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74. (Continued) BOP—SECKET 41430, 21 Oct 62 Have tried to keep attention focussed on Berlin —~ but with emphasis on 1iull till after US elections; Emphasized defensive nature of Soviet support for Cuba as justified by provocative US threat; Made connection between Berlin and Cuba as part of effort to demonstrate seriousness of Soviet commitment to Castro, but discreetly enough to avoid Western counteraction. In early October we obtained our first hard infor- mation on the delivery of Soviet offensive weapons to Cuba. A. We photographed 10 crates on a ship bound for Cuba of a kind especially designed to contain the fuselage of an IL-28 jet light bomber. 21 of these crates were later photographed at San Julian airfield in the extreme west of Cuba, As of 17 October, four aircraft had been un- crated, of which one is partially assembled, 254