1. Contact U.S.S.R.

While you don't pick up the phone yourself, you send correspondence to Khrushchev through various channels.

In a prompt reply, the Soviets reply that they know nothing about what you are talking about. They claim that they do not support the Cuban revolutionary, as he is too unpredictable.

In fact, Khrushchev sends you a personal note through his Soviet embassy official in the U.S., stating that "under no circumstances would surface-to-surface missiles be sent to Cuba."

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