Letter from a Havana, Cuba resident, written before the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Letter from a Havana, Cuba resident, written before the Cuban Missile Crisis
Four-page handwritten letter from M. in Havana, Cuba to a friend dated September 4, 1962. The handwritten letter is addressed to "My dear friend:" and closes with "Love, M.-". The writer used black ballpoint ink but corrections were made in blue ballpoint ink. The writer discusses the fears and frustrations of Cuban citizens, feeling like they are stuck in the middle of national and international conflicts. M. refers to Castro as "the tyrant" and as a "monster", and mentions Russian ships bringing arms and ammunition to Cuba. The author closes the letter by asking for the friend to try to get a visa for M. to leave the country and go to the United States.
Letter from a Havana, Cuba resident, written before the Cuban Missile Crisis
09/04/1962
Paper
8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Julia Knecht Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1995.012.2406.0029
Letter from a Havana, Cuba resident, written before the Cuban Missile Crisis
Four-page handwritten letter from M. in Havana, Cuba to a friend dated September 4, 1962. The handwritten letter is addressed to "My dear friend:" and closes with "Love, M.-". The writer used black ballpoint ink but corrections were made in blue ballpoint ink. The writer discusses the fears and frustrations of Cuban citizens, feeling like they are stuck in the middle of national and international conflicts. M. refers to Castro as "the tyrant" and as a "monster", and mentions Russian ships bringing arms and ammunition to Cuba. The author closes the letter by asking for the friend to try to get a visa for M. to leave the country and go to the United States.
Letter from a Havana, Cuba resident, written before the Cuban Missile Crisis
09/04/1962
Communism
Communists
Immigration
Cuba
Russia
Letters
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cold War
Castro, Fidel
Havana
Paper
8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Julia Knecht Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1995.012.2406.0029
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