his good intentions, and this action is also very determined.

"The Ministry of Shipping should act as soon as possible and send everything we have prepared to Cuba, and the longer we can hide, the better we will be prepared!" Serov spread his hands and said, "The operation is based on complete preparation, and the relevant departments have assessed the relevant risks, so I do not believe that the Americans will risk the ...... of a nuclear war with us."

"How long will it take for us to prepare!" Khrushchev asked, looking sideways at his deputy Kosygin.

"If you mean the Il-28 bomber, it will only take ten days to reach Cuba. If the weapons of the first campaign of the Cuban cluster are delivered to Cuba, it will take much longer! Without the slightest hesitation, Kosygin gave his own answer, as if the data were completely in his head.

Khrushchev did not speak, leaned on the back of his chair, and was silent for a long time, and the minutes and seconds passed, and finally the meeting ended directly. On September 1, Soviet cargo ships departing from the Baltic Sea arrived in Cuban ports, and confirmation was received by Lubyanka and Smolensky, that is, the KGB and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the same time. The transport of nuclear weapons, with the exception of conventional ammunition and the personnel of the Cuban cluster, has now been completed.

The next day, Khrushchev gave an interview to the world's media, and under the dense flashing lights, Khrushchev announced: "At the request of the Republic of Cuba, the Soviet Union will cooperate with Cuba in an attitude of assistance, and in accordance with the agreement reached between the Soviet Union and Cuba, the Soviet Union will supply Cuba with weapons and technical experts." ”

"First Secretary Khrushchev, are the actions of the Soviet Union on the Cuban side clearly hostile to the United States?" A reporter from the British newspaper The Times stood up in a rather aggressive tone.

"Cuba is a sovereign and independent country, this British friend, is your mind still stuck in the colonial era? Or has the sun never set on the empire's dream and not woken up? Khrushchev raised his head slightly and asked loudly, and then softened his tone and deceited, "The weapons provided by the Soviet Union do not belong to the category of offensive weapons......

This was the first time that the Soviet Union had admitted that it had established military cooperation with Cuba, and when the news reached Washington, the Kennedy administration immediately began to discuss, "We must find out what is really on the island of Cuba?" All Soviet stations are within the scope of reconnaissance! Kennedy always felt that this time it was not that simple. (To be continued.) )