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January 2, 1960

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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.

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Object title:

Letter from a Havana, Cuba resident, written before the Cuban Missile Crisis

Date:

09/04/1962

Terms:

Communism

Communists

Immigration

Cuba

Russia

Letters

Cuban Missile Crisis

Cold War

Castro, Fidel

Havana
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

Credit line:

Julia Knecht Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1995.012.2406.0029

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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.

Object Details
Object title:

Letter from a Havana, Cuba resident, written before the Cuban Missile Crisis

Date:

09/04/1962

Terms:

Communism

Communists

Immigration

Cuba

Russia

Letters

Cuban Missile Crisis

Cold War

Castro, Fidel

Havana

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

Credit line:

Julia Knecht Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1995.012.2406.0029

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