nuclear numbers, because we have a lot of strategic weapons in Cuba that can all hit cities all over the U.S. Then we'll see his speeches take a different tone. Then he will start talking about a summit with the Soviets, a summit at which he and I can begin to discuss nuclear disarmament as equals. Meanwhile, however, I have got to put a bag over Malinovsky's head. The Caribbean is turning into one big pressure cooker, like one of Nina Petrovna's pots for preparing the meat for her famous stew. Kennedy keeps sending in more and more troops to the area. Our informants tell us that Florida is beginning to overflow with men and hardware, as if they are preparing for D-Day all over again. I don't think Kennedy wants to attack Cuba. But the hawks in the U.S. are clamoring that we have put nuclear means in Cuba, while Kennedy keeps issuing statements claiming there is no evidence of offensive weapons on the island. It will be a race to the finish. Will the Americans discover the weapons before they become operational? Or will they find out about them when I make my speech in Havana in November? Our KGB people say that we are disguising our deployments by using palm trees for cover. Palm trees? Cuban palm trees must be huge! Fidel must show them to me in November.