Case Number ISCAP 2014-048, First Document Presented
In a significant development, a Top Secret Telegram sent on March 13, 1963, during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, has been fully declassified. The document, known as Telegram 11238, was sent by the U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Llewellyn Thompson, to the U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk.
The two-page telegram, classified under E.O. 13526 §§ 3.3(b)(1) as 50X1, discusses a meeting between Thompson and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. The meeting, which took place in Moscow, is believed to have touched upon the ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union regarding nuclear testing and the Soviet Union's removal of missiles from Cuba.
The document, which carries the agency tracking number NLK-12-35e, doc. 7, has been in the custody of the John. F. Kennedy Presidential Library. The ISCAP declassification decision, number 2014-048, affirmed the classification of the document in its entirety before its eventual declassification on April 29, 2016.
The author of the telegram remains undisclosed due to its classified status. However, the recipient, the U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was privy to the information contained within. The telegram was sent by the Department of State.
The declassified telegram provides a valuable insight into the diplomatic efforts made during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a period of intense Cold War tension. The telegram's declassification comes at a time when the world is reflecting on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
For those interested in learning more about the declassified telegram, it can be accessed through the contact [email protected]. The ISCAP Appeal number for this document is 2014-048. The document itself is titled "Telegram 11238; March 13, 1963." The ISCAP decision date was April 29, 2016.
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