What happened after November 10, 1982. Part 2. November 11.
11:00. Official announcement on Soviet radio and television.
About 11:00–11:15 - Phone lines in Leningrad are overloaded. The American consulate reports that the lines were busy about fifteen minutes after the official announcements.
11:10. The deputy head of the Soviet mission in Washington calls the White House situation room. In Washington it is currently 03:10 am.
Around 11:30 - Ronald Reagan wakes up.
After the first reading on the radio, Finn called out: "Not enough sorrow."
A Nov. 11 UPI story, citing an unnamed Soviet source, said the delay in the announcement was largely due to unsuccessful medical efforts to save Brezhnev after his morning collapse. Figures are emerging on traffic restrictions in the center of Moscow (including Pushkinskaya Square), suspension of ticket sales to Moscow from other cities due to fear of a recurrence of a massive influx of people similar to 1953.
בסביבות השעה 12:00. שני עובדי שגרירות ארה"ב מגיעים לסגן העורך של העיתון "פרבדה גריגורייב" לפגישה שנקבעה מראש. מהלובי הם יוצרים איתו קשר טלפוני ומסרבים להם אפילו שיחה של חמש דקות: כביכול צריך היה לאשר שוב את הפגישה, למרות שתנאי כזה לא נקבע קודם לכן. בערך באותו זמן הודיע המכון של ארצות הברית וקנדה לדיפלומטים אמריקאים אחרים שאין מי שיקבל אותם.
12:12 - The US ambassador offers the funeral delegation vehicle. Arthur Hartmann sends an urgent telegram: send Bush and Schultz so that the new Soviet leadership can be contacted.
Between 12:30-13:30 - mourning flags appear near the Kremlin and Red Square. American observers document black-bordered flags and the removal of holiday decorations by November 7.
After the news of Brezhnev's death, gold prices rise sharply in the Asian market.