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On February 6, 196 in a press conference Fidel Castro made repeated

references to overflights. The most significant of his remarks are:

"Ever since the October crisis the Cuban Government has maintainedthat there are several factors which constitute a threat to thepeace of the country. One of these factors is the presence of theG-uantanamo Base, (others — ed.) the violations of Cuban airspaceby US planes, pirate attacks, and a whole group of facts whichare too well-known. All of these problems constitute a source ofdanger and conflicts, and the Cuban Government wishes to pointout that the responsibility for this situation lies entirely withthe US Government.

"Hie Government of Cuba has repeatedly warned the United Statesof the consequences which may result from violations of our air-space. It must not be forgotten that this is an arbitrary ac-tion which may create problems and incidents."

In a speech on April 19^ 19&U Castro made the following statements

with regard to overflights specifically mentioning surface-to-air mis-

siles for the first time.

"Who is responsible for those aggressive actions, the provocations,and the violations of our airspace? We have not sanctioned them,and we will not legalize them. We will not legalize those viola-tions against our law and our sovereignty. They are provokingus. These things are simply intolerable. We are going to becalm — we are going to be calm. We are going to proceed withtwo things: not only with intelligence but also with valor.This is the way we should proceed. We will not act with intelli-gence alone or- valor alone. How should our people act? With boththings: with intelligence and with valor. Valor will not lackintelligence and intelligence will not lack valor.

"But we serve warning that both these provocations (Guantanamo andoverflights) and the other violations of our rights — not econo-mic blockades, but physical aggressions against our territory —we are not disposed to tolerate them, cost what it will and comewhat may.

"Let us prepare ourselves, comrades. Let us prepare our combatunits; let us prepare our land, sea, and air forces. Let us pre-

pare our surface-to-air missiles. And let the imperialists de-cide. If they want peace with our nation there will be peace,but if they want war we are not afraid of war."

On April 20, 196 at a noon briefing at the State Department, a

State Department spokesman in reply to a question, in light of the

April 19 statement, whether policy flights over Cuba was being reviewed

said:

"First, I would recall that the overflights are a substitute forthe on-site inspection agreed to by the Soviets in October 19 2,but which Fidel Castro refused to permit.

"Second, I would point out that the surveillance flights arethoroughly based on the resolution approved by the OAS on Octo-ber 23, 1962.

"Third, I would remind you of the various statements made by thelate President Kennedy and by Secretary Rusk during the past 15months on this subject, making it unmistakably clear that we re-gard the overflights as a necessity to avoid the deception whichwas practiced against us in 1962.

"Fourth, I would recall that Secretary Rusk said, in March ayear ago, 'If there were any interruption with our surveillance,then...that could create a highly dangerous situation1.

"Our publicly expressed position on this question remains unchanged."

In his May Day speech Castro devoted a great deal of attention to

the matter of overflights and the "problem of the violations of our

airspace." Among relevant remarks are the following:

"But the imperialists should know, they should know without anydoubt remaining, that those flights must cease, that at the endof this effort, those flights will have to cease. We will resortto international legal means to discuss this problem. We willtake it before world opinion. ¥e will take them before whateverorganizations it is necessary to take them, but in the end theimperialists must know that those flights have to cease. Andwhy? Because we do not accept them. And if all reasoning, if

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all reasoning is useless., if arguments, law, right, and ethicsare useless, we consider those flights armed aggressions againstour sovereignty and as such we will repel those aggressionswith arms.

"The day we decide to reestablish the sovereign right of Cubaviolated "by those planes, we will not do it thinking of worldconflagrations or of strategic missiles. We will do it thinkingof our own blood. ¥e will do it thinking of our force. Indoing so, we assume the responsibility and the risks.

"This would not .be a dignified nation if, when it adopted atti-tudes in defense of its security and sovereignty, it did so be-hind the protection of other countries' forces. When it comes todefending our sovereignty and dignity, we do not take into ac-count the strength of the enemy nor do we take our own strengthinto account. The only thing we take into account is that wehave the duty to defend our rights, and that we know how to ful-fill that duty, and that we are ready to fulfill that duty becausethat is our right and our dignity."

UNITED N A T I O N S

E C U R I T Y

C O U N C I L

Distr.GENERAL

S/5530k FebruaryENGLISHORIGINAL: SPANISH

LETTER DATED 3 FEBRUARY ±96k FROM THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OF THE PERMANENTMISSIOH OF CUBA ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL,TRANSMITTING A LETTER FROM THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CUBA

On the instructions of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba I have the

honour to communicate to you the text of a note dated 3 February 196 - from

Dr.' Raul Rda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, addressed to the President

of the Security Council:

"Sir,

"The Revolutionary Government of Cuba hereby denounces an act ofintolerable aggression committed on the morning of 2 February by theGovernment of the United States of America, in that its naval forcesboarded and seized four small Cuban fishing-vessels carrying out their -operations peaceably in the fishing ground off the Dry Tortugas, ininternational waters, in strict compliance with the international regulationson the subject. The United States Government was notified in advance ofthis fishing operation, in an area which has always been used by Cubanfishermen., through the Swiss Embassy in Havana on 9 December 1963 inorder to avoid any friction with the United States authorities likely toincrease tensions in the Caribbean area. On that occasion it was explainedthat the development of the Cuban fishing fleet called for the presence ofour vessels in distant areas not only of the Caribbean, and of the Gulf ofMexico and the Bahamas Channel, but at other distant points situated intraditional fishing grounds. So there was no question of an unforeseen actor any departure from previously established custom, much less provocation.

"This demonstration of good intentions by our Government, which it wasunder no obligation to make, we were simply doing what we were entitled todo under international fisheries agreements, was received by the UnitedStates Government in a manner inspired by its colonialist pride, whichmade it seek to restrict the area where Cuba had a right to obtain foodfrom the sea to the waters adjacent to our island, as if international lawwas not in our favour. The United States Government, in a most irregularcommunication, stated that it would feel concern at any Cuban fishingoperation outside Cuban waters. The despatch of -our vessels to thosewaters, which are not the exclusive property of anybody, as you will beaware, is not only an act in exercise of our sovereignty in accordance withthe juridical principles governing operations of this nature, but is also

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in obedience to the imperative of subsistence, to enable us to provide ourpeople with the food they need and to develop our economy. To thisattitude, the United States Government has responded by a typical act ofpiracy, which is a violation of the Charter of the United Nations, as ithelps to aggravate the Caribbean crisis and constitutes a threat tointernational peace and security.

"The United States Government's policy of aggression against Cuba iswell-known, and so are its intentions of subduing our people by hungerthrough the economic and commercial blockade which it has instituted; andthis act of aggression which we are now reporting is simply another link inthe already long chain with which they are seeking to shackle the CubanRevolution.

"At 11 a.m. on 2 February this act of violence, whose end is not yetknown, began. At that time a Coast Guard cutter of the United States Havyto the south east of Dry Tortuga threatened the fishing vessels Lambda 53;Lambda 8, Cardenas 1^- and Cardenas 19 with its guns ordering them to go incloser to the shore and not to move for six hours, when they would receivefurther instructions. The fishing fleet was outside territorial waters,five miles off the coast of the Dry Tortugas in a fishing-ground always usedby Cuban vessels for catching the fish known as sawfish.

"At 6 p.m. on the same day another, larger vessel of the United StatesNavy appeared and lowered a boat containing many sailors and officers, whoboarded the Lambda 35j asked for the ship's papers and took the crew list.Almost immediately afterwards other naval surface units and aircraft beganto arrive and an officer again boarded the Lambda 55 and stated that it wasnot to leave the area. At 8 p.m. another two gunboats appeared, increasingthe pressure on our unarmed vessels, and while one of them kept our vesselsilluminated and trained its calibre-30 machine-guns on them, the crew of theother boarded the fishing vessels and made a thorough search with detectorapparatus, photographing not only the fishing tackle but also, as a measureof harrassment, all the crew of the four vessels, one by one. This operationlasted the whole night, until 6 a.m. on 3 February, when another gunboat cameup with eleven members of the United States Navy, who boarded the Lambda 35jordering the crew to start up the engines and sail for a place that they wouldindicate. In these circumstances, then, surrounded by many warships, aircraftand helicopters, they made the whole fleet set off for Key West. Just as theyhad prevented any use of the radio on the Lambda 55; they placed a Coast Guardcutter behind the Lambda 8 to jam its radio and prevent any communicationwith Cuba. In these circumstances, at 3-50 p.m. the vessel in questioninformed Cuba that it was passing through the buoys of the Key West Canal,escorted by the Coast Guard cutters G-4C4-38 and G-953-12, the gunboat 95-320and the destroyer John Pierce BD-753*

"We wish to draw the attention of the President of the Security Councilto the fact that, in contrast to this crude act of piracy and display offorce, the four Cuban vessels were manned almost entirely by young fishing-school students with their instructors, completely unarmed, who were on atraining voyage to prepare technicians for our growing fleet.

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"At the present time the four vessels and the thirty-eight members oftheir crew are held at Key West naval base, in utter disregard of theprinciples of peace and tolerance on which the aims of the United Nations arebased and with no respect for its purposes and principles, especially those.relating to the equality of nations and self-determination of peoples.

"The course of action adopted by the United States Government, first inthreatening to use force and then in actually using it, its contempt for theinternational fishing agreements and its deliberate disregard for internationallaw have created an extremely serious situation, which may appropriately bebrought to the attention of the Security Council.

"I should be grateful if you would arrange for copies of this letter tobe circulated to all States Members of the United Nations.

"I have the honour to be, etc.

(Signed) Eaul ROAMinister for Foreign Affairs"

I have the honour to be, etc.

(Signed) Juan JUARBE Y JUARBECounsellor

Charge d'Affaires

UNITED NAT IONS

S E C U R I T Y

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TELEGRAM DATED k FEMUARY 1964 FROM THE SECRETMY-GSKERAL OF THEORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

OF THE UNITED NATIONS

In accordance with Article 5k of the United Nations Charter, I have the

honour to communicate to you for the information of the Security Council the

text of the resolution adopted by the Council of the Organisation of American

States at an extraordinary meeting held on k February 1964 concerning the

convening of the Organ of Consultation under the terms of the Inter-American

Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance. The resolution reads as follows:-' "The

Council of the Organization of American States, considering: that it has taken

cognizance of the Note of the Ambassador Representative of Panama dated

29 January in which his Government reports the situation created between his

country and the United States of America and requests a meeting of the Organ of

Consultation for the purposes stated in the said Note, in accordance with the

Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance; and that it has heard the

statements made by the representatives of Panama and the United States at the

meeting on Jl January and at today's meeting, resolves: 1. To convene the

Organ of Consultation under the terms of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal

Assistance on a date and at a place to be fixed in due course. 2. To constitute

itself and act provisionally as an organ of consultation under the terms of

article 12 of the said Treaty. J. To communicate the text of this resolution

to the United Nations Security Council." Accept, Sir, etc.

(Signed) Jose A. Mora, Secretary-General, Organization of American States

I/ Unofficial translation*

64-02552

Unofficial translation from Spanish

INCOMING CLEAR CABLE

TO: SECRETARY-GENERAL

FROM: C.T.C., CUBA

DATE: 5 FEBRUARY 1964

The workers and people of Camaguey, at a mass meeting convened by the C.T.C.,

Provincial Office of the P.U.R.S. and other organizations, strongly protest against

the piratical action aarried out by ships in the service of imperialism, seizing

Cuban fishing boats in international waters, thereby violating elementary rules of

international law.

Benito Sanchez Diago, Secretary CTC

Alejandro Montane Minueses, Secretary Foreign Affairs

QkXUnofficial translation from Spanish


T 0: SECRETARY-GENERAL

FROM: REVOLUTIONARY CTC, CUBA


On behalf of the workers and people of Cuba, the Revolutionary CTC strongly

protests over act of piracy and vandalism coinnitted against Cuban s fishing boats

seized arbitaarily in international waters. Hostility of United States imperialism

strengthens revolutionary unity and jssos3aas&±BB. beliefs of Cuban people. We firmly

support Cuban Government's decision to cut off supply of water to Caymanera base

as justified protest over kidnapped Cubans. Fatherland or Death.1 We shall conquer I

Rogelio Iglesias Patino, Sec. Foreign Affairs.



TO: SECRETARY-GENERAL

FROM: CUBAN TRADE UNION


Cuban workers in maritime sector most strongly protest to United Nations over

brutal treatment of 38 Cuban fishermen by United States authorities. We demand their

immediate release and we ask that measures be taken to guarantee that in future there

will be no repetition of piratical acts violating rights laid down in the Charter ofJ-tc* f, i I-L~ j "h- e j

the United Nations. We support -nrffrrir-rrr"t--iir-TnJ'MitnihriiTiTVr by our Revolutionary Government

regarding United States naval base situated at Guantanamo on Cuban territory.

Andres Fernandez Soler, Secretary-General, National Union of Cuban Maritime and

Dock Workers.

UNITED STATES MISSIONTO THE UNITED NATIONS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release Ho. 4360February 7, 1964

Following is the text of a letter from Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson,

United States Representative to the United Nations, transmitted today to

Ambassador Carlos Alfred Bernardes, President of the United Nations

Security Council.

Dear Mr. President:

I refer to the letter sent to you by the Permanent Delegation of Cubaon February 4, 1964 (Document S/5530) protesting the alleged illegalseizure by the Government of the United States of four Cuban fishing boatsin the area of the Dry Tortuga Island* In order that members of theSecurity Council will be properly informed on this matter, I am addressingthis note to you to set forth'the facts of the situation.

The facts of the case were communicated by my Government to the Govern-ment of Cuba in a note delivered on February 4, 1964, protesting theviolation of the territorial sea of the United States by the Cuban fishingboats. The facts communicated and subsequent developments are as follows:

1. On February 2, 1964, four Cuban fishing vessels were observed byunits of the United States Coast Guard to be fishing within the territorialsea (i.e., inside the three mile limit) of the United States off East Keyin the Dry Tortugas,

2. The United States Coast Guard patrol craft ordered the Cuban vesselsto anchor and stand by for boarding and search which they did. When theyanchored, the various vessels were between 1.5 and 1.9 miles off East Key.Two of the masters of the fishing boats — Jose Manuel Ventura of theCardenas No. 14 and Manuel Gomez Barrios of the Lambda No. 8 admitted toUnited States Coast Guard officials that they were knowingly fishing inUnited States waters.

3. On the morning of February 3, 1964, following a preliminary searchof the vessels and questioning of their masters, the United States CoastGuard vessels brought the Cuban fishing boats to Key West for furtherinvestigation and interrogation in connection with violation of Federallaw. The boarding, inspection and escort of the boats from East Key toKey West by personnel of the United States Coast Guard was conducted inthe normal manner with due regard for the welfare of crews.

4. During this entire procedure andvntil such time as the four boatswere within the naval base at Key West, they had unrestricted use of theirradio communications. Clear evidence of this is to be found in the factthat conversations between the boats and Habana were monitored by com-mercial monitoring services in the Florida area. Once the Cuban vesselshad docked at Key West, they were at liberty to communicate with theCzechoslovakian Embassy in Washington, D.C., which is representing Cubaninterests in the United States, had they chosen to do so.

5. Federal authorities completed their investigation and interrogationof the crews on February 5, 1964. The authorities concluded that theCuban vessels were fishing in the territorial waters of the United States

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contrary to Section 251 of Title 46 of the United States Code. However,as this statute contains no sanctions, prosecution by Federal authoriteswas not undertaken. At the same time, the Cuban fishing boats werealso in probable violation of laws of the state of Florida and thus sub-ject to prosecution by state authorities. State officials formallyrequested the United States Coast Guard to turn the boats and crews overto the jurisdiction of the state. In accordance with United States law,this was done on February 5, 1964. Legal proceedings before the statecourts are pending.

6. Two crews' members have on their own initiative requestedpolitical asylum in the United States. This has been granted.

In summary, Mr. President, this is a case involving the unauthorizedintrusion into the territorial sea of the United States in violation ofinternational law and the laws of the United States. Those charged withthe violation stand before the appropriate court where they will receivea fair trial surrounded by the full guarantees offered by the constitu-tion and laws of this country. I reject the political motives ascribedby the Cuban Government to the action which has been taken.

As the facts of the case demonstrate, there is absolutely no basisfor the intemperate and distorted language in the Cuban letter. I canonly conclude that the purpose of the letter was to obscure the fact ofthe clear violation of international laws and of the laws of the UnitedStates.

I respectfully request that you have this letter circulated to theDelegations of all the Members States of the Security Council.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release No. 4360February 7, 1964

Following is the text of a letter from Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson,

United States Representative to the United Nations, transmitted today to

Ambassador Carlos Alfred Bernardes, President of the United Nations

Security Council. '

Dear Mr. President:

I refer to the letter sent to you by the Permanent Delegation of Cubaon February 4, 1964 (Document S/5530) protesting the alleged illegalseizure by the Government of the. United States of four Cuban fishing boatsin the area of the Dry Tortuga Island. In order that members of theSecurity Council will be properly informed on this matter, I am addressingthis note to you to set forth the facts of the situation.

The facts of the case were communicated by my Government to the Govern-ment of Cuba in a note delivered on February 4, 1964, protesting theviolation of the territorial sea of the United States by the Cuban fishingboats. The facts communicated and subsequent developments are as follows:

1. On February 2, 1964, four Cuban fishing vessels were observed byunits of the United States Coast Guard to be fishing within the territorialsea (i.e., inside the three mile limit) of the United States off East Keyin the Dry Tortugas.

2. The United States Coast Guard patrol craft ordered the Cuban vesselsto anchor and stand by for boarding and search which they did. When theyanchored, the various vessels were between 1.5 and 1.9 miles off East Key.Two of the masters of the fishing boats — Jose Manuel Ventura of theCardenas No. 14 and Manuel Gomez Barrios of the Lambda No. 8 admitted toUnited States Coast Guard officials that they were knowingly fishing inUnited States waters.

3. On the morning of February 3, 1964, following a preliminary searchof the vessels and questioning of their masters, the United States CoastGuard vessels brought the Cuban fishing boats to Key West for furtherinvestigation and interrogation in connection with violation of Federallaw. The boarding, inspection and escort of the boats from East Key toKey West by personnel of the United States Coast Guard was conducted inthe normal manner with due regard for the welfare of crews.

4. During this entire procedure anduitil such time as the four boatswere within the naval base at Key West, they had unrestricted use of theirradio communications. Clear evidence of this is to be found in the factthat conversations between the boats and Habana were monitored by com-mercial monitoring services in the Florida area. Once the Cuban vesselshad docked at Key West, they were at liberty to communicate with theCzechoslovakian Embassy in Washington, D.C., which is representing Cubaninterests in the United States, had they chosen to do so.

5. Federal authorities completed their investigation and interrogationof the crews on February 5, 1964. The authorities concluded that theCuban vessels were fishing in the territorial waters of the United States

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contrary to Section 251 of Title 46 of the United States Code. However,as this statute contains no sanctions, prosecution by Federal authoriteswas not undertaken. At the same time, the Cuban fishing boats werealso in probable violation of laws of the state of Florida and thus sub-ject to prosecution by state authorities. State officials formallyrequested the United States Coast Guard to turn the boats and crews overto the jurisdiction of the state. In accordance with United States law,this was done on February 5, 1964. Legal proceedings before the statecourts are pending.

6. Two crews' members have on their own initiative requestedpolitical asylum in the United States. This has been granted.

In summary, Mr. President, this is a case involving the unauthorizedintrusion into the territorial sea of the United States in violation ofinternational law and the laws of the United States. Those charged withthe violation stand before the appropriate court where they will receivea fair trial surrounded by the full guarantees offered by the constitu-tion and laws of this country. I reject the political motives ascribedby the Cuban Government to the action which has been taken.

As the facts of the case demonstrate, there is absolutely no basisfor the intemperate and distorted language in the Cuban letter. I canonly conclude that the purpose of the letter was to obscure the fact ofthe clear violation of international laws and of the laws of the UnitedStates.

I respectfully request that you have this letter circulated to theDelegations of all the Members States of the Security Council.

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LETTER DATED 1 FEBRUARY 196U FROM THE FEHMAMEfflP REPRESEM&TIVEOF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ADDRESSED TO TI3E PRESIDENT OF

THE SECURITY COUNCIL

I refer to the letter sent to you by the Permanent Delegation of Cuba on

February k, l$6k (Document S/5530), protesting the alleged illegal seizure by the

Government of the United States of four Cuban fishing boats in the area of the

Dry Tortuga Island* In order that members of the Security Council will be

properly informed on this matter, I am addressing this note to you to set forth

the facts of the situation.

The facts of the case were communicated by my Government to the Government of

Cuba in a note delivered on February 4, IS6k} protesting the violation of the

territorial sea of the United States by the Cuban fishing boats. The facts

conmunicated and subsequent developments are as follows:

1. On February 2, 196*1-, four Cuban fishing vessels were observed by units

of the United States Coast Guard to be fishing within the territorial sea

(i.e. inside the three mile limit) of the United States off East Key in the Dry

Tortugas.

2. The United States Coast Guard patrol craft ordered the Cuban vessels

to anchor and stand by for boarding and search which they did. When they anchored,

the various vessels were between 1.5 and 1*9 miles off East Key. Two of the

masters of the fishing boats - Jose Manuel Ventura of the Cardenas No. 14 and

Manuel Gomez Barrios of the Lambda Ho. 8 - admitted to United States Coast Guard

officials that they were knowingly fishing in United States waters.

3. On the morning of February 3, 196 , following a preliminary search of

the vessels and questioning of their masters, the United States Coast Guard

vessels brought the Cuban fishing boats to Key West for further investigation

and interrogation in connexion with violation of Federal law. The boarding,

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inspection and escort of the boats from East Key to Key West "by perscnael of the

United States Coast Guard was conducted in the normal manner vith due regard for

the welfare of crews.

4. During this entire procedure and until such time as the four boats were

within the naval base at. Key West, they .had. unrestricted us.e of their radio

communications. . Clear evidence• o:f -this; "is to: be found in.the fact that• . ' , r . • • • : - . ; . - •

conversations between the boats' and Haba'na' were' monitored by commercial

monitoring services in the Florida area. Once the Cuban vessels had docked at

Key West,' they were at liberty to 'communicate with 'the'' Czechoslovaklan Embassy

in Washington, B.C., "whica is representing Cuba'ri interests in the United States,

h a d they chosen t o d o s o . • . . > . .

5. Federal authorities completed their investigation and interrogation

of the crews on February 5, 196 . The'' authoritie's concluded that the Cuban

vessels were fishing in the territorial waters of the United States' contrary to

Section 251 of Title h6 of the United States Code. However, as this statute

contains 'no sanctions, prosecution by Federal authorities was not'Undertaken.

At the same time, "the Cuban fishing boats were "also in probable violation of

laws of the state of Florida arid thus subject'to prosecution by state authorities.

State officials formally requested the Unlte'd' States 'Coast Guard to turn the boats

and crews over to the jurisdiction of the state.' In accordance with United States

law,"this was done on February 5, 'l$6k. Legal proceedings before the state courts

are pending.

6. Two crews* members' have on their' own initiative requested political

'asylum in the United States, This has'been granted/ '

In summary, Kr, President, this is 'a case'involving the unauthorized

intrusion into the territorial sea of"the'United States in violation of

International Law and the laws of'the United' States. ' Those charged with the

violation stand before the'appropriate court'where they will receive a fair trial

surrounded by the full guarantees offered by the 'constitution and laws of this

country. 1 reject the political motives ascribed''by the Cuban Government to t-he

action which has been taken. ' '

As the facts'of'the case demonstrate', there is' absolutely no basis'for the

intemperate and distorted language in the Cuban letter. I can only conclude

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that the purpose of the letter was to obscure the fact of the clear violation of

International Laws and of the laws of the United States.

I respectfully request that you have this letter circulated to the

delegations of all the Member States of the Security Council.

(Sighed) Adlai E. Stevenson

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Re. meeting -with Amb. Stevenson this morning,

attached is english translation of Cuban letter

which you had already seen.

You may wish to enquire what is present posit-

ion of U.S. Govt. in this matter and what steps

does it intend to take regarding the boats andtheir crews .

11 February 1964

I sent for Amb. Stevenson today and asked him for his Government'sattitude towards the request made by the Revolutionary Government of Cubaregarding the immediate release of the captured crews and the restorationof Cuban boats, since I owe an early reply to the Cuban note of 5 February.

Amb. Stevenson stated the position of the US Government as follows:

Out of the Cubans captured by the authorities of the State of Florida,all the minors have been released and they are awaiting transportation toCuba. Under the State law of Florida all the adults captured have to be triedby the State Coufcto of Florida, since they were captured in US territorialwaters. The Cuban Government has been asked, through the Czechoslovak Embassy,to designate a lawyer for the defence of the Cubans who are undergoing trial.The reply of the Cuban Government is being awaited. It is the hope of theUS Government that after the conclusion of the trial they will be fined andreleased. Since the case comes under the State law, the federal governmentis not involved.

The question of the fishing boats is a more difficult problem.Amb. Stevenson thinks that the return of these boats to Cuba can be effectedwith the assistance of the coast guards. He affirms the US position that theconfiscation of the fishing boats is out of the question.

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5 February

No. 25

Sir,On the instructions of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba, I have the

honour to communicate to you the text of a note addressed to you "by Dr. Raul Roa,

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba:

"Sir,

"The hoarding and seizure of the Cuban fishing vessels Lambda Jg,Lambda 8, Cdrdenas 14 and G&rdenas 19 and the capture of the members of theircrews "by the Government of the United States of America, which has held themunder duress for the past three days at the Key West naval "base in Florida,constitute an open violation of the letter and spirit of the United NationsCharter and an intolerable provocation, increasing the tension deliberatelycaused "by that Government in the Caribbean area and threatening internationalpeace and security.

"The Revolutionary Government of Cuba, in the exercise of its rightsunder the United Nations Charter and in defence of Cuba's national sovereignty,herewith requests you to use your high influence to induce the aggressorGovernment immediately to release these Cuban citizens and to return the vesselscaptured in international waters by an act of sheer piracy. As you know, ourGovernment has already written to the President of the Security Council todenounce before that organ, which has the primary responsibility for themaintenance of international peace and security, this unheard-of resort toforce on the part of United States naval authorities against the unarmedvessels and crews which were the victims of this unprecedented attack.

"You played a similar role during the serious world crisis of Octoberwhen the Government of the United States of America, by its premeditatedarbitrary and unlawful acts of violence, brought all mankind to the brink ofthermonuclear war. If this new incident is not settled quickly in theappropriate manner, that situation of imminent peril might well arise again inan equally threatening form, and the circumstances which caused such deep anxiety tothe peoples and to the United Nations would be repeated.

U Thant -Secretary-General ofthe United Nations

New York, N.Y.

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"It is clear that the seizure of the Cuban "boats and their crews, whenthey were engaged in peaceful fishing operations} is part of the United StatesGovernment's policy of aggression against Cuba and of its intention ofmaintaining an atmosphere of undeclared war against our country, in contemptof the aims, purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. Thisattitude is seen to be even more intolerant and arrogant in the light of thefact that, as a pledge of its good intentions and with a view to avoiding anyfriction that might aggravate the international situation, the RevolutionaryGovernment of Cuba informed the United States Government well in advance - on9 December 19 3 - that the development and expansion of the activities of theCuban fishing fleet made it essential for vessels to "be present in variousfishing zones, among them the area near the Dry Tortugas and hence outsideUnited States territorial waters. As you will realize, the Cuban Governmentwas under no obligation to give such notice, since the exploitation of theproducts of the sea in areas that are not the exclusive property of any countryis a right granted by international fishing agreements. Moreover, this fishingground has for many years been a point of assembly for Cuban fishermen.

"Confident that you will appreciate the dangerous consequences of thisincident provoked by the Government of the United States of America and theserious infringement of our sovereignty, which the Government of Cuba cannottolerate, that such an act of force constitutes, I venture once again to callupon you, in the exercise of your high responsibilities, to demand theimmediate release of the captured crews and at the same time the restorationof the boats.

"Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Signed) Raul ROA GARcfA,Minister for Foreign Affairs."

I take this opportunity to offer you the assurances of my highest

consideration.

(Signed) Juan JUARBE Y JUARBECounsellor,

Charge" d'Affaires

P i £Is' p*V (\ V1i* • I ; ( 1. _»?

de Febrero de 1964

Cteaers&s

For instrticelomes del Gobierno Revalue ionario de

Cuba, tengo ©1 honor de transcriblrle el text a de la note que

le dirig© el Dr. KatSl Isa, Minlstro de Relaclones Sxteriore®

Habaaa. 5 <Se Febrsro de 19641 LA

S'©eretari0- Gemral ds laIfaeii&nes Onidas.

^ apresamiento y secuestro de los bar-

eos de pesca eubanos Lambda 33 9 lambda 0, Cdrdenas 14 y C rde-

nas 19| y de sua trlpulantes por el Gobierno de los Estados Uni

dos de America, mant^nidos por rftedio de la fuersa desde hace

tres dlas en la basg naval de Key ¥©st, en la Florida, consti-

tuye una abierta violacion del espiritu y de la letra de la

CSarta de las Haeion.es Unidas y una intolerable provoeaci6n que

agadisan las tensions s promovidas en la Sttgion del Garibe por

dicho 'Oobierno y pone en riesg© la pas y la seguridad interna-

eitmales-.W.E1 Gobi©rno E«vo3.yeionario de Cuba, en ejereiclo

de los derechos que le otorga la Gsrta de la Qrganisacion 3^ en

SI E. S, U-Seueral de las

defeasa de la soberanfa rmcicmal, se dirige a usted, par este

media(•• can el objeto de demandar sti alta gestida par® qut@ el

agresor petnga irraiediatamente en libertad a esos clu~

oubanos y deTuelva las eiabarcaclones capturadas en aguas

en usnt btirdo acto de piraterla* Como listed sa~

feeI y& eon autsrioridad auestro Gobierno se habia dirigldo al

Presidents d&l Gorisejo de SeguridM para demineiar a ese

^ que tiene la responssbilidad primordial <!e mantener

la pa« y la seguridad internacionales, el ins61ito acto de fuer-

«a d© las autorid'ades navales norteassericanas contra los bareos

y tripulantes' desarmados qw© haa sido victimss de ese asalt^

sin pracedeBtes*

Ôstedj s-eSor Seeretario General, des^mpend rele-

v&nte papel durante la grave crisis aaundlal del mes de Octubre

d@ 19 2 j cuando el Ctobierno d© los Kstados Unidos c!e A. Srica,

con aetos arbitrarios © ilegalesj d© violeneia prejaedltadat

situ6 a toda ia Sfosnanidacl al borde de la guerra tenaonuclear.

Iste nuevo ©pisodio, de no cancelarsa eon urgencia en la forrna

debida^ podria reabrir^ con pare Jo dramatis!W» aquella situacidn

de iaainente peligroj, r'eproduci^ndose las circunstancias que

tan hondamente preocuparon a los pueblos y a la Organ!saci6n

de las Macione© Ifeida©.*

«Es efidante

Es evi este qu© el seeuestro de los bare03 cubatios

3f de sas trlpulantes, eusndo se hallaban en paeificas operacio-

nas de pesoa, forma part© de la politlea de agresi6n del Gobier-

no nort©ai«erlean© contra Cuba 7 de sus designios. de meaten@r

un clistia de gtaerra no declarad© contra, nuestro pals, con ©scar-

salo de las finaildades los propdsitos y ios principles de la

Garta ds las Naciosea Unidas« Eats aetitwd cobra perfiles a?in

de is s aoeafcuada intolerancla y soberbia, si se tieae en eusnta

el dobierno Eevoltjcionario de Ouba^ en prenda d© buenas In-

y con-el fin de evitar cualquier roaamiento <|U© agra-. ' __ e" - ^

vass la gituacion internaeional, comtjni^ôn sobrada aatela-

016n a dlcho 00bierB0 * el 9 de Dieieiabre del aSo pasacio »

el desarrol-lo y la ampliaciSn de actividades de nuestra

pesquera hacfa impreseiadible la prasencia de sus ©rabarca-

0 ions a en distintas zoiias pesqueras, entre ellas, la ubieada

eerca del cayo Bry Tort>ugas> y fuera desde luer.o, de las aguas

JBtrisdiccioaales nerteainericanas* Coeio usted podrfi apreciar,

©1 Gofeierao cubano no estaba obligado a esta adverteneia

ya qu© @s tan dereeh© que otorgaa Ios ©ctierdos internacionales

de pesca el aprovech-amiento d© los produetos del raar en luga»

r©s <ûe no constituyen patrliaonio exclusive de nadie* Este

f0ado pesqu©ro# sdemis,' ha sido durante largos afios, un punto

d© coaeurrenoia de pesGad^r©© eubanos*la 3

1® seguridad d& qu0 us ted valorari la® peli-

grosas eoHseeueneias de ©ste incident© provooado por el Gobier

RO de Sgtados Unidos <^6 Aralrica y-la grave ofensa qua tal acto

d© fiiersa signiflea para imestra soberanla, Inadmisibl© para

el Gobi-era©- Eevolueionario de Gtiba>: me permito reiterarl© la

iav©eaei6rt' <ie su© altas ^©sp©nsabilidades para qu©, @n benefi

def la paia mtindial, reolssi© la inmedlata libertad de los tripy-

laiates secuestrados y la simultlingK devolucidn de los barcos.?JRe«iba niat- dj seEor S©cretaris General, el tes»

mi si4s alta y dis'fiinguida consid raeidru

(f) la^l Boa Oarela-- .Ministry d© Relaciories Exteriores.*1

Aprevocho la opoxûnidad para, reiterar a. Tuestra

las segurldades cle mi ra£a alta y distiaguida consi-

U N I T E D . N A T I O N S ||gf N A T I O N S U N I E S-"? •>•

N E W Y O R K

DABLEADDRESS • U N ATI O NS NEWYD RK •

PO 220 Cuba (2)

<The enclosed translation of aVwtoranication dated 23 April

»•••• j-7 is transmitted to the Permanent Missions of the States

Members of the United Nations at the request of the Permanent

Mission of Cuba totthe United Nations.TO vcn

0°

2? April


PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBATO THE UNITED NATIONS

-38 April 196)4-

No. 133

Sir,

I have the honour to communicate below the text of the note of today's date

addressed to you by Dr. Raul Roa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba:

"U ThantSecretary-General of the United NationsNew York.

"Sir,

"Once again, compelled by circumstances, I must address you on behalf of the

Revolutionary Government of Cuba in order to inform you of a situation which could

seriously affect peace and security in the Caribbean area, and this, given the

nature of the factors involved, would inevitably lead to a crisis of profound and

far-reaching international implications. As in October 1962, this situation is due

to the arbitrary, provocative, illegal and irresponsible conduct of the Government

of the United States of America.

"Actually, viewed strictly from the course of events, the current episode is

essentially part of that same crisis, one which brought mankind to the verge of

thermonuclear conflict and caused the United Nations and you in particular such

serious concern that you offered your generous help to ease the tensions which were

leading at an accelerated pace to the outbreak of a world war.

"When, at the beginning of 1963, the negotiations relating to the so-called

Caribbean crisis formally ended at the United Nations, the Government of the

United States of America, instead of accommodating itself to the spirit of those

U Thant,Secretary-General of the United Nations,New York.

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negotiations and striving to eliminate, with the means at its disposal, the

combination of causes which were responsible for the atmosphere of imminent armed

confrontation, continued its policy of multiform aggression against Cuba, adding

further calumnies to the repertory of the 'cold war' and creating at the same time

a climate of collective hysteria which would encourage and justify an armed attack

on our country. In developing this crude, cynical and evil policy, the Government

of the United States has unceasingly exerted pressure on Latin American Governments

which have diplomatic relations with Cuba to break those relations and abandon their

defence of the principles of non-intervention and self-determination, so dear to

all peoples and especially to the peoples of our hemisphere, who have been chronic

victims of the brutal claws of United States imperialism. It has promoted with its

allies the discontinuance of normal trade relations with the Cuban market and has

established discriminatory measures against free maritime traffic. It has continued

its illegal flights over Cuban territory and its systematic violations of Cuba's

territorial waters. It has increased the outrages, provocations and offences from

Guantanamo Naval Base and has converted that usurped portion of Cuba's territory

into a hiding-place of counter-revolutionaries, spies and terrorists. It has armed

pirate vessels to attack our shores. It has trained saboteurs and has introduced

arms and explosives into Cuba in order to subvert the socialist order, destroy the

property of the people and commit murders.

"This behaviour on the part of the United States Government, which tramples

under foot the Charter of the United nations and violates international law, was

renewed shortly after the negotiations in New York, in which, moved by your noble

eagerness to save international peace and security, you played such an important

part. Conceived by the Pentagon and the Department of State in utter recklessness,

stripped of its democratic false-face, based on a long-range strategy aimed at

crushing by force any movement for national liberation and independent economic

development in Latin America, Africa and Asia, this perilous policy has been steadily

acquiring a dangerous charge of aggressive potential, made up in equal measure of

cupidity and adventurism. Cuba,.as you cannot fail to see, is at the centre of

this sinister plan of aggression, plunder and subjection to the economic, political

and military interests of the Government of the United States of America.

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"A brief account of some of the attacks on Cuba carried out by agents of that

Government last year and so far this year should suffice to provide a vivid picture

of the situation we are citing.

"The month in which the negotiations had formally ended was scarcely over when

two military aircraft of the F-101 type bearing the insignia of the United States

Air Force opened machine-gun fire on Cayo Frances, a loading-point for sugar

northeast of the port of Caibarien in Las Villas Province, at a time when

approximately a hundred Cuban workers were there drilling for oil. This happened

on 9 February 1963.

"On 13 February 1963 two vessels of the 'Sigma1 type, belonging to the

Cardenas fishing co-operative, were attacked, stopped and seized by a gunboat

coming from United States territory, and several Cuban seamen were wounded.

"On 1 March a note of protest was sent to the Government of the United States

of America in connexion with the attack on the Cuban fishing-boat 'Joven Amalia'

by the United States warship H.J. Ellison south of Oriente Province.

"On the night of 25 April 1963 a twin-engined aircraft coming from the United

States flew at low altitude over the 'Nico Lopez' oil refinery in Havana, capital

of the Republic, dropping a 100-pound bomb and various containers of incendiary

material. The next day, telegraphic news agencies reported a statement made at a

Press conference in Washington, B.C. by the United States citizen Alexander Rourke

that he and another United States citizen had been aboard the attacking aircraft.

"On 17 March, at 11.V? p.m., one of the gunboats operating out of bases in

the United States and Puerto Rico, fired on the Soviet vessel 'Lvov' , which was

moored at the 'Amezaga1 pier, Isabela de Sagua, Las Villas Province, and was

unloading merchandise from the Soviet Union.

"The pirate vessel fired several bursts from a 30-calibre machine-gun and a

number of shots from a 20-millimetre cannon, hitting the ship's smokestack and one

of its ventilators.

"In the early morning of 19 May a pirate boat, coming from the north, opened

machine-gun fire in the direction of the mouth of the River Tarara, about fifteen

kilometres east of Havana.

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"At 9-10 a.m. on 2.6 May an amphibious, twin-engined,, turboprop aircraft of

the United States Wavy, type P~5 B, Serial Wo. 147-320, opened fire on Cayo Frances,

north of Caibarien, Las Villas Province. After the attack, the aircraft continued

for some time to circle over the locality at altitudes as low as 200 metres.

"in the early morning of 10 June a group of mercenaries sheltering in the

United States, the crewmen of a pirate gunboat equipped with machine-guns and a

JO-millimetre cannon, coming from United States territory, landed at Cayo Blanco,

fifteen kilometres from Bahia de Cardenas, Matanzas Province, and later made a

surprise attack on four sailors who were patrolling the locality, killing

Jesus Fernandez Ramirez and seizing Daniel Exposito Torres and

Calimerio Ramirez Jerez, and leaving behind a considerable quantity of arms of

United States manufacture, explosives, food and various articles of the same

origin. In their flight to United States territory the pirates seized the

Cuban fishing-boat Elvira, forced its crew to take them to Cayo Maraton and

landed there, taking with them the persons they had seized.

"On 19 August, at 1.30 a.m., two landing-craft, coming from a mother ship

standing off the mouth of the Santa Lucia on the north coast of Pinar del Rio

Province, simultaneously entered two of the channels in that area, approached

the sulphur-minerals plant situated there and opened fire on it in a surprise

attack, using 30-calibre machine-guns and bazookas which perforated some oil

tanks and sulphuric acid tanks, and piping containing acid. Members of the

militia repelled the attack and the pirates fled under cover of large-calibre

machine-gun fire from the mother ship.

"At 5*5 a.m. on 15 August a light pirate-aircraft fired several times on

the 'Bolivia' sugar refinery in the municipality of Moron, Camaguey Province,

and dropped two 50-pound bombs, one of which exploded.

"On 18 August a bomber aircraft flew over the port of Casilda, in Las Villas

Province, firing several rockets at the oil tanks. The pirate-aircraft appeared

over the town at approximately 2 a.m., first dopping a parachute with a yellow

Bengal light. It had entered Cuban air space completely darkened and with engines

throttled back. Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces repelled the attack.

One of the rockets hit and set fire to one of the twenty-four tank-cars there,

which contained 8,124 gallons of crude petroleum. Another rocket struck near

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a tank containing 2 million gallons of crude petroleum, causing a small break

which was immediately repaired. A third rocket hit the patio of the home of

a seventy-six-year-old woman, Mrs. Carmen Iturralde, exploding and hurling

fragments which embedded themselves in a refrigerator, the doors and the

armchair in which the old lady usually sat, but by a miracle she was not killed.

"On the night of k September two unknown aircraft appeared over Las Villas

Province but were driven off by anti-aircraft guns when they approached the

airbase of that Province. At about k- a.m. of the following day two twin-engined

aircraft with similar features were repelled by artillery fire when they approached

the airbase. As they fled, they dropped explosives, one of which fell in the city

of Santa Clara and hit the house of Fabricio Aguilar Noriega, an instructor in

the Revolutionary Armed Forces, who was instantly killed and three of whose four

small children were wounded. A few moments later two targets flying at a high

altitude and at greater speed than the others were sighted in the same area; they

were doubtless jet aircraft and fled when pursued by interceptor aircraft of our

Air Force.

"At approximately 4.50 p.m. on 8 September a pirate-aircraft coming from

the north flew over the 'Brasil' sugar refinery, on the northern coast of Camaguey,

dropping five 50-pound bombs which exploded in the vicinity of the refinery,

damaging a nearby workers' billet.

"At the same time, between 9 and 10.50 p.m., the anti-aircraft artillery at

Santiago de Cuba, in Oriente Province, opened fire twice against two targets which

approached the refinery in that city.

"On the same day, 8 September, around midnight, anti-aircraft batteries in the

town of Santa Clara, Las Villas Province, twice opened fire on targets in the air

which were approaching the town.

"The confessions of numerous agents of the United States Government, captured

by the Cuban authorities in flagrante delicto, are public knowledge. Giving names

and details, types of vessels and aircraft, and training and embarkation points,

they have revealed the plans of aggression and instructions they received from the

lips of United States authorities for their attacks on Cuba. Equally well-known

are the statements by the most responsible figures in the United States Government

about their intention to continue violating the sovereignty of Cuba, in flagrant

disregard of all international laws and for the Charter of the United Nations.

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"By 20 April 196 , U-2 aircraft of the Central Intelligence Agency had nade

600 flights over Cuban territory. They had made fifty-three flights between

22 November and 31 December 1962. In 19 3 they had flown -6 espionage missions.

This year, as at 20 April, they had made eighty-two flights.

"Between 22 November 1962 and 19 April 1S&+, other types of aircraft violated

our air space on forty-four occasions. In addition, United States air and naval

units are continually engaged in espionage activities off our coasts and there

are incursions almost every day by P2V Neptune aircraft north of the Provinces of

Pinar del Bio, Havana and Matanzas, and by ships of the 'AG-' type, such as

AG-159 'Oxford7, north of Havana Province.

"Also well-known are our Government's frequent denunciations of the harassing

low-level flights of United States military aircraft over vessels of countries which

trade with Cuba. Pirate vessels and United States naval and air units are carrying

out intensive activity around our territory in missions condemned by international

law.

"The Cuban people have bravely, prudently and calmly faced the outrages,

abuses of force, bloody aggressions, material losses and crude provocations they

have suffered at the hands of the United States Government. However, there is now

no escaping it, the imperialists must be warned that, as the Prime Minister of the

Revolutionary Government, Commander Fidel Castro, said in commemorating the third

anniversary of the victory of Playa Giron - the first defeat of imperialism in

America - 'there are limits to prudence and limits to calm; there are limits beyond

which one must not go, and those limits are being dangerously abused' .

"The provocations, violations and outrages originating in the United States

Guantanamo Naval Base, which amounted to 1, l8l from October 1962 to 19 April 196 -,

have in the last few days become unusually frequent and arrogant, in forms indicative

of a premeditated aggravation of international tensions. In the short space of

six hours, on 18 and 19 April 1S&+, members of the garrison at the Base indulged

in provocations whose insolence and coarseness are beyond all bounds. Because of

their magnitude and significance, they are described below in detail for the

information of the United Nations, of world opinion and for your own information:

"Saturday, 18 April: (l) At 6 p.m. the two Marine sentries at the gateway to

the Base and their interpreter threw stones at Cuban soldiers who were hoisting the

national flag, hitting one of them on the arm. In order to engage in this attack, the

United States Marines crossed the dividing line and advanced about three metres into

Cuban territory. /

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"(2) At 6.30 p.m. a United States corporal and a private came up to the

gateway drinking alcoholic beverages and offered some to the Marines on duty, who

also drank. (j) At 6.50 p.m. two counter-revolutionaries sheltered at the Base

drove up to the United States gateway in a car and offered alcoholic "beverages

to the Marines'on duty, who accepted and drank them. (4) At 7« ° p.m. a woman

counter-revolutionary sheltered at the Base drove up to the United States gateway

in a car, remained in the United States sentry building for five minutes and later

went off with the United States Marine, interpreter into a nearby thicket, emerging

a few minutes later. (5) At 8. 0 p.m. two Cuban counter-revolutionaries sheltered

at the Base brought alcoholic beverages to the Marines on duty at the gateway.

(6) At 9«35 P«m« eight United States Marines crossed the dividing line and advanced

into Cuban territory as far as the Cuban sentry building. While one of them

urinated against the flagstaff of the national flag, the others tore up several

shrubs, untied the rope on the flagstaff and left it dangling, and attacked the

Cuban sentries, throwing stones at them, some of which hit our soldiers. . Finally

they returned to the Base, taking with them a garbage rake. (7) At 11 p.m. the

eight United States Marines again crossed the dividing line, advanced as far as

the sentry building and attacked the sentries, throwing stones at them. Using

a Garand rifle and a pick-axe, the Marines tried to break in the. door of the

sentry structure but did not succeed because it was made of iron. They overturned

a vat of paint which was beside the building. They then crossed over to the

registration building and entered it. The sergeant in charge of the frontier

detachment was forced to withdraw his men some twenty metres away from the

building, removing the telephone in order to prevent it from being destroyed.

Finally, the Marines returned to the Base.

"Sunday, 19 April: (8) At midnight, several United States Marines crossed

the dividing line, advanced into. Cuban territory as far as the sentry building

and threw stones at our soldiers. When they returned to the Base, they took a

hose-pipe from the bath in the Cuban sentry building. (9) At 12.35 a.m. a Marine

crossed the dividing line, carrying a Garand rifle, which he cocked and pointed

at the Cuban sentries. (10) The United States Marine interpreter, before

withdrawing from the landside gateway, told our soldiers that what was being

planned for Sunday 'will make you quake'.

"The responsibility of the Government of the United States of America for the

commission of these acts is utterly indisputable. Not only has it been entirely

remiss in taking steps to prevent them in spite of the Cuban Government's formal

complaints but, with unparalleled effrontery, it denies that they are taking place.

It has even tried, with typical imperialist insolence, to blame its open and

notorious misconduct, provocations and violations on our Government. As you know,

the sentries on duty at the Cuban gateway of the Base and along the border have

received clear and precise instructions to carry out their duties strictly, without

yielding to the provocations which have been constantly testing the courage, self-

control and discipline of our soldiers.

"May I remind you that during the Caribbean crisis it was the unchanging

position of the Government of the United States of America to refuse to consider a

long-term solution of the causes of that critical moment for international peace,

causes which ultimately come down to its brutal threats o'f armed attack on Cuba even

at the risk of unleashing a thermonuclear world war. The United States Government

blocked all attempts to go to the root of the question, ignoring not only the voice

of Cuba, which called for broad and thorough treatment of this grave problem, but

also the clamour of world opinion for a solution which would offer permanent

assurances for all the parties in the conflict.

"As the facts have more than amply demonstrated, the Government of the United

States of America has at no time - neither during nor after the crisis - abandoned

its aggressive purposes, its positions of strength, its imperialist arrogance or its

contumacious mockery of the United Nations Charter, and today, with even more

sinister designs, it is trying to manufacture a new crisis of world proportions, and

for that purpose it is deliberately stepping up its provocations at the Guantanamo

Naval Base and exerting pressure on the Organization of American States to act as the

executing agency of the plan of military aggression it has hatched against Cuba.

"On 7 January 1963> in the note that Ambassador Carlos M. Lechuga, Permanent

Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, was instructed to deliver to you when

the negotiations undertaken to solve the international crisis provoked by the United

States Government had ended, our Government predicted that those negotiations were

far from having led to 'an effective agreement capable of guaranteeing permanent

peace in the Caribbean and eliminating the existing tensions'.

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"Today, as yesterday, there can "be no effective agreement unless it includes

consideration of the five points which were called for as minimum guarantees by

Commander Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of the Revolutionary Government, in his

statement of 28 October 19°~2, and are based on the fundamental principles of

international law. The subsequent events herein described and the present

conduct of the Government of the United States of America clearly corroborate

this.

"Before, during and since the Caribbean crisis, the Government of Cuba has

reiterated its policy of peace and its willingness to discuss differences on the

basis of sovereign equality. It considers that there is no other way to arrive

at wholly satisfactory solutions that would eliminate the dangerous frictions

which are once again being provoked with unheard of insolence and irresponsibility

for purposes that risk incalculable consequences to all States and peoples without

exception, and it considers it the duty of the United Nations, in the light of its

Purposes and Principles, its raison d'etre, to concern itself, as you personally

did on the earlier occasion, with this grave situation.

"Cuba, as its Government has repeatedly declared, genuinely desires peace.

As Commander Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of the Eevolutionary Government, said

on the above-mentioned occasion, 'We do not want war, we want peace, we want it

sincerely. War means the loss of lives, the loss of men, it means great suffering;

war means great destruction. We love what we are making: our Revolution. We

love what we are creating: the fruit of our labours, which we want some day to

be the fruit of our people; we want some day to see graduating from the universities

those tens of thousands of young people who today are studying in schools and in

centres of pre-university and technical training; we want seme day to see the

realization of all our dreams. We want our people one day to harvest the fruit

of our labours. This is what we love so greatly, this is what we dream of, and

we say so from our hearts. This is what men have fought and died for, what

revolutions were made for.'

"it must be warned, however, that to interpret this sincere desire for peace

of the Cuban Government and people as a sign of weakness or fear would lead to

false and dangerous conclusions. No one can have any doubts on that score after

the continual demonstrations which the Cuban people, in the face of implacable and

powerful enemies, have given of their courage, determination and dignity in defence

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of their Revolution and their inalienable right to choose socialism as a path of

national development. In any case, such a warning is in order because the latest

United States provocations may be aimed at creating confusion and illusions.

"To be willing peacefully to negotiate our differences is by no means the

same as accepting impositions,, threats, provocations and violations from the

Government of the United States of America. The people and the Government of Cuba

sincerely want peace, but they have never sought it and never will seek it at the

cost of blemishing the dignity, honour and pride of our country.

"You will doubtless be aware that the Government of the United States of America

persistently rejected the proper formula - the only one compatible with our

sovereignty - of multiple inspection, when the United States delegates called for

inspection on the soil of Cuba in the months of October and November 1962. The

Government of the United States of America, at all times, has sought to legalize

flights over Cuba, has endeavoured to humiliate us and, in the face of the

Revolutionary Government's flat refusal to accept this violation of our independence

and endorse such a flagrant infraction of international legal principles, has

continued to carry out by force its activities of espionage, provocation and

subversion.

"Neither then nor now, in spite of the shaky ground on which they stand, have

the imperialists seemed to understand the language of mutual concessions and

reciprocal guarantees. On the contrary, they crudely and arrogantly demand absolute

submission and unconditional surrender. Today as before, the United States Government

officially proclaims its illegal, defiant and irresponsible decision to inspect the

territory of a Member State of the United Nations, As you will understand, such

conduct, which strikes at the United Nations Charter and entails serious dangers for

international peace and security, is completely intolerable. Let it be clearly

recorded that the Revolutionary Government of Cuba does not recognize any right

of the Government of the United States of America to violate its sovereignty and

that it will accordingly take, in self-defence, whatever measures it deems

appropriate.

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"The Revolutionary Government of Cuba wishes to report to the United Nations,

through you, Sir, that preparations of the Government of the United States of

America for military aggression against our country are being speeded up. It

furthermore warns that the Cuban people is not prepared to tolerate indefinitely the

provocations of the Marines stationed at the Guantanamo Naval Base, or to stand by

idly while our air space is violated.

"Commander Fidel Castro, the Prime Minister of the Revolutionary Government,

has clearly defined Cuba's position with these words:

"'Although we love the Revolution and want some day to see our dreams

become realities, if the price we must pay for that are such provocations, if

the price we must pay is to go down on our knees, to sacrifice our dignity,

and our pride, and our honour and our life as a worthy people - if peace is

to be that miserable peace, then we do not want such a peace I

"'No theory, no doctrine, no revolutionary principle compels us to

tolerate this - no theory and no principle. We are revolutionaries, but being

a revolutionary means being ready to pay the price necessary to be a

revolutionary. Wanting a better world means being ready to pay the price

necessary. And rather than that miserable peace, it is a hundred times better

to have the dignified peace of the grave - the dignified peace of those who

fell at GironI

" 'And I say this so that the imperialists may know - so that the world may

know - that we are not prepared to tolerate certain things which go beyond the

limits of what is acceptable and tolerable. ¥e would rather disappear as a

Revolution, as a people and even geographically, as an island.

"'And it is well that the imperialists should know this, should know what

they may expect. If what they want is to provoke a war, provoke a problem,

they will get it, but it will be more than they bargained forl And if what

they want is to erase this island frcm the map, then let them prepare

themselves to do so, for we would sooner see ourselves erased than bow our

head - the proud head of this nation, the dignified heroic head of this nationl

"'If the imperialists think that by bare-faced blackmail, by demonstrating

their might, they are going to intimidate us, we must tell them that all might

has its limit, and that limit lies where there is no fear, where fear ends.

That is the limit of any might!'

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"The outrageous provocations committed on 19 April by groups of Marines from

Guantanamo Naval Base and the cynical statement "by the United States Government

about continuing espionage flights over Cuba, on the one hand, and on the other

hand the expressed determination of the Revolutionary Government and people of Cuba

not to tolerate either the one or the other, must have given you more than ample

grounds for very serious thought. The announced concentration of hundreds of

United States jet aircraft at bases in Florida and on aircraft-carriers sailing

near Cuba - aircraft which only appear to be waiting for orders to bomb Cuban

objectives with high explosives - make the situation even more dramatic. It is

these recent developments that have prompted the Cuban Governmen^ to send you

this note.

"it is obvious that the crude alternative laid down by the

Government of the United States of America contains elements similar to those

which gave rise to the Caribbean crisis, The Revolutionary Government and

people of Cuba feel certain that in the discharge of your duty as Secretary-General

of the United Nations and in keeping with the concern you shewed in October 19°"2,

you will take the action which your wisdom and experience dictate in view of the

growing seriousness of the developments described.

"The Revolutionary Government of Cuba has discharged its duty in bringing this

matter to your attention in good time, and through the United Nations, to the

attention of the whole world.

"l should be most grateful if you would have this note circulated to the

representatives of Member States.


(Signed) Raul RoaMinister for Foreign Affairs"

Accept, Sir, the Assurances of my highest consideration.

(Signed) Juan Juarbe y JuarbeCounsellor

Acting head of the Mission

(stamp of the Permanent Missionof Cuba to the United Nations)

U N / T E D N A T I O N S

S E C U R I T Y

C O U N C I L

Distr.GENERAL

S/570115 May 1964EIGLISHORIGINAL: SPANISH

LETTER DATED it MAY 196t FROM THE CHARGE D 'AFFAIRESOF THE PJERZttKMP MISSION OF CUBA ADDRESSED TO THE

I have the honour to transmit Tsalow the text of a letter of today's date

addressed to you by Dr. Rsul Boa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba:

"Havana,, it May 196t

His Excellency U Thant,.Secretary-General, United Nations,,Hew York

Sir,

Acting upon the instructions of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba,

I have the honour to inform you of the following:

1. On 23 April 196t I sent you a letter on behalf of my Government in

which I informed you of the situation created by constant aggression against our

sovereign country through violation of our airspace by United States military

aircraft and the danger to peace caused by such illegal and aggressive acts,

2. Before the Cuban Government had even received a formal reply from

you to this letter, the following events occurred:

A, On a key opposite the north coast of the Province of Pinar del Rio

there was discovered a contraband cache of arms, explosives and other

military supplies, made in the United States, consisting of nine metal boxes

and eight barrels which contained the following: fifteen 30.6 calibre

Garand rifles, made in the United States, with serial numbers 2864486,

2283789, 987223, 4241893, 1163210, 4672484, 325568, 5667911, 197444,

2279381, 334754, 2126276, 328327t, 95526 and 4693495 and marked 'U.S. Rifle

Cal. 30M1. Springfield Armory''; forty-five cartridge belts marked with the

6t-lo89t

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initials U.S»N. made for the United Stages Army and containing 2",l60

30.c6~calibre rounds for the Garacd rifles; two empty containers for

30-calibre Browning (BAR) automatic rifles, made in the United States;

twelve 9-mm Browning pistols, with serial numbers 1131 5, 111698, 1115 5>

111566, 112025, 113128, 13.2095, 113014, 1131VT, 9U.65, 112l6l and 1119 2;

two metal cases containing 1,764 9»jnm rounds for the Browning pistols;

twenty-five magazines for Browning pistols; seven empty canvas

magazine-carriers with the initials U.S.; eighty-four packets of C-h plastic

explosives marked 'Block demolition, M5 Al' , wfeich are made solely for the

United States Army; fifty-eight magnetic mines shaped like cases; twelve

thermite mines, which produce temperatures capable of melting steel;

ten anti-personnel mines of t&e booby-trap type; ten detonators for

anti-personnel mines; sixteen packets Containing 260 delay detonator pencils;

105 delay detonator pencils, loose; nineteen rolls of detonating fuse;

100 boxes of safety matches; two rolls of Bickford safety fuse made by the

Ensign Bickford Company of Simbsbury, Connecticut, U.S.A.; two unmarked

rolls of safety fuse; four reels of wire, two pairs of pliers; fifteen nylon

capes, fifteen United States Army canteens, with canvas covers marked

' Cover, Canteen QM (CTM)lo485-E-6l FSW 6465-379-2602-3-' and the initials

'U.S.'; eighteen United States Army canvas belts market with the initials

'U.S.'1; four black rubber caps; four machetes; four commando knives of the

type used by the United States Marines; two machete sheaths; two prismatic

compasses; two field first-aid kits, including camouflaged bandages used by

the United States Army; two two-battery waterproof torches; two ti:ree--battery

waterproof torches; one Phillips portable radio made in the I'e;. he elands;

five ramrods for cleaning long weapons; five ramrods for clsarJ.ng short

weapons; one packet containing $15,000 in the national currency, in bills

of $5, $10 and $20.

The origin of the arms, explosives and military supplies discovered is

revealed unmistakably by their markings, numbers and containers and the

instructions in English on the boxes containing them0 They were all made

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in the United States. This is the very type of material thet is used in

its international ventures by the Central Intelligence Agency and its

destination is the same as that of many consignments previously seized on

Cuban territory.

B. Subsequently, on 13 May 196 , at approximately 1 a»m., a pirate

vessel of the ' 'Rex' type, such as the Central Intelligence Agency operates

from its bases in Florida, Puerto Rico and Central America, attacked the

Luis E. Carracedo sugar refinery in the port of Pilon in the southwest of

Oriente Province with cannon and machine-gun fire.

As a result of the shooting, the sugar in storage caught fire and the

70,000 bags of sugar which had been processed at the refinery during the

present season were lost.

Many workers1 dwellings were hit.,. Mrs* Ofil Guerrero and Maria Ortega,

an eight-year-old child were wounded,

3. Events such as these and notice of the intention to commit similar acts of

vandalism are shamelessly broadcast in advance by the United States Press and

wire agencies.

kf It is public knowledge that it is planned to carry out these attacks

from bases in Florida, Puerto Rico, Central America and other places and that

these bases are run by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States

Government.

5. By means of illegal flights by U-2 aircraft over Cuban territory,

the Central Intelligence Agency obtains detailed information on our military

installations fer use in organizing and carrying out these barbarous attacks.

6. The Revolutionary Government of Cuba is sure that the serious nature

of these events and their possible consequences for peace will not escape you.

7. The Revolutionary Government of Cuba considers it a duty to bring

these facts to your knowledge and, through you, to the knowledge of the

United Nations and world public opinion.

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I should be very grateful if you vould l:.indly arrange for this letter to be

circulated to representatives of Member States as an official United Nations

document.

Accept, Sir, the assurance of myhighest consideration,

(Signed) Raul ROAMinister for Foreign Affairs"

Accept, etc,

(Signed) Juan JUARBE Y JUAP.BECounsellor

Charge d'Affaires of the Mission

Note: Annexed to the above letter were a number of photographs, which may be

consulted by delegations of Member States in the Department of Political and

Security Council Affairs of the Secretariat. • '

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION FRCM SPAICTSH

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Oa Dahstlf of tha Secretary- tenisral, I have the honour

to request that you Madly transmit to His Sxeellsncy

Br, Eei3l Soa, Minister for External Delations of CJaba^ the

letter addressed to him today lay the Seoretery-Gaaeral.

gte.

(signed) Jo@J Kolz-BarmsttCSbsf de GaMaet

Sefior don Juan Juarbs y Juarbe

Parmanent Msslon of Cubato the ttoited Katioca

6 Sast 67th StreetHew tork 21, »,Y.

SO de jaa ro de

Be mi coneieteraei&i:

Ba nonibre del Secjretario Ueaeral, tengo el honor 3ro^jfle a® sirva trananitir a Su Excelencia el Dr. BadlMSjolstro de Selaciones Ikterlores de Cuba, Is. carta fechadael (ifa de hoy ue le airije el Seeretario Qeiieral.

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de litMlai6n Pfermcmeate de Cu"ba ante

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1 Ijave tbe feoiKHar to refer' to yo«r ceffisasajlc^tloBS datefi 23/<&3A- $8aa? iM£&, iaa acwxpSaraee «$t& srosap re^ne^, tosverespecttveiy In the f ona of a note to t&& Pearjsanent

of State® Members of the tfetite& Sations (B) 330 Cvfe® {§))

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aote of tlie gr&vlty ^hiefe yoiar ®m*&?nmzfc attachesto tfe© cireiMstances referred tq in t&@ etbove-jnentioae . ccmimuniea-ttoas aati <of the dangers sbicfe it coasldars tfe^r majr constitute to

accofiafifc of the facts end the contslêratloae •wbich yougood eaou^ti to fering to J^T sfeteotioa sye %@i£tg ceref allyas are tbe |>os@Jl?2@ step© wiiichj as Seeyetas^r-Generalj, 1

to eontrifeute to the lessening of teBsioa sad to©vert a f-orfcber toterita'atioa of tie situation.

In the ffisantitae, I imve conveyed ca^H^r the eo3e«3*n expressedin STOW cocrouteicatiotts to the <3cpveraraewt of the United States through

fesfias&aeiafe l ssion to tbe halted ffesfcioaB. It is sgr f Jxm isteastioaa

His Excellency

for %fcejiml Selatioas(Cuba)

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to kee|> tM situation tmSex1 cloae watch and X td.ll cossauiilcate

you fmrbber as circisastaaices zsay waryemt.

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U N I T E D N A T I O N S HHffl N A T I O N S U N I E SjjZg?

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UNATIONB NCWYQRK •

PO 220 CUBA (2)

The enclosed translation of a communication dated

22 July 1964 is transmitted to the Permanent Missions of the•

States Members of the United Nations at the request of the

Permanent Mission of Cuba to he United Nations.to he

2k July

O

Translated from SpanishPermanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations

New York

22 July 196>

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to communicate the text of the note of today's date

addressed to you by Dr. Raul Roa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba:

"Havana, 22 July 196

"His Excellency U ThantSecretary-General of the United NationsNew York

"Your Excellency,

"Upon the instructions of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba I have the

honour to inform you of the following:

"1. In a note addressed to you on behalf of my Government on 23 April 196

I was obliged to advise you of the grave situation created, with obvious danger

to peace in the Caribbean and consequently throughout the world, by the repeatedacts of provocation and aggression coamitted by the military forces of the UnitedStates Government stationed at the Naval Base which that Government unlawfully

maintains in our territory. In that note I informed you of the I,l8l acts of

provocation committed, from the strip of Cuban territory usurped by the UnitedStates Government, between October 1962 and 19 April 196*1.

"2. Since that note was sent, the United States military forces stationed

at that Naval Base have continued to commit similar and even more flagrant acts

of provocation. In all 851 provocations have been committed from that day to this.

"J. These provocative acts against members of the Cuban frontier battalion

have been growing daily more serious in character.

"4. Among the provocations perpetrated against our Armed Forces by the

United States military forces stationed at the Naval Base, special mention should

be made of the criminal attacks on two members of the Cuban military unit responsible

His Excellency U ThantSecretary-General of the United NationsNew York

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for defending our frontier with the Base. On 19 June 196 the United States

Marines posted at the edge of the Naval Base boundary fired two shots at the

Cuban sentries, wounding Jose" Ramirez Reyes, a Cuban soldier* On 25 June a

United States sentry fired at Andre's Noel Laurduet, another Cuban soldier,

wounding him in the chest, on a level with the right interscapular-vertebralregion, and penetrating the lung; his condition is described as serious.

"5. Despite the Cuban Government's public denunciation of these very seriousevents, the provocative and aggressive acts in question, far from being avoided

by the United States Government, culminated on 19 July in a new Incident which

the Revolutionary Government of Cuba is in duty bound to denounce to you, to theUnited Nations and to world public opinion.

"On 19 July, after a series of provocative and offensive acts against members

of the Cuban military unit posted at the boundary of the Base, just as the Cuban

guard commander, accompanied by his second-in-command and three soldiers, wasinspecting the posts at 7.07 p.m., the United States sentries, in a surprise move,

suddenly threw themselves to the ground, firing a short burst at the group of

Cuban soldiers, who were ordered to take cover in the trench. Firing again a fewmoments later, the United States soldiers mortally wounded Ramon L6pez Pefia, a

nineteen-year-old Cuban soldier, who died twenty minutes later."6. Further provocative acts were committed shortly afterwards, and at the

time of writing are still going on.

"7. This last incident - the death of a Cuban soldier infamously murdered

by the United States Marines stationed at the Naval Base in our country - shows

the extreme gravity of the situation created by the criminal acts of provocation

and aggression which the military forces of the United States Government stationed

at the Naval Base in our territory are committing against our soldiers. There is

no denying that this situation creates an extremely serious threat to peace and

that, despite the persevering and patient efforts of the Cuban Government and its

Armed Forces to avoid such an eventuality, it may drift into a conflict which willendanger peace. It is therefore our Government's plain duty to inform you and

the United Nations of these events and to call attention to the grave dangers

involved."3. The Revolutionary Government of Cuba holds the United States Government

responsible for these events because, despite the repeated public denunciations

uttered, the diplomatic notes exchanged and the previous communication sent in an

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endeavour to avert their repetition, the latter Government has in fact, while

cynically and systematically issuing denials, encouraged those responsible for

these acts of provocation and aggression to go on committing such acts, even

including the murder of a Cuban soldier.

"9. The Revolutionary Government of Cuba categorically denies the version

of events put out by the State Department of the United States Government, which

dares to impugn the accuracy of the information given by our Government on the

incident of 19 July and which asserts that the latter account of events is merely

a stratagem to conceal the truth. However, on this occasion the State Departmentgoes so far as to admit that a shot was fired by a United States sentry; this

shows that, confronted with the tragic death of a Cuban soldier, it has been unable

to deny the facts completely and admits for the first time that a shot has been

fired from the United States Naval Base by a sentry of the armed forces stationedthere.

"10. The Revolutionary Government of Cuba is therefore discharging its duty

to warn you, in your capacity as Secretary-General of the United Nations, and

through you the Organization and world public opinion, of the increasing

seriousness of these events and of the risks they present to peace.

"Please have this note circulated to the representatives of Member States

as an official United Nations document.

"Accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Signed) Raul RoaMinister for Foreign Affairs"

Accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Dr. Arturo BarberAmbassador

Deputy Permanent RepresentativeCharge* d1 Affaires a.i.

(Stamp of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations)

U N / T E D N A T I O N SDistr.

S E C U R I T Y r f ^ X ^ ± ^ £ \ % GENERAL

C O U N C I L &t 196,ENGLISHORIGINAL: RUSSIAN

•» . ___

LETTER DATED 9 AUGUST 1964 FROM THE ACTING PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OFTHE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF

THE SECURITY COUNCIL

Please arrange for the attached Statement by the Soviet Government to be

issued as an official Security Council document.

(Signed) P. MOROZOVActing Permanent Representative ofthe USSR to the United Nations

6^-16753

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STATEMENT BY THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT

In connexion with the adoption by the Mnth Meeting of Consultation of

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of countries members of the Organization of American

States, on 25 July 196 , of a resolution and statements directed against the

Republic of Cuba, and in connexion with the transmittal of the text of

resolution I to the Security Council, the Soviet Government considers it

necessary to make the following statement to the Security Council.

In the decisions of the aforesaid meeting, which were forced through by the

United States with the help of the reactionary majority of the Organization of

American States on the "complaint" of Venezuela, the Republic of Cuba is

arbitrarily and groundlessly condemned for "aggression" and "intervention" in

the internal affairs of another State, and provision is made for the application of

further hostile measures against that country. The documents of the meeting

reflect the ambitions of the United States to use the machinery of a regional

organization of the United Nations to serve its own private interests and to

activate an aggressive policy towards the independent Cuban State, a Member of

the United Nations. The United States and those who follow its lead in the

OAS are in no wise deterred in this undertaking by the consideration that the

accusations levelled at Cuba run counter to the most obvious facts, facts which

are known to the whole world.

Every day brings further evidence, if evidence is still needed, that Cuba

constitutes no danger to the Western hemisphere; it is not an aggressor, but the

victim of aggression by the imperialist circles of the United States.

Since the victory of the Cuban revolution, when the people of Cuba took the

country's destiny into their own hands, the United States has been committing

hostile acts and provications against the Republic of Cuba, and grossly

interfering in its domestic affairs. It has organized an inhuman economic blockade

of Cuba, and it trained and equipped the detachments of Cuban counter-

revolutionaries who carried out the bandit attack on Cuba in April 19 1. The

United States is bringing into Cuban territory gangs of saboteurs, and arms,

ammunition and military equipment with which to carry on subversive activity.

According to official statements by the Cuban Government, the United States has

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committed, since October 19 2, some 2,000 acts of provocation against the Republic

of Cuba., in the form of fire on Cuban guard posts from the United States "base at

Guantanamo, violation of Cuban air space "by United States military aircraft, and

direct connivance in piratical raids, by sea and air, on industrial installations,

ports and inhabited localities in that country.

It is a known fact that the Governments of Guatemala, Nicaragua and certain

other Latin American countries are taking a direct part in organizing acts of

provocation against Cuba. Military bases and training camps have been set up in

the territory of these countries, at which bands of Cuban counter-revolutionary

rabble are being trained. From these bases armed raids are made on the territory

of the Republic of Cuba.

All these aggressive acts - the gross infringement of the sovereignty and

revolutionary achievements of the Cuban people, the shameless and cynical

intervention in the domestic affairs of the Republic of Cuba - constitute a

genuine, not an imaginary, danger to peace and security.

The decisions of the OAS Ninth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign

Affairs also show that the United States is now endeavouring to place some sort

of "legal basis" under its hostile acts against Cuba. However, when the decisions

of that meeting are analysed it becomes obvious that they are legally untenable

and are in blatant contradiction to the Charter of the United nations and the

fundamental principles of international law.

Thus in resolution I, entitled "Application of measures to the present

Government of Cuba", an attempt is made to accuse the Cuban Government of "an

aggression and an intervention in the internal affairs of Venezuela", and on this

pretext to apply enforcement measures against the Republic of Cuba. It is proposed

that the States members of the OAS should "not maintain diplomatic or consular

relations with the Government of Cuba", "suspend all their trade, whether direct or

indirect, with Cuba", and "suspend all sea transportation between their countries

and Cuba". What is more, there is a direct threat of resort to armed force against

the Republic of Cuba. Every line in this resolution brazenly flouts the Charter of

the United Nations.

According to the Charter of the United Nations (Article 39 )> the Security

Council is the sole organ which shall determine "the existence of any threat to

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the peace; breach of the peace, or act of aggression", and the Security Council

alone shall decide "what measures shall "be taken in accordance with Articles 4l

and 4-2, to maintain or restore international peace and security". This expresses

the basic concept of the United Nations as an international organization founded

to preserve universal peace and security.

No regional organization is endowed with these rights; they are vested

exclusively in the Security Council of the United Nations. It is clearly laid

down in the United Nations Charter that "no enforcement action shall be taken

under regional arrangements or by regional agencies without the authorization

of the Security Council" (Article 55).

The endeavour of United States imperialist circles to place an arbitrary

interpretation on the notion of aggression, and to apply this notion to the

struggle which the peoples of Latin American countries are waging for national

liberation, emerges clearly from the resolution of the Ninth Meeting of

Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the countries members of the OAS.

The United States seeks to represent this struggle as the result of outside

interference. On the same grounds it is striving to justify punitive action

against the movement of national liberation in Latin American countries and, in

the present case, enforcement action against the Republic of Cuba as well. In

reality the aim is to lay a "legal basis" for interference in the domestic

affairs of any other Latin American State whose political and economic course

may displease Washington.

The threatened use of armed force against the Republic of Cuba is

particularly alarming. The resolution states that the States members of the OAS,

"by the use of self-defence in either individual or collective form", "could go

so far as resort to armed force" against the Republic of Cuba. It must be pointed

out that the Charter of the United Nations categorically forbids the threat or

use of force in international relations "against the territorial integrity or

political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with

the Purposes of the United Nations" (Article 2).

The decisions of the OAS meeting cannot be justified by reference to

provisions of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance or other

agreements of that kind, since the United Nations Charter clearly stipulates

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committed, since October 19&2, some 2,000 acts of provocation against the Republic

of Cuba, in the form of fire on Cuban guard posts from the United States base at

Guantanamo, violation of Cuban air space by United States military aircraft, and

direct connivance in piratical raids, by sea and air, on industrial installations,

ports and inhabited localities in that country.

It is a known fact that the Governments of Guatemala, Nicaragua and certain

other Latin American countries are taking a direct part in organizing acts of

provocation against Cuba. Military bases and training camps have been set up in

the territory of these countries, at which bands of Cuban counter-revolutionary

rabble are being trained. Prom these bases armed raids are made on the territory

of the Republic of Cuba.

All these aggressive acts - the gross infringement of the sovereignty and

revolutionary achievements of the Cuban people, the shameless and cynical

intervention in the domestic affairs of the Republic of Cuba - constitute a

genuine, not an imaginary, danger to peace and security.

The decisions of the OAS Ninth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign

Affairs also show that the United States is nov endeavouring to place some sort

of "legal basis" under its hostile acts against Cuba. However, when the decisions

of that meeting are analysed it becomes obvious that they are legally untenable

and are in blatant contradiction to the Charter of the United nations and the

fundamental principles of international law.

•Urns in resolution I, entitled "Application of measures to the present

Government of Cuba", an attempt is made to accuse the Cuban Government of "an

aggression and an intervention in the internal affairs of Venezuela", and on this

pretext to apply enforcement measures against the Republic of Cuba. It is proposed

that the States members of the OAS should "not maintain diplomatic or consular

relations with the Government of Cuba", "suspend all their trade, whether direct or

indirect, with Cuba", and "suspend all sea transportation between their countries

and Cuba". What is more, there is a direct threat of resort to armed force against

the Republic of Cuba. Every line in this resolution brazenly flouts the Charter of

the United Hations.

According to the Charter of the United Nations (Article 39), the Security

Council is the sole organ which shall determine "the existence of any threat to

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that: "in the event of a conflict "between the obligations of the Members of the

United nations under the present Charter and their obligations under any other

international agreement, their obligations under the present Charter shall

prevail" (Article 103).

Attention is drawn to the fact that the special OAS committee which undertook

a lengthy on-the-spot investigation of the matter, was unable to gather and present

evidence to support the claim of "Cuban arms" allegedly found in Venezuelan

territory. The United States and the OAS authorities vacillated for eight months,

not daring to bring that piece of Venezuelan slander before the Meeting of

Consultation.

It is also impossible to disregard the resolution's appeal to non-American

States "that are animated by the same ideals as the inter-American system" to

join in the economic blockade of Cuba. That appeal represents, in fact, an open

attempt to foist an aggressive policy against the Republic of Cuba on other

sovereign States.

It is significant, too, that despite the strong United States pressure,

Mexico, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia at the meeting opposed collective sanctions

against the Republic of Cuba.

The Soviet Government declares that the resolution of the Ninth Meeting

of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of States members of the OAS,

transmitted to the Security Council on 1 August I96k, violates the basic

principles of the United Nations Charter and is therefore invalid. In adopting

that resolution to please certain circles in the United States and some other

countries, the Organization of American States, in blatant violation of the

United Nations Charter, unlawfully arrogated to itself powers and responsibilities

belonging to the Security Council and exceeded its own authority as conferred

upon it by the United nations Charter. The Soviet Union has never condoned and

will not condone violations of the United Nations Charter.

The Soviet Government wishes to emphasize that the entire responsibility

for the adoption by the OAS of the illegal resolution directed against a Member

of the United Nations - the Republic of Cuba - and entailing a threat to world

peace and security, rests wholly with the United States and the Governments of

those States members of the OAS which voted for the resolution.

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The decisions of the Ninth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign

Affairs of States members of the OAS will result in an aggravation of the

situation in the Caribbean area, and that cannot but affect the international

situation as a whole.

The reactionary circles which have aggressive designs on the Republic of

Cuba should remember that the latter commands the sympathy and support of the

socialist community of nations, of all peace-loving States, and of the peoples

of the entire world.

U N I T E D N A T I O N SDistr.GENERAL

S E C U R I T YC r\ 1 1 M r i i wQs !? AugustLJ U IN L- I L ^

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

LETTER DATED 1? AUGUST 196U FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OFCZECHOSLOVAKIA ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

On the instructions of my Government I have the honour to draw your attention

to the grave violation of the Charter by the resolution adopted on 26 July 196)4-

at the Ninth Meeting of Consultations of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of countries

members of the Organization of American States and containing a series of

enforcement measures unauthorized by the Security Council under Art. 53 together

with threats of force against the Republic of Cuba.

These grave violations prompted the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist

Republic, member of the Security Council, to issue a statement which I have the

honour to request you to arrange for circulating as an official document of the

Security Council.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency etc.

(Signed) Professor Jjtfi HAJEKPermanent Representative of theCzechoslovak Socialist Republic

to the United Nations

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STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIALIST REPUBLIC

The Government and people of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic have, from

the very "beginning, observed with great attention the policies deliberately

followed by the United States, which has for a long time been systematically

preparing a provocative campaign against the Cuban Republic, on the basis of

Venezuela's completely baseless "complaint" about Cuba's alleged aggression and

interference in the internal affairs of other Latin American countries.

This unsubstantiated accusation was used as the pretext for discussing unlawful

resolutions at the Ninth Consultative Conference of Foreign Ministers of the

Organization of American States, which adopted, without any justification whatsoever,

hostile measures against Cuba.

These decisions have now been communicated to the Security Council.

All this is intended to provide formal justification for the hostile actions

planned by the United States against Cuba. As in other similar instances, the

regional pact, in which the United States has the last word and decisive influence,

is used to camouflage its imperialist policy.

This is not the first attempt at flagrant intervention in the internal affairs

of a sovereign State, a Member of the United Nations, as, within the last two

years, innumerable provocations and acts of aggression have taken place, taking

the lives of hundreds of innocent victims from among the Cuban working people and

causing considerable material damage.

Consequently, if the Organization of American States wished to discuss

violation of the sovereignty of other countries and interference in their internal

affairs, then it should have been the United States and its accomplices that ought

to have been condemned for their open attacks against the peace-loving Cuban

Republic. Under these circumstances, the decisions of the Ninth Consultative

Conference of the Organization of American States sound like mockery of all the

principles of international law and justice.

For these reasons, the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

considers the resolution and statements adopted by the Organization of American

States unlawful and invalid. Only the Security Council can decide what measures

need to be adopted in order to maintain peace and security, and its authority can,

under no circumstance, be usurped by any regional organization whatsoever.

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The arbitrary decisions, taken "by such a body, to discontinue diplomatic and

onsular relations and to impose a commercial and economic blockade, and the direct

threat of using armed force against another country, adopted by the Ninth

Consultative Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of American States,

are a flagrant violation of the fundamental principles on which the United Nations

is based.

It is essential to reject resolutely any attempt to use violence and armed

force as a means of solving international disputes. To follow such a course in

international relations would not only jeopardize the very existence of the United

Nations but would also seriously endanger world peace.

Evidently, this was also realized by certain member countries of the

Organization of American States, which, when a vote came to be taken, refused to

adopt the unlawful resolutions and statements proposed by the United States.

The Czechoslovak Government once more assures the Government of revolutionary

Cuba and its people of the firm and uncompromising attitude of the Czechoslovak

Government and people, who resolutely condemn the invalid documents adopted by

the Organization of American States.

The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic will always take a stand against unlawful

resolutions which flagrantly violate the United Nations Charter and will come out

unreservedly in defence of the just cause of revolutionary Cuba, which enjoys the

sympathy of all peace-loving mankind.

UNITED N A T I O N S

S E C U R I T Y —

C O U N C I LENGLISHOHEG-IHAL; SPAMSH

LETTER BATED 2? JA1TUARY 1965 FROM THE PERMAJSEM1 REPRESEMTA1TVEOF CUBA, ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY- GEF3RAL

Acting upon Instructions from the Revolutionary Government of Cuba., I have

the honour to transmit the text of the note addressed to you from Mr. Rsdl Roa,

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba:

"His Excellency U Thant,Secretary- General of the United Nations ,.Hew York

"Sir,

"Acting upon the express instructions of the Revolutionary Government ofCuba, I hereby bring to your attention, and through you to the attention ofthe Security Council of the United nations, further Incidents directed againstthe independence and security of my country which constitute flagrantviolations o£ the principles and provisions of the United Nations Charterand, because of their seriousness and unforeseeable consequences, a threat tointernational peace and security.

"Members of the 50th Division and mountain militia of the RevolutionaryArmed Forces recently discovered, pursued and captured a group of armedforeign agents, consisting of the counter-revolutionary leaderEloy Gutierrez Menoyo and the mercenaries Noel Salas Santos, Domingo OrtegaAcosta and Ramon Quesada, who had disembarked in the south of OrienteProvince, at the point known as Punta de Caleta, in the municipality ofBaracoa.

"It is reported, in a note published by the Ministry of theRevolutionary Araed Forces, that the aforesaid agents confessed that theyhad participated In Various subversive activities designed to overthrow theRevolutionary Government of Cuba. They gave precise details concerning thesituation of their training and operational base, their organization, theirequipment and facilities and many other particulars which clearly indicatethat this is not an independent group but one which has the political andmaterial backing and support of various Governments which finance and directthem.

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Âccording to the admissions of its members, the captured counter-revolutionary groups sailed from Punta Presidente, in Manzanillc 'bey, at the

• "western extremity of the Dominican Republic, on the frontier with Kaiti. Withthe authorization and stipport of the authorities, the counter-revolutionaryorganizations 'Sscambray Second National Fronts 'Alpha 66-' and the ''People'sRecovery Movement'' have set up a training camp and operational "base atPunta, Presidente: they have also carried out several raids from William'sIsland, in the Bahamas, including the piratical attack on the British vessel'JPfewlane'j in the port of Cai-lbarien, in September 1962. This base isapparently used as a springboard for smuggling successive trained and armedgroups from Florida, in the ynited States of .America, via Puerto Hico intoCuba.

"Their weapons, purchased in the United States of America, are allegedlyshipped by the same route to the base et Punta. Presidente.

"All the captured mercenaries confessed that the officer appointed bythe Dominican Government to take -charge of the group at Punta Presidente isa colonel named Juan Folch, a raesber of that country's armed forces, who wasa frequent visitor at the camp accompanied by the counter-revolutionaryCecilio Vazquez, who acted as representative of the ''Esc&mbray Second nationalFront', 'Alpha 66: and the 'People's Recovery Movement' organizations to theDominican Government. Another person mentioned in the confessions isGeneral Atila Luna of the Dominican army who, together with the above-mentionedColonel Juan Folch, maintains.close liaison with the mercenaries.

"These are not the only facts which demonstrate the connivance andparticipation of the Dominican Government in the plans of. aggression againstCuba. It also transpires from the above-mentioned statements that on22 December 1964 Colonel Juan Folch appeared at the camp accompanied byCecilio Vazquez and a Cuban named Pulido who lives in Dominican territory,and informed Sloy Gutierrez Menoyo and IJoel Sala.s that his President hadalready given the 'green light' for the operation, adding that, if they neededair or sea protection, he was prepared to supply it. On the same occasion,Colonel Folch delivered to them grenades and Fal rifle cartridges, which weretransported to the base by a Dominican Army truck.

"Ec.:.rly in November of last year, Colonel Juan Folch sent a message tothe ca ij in a beer bottle cropped from an aircraft. The message said that aDominican sloop had gone out to bring fuel to' a boat manned by Cubanmercenaries which was adrift near Puerto Rico.

'"Last December the first contingent of mercenaries was ready to leave forCuba in groups of'four. When the first group, led by Eloy Gutierrez Menoya,landed., it was at once discovered by local peasants, who informed theRevolutionary Armed Forces. The latter instituted a search and took thefour moin prisoner.

"The other groups, which were to leave on 10 and 20 January 1965, failedto do so, having lost all contact with their leader Gutierrez I-fenoyo who hadabandoned his communications equipment when he fled.

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"The following mercenaries remained at the Punta Presidents base:

"Cecilio Vazquez, deputy in the Dominican Republic; Reynold Rodriguez,lieutenant in the Eficasbray Second national Front; Zeuen Castillo, sergeantin the Escambray Second national Front; Alfredo Diaz, civilian; Ernesto Diaz,owner of the vessel 'Bertra7; Pedro Diaz, engineer of the vessel 'Eertra';Sergio Lopez, radio operator; Maximo Hernandez, assistant radio operator;Jos£ Casanovas, 'Cuqui', first lieutenant in the Escanbray Second NationalFront; Miguel Alvarez, civilian; Jose Mauri, 'el Abuelo*, owner of the vessel'ISameyes'; Fernando Buarte, civilian; Lorimel Rodriguez, ex-serviceman;Mario de la Cruz, 'Mayito1, ex-serviceman; Jesus Ortelio Pineda, male nurse;Carlos Paez, 'Charles', ex-serviceman; Orlando Vega, ex-serviceman; Angel Bano,captain in the Escambray Second national Front; Rene* Crua, civilian1;Florencio Pernas, 'Kiko', captain in the Sscambi-ay Second Rational Front;Rafael Menend3z, military instructor at the caaip; Ecluardo Rodriguez, civilian;Jesils de la Rosa, 'Cb.ua', first lieutenant in the Escair.bray Second NationalFront; Julio Ruiz, captain in the Escambray Second national Front; Luis Garcia,civilian.

"They have the following military equipment: 300 Ibs. of type C-kdemolition explosives, detonators and fuses; 20 British Enfield rifles;12 M-l carbines; 10 Garand rifles; six 30-06 Winchester rifle?; 1 M-3 gun;1 Stern sub-machine-gun; 1 Pal rifle; 2 mounted air-cooled 30-06 machine-guns;and 25,000 cartridges of various calibres.

"Twenty-eight Fal rifles have been stored at Playa Joyuda, Puerto Rico.

"The weapons involved were purchased in the United States of America.The Government of the Dominican Republic supplied them with 15,000 rounds forFal rifles, 00 hand grenades and one special Fal rifle with a telescopicsight.

"As a means of transport they had a fast launch, with two 75 &p engines.

"When the counter-revolutionary leader Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo and hiscompanions were captured, they were found in possession of four Fal rifleswith eleven magazines, $1,100.00 in Cuban currency, and documents. Earlierthey had abandoned a T-22-ARG-5 radio transmitter, a receiver, a casecontaining 312 cartridges for Fal rifles, several arm bands of the counter-revolutionary organizations the 'People's Recovery Movement', 'Alpha 66'and the 'Escambray Second National Front7, three knapsacks and casescontaining tinned foods.

"The Cuban authorities have been able to deduce from the testimony of theagent Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo that the cunning attack on the Spanish merchantship 'Sierra Aranzazu1 was carried out by the Cuban counter-revolutionaryManuel Artime's pirate group, which is working at the present time under theorders of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States Government,and operates from bases established by this Agency at various points in theCaribbean region.

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"It is important to note that, when the second group was waiting to setout from Playa Joyuda in Puerto Pico, "bound for the Dominican Republic, thelocal police took over the house and equipment, but, following representationsby the authorities' of the colonial Government of Puerto Rico, this wascountermanded and the mercenaries were allowed to depart.

"The facts described, taken from the culprits1 own statements, showirrefutably -that the Government of the Dominican Republic , together with thecolonial. Government of Puerto Rico and in open complicity with the Governmentof 'the United States of America, is committing acts of aggression against oursovereignty,, providing mercenaries with bases for training and .subversion inits territory and with weapons and military equipment for their predatoryactivities; this corroborates the complaint Hade on 11 Ddceuiber 19&4 byMajor -Ernesto Guevara, Head of the Cuban delegation to the United nationsGeneral Assembly, in wlo.cn lie drew attention in specific terr;s to theresponsibility of the United States Government end ths Governments ofNicaragua, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and other Caribbeancountries in connexion with these events. He spoke as follows:

'It must be clearly realized that manoeuvres and preparations foraggression against Cuba are taJmig place in the Caribbean area.Particularly on the littoral of Nicaragua, but also in Costs. Rica, thePanama Canal Zone, the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, Florida, and

• probably other parts of United States territory, as veil as possibly inHonduras, Cuban mercenaries and mercenaries of other nationalities aretraining, with a purpose that cannot be peaceful. As the result of anotorious scandal, the Government of Costa Rica is said to have orderedthe closing of all training camps for Cuban exiles ir. that country. Hoone knows whether this attitude is sincere, or whether what we have hereis merely- a pretence dictated by the consideration that the mercenariestrained there are about to commit some villainy. We hope that there will

• be clear realization of the existence of bases for aggression, which wehave long denounced, and that consideration will be given to theinternational responsibility of a Government which authorizes andfacilitates the training of mercenaries for an attack against Cuba.

must point out that reports on the training of mercenaries atvarious places in the Caribbean and the participation of the United StatesGovernment in such acts appear openly in United States newspapers. Weknow of no official Latin American protest against this. It reveals thecynicism with which the United States manipulates its pawns. The subtleMinisters for Foreign Affairs of CAS, who had eyes to see Cuban emblemsand find "irrefutable" proof in the Yankee weapons exhibited byVenezuela, do not see the obvious preparations for aggression in theUnited States, just as they did not hear the voice of President Kennedy,who explicitly declared himself to be the aggressor against Cuba atPlaya Gir6n. ' ' .

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"The representative of the United States Government, Adlai Stevenson,and the representatives of the other Governments of the Caribbean area whichare accomplices of the United States in these piratical and aggressive acts,had no scruples about rejecting, with complete cynicism, the complaint ofthe representative of Cuba. ITov there is evidence to substantiate thecomplaint once again.

"The Revolutionary Government is fulfilling its duty in denouncing thesearmed operations against the territory and people of Cuba, which constitute aflagrant violation of international law and of the United Nations Charter, andit gives due warning of the consequences which may ensue from such acts.

"Lastly, the Revolutionary Government of Cuba, requests that this lettershould be circulated to1 the representatives of Member States as an officialUnited Nations document.


(Signed) Raul BoaMinister for Foreign Affairs"

I should be grateful if you would arrange for this letter to be circulated as

an official document pf the Security Council,

Accept, Sir, etc.,

(Signed) Dr. Fernando AlvarezAmbassador

Permanent Representative of Cubato the United Nations

3 April 1967

Statement issued by the United States Mission to the United Nations

With deep regret the United States Mission has learned that Mr.

Nicolas Rodriguez, Counsellor of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations,

was injured today in an incident reportedly caused by the explosion of

a package received through the mail. The New York City authorities are

already investigating the incident and will make every effort to identify

the source.

The Cuban Mission, like every other Mission to the United Nations,

is entitled to full protection and respect stemming from its diplomatic •

status and United States laws. Any violation found, within United

States jurisdiction, will be vigorously presecuted.

U N I T E D N A T I O N S

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NV/70k April 1967

The text of the following communication to the Secretary-General,

U Thant, which has been circulated to Member Governments as a note verbale.

is reproduced below for the information of correspondents:

Original in Spanish

MISION PERMANENT! DE CUBAEN LAS HACIONES UNIDAS

3 de Abril de 1967

Senor Secretario General:

Tengo el honor de diriginae a usted a fin de exporterle y denunciar los

siguientes hechos:

En el dia de hoy, 3 de Marao del presente ario, se recibio en esta Mision

Permanente de Cuba ante las Naciones Unidas, un paquete, conteniendo un libro

publicado por esa Organi«aci6rx. Dicho libro contenia un mecanismo que entro

en funcionamiento al ser abierto e hizo estallar detonantes y explosives de

los conocidos como C-4} que me produjeron heridas que recibieron atencion

medica en el New York Hospital.

El mencionado paquete fue depositado en las oficina postal que funciona

dentro del edificio de las Naciones Unidas; hecho probatorio son las estampillas

y matasellos del mencionado correo. Pej a que no pudieran quedar dudas de la

procedencia, mi nombre y direccion venian impuestos en una etiqueta de las

usadas por la Secretaria de la Organizacicn y que en mas de una oportunidad,

acompanando documentos de Naciones Unidas, han llegado a esta Mision.

(more)

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En nombre de mi gobierno", quiero expresarle que la frecuencia en la

repetici6n de hechos terroristas como el que denunciamos, demuestran una vez

mas que no existen en los Estados Unidos las condicicnes miniaas que permitan

el normal funciohamiento, en su territorio, de las Naciones Unidas.

Estos atentados, sefior Secrstario General, en cuya ejecucidn se utilizan

contrarrevolucionarios cubanos, son llevados a efectos por la manifies.ta

complicidad de las autoridades y del gobierno imperial!stade los Sstados

Unidos, que recogen y protegen a criminales y traidores, y les suministran

materiales, que como el C-4, solo pueden ser adquiridos o suministrados por

una agencia oficial. Son estas misroas autoridades y este gpbierno los que

dia a dia violan las normas y leyes internacionales y hacen del terrorismo,

en gran o pequena escala, un instrumento de su politica exterior.

Me permito senalar a la atencion del sefior Secretario General la solicitud

de que tenga a tien dispcner la distrlbuci6n de esta Hota, a todas las

Misiones Permanentes acreditadas ante las Waciones Unidas.

Aprovecho la oportunidad para reiterar a Vuestra Excelencia el testimonio

de mi mas alta consideracion,

Ni colds Rodjriguez

" ' • " Encargado de Negocos a.l.

•Translation in Engl1sh

PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA;

TO THE UNITED NATIONS

5 April 196?

Sir,

I have the honour to address you in order to place on record and report

to you the following facts:

Today, 5 April 19&7, * e Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations

received a parcel containing a book published by the Organization. Opening the

book set into operation a device contained in it which detonated explosives of

the type known as C-h-, inflicting wounds for which I received medical treatment

at New York Hospital.(more)

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The parcel was mailed at the post office operating in the United Nations

building, as is evidenced by the stamps and the post-mark it bears. Any doubts

as to its origin are dispelled by the fact that my name and address were printed

on a label of one of the types used by the United Nations Secretariat which have

on many occasions been affixed to United Rations documents received by the

Cuban Mission.

On behalf of my Government I wish to point out to you that the frequency

of occurrence of terrorist acts such as that which I am reporting demonstrates

yet again that there do not exist in the United States the minimum conditions

necessary to permit the normal functioning of the United Nations in its

territory.

These outrages, for the execution of which Cuban counter-revolutionaries

are used, are carried out with the manifest complicity of the authorities and

the imperialist Government of the United States, which give asylum and

protection to criminals and traitors and supply them with materials, such as

C-4, which can be acquired from or provided by an official agency alone, It is

these same authorities and this same Government which are day after day violating

international rules and laws and making terrorism, both small and large-scale,

an instrument of their foreign policy.

May I request you to have this note circulated to all Permanent Missions

to the .United Nations.

I take this opportunity to reaffirm to you the assurances of my highest

consideration,

Nicolas RODRIGUEZCharge d'Affaire s, a.i.

* ***

TH ', TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1967

uban Offfcia/ afBy JUAN1 de ONIS

Sptdil to Th» New York TlinesUNTIED NATIONS,. N. Y.,

April 3—The acting chief of theCuban mission at the UnitedNations was injured today bythe explosion of a bomb pack-aged in a book -sent to' himthrough the mail.

The Cuban mission, In a pro-test tonight to Secretary Gen-eral Thant, complained that

•there were not sufficient guar-antees of protection for foreigndiplomats in New1 York. TheCubans asked that the protestbe circulated to all delegations.

In the explosion; NicolasRodriguez Astiazarain, Cuba'sranking diplomatic representa-

i tive L here,--:', -sufffrpS superficial' ;

:.$$ace, chest, and

right hand. He was . treated atNew :York Hospital and re-leased. '

The package containing • thebook was delivered this morningto the Cuban mission, 6 East67th Street, .by regular, mail. ..'

The package was addressed•to Mr..BodTigluez.. it.bore-U.niit-,ed Nations stamps -and the post-mark of the United States PostOffice branch situated in theUnited Nations headquarters. Itcontained a United Nations pub-lication, whicih Cuban sourceswould not1 identify, with- ^'so-called plastic 'explosive' 'inside

' ' :.., On the Cover of the publica-

tion was a note ifchat said: "Seepage 37. There is something•there 'that will interest, you."

Mr;1 Rodriguez; opened to theindicated,'page and 'the packageblew up. in his -hands.

. A mission -spokesmaa saidmost of.; the. package, had beensalvaged! from: , the , explosionThe Cubans- refused...to allowthe New York police to enter'the..-missfona-oiw-itb1 'inspect thepackage*. ••- ••- ----•.-. - - • • -

/Deep Regret' VoicedThe United States/mission is-

to'-fuil protection an^l respect'and declaring "i that "the NewYork police ar..e<investigating -theincident."1 .,; \ '. .;

The United States note--wassigned by William B. Duffum',deputy permanent representa-

Burned by, Explosion 'of Package 'Self [Pht\ _ ^ _ •*• _ -i _ CJ j--;. _ ? j ?i.'»' '*c -j

tive at,the United Nation^. Itsaid

' We deeply regret that .Nico-las Rodriguez, counselor to- theCuban mission to the UnitedNations; was injiired in an inclj

dent reportedly caused by theexplosion of a package's receivedthrough the mail ^j j *j

"New York City authoritiesace already investigating the in-cident and making every effortto identify the source,. Theyhave promised to keep vis- fullyinformed ^ >

!"The Cuban mission) like every

other mission to the United Na-tions, is entitled to full protec-tion and respect stemming fromits <j—•-'--"-'"-'-*Stab

membets^ltjast year la Motolov

"Any violations found withinUnited States Jurisdiction willbe vigorously prosecuted " t ,,

Mission Guarded bys PoliceCuban/'sources said this was

the firsti-fame that the UnatedStatescmailsihad been used foran attack^n th& mission! or its Minister ot Economy

cocktail 'consisting of gasolinein a bottle«5was thrown, againstthe mission^headquarters, whichis; protedtediiby poUcemen postedoutside |he entrance i ! ^

There! .re many Cubans inNew Yo^kj^who oppose- the re-gime of j?remier Fidel Castro,and there Ihave been variousdemonstrations and incidents favolving thejmission '

The most sensational was

bungled attempt by ( Cubanexiles to fire a bazooka shellacross the East River at the in;United Nations, headquartersdunngv ail .appearance, at the1964 dener'al Assembly by Et-nesto Ohe Guevara,4 then Cuba's

Cuban delegates*'have {'de-clared in1 United Nations'de-bates > that the A organisation sheadfjuarters Should be removedfroni/ New York beqause therewere'not sufficient guaranteesof "personal-safety for diplomats hce investigation ano^MrhetefJ These aUegations have will —' *"" "•>'-—been 'coupled with attacks onthe prevalence of Crime In;theUmte'd States

/The Cuban, protest note wasa presented to Mr Thant by Vose

„* , ,T ** >, «• ,Raul Viera,< first seoretary^ ofthe Cubag^, ntfssidn * TJi^ffeeet-ng at MK^Tliant's; eoffjce lastedd mmutefe "IÛnited ..Naffons

spokesman said Tltt J,Thai{§ hadexpressed concern 6'pident and referred "Constanta Staycppoulos^theUnited Nations legal loortnsel ^,^K normal proceilureîl fol-

lowed Mr Stavroplsulos-, willrequest a report from the UnitedStates missiorf her& on^thavpo-

nvestigation anti^Mr IThantinform the Cuban * mission

of the findings , f^^f ^tMr. Rodnguez is 'in, charge

of the missipn in the absenceof Ricardo ,-Alarcon' Quesada,,Cuba's- permanent Tep'reSenta-:

. ,consultations J|with ^ment. The, chief of mission isexpected to return here for theopening of *a special session ofthe General Assembly on April21 H , f, 7 . — ———

BbmbProbeGlobe ' TI.N-. "Bureau .

.lUNITEp. NATIONS — The1 Cuban mission to. the United'Nations nas;flatly refused to;cooperate either with the NewYork'City'police, or U.S. Post

'< Office Department investiga-tors 'to apprehend- those re-sponsible for the explosivepackage "sent tb:. the missionMonday.. ,, ,-• '. :

Instead, that; government'srepresentatives have decidedto turn over all evidence itpossesses ' to: the U:NV whichhas begun an investigation ofits own.

Accoiding to a UNspokesman, the details of thecase -are as follows:

On Monday afternoon themission's counsellor,. .NicolasRodriguez, received a bookmailed, from -the United Na-tions ; with an attached .noteasking him to open it at page:37

On doing so, an explosivecharge .went off- causing se-veie damage to his righthhand.

The 804-page book (Volume*GIII of "Reports of Irit'erna-

Composition-4 detonator whictiona-1 Arbitral Awards")

^vas hollowed out to containa Composition-4 detonatorwhich âs set to trigger aplastic mold /

bS* - .Because the Cubahigp-

H njenfedo^s' not have f^rra

facials- ret used to call -the po-«lice into the case However,Rodnguer, who is also thetemporary head of the mis-sion, sent a formal complaintto Secretary General U Thant

"Thepe outrages, for theexecution of which Cubancounter-revolutionaries' areused, are carried out withthe'mamfest complicity of theauthorities and the imperial-ist .government of the U S ,which gives asylum and pro-tection to criminals and trai-tors and supply them withmaterials, such as C-4, whichcan'be acquired from or pro-vided by an official agencyjJone," the note stated1 While the UN has not hand-lea^this type 6f a case before,Thant agreed to look into

ihe complaint and asked thatthe êvidence be turned overto the organization's security•section v

,Sjnce,the UN 4s considered

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BOSTON GLOBSWednesday, 5 April 1967


Press ServicesOffice of Pub] ic Information

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HT/716 April 1967

The text of the following communication to the Secretary-general,

U Thant, which has "been circulated to Member Governments as a note verbale,

is reproduced belo* for the information of correspondents:

THE DEPOTS EEPlTaSS^^TTVS OF SHE UNITED STATEtTO 'JH3 UKITEI) EATIOKS

April k, 1967

My dear Mr. Secretary-General:

I have the honor to refer to the Note Verbale sent to you on April 3> I9&7*

by the Charges d'Affaires, a.i., of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United

Nations and circulated to Member Governments.

In a statement released April 3 I hav-i already expressed the regret of the

United States that Mr. Ei colas Rodriguez, Charge d1 Affaires, a.i., and Counselor

of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, was injured April 3 in

an unfortunate incident reportedly caused by the explosion of a package received

through the mail.

Hew York City authorities immediately attempted to investigate the incident.

However, all efforts to fulfill the responsibilities of the United States as

host Government in this case have been prevented by the categoric refusal of the

Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Mat ions to make any of the evidence

available or cooperate in any way.

The Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, like other Missions

to the United Nations, as a result both of its diplomatic status and the laws of

the United States, is entitled to protection. Any violations of diplomatic status

or of the laws of the United States which can be established will be prosecuted.

I request that this note be circulated to all Permanent Missions to the

United Nations .

Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(Signed) William B. BuffmanDeputy Permanent Representative

to the United Nations* ### *

U N / T E D N A T I O N S 'Distr.GENERAL

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Twenty-second Session

LETTER DATED 22 SEPTEMBER 1967 PROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CUBATO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY- GENERAL

I have the honour to address this note to you in connexion with the incident

which occurred in the town of Nassau in the Bahamas as a result of the absurd and

arbitrary conduct of the customs officials of the Government of the United States

of America stationed at the airport of that town. In our note of 19 September our

Permanent Mission complained to you of the outrage to which our delegation was

subjected by the said United States authorities. However, the reply given

at the 156oth meeting of the General Assembly by Mr. Arthur Goldberg, the

United States Ambassador, compels us to address this note to you in order

categorically to repudiate the totally false assertions contained in the statement

made by the representative of the United States Government.

With this end in view, allow me to describe in brief the events which took

place on the afternoon of 19 September in Nassau and to compare them with

Mr. Goldberg's assertions:

(1) The Cuban delegation arrived in Nassau on the night of Monday,

18 September, and not "this morning" as Mr. Goldberg stated.

(2) When the Cuban delegation appeared before the United States customs

officials, the latter saw fit to refuse to recognize the validity of the diplomatic

passports issued by our Government and, showing an incredible ignorance of

international relations, demanded the presentation of passports issued by the

United Nations. The officials in question also saw fit to state that our passports

were invalid in their eyes and that they did not recognize them owing to the fact

that no diplomatic relations exist between the United States Government and the

Revolutionary Government of Cuba. These ignorant assertions by the said officials

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vere rejected by our delegation; we informed them that we were fully aware that no

diplomatic relations exist between their country and ours, and pointed out that we

were not travelling to the United States of America but to the Headquarters of the

United Nations, of which Cuba is a Member under exactly the same conditions as all

the other Members.

(3) In spite of these explanations and of the fact that all our passports

contained and still contain visas issued by the United States Consulate in Nassau,

the customs officials subjected our delegation to impolite treatment in a manner

quite inexcusable in the case of delegations of States Members of the United Nations

travelling to Headquarters to attend sessions of the General Assembly with all their

papers in order. The Cuban delegation had to wait for the United States officials

to attend to all the private passengers who were to take the same flight, and we

were thus caused a quite abnormal and discourteous delay. Later, only a few

moments before the plane was to take off, the United States officials, after

consulting the authorities in Washington and Nassau by telephone, informed our

delegation that we were offered only three alternatives: (a) to allow our luggage

to be opened and inspected; (b) not to accept this demand and consequently to

miss our flight; (c) to agree to leave without prior clearance of our luggage

and subject to whatever decision would be taken by the customs authorities in

New York.

(k) Our delegation drew attention once again to the illegality of the

actions of the United States officials and informed them that we would lodge a

complaint with the United Nations Secretariat, to which they replied quite

unabashed that they had already consulted higher authorities in Washington and

were carrying out their instructions. With complete effrontery, the Yankee

officials then added a new demand: namely, that all the luggage, including the

personal hand luggage of each member of the delegation, should travel with the

general luggage of the aircraft and be subject to customs inspection. In these

circumstances we protested most vigorously to the officials in question and

entered into immediate contact with our Permanent Mission in New York so that

it could inform you promptly of these events.

(5) As a result of this extraordinary violation of the rights of our

delegation, we missed Pan American Airways flight 208 on which our passage to

New York had been reserved, confirmed and completely arranged.

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(6) ¥e then transferred our reservation to the following and last regular

Pan American flight which was to leave Nassau at -.15 p.m. Prior to that hour,

this time through the officials of the airline themselves, we sought to find out

whether the United States authorities persisted in their refusal to recognize our

privileges and immunities or whether they were prepared finally to abide by the

undertakings which the United States had entered into, at least nominally, in

agreeing to be host country to the United Nations. Once again, the Yankee

authorities repeated their unacceptable demand that our luggage should be inspected,

stating on this occasion that they were acting on express instructions not only

from the Washington authorities but also from the Permanent Mission of the United

States to the United Nations.

(7) The situation reached such a point in scandalous arbitrariness that it

occasioned also the intervention of a United Kingdom official representing the

Governor of the Bahamas. The Yankee officials reiterated to the United Kingdom

representative their arbitrary claim not to recognize our diplomatic rights.

(8) At approximately Ij-.JO p.m., when the Pan American aircraft was already

on the runway and ready to take off, we were called hastily by the United States

officials who asked us to go to the aircraft, without any explanation and without

our passing through any customs procedures at all.

(9) When we arrivwd in New York, our luggage was removed from the customs

hall .and delivered to us without any formalities whatever.

(10) Mr. Goldberg attempted to confuse the Assembly by stating disingenuously

that our delegation was travelling with "twenty-six pieces of hand baggage plus an

undetermined large number of wooden crates". Although these Details are irrelevant

to the substance of the problem, I should like to state the facts: The Cuban

delegation, composed of ten persons, had with it a total of seventeen packages,

including two wooden packages, with a combined weight of 215 kilogrammes as is

shown in the receipts issued by Pan American Airways. Our luggage was in the

hands of the United States customs authorities from 12 noon to U.JO p.m., so that

the version of the United States representative must be due not to an arithmetical

error but to bad faith.

(11) The statement made by Mr. Goldberg at the 1560th plenary meeting on

19 September 196? that a flight was arranged for our delegation to New York is

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false. At about the same moment when the United States Ambassador -was trying to

decieve the Assembly, our delegation was boarding the regular commercial aircraft

of Pan American Airways. We wish to state quite clearly that, in the hypothetical

event that any such arrangements had been made by the Washington authorities or any

of their subordinates, -we would have rejected them indignantly. It is the height

of cynicism for those who obstructed our normal travel, at a time when we were

fully entitled to proceed, to attempt to represent themselves as dispensing

"favours" which we would never accept - neither our delegation nor any representative

of our people. ¥e would never accept this or any other "favour" from the United

States imperialists, who are guilty of endless crimes against the world and against •

our people. If such a special flight had existed and were not, as it is, a clumsy

invention by Ambassador Goldberg, it would have had to return to New York empty.

The events which took place in Nassau cannot be denied or concealed by all the

Washington Government's machinery for fabricating lies and deceptions. Indeed,

these events are not surprising to any diplomat accredited to United Nations

Headquarters in New York. The innumerable vexations, outrages and arbitrary actions

of which the majority of the representatives to the United Nations are victims, not

only pn their way to New York but during their stay in that city, are only too well

known. Nor can anyone be surprised at such provocative behaviour, in violation of

the norms and practices of international law, on the part of subordinate officials

of the United States Government, when this very Government is a persistent

transgressor of international legality, a systematic violator of all the

principles and norms of law, a sworn enemy of mankind and a criminal that has justly

earned the hatred of the peoples of the world and the condemnation of history.

I am confident, Sir, that your intervention will help to avoid the future

repetition of incidents such as. that which we have described and will ensure equal

treatment for all delegations of Member States, without discrimination of any kind.

I should be grateful if you would arrange for this letter to be circulated to

the representatives of all Member States as a document of the General Assembly„

(Signed) Dr. Ricardo AlarccJn de QuesadaAmbassador

Permanent Representative

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Twenty-second session

LETTER DATED 27 SEPTEMBER 1967 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVEOF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED RATIONS ADDRESSED

TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

I have the honour to refer to the letters addressed to you by the

Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations dated

19 September— and by the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations

dated 22 September 1967? regarding the clearance of the Cuban delegation to the

United Nations through United States Immigration and Customs in Nassau.

Inasmuch as the United States delegation replied to these charges in the

General Assembly of the United Nations on 19 September, and the President of the

General Assembly on 20 September stated that the matter had been satisfactorily

resolved, the United States regrets that the Permanent Mission of Cuba has attempted

to detract further from the serious business of the General Assembly by

circulating its letter of 22 September as a General Assembly document.

In essence, the Cuban delegation claims that it -was not able to be present

at the opening session of the General Assembly because of unwarranted action on

the part of United States Immigration and Customs officials in Nassau. But the

facts are essentially as I described them to the General Assembly on 19 September.

The heart of the difficulty lay in the fact that no member of the delegation was

initially willing to claim the two wooden crates as personal baggage. Nevertheless

the Cuban delegation refused to board the aircraft without the crates. During the

dispute over the status of these crates, the flight on which they had been booked

departed.

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•1. •»MISION PERMANENTE DE CUBA

EN LAS NACIONES UNIDAS6 EAST 67TH STREET

NEW YORK 21. N. Y.

29 de septiembre de 196?

Sendr Secretario General:

Tengo el honor de rei'erirme a la Conferencia Interna-

cional sobre Recursos Humanos para la Educacion Me'dica, que se

efectu6 en Maracay (Venezuela), del 19 al 23 de junio de 1967,

convocada por el Dr. Abraham Hortwitz, Director de la Oficina-i

Sanitaria Panamericana, organismo perrnanente de la Organiza

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ci6n Pan&mericana de la Salud y regional de la Organizacion

Mundial de la Salud en las Americas.

Como miembro de ambas organizacione's internacionales,

Cuba 'fue invitada por el Dr. Horwitz a designar candidates pa-

ra que participaran en dicha Conferencia. Nuestro Ministerio -

de Salud Publica acogi6 con beneplScito la invitaci6n e intere_

Excelentlsimo U ThantSecretario General de laOrganizaciSn de Naciones UnidasNueva York

sado como

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sado, como siempre, en colaborar activamente en las labores que«

realiza la OSP y al misrao tiempo intercambiar experiencias y

opiniones con los demas paises miembros sobre un tema de tanta-

actualidad, con 45 dias de anticipaci6n a la fecha en la que se

inaugur6 la Gonferencia cornunico al' Dr. Horwitz los nombres de-

Tos delegados que asistirian y solicit6 que se iniciaran las

gestiones para obtener las visas del Gobierno de Venezuela.K

A pesar de haberse tramltado con tiempo suficiente esta -

solicitud, nuestros delegados, los doctores Francisco Rojas

Ochoa, Director del Departamento de Estadisticas del Ministerio

de Salud Publica, y Eugenio Selman Housein-Abdo, Director de la

i yEscuela de Medicina de la Universidad de La Habana, no pudieron

continuar su viaje a Venezuela porque la Embajada de ese pals -

en Mexico manifests no tener instrucciones para otorgar las vi-

sas, no obstante haber ratificado su Gobierno a la Oficina Sani

taria Panamericana el dla 1? que alii serian situadas. Tambie'n-

1 fracasaron

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fracasaron las gestiones personales que hizo el Dr. Horwitz en-

Maracay con el Ministro de Salud Publica del Gobierno de Vene -^

zuela, y, sin embargo, Ia.reuni6n se celebr6 sin que la OSP

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adoptara ninguna decisi6n, como correspondia hacerô a cual

iquier organismo especializado frente a un hecho de discrimina -

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ci6n e ilegalidad cometido contra uno de sus mietnbros que cum -

pie estrictamente con todos sus compromises y obligaciones.H

Esa actitud motiv6 que el Dr. Jos£ R. Machado Ventura, Ml

nistro de Salud Publica, enviara una carta al Dr. Horwitz, pro-

testando en£rgicamente por haberse privado a nuestro pals de un

' legitimo derecho sin que la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana sus-

i -rpendiera la Conferencia como era l6gico esperar, lo que de he -

cho la situaba como c6mplice de una polltic-a de discriminaci6n-

e ilegalidad y doblegada a presiones pollticas que tienen como-

objetivo aislar y bloquear a nuestro pafs, para que el ejemplo-

de la Revoluci6n cubana no sea conocido por otros pueblos del -

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Continente, explotados y discriminados por el imperialism.© nor-

teamericano durante m5s de un siglo.

Como el Dr. Horwitz a.un no ha respondido esa carta para -

explicar la actitud incorrecta de la OSP, es que el Gobierno cu

bano decidio, por mi conducto, dirigirse a Vuestra Excelencia,-

convenc'ido de que, en su caracter de Secretario General de las-

Waciones Unidas, se servirS recoger nuestra protesta y adoptar-H

medidas que tiendan a evitar que los organismos especializados-

puedan ser utilizados por Gobiernos corrompidos y reaccionarios

como instrumentos de sus politicas de agresi6n y discriminaciSn

en detrimento de los objetivos y principios que emanan de sus -

ipropios textos constitutivos.

Aprovecho la oportunidad para reiterar a usted, Senor Se-

cretario General, el testimonio de mi ma's alâ consideraci6n.

•• /^Dr. Ri&ardo~rfi:iarc6nEmbajador

Representante P

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29 September 196?

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the International Conference on Human

Resources for Medical Education , which was held at MaraeaJr, Venezuela,

from 19 to 23 June 1967, under theleacteiehi of Dr. Abraham Horwitz,

Sanitary 'B***-* -Director of the Pan-American/ant±iisei fc®B rpermanent agency of the

Pan-American Health Organization and a regitaal agency of the World Health

Organization in the western hemisphere*5 JT

As a member of "both theee-international organizations , Cuta was invited

"by Dr. Horwitz to name candidates to participate in the conference* Our

U Thant

Secretary-General of the United Nations

New York

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Ministry of Public Health welcomed the invitation and, being interested, as

f \Ti" Pan flTrmTlffruii PanAtatTialways, in actively co-operating in the work

and at the same time exchanging experiences and opinions with the other member

'~» >countries *n so timely a subject , it communicated to Dr. Horwitz

——' ~~""Nbefore the[datej-8£==&e/openingW the conference the names of the delegates who

thewould attend and requested that/appropriate: steps should be taken to obtain visas

from the Government of Venezuela*

bf- -Even though this request %ag ubmittedxs«! e 9Tfe4gp»-fe(aEteig ea «s time, our

delegates, weeb&r Francisco Rojas Ochoa, -£be Director of the Department of

Statistics of the Ministry of Public Health, aad Dr. Bugenio Selman Housein-Abdo

Director of the School of Medicine of the University of Havana, were unable to

continue their journey to Venezuela because the Venezuelan Embassy in MKJQC Mexico

v lA WJstated that i-t had no instructions to^gssawthe visas, even though the Venezuelan

Bx~re-<>~ -Government had informed the Pan-American SanitaryxQ££iee' ± ife on 17 September

/that the visas would be available" The personal representation&made by Dr.

Horwitz at Maracay to the Minister>e Publitf Health of the Government of

Venezuela were also mmaxatttxtiiie^ unsuccessful* Nevertheless, the meeting was

v / \?^W«/held and xLe Pflfr/Failed to take Maqr decision,,^* ^ any specialized agency

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ah wail should\b*r"']Ln the face offcliscriminatory and^fell ogoJKact s1 committed against

one of its members which was scrupulously fHixrixa^ fulfilling all of its commitments

and obligations*)p-*-«»-V» jfcft>> (

<- ^ -at — vfa'.-Boectttoo- of this3F»itudej( Dr, JosS R» Machado & Ventura, Minister >e£/Publio Health,

sentf a letter to Dr. Horwitz, vigorously protesting the fact that our/country had beenV_X /

^ B ^ .deprived of a legitimate right and yet the Pan- American Sanitary wfioo had failed

£ * X^JLo) PASB^to suspend the conference, as might logically have been expecteo }_ifee--PS©/nad thereby

3 .become aneenvaloooîn we pursuit of a discriminatory ana unlawful policy and had

to political pressures aimed at isolating and blockading our country

in order to f** g*»j prevent the example of the Cuban revolution\pa ?eaching other

exploitationwhich had been subjected to HxgBtrtacfcxBH: and discrimination

by United Spates imperialism for more than a century.

Since Dr» Horwita has not yet answered tfr thJlt'letter to explaintiwîmproper

attitude .uJMliu rOQ» the Cuban Government has decided to address itself, through me,t

to Your Excellency, convinced that in your capacity as Secretafy-General of the

United Nations/ you will accept our protest an* take steps to prevent corrupt and

_reactionary Governments from using TidM-iiriar specialized agencies as instruments of

\&Vtnwfr policies of aggression and discrimination, to the detriment of the purposes and

principles of their own

Accept, Sir, 3ns4de3?ati©&*

Dr, RicardoAmbassador

Permanent Hepresentative

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Sir,

I have the honour to refer to my letter of 5 October

regarding the International Conference on Human Resources for

Medical Education held at Maracay, Venezuela from 19 - 23 June

•1967.

Enquiries made by the Under-Secretary for Inter-Agency

Affairs indicate that the matter falls within the competence

of the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health

Organization/Pan American Health Organization.

An item proposed by the Government of Cuba at the

Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization,i

held in Port of Spain in October 1967, dealt with the collaboration

of Member States in Meetings and other International Activities

organized by the Pan American Sanitary Bureau. This resulted in

the adoption of a resolution (CD17/33) on 9 October 1967, of

which I am attaching a copy in English and Spanish.

Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

U Thant

NEW YORK TIMES, Thursday, 11 January 1968

Rap Police at Cuban J^.]frffisî§iH. Rap Brown, the militant cised their right of extraterri-

black power advocate, tookrefuge for six hours yesterdayin the Cuban mission to theUnited Nations i after he wasinvolved in a shoving incidentwith a policeman outside thegray East Side building.

The, episode took on someaspects of a diplomatic incidentwhen Cuban officials herecalled their superiors in Ha-vana for instructions, and citypolice officials at the scenecalled headquarters for similarguidance.

The incident began at about4:30 P.M. when Brown, the 24-year-old chairman of the Stu-

:dent Nonviolent CoordinatingCommittee, and Robert Smith,an associate, emerged from themission at 6 East 67th Streetcarrying a package.

There were two differentversions of what followed. Ac-cording to some witnesses, Pa-trolman-, Michael Gleason, whowas on duty outside the mis-sion, stopped Brown and Smithand asked them what the pack'age contained.

"Why don't you mind yourown business and go away,"Brown was quoted as replying;

The policeman, according tothis version, then attempted totake the two into custody;there was some shoving and

toriality and refused to admithim.

The sergeant then1 calledCapt. William J. Lakeman ofthe 19th Precinct. Brown, frominside the mission, summonedhis 'lawyers, Stephen Hymanand Harriet Van Tassel. Allthree converged on the mis-sion at about the same time.

inside the five-story mission.A second version, offered

later by Jacques Nevard, theDeputy Police , Commis_sioner

Browni and Smith Attacked thepoliceman without provocationas; they Were '.ledviiig; the: 'mis-sion. ;: ! During they next : six hours,rqwn: ahdv|\Smith remained "in-

side the i mission-VOutside, Pa-trphrianjGIeason called:;the}19th'?recihet-statiohtousey; bringing

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After conferringlawyers, Captain

with theLakeman

called his supervisors, and thenannounced'that Patrolman Glea-son would swear out a sum-mons against Brown charginghim with harassmont of a po-lice officer.

The police said Brown wouldnot be arrested and would bepermitted to leave the missionwithout interference.

Cuban officials meanwhilecalled their foreign ministry inHavana seeking.instructions onhow they should handle thesituation. Two'United Nationsinvestigators were dispatchedto the mission to offer the"good offices" of the UnitedNations.

A Cuban official at the'mis-sion said Brown had gone there"to pick up\ Christmas presentsthat were wating for him herefor a few weeks."

According to the Cuban of-ficial, when Brown left, "the

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Brown and Smith ducked back Pol'ce grabbed him m the yesti-;_~u-. j.i .t* _i • • Tiiila iir1iir»li ic ûnart cniibule, which is Cuban soil."

Havana radio, in a broadcastmonitored in Miami, said, how-ever, -that Brown and Smith

for Pres;s Relations, had'it that had;gone;-to.-the Cuban.missionto see Jos£ Vie'ra, identified asfirst , secretary; of •• the : CubanUnited Nations delegation/ andhad picked, up Christmas pres-ents ;>' after the '•meeting. Thenature of the meeting was potreyekled;-1 ^ >c:"'.i^ . . ' • • • . . . • • , • ' ) . '-;•>; At. 10:30;; EM., BrownIdenly'iemerged from the.niission'

United Press InternationalH. Rap Brown talking tonewsmen at Cuban mission.

to play Nazis, black folks ain'tgoing to play Jews."

He refused to discuss theincident that led to his retreatinto the .mission other than todescribe it as "an action tocrush,idissent and to crush govr'ei;i(|m||its who dissent fro'm thisciJun;try;s policies."

Two policemen—not the same;ones present when the showingepisode was said to .have oc-curred—stood passively by asBrown held his news confer-ence. At 10:45 P-M., the tall,lanky S N C.C leader, Stem*and an unidentified girl steppedinto a cab and drove to an un-disclosed place.

The police said the summonscharging Brown with harass-ment had not been served.

Stanley Wise, the executivesecretary of S.N.C.C., said in atelegram to Mayor Lindsay that"the police acted not only intotal disregard for the rightsof Brown and Smith but alsoviolated the sovereignty of theRepublic of Cuba on whose soil,by a United Nations agreementwith the City of New York,they were."

The telegram called the inci-dent "but another instance qfthe New York City police act-ing as violators of the law in-stead of upholders of the law,? 'and "but another instance ofNew York City police brutaliz-ing blacks without provocation,without reason but with racistattitudes."

The Cuban delegation to theUnited Nations sent a formalprotest note to Secretary Gen-eral Thant. The contents of thenote were not "disclosed.

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PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBATO THE tJNITED NATIONS

li January 19<?8

sir: ; ••" . ; •••••.''' • /•%... - ... . : . : • ,"'. ,'further to the 'urgent note sent to you during the night of 10 January,

regarding the serious incidents 'which occurred on the territory of the Cuban

Mission, I give below a detailed description of the facts.

1, Last Wednesday afternoon, Mr. 'Rap Brown, Secretary- General of the Student

Ion-Violent Co-ordinating Committee (SNCC) visited this Mission, accompanied

by Mr* Bob Smith, another member of that organisation. The object of their

visit was to meet members of this Mission and, at the same time, to pick up

. ' some Christmas presents we had -prepared for them. .

2. When the aforementioned geritleMent left , they were accompanied to the door

of the building. It was then approximately k.k5 p.m. A few moments later, the

bell of the: Mission rang and, when the door was opened, Mr. Rap Brown and

Mr, Bob Smith took advantage of the opportunity to re-enter the Mission,

3* Before going any further, !' should explain that this Mission has permitted

"' the two' policemen who guard i't to take shelter from the cold in the entrance

hall of the building, 'which is clearly an "integral part. of the territory of the

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Ij-. The visitors explained that 'the two policemen \ had recognized them while."•'. . . •• • ' . .• '. ^ "

they were leaving the Mission, when they were still in the entrance hall where

the policemen were. One of the policemen pushed Mr, Bob Smith. Mr. Bap Brown,

who was already leaving by the street door, turned round and decided to see what

was happening. The other policeman was brandishing his black-jack and both of

them vainly tried to force the two visitors to stand against the wall, telling

them that they were arrested. 'It was at 'this point that Mr, Rap Brown rang the

bell in order to get us to reopen the door. When one of the policemen tried to

block the :main door, he was pushed aside so that the way would be open for them

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5. On re-entering the Mission, the visitors informed the First Secretary,,

Mr. Jose* Rail Viera, what tiad happened. Given the nature of the incident,

Mr. Viera decided to go out 'with them In order to speak to the policemen.

After he had opened the main door and was £t ill in the entrance hall, one

of the policemen, stationed on the sidewalk, who was unaware of Mr. Vi era's

presence » said "You are going nowhere". In view of tie frankly hostile attitudeof the police, Mr* Viera and the visitors returned to the Mission,

6*. ¥e immediately set about contacting the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs

in "order to inform it of what had happened and obtain instructions .

7. In the meantime „ Mr. Rap Brown and Mr»"Boti Smith were telephoning their

lawyer to tell him what had happened and ask him. to come to the Missioru

8. At that time I myself was at United Nations Headquarters,, but I returned

immediately" to "the Mission,, where 1 was told what had happened.

9- A few minutes later, a number of Kew York police patrol cars began to arrive

and stationed themselves along the street opposite ths Mission.

10. Once I had contacted the Minister for Foreign Affairs of my country,

&r* Kadi Roa, he instructed me to send you a note denouncing and condemning theaforementioned incidents on the territory of the Cuban Mission.

11. At the 'Q&cne time, the United States press agencies - distorting the facts

as usual ~ began to report, that Mr. &ap Brown and Mr. Bob Smith had sought asylumin this Mission. We wish to repeat that this story is completely untrue, since theaforementioned gentlemen remained in this Mission solely and exclusively as aresult of their lawyer's conversations with various Hew York City authorities.As soon as the incident had %een cleared 'up as far as 'they were concerned, the

two entleiaes l ft. ., - ' , ; ''••._• . ; '' ., -'••••

12. At about 7 p.m., three United Nations officials arrived at the Mission and

we briefed them about the events. These officials accompanied Carlos Morales, the

First Secretary', to the' residence of Mr. Chakravai'thi Harasimhan, Chef de Cabinet,

and personally handed him the above-mentioned note addressed to you.' " . ' ' - •

Mr . JJarasimhan informed Mr * Carlos Morales that you had been in contact with. . . . ' • . • • • ' i '-' '

"the Permanent Mission of the' United States to the United Nations, with a view to

settling 'the-- '-incident* •••.'•• . ., • • •' '• : . * . - , :

Meanwhile, the patrol cars withdrew from the vicinity of the Mission,.. .1 ' : ' ' " • .,, _ • " . : • ' • ' .. .••

leaving only the usttal guard* : ' ' " . ' ' - . 'As you will no doubt realize, the police authorities of the city of

Hew York have committed serious actions, which led us to address a note -to you requesting your intervention, vigorously protesting the incidents which

occurred and re ues'ting you to call to account those responsible.

•These actions are the following:(a) Violation of the territorial integrity of the Mission by the policemen

guarding i t ; . ' ' , ' ' . . ' " " • •(b) Extremely offensive manner of one of the policemen towards the

first Secretary of this Mission, Mr. Jose" &. Viera, when the latter was

aoccmrpanying Jfr. Brown and Mr* Smith.(ej Deployment of police forces around our building after the incident,

which constituted a threat to the Mission» since we considered that this aggressive

display was not necessary for the arrest of Mr, Brown and Mr. Siaita.

We were compelled by the seriousness of these actions to send you a mostvigorous protest against the flagrant breach of the territorial inviolabilityof this Mission by the United States police authorities 5 to condemn the arbitrary

behaviour of these, authorities and to denounce the threatening deployment ofpolice forces around the Mission. In addition, we requested you to ask thecompetent authorities to call to account the United States police authorities

who pr Voifeed this incident, ••• ••"' ,.;;'.I should be grateful if you would hava this note circulated to the

representatives of Member States,,Accept} Sir» the assurances of vsy highest consideration.

(Signed) ;"""* Char&l? d'Affaires, a.i.

(Seal of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the V: '•United Nations)

THE REPRESENTATIVEOF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICATO THE

UNITED NATIONS

January 12, 1968

His ExcellencyU ThantSecretary-General of theUnited Nations

United Nations, New York

Dear Mr. Secretary-General:

I have received your letter of January 11, 1968, with which youforwarded to the United States Mission the letter of January 10, 1968,of the Charge d1 affairs of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations.

Conscious of i£s responsibilities as host country to the United Nations,even prior to the receipt of your letter we initiated a careful inves-tigation of the well publicized incident in question. This investigationnow concluded discloses that there is no basis whatsoever for the com-plaint filed by the Government of Cuba. The United States Mission,therefore, categorically rejects this complaint.

It goes without saying that visitors to any Mission accredited to theUnited Nations should not be abused by the Police. It equally goeswithout saying that visitors to any Mission should not abuse the Police.Moreover, Missions to the United Nations should, and by and large do,cooperate with Police Officers who afford them security. The CubanMission should not be an exception.

In light of the fact that a summons has been issued in connection withthis incident, it is not appropriate to enter into a detailed dis-cussion of the allegations in order to avoid prejudging the positionof any of the parties. These relevant facts will be developed insworn testimony by the United States citizens involved in this matterin a competent court of law where due process is assured to all con-cerned. I am quite willing, however, to provide you with the factswhich were disclosed in the investigation.

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Underlying the complaint filed by the Cuban Mission is an importantaspect that cannot be ignored, in light of the given circumstances.The purpose for which privileges and immunities are granted todiplomats at the United Nations are solely in furtherance of theirresponsibilities in representing their governments at the UnitedNations. The premises of a Permanent Mission can be used legitimatelyonly for these purposes. These purposes do not authorize or permitdiplomatic missions or persons assigned to them to interfere in thedomestic affairs of the United States, particularly in relation toits citizens, nor is it a legitimate function of such Missions touse their facilities to shield or protect any individual from theregular proce'sses of the law.

The United States wishes to make it clear that, while scrupulouslyadhering to its responsibilities under the Headquarters Agreement, itwill consistently therewith require that the HLssion of Cuba confineits activities exclusively to official duties relating to the UnitedNations and refrain from any activities interfering in the domesticaffairs of the United States of America or with its regular legalprocesses.

Arthur J. Goldb

TO : The Secretary-General

FROM : Jean Gazarian

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

DATE : 1 8 JAN 1958

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enclosed translation of a"'communication dated

.... 11 January 1968 is transmitted to the Permanent Missions of

th« States Members of the United Nations at the request of

th« Charge d'affaires a.i. of Cuba to the United Nations.

12 January 1968



11 January 1968

No. : 9

Sir:

Further to the urgent note sent to you during the night of 10 January,

regarding the serious incidents which occurred on the territory of the Cuban

Mission, I give "below a detailed description of the facts.

1. Last Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Rap Brown, Secretary-General of the Student

Non-Violent Co-ordinating Committee (SNCC) visited this Mission, accompanied

"by Mr. Bob Smith, another member of that organization. The object of their

visit was to meet members of this Mission and, at the same time, to pick up

some Christmas presents we had prepared for them.

2. 'When the aforementioned gentlemen left, they were accompanied to the door

of the building. It was then approximately U.^5 p.m. A few moments later, the

bell of the Mission rang and, when the door was opened, Mr. Rap Brown and

Mr.:Bob Smith took advantage of the opportunity to re-enter the Mission.

3- Before going any further, I should explain that this Mission has permitted

the two policemen who guard it to take shelter from the cold in the entrance

hall of the building, which is clearly an integral part of the territory of the

Mission.

U. The visitors explained that the two policemen had recognized them while

they were leaving the Mission, when they were still in the entrance hall where

the policemen were. One of the policemen pushed Mr. Bob Smith. Mr. Rap Brown,

who was already leaving by the street door, turned round and decided to see what

was happening. The other policeman was brandishing his black-jack and both of

them vainly tried to force the two visitors to stand against the wall, telling

them that they were arrested. It was at this point that Mr. Rap Brown rang the

bell in order to get us to reopen the door. "When one of the policemen tried to

block the main door, he was pushed aside so that the way would be open for them

when the door reopened.

U Thant

Secretary-GeneralUnited Nations »New York

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Meanwhile, the patrol cars withdrew from the vicinity of the Mission,

leaving only the usual guard.

As you will no doubt realize, the police authorities of the city of

New York have committed serious actions, which led us to address a note

to you requesting your intervention,-vigorously protesting the incidents which

occurred and requesting you to call to account those responsible.

These actions are the following:

(a) Violation of the territorial integrity of the Mission by the policemen

guarding it.

(b) Extremely offensive manner of one of the policemen towards the

First Secretary of this Mission, Mr. Jose R. Viera, when the latter was

accompanying Mr. Brown and.Mr, Smith.

(c) Deployment of police forces around our building after the incident,

'which constituted a threat to the Mission, since we considered that this aggressive

display was not necessary for the arrest of Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith.

We were compelled by the seriousness of these actions to send you a mostt

vigorous protest against the flagrant breach of the territorial inviolability

of this Mission by the United States police authorities, to condemn the arbitrary

behaviour of these authorities and to denounce the threatening deployment of

police forces, around the Mission. In addition, we requested you to ask the

competent authorities to call to account the United States police authorities

who provoked this incident.

I should be grateful if you would have this note circulated to the

representatives of Member States, as an official document of the General Assembly.


(Signed) Jesus JIMENEZCharge1 d'Affaires, a.i.

(Seal of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to theUnited Nations)

NEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, 13 January 1968

GubaAspecial to Th« New York Time^^ JStf ;.mjwsr responsiDiimes in

f-v;- ^•fTepxes.entihg • their governmentsUNITED NATIONS, N;y< ¥>,! &^hf -United Nations," Mr.

Jan. 12—Ambassador AYthuE&flrifcefg^said. "The premisesJ.; Gpldber^feda5rsca|egpriGa.l,ly, of permanent jnissipn,. can be,,.rejected Cub^s>? cSjilg_ain^ to usle~tf legitimately; ghly:for' thesefethei United- Natibi5|s'«offi.,.a;n.?4W pa;mp.ses..- •, Theseitlpurposes doleged shoving incident. Invpiv-jnpf affihoriê or permit diplo-ihg -H. Rapj'.Br.ownt:-.

;the/-l)la;cJtimatip.--:missibhs NOF-pers.ptts as-power advoeit^ ^^^RPUîSitaed'' -to- themftbi irfterfere inman outsiideâ|fe s;CuBa«;' irfesjItheMdmestie affairSjDtthe .Unit-Sion Wednesday.- ' '--ed. States, particularly in rela-

In a letter.to,Secretary.Gen-.jtipntp.its.citizens.era! Thant, Mr. Goldberg saidthe United States haji carefullyinvestigated the incident andconcluded "there is ricwhatsoever" ior the:Government's protest..

Cuban officials :h.ad , rnain-

had, been violated during;'theincident.:;.'^ <,ij'..=»-;.:.5

emerged from the-'missipn.

Michael Gleason, who was the

,'"Nor is.it a. legitimate func-tion of such missions to use;th'eir facilities to shield or pro-;

individual 'from the;r.6g"ulafe processes .of .the law."

'Brbwii,,the 24-year-old chair-man of the Student Nonviolenti

leged shoving incident, which;.repp |e,dly began, after Brown

u - "

gpliceman involved in the in-îdent, obtained a summons inCriminal Court charging!|Brown with harassment.:-: Cuban officials today fol-

;jpwed their note ,of protestWith a three-page letter to Mr.Thant, that accused United!iStates news agencies of mis-fepresenting the facts of theincident, "as usual."t The letter called for punish-fhient of Patrolman Gleason and•asserted that "police authori-ties of the City of New York[have , committed serious ac-jtions" that included violationJof the territorial integrity ofthe Cuban mission and "the,extremely offensive manner ofone of the policeman towardthe-'first' secretary, of the mis-sid&" Jps6 Raul Viera.

To'day's-letter was signed byijes'us Jiriimez as charg'§ d-af-faires of the mission.

There - .was .. nq-,. .immediatemitrient i^^^ljMftfea^Sfe?:

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6 JAN 1968

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LE 312 CUBA

The enclosed communication dated 12 January 1968 is

.. transmitted to the Permanent Missions of the States Members of

the United Nations at the request of the Permanent Representative

of the United States of America to the United Nations.

15 January 1968

THE REPRESENTATIVE.. . ; OF THE

.UN'ITE6.STATES OF AMERICATO THE

' UN'ITED NATIONS

January 12, 1968

His 'Excellency1' ''' ' ; -••-:—•" '•;' ••-'-••" -•'•':- • ••.'.••'U Thant ' " L"";"' ' "•"''"• " • ' • • "Secretary-General of thetteite'a;jlar6;obs, ; *• v!f.',':jr •'•""'"' '-: ' /"' P

'liriit Nat±otis?,,New York ; ';;;''; "''V

idar Mr; "Se'cretary-Gen'erali . , . . • • • . • - • ,

I have' received 'yoiir letter of January 11, 1968, with which youforwarded to the United States Mission the letter of January 10, 1968,of the Charge d'affairs of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations.

Conscious of our responsibilities as host country to the United Nations,even prior t0 the receipt of your letter we initiated a careful inves-tigation of.the well publicized incident in question. This investigationnow concluded. Discloses that there is no basis whatsoever for the com-

' plaint filed by1 the Government of Cuba. The United States Mission,therefore, categorically rejects this complaint.

It goes without saying that visitors to any Mission accredited to theUnited Nations should not be abused by the Police. It equally goeswithout saying that visitors to any Mission should not abuse the Police.Moreover, Missions to the United Nations should, and by and large do,cooperate with Police Officers who afford them security. The CubanMission should not be an exception.

In light of the fact that a summons has been issued in connection withthis incident, it is not appropriate to enter into a detailed dis-cussion of the allegations in order to avoid prejudging the positionof any of the parties. These relevant facts will be developed insworn testimony by the United States citizens involved in this matterin a competent court of law where due process is assured to all con-cerned. I am quite willing, however, to provide you with the factswhich were disclosed in the investigation.

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Underlying the complaint filed by the Cuban Mission is an importantaspect that cannot be ignored, in light of the given circumstances.The purpose for which privileges and immunities are granted todiplomats at the United Nations are solely in furtherance of theirresponsibilities in representing their governments at the UnitedNations. The premises of a Permanent Mission can be used legitimately-only for these purposes. These purposes do not authorize or permitdiplomatic missions or persons assigned to them to interfere in thedomestic affairs of the United States, particularly in relation toits citizens, nor is it a legitimate function of such Missions touse their facilities to shield or protect any individual from theregular processes of the law.

The United States wishes to make it clear that, while scrupulouslyadhering to its responsibilities under the Headquarters Agreement, itwill consistently therewith require that the Mission of Cuba confineits activities exclusively to official duties relating to the UnitedNations and refrain from any activities interfering in the domesticaffairs of the United States of America or with its regular legalprocesses.

Arthur J. Goldbe'r


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RiRl-'AHEKT ME SIGN OF CUBA

TO THE UNITED 'MAT ions

15 January 1968

Sir,I am writing in reply to the note'from the Permanent kission of the

United States to the Uniteci Nations, submitted on 12 January, which you

transmitted to me.

VJith reference to the assertions of the Pern&nent Representative of

the United States, which attempt, to attribute to the Cuban 1 ission

responsibility for the events of 10 January, allow me to draw your attention

to my earlier note on this subject, i.vhich I reaffirm in its entirety. As•

you will recall, the events show that the United States police authoritiesl/-t-€—£, l\.-t-Z. - <-rt

are responsible for »• -vi-oKln-ti-qft-gg the immunity of the Cuban I-.ission and- C. <~ <":' IV A. , L. (.'. , '- t\ J

-4ia?«a «i>""a2gre"ssion, by comiritting actions on ats territory, blocking the

entrance to the Kission and orpaniain.f an ostentatious deployment of patrol

cars in the vicinity.

At tho sar~o time, I must categorically reject the insinuation of the

United States representative concerning sat alleged interference by the Cuban

Kission in the domestic affairs cf the United States. The Cuban Kission,

as its Government's representative to the United Nations, is a\>;a.re of its

obligations and rights as such in the host country. One of these unrenounceable

His Excellency U Thant,\

Secretary-General of the United rations,

Few York.

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rights is/to «at--rtain as fuests at it? headquarters whensoever it sees fit, -;!

rerardless of ^SBSB natioiialitVj as is the usual practice in all the l.issions^

including tir-:: United States' rMission.

Accept,'Sir, the assurances of i^y highest consideration.

(Signed) Jesus Jli^K^Z

Chargfa d'Affaires., a.i.

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(Seal of the Permanent Mssion of Cuba to the United Kations)

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15 de enero do

oefior Secretario General:

jVie dirijo a Su Sxcelencia para dar obligada respuesta a

la Not a tie la Vision de Estados Unidos ante las IJaciones Uni -

das, presentada con fecha 12 de enero, que recibi por su eleva_i

do conducto.

Impuesto de las etiraiaciones del serior Represent ante ae

los i^stados Unidos, que intent an irnputar a la i-iision de Cuba -

la responoabilidad de los hechcc ocurrid.os el dia 1C de enero,

perrnitorric i-eferir la ateucion de Su Excelencia a mi anterior -

Kiota ai ve^Pecto, la cual reioero en todos su-s terminoo. Di

choa hochc L duiaueotran -cotiiO recordai'a ou Lxcelencia, que las -

autoi'idades policiacas estadounidenses son responsables de vi£

lar la inmuniJad de la Vision cubana y de amenaza de agresion,

al ocQieter -actos en su territoric, bloquear la entrada de la -

rnisrna y et'eutuar un aparatcco despliegue de carros patrulleros

a su alrededor.

Al mismo tiempo, debo reciiaaar categoricamente la insi-

nuacicn del Representante norteanericario acercs de una supues-

ta intromision de la Lision cubana en asuntos doirieaticos de

los 1'Stados Unicios. La I-Iisi'n de Cuba, corno representante de -

su Gobierno ante

ExcruG. U ThantSecretaiîo General de laOrgani.zacion de Naciones UniciasKueva York


6 EAST 67TH STREET

NEW YORK. N. Y. 1OO21

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su Gobi em,,, c.nte la Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas, os_

ta conscience de sus obligaciones y derechcs ccrno tal en el

pais anfitrion, hallandose entre loo uioiifios con caracter -

irrenunciablt=, recibir en su oede conic invioadus a cuaies -

quiera persou'as que estitne yjertinente, independientemente -

de su nacionalidad, lu que es practice usual de todas las -

r-lisiones, inoluyendo la de los Estados Unidoo.

Aprovecho la oportunidad, seiaor Secretario General, -

• - para reiterarle los sentimientus de rni rnat> c.lJL,a y distingui_

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UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES

CONSTANTIN A. STAVROPOULOS

THE REPRESENTATIVEOF THE


UNITED NATIONS

January 15, 1968

KJSI

His ExcellencyTJ ThantSecretary General of theUnited Nations


Dear Mr. Secretary General:

We have received today a second complaint of the Cuban Mission tothe United Nations which at their request is "being circulated as anote verbale. This complaint is essentially a repetition of theprevious complaint made by the Cuban Mission relating to the sameincident. You may, therefore, consider my letter of January 12,in which we rejected the Cuban complaint as unfounded, as a fullreply to the matters again raised in the second Cuban note. Iwould only repeat that a careful investigation discloses that theallegations made by the Cuban Mission are groundless.

•

I am indeed sorry, Mr. Secretary General, that the Cuban Missionpersists in seeking to involve the Office of the Secretary Generaland the United Nations as an organization in this matter. As themembers of the Cuban Mission well know, despite the fact thatdiplomatic relations do not exist between our two countries, theUnited States Mission is available for the direct conduct of busi-ness concerning claims of privileges and immunities. Referenceto the Mission in the first instance is the expeditious and appro-priate way in which to handle problems of this character which mayarise. The entire handling of this matter by the Cuban Missionleads inevitably to the conclusion that the real objective is notto redress a legitimate grievance but rather to make propaganda.The United States does not propose to further such a purpose.

It is respectfully requested thatthis letter be circulated to theMember States of the United Nations.

/Sincerely yours,

VShJOOw

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18 JAN 1S68

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LE 512 CUBA

The enclosed communication dated 15 January 1968 is

transmitted to the Permanent Missions of the States Members of

the United Nations at the request of the Permanent

Representative of the United States of America to the

United Nations.

16 January 1968

THE REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE


UNITED NATIONS

January 15, 1968

His ExcellencyU ThantSecretary General of theUnited Nations


Dear Mr. Secretary General:

We have received today a second complaint of the Cuban Mission tothe United Nations which at their request is being circulated as anote verbale. This complaint is essentially a repetition of theprevious complaint made by the Cuban Mission relating to the sameincident. You may, therefore, consider my letter of January 12,in which we rejected the Cuban complaint as unfounded, as a fullreply to the matters again raised in the second Cuban note. Iwould only repeat that a careful investigation discloses that theallegations made by the Cuban Mission are groundless.

I am indeed sorry, Mr. Secretary General, that the Cuban Missionpersists in seeking to involve the Office of the Secretary Generaland the United Nations as an organization in this matter. As themembers of the Cuban Mission well know, despite the fact thatdiplomatic relations do not exist between our two countries, theUnited States Mission is available for the direct conduct of busi-ness concerning claims of privileges and immunities. Referenceto the Mission in the first instance is the expeditious and appro-priate way in which to handle problems of this character which mayarise. The entire handling of this matter by the Cuban Missionleads inevitably to the conclusion that the real objective is notto redress a legitimate grievance but rather to make propaganda.The United States does not propose to further such a purpose.

It is respectfully requested thatthis letter be circulated to theMember States of the United Nations.

:erely yours,

\ Aw*..> \j j» vS. v«—i

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The Secretary-General of the United Nations presents his

compliments to the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United

Nations and has the honour to refer to the case of Mr. Vasudeva,

an Indian national working in Cuba as an FAO Techincal Assistance Expertt

in plant pathology under the United Nations Development Programme.

The Secretary-General understands that Mr. Vasudeva has been arrested

by the Cuban authorities on charges that he introduced pathogenic

elements harmful to crops and contrary to Cuban law. The Secretary-General

understands that Mr. Vasudeva is now held in-an unknown location and the

FAO Representative in Cuba has been unable to obtain permission to visit

him. According to reports the Secretary-General'has received from the

Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, handling of

pathogenic elements was related to the performance of official functions

on the part of the expert under the project. In view of these facts the

arrest of Mr. Vasudeva was a clear violation of Section l8(a) of the

Convention of Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and the

Basic Agreement on Special Fund between the.United Nations «hi4 Cuba

signed on 10 March 1961. The Secretary-General therefore joins the

Director-General of FAO in his appeal, already conveyed to fe Government d

through the Cuban Ambassador in Rome, for the immediate release of

Mr. Vasudeva.

With'regard to the charges against Mr. Vasudeva, the Secretary-General

has been informed by the Director-General of FAO that he has already

offered to arrange with the Cuban Government for a. joint investigation

from scientific and technical viewrioints and: to take appropriatedisciplinary measures should the charges

. The Secretary-General also understands from the Director-General

of FAO that Mr. Vasudeva is In poor health and suffering from heart

trouble. It is therefore all the more urgent that he should be

immediately released from detention.

The Secretary-General is confident that^ the Government of Cubai

would not wish to take any action which would impede the work of theu

United Nations and its specialized agencies in Cuba.

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DSSCEFUBARV AClIO^ BY RE STOP RSFRESSGIATIGUS ACCORDIHGLY'

MADE Id CUBA& ^KBA8SAD0H ROKS STOP BILDESH2SH

SEHIQfl FAO OFFICIAL ARRIVXISG IB CUBA TODAY OiJ MISSION COB EJECTED

W I T H SAME PROJECT HAS BESE^ REQUESTED TAKE UP MATTER 1-lY

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Note for the record

Mr. Carlos Vegega of/UNDP informed me at 1825 hours today thathe had just received from Havana a telephone call from the FAOrepresentative who had "been sent there in connexion with the detentiona few days ago of an FAO expert, Mr. Vasudeva, by the Cuban authorities.

The FAO representative had spoken today with Mr. Roa, the CubanForeign Minister, who told him that the Convention on Privileges andImmunities was not applicable in this case because Mr. Vasudeva wasbeing charged for acts which had nothing to do with his functions as aIM expert. According to Mr» Hoa, Mr. Vasudeva had, without authorization,imported five strains of fungi which could be highly damaging to theCuban agriculture. An investigation was being conducted to establishwhat Mr. Vasudeva had actually done with the fung;i. Mr. Vasudeva wasdetained and his case was being handled by the 1st Tribunal, which dealtwith economic crimes.

Mr. Eoa stated that the Secretary-General had seen the Cuban PermanentRepresentative yesterday, 19 September, and had told the Ambassador that anFAO fito-patholegist would be sent by FAO to Cuba to conduct an enquiry.The FAO representative stated to Mr. Vegega that this did not correspondto the instructions he had received from Rome, which were to the effectthat only after the release of the expert would the fito-pathologist besent to Cuba to conduct the enquiry. The FAO representative was naturallyanxious to get a clarification as to what had transpired in the conversationbetween the Secretary-General and the Cuban Permanent Representative.

Mr. Vegega has the telephone number of the FAO representative who isin Cuba looking into the Vasudeva affair.

Jose Rolz-Bennett

20 September 1968

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Provisional translationPermanent Mission of Cuba to the

Sir:

No. 624

20 November 1963

In accordance with instructions received from the Revolutionary Government

of Cuba I wish to inform you of the following:

The tuna-fishing vessel "Alecrin", belonging to the Cuban Fishing Fleet,

with a crew of 3& men, including a Japanese fisherman, which since 14 November

has been in its usual fishing area in the Caribbean Sea, was fehe object of an under-

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hand attack im international waters by units of the Venezuelan Navy at about

6.25 GMT on 20 November. 'The vessel's position

was/12.20 degrees latitude north and 62.58 degreesA,

Longitude

west, in other words, more than 100 miles from the Venezuelan coast. At that

time, the Cuban Fishing Fleet received a radio message from the "Slecrin" stating

that the latter was being pursued by two Venezuelan warships, which had fired

it-machine-gun shots at iixxsoc without prior warning. A few minutes later the

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heavily-armed Venezuelan ships "Calamar" and "Almirante Brion" began firing witji

guns of various calibres on the unarmed Cuban ship, hitting it several times in

the hull, JttiPtAbc deck and elsewhere, destroying all its machinery and equipment

and leaving it adrift. After having virtually detroyed the "Alecrin", with

the greatest danger for the lives of the Euban fishermen, the sSssm aforementioned

Venezuelan ships ordered it to head fofc the Venezuelan coast, threatening to sink

it if their orders were not obeyed. Subsequently thfc Venezuelans brutally

boarded the Cuban vessel and forced the captain and another member of the crew

to go aboard one of the aggressor ships as hostages.

The names of the crew of the "Alecrin", illegally taken prisoner by the

Venezuelan authorities, are as follows:

(list of names)

This gross provocation, which constitutes the crime of international

<Kxpiracy, forms part of HioaiHiH&KrEBqakEii: continuous series of such crimes committed

against Cuba by the imperialist Government of the United States, whose orders

the Venezuelan Government executes with notorious obedience both in its domestic

and foreign policy.

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The Revolutionary Government of SukktaH Cuba holds the Venezuelan Government

and, for obvious reasons, United States imperialism, responsible for the implications

of this cowardly attack on an unarmed ship which was engaged in ±KH lawful fishing

called uponactivities and has therefore statSHsbaixfefeacfc the Venezuelan Government to free and

return the "Alecrin11 and its crew immediately, since they were attacked and captured

internationalon the high sea with obvi9us disregard for the most elemental/principles and laws.

It has also demanded adequate compensation for the serious damage caused to the

"Alecrin".

In view of the special circumstances surrounding this criminal act, the

Revolutionary Government wishes to state that in exercise of the powers inherent

in its sovereignty it reserve^ the right to take the steps it deems appropriate to

( yf fykf l flf /£.gj which are being attacked jointly bydefend the/Cuban people, >J

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the Government of Venezuela and the Government of the United States,

'frrwssvittirvi^tttxyv^^ On feehalf of my Government I request you to have

this communication circulated as an official document of the General Assembly

to the States Members of the United Nations.


(Signed) Ricardo ALARCON

Permanent Representative of Cuba to the

United Nations

NEW YORK TIMES, Thursday, 21 November 1968

Seizure Is Put iri TerritorialWaters—Havana Protests

CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov.20 (AP)—The Defense Ministrysaid today that two watphipshad captured a Cuban vesselin .territorial waters. ' '

The Havana radio said theCuban fishing boat Alecrin hadbeen badly damaged when twoVenezuelan gunboats shelled it.The radio placed the incidentin international waters 100miles off the Venezuelan coast.

The Defense Ministry said theAlecrin had been seized nearLos Testigos, a Venezuelan is-land group 50 miles off themainland. Venezuela's 12-mileterritorial limit etxends off themainland and around pffshoreislands.

The-Alecrin was taken tothe naval station of Carupano,

^BRAZIL,>„• . MILES 3O0

.-The New.Yorfc Times :Nov.-21,196S

Ship was reported capturedoff Los' Testigos -(cross).

on the north coast, and :the' crew; was: placed under arrest,• the Defense Ministry said. There

were 38 on board. ,;; ;;President; Raul Leoni :'was

| quoted by-the Caracas' radio' asj having .said that.it was possibleithat the vessel carried a< Cuban] guerrilla mission, Men and arms':from /Cuba /have been inteK

cepted' previously .on,;' Vene-zuela's shores. The Governmentsaid recently that it expected

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NEW YORK TIMESFriday, 22 Nov.19 8

MIAMI, Nov. 20—The Ha-vana radio said today that theCuban Foreign Ministry haddelivered to the Swiss Embassyin Havana, which representsVenezuelan interests, a note-of protest against what it calleda "coward! attack carried outin international waters."

The note demanded the im-mediate release of the ship andher crew, ,.and said that Cubareserved the right to adoptany actions. it deemed neces-sary "in the defense . of her!rights and sovereignty."

The. Alecrin has a crew of38, including the captain anda Japanese technician, the Ha-vanaicornmunique said, ,addin~

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New York

20 November 1966

No. 62U

Sir:

In accordance with instructions received from the Revolutionaryi

Government of Cuba, I wish to inform you of the following:

At about 6.25 GMT on 20 November, units of the Venezuelan navy

carried out a surprise attack in international waters on the tuna-

fishing vessel "Alecrin", belonging to the Cuban Pishing Fleet, with

a crew of thirty-eight men, including a Japanese fisherman, which

had been in its usual fishing area in the Caribbean Sea since

lU November. The vessel's position was then 12.20 degrees latitude

north and 62.58 degrees longitude west, in other words, more than

100 miles from the Venezuelan coast. At that time, the Cuban Fishing

Fleet received a radio message from the "Alecrin" stating that the

latter was "being pursued by two Venezuelan warships, which had fired

machine-gun shots at it without prior warning. A few minutes later

the heavily armed Venezuelan ships "Calamar" and "Almirante Brion"

opened fire with guns of various calibres on the unarmed Cuban ship

scoring numerous hits on the hull, at the water-line on the starboard

side, and on the whole deck, destroying all its machinery and

equipment and leaving it adrift. After having virtually destroyed

the "Alecrin", with the greatest danger for the lives of the Cuban

fishermen, the aforementioned Venezuelan ships ordered it to head

for the Venezuelan coast, threatening to sink it if their orders

were not obeyed. They subsequently stormed the Cuban vessel and

forced the captain and another member of the crew to go aboard one

of the aggressor ships as hostages.

His ExcellencyU ThantSecretary-GeneralUnited Nations

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The names of the crew of the "Alecrin", illegally taken

prisoner by the Venezuelan authorities, are as follows:

Humberts Vargas Garcia, Captain

Arlstedes Mediacejas Abreu, First Officer

Andre's Beltra'n Manzano, Third Officer

Cdsar Telles Garcia, Pilot

u.r1z.iro Suirez Reina, Chief Engineer

Diego Mompie Pompa. First Engineer

Santiago Coca Cordero, Second Engineer

La"zaro Cantero L6pez, Third Engineer

Faustino Rodriguez Gonzalez, Assistant Engineer

Joaquin Benitez Montoya, Assistant Engineer

Juan Confesor Alpajo, Officer in charge of refrigerator hold

Jose" F. Wodarse, Assistant in refrigerator hold

Olegario Pena Hernandez, Cook

Reinaldo Bess Despaigne, Technician

Juan B. Medina Santos, Boatswain

Rolando Arrebato Perdomo, Radio Operator

Ramon Rios Gonzalez, Assistant Electrician

Jorge Nunez EsteVez, Medical Orderly

Ram6n Cabrera Romero, Seaman

Joaquin Gutierrez Valero, Seaman

Fernando Vails G6mez, Seaman

Rolando Penalver Martinez, Seaman

Elias Bolanos Cabrera, Seaman

La'zaro Silva Duarte, Seaman

Elio Guevara Lahera, Seaman

Eduardo Morales Monteagudo, Seaman

Angel Caballero Sanchez, Seaman

Victor Herrera Vald^s, Seaman

Manuel Toledo Me"ndez, Seaman

Hector Rodriguez Gutierrez, Seaman

Roberto Planas Gonzalez, Seaman

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Alfredo Ferrer Almanza, Seaman

Eugenio Ja"uregui Almeida, Seaman

Jos£ Alonso Pe"rez, Seaman

Josd Iznaga Cantero, Seaman

Ricardo Barrios Cabrera, Seaman

Miguel Rey Oliva, Seaman

Yusuko Iwamoto, Fisherman

This gross provocation, which constitutes an act of international

piracy, is one of a continuous series of such acts committed against

Cuba by the imperialist Government of the United States, whose orders

the Venezuelan Government executes with notorious obedience in both

its domestic and foreign policy.

The Revolutionary Government of Cuba holds the Venezuelan

Government and, for obvious reasons, American imperialism, responsible

for the consequences of this cowardly attack on an unarmed ship which

was engaged in lawful fishing activities, and has therefore called

upon the Venezuelan Government to free and return the "Alecrin" and

its crew immediately, since they were attacked and captured on the

high sea in manifest violation of the most elementary principles and

rules of international law. It has also demanded full compensation

for the serious damage caused to the "Alecrin1*.

In view of the special circumstances surrounding this criminal

act, the Revolutionary Government wishes to state that, in exercise

of its sovereign powers, it reserves the right to take whatever steps

it deems appropriate to defend the rights of the Cuban people, which

are being attacked by the Government of Venezuela and the Government

of the United States acting in unison.

On behalf of my Government., I should be grateful if you would

have this communication circulated among the representatives of

Member States as an official document of the United Nations.


(Signed) Ricardo AIARCONPermanent Representative of Cuba to

the United Rations




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26 November 1968


REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA.

DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

02155 New York, 25 November 1968

Sir,

I have the honour to refer "to communication No. 624 from the Cuban

delegation, dated 20 November 1968, which was circulated to

delegations of Member States together with your covering note

No. PO-220. '

The events described in that communication are inaccurate and

the accusations unfounded.

The Cuban vessel "Alecrin" was detained in the following

circumstance s:

At 1.09 a.m. on 20 November 1968, Unit P-02, "Calamar", of the

Venezuelan Navy, on patrol duty with Unit BE-23, "Almirante Brion",

in the region of the Venezuelan islands of Los Testigos, spotted

a vessel which, as it later transpired, was the "Alecrin", flying

the Cuban flag. As the "Alecrin" was in Venezuelan territorial

waters, eight miles north-east of Testigo Grande island,

11° 29' latitude north and 63° 1*30" longitude west, Unit P-02

commanded it to stop and' identify itself. The command was given

clearly and unambiguously and there was no possibility of a

misunderstanding*

The "Alecrin" ignored the command and tried to escape. Unit

P-02 then proceeded to fire warning shots across its bow. This

warning was also ignored, and it was therefore necessary to open

fire on the M Alecrin" and force it to stop. Venezuelan officers

boarded the vessel and took it into the port of Carupano for

inspection.

His Excellency U Thant.Secretary-GeneralUnited Nations

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No one was wounded and the damage to the "Alecrin" was so

slight that it was able to proceed from the spot where it was

detained to the port of Carupano under its own power.

The Venezuelan Government is making the necessary inquiries

and, when they are concluded, will inform you of the results*

Whatever the results may be it is clear that the ships of the

Venezuelan Navy conducted themselves in a manner fully in

accordance with the principles of international law applicable to

the territorial waters of States, and that these principles were

violated by the Cuban vessel "Alecrin11 when it refused to obey the

legitimate commands given to it.

I think it is in order to point out that Venezuela has to be

particularly careful in watching over its territorial waters

precisely because of the Illegal acts of direct intervention and

subversion which the Government of Cuba has been committing

against Venezuela for a number of years. These acts include the

unloading of weapons on our coasts for the subversive uprising of

2 November 1963, as attested to by the Organization of American

States in document OEA/SBR.G/IV-C-1-658 and the landing of members

of the Cuban armed forces on 8 May 1967, also attested to by the

Organization of American States (document OEA./SER.F/II.12-222 /7/67)

and officially and publicly admitted by the Government of Cuba.

It is interesting to note that this last landing was made from the

Cuban vessel "Sierra", which is listed in the shipping register

as a fishing vessel.

I should be grateful if you would have this communication

circulated among the representatives of Member States as an

official document.


(Signed) Manuel Pe"rez GuerreroPermanent Representative of Venezuela

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FROM: J. Rolz-BennettDE:

CONFIDENTIAL \ T 2 Decem1:>er

Note for the Record

Meetings of the Cuban Ambassador with the Secretary-General on 20November and 2 December 1968

Present at the meetings were:

H.E. Dr. Ricardo Alarc6n The Secretary-GeneralMr. Jos6 Bolz-Bennett

1. On 20 November 1968, Ambassador Alarcon of Cuba came to seethe Secretary-General for the purpose of informing him that in theearly hours of that very day, units of the Venezuelan Navy had shelledand thereafter sequestered the Cuban fishing boat "Alecrin" whichbelonged to the Cuban fishing fleet. According to Ambassador Alarcon,this incident had taken place on the high seas, more than a hundredmiles from the Venezuelan coast. With the boat, the Venezuelan Navyhad sequestered the Captain and thirty-seven members of the crew. Theboat and the crew were taken to the Venezuelan port of Carupano.

Ambassador Alarcon submitted a letter to the Secretary-General,dated 20 November 1968, on this matter, and requested that it becirculated as an official document of the United Nations.

The Government of Cuba had informed the Swiss Embassy in Havana,which represents the interests of the Venezuelan Government, of thisincident. Ambassador Alarc6n stated specifically that the only requestbeing made by his Government to the United Nations was to have theletter circulated to all Member States.

2. On 2 December 1968, Ambassador Alarc6n presented a further noteto the Secretary-General, drawing attention to the fact that more thanten days had elapsed since the capture of the "Alecrin", without theGovernment of Venezuela having returned the boat or freed the crew. Inaddition, the Government of Cuba inferred from information which hadappeared in the international press, that physical and moral pressurehad been brought to bear on the crew of the captured boat, probably forthe purpose of fabricating a story concerning the "Alecrin". Herequested that this further note also be circulated as an official documentto all Member States.

In reply to a question, he reiterated that his Government wasrequesting no action from any organ of the United Nations, including theSecretary-General, other than to bring the letter to the attention cfthe Secretary-General and of the States Members ofithe Organization.

Jos£ Rolz-BennettUnder-Secretary-General

for Special Political Affairs

The activities cearplaine of fcy the United States

clearly establish that certain members of the Cuban Mission to

the United latio&s are abusing the privilege of their residence

in ths United States. Some of tiae activities pose a tfereat to

our internal security and others constitute a direct involvement

ia the domestic affairs of t!s$ United States. These activities

have included attmapts to recruit intelligence agents from the

ranks of Cufean exiles; the distribution to a pro-Castro

organisation in the ttolte<J States of large Quantities of printed

Cuban propaganda for d&strilmtiQa to the members of that

organisations the recruitment of a group of Cubans residing In

t&e United States -wtio are lojal to the Cafean revolution to form

aa ttndergrouad cell prepared to follow any sd.es ion, ordered by the

Cuban Government j an offer of weapons and ma.terial to support

araed action witMts the territory of the Uhitedf States; the

rec2*uitment of United States residents foy training in Cutja. in

espionage iftndl sabotagei and giving advice and counsel to

militant organizations within the United States, including

eoimseling th&m in the management of their internal affairs.




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PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBATO THE UNITED NATIONS6 East 67th StreetNew York 21, New York

No.

2 December 1968

Sir:

I am instructed by the Revolutionary Government of Cuba to inform

you of the following:

On 23 November 1966 our complaint was t~ be transmitted to y>\i

concerning the unlawful seizure of the tuna-fishj ng vessel "Alecrin",

belonging to the Cuban fishing fleet, together with its crew, which

had been carried out on that day by the navy of the Venezuelan

Government, when the vessel was engaged in fishing activities in

international waters, i.e. at 12 degrees 20 minutes latitude north

and 62 degrees 53 minutes longitude west, or more than 100 miles from

the Venezuelan coast, after an attack in which machine-guns and

weapons of various calibres were fired at the unarmed. Cuban vessel,

with resulting damage to the vessel and imminent danger to the crew.

Although more than ten .days have elapsed since that illegal

action, which constituted a basic violation of international law, the

Venezuelan Government has not only failed to return the vessel and

release the crew, after having committed a flagrant act of international

piracy, but has followed an absolutely intolerable line of conduct in

the matter, namely:

The Venezuelan Government, despite the time that has elapsed and

without announcing an official decision, : after having carried out the

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unlawful and provocative act reported, has, as can be gathered from

cabled reports of the international Press, brought physical and moral

pressure to bear on the crew of the attacked and seized vessel,

keeping the crew members of the Cuban vessel incommunicado, so that

reporters have been unable to gain access to them, without offering

a single item of proof for world public opinion; all this justifies

the belief that an attempt is being made artificially and brazenly to

fabricate a false version of the events, which it would seem the

Venezuelan Government has been unable to do up to the present owing

to the obvious difficulty of providing a false version in the face of

the evidence that the illegal action was committed in international

waters and the total absence of any real proof of guilt.

In addition to the foregoing, there have been highly suspicious

occurrences which have been reported by the international Press. One

example is the unverified report that the first mate of the vessel

has undergone an urgent operation for appendicitis at the Cartipano

hospital and, although we have no direct information that would enable

us to deny the truth of that report, it is open to doubt because, in

view of the length of time during which the crew of the"vessel have

been kept incommunicado and, according to reports, have been undergoing

questioning by the security authorities and the organs of repression of

the Venezuelan Government and, as the tradition of physical and moral

violence and torture used by those repressive organs is well known, it

is legitimate to suppose that the Cuban crew members of the seized

vessel are being subjected to such physical and moral violence,

designed to provide a brazen version of the facts and a false and

provocative accusation against the Cuban Government.

We are therefore drawing the attention of the United Nations and

of the representatives of the Member States to these circumstances,

and we ask the following:

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Why, more than ten days after the seizure of the "Alecrin", has

the Venezuelan Government not offered a clear official version of the

matter and announced an official decision?

Why have the members of the crew, who are prisoners and subjected

to the action of the repressive machinery of the Venezuelan regime,

been kept incommunicado all this time?

Why has no information been given, and no physical verification

allowed, of the health of the first mate of the Cuban fishing vessel

"Alecrin"?

What are the hidden motives for this behaviour on the part of the

Venezuelan Government?

Is this behaviour tolerable, and can such obvious unlawfulness be

justified before international public opinion?

We affirm that this situation is intolerable, that these actions

clearly constitute provocation and unlawful aggression, and that the

conduct of the Venezuelan Government is undisguisedly illegal, brazen

and insolent.

The Revolutionary Government of Cuba is discharging its duty by

denouncing this action in the United Rations and by exposing to world

opinion the perverseness of such conduct, which flouts the most

elementary international principles and laws; it also expresses its

deep concern regarding the physical well-being of the members of the

crew of the seized vessel and it calls upon the Venezuelan Government

to reply clearly and without delay, for the judgement of world

opinion, to the questions that we have asked in this accusation.

I request you, on behalf of my Government, to arrange for this

communication to be circulated as an official document to the

representatives of the States Members of the United Nations.


(Signed) Dr. Ricardo Alarc6nAmbassador

Permanent Representative of Cubato the United Nations




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19 December 1968 is transmitted to<""the, Permanent Missions of? *•V, ,L

the States Members of the United Nations at the request of

the Permanent Representative of 'Venezuela to the United

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20 December 1968


REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA.

DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

New York, 19 December 1968

No. 02257

Sir,

I have the honour to communicate to you, in connexion with

my note No. 02155 of 25 November 1968, the text of the communique"

issued by the Government of Venezuela under date of 19 December

referring to the release of the Cuban-flag vessel Alecrin, which

was detained by units of the Venezuelan Navy on 2& November 1968:

"The repairs to the Cuban-flag vessel Alecrin havingbeen completed, the Government of Venezuela has decidedto allow it to leave with all the persons who were onboard at the time of its detention, with the exception oftwo of them who have requested and have been grantedterritorial asylum in Venezuela.

"The inquiries into the detention of the vessel Alecrinhave fully confirmed that it was in Venezuelan territorialwaters at the time when it received the command to stop andidentify itself, which it deliberately refused to obey.Consequently, the Government of Venezuela reiterates thatthe detention of the vessel by the Venezuelan Naval Forceswas strictly in accordance with the applicable rules ofnational and international law. Although the inquirieswhich have been made give reason to suspect that theAlecrin was engaged in activities other than fishing, itscrew had ample opportunity to destroy any materialevidence which could have constituted positive proof,since it appeared that some objects were thrown overboard.Caracas, 19 December 1968."

His Excellency U ThantSecretary-General of theUnited Nations

New York

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I should be grateful if you would have this note circulated

among the representatives of Member States as an official

document.


(Signed) Manuel PEREZ GUERREROPermanent Representative

of Venezuela

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NEW YORK TIMES, Wednesday, 29 January

res of Isolation of CubaBy SAM POPE BREWER

' Special to Tht Hew.York Times

UNITED NATIONS, : N, Y.; hat "Cuba' must be re-integratedJan/ 28 -r Secretary Gerieraj1.Thant spoke;put firmly Hbdayfor an' end to* the* :ecbtjbmicboycott of-Cuba.\ < '!:V K"-•• ''•'//"I: am.,' always'Sioc-Ahi&ter;ruination .of the isolation orsegregation of any member ofthe" international community,"he:said. ."I am always for'therevival of cohtacts"and- com-munications' and êxposure, asihavesaid."/ In speaking of his. generalposition, he Was referring, alsoto; the : long-standing..' questionof admitting Communist Chinato the ' United Nations. Mr.Thant has always supported theprinciple of .universal member-ship: without regard to differ-ences of politics among nations.

Agrees With Archbishop-.' He Vwas asked specifically ata news conference- here: todayabout statements made -in NewYork oh Sunday by the MostRev. Helder Camara," Archbish-op of Recife 'and Olinda, Brazil,in which the.-Archbishop callecfor an end to,Cuba's economicisolation;''"1' "•'-'•

"Generally speaking, my at-titude, is well known," MrThant said. He then made thestatement about termination oisolation, adding, "So I mussay that I agree with the observations of the Archbishop onthi? point." ''

A correspondent of Prens;

nto the'. Latin-American com-nunity;; "with'; due .respect fore^'politicar option:, and the ac-eptance iof her autonomy as5bVere'ign?hatioh:" •'••/' ,The '. Archbishop's, remarks

roused .considerable interestere but ho public reaction to-ay. Most diplomats declinedp-comment.1'

Comment by U. S. MissionA'\spbkesman for the United

itateS; mission here said that:he' .iiiatter of relations withCuba was a questiQ'n for Wash-hgtbn.'rather than for the dele^gation -'to .the Unlte'd Nations.

Cuba :was suspended by theOrganization of. ' AmericanItate? in January, 1962, at'uhta:"del Este, Uruguay, for)lubversive /activities reachingnto other" Latin-Americancountries; "Other nieas'ures were,akeh toyimppseVeconbrnic sane-1

is;* lyhicfi' have cut off most,atinrAmerican'trade' and com-

munications with Cufe;. ; ' ' • • ' • • . ' •''"Argentina,;/; Bolivia; Brazil,

Chile, Ecuador and Mexico ,,didnot .vote again'st Cuba in themeetings of the American or-;anization. Mexico, however, is:he only one that still main-:ains diplomatic relations withridel Castro's regime in spite

of the votes of the Organiza-tion of American States.

Canada * and some countriesoutside the hemisphere have

il 1969

been denied re-entry1 visas tothe United States • because ofcharges that they conductedla third sccretanintelligence activities ' and al-!at the United

By BARNARD L. COLLIERTwo Cuban diplomats have of internal 'security

tions, were reportedAlberto Boza

legedly gave "financial and di-rectional" aid to militant Negrogroups such as the; Black Pan-

Pedro Luis P m e r o - a'

,™'lltants and

wh^radibals to visit Cuba -third'secretary; Jorge £. Reyeî and in ™any cases'paying forVega, a secretary; I

ther party, Government sources j Miguel • M; Santana 'Fraiz,r arsaid yesterday. . ' . ' ' , , [attache";: and T----•---•••'*••-•----•-:-

their trips; encouraging thesevisitors to broadcast and writejantir'American propaganda" in

and elsewhere; passingliterature to

•jj'isj'

of State on the same.f,"as their colleagues. • '

They added that they did notexpect the Department of Stateto declare any of the five sus-pected diplomats 'persona nongrata but that their re-entryvisas might not be issued thenext time they left the country.

All. of the Cuban diplomat;are or were/ attached to theCuban Mission to the 'UnitedNations. The Cuban delegatehave made no secret of thefact that they maintained con-tacts with student and blackradical movements in the UnitedStates T-. but the suggestionthat Cubans' have provided fi-nancial aid ;to these groups isa new one. : • !

Barred Cubans NamedThe Government sources,

who -'asked that they 'not 'beidentified,. said that the . twoCubans denied re-entry were!'Chafik Saker Zenni, a formeradmini'strative officer in themission with the rank of firstsecretary, and Jesus JimenezEscobar, one of two counselorslisted for the 17-man mission.

Mr. Saker Zenni was refusedre-entry in January of last year,according to this-.information,and Mr. Jimenez Escobar, whotold fellow diplomats threemonths ago that'He was goinghome to Havana" on vacation,was told he would be deniedre-entry before he 'left. "

The five Cubans againstwhom action, has been sought

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States who ask for it.the alleged "financial and di-rectional" aid that the sevenCubans were supposed to haveprovided to militant groups.

Moreover, the sourcesstressed that they had no evi-dence of any link betweenCuban diplomats here and theindictments for alleged con-spiracy of 21 members of theBlack Panther Party. The Pan-thers i allegedlyexplode bombs

conspired toin five Man-

hattan .department' stores, apolice station and alongcommuter railroad track.

"The Cubans aren't interest-ed in bombing stores," said one

ihosej; groups in the

Government sources said that'at least 15 Black Panthers"iad been observed by investi-gators entering the CubanMission, which is. open to any-one the Cubans will allow toenter, and 15 members of thenationwide Panther group havevisited Cuba in the last yearor so.

Several other Negro andwhite groups, from the' StudentNon - Violent Co - OrdinatingCommittee, which is all black1

now, to the Students for aDemocratic Society; - mostlywhite, have also visited theCuban Mission and have come

it. Honest to God, I have

United ."ested in '<. ROM. 1 \Y!>

or me sources, iney are in-terested in promoting revolu-tion among Negroes and whiteradicals, and right now thatdoes not mean bombing tothem." ,'

A Diplomatic ManeuverIt is significant, Government

and diplomatic sources said,' that the Cubans who havebeen denied re-entry were notdeclared personna non grata.Action such as that usually re-quires what one Governmentsource described as a compli-cated process of developingevidence of espionage followeday careful diplomatic maneu-vering.

Refusing re-entry visas, onthe other hand, does not neces-sarily require such hard evi-dence, Government sourcessaid, and thus it takes a gooddeal of pressure off the Sec-retary of State who must passon all requests that a diplomatbe declared personna nongrata. ;•

A Government source close^.to the investigation of the Cu-I'B.an diplomats, who are gone,| ;knd those whose cases arej.' fending, at the Department oiIjrgtate, "said yesterday that as f,ew of the reasons for taking! action against the diplomatsJ ar 'lhiSttens of public record."! iciMe^^f.'iJfclude' overt efforts<|ft%§g||pt of the Cuban Mis-

IsM:

uuuer surveillance. iWilliam Kuntsler, the lawyer]

'or the arrested Panthers, saidyesterday when asked aboutJhe possible link between Cubandiplomats and his clients:

."The 'revelation' by NewYork City police that the BlackPanthers apparently receive fi-nancing through. Cuban officialslat the United Nations is stage;wo in the massive attack pres-ently being waged on this blackmilitant organization.

"Stage one was the recentindictment of 21 black youngmen and women on bizarrecharges. The' purpose of thenew 'revelation' by anonymoussources is deliberately designedto make it impossible for anyof the indicted Panthers to re-ceive anything remotely ap-proximately a fair trial in thiscity."

Man Held in Bomb PiotMeanwhile, in the case of

the. alleged bomb plot conspir-acy by members of the Pantherorganization, city police yes-terday arrested Leo (Lee)Berry, 24 years old, of 101Lafayette Street in Brooklyn.

The arrest of Mr. Berrybrought to 14 the number ofPanthers jailed under the con-spiracy indictment that wasasked for by New Yor.fcvG.ountyDistrict Attorney Frsnk'jS.f-Ho;-:gan. Mr. Berry, wMJt-'iSâj'sB

are still at large.Again yesterday pickets were

on hand in front of che CrimH\riiil Courts BuiJcing demandin.jjthe release—or at least the re-!duction in bail—for the arres:-'ed Panthers. The ;•.::•() or soipicket,, most of them whits,;marched in an orderly _ b u t jnoisy parade behind poiice bar-1

ricades yelling. "Free the Pan-ithers!" and "Jail the Pigs"1 j

The cases ,of two youn?:women who were arrested wiih!the Panthers in a poiice round-;up on Wednesday were .•.••')-'journed until April 0. Ncit.ir.rjof the women were named in,the bomb plot indictment. i

The women are Rosalind Bon-jnett, 19, 459 West !83djStreet, who v/as seized forlegedly having i'our loader:!guns in her possession', ana .Sharon Williams, 22, of 40 We^t';35th Street, who v/as charged;with possession of twonuns and an unspecified z;:;.:of marijuana.^:

$10,000 '

i'up'aj'ipj.

HEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, 5 April 1969

Kept on Cubans atBy SAM POPE BREWER

Spedal to The New yorfc Times

UNITED , NATIONS,-:N;:;Y.;April '4 —Cuban diplomats acredited to the United Natiblive and work under --everitighter ..-restrictions. .^ th'an'..' thoseof other' Communist 'countries:,except Albania and,Mongolia:

Their United Nations imissjpri;at 6.East 67th: Street, has; po^licemen in -front of the1'. dpprnight and day, who 'can,watch'arrivals;arid1 departures withoutany need for -subterfuge. ; f

The diplomats' movementsare so .restricted that one , ofthem -.complained, to iAmericaiifriends: "We don't even knowwhat, Long ; Inland looks; like.We can't even go 'towithout special permission."

By, a quirk, of •.diplomaticusage,'. • they are allowed'diplp-matic. 'license. plates ,oh theircars, which give "thempriv.-

;fpr' parking, -andto indicate

.o abuse the travel regulations'or, fear\ of .even stricter re-strictions if they are caught.

The '. current United NationsisV of ^diplomats shows 17Cubans ; accredited : here underjhey..' permanent . representative,Dr. ;Ricardp:. Alarcon Quesada.\mong them, they ..have nine;ets; of. privileged license plates,according; toYjtihe. United Statesvrission'to the. United Nations., in New.Yo-rfc they may visit>nly' .Manhattan; the: Bronx,Westchester, .Queens and Stat-sn .Island..: In.. New" -Jersey, • theyire limited to Hudson and Ber:;en Counties and Passaic "with-ri 25 airline miles of the center)f New1: York/'' : The. . center pfhe:..city is ji officially' fixed .'.as.Columbus' Circle. •

There, is^bne Bother excep-iorUiTheyjmay visit the SovietJnipn' s; country -ihoiise at pys-..er . Bay,. L; "i.;,' but may travel,o and''frbm 'it only on high-vay . 25-A (Northern Boule-vard, through Queens).

Nobody at the United States/fission can say why Brooklyn

is pff limits ~\ta 'them. Oneguess was "it may be a hang-over frpm 'tl]e days -when theBrooklyn Navy Yard was im-portant;"

If a Cuban diplomat has aspecial reason for going toBrooklyn, he must Isubmit anapplication in seven copies- 48hours in advance. Applicationsare accepted only during work-ing hours on Monday throughThursday and until npon'j onFriday. '. .':

If permission is granted, 'thediplomat must -carry -the lap-proved application with :'ftimon his trip and show it on (de-mand. '. . •

The latest official note em-bracing all these regulations onMarch .26, 1964, stated that,theCubans were being allowed toremain here "solely on .thebasis' of responsibilities relat-ing to the United Nations.";

In fact, according to' St-ateDepartment sources, they stillhave much more freedom ofmovement than ..American -.dip-;lomats in Ironi.-.SaiiSa'in^.MiQun-;tries. ••^•^Mh:-i'>" ,

NEW YORK TIMES, 'Tuesday, 15 April

! - ' : " ' '

N. Y.,April" 14-T-Cuba ^protested toSecretary General Thant today.against the . United jStaites Gov-ernment's deniaL. 'pf .re-entry'visas- for 'Cuban, 'delegates,1 tothe United Rations. ';. •• . '

•;•• United1 States., Officials said.-last week .th'at .twp^ Guiban- dip-lomats Jhad : been .refused, visas.to -return . here '. .'DecauseV: theyVhad cdnducted'' intelligence ac-tivities arid had; given .funds to'militant. Negro i groups', such asthe". Black: Panthers.' The- offi-cials' indicated , that other Cubandelegates ;.were . suspected ..ofsimilar activities. • . ' : • ' . . :• ' '; . .. -

' • . . : Richard Alarcon Quesada,Cuba's chief delegate, requesteda meeting with Mr. Thaiit andwas --understood- to have-pro-i«stetf that the United Statesaction was discriminatory.

NE W YORK, TIMES, S UN DA Y, APRIL 27, 1969. ; . • • • • • . , ^ - , J ' .

offense Relations* With the Soviet UnionSpecial to The Ne^f- York Tim.es

MIAMI, April 26 —/An1 im-provement; in relations betweenCuba and "the Soviet. Union,which were. severely /strainedlast year, has been indicated in

"the\ ties .of friendship ^be-tween 'our ;:two" countrie.s•; willbecome^ even, closer, with' :thefounding of this society," 'saidits..;' president, Capt. AntonioNunoz 'J.inie'nez, .presidentv; ofthe Cuban Academy of the Sci-recent days by the Havana

Government. ; . iehces.Fifteen months, ago, whenj The Cuban press-and radio,

Havana accused Moscow of ac- monitored here,, gave consider-tively supporting a "microfac-tion," in Cuba opposed to thesolicies of Premier Fidel Cas-tro, these relations' reachedtheir coldest point in years..

This week-, however, Mr.Castro, accompanied by a large;roup of officials, presided ,pver. meeJingîp-sHayana, at which

et-;FTieri ;Sb-

able coverage to the ceremonyand to the fact that it was at-tended by Mr. Castro..

It Took 5: YearsBut Havana i did not explain

why1 it took the Governmentfive years to set-up its friend-ship' organization, when in the

Union a similar society

s' been in' 'existence since1964.. ./1 Also this week, a Governmentspokesman indicated that Cubatrygnt be moving tpwar.d MO'STpow's position in the contro-versy between the Soviet Unionarid Chinai V >. '

{Speaking of the dispute,Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, CubanMinister without portfolio, said,"Cubai is on the side of thosewho do not want any conflict."

The recent military clashesbetween the Soviet Union andChina have virtually been ig-nored by.the Cuban press andradio. If Cubans 'were to relyon those strictly controlledmedia, they would never guessthat a state of hostility exists

between the two Communistnations. ,•.-/Since publishing .without Com

ment:a'short report of the:boi-der;'t'cla$hes that took placeMarch. -2,' the Cuban1 : officialnewspaper Gramma has printed.a.-.fevv -brief i-dispatches• fromMoscow suggesting that the So-viet Union has been trying hardto solve its problems with China;

In this context, the statementby Dr. Rodriguez; made in Lima,Peru, - where • he travelled ashead. of .the Cuban delegationto the United Nations EconomicCommission for Latin America-,,is viewed by observers as favor-ing the position of the SovietUnion. . ••,•>"

1 For years Havana has tried to

maintain impartiality in theideological controversy, ob-serving from 'time to time thatthe struggle was prejudicial toworld Communism

Cuba was not represented lastMarch at the Moscow prepara-tory meeting for the'conferenceof the 'worldV'Cqfnmunist', par-ties, scheduled; to.' 'open, in theSoviet capital /on June 5.

But - 'Dr. Rodriguez..' was . inMoscow at that tithe,' for'-a"warm, and friendly exchangeof views on - a wide range1 oftopics" with Mikhail A. Suslov,'an expert on Communist ideol-ogy, .Because, of. this meeting ithas been suggested that Cubamight attend the June confer?encei;'at JeaSt in-ah observingrole.-v \ !,'.-;:' • - ;

( ' . i,Tt*Rf' i 'f^, fc j, j

A wartr|ng trend in Cuban-)Russian relations appeared'lastAugust when Mr Castro en-dorsed the invasion of Checho-slovakia te$ by the SdvietUnion Cub"avlias also supportedthe Kremlin's'riewly stated doc-trine of the'right to 'intervenein the ;i^tern'ar^ffairs: of anystVaying '.'C6rflh?jjn.is,t. co'unt'ry., ,\jh Kis.Janua'ry-;2 address Mr.Gastro; spoke "appreciatively ofthe,Soviet Union's economic aid:to''Cuba;' . ' ' . ' • ' - ' . • "-: • .

. - I n '.February• the"-two coun-tries signed a trad? agreenientfor* 19159. A. communique" indi-(1cated that the Soviet. Union had,ragain'underwritten a large Cu-;

ban- trade deficit. .' ;•

' .• ' : • • : • • - - - , ' . - "•-'•-'..%- >,

Says' Nation Will'to-Back Violent'RevpIution.

By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New Yori Times

LIMA, Peru,; April; 2,6—^The'Cuban representative.;'"• :at'. a

' United Nations "e'efonpmici c6fiL

ferehce here: has,ydashect hopesthat his nation might ,sopn seekpeaceful' reintegration .into the

: community qf Western ::Hemi-$phere nations. . ;

•;• The; official, Dr. Carlos Ra-fael Rodriguez, has also indi-cated that. Cuba. ;plans. to; r£-rnain • an ideological; base; for

. violent revolution :. throughputLatin America. • •, ; . . ? . - ; .

.-. For delegates from 42 nationshere for the 13th conference jpf

.the United Nations EconomicCommission for.Latin Amefickjwhich ended Wednesday, .the

. delegation that attracted by far"'the most attention was-the/one} headed: by Dr. Rodriguez. Since\ Cuba1 was-, expelled ..|rpm:! all; the;wprking subdivisionspf'.-the•Organization ;\ of : American* States seven years ago, Latiri-

American diplomats have rare-ly had direct contact with theirCuban 'counterparts.

An Old-Line CommunistDr. Rodriguez is1 one of the

few old-line Cuban Communiststo survive as a member ofPremier Fidel Castro's ultraleflr-i'st Government, in which lie is

-a Minister Without Portfolio.He-is also a member of the.Communist party's, Centra]Committee.

In an interview, Dr. Rodri-,-guez imparted a feeling pfpessimism about the possibilityof peaceful solutions pf theregion. . ; - ;

Discussing the insistent 'ru-mors of the last year about

' some sort of rapprochementbetween Havana .and Washing-ton, the diplomat'declared:

"Cuba is not interested inany agreement or contact withthe United States, in any caseas long as.Washington persistsin its agressive imperialist pol-iciesi as manifested by the con-tinuing war in Vietnam, theconstant' provocations against[North] Korea and the 'currenteconomic pressure on Peru," hesaid."

.He also expressed. little in-terest in restoring relationswith other Latin-American na-

tions. . ' • : . - ' • ; • ,-.. "It is "more important for

•:' other. Latin nations to Jiave. re-lations . with us than it is to

^ Cuba," he said. "I repeat, wephaje.' made our way • alone and'-canvcqntinue to do so. When

begia-. to follow ' '

YORK TIMES, Sunday, 2? April 1969

' ponimehts.".on : Hijackings ' •'•':•.',On•'••:a':,specific /quest-ion of-Unitecl^Sfete^-euban-relations,Dr.-Rbdn'guez showed an aware-ness of the black, humor; jokescurrently in vogue in the UnitedStates: on the subject of aircrafthijacking, and found some hu-mor in, the'subject himself. :.

Conceding that hijackingcommercial airplanes to Cubaentails great personal risk topassengers, he said:

"Of course, there is a brightside.' Thousands of Americans

fet a chance -to see our won-erful Cuba who wouldn't

otherwise come. But! that, ofcourse, isxa complacent viewof things. It is really a seriousmatter." • . . .. . , .

He avoided direct answers toquestions about' what1 happensto hijackers in Cuba, but .in-sisted ' that his: .Government

'made, a sharp distinction be-tween .political refugees andcommon criminals.: He wouldnot speak of the refugees; ofthe criminals he said: "We re-gard them as undesirables."

Asked if that meant thfeywere sentenced to terms athard labor, he replied:' '"Well,a lot pf people volunteer towork, including them."

Dr. Rodriguez acknowledgedthe common interest of Cubaand varipus non-Communistmovements in Latin Americain certain causes, but saw littlepossibility, of direct coopera-tion. •

"The -Government of Peruhas shown great independenceof spirit and great interest infighting-for national sovereign-ty in the. face of imperialistpressure," .he said. "This atti-tude will naturally attract thesupport of the Peruvian people.

' In ;an international" context, itMS also an attitude? that; Cuba'':'wholeheartedly supports^'•"",\:

i

;'; 'Ties With Peru Strained ';'• United^States^relations^with

Peru have been strained" be-cause the Peruvian' Govern-ment has seized properties ofthe International PetrpleumCorporation, a subsidiary ofthe Standard Oil Company(New Jersey).

Dr. Rodriguez also discountedchances of major cpoperationbetween Marxists and Chris-tian Democrats in Latin Amer-ica, despite the similarity inmany of their objectives.

"We are not interested inmaking commpn fronts withother' mpvements merely fprthe sake of winning electionvictories. We are not reformistsbut revolutionaries, and re-formists and revolutionaries donot mix."

The Cuban official said hisnation still solidly supportedarmed revolution as a meansof changing Latin America.

"The death of Ernesto CheGuevara in Bolivia is some-times called a Cuban failure,"he said. "It was not a failure.The real victors in Bolivia arethe dead, who have given 600million ' people a symbol andan inspiration. '

"Cuba continues to stimulateguerrilla warfare. We leave

_ the making of'revolution to the' peoples concerned/'•;>;.,.,, , '

TIMES, HBSPns

Seat on U.N. Development BodyBy SAM POPE BREWER

Sptclal-to Thf New Yort TlmM

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.,June 5—Cuba won a surprisevictory in' the. Economic andSocial Council today with herelection to the governing bodyof the United Nations Develop-ment Program over the opposi-tion of all her Latin-Americanneighbprs.

Reasons for the surprise re-sult could not be immediatelydetermined because the elec-tion is by secret ballot.

The Cuban delegate, Dr.Ricardo AIarc6n Quesada, hadbeen following the preliminarymeetings carefully, though hiscountry is not a member of theEconomic and Social Council.

The Cuban victory by onevote over Argentina is a veryrare breach of an unwrittenrule thai United Nations bodiesaccept the., candidates backedby the other countries in theirown geographical region.

In the 27-member Economicand Social Council, the Latin-American group had sponsoredArgentina and Mexico for tft?two Latin-Americkn .places onthe development "governingcouncil that-Were to be filledtoday, 'Mexico1 arid Cuba wereelected-/1-:'.*'--:-! ' - : - ; ; - /-:-.^ • • • ' . - • . • • • . ; : • " .

Cuba was excluded from theproceedings of the Organiza-tion of American States- in1962 oh -th'e ground that -shehad interfered in the politicalaffairs of other-Latin-Americancountries;. : • . ' • - . '

Tw6 years later, the organi-zation voted to take a: furtherstep and i cut .diplomatic1: andtrade:, relations , with, : PremierFidel;. Castro's'-' Government;,

While-emphasizing that theirquarrel was' with, the .-currentGovernment arid:~;hot, with thepeople.of .Cuba, the Latin.'cQu'h-

Only Mexico has continuedto maintain diplomatic rela-tions. She has taken the posi-tion that" severing relationswould be equivalent to infer-fering in the country's domesticaffairs.

The governing council of theUnited Nations DevelopmentProgram was formed in 1965vtoconsolidate existing UnitedfNa?-tions work in the fields or\de-velopment and technical aid.

Its 37 members provide di-rect policy control for all formsof such work done by the Unit-ed Nations.

The 27 countries in the ECO-nomic and Social Council whocast secret ballots today areArgentina, Belgium, Britain,Bulgaria, Chad, the formerFrench Congo, France, Guate-mala, India, Indonesia, Ireland,Jamacia, Japan, Kuwait, Libya,Mexico, Norway, Pakistan,Sierra Leonej the Soviet Union,the Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey,the United States^ Upper VpltaiUruguay and .Yugoslavia.: Any influence.. Cuba mayhave as a member of the gov-erning council was viewed bydelegate's-':as;-a' small matter :;.: What:- aroused surprise;..wasthe..-overthrow of the gentle-men's agreement on acceptingnominations, by regional .blocs


Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nati6 East 6?th StreetNew York, N.Y. 10021

No. 226

The Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United

Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General

of the United Nations and wishes to refer to note FI 323/3

(XVIII), dated B January 1969, to which is annexed the text

of resolution 261 (1968) of the Security Council, whose terms

extend the stationing of the United Nations Peace-Keeping Force

in Cyprus. This resolution requests, furthermore, Member States

to provide voluntary contributions that may contribute to the

financing of the mentioned operations.

In reply, the Revolutionary Government of Cuba has the

honour to inform the Secretary-General that, for some time now,

it has explained before the General Assembly its unfavourable

opinion of the activities of an international military nature.

In the judgement of Cuba, the operations brought to a

close in Korea and in the Congo constitute clear precedence

of the harmful character of the mentioned Force. It is

evident that, in the first case, they represented a propitious

vehicle of imperialism by which this imperialism indefinitely

assured itself of a seat of provocation with a basis of

aggression against the Peoples Democratic Republic of Korea.

A..

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In the second place, it served as support to the foreign

monopolies that provoked the secession in the country of

Patric.e Lumumba, thus frustrating the aspirations of the

Congolese people, who, unsuspectingly, had called the United

Nations to its aid.

The Revolutionary Government believes it [~~ opportune

to avail itself of this opportunity in order to restate its

conviction that as long as the influence of the Government of

the United States of America continues to be decisive in the

United Nations, employing armed forces such as thosealluded

to, far from constituting a guarantee for the people, involves

rather a threat to their real interests. Therefore Cuba

adheres to its principle of non-contribution to the financing

of the expenses of the Force for the maintenance of peace,

with which existence it is in total disagreement.

Accept, Sir, etc.

KEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, 7 June

or Cuba in U^W.^tirsOver Voting in Futim

;'By;SAM POPE BREWER. 'Special to Til* New Yorls,Times

UNITED, NATIONS, /N. Y-,June 6 — The surprise election

"bf Cuba-to the DevelopmentProgram's governing councilyesterday 'has given the UnitedNations 'its most' exciting mys-tery of the..year:: "Who brokethe gentlemen's agreement?"^

United States and otherWestern delegates were but-tonholing friends, from ; othercountries today and ticking offlists on little cards, trying tolearn how 'Cuba won the seatthat had been promised to Ar-gentina on thb 37-member'coun-cil, which directs ,the alloca-tion of many millions of doLlars in international aid; funds.'

Most diplomats were wor-ried. They did' not care greatlyabout Cuba's election in itself,but the violation of the gentle:

men's agreement could be dis-astrous for their orderly work-ing arrangements . . - . ' . . . .

It has been^ traditional thatposts allocated .tp a geograph-ical area would be assigned bythe nations from .that area toone or more of the membersof their group and that thedelegates of all "areas wouldthen support .them or choosebetween them. Cuba was care-fully left out by" the :Latin-American ',group before yester-day's. voting, in the Economic;and Social Council. .

Bqykott BrokenThe election, of: "Cuba not

only broke the boycott herneighbors have imp.osed-on herunder United States influence,1but indicated that no electioncan -be•.'-comfortably fixed infuture! • • ' ; • ' , , . , . - ' , ' .

The election -isnot; easy toanalyze because, itvjs; not justa question of splitting the 27votes of the Economic and So-cial Council among two orthree Candidates. ,

Twelve members were to beelected tq; the governing coun-cil from,:1; five geographic re-gions. Each region, nad one 'ormore candidates agreed uponin advanbe; •• : . - • , : - L > . - ,

Each of the 27 council mem-bers voted for 12.candidates—a total1 of 324 votes. The:,12countries that got the highesttotals were,elected. ; ;• '

Mexico with 17 votes and. Cuba withj.lS. were;, the twolowest of the 12! elected, ^coun-tries. Argeritina .wit^^'^' ""*°did riot, make it, 5Latin American '~'~

Mexico had been considereda possible supporter of Cubabut' her representative, JuanGallardo, said that while thetwo -governments had friendlyrelations, he had not voted forCuba and regretted the breachof the gentlemen's agreement.

Glenn A. Olds of the UnitedStates said that it was not onlythe' gentlemen's agreement thathad broken down but the wholesystem of elections based on it.He expressed "consternation"over the breakdown. - i

The five geographical groupsrecognized in the Ecpriomicand Social Council are Africa, |Asia, Latin 'America, WesternEurope and othersi and East-ern Europe with the. Soviet Un-ion. . . • " • ' . - ' '

The purpose of the gentle-men's agreement has been toinsure that each area gets itsshare' of posts, while the choicewithin each region; is made bythe countries of that region.Though it-has1;never; been put.:

||uJied' out :of theirie regime of Pre>

It ] is;:u ikely; that; there willever. be'van -authontative;expla-natibn of the vb.ting.' • :

Explanation Offered ,The Economic and" Social

Council, known, as ECOSOC, isalmost evenly divided betweenpro-Western arid' pro-Commu-nist governments. One sugges-tion today was: that one West-ern nation; or air uncommittedAfrican' state, had voted for allthree Latin countries'.




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.T*The enclosed translation of\a communication dated

V, /17 June 1969 is transmitted \o the Permanent Missions of

&the States Members of the United Nations at the request of

|the Permanent Represelfeefeve of Cuba to the United Nations.

19 June 1969

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PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS

No. 2V7

New York, 17 June 1969

Sir,

Acting on the express instructions of the Revolutionary Government

of Cuba, I have the honour to bring to your attention certain unusual

events that have occurred at United Nations Headquarters in connexion

with the elections to fill the vacant seats on the Governing Council

of the United Nations Development Programme, held at the forty-sixth

session of the Economic and Social Council.

As you will know, in the course of those elections, which were

held in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Economic and

Social Council, Cuba was elected to fill one vacant seat, corresponding

to the geographical region of Latin America, on the Governing Council

of UNDP. However, after the electoral process hart been completed,

certain delegations claiming quite arbitrarily to represent the whole

of Latin America sought, by means without precedent in the history

of the Organization, to tamper with the result of the elections, even

going so far as to approach representatives of the regional groups in

the Organization for the express purpose of bringing pressure and

threats to bear on their members, and to interfere in the sovereign

decision of those who gave their vote to Cuba^ behaving most

discourteously and disrespectfully towards the representatives of

the States of Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Western Europe and

others.

My delegation, Sir, would have preferred simply to accept with

pleasure the result of the voting which led to Cuba's election and

to express its appreciation to the representatives who gave it their

vote. However, the scandalous conduct of certain representatives of

the so-called "Latin American group", and their use of misleading

arguments which are incompatible with the San Francisco Charter and

reflect the discrimiaatory and aggressive policy which they are

practising against my country, oblige me to address this letter to you,

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setting forth the views of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba

concerning this matter.

(1) Cuba is a sovereign State and a founding Member of the

United Nations, situated in the centre of the Caribbean Sea and,

consequently, in the heart of the Americant continent. Its status

as a Latin American State is quite evident, is acknowledged by all

and could only be questioned by someone who had lost his reason.

My country's status as a Latin American State has been confirmed

by numerous decisions by various United Nations bodies, including

those elections in which Cuba was chosen to occupy positions

representing the Latin American region, such as those held by the

Economic and Social Council on 5 June 1969*

(2) Despite these facts, certain Latin American States,

acting on orders from the United States Government, have been

engaging in discriminatory practices against Cuba and have excluded

our delegation from the activities of the Latin American regional

group. This exclusion constitutes a flagrant violation of the

principles of the Charter and is contrary to the rules of conduct

followed by all other geographical areas. "Bie unlawfulness of this

exclusion is so evident that, since it was first put into practice,

the so-called "Latin American group" has become a purely informal

body, being unable lawfully to represent the region in the same way

as the other geographical groups.

(3) In the exercise of its sovereign rights, the Revolutionary

Government of Cuba decided to stand for election to the Governing

Council of the United Nations Development Programme. To that end,

our Mission transmitted notes to the representatives of the States

members of the Economic and Social Council, on 26 March 1969,

informing them of its intention. Subsequently, at the beginning of

the forty-sixth session of the Council, we had occasion to inform the

Secretary-General of our candidature, as will be seen from document

E/L.12 7/Add.2, circulated to all the members of the Council on lk May,

Lastly, on 2 June we reiterated, in another note addressed to the

members of the Council, our wish to be elected to the body in question.

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I tinder stand that, on k June, a communication was

addressed to the Chairmen of the various geographical groups in

the United Nations "by a would-be "Latin American group" stating

that it was proposing two other Latin American States as candidates.

Needless to say my delegation played no part whatsoever in the

decision taken "by that group. As a further detail, it should be

added that this letter was circulated on the very eve of the day

on which the elections were to be held and more than two months

after Cuba had made known its intentions. A proof of the haste

with which the iaagTnary "regional group" acted is the fact that

there is no Secretariat document indicating the existence of any

Latin American candidate other than Cuba.

(5) In these circumstances, the Council held its elections by

secret ballot, as agreed beforehand by its members and in accordance

with the rules of procedure of the Council. In the case of Latin

America, most of the Council's votes went to Mexico and Cuba and not

to Argentina, which was not elected. It is not irrelevant to point

out that no delegation at any time, either before, during or after

the elections, raised any objection concerning the normality or

legality of their conduct, concerning the Council's competence to

accept the verdict of the majority of its members, or concerning

Cuba's right to be a candidate or to be elected for the regional area

to which it belongs legally, historically and geographically. I? need

hardly recall that of the three tellers who officiated at the election,

two were representatives of delegations which did not view our election

with the slightest sympathy, namely Argentina and the United States.

(6) However, to the surprise of everyone present, at the actual

meeting of the Council, certain representatives ventured to pass

judgement, in a manner far from courteous and quite at variance with

the practice of the Organization, on the decision adopted by the

majority of the Council. Two delegations, Argentina and the United

States, not only showed disrespect for the representatives of sovereign

States and members of one of the higher organs of the Organization

but even had the effrontery to disregard the rules of procedure of

the Council and to make statements amounting to an explanation of

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vote after a secret "ballot. It will be seen from the record of

the meeting that the representative of the United States

expressed "consternation" over the results of the elections and

tha.t the representative of Argentina had the audacity to protest

to the Council against the decision which it had adopted in the

sovereign exercise of its rights, using the imaginary "violation"

of what he termed "gentlemen's agreements" to justify his protest.

(7) There is an explanation for the reaction of these

two delegations. Everyone knows that, for over ten years, the

Government of the United States has been pursuing a policy of

blockade, harrassment, aggression and discrimination against Cuba,

that it has succeeded in imposing this eggressive policy on the

Organization of American States and that it has done all it

could to extend it to the United Nations in spite of the

principles enshrined in the Charter. Nor is anyone unaware that,

in the application of this policy, the United States Government

has found a most obedient servant in the Argentine Government.

Cuba's victory, notwithstanding the pressure and machinations of

the United States delegation and of its lackeys in the so-called

"Latin American group", constitutes the heaviest blow that has so

far been dealt to the policy of discrimination and blockade imposed

on our country.

(8) If, in the Council, those delegations had merely

expressed their feelings of arrogance and spite at the defeat they

had suffered, there would have been no reason for challenging

their allegations, even though these allegations have absolutely

no legal foundation. But the reaction of the defea.ted discriminators

has gone beyond the bounds of common sense a.nd produced astonishment

and stupefaction in the international community. It is common

knowledge that, since 5 June 1969, these and some other delegations

which are playing their game have undertaken the tricky and

ridiculous task of exerting pressure on the representatives of

Member States of other geographical regions and are sabotaging the

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normal activities of the United Nations and threatening the Members

of the Organization with reprisals if they do not receive so-called

"explanations" of what happened in the elections held by the

Economic and Social Council. Never in the history of the United

Nations has a group of States reached such extremes of arrogance,

arbitrariness and folly.

(9) Thus, it appears, on 10 June 19 9 a. letter was addressed

to the Chairmen of the legitimate regional groups within the

Organization containing certain agreements which, it is asserted,

were endorsed by an entity which is styled the "Latin American

group". According to this document, the result of the elections

to the UNDF Governing Council was an "insult" to Latin America,

allegedly constituting a "violation" of the gentlemen's agreements

between the various regional groups and even affecting the principle

of equitable geographical distribution.

(10) So far as the result of the elections is concerned, in

terms of votes received by the three Latin American candidates, a

simple arithmetical calculation is sufficient to show that, since

there were more candidates than vacancies, all the candidates

received fewer votes than they might have had. During the elections

held on the same day, a similar situation arose with respect to

the area of western Europe and other States with similar consequences

for their candidates, without anyone feeling "insulted" or demanding

"explanations" of the imaginary "insult".

(11) The allegation that there wa.s some breach of the

principle of equitable geographical distribution has no legal basis

whatsoever. Ho great knowledge of geography is required to know

in what part of the world the island of Cuba has been situated since

the beginning of time. Obviously, the Council, exercising its

sovereign authority, was called upon to elect two Latin American

States and did elect two. The Latin American "complaint" would hold

water only if the Council had elected, instead of Argentine., some

African or Asian or European State and not, as happened, Cuba, a

Latin American S-cate.

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(12) In point of fact, the only "group" which has "been

systematically violating the principle of equitable geographical

distribution is the so-called "Latin American group". Actually,

by excluding Cuba, this "group" beha.ves in the matter of elections,

not as a representative geographical grouping but as s political

and ideological bloc which has nothing in common with the provisions

of the Charter or vilh the conduct of all the other geographical

sectors. To efface Cuba from the map is as absurd as it is

arbitrary. To take such an illogical stand, which affects the

institutional principles of the Organization, in order to deprive

Cuba of every opportunity to fill a vacancy open for election in

one of its organs, is inadmissible and unacceptable. Cuba - let

it be known once and for all - is not prepared to stand by and

see the rights to which it is entitled as a Member of the United

Nations ignored and violated.

(13) The self-styled "Latin American group" is fancifully

trying to brand Cuba's election as an alleged violation of General

Assembly resolutions 1990 (XVIII) and 1991 (XVIII). The first

of those resolutions, adopted on 17 December 1963, makes no

reference whatsoever to the Executive Council of the United Nations

Development Programme, which did not exist at that time. The

text refers solely and exclusively to the composition of the General

Committee of the General Assembly, i.e. the selection of the

Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly and of its

Main Committees. Nor does resolution 1991 (XVIIl), of the same

date, deal -with the Executive Council of TJNLP. Part A of tha^

resolution deals only with the election of non-permanent memberr, of

the Security Council and part B refers to the structure of the

Economic and Social Council. It is quite obvious, from a perusal

of both documents, that the sole purpose is to ensure that, given

the increase in the membership of the United Nations, the said

organs of the Organization will be enlarged proportionately and in

accordance with the principle of equitable geographical distribution.

However far one ma.y wish to fush ^nalogy and however strenuous the

efforts to extract recondite implicr..r,i on? from the aforespid

rusolut ions, it ir= impossible to i'ind ir. them eny description of

the proi.'fdures to bt= followed : or t'ne elections in question. It is

ever; less por."ible to find in them provisions specifying that it

is mandatory to vote in favour of candidates preselected by supposed

or real regional rroupr . It is pointl.es? to invoke texts which do

not govern or even visualize situations such as that which arose

in the Economic and Social Council. And, by the way, the resolutions

which are supposed to te binding on the so-called "Latin American

group" include Ideas and principles which that illegal cabal usually

ignores and violates, especially the equitable system of filling

posts in rotation.

(lk) Hence, the pathetic appeals for "gentlemanly benaviour"

made by certain Latin American representatives who have been

violating all the standards and principles, both written and unwritten,

in force in our Organization are ridiculous. Those in the "Latin

American group" who pursue a shameful policy of blockade and

discrimination ageiast ?. Latin American State and Member of the United

Nations should first learn to behave in accordance with international

law before they themselves ca.n claim to be "gentlemen". Until they

complete this apprenticeship, the least which one can expect of

them is that they should renounce their arrogant claim to call or

not to call "gentlemen" the representatives of other States vhich do

act in accordance with the Charter.

(l?) The letter of 10 June states that the "Latin American group

considers this matter so important and serious that it has decided

to give it full and absolute priority over the other matters under

consideration." This is said at the very time when most Members

of the United Nations are striving to find a solution to important

and serious problems such as the situation in the Middle East, the

recent events in Rhodesia, the continuation of colonialism and

apartheid, and the determined efforts of the countries of the Third

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World to achieve a better life. According to that letter, there

is a more "Important and serious" matter: the defeat of Argentina

and the election of Cuba to the Executive Council of UNDP.

(16) No great insight is needed to detect the intentions that

underlie that decision. The forces of imperialism, which have

imposed on Latin America the policy of discrimination and blockade

against Cuba, are the same which support colonialism, aggression,

apartheid and the oppression of the peoples of the Third World. I

draw the attention of the representatives to this manoeuvre which

alms at using a group of Latin American States as a tool of

colonialist, imperialist and racist interests at a decisive

juncture In the history of this Organization.

(17) Those who continue to be docile instruments of the policy

of hostility towards Cuba should draw the conclusions which should

be drawn from the recent elections in the Economic and Social

Council. The election of Cuba, despite all the pressure and

intrigues of its powerful enemies, eloquently proves that the world's

conscience repudiates the criminal efforts which for more than

ten years have been applied In vain to destroying a small under-

developed country whose only crime has been that of winning Its

full Independence and defending it Ith courage and self-denial* I

avail myself of this opportunity to express our deepest thanks to

those delegations which, by their votes, helped to break down the

barrier with which imps ri all sia has tried to isolate Cuba In the

international organisations. Let it be known to these delegations

that our people will always renumber their magnificent gesture of

,«up!p6rfc for 6® MgEest principles of. intenaational coexistence,,

I reqaest you to have this letter distributed as an official

document of the United Nations to the representatives of all States

Members of the Organization.

Accept, Sir, tfc© assurances of %* highest consideration.

(Signed) Ricardo ALABCOHAmbassador


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For tfaa Secretary-General

August 21, 1969

Jtetraanent Representative of the United States to the United

ie instructed to inform the flermanent Representative of Cuba to

Uaitsd Hetions that it has GOES to the attention of the Govaraaent

pf the United Ststes that members of the Cuban Mission to the United

isatlons have not complied with the Mote Verbals communicated to tha

FezisaEfBt Representative of Cuba to the United Sat ions on December 13,

1968. Shot note requested that ell maiabare of the Cuban Mission to the

United Nations, as well as all other Cuban nationals in the Uniued States

in connection with United tfctiona activities, be instructed to confine

their activities to matters related to thoir duties as officers of a

permanent mission accredited to the Ififiltod Nations. Members of the ;

Cuban Mission have, nevertheless, coatlfiuecl to engage in activities out-

side of thair official duties and Involving interference in the internal

affairs and internal security of the United States.

In particular, ths following members of tna Cuban Mission- have engaged

in activities of thir. character and have theraLv abused their privileges

of residence within the meaning of fier-tion 13 (:..») of the Headquarters

.Agreement betveen the United States and tha United JJations: Alberto Bosa

Hidalgo-Gatof First Secretary, and La zero Eddy Espinosa Bouat, Third

gscratery. It ie accordingly requested that arrangements ba made for the

expeditious departura from the United States of Mr. Espinoea and the

Mission of Cuba is hersby informsd that Mr. Boza will not be allowed to re-

enter the Uaited States.

The Government of the United States reiterates its request that all

members of the fcuban Mission l>a instructed to confine themselves to matters

directly related bo their duties SB officers of a permanent mission to tha

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United Bat lone. This request IB especially pertinent la the ce.se of

, "• JoS"g3 B. Reyas Vega* The Mission of Cuba is also ones again requested

^ to instruct other Cuban nationals in the United States in connection with

V the business of the United nations likewise to confine their activities ,

to official business.


NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS Press Release USUN-86-(69)August 21, 1969

The following statement was issued today by the StateDepartment in Washington., D.C.:j

The United States Mission to the United Nations, uponinstruction from the Department of State, today delivered anote to the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nationsnotifying him that a member of his staff3 now in Cuba, would notbe permitted to re-enter the United States and that another memberof his staff, currently in New York City,, would have to leavethe United States. The United States protest stemmed from thefact that certain members of the Cuban Mission to the UnitedNations have engaged in activities outside the scope of theirduties as diplomatic officers on the staff of a missionaccredited to the United Nations.

In the same note the Permanent Representative of Cuba wasrequested to instruct his staff to confine their activities tothose called for by their duties at the United Nations. Prior todelivering the note, a representative of the United StatesMission to the United Nations informed the United NationsSecretary-General of the action proposed to be taken against theCuban diplomatic officers concerned.

The text of the note follows:

"it has come to the attention of the Government of the UnitedStates that members of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations havenot complied with the Note Verbale communicated to the PermanentRepresentative of Cuba to the United Nations on December 133 1968.That Note requested that all members of the Cuban Mission to theUnited Nations, as well as all other Cuban nationals in theUnited States in connection with United Nations activities, beinstructed to confine their activities to matters related to theirduties as officers of a permanent mission accredited to the UnitedNations. Members of the Cuban Mission have, nevertheless,continued to engage in activities outside of their official dutiesand involving interference in the internal affairs and internalsecurity of the United States.

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"In particularj the following members of the Cuban Mission haveengaged in activities of this character and have thereby abusedtheir privileges of residence within the meaning of Section 13(b)of the Headquarters Agreement between the United States and theUnited Nations: Alberto Boza Hidalgo-Gato, First Secretary., andLazaro Eddy Espinosa Bonet, Third Secretary. It is accordinglyrequested that arrangements be made•for the expeditious departurefrom the United States of Mr. Espinosa and the Mission of Cubais hereby informed that Mr. Boza will not be allowed to re-enterthe United States.

"The Government of the United States reiterates its requestthat all members of the Cuban Mission be instructed to confinethemselves to matters directly related to their duties as officersof a permanent mission to the United Nations. This request isespecially pertinent in the case of Jorge B. Reyes Vega. TheMission of Cuba is also once again requested to instruct otherCuban nationals in the United States in connection with thebusiness of the United Nations to likewise confine theiractivities to official duties."

United States action in cases of this nature is governed bythe Headquarters Agreement between the United States and the UnitedNations. The Agreement was enacted into law by the Congress of theUnited States on August 4^ 194? and provides^ in part,, that analien in the United States in connection with the United Nations isnot exempt from the laws and regulations of the United Statesregarding his continued residence should he engage in activitiesoutside his official capacity.

Mr. Boza., First Secretary, is 28 years of age3 and arrivedin the United States in September 1968. Mr. Reyes3 SecondSecretary., and Mr. Eddy3 Third Secretary., are both 25 years ofage and both arrived in August 1967.

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MEW YORK TIMES, Friday, 22 August 1969

Says He Sought Security DataBy ROBERT M. SMITH H

Special to The New York Times "I .

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21—The United States today or-dered the "expeditious departure" of a member of the Cubanmission at the United Nations on the ground that he- had

tried to recruit a Cuban ref-ugee to gather information!concerning "the security ofjthe, office of the President."

A spokesman for the StateDepartment said that the per-sonal or physical security ofthe' President had not been in-volved. But he would not spec-ify what sort of security hadbeen involved.

He said at one point, "Thereis a rather broad frame of ref-erence that allows for appre-hension when the subject is thesecurity of the Office of thePresident."

The State Department note1

ordered the expulsion of Lazaro;Eddy Espinosa Bonet, third sec-retary of the Cuban mission.It also declared that anothermember of the mission, AlbertoBoza Hidalgo-Gato, First Secre-tary, who is npwMn Havana,would not be allowed to : re-enter the United States.

A department spokesman saidthat Mr. Boza had also triedto recruit Cuban refugees inthe United States to "gathermaterial of- an intel-ligence value" concerning theoperations of an American mili-tary installation. The 'Spokes-man would not say what: instal-lation was involved or whatlinfprmation was_ sought. TheWft.^^Sf^'-J^S^^'iUfij-KSs'-^. L

B'|ri*mission, JorgeJE. 'Roye^Vega, to confine himself to matters directly relatedto his duties at the United Na-tions.

r, The note warned all mem-ibers of the mission and "other•Cuban nationals in the United^States in connection with thebusiness of the United, Nations",but it' said the warning was."especially pertinent" in the.-.case of Mr. Reyes. No further jexplanation was given. •,, •;

? Mr. Reyes, 23 years <•' old,j$ecori.d Secretary of" the"-; mis-.s'iori, came to the United States•in Âugust; 1967. Mr.: Espinosa,

J25, came at the same time.Mr. Boza, 28, arrived last Sep-tember: ' ; ' -;':" ' • • • • • • • " • - ' : • •r The.note- was delivered to-,

', !day by a member of the(United States Mission to the{United Nations in New Yorkjat the request of the StateDepartment.j A department spokesman,'who announced at a briefing|»ere that the note had beendelivered .and made its con-itents public, also described theirecruitment activities Mr. Es-|)inosa and Mr. Boza are al-peged to have been.involved in.j Others Refused Re-entryI In January, 1968, Saker Zenni, first secretary of the Cubanmission, was barred from re-turning ;to the United Nationsand in February of this yearIfiminez Escobar, counselor,ivas refused-re-entry.] The note'said that Mr. Es-pinosa and Mr. Boza had abusedj:heir residence privileges -"within the meaning of Sectionis (B) of the headquartersagreement between the UnitedStates and the. United Nations."I That agreement, approved by

•Congress : in. August, 1947, pro-

!$tates In 7cohnecti5fi'Kwfth thetlnited Nations is not exemptfrom the laws of the UnitedStates regarding his continuedresidence if he engages in activities outside his official ca-pacity. ^ ' ' :- !

I The ''Federal Bureau of In-vestigation said it had no' com-ment, on the .alleged attemptto gather information. It referred queries to the State De-partment. The Secret Servicesaid that the alleged activity''does not involve the safety ofthe President, so it is out of our-jurisdiction.".

Cubans Receive Messageo The New York TJm«s

i UNITED' NATIONS, N. .Y.,Aug. 21— The acting head ofthe Cuban Mission, Jose yiera,Qonfifmed" tonight that he hadireceived the no.te- from thetrnited States Mission.

1 He said he could make nocomment pending instructionsfrom , Havana. .* • • •; The latest directory of United

Nations permanent missionslists 18 officers in the CubanMission, including those in-volved in the action today.; Any illicit activities outside

the mission are hampered by'elaborate restrictions on ithemovements of its members —the only Cubans in the UnitedStates with diplomatic status.

1 They may move freely in anypart of New York City exceptBrooklyn. They are also al-lowed to visit those parts ofHudson, Bergen and Passaic(Bounties in New Jersey withina> 25-mile radius of ColumbusCircle.

I Also, they are allowed tovisit the Soviet Union's estateat Oyster Bay, L. I., but mayti-avel to and from it only byHighway 25-A (Northern Boule-vard), which goes throughQueens instead of Brooklyn.

i Policemen' are . cpnstantly£vondfcty ': outside;': $ei:l$a1$p s>sion>:afcc6 :E^^6Btftnîfiree:gi.;ji*- J




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27 August 1969 is transmitted to* the Permanent Missions of( \

the States Members of the United N tions at the request of

the Permanent Mission of Cjiba to the United Nations.O

28 August 1969

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PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA


27 August 1969

No.- U82/L

The Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations presents its

compliments to the Secretary-General and has the honour to transmit the

attached note addressed to him by Dr. Raul Roa Garcia, Minister for Foreign

Affairs of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba.

The Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations takes this

opportunity to renew to the Secretary-General the assurances of its highest

consideration.

His Excellency U ThantSecretary-General of the United NationsNew York

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PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA


Havana, 27 August 1969

Sir,

On instructions from my Government, I wish to express to you the most

vigorous protest against the arbitrary action taken by the United States

last Thursday, 21 August, when it expelled from its territory and

prohibited the re-entry, respectively, of LAZARO EDEf ESPINOSA BONET and

ALBERTO BOZA HIDALGO-GATO, members of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the

United Nations, on the false accusation of "interference in the internal

affairs and internal security of the United States", whereby it sought to

justify this flagrant violation of the Headquarters Agreement signed by

the United Nations and the United States Government.

This new Yankee machination forms part of the plan to hamper the

normal functioning of the Cuban Mission to the supreme international

organization; it is identical with that which was applied in the cases

of ROMERO CHAFIK SAKER and JESUS JIMENEZ ESCOBAR, members of the mission,

and which will presumably be applied to JORGE E. REYES VEGA, a member of

the Cuban mission who is threatened in the note sent by the Permanent

Mission of the United States on this occasion.

The accusations leveled against the above-mentioned members of the

Cuban mission could not be more absurd.

Our Government categorically rejects the charge by the United States

Government that any Cuban representative has violated section 15 (b) of

the Headquarters Agreement. It is not the policy of the Cuban Government

to assign to its Permanent Mission tasks and activities other than those

relating;to and serving the purposes of the United Nations - which, it

should be added, the Mission performs in exceedingly unfavourable

conditions because of the constant provocations directed against it

with impunity by the bitterest enemies of the Cuban Revolution.

It cannot have escaped your attention, since it is so obvious, that

it is not the Government of Cuba but rather the Government of the United

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States which is violating that Agreement by encouraging and carrying out

terrorist attacks on Cuban diplomats accredited to the United Nations, such

as that perpetrated in January 1969; by repeatedly threatening our Permanent

Representative with assassination; by openly and shamelessly observing his

every step and action; by restricting the movements of members of the

Mission staff to an area in New York covering a radius of only twenty-five

miles; by exerting on them psychological pressures of every kind; by

violating the privacy of their domiciles and those of members of their

households, pretending that these are acts of burglary; by constantly

harassing them with visits by agents provocateurs; and by fomenting anti-

Cuban hysteria and hatred through campaigns waged by the reactionary and

sensationalist Press.

It would serve no purpose to repeat the interminable list of aggressive

actions carried out by United States imperialism for the purpose of destroying

the Cuban Revolution. Suffice it to say on this occasion that the crude

spectacle staged by the United States Government, using as its instrument

counter-revolutionary expatriates, is intended to cover up new subversive

activities by the CIA against Cuba with the co-operation of the FBI and

justified by the head of the latter organization in public statements made

in July of this year concerning the supposed infiltration of Cuban agents

among the expatriates who find refuge in the United States.

The Cuban Government knows, without having recourse to any agents

provocateurs trained by the FBI, of the conspiratorial dealings between

the Government of the United States and the Cuban counter-revolutionary

politicians EMILIO NUNEZ PORTUONDO and EDGARDO BUTIARI, through

President Nixon's intimate friend the businessman "BEBE" REBOZO REBOLLO;

of the steps taken by the CIA to set up new mercenary training camps in

Guatemala, Panama and Nicaragua; and of its plans to organize small groups

of Cuban mercenaries who have been active in Viet-Nam to make lightning

raids on Cuban territory, relying on the protection of the United States

authorities.

Cuba accordingly has the right and the duty, which it cannot evade,

to keep watch on the activities of its enemies and on the actions of

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Yankee imperialism and its subversive organizations and agents which are

directed against our country. But it is completely false to state that Cuba

is using this Mission for such purposes. It is, moreover, ridiculous to

imagine that a diplomatic delegation harried by dozens of CIA and FBI agents

who follow and pursue its members wherever they go is engaging in espionage

in the United States.

The most recent provocation by the CIA and FBI, culminating in the

expulsion of the two Cuban diplomats referred to above, illustrates once

again that, in consequence of the abuses of which the United States

authorities are guilty in their arbitrary application of their undertakings

to the United Nations, the territory of the United States, as my Government

has noted on earlier occasions, does not offer even the most elementary

guarantees for the proper functioning of the United Nations and of the

officials accredited to it. I should like to make it clear that our

Government, far from wishing to maintain in United States territory a

diplomatic delegation such as the Permanent Mission to the United Nations

for the alleged purpose of engaging in espionage, is in favour of moving

the Organization to another country which would offer the necessary

guarantees for the integrity of the United Nations and the representatives

of all peoples without subjecting the latter to the provocations, harassment

and discrimination which have frequently been reported.

I should appreciate it if you would have this note circulated among the

representatives of Member States as an official document of the United

Nations.

I take this opportunity to renew to you the assurances of my highest

consideration.

(Signed) Raul RQAMinister for Foreign Affairs

of Cuba

MEW YORK TIMES, Friday, 29 August 1969

PROTES>tOTl «U HI V >*1wM

Special.*) The Nett' Voi'-k Times

UNITED NATJONS, N Y , Aug.28 — Cuban sources said tonightthat their mission had sent aletter to, Secretary GeneralThant accusing ;: the : UnitedStates of preparing new raidson vCuba by Cuban exilestrained by the Central Intelli-gence Agency l

Without offering details, theletter, as obtained here, assetjtêd that plot§ against Cuba werebeing organized by two exiles— identified as Emiho NunezPortuondo and Edgardo* Buttan— and that contact with themhad been made .by " the UnitedStates Government "throughthe |intiniate friend of PresidentNixon, the businessman BebeRebozo .•R1ebollg;'''><H:e'...is:'.a- Flqi'ridiani. .'•"; • / •• r 'T"- 'V •.• : ':-:'; "' '

.The' charges, contained in theletter were published Mondayin Havana in Granma, the news-paper of the Cuban Communistparty. , • ,

The letter, :.which. was! sigftedby" Foreign ' Minister Raul , Roa,asserted ;that price again theC.I.A. had set-up training campsfor .mercenaries in- Guatemala,

' " "

Sunday" Globe April 26, 1970

A revolution lurches along 6qn faith, hope and bluff

William Atwood, today the Editor-in-Chief of Look magazine, was anoutstanding foreign correspondent on

' the staff, of the New York HeraldTribune,. He served as ambassadorabroad • under Presidents Kennedyand Johnson.

Recently, he took a couple ofweeks off from his editor's desk andtoured Cuba as a reporter. Here is•what, he sew and heard: The ar-ticle is reprinted here by special per-

from Look magazine,

t>lP70' Look Magazine.

William Atwood

were', sitting — my wife and1 two Cuban friends — in the.of the earnest black director of

J« new "Rosafe Signet" provincialfificial-insernination center south

I Havana. The center is nameda mighty Canadian bull whoof overwork two years after

Sorting- for .duty. We had beeniiting with his numerous progeny,liririg the shiny new French lab

equipment, and we, were sippingwarm Russian champagne and lis-tening to the director's vision of aCuba one day self-sufficient in meatand dairy products — thanks to Ro-safe Signet, his heirs and the Revo-lution. Enormous cigars were passedaround, and I was handed an alumi-num ashtray inscribed, 'Made froma U.S. plane shot down over theDemocratic Republic of Vietnam.""Well," said one of our companionswith .a diplomatic smile, "at least

-America has contributed something| to our revolution...."

Later we were sitting amid theabstract paintings in the Casa de las

i Americas with the poet and editor,^-^-to Retamar, who once taught

le. "U.S. policy has been vitalsuccess of our Revolution," he

: "Our people had to feel he-ld by American imperialism in

to make the necessary sacri-A poster on the wall com.-

Cuba to Vietnam. "Vencere-iJî|read-.:' W:e .shall overcome!".•iwi^<\1*i.LO-vvV!ll*Q.1^ iVl f 'A-Tvij'-' TTTCI r"1-i«-iTI"'' TTOTl' '

conversation, if he was interested.He wasn't. . . .

How did you get to Cuba? It isn'teasy. You fly in via. Mexico, sothree bureaucracies are involved.Four months after approaching theCuban UN Mission, I was told wecould pick up our visas in MexicoCity. Then we needed State Depart-

• irient validation of our passports forCuban travel: another month.. Final-ly, we had to have reentry visasfrom the Mexicans. That usuallytakes two weeks, but we werelucky; three days after reachingMexico. City, ' we boarded the .twice-weekly prop-jet Cubana;.. II- 'yushan-18 that is. Cuba's only airlink to the Americas. All. the pasr-sengers — who on this flight in-cluded a Canadian water-polo team— were photographed' by the Mexi-can police before departure. Thereason: to make sure somebody elsedoesn't come back from Cuba Withhis picture on your passport. . . .

What does Havana look like?Eastern .Europe at its Stalinist ••shab-v"'biest plus a faded Miami Beach,backdrop and the biggest collection;:1

of functioning fin-tailed, 'ehrpme;plated automotive relics. oH'earth.(Either Detroit made better 'carsthan we thought or the Cubans arethe world's greatest mechanics,)Peeling paint, broken panes, uncol-lected garbage, .people lined up out-,'side barren food stores. (The meatration is only %. Ib.'a week..) Pedes-trians, neatly dressed but not "ele-gant: no mini-skirts or shaggy hair.

1 More portraits of Che and Ho thanof Fidel. Posters plugging the zafra— the sugar harvest: "With dili-gence and dignity, 10 million tons";"10 millions tons equal 10 years ofanti-yankee struggle in Vietnam." ASoviet freighter gliding past MorroCastle.

Where did you stay? At the Ha-bana Libre (ex-Hilton): bellboys infrayed jackets refusing tips: no hotwater because no spare parts for the

' broken U.S. made boiler: gourmetmeals in the private VIP dining

.'room and nfeat loaf-and_ soggy. no&- •

•Ainericaii ~. iranct. ahirtslee^^d" crawdist'

^în.ê.' otel lobby;;-Accost:a stran-f'••ger','-"and';tie' -could\be a Rumanian

to impose your will on us, we'll getalong"), toasts and handshakes andgifts,of cigars.

At the door, we paused before aposter quoting Fidel: "We have muchto learn from the Vietnamese —Organization, Discipline, Tenacity."Up till then, no one had mentionedVietnam. ("It would not have beencourteous," I was told.) A truckpulled up and disgorged a crowd oflaughing cigar workers; they hadbeen putting in a day's "voluntary"labor cutting sugarcane. Waves andsmiles as. we left. Later, a Cubancomment: "Of course we are formallygrateful to the Russians, but we feelmuch closer to Americans."

Are the people anti- Castro? Tobelieve in the Revolution, it helps tobe young, energetic, group-oriented,intellectually passive and born in afamily- that's known only poverty.Fortunately for Castro, an increasingnumber of Cubans are in this cate-gory. Hundreds of thousands of

. Cubans who opposed the Revolutionhave fled; some 3500 who find life inCuba too harsh are still leavingevery month . on the twice-daily

. Varadero-Miami airlift. (Cuba is oneplace where "Love it or leave it" ismore than a bumper-sticker slogan.)

And so an educated guess—basedon this visit plus talks with severalCuba-watchers—is that a majorityin Cuba supports the governmentactively, with a substantial minoritydivided between those who accept itand those who would rebel if theyhad a chance. There's more grum-bling in the cities—among the rem-nants of the middle class1—and lessin the countryside, where abjectpoverty, disease and illiteracy usedto be widespread.

At the Cienfuegos sugar refinery,there was no mistaking the sincerityof the foreman who told us: "Sincethe Revolution, I have a steady job,a rent-free house, paid vacations,medical care — everything I need.And a daughter going to the Uni-versity! Imagine that—the daughterof a man who never finished gram-mar school!" At dinner one evening,;I asked a 21-year-;old girl who has

,'been1, studying: Russian and plans a."eaiear^lri' "journalism"-.'wriat^stie' re--'

'.'•;garded;.as the most important quali-ties in life. "Courage, dignity' and

CASTRO'S ClfE(1962).shows;|>r

prised and pleasicans. We canteand phone niunlAll but one wemeet with us;*- r

the Papal Nuriciof the diplomat]like Cuba!) aridthetic to the rfegtwice' in orderments, but he ne"

How is Culother Communisifurtive, more ani:slavia, you .carabout the 'regimeharsh but hasjiir.the fear of--';.:fjf.Sprivileged -<IrfSw

nistic big slipsrope. In a.high-small-town vM3'champagne:shoutingplaying Yarpanion, "~ .ture, remark^ cjmayor' nejcttanks can'tfrthough the?Cuba's oilfCubanWesternFranca S||given a p£§|Russianmy des]somethingSppP.other Cqmmfhisget

' takes..1 Cubans : stilllf saj

•"; accept.: tips,taunists as- "Jam

.•as:;"rigid/'; Indj

ed)

md bluff

r will on us, we'll get3 and handshakes and

r, we paused before aFidel: "We have muchi the Vietnamese —Discipline, Tenacity."

.10 one had mentionedwould not have beenwas told.) A truckdisgorged a crowd of

r workers; they hadn a day's "voluntary"sugarcane.' Waves andleft. Later, a Cuban

2ourse we are formallyRussians, but we feelAmericans."

3ople anti-Castro? ToRevolution, it helps torgetic, group-oriented,passive and born in aknown only poverty,r Castro, an increasingbans are in this cate-ds of thousands .ofpposed the Revolutione 3500 who find life in:sh are still leaving

on the . twice-dailyni airlift. (Cuba is oneLove it or leave it" isamper-sticker slogan.)

aducated guess—basedlus talks with severali—is that a majorityiorts . the governmenta substantial minority:n those who accept it> would rebel if theyThere's more grum-

ties—among the' rem-aiddle class—and less:yside, where abjectse and illiteracy used

ifuegos sugar refinery,tiistaking the sincerity'"i ^who. ,;told;;:us:;:J;'Si;nc£.i;at;havp;^Jsieadji]obS;^^$Sim»#ni«ia

CASTRO'S CUBA—Official Cuban government photo a huge sign reading "The Socialist Country," while(1962) shows Premier Fidel Castro standing in front of speaking to a youth-rally. . •; ''•••

prised and pleased to meet Ameri-cans. We came with some namesand phone numbers' from friends.All but one we called were glad tomeet with us. The exception wasthe Papal Nuncio, who's also deanof the diplomatic corps (no placelike Cuba!) and reportedly sympa-thetic to the regime. I phoned him

. twice in order to set' up appoint-ments, but he never called me back.

How is Cuba different fromother Communist, countries? 1) Lessfurtive, more animated. As in Yugo-slavia, you can criticize or jokeabout the 'regime. Repression is stillharsh but has diminished along with

. the fear of U.S. invasion. 2) Noprivileged "new class" of Commu-nistic big shots as in Eastern Eu-rope. In a high-priced restaurant, asmall-town mayor was.' gulpingchampagne with a tipsy, blonde andshouting at the musicians to "stopplaying Yankee music." My com-panion, wired- into the power struc-ture, remarked coldly,' "He won't bemayor' next week." 3) Red,Armytanks can't'migVe in, as iti/Prague —though the Russians could cut offCuba's oil. (fjWe'd survive," said aCubarii.'girirhlJjaMaybe.) 4) The orily

;; ester^piMSjip ••; flies .to Cuba .isUiffT'aS1S»WBSi^.tWiHSiS;tfi™',*'i-rV--KA-.-.. T :—-—•:- -

unteer cane cutters were casuallybrushed off. (I suspect the Cubansdidn't want to risk.our getting in-volved in ' embarrassing politicala r g u m e n t s with our fellow-Americans from SDS — whom Ha-vana's only morjiimg paper, theCommunist-party', organ Granma,had publicized as representative .ofall American youth-)'. But .we didn'tfeel spied on as in Eastern Europe12 years agoy.and I've been aroundenough to know when I'm beingfollowed. /It's certainly easier'for anAmerican visitor to move about inCuba than .for a member of theCuban United Nations Mission, say,to mbve about in. the U.S.

Normal relations

Didn't you try to' see Castro? Heended our last interview, in 1959,with a phrase affirming his desirefor good relations with the U.S.:"Let.us be friends." In 1963, I wasinvolved, as a member of the Ken-nedy Administration, in some ex-ploratory talks with Dr. Carlos Le-.chuga, Cuba's ambassador to theUN—talks .that • were broken offafter the assassination. So now I -letit be known that I'd welcome achance to find out how Castro felt

iay, about improving . relations: Dr.For'eigri Minis,-,

irited'fne^tb'lunch^be- 'avana., and "explained ;••yriiii-wi-^x-! _-.„:_.; _ j -•.-•.-'

-.- ', •Y ::- ••'British, French or Italian;' rathe:than American. Of course, Washing,ton's in no' hurry 'to normalize;'either. Our stated conditions are; thaCuba end its reliance .on Russi?(impossible), and stop, "exporting'revolution (hard to -control, :thbug)Cuban subversion in Latin Amerip:has diminished,, partly 'because .'theRussians disapprove). Also, theState Department.;^'is always reluc/tant to alter a p'olicy, even When it'inot working as 'planned. 'The thaw-when it comes, -wiE be quiet ancgradual—some trade and, tourismperhaps''a-low-level- diplomatic mis.sion. And do we really need Quantanamo? ; ' ' • ] • ' , ;

What would; happen if Castndied? I'll just quote a knowledge;able, pro-Revolution Cuban: "Up;-tc1965, it would, have been a disasterThis was a one-man show. But riovithere are -enough .trained and -dedi-cated people .to keep things goingThe military, for example. They'removing- into government ministries.If Fidel died—God forbid—I sup.-pose .we'd have . an -army dictator-ship under Raul Castro. What wouldI do? I'd get out."

Does the CIA still support hit.and.-run raids by Cuban exiles? Nobut most Cubans think so and thei;government wants them to.. It'helps

"'sustain, the' siege mentality. Private!ly'financed exiles mount occasionaj

'iforays. But Tin satisfied our policyfis);to . intercept them.' The CIA has1

^learned something since the Bay o,^pigs"fiasco.":"-" - • - " • ' ; • '

~=fe-; : ' • . " '; '&-~i. i' '••••• .,jrcane harves:

fe. .were', sitting — my Wife and:

fid.-,two Cuban friends —. in-the.|e of the earnest black director of| new "Rosafe Signet" provincial

iificial-inseminatipn center, south! Havana. The center is named

||fer a mighty Canadian bull who'&-*-* of overwork two years after

Sorting' for . duty. We had beenIfiting. with his numerous progeny,

liring, the shiny new French labSjffuipment, and we. were 'sippingwarm" Russian champagne and lis-tening .'to the. director1'? vision of aCuba one day .self-sufficient in meatand dairy/products — thanks to Ro-safe Signet,' his heirs and the Revo-lution. Enormous cigars were passedaround, and I Was handed an alumi-num ashtray inscribed, 'Made froma U.S. plane shot down over theDemocratic Republic of Vietnam.""Wellj" said one of our companionswith .:a diplomatic smile, "at leastAmerica has contributed somethingto our revolution "

Later we- were sitting amid theabstract paintings in the Casa de lasAmericas with the poet and editor,

iif.to Retamar, who once taughtle.' "U.S. policy has been vital

„_ success of our Revolution," he|| "Our people had to feel be-

, by American imperialism into make the necessary sacri-

A poster on the wall comr-Cuba to Vietnam. "Vencere-

• it. read,' "We shall overcome!"iar- smiled. "And We shall, you

ariiow

||-r .Thus America .has contributedmuch more than, ashtrays". For our

|, attempt to ' isolate Castro's regimehas only made it-more popular. Nordoes the irony end there. While wehave helped Castro politically, theRussians have had to prop upCuba's Communist economy at acost of at least, a million dollars a

1 day. In a way, Cuba has become tothe Soviet Union what Taiwan wasfor so long to the United States: anexpensive 'dependent that can't beabandoned. So venceremos again.Thanks to the rituals of the coldwar, Latin America's most thor-oughly revolutionized country isstill a going concern.

The going' is rough — by Ameri-can . standards. Despite some goodthings (no smog, no beggars, nodrugs, no bare feet, no graft, no in-come taxes), Castro has created adrab, disciplined, oppressive societywhere money is losing its value(basic necessities — like rationedfood and clothes, housing, medicalcare and even weddings, funeralsand phone calls — are free, andconsumer goods are scarce); wherewaiting in line is a national pas-time' and cutting sugarcane an

t yushan-18 that is. Cuba's only air'link to the Americas. All the pasrsengers —'who on this flight'in-cluded a Canadian water-polo team— were photographed by the Mexi-can police before departure. Thereason: to make sure somebody elsedoesn't come back from Cuba withhis picture on your passport.

What does Havana look like?Eastern.Europe at its Stalinist shab-

•'blest plus a faded' Miami 'Beachbackdrop and the biggest collection;of functioning fin-tailed, 'chrome-plated automotive relics, on''earth.(Either Detroit made better ' cars

. than we thought or .the Cubans arethe world's greatest mechanics;)Peeling paint, broken panes, uncol-lected garbage, people lined- up-bu't-

:side barren food stores. (The meatration is only % Ib.'a week;.-) Pedes-trians neatly dressed but not.êle-gant: no mini-skirts or shaggy hair.More portraits of Che and Ho thanof Fidel. Posters plugging the zafra— the sugar harvest: "With dili-gence and dignity, 10 mil-lion tons";"10 millions tons equal 10 years ofanti-yankee struggle in Vietnam." ASoviet freighter gliding past MbrroCastle.

Where did you stay? At the Ha-bana Libre (ex-Hilton): bellboys infrayed jackets refusing tips: no hotwater because no spare parts for thebroken U.S. made boiler: gourmetmeals in the private VIP diningroom and meat loaf and, soggy noo-dles served by tuxedoed waiters inthe main restaurant: American

•• piped music and1 shirtsleev-ed crowds."in the hotel lobby. Accost a stran-ger, and he could be a Rumanianengineer, an African politician, . aLatvian merchant seaman, a Britishbusinessman—or a Cuban cop.

What's happened to the nightlife? All but eliminated because non-essential to the Revolution. Fidelwants people out in the country,working the land, with no brightlights to pine for. Evenings, peoplewalk around, line up for the movies(French, Italian and Russian), then1

line up again for a sandwich afterthe show before lining up for a bus.The only uncrowded place of enter-tainment we visited was a Vietcongphotographic exhibit. At the twobest restaurants,, the Torre and the1830, a meal with Algerian winecosts about $25—if you can get a •reservation. In the guests-only roof-top bar.at the Libre, loac beer is adollar a bottle. People pay—whatelse is there to buy? And since thegovernment runs the hotels and res-taurants, all the loose cash gets si-phoned back to the state anyway.It's easier than collecting taxes.

\Did you get to Varadero Beach?

We had it all to ourselves, miles ofsurf and sand. The honeymooners who

111LLI~.U Vj-LUOCJ. l/u

Are the people anti-Castro? Tobelieve in the Revolution, it helps tobe young, energetic, group-oriented,intellectually passive and born in afamily that's known only poverty.Fortunately for Castro, an increasingnumber of Cubans are in this cate-gory. Hundreds of thousands ofCubans who opposed the Revolutionhave fled; some 3500 who find life inCuba too harsh are still leavingevery month on the twice-dailyVaradero-Miami airlift. (Cuba is oneplace where "Love it or leave it" ismore than a bumper-sticker slogan.)

And so an educated guess—basedon. this visit plus talks with severalCuba-watchers—is that a majorityin Cuba supports the governmentactively, with a substantial minoritydivided between those who accept itand those who would rebel if theyhad a chance. There's more grum-bling in the cities—among the rem-nants of the middle class—and lessin the countryside, where abjectpoverty, disease and illiteracy usedto be widespread.

At the Cienfuegos sugar refinery,there was no mistaking the sincerityof the foreman who told us: "Sincethe Revolution, I have a steady job,a rent-free house, paid vacations,medical care — everything I need.And a daughter going to the Uni-versity! Imagine that—the daughterof a man who never finished gram-mar school!" At dinner one evening,I asked a 21-year-old girl who hasbeen, studying1. Russian and plans a'career in journalism what she7 re-garded, as the most important quali-ties in life. "Courage, dignity andenthusiasm," she replied. W-hat abouthumor and love? They hadn't oc-curred to her. I mentioned money.She laughed. "What's importantabout money?" she retorted scorn-fully. "Who needs it?" A child ofthe Revolution and like the Revolu-tion, still very young.

Is it hard for a Cuban to getout? It can take up to three yearsafter you register for exile. Mean-

while, you are a "nonperson." Youturn all your possessions over to thegovernment and work at whatevermenial job is assigned you.. One dayyou are told to report to Varaderoairport within 48 hours, and some-how you get there. Today's exilesare mostly people who simply lackthe faith or fortitude to put up withthe exigencies of the Revolution. .Gusanos, the regime calls them,worms. They are doing fine in Flor-ida: good citizens is what we callthem.

Were people afraid to talk to•you? We never -noticed it if theywere. Usually, they seemed.. .sur-

prised andcans. We oand phone -All but onemeet with ;the Papal .,;of the dip!like Cuba!)ithetic to th|twice in orments, but I

How is;other Comrtfurtive, mor-slavia, youabout the T-harsh but hthe fear oiprivileged .'.nistic big 1rope. In ajsmall-town;champagne.1

shouting at!

playing Yaipanion, wir-ture, remar]mayor nex'jtanks can't']though theCuba's oil.:Cuban grirrWestern aiiFranco Spjgiven a psjjRussian edi]my desk resomething "other Comrget Miamitakes time,Cubans stilaccept tips,munists asas "rigid,"mission: "T?rica and Ladefied Amebecause w|danger to oi

. -Y".

Free to rDid you

Chinese? iphasing1 "putto themsehwith Russithey'd rieve"Buenos diChinese . areon some. r:Russians vcurrent he;Cuba is nini

Were ycand see -wleven more tmock-India]Bay of Pigslike a. milsurface-to-aplanned," wh"brigade"' <

/atteicaplSfititp.solSteVC&'strO's,. :regime '• has- only made it-more popular. Nordoes the irony end there. While wehave ' helped Castro politically, theRussians have had, to prop upCuba's Communist economy at acost of at least, a million dollars aday. In a way, Cuba has become tothe Soviet Union what Taiwan was

• »« Inner -fn -fl-io TTnitorl Statps- an

expensive ^j.,-,^—~. .—- — - —abandoned. So venceremos again.Thanks to the rituals of the cold•war, Latin America's most thor-oughly revolutionized country isstill a going concern.

The going- is rough — by Ameri-can . standards. Despite some goodthings (no smog, no beggars, nodrugs, no bare feet, no graft, no in-come taxes), Castro has created a

where money is losing its value(basic necessities — like rationedfood and clothes, housing, medicalcare and even weddings, funeralsand phone calls — are free, andconsumer goods are scarce); where

1 waiting in line is a national pas-time and cutting sugarcane anobligatory hobby and where the at-mosphere varies between that of apermanent Community Chest Driveand a gigantic military stockade.

Life's exciting

"Let's face it — life here is in-tolerable," we were told by a Cubanwriter. "That is, for anyone whoisn't sold on the Revolution. If youare politically uncommitted, youshould leave, because the struggleand the austerity then make nosense. But if you believe, as I do,that we are building a better societyin Cuba, you don't notice the mate-rial hardships, and life can be quiteexciting."

Key West is still only 90 milesfrom Havana, but to most Ameri-cans, Cuba has become as remote asthe far side of the Moon. Only anoccasional hijacked plane remindsus that Cuba hasn't drifted awayinto the South Atlantic. But if Cas-tro's brand of puritanical, shoes-and-schools, gung-ho Communismsurvives the next few years, and ifthe rest of Latin America continuesto postpone radical social reform,then Cuba may be heard from

• again. ~ '• *

? So even "the random impressions, of a ten-day visit are worth settingflown, and perhaps the best way is

'TO answer the kinds of questions/we've been asked since we got back:

•; '\ Why did you go? Curiosity. Sun-.j.shlne. Also, -we'd talked at length••with- Castro after he came to power

jfflv'^.959 and hoped to-continue the

„„„. jrcharit"'seaman, a Britishbusinessman—or a Cuban cop. •

What's happened to the nightlife? All but eliminated because non-essential to the Revolution. Fidelwants people out in the country,working the land, with no brightlights to pine for. Evenings, peoplewalk ardund, line up for the movies(French, Italian and Russian), thenline up again for a sandwich afterthe show before lining up for a bus.The only uncrowded place of enter-tainment we visited was a Vietcongphotographic exhibit. At the twobest restaurants,, the Torre and the1830, a meal with Algerian winecosts about $25—if you can get a ;reservation. In the guests-only roof-top bar at the Libre, loac beer is a.-dollar a bottle. People pay—whatelse is there to buy? And since thegovernment runs the hotels and res-taurants, all the loose cash gets si-phoned back to the state anyway.It's easier than collecting taxes.

Did you get to Varadero Beach? .We had it all to ourselves, miles of

surf and sand. The honeymooners whofilled the Hotel Internacional de-cided it was too cold outside. Eve-nings, they turned up at the hotelnightclub; dancing to a big bandwith a solid Goodman beat; a plumpSinatra-type singing Strangers inthe Night in Spanish; a sinuous Car-ibbean Edith Piaf; a rock group'called Tommy y Sus Satellites. In

• the souvenir shop, plastic -Russianchess sets and paperback anthologies,of Russian poetry.

Were the Cubans friendly? Yes,both officially and privately. A manfrom ICAP (the Cuban Institute ofFriendship with Peoples) was al-ways around to cut red tape, makereservations, whistle up a car anddriver or sign for meals-. But he also 'left us alone when we wanted to be.At the nationalized Upmann cigarfactory, the workers applaudedwhen we were introduced as "NorthAmerican • visitors." Later, as wesipped Cuba Libres with 'a group inthe director's office, they kept sayingthey 'liked Americans but not ourgovernment. I pointed out that weelected our leaders. Knowing smiles(they knew from experience thatelections are rigged).

As for our wealth—"You becamerich by exploiting Latin "America."'-:

My wife: "Nonsense." Another roundof drinks. Finally, I told them.we'dbeen struck by. Cuban courtesy andhospitality, especially since theiridea of Americans—as seen throughdecades of boozy tourist's,' wealthy-expatriates, professional gamblersand worse—must be negative anddistorted. Loud assurances of friend--ship ("Just leave us alone, don't try.

.ênthusiasm," she replied. What abouthumor and love? They hadn't oc-curred to her. I mentioned money.•She laughed. "What's importantabout money?" she retorted scorn-'fully. "Who. needs it?" A child.of :

the Revolution and like the Revoru---'tion, still very young. ' •':!

Is it hard for a Cuban to getout? It can take up to three years''after you register for exile. Meari-?:

while, you are a "nonperson." ,:.'Yoi$turn all your possessions over toUlie'.;:government and work at whatever^menial job is assigned you.,One. day,:;you are told to report to .Varader.qJairport within 48 hours, and'som'eVKhow you get there. Today's' exiles^;are mostly people who simply l'ack,:

the faith or fortitude to put up !with.:the exigencies of the Revolution;!Gusanos, the regime calls them,worms. They are doing fine in. Flor~.ida: good citizens is what we callthem. i • ' • ' - .

Were people afraid to talk ''to-'"you? We never-noticed it 'if theywere. Usually, they seemed" sur-1

missipii

aa; /see: \1vieverr "more tl

; Bay. of Pigs.like'1 ~ . a ' ; mili

, surfacer-to-a:. planned,' wh:•"brigade" o

: left. Later, a Cuban.course we are formally

e Russians, but we feel3 Americans." , -

leople anti-Castro? ToRevolution, it helps to

jrgetic, group-oriented,passive and born in' aknown only 'poverty.

}r Castro, an increasingabans .are in-•.this'-cate-reds 'of thousands''..ofjpposed the Revolutionie 35 00 who !fmd life iriirsh are still leaving.: . on , the., twice-dailyimi airlift. (Cuba is o'ne'Love it or leave it" :is

;

tumper-sticker slogan..)-.

educated' guess—basedplus talks with several•s- is .. that a majorityports! the governmenta substantial minority

;en .those who accept' itib would rebel .if 'they

There's more grum-ities—among the* rem-middle class?—and lesstryside, where abjectise and illiteracy used

nfuegos sugar refinery,mistaking the sincerity.n who told us: "SinceV I have a steady job,-louse, ?,paid' vacations^-— everything: I need,ter going; to. the Uni-1

ine that—the daughter :,,

: '''What's'".she retorted scornaeeds it?T A child,i -and like the Revblu-r young. ' ' ' • '

cial Cuban government photoCastro standing in front of

a huge sign reading "The Socialist Country," whilespeaking to a youth-rally. : . . " ' • ' • " ; . • ' . ,'•••

trneet- Ameri-names

friends.fectjwere glad to||e£c'eption was®|p's also deanl|p. (no placeIffedly sympa-$i;phbned him

|s|Fup appornt-5K'""M me back.

Different fromifuntries? 1) Less

f Sd:.As in Yugo-îr'iticize or joke

is still'shid'along with

2) Nolass"'of Commu-

Eastern Eu-.ced restaurant, a

ijjfV was : gulpingjfltipsy. blonde and"";tisicians to "stop

Xisic." My com-§vthe power struc-||lly,' "He won't be

3)j Red ..Armypis as ini Prague —

could cut off|d: survive," said a|ybe.) 4) The only'.at flies to Cuba isIberia. 5) I wasic Lenin poster. A'o saw it later on

fas though it were6) In what

country can youcar radio? 7) It

you can leave. 8)-"comrade," won'tthe Russian Com-

,'e" and tM Chinese,"d retain a sense ofare listened to in Af-America because we|- successfully — and:f.too small to be a

im

Did' you'isee;-many Kussians andChinese? '•$yj$t 'technicians arephasing';out;-::t;|ose who remain keepto-:-' thernselves.FA Cuban Communist

for a Cuban to getike up to three years

a "nonperson." You with RussianJ|jieighbors 'told mepossessions over to the they'd riever i|eyer said.more than

"'Rnpnns rliao'^-in ivirri -trci^vo rTU-.rtmd work at whateverassigned you., One day:o report to Varadero

48 hours, and some-there. Today's exiles

ople who simply lackrtitude to put up withs of the Revolution,

regime calls them,ire doing fine in Flor-zens is what we call

le afraid to talk tosr noticed it if they, they seemed sur-

"Buenos dias!.gin /two - years. TheChinese are o^since1 they welchedon some . ricef (deliveries (also, theRussians wante'd". them out); thecurrent headhunt of Chinese inCuba is nine. .||v;-.'

Were you 'tree: to move aroundand see whajifl'you1 wanted? Yes—even more than^we wanted, like themock-Indian tpjirist village near theBay of Pigs. Sjjine things we saw —like a military ' convoy -with twosurface-to-airSmissiles — were un-planned, whilafeur requests to visit a"Hri crarlci" s*-P Tr^n-vi rt A™,^;,,— —i

unteer cane cutters were casuallybrushed off.. (I suspect the Cub.ansdidn't want to risk our getting in-volved in ''.embarrassing politicala r g u m e n t s with our fellow-Americans from SDS — whom Ha-vana's only moping paper, theCommunist-party' organ Granma,had publicized as representative ofall American youth-). But .we didn'tfeel spied on as in Eastern Europe12 years ago, and I've been aroundenough to know 'when I'm beingfollowed. .It's-certainly easier for anAmerican visitor to move about inCuba, than ;for a member of theCuban Unite:d Nations Mission, say,to mbve about in. the U.S.

Normal relations

Didn't you try to see Castro? Heended our last interview, in 1959,with a phrase affirming his desirefor good relations with the U.S.:"Let us be friends." In 1963, I wasinvolved, as a member of the Ken-nedy Administration, in some ex-ploratory talks with Dr. Carlos Le-..chuga, Cuba's ambassador to theUN—talks that were broken offafter the assassination. So now I letit be known that I'd welcome achance to find out how Castro felttoday about improving relations. Dr.Lechuga, currently a Foreign Minis-try official, invited .me to lunch be-fore we left Havana and explainedwhy Castro was otherwise occupied:"We're in no hurry to normalizerelations." The reasons are plain.Cuba's emotional identification withVietnam is such that the war would

:have to'e"nd first; and'"there's theGuahtanamo LNaval, Base," long anirritant to Cuban pride. No doubt,normalizing relations would helpCuba's economy and reduce its de-pendence on the Soviet Union; ourtrade embargo—which C u b a n scall "the blockade"—makes every-thing tougher. But it also stirs popu-lar defiance and provides a handyexcuse for the chronic shortages. SoI realized there would have beennothing important to discuss withCastro just now.

Will our relations with Cubaever be normal again? Inevitably.Remember the state of our relationswith Japan 25 years ago? But it willbe a different relationship, for Cubawill never again be what it was—asugarcane plantation and play-ground for foreigners and a favoredfew. Cuba's economy is being diver-sified, and other crops are beinggrown—mostly for export. (Sevenkinds of fruit are featured onCuban postage stamps, but all wegot were Bulgarian canned peach-es.) Trade patterns have shiftedfrom the U.S. and Latin America toEurope and Japan; the spare parts

British, French or Italian, rathe:than American. Of course, Washing'ton's in no hurry to normalize "either. Our stated conditions are tha•Cuba end its reliance on Russi;(impossible) and stop "exporting:

revolution (hard to -control, .thbugj:Cuban subversion in Latin AmerJc;has diminished, partly 'because theRussians disapprove). Also, 'thiState Department • is always reluc-tant to alter a policy, even when 'it'not working as planned. The thawwhen it comes, :will be quiet ancgradual—some trade and, tourismperhaps 'a-low-level diplomatic mis-sion. And do we really need Guantanamo? ; - ' . ' . - - .

What would happen if Castedied? I'll just quote a knowledgeable, pro-Revolution Cuban: "Up tc1965, it would have been a disasterThis was a one-man show. But ntrathere are -enough .trained and dedi-cated people to keep things goingThe military, for example. Th-ey'r*moving into government ministriesIf Fidel died—God forbid—I sup-pose we'd have an army dictator-ship under Raul Castro. What woulcI do? I'd get out."

Does the CIA still support hit-and-run raids by Cuban exiles? Nobut most Cubans think so and theigovernment wants them to. It helpssustain the siege mentality. Privately financed exiles mount occasionalforays. But I'm satisfied our policjis to intercept them. The CIA haslearned something since the Bay o:Pigs fiasco.

Is the current sugarcane harves:all that important? The 'goal is termillion tons—nearly twice Ias1year's crop—and chances are they'Lreaoh at least eight/Excuses (raininefficiency, sabotage) are alreadybeing circulated. Successful or not,a bigger harvest won't bring ir.much more foreign exchange, sincemore than 80 percent of the exportsare earmarked for Russia. The zaf-ra's importance is psychological: atarget to shoot at, with the promisethat life will be better if they hit it.And it's a togetherness thing, irwhich everybody who can swing amachete takes part. But its value ismore symbolic than real.

What will they do to keep thtpeople cranked up? That's Castro'fbiggest problem from now on. Ex-ternal threats, internal repression,national pride, schools, clinics, sun-shine, pep talks and charisma -haveso far kept the Cubans in line. Buthow long can moral suasion replacematerial incentives in any society? Iput this question to a Cuban jour-nalist. "I don't know," he said, "butI'm sure Fidel will think of some-thing inspiring for us to do next



United Nations, N.Y.

(FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA -- NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD)

NV/15529 August 1969

The text of the following communication, dated 27 August, to the Secretary-

General, U Thant, which has been circulated to.Member Governments as a note

verbale» is reproduced below for the information of correspondents:

Original in Spanish • .

MISIOW PERMANENTE DE CUBAEN LAS NACIONES UNIDAS

• Nueva York, 27 de agosto de 1969

La Misidn Permanente de Cuba ante las Naciones Unidas saluda muy atentamente

al Senor Secretario General y tiene el honor de acompanarle a la presents, nota

dirigida a Ud. pair el Dr. Raul Roa Gar.cia, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores del

Gobierno Revolucionario de Cuba. . ' " • • •

La Mision Permanente de Cuba ante las Naciones Unidas aprovecha la oportu-

nidad para reiterar al Senor Secretario General el testimonio de su mas alta

y distinguida consideraci6n. ,

"Senor Secretario General:

"Cumpliendo instrucciones de mi gobierno, me dirijo a usted para expresar

la mas energica protesta por la arbitraria medida dictada por el gobierno de

los Estados Unidos el pasado jueves 21 de agosto, expulsando de su territorio

y prohibiendo el reingreso de los funcionarios de la Mision Permanente de Cuba

ante las Naciones Unidas, IAZARO EDDY ESPINOSA BONET Y ALBERTO BOZA HIDALGO-GATO,

respectivamente, bajo la falsa acusaci6n.de 'intervenir en los asunto internos

y de seguridad interna de los Estados Unidps', con la que pretende justificar la

grosera violacidn en que incurre del acuerdo sobre la sedej suscrito entre la

Organizacidn y dicho Gobierno.

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"La nueva maquinacidn yanqui forma parte del plan urdido pars, entorpecer

el normal desenvolvimiento de la Misidn Cubana ante la maxima organizacidn

internacionalj es ide"niica a las aplicadas en los casos de los funcionarios

HOMERO CHAFIK SAKER Y JESUS JIMENEZ ESCOBAR y que presumiblemente alcanzara

tambie'n al funcionario cubanO JORGE E. REYES VEGA, a quien se amenaza en la nota

enviada por la Mision Permaneiate de los Estados Unidos en esta ocasidn.

"ias acusaciones de que son objeto los citados funcionarios cubanos, no

pueden ser ma's absurdas. • '• > . '

"Nuestro Gbbierno rechaza categdrieamente la iniputaeidn del gobierno de los

Estados Unidos de que delegado cubario algtino haya viblado el articulo 13 (B)

del acuerdo sobre la sede* Uo ed jiolitica del gobierno cubano asignar a su

Misidn Permanente tareas y actividades que se aparten del marco y de los objetivos

de las Naciories Uhidas, que deben, sin embargo, cumplir en condicione^ sobremane^

ra desfjtVorables. a causa de las constantes provocaciones que desarrollan impune-

mente los mas encarnizados enemigos de la Revolucidn Cubana.

"No ha de escapa*rsele a usted, Senor Secretario General, por ostensible,

que no es precisamente el Gobierno de Cuba, sino el' Gobierno de los Estados

Unidos, el que viola dicho acuerdo, al promoVer y ejecutar los atentados terro-

ristas sufridos por los diplomaticos cubanos acreditados ante las Waciones Unidas,

como el perpetrado en el mes de enero proximo pasadoj al amenazar reiteradamente

de asesinato.a nuestro Repr^sentante Permanentej al vigilar abierta y descarada-

mente todds sus pasos y actividadesj al reducir los movimientos del personal de

la Misidn & una zona de sdlo 25 millas de radio en Uueva York; al ejercer todo

tipo de presiones sicoldgicas sobre ellos; al violar sus domicilios y los de sus

f amiliares >, encubriendolos en presuntos robos; al enviarles constant erne nte agentes/ • ' ' . . , ' • !

provocadores} al fomentar la histeria y el odio anticubanos mediante campanas

desatadaS por la prensa reaccionaria y sensacionalista,

"S rfa ocioso, Senor Secretario General, repetir la interminable lista de

accibii s agresivas llevadas a cabo por el imperialismo nortearnericano con el

propds'ito de destruir la Revolucidn Cubana, Baste decir, en esta ocasidn,que el

bUrdo espeetaculo montado por el Gobierno norteamericano, usando como instrumentos

apatrldas contrarrevolucionarios, pretende encubrir nuevas actividades subversivas

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de la CIA, con la colaboracidn del FBI, contra Cuba santificadas por el maximo

jerarca de este ultimo, al referirse eri Julio ultimo, en publicas declaraciones,

a la supuesta infiltracidn de/agentes cubanos entre los apatridas que Estados

Unidos acoge.

"El Gobierno cubano sabe, sin necesidad de recurrir a los agentes provoca-

dores preparados por el FBI, de los trajines conspirativos entre el Gobierno

de los Estados Unidos y los politicastros contrarrevolucionarios cubanos

EMILIO NUNEZ PORXUQHDO Y EDGAEDO BUTTAEI, por intermedio del intimo amigo del

Presidente Nixon, el negociante ''BEBE' REBOZO REBOLLO; de las gestiones que ha

realizado la CIA para instalar nuevos campos de entrenamiento de mercenarios en

Guatemala, Panama1 y Nicaragua; de sus planes de, organizacidn de pequenos grupos

con los mercenarios cubanos, que nan actuado en Viet-Nam para efectuar acciones

relampagos en territorio cubano, contando de antemano con la proteccidn de las

autoridades norteamericanas.

"Cuba, por eso, tiene el derecho y el deber insoslayable de vigilar las

actividades de sus enemigos, las acciones del imperialismo yanqui y de sus drga-

nos y agentes subversives contra nuestro pais. Pero es falso por complete que

Cuba utilice esta Misidn para esos objet'ivos. Es, ademas, ridiculo imaginar que

realice espionages dentro de Estados Unidos una delegacidn diplomatica que es

acosada por decenas de agentes de la CIA y el EBI, que la siguen y persiguen

d'onde quiera que se mueva.

"La \iltima provocacion de la CIA y del FBI, que se completa con la expulsi6n

de los dos diplomaticos cubanos mencionados, pone de manifiesto, una vez mas,

como ha denunciado en ocasiones anteriores mi gobierno, que el territorio de los

Estados Unidos no ofrece las mas elementales seguridades para el adecuado desen-

volvimiento de las actividades de la Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas y de

log funeionarios acreditados ante ella, dado el abuso que hacen las autoridades

norteamericanas en la aplicacion arbitraria de los compromises contrai'dos con

esa Organizacion. Bueno es puntualizar que nuestro Gobierno, lejos de tener

interes en mantener una delegacion diplomatica en territorio de los Estados

Unidos, como es su Misidn Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas, para realizar

supuestas actividades de espionages, es partidario de que esa institucidn sea

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trasladada a otro pais, que ofrezca las garantias necesarias para la integridad

de la Organizacion y de los representantes de todos los pueblos, sin que estos

tengan que sufrir las provocaciones, vejamenes y discriminaclones frecuentemente

denunciados.

"Solicito, finalmente, Senor Secretario General, ordene la circulacion de

esta nota entre los Representantes de los Estados • miembros, como documento ofi-

cial de las Naciones Unidas* ...

"Aprovecho la oportunidad para renovar a usted las seguridades de mi mas

alta consideraci<5n.

(fdo) RAUL ROAMIN1STRO DE REIACIOEES EXTERIORES

: DE CUBA

La Habana, 2? de agosto de 1969,"

Translation in English


New York, 27 August 1969

The Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations presents its compliments

to the Secretary-General and has the honour to transmit the attached note

addressed to him by Dr. Raul Roa Garcfa,-Minister for Foreign Affairs of the

Revolutionary Government of Cuba.

The Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations takes this opportunity

to renew to the Secretary-General the assurances of its highest consideration.

"Sir,

"On instructions from my Government, I wish to express to you the most

vigorous protest against the arbitrary action taken by 'the United States last

Thursday, 21 August, when it expelled from its territory and prohibited the

re-entry, respectively, of LAZARO EDDY ESPINOSA BONET and ALBERTO BOZA HIDALGO-

GATO, members of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, on the

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false accusation of "interference in the internal affairs and internal security

of the United States", whereby it sought to justify this flagrant violation

of the Headquarters Agreement signed by the United Nations and the United States

Government.

"This nev Yankee machination forms part of the plan to hamper the normal

functioning of the Cuban Mission to the supreme international organization;

it is identical with that which was applied in the cases of HOMEEO CHAFIK SAKER

and JESUS JIMENEZ ESCOBAR, members of the mission, and which will presumably

be applied to JORGE E. REYES VEGA, a member of the Cuban mission who is

threatened in the note sent by the Permanent Mission of the United States on

this occasion.

"The accusations leveled against the above-mentioned members of the Cuban

mission could not be more absurd.

"Our Government categorically rejects the charge by the United States

Government that any Cuban representative has violated section 13 (b) of the

Headquarters Agreement. It is not the policy of the Cuban Government to assign

to its Permanent Mission tasks and activities other than those relating to and

serving the purposes of the United nations -- which, it should be added, the

Mission performs in exceedingly unfavourable conditions because of the constant

provocations directed against it with impunity by the bitterest enemies of the

Cuban Revolution.

"It cannot have escaped your attention, since it is so obvious, that it is

not the Government of Cuba but rather the Government of the United States which

is violating that Agreement by encouraging and carrying out terrorist .attacks

on Cuban diplomats accredited to the United Nations, such as that perpetrated

in January 1969; by repeatedly threatening our Permanent Representative with

assassination; by openly and shamelessly observing his every step and action;

by restricting the movements of members of the Mission staff to an area in

New York covering a radius of only twenty-five miles; by exerting on them

psychological pressure of every kind; by violating the privacy of their

domiciles and those of members of their households, pretending that these are

acts of burglary; by constantly harassing them with visits by agents provocateurs

and by fomenting anti-Cuban hysteria and hatred through campaigns waged by the

reactionary and sensationalist Press.

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"it would serve no purpose to repeat the interminable list of aggressive

actions carried out by United States imperialism for the purpose of destroying

the Cuban Revolution. Suffice it to say on this occasion that the crude

spectacle staged by the United States Government, using as its instrument

counter-revolutionary escpatriates, is intended to cover up new subversive

activities by the CIA against Cuba with the co-operation of the FBI and justi-

fied by the head of the latter organization, in public statements made in July

of this year concerning the supposed infiltration of Cuban agents among the

expatriates who find refuge in the United States.

"The Cuban Government knows, without having recourse to any agents provoca-

teurs trained by the FBI, of the conspiratorial dealings between the Government

of the United States and the Cuban counter-revolutionary politicians EMILIO MjfJEZ

PORTUONDO and EDGARDO BUTTARI, through President Nixon's intimate friend the

businessman "BEBE" REBOZO REBOLLOj of the steps taken by the CIA to set up new

mercenary training camps in Guatemala, Panama and Nicaragua; and of its plans

to organize small groups of Cuban mercenaries who have been active in Viet-Nam

to make lightning raids on Cuban territory, relying on the protection of the

United States authorities.

"Cuba accordingly has the right and the duty, which it cannot evade, to

keep watch on the activities of its enemies and on the actions of Yankee

imperialism and its subersive organizations and agents which are directed against

our country. But it is completely false to state that Cuba is using this

Mission for such purposes. It is, moreover, ridiculous to imagine that a

diplomatic delegation harried by dozens of CIA and FBI agents who follow

and pursue its members wherever they go is engaging in espionage in the United

States.

"The racist recent provocation by the CIA and FBI, culminating .in the

expulsion of the two Cuban diplomats referred to above, illustrates .once again

that, in consequence of the abuses of which the United States authorities are

guilty in their arbitrary application of their undertakings to the United

Nations, the territory of the United States, as my Government has noted on

earlier occasions, does not offer even the most elementary guarantees for

the proper functioning of the United Nations and of the officials accredited

to it. I should like to make it clear that our Government, far from wishing

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to maintain in United States territory a diplomatic delegation such as the

Permanent Mission to the United nations for the alleged purpose of engaging in

espionage, is in favour of moving the Organization to another country which

would offer the necessary guarantees for the integrity of the United Nations

and the representatives of all peoples without subjecting the latter to the

provocations, harassment and discrimination which have frequently "been reported.

"I should appreciate it if you would have this note circulated among the

representatives of Member States as an official document of the United nations.

"I take this opportunity to renew to you the assurances of my highest

consideration.

(Signed) Raul EOAMinister for Foreign Affairs

of Cuba"

Translation in French

MISSION PERMANENTE DE CUBAaupres de 1'Organisationdes Nations UniesHew York

La Mission permanente de Cuba aupres de I1Organisation des Nations Unies

presente ses compliments au Secretaire general et a 1'honneur de lui

transmettre ci-jointe une note qui lui est adressee par M. Raul Roa Garcia,

ministre des relations exterieures du Gouvernement revolutionnaire de Cuba.

La Mission permanente de Cuba aupres de I1Organisation des Nations Unies

saisit cette occasion pour renouveler au Secretaire general les assurances

de sa tres haute consideration.

"Monsieur le Secretaire general,

"D'ordre de mon gouvernement, je m'adresse a vous pour formuler la

protestation la plus energique centre la mesure arbitraire prise le jeudi

21 aout par le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis, qui a expulse de son territoire

en leur interdisant d'y rentrer deux fonctionnaires de la Mission permanente

de Cuba aupres de 1'Organisation des Nations Unies, LAZARO EDDY ESPINOSA BOKET

et ALBERTO BOZA HIDALGO-GATO, sous la fausse accusation df"intervenir dans

les affaires inte"rieures et de se"curite interieure des Etats-Unis", par

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laquelle 11 voudrait justifier cette violation grossiere de 1'Accord relatif

au Siege conclu entre I1Organisation et ledit gouvernement.

"La nouvelle machination yankee fait partie du plan ourdi pour entraver

le fonctionnement normal de la Mission cubaine aupres de la plus grande

organisation Internationale; le precede est identique a celui qui a ate"

utilise dans le cas des fonctionnaires HQMERO CEAFIK SAKER et JESUS JIMENEZ

ESCOBAR et 1'on peut presumer qu'il sera utilise aussi a 1'egard du fonction-

naire cubain JORGE E. REYES VEGA, qui se trouve menace dans la note envoyee

par la Mission permanente des Etats-Unis a cette occasion.

"lies accusations dont sont 1'objet les fonctionnaires cubains sus-

mentionnes ne sauraient etre plus absurdes.

"Notre gouvernement rejette categoriquement 1'imputation du Gouvernement

des Etats-Unis selon laquelle un representant cubain quelconque aurait viole

I'article 13 B) de 1'Accord relatif au Siege. II n'est pas de la politique

du Gouvernement cubain d'assignor a sa Mission permanente des t£ches et

activites qui s'e'cartent du but et des objectifs des Nations Unies, lesquels

elle doit cependant poursuivre dans des conditions extreinement defavorables

en raison des provocations constantes que font impuu^ment les ennemis les

plus acharne"s de la revolution cubaine.

"H ne saurait vous e"chapper, devant 1'evidence, que ce n'est pas le

Gouvernement cubain mais bien le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis qui viole ledit

Accord en fomentant et en executant les attentats terroristes dont ont fait

1'objet les diplomates cubains accre"dites aupres de 1'Organisation des

Nations Unies, notamment celui qui a ete perpetre au mois de Janvier dernier;

en menaqant a plusieurs reprises d'assassinat notre representant permanent;

en surveillant ouvertement et effrontement tous ses mouveraents et activites;

en restreignant les deplacements des membres de la Mission a New York a un

rayon de. 25 miles seulement; en exerânt sur eux toutes sortes de pressions

psychologiques; en violant leurs domiciles, ainsi que ceux de leurs families,

sous le couvert de cambriolages; en leur envoyant continuellement des agents

provocateurs; en fomentant 1'hysterie et la haine anticubaines au moyen de

campagnes lancees dans la presse reactionnaire a sensation.

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"II serait vain de repeter la liste interminable des actions agressives

commises par 1'imperial!sme nord-americain en vue de detruire la revolution

cubaine. Qu'il suffise de dire, en 1'occurrence, que le spectacle grossier

monte* par le Gouvernement nord-americain, a 1'aide d'apatrides contre-revolu-

tionnaires, est cense couvrir de nouvelles activites subversives entreprises

par la CIA., avec le concours du FBI, contre Cuba, et sanctionnees par le

grand chef de cette derniere, qui en juillet dernier a parle dans des

declarations pub3.iq.ues d'une pretendue infiltration d'agents cubains parmi

les apatrides que les Etats-Unis accueillent.

"Le Gouvernement cubain est au courant - sans devoir pour cela recourir

aux agents provocateurs formes par le FBI - des conspirations que trament

le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis et les politicaillons contre-revolutionnaires

cubains EMILIO NUNEZ PORTUOHDO et EDGARDO BUTTARI par 1'interme'diaire de

1'ami intime du president Nixon, le negociant "BEBE" REBOZO REBOLLOj des

manoeuvres auxquelles la CIA. a precede pour amenager de nouveaux camps

d'entralnement de mercenaires au Guatemala, au Panama et au Nicaragua; de

son projet dforganiser de petits groupes de mercenaires cubains qui ont

combattu au Viet-Nam pour executer des actions Eclairs en territoire cubain,

avec 1'assurance de la protection des autorites nord-americaines.

"Cuba a done le droit et le devoir impe"rieux de surveiller les acti-

vites de ses ennemis, les actes de 1'imperialisme yankee et de ses organes

et agents subversifs contre notre pays. Mais il est entierement faux que

Cuba utilise sa Mission en vue de ces objectifs. D'ailleurs, il est ridicule

de penser qu'une delegation diplomatique qui est harcelee par des dizaines

d1agents de la CIA et du FBI, qui la suivent et la poursuivent dans tous ses

deplacements, se livre a 1'espionnage a 1'interieur des Etats-Unis.

"La derniere provocation de la CIA. et du FBI, qui a abouti a 1'expulsion

des deux diplomates cubains susmentionnes, montre une fois de plus que, comme

mon gouvernement 1'a signals a d'autres occasions, le territoire des Etats-

Unis n'offre pae les garanties de securite les plus elementaires pour le

deroulement adequat des activites de 1'Organisation des Nations Unies et des

fonctionnaires accredites aupres d'elle, etant donne les abus que commettent

les autorites nord-araericaines en appliquant arbitrairement les engagements

contractes avec cette Organisation. II est bon d'indiquer que notre gouver-nement, loin d'avoir interet a maintenir une delegation diplomatique sur le

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territoire des Etats-Unis, telle que sa Mission permanente auprss de

1TOrganisation des Nations Unies, pour se livrer a de pre"tendues activites

dfespionnage, preconise que cette Organisation soit transferee dans un autre

pays offrant les garanties necessaires pour 1'integrite de 1'Organisation et

des representants de tous les peuples, sans que ceux-ci aient a essuyer les

provocations, les vexations et les discriminations si souvent denonce"es.

"Je vous prie enfin, Monsieur le Secretaire general^ de faire distribuer

la presente note aux representants des Etats Membres en tant que document

officiel de 1'Organisation des Nations Unies.

"Je saisis cette occasion pour vous renouveler les assurances de ma

tres haute consideration.

"Le Ministre des relations exterieures de Cuba,

(Signe) EAUL ROA"

La Havane, le 2? aout 1969

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MEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, 13 September 1969

TELLS OF DEFECTION> Agustin Sanchez Gonzalez,

former counselor of the Cubandelegation at-the Geneva officesof the United.Nations,.said hereyesterday ~he; had defected be-cause, he had "lost all hope thatCuba can be effectively extri-cated from the domination ofSoviet influence:", ' • • • ' .

:, Mr. Sanqhez, 33 years- old,said he defected in Geneva Aug.14 and1 arrived in the 'UnitedStates Aug. 25 Vwith, his wifeand two daughters. He .has re-queste'd asylum in this country.

i. Meeting with reporters yes-terday at the Park SheratonHotel, Mr. Sanchez said:'{"During, my. recent visit to

Cuba, from May to June of thisyear, L Witnessed a scene ofanguish and desolation. An in-credible state of chaos andmisery reigns in; Cuba today.From an already exhausted peo-ple they exact 12 hours of work.each day, without the/rnost ele-mentary .compensation, throughcoercion and constant politicalindoctrination.". '. "But even in.vthese circum-1

stances . the regiriie has , failed,to overcome the"'cris'is in foodsupply for the people, whichnow is desperate "

WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (AP)—The State Department saidtoday that* Mr Sanchez hadbeen granted ^ asylum in the(United Spates, It gave no*fur-tther details'rf ™'"° '



United Nations, N.Y.

(FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA — NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD)

17 September 1969

The text of the following communication, dated 8 September, to the

Secretary-General, U Thant, which has been circulated to Member Governments

as a note verbale, is reproduced below for the information of correspondents:

Original in Spanish

MISION PERMANENTE DE NICARAGUAANTE LAS KACIONES UNIDAS

Nueva York, N.Y.a 8 de septiembre de 1969.

Senor Secretario General:,

Tengo el honor de dirigirme a Vilestra Excelencia en ocasion de acusar

recibo de su atenta comunicacidn No. PO 220 CUBA (2) del 28 de agosto pr6ximo

pasado por medio de la cual tuvo a bien remitirme Nota Verbal No. 482/L de

la Misi6n Permanente de Cuba ante las Naciones Unidas acompanando Nota del

Senor Raiil Roa, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba. En relacion con

las antes dichas cdnrunicaciones me permito exponer las siguientes considera-

ciones y le ruego, ordene la circulaci6n de esta nota entre los Representantes

de los Estados Miembros, como documento oficial de las Naciones Unidas,

A. Es falso y calumnioso lo que asegura el Gobierno Cubano, por medio

de su Canciller Senor Roa, cuando en forma falaz e irresponsable dice en el

septimo pa"rrafo de su oficio que la CIA ha iniciado gestiones para instalar

campos de entrenamiento de mercenaries en la Republica de Nicaragua.

B. Considera la Delegacion de Nicaragua que dicha aseveraci6n es una

nueva maniobra, de las que ha acostumbrado siempre el Gobierno Comunista de

Fidel Castro, para tratar de encubrir los planes subversives que su Gobierno

pretende llevar a cabo con el objeto de atentar contra la paz, seguridad y

libertad. de los Gobiernos Constitucionales y democraticos del Continente

Americano.

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C. Seraanalmente se recite en las Misiones Permanentes acreditadas ante

la Organizaci6n, con procedencia de Cuba, un bolet£n de la famosa organizacion

llamada "TlttCONTINENTAL1', en donde publican muy claramente, el Sefior Castro

y sus colaboradores, los planes de subversion y las actividades que el

Gobierno Cubano estd llevando a cabo contra Nicaragua y otros paises latino-

americanos.

La Mision de Nicaragua, Senor Secretario, quiere de una manera definitiva

dejar clarificada la posicion de su Gobierno, quien no solo por razones de

orden moral y jurfdico, sino de interes nacional y efectivo, es fiel cumplidor

de sus comprcmisos internacionales y ha respetado siempre el principle de

No intervencidn, por ctianto lo considera esencial para la salvaguardia de

la "integridad territorial, la independencia politica y la personalidad de los

Estados".

El Gobierno Constitucional de Nicaragua, actualmente presidido por el

ciudadano General Anastasio Somoza, est llevando a cabo refoimas politicas,

sociales y economicas en beneficio del pueblo nicaraguense, sin tener que hacer

uso por ello, del famoso "Pareddn", en que tantos inocentes ban perdido

dolorosamente y en forma crimical su vida en la Reptfblica de Cuba.

Aprovecho esta nueva oportunidad para reiterar a Vuestra Excelencia las

seguridades de mi mas alta y distinguida consideracion.

(Firma) Guillermo LANGEmbajador ante las Maciones Unidas

Translation in English

PERMANENT MISSION OF NICARAGUATO THE UNITED NATIONS

New York, 8 September 1969

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your communication

No. PO 220 CUBA (2) of 28 August 1969 transmitting note verbale No. 482/L from

the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, with the enclosure from

Mr. Radl Roa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba. In connexion with the above-

mentioned communications I wish to point out the following facts and would

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appreciate it if you would have this note circulated among the representatives

of Member States as an official document of the United Nations.

A. The false and irresponsible assertion of the Cuban Government,

reproduced in the seventh paragraph of Mr. Boa's note, that the CIA has taken

steps to set up mercenary training camps in the Republic of Nicaragua is a

slanderous lie.

B. The Nicaraguan delegation regards that assertion as another manoeuvre

of the kind constantly being made by Fidel Castro's Communist Government in

its attempt to cover up the subversive plans which his Government seeks to

carry out against the peace, security and liberty of the constitutional and

democratic Governments of the American continent.

C. Every week the permanent missions to the United Nations receive from

Cuba a bulletin of the notorious organization known as "Tri-Continental", in

which Mr* Castro and his colleagues quite openly announce the subversive plans

and activities of the Cuban Government against Nicaragua and other Latin

American countries.

The Mission of Nicaragua wishes to clarify, once and for all, the position

of its Goverment, which, not only for ethical and legal reasons but also in

the national interest and for practical reasons, faithfully fulfils its

international commitments and has always respected the principle of non-

intervention, as it considers this essential for the protection of the

territorial integrity, political independence and sovereignty of States.

The Constitutional Government of Nicaragua, now headed by General

Anastasio Somoza, is carrying out political, social and economic refoims for

the benefit of the inhabitants of Nicaragua without having to line up people

against the wall where so many innocent persons were wretchedly and criminally

executed in the Republic of Cuba.I take this opportunity to renew the assurances of my highest

considerat ion.

(Signed) Guillermo LANGAmbassador to the United Eations

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Translation in French

MISSION PERMANENTE DU NICARAGUAAUPRES DE L'ORGANISATION EESNATIONS UN3ES

New York, N,Y.Le 8 septembre 1969

Monsieur le Secretaire general,

J'ai 1'honneur dfaccuser reception de votre conmunicationKb!FO 220 CUBA (2) du 28 aout dernier par laquelle vous transmettieE unenote verbale No 482/L de la Mission permanente de Cuba aupres de 1'Organi-

sation des Nations Unies, accompagnee d'une note de M. Raul Roa, ministredes relations exterieures de Cuba. Je voudrais a propos desditt.;, notes

exposer ce qui suit, et je vous prie de bien voulolr faire distribuer lapresente note aux representants des Etats iferabres ccmme dpcianent officiel

de I1Organisation des Nations Unies :

A - Ce que le Gouvernement cubain affinne par I'intermediaire de son

ministre des relations exterieures, M. Roa, quand il dit de faqon inexacte etirresponsable au paragraphe 7 de sa note que la CIA a pris des mesures pouraraeaager de nouveaux camps d'entrainement de mercenaires dans la Republique

du Nicaragua, est faux et calcmnieux,B - La delegation nicaraguayenne considere que cette affirmation est

une de ces manoeuvres, dont est coutumier le Gouvernement communiste de FidelCastro, pour tenter de dissimuler les plans subversifs que ce gouvernementpretend exe*cuter pour porter atteinte &, la paix, la securite et a la libertedes gouvernements constitutionnels et democratiques du continent aiaericain.

C - Les missions permanentes accreditees aupres de 1'Organisationreqoivent toutes les semaines, en provenance de Cuba, un bulletin de

1* organisation "TRICONTINElttAL" bien eonnue, dans lequel M. Castro et ses

collaborateurs rendent publics, sans dissimulation, les plans de subversionet les activite"s du Gouvernement cubain centre le Nicaragua et d'autres pays

latino-americains.

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La Mission du Nicaragua tient a preciser sans ambigulte la position de

son gouvernement gui, pour des raisons non seulement d'ordre moral et juridique,

mais aussi d'interet national et de principe, s'acguitte fidelement de ses

obligations internationales et a toujourfi respects le principe de non-

intervention qu'il juge indispensable a la sauvegarde de "1'integrite terri-

toriale, de 1'independance politique et de la personnalite des Etats".

Le Gouvernement constitutionnel du. Nicaragua, que preside actuellement

le general Anastasio Somoza, execute des reformes politiques, sociales et

economiques dans 1'interet du peuple nicaraguayen, sans devoir pour cela

utiliser le celebre "Pared6n" ou tant d'innocents ont e"te criminellement

priv^s de la vie dans la Republique de Cuba.

Je saisis cette occasion pour vous renouveler, Monsieur le Secretaire

general, les assurances de ma tres haute consideration.

L'ambassadeur aupres deI1Organisation desMations Unies,

(Signs) Guillemo LAUG

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NEW YORK TIMES, Monday, 20 April 1970

Reports a LandingsOf Exife Force From U.S.

Fighting Said to Continue—Washington Denies

Knowledge of Raid

Special to The New To^k Tiffi&s1

MIAMI, April 19—PremierFidel Castro announced todaythat a group of "mercenaries"landed in eastern Cuba on Fri-day and that Governmenttroops were still fighting theinvaders. --,

In a 270-word communique',broadcast by the Havana radio,Mr. Castro said that the land-ing had taken place some 15miles east of Baracoa, inOriente Province, on the easterntip of Cuba across from Haiti.

The communique' - said thatfour soldiers had been killedand two seriously wounded inclashes with the mercenaries.Twoôfj the : mercenaries werereported .to have.-' been killedand.three captured. . • ' • ' •

! U. S. Links Charged.: Mr. Castro, indicated that themercenaries, who he said hadcome from the United States,were'•••. Cuban .exiles. He saidthey had been equipped with"modern automatic Yankeearmy weapons."

. [In Washington,, the,:StateDepartment said, Sundky;thatno'agency of the Governmenthad;-any'-knowledge:'.of-- anarmed •''.'"expedition,"- mounted

;:i)n;:; United;; States territoryfor. aniattack on Cuba.].: Theltactsthat :the .communi-

que' , w^s- gigrled:: by^Mr; Castro,

The New York Times April 20, 1970

operations against the invaderswere continuing, appeared toindicate that the Cuban Gov-ernment regarded the landingas a significant development.

In Miami, Andres NazarioSargen, secretary general ofAlpha 66, an exile "actiongroup," said in :a telephone in-terview that it was possiblethat the men who had landedin- Cuba belonged to his or-ganization.

Mr. Nazario emphasized thatAlpha 66 did not have any op-erational base -in, the UnitedStates and that any actionsagainst Cuba had been carriedout from outside United Statesterritory. • - . ' . ..

He declined to give more de-tails about the landing. He saidthat to do so might jeopardizethe men, who were being pur-sued:by Cuban troops.- "•;'.

Other exiles here said thatabout 40 men could be involved

. . . - . " / - - - v rTh« sources saic

mat%ossibly two or more land-ing's0 Jiad taken place and thatthe exiles had been headed byVicente Mendez, a former rebelarmy captain, who fought withMr. Castro against the dictator-ship of President FulgencioBatista.

The landing coincided withthe ninth anniversary of theBay of Pigs invasion in whicha force of 1,600 exiles was de-feated by Cuban soldiers in lessthan 72 hours.

Mr. Castro's communique' saidthat shortly after the landingat dawn on Friday, Governmentforces had made contact withthe rebels and had captured twoprisoners, two automatic weap-ons and plastic explosives.

The rest of the group appar-ently rrianaged to escape, ac-cording to the communique'.Several hours later, army troops,militia and frontier guard de-tachments clashed with the in-vaders and reported that fourof the Government force hadbeen killed and two seriouslywounded.

Two of the Invaders -were? re-ported to have been -kijledv.andone captured in the, clash; Therest managed to escape again-,the communique indicated.

Harvest Termed Target,The area of the landtag Is

one of the least populated sec-tions of Cuba. Because of thisand the mountainous terrain,the Baracoa region is suitablefor guerrilla operations, Mr. Na-zarip said. .

It was in the hills of theSierra Maestra in this area thatPremier Castro mounted his up-rising against the Batista re-gime, and here his youngerbrother, Maj.. Ratil Castro, car-ried on a lengthy guerrilla cam-paign.

In:his communique1, Mr. Cas-tro said that the "landing ofmercenaries" had been part of"imperialist plans to obstructand hinder the [1970 sugar]larvest."

He said that such actionswould have no effect on thelarvest, in which the Govern-ment is trying to produce a rec-|ord: crop of 10 million tons.ofsugar., -Since 1961, mor^than a dpz-

p; mgn, :Been/ reported' :by 'the? Cub'ahGovernment.

It is believed that Mr. Castrois personally directing opera-tions against the exiles. The De-fense Minister, Raul Castro; theInterior Minister Maj. Sergio delValle, and President OsvaldoDortic6s are in Moscow headingthe Cuban delegation to theLenin anniversary celebration.

U.S. Denies Knowing of Raid• Special to Thf New York Tlmea

WASHINGTON, April 19—The

State Department' said todaythat no agency of the Govern-ment had any knowledge of anarmed expedition mounted onUnited States territory for anattack on Cuba., "We> have no information

about this, except the press reports from Havana," a spokesman said. "If-there were such agroup which left the Unitedtn r'/ dld so without theknowledge of the United StatesGovernment." Under question-ing, he said this meant allbranches of the Government. •

NEW YORK TIMES, Tuesday, 21 April 1970

1S&tKV.e.*f C" • IM. B>f LGroup Says Its Members~ - 'I.,-/, . , ' - • ~ * ^ • - ' ' • -

Special to Thr N«w York Time*

MIAMI, April 20—A Cubanexile .organization declared to-day that its members landed ineastern Cuba on/Friday..

In a public statement, Alpha66 said that "various guerrillagroups are at this momentfighting in different parts ofCuba" against the Governmentof Premier Fidel Castro.. ;Mr. Castro, in a communiquebroadcast yesterday by the Ha-vana radio; announced thelanding of .what he called agroup of heavily armed "mer-cerikries" who .came' from theUnited States..

Mr.. Castro Charged the Unit-ed States with planning aggres-sive actions ijv: ;'a.: speech hemade yesterday/atthe burial offive soldiers wljp were reportedkll'ted.'in clashes Jwitfli fy groupof.e:?ile guerriliaSi . f?L In-a speech, Hich wa4.brca'stônight by'.the Haykna ra-dio;' : Mr? • B.as tro.: saiduthai.J.Presi-dentv^Nixon,:''h4s5no^' assignedthe Pentagon jthe'âsk to jH-gan-ize and "recriiit ;merLceijanep forri'ew .aggressive^plan?;,,againstpuH.'cpun1Jy."' •"•-• : ' . ' i ;v -:: **Hs'

ship of President Fulgencio Ba-tista, his'original force of some80 men .was reduced to only 12guerrillas. Yet slightly morethan'two years later he mariraged to defeat General Batista'spowerful army, v ^

Alpha., 66 said /that its guer-rilla force was operating on'two basic .fronts," and that

other guerrilla' groups werebeing-formed.'

The operation is commandedby Alpha's military coordinator,Vicente Mfindez, who: at thetime Pf the landing was giventhe rank .of colonel.

"The • 'revolutionary and hu-manistic war of the Cuban peo-ple has begun with the-revival

:; According to the'Havana ra-dio, Mr;., Castro. ;was persoiiallydirecting^ ;;militai;y; •; {tKperationsagainst^^rînyaaiBrs fwitih theassistanceS»f a'nuinlberipf high-rankmg^litary,officials/ •;: '.,.:.: =.l^rs:::;annbjinceihenti: seemedto! IndicateJfMt the Governmentwas-takingê -landdng; of theguerrilla, lirjyolving-perhaps no

' very seri-' ' '

of progressive elements Insidethe country and the entry intoCuba of the Alpha 66 guerril-las," the statement said. •. "Our men are not of the

C.I.A., nor of the North Arnerircan Government, nor are theyreactionaries or mercenaries,"the statement added.

Andres Nazario Sargeii, sec-retary general of Alpha 66, saidthat for "obvious reasons" liecould not give any informationabout the size of the invadingforce nor the area of itsplanned bperations.

Mr. Nazario said, however,that "several" landings hadbeen made in .the general areaof Barocoa in Oriente Provinc.e.

Reuters

:; HAVANA, April 23 ;—, Pre-m'ieiv Fidel Castro today; reaf-firmed , Cuba's support for rev-olutionary movements i. : inLatin America after, a; silenceof nearly two years. ;: •• • ' •;

, He also presented i condi-tions for unilateral diplomaticrelations with Latin Americangovernments,Organization

denounced theof i American

States as a "whorehouse" andproclaimed that Cuba's linkswith the Soviet Union wereUnbreakable ^

The premier was addressingthe nation at a ceremony-tomark the centenary of Lenin'sbirth. i

In a 2%-hour speech, he saidCuban forces had smashed jaband of guerrillas who landed

1 from the United States FridayHe. said only four of the mvad-erSrr.e'mained fr.ee:Latin Guerrillas,

i Castro ?hit out jat recent'speculation that Cuba- hadstopped backing Latin Ameri-

1 can guerrillas in 6rder ,to con-j centrate on internal economicdevelopments.

"Cuba has not denied, Cubawill never deny support to rev-olutionary movements," hesaid.

1 But he denounced "pseudo-revolutionariejs who had the

] chance to make the revolutionand sabotaged it" and he said

jthey would never have Cuban.backing This was an'apparentI r e f e r e n s e to Venezuelanleader 'Douglas Bravo, who

(had sharply criticized Castro's'seeming withdrawal of sup-port.

"Our position on the revolu-tionary movement is thatwhile there is imperialismwhile there are fighters readyto fight imperialism, our peo-ple -will

..said.give them help," he

et this be yecy.clear. We*.' i &* tvi

state and Ratify rthat all those.'!determined -to fight imperial-ism will be able to.count onquriupport," Castro added.' Not :sirice he gave qualified

support. for the Soviet inva-sion-of Czechoslovakia in'.Au-.g'iist 1968 and ceased to chal-lenge publicly the Soviet Un-ion's softs line in Latin Amer-ica had ihe Cuban leader Jgiven public backing to LatinJAmerican revolutiinanes.

TojJay he declared that the™Soviet Union had given Cubamilitary aid totaling $1 5 bil-lion since 1969, and that hewould always maintain politi-cal and military ties with Rus-sia

Castro said Cuba wouldi;enter the Organization of tÂmerican States "the day they*expel the Umte<d States . . .

"However, Cuba is prepared^to establish relations with"countries breaking the eeo-^nomic blockade against herând attempting to lift thenu<selves c;ut of underdevelop-'*ment," he said 1 >

Castro said such countries'would be very few at present,but he added that Cuba waswatching developments inPeru with maximum interest,*;and condemned what hetermed a ferocious interna-tional press campaign againstthe •'.Peruvian; reformist mili-tary iregime.

French PositionReuters

HAMBURG, West Germany,April 23 —French Defense1

Minister Michel. Debre said in'an ;'interview today thatFrance approves of the War-saw .Pact Proposals for a Euro-,aean security, conference but Jonly if meaningful results arepossible.

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THE WASHINGTON POST "SftSS^T OctV ro, tfro

2 Cubans Told to Leave for SpyingL J &

By Ronald KovenWashington Post Staff Writer

Two Cuban diplomats at theUnited Nations were told bythe U.S. government to leavethe country '-within 48 hoursbecause of their alleged in-volvement in a Washingtonsex arid spying operation.

State Department officialssaid the Cubans relayed in-

ftelligence ' collected by the"female employee, of "a' friend-ly foreign 'embassy." '

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scribed as "quite attractiveand personable," has alreadyreturned to her home coun-try, officials said. It was un-derstood that the FBI discov-ered her activities.

State Department officialssaid she was engaged in gath-ering "political intelligence"such as U.S. foreign policyintentions. But the officialssaid she had not done seriousdamage; to-U.S. security. Shewas-idperating in Washingtonas recently as August, the of-ficials .said. : •

They" "said: the United Statesbelieyed that the woman,whose name was not divul-ged, had been recruited dur-ing a four-month ;yisit shemade, to- Cuba fa ,1967 and1968 .antit: thatvs£e>,fiad: deyel-

-'H ideological:-. ••• ?affitiitives

The United States delivereda stiff note of protest toCuba's U-N. ambassador^, re-n\inding him that two otherCuban mission members weredeclared persona non gratalast year because., of "involve-ment in affairs which affectedthe internal security of theUnited States."

The two diplomats namedpersona non , grata yesterday,were the mission's counselor;Rogelio Rodriguez Lopez, andits first secretary, OrlandoPrendes Gutierrez.

The U.S. note recalled twoearlier .ones in which theCuban ambassador was askedto instruct his staff to confineitself to U.N. activities.

"Despite these warnings . . .members of the Cuban mis-sion have continued to .en-gage in activities of this char-acter and have thereby abusedtheir privileges of resi-

dence , . ." the note said.Rodriguez, 28, arrived at

the U.N. in mid-1969 andPrendes, 29, in September,1969. . :, .. ..., . . •

Qffieials said the. girl's em-bassy, wheaa apprised of 'heractivities,'had been extremelycooperative. They woujd notgive her nationality;, except .tosay that she is not LatinAmerican. It is t not... knownwhether she. enjoyed diplo*matic imm.unity, but she wasdescribed as holding a low-level job.

The movements of Cubanrepresentatives tp the U,N. ar,erestricted to the New Yorkarea. They, would thereforeneed" operatives .qf .other na-tions to gather intelligence forthem in the capital. .

.. Officials •., .•: said the., twoCubans,, hadcbeen, engag€&;inother /intelligience^.i'actiyitieg^ -too, but»fie|^^êl^bâte^

^'^rfrfdfU'^r-'.'i-i'^^V'f-'^-'^:-^;^

BOSTON GLOBE, Tuesday, 13 October 1970

OPPOSE CASTRO 'VISIT— Security guards grapple' with- Cubans after they "climbed over fence at United

• Nations 'in New York 'yesterday.. More than 400".dem- 'oristrators' gathered across street to protest any possi-ble _ visit by Cuban : leader, Fidel' qastnx (UPI)

Cubans rush UN fenceV.: UNITED , NATIONS^-The . failure of Middle East

peace negotiations' 'to materialize and the cooling -of rela-tions betweeii. the United States 'and the Soviet Unionare major, factors in the gloomy atmosphere 'precedingthe arriyai of sofne 40 heads : of state and governmentfor tomorrow's 'ceremonies marking the 25tti anniversary

' -' :" '. . . , . ; . , . , •As if to increase the apprehensions, . a /'group of anti-

Castro Cubans yesterday rushed' the' UN grounds duringa: "sick-out" by .40: p'erceht of ;UN guards and telephoneoperators .in a pay dispute. ; The demonstrators seizedthe Cuban and Byeliprussian flags and succeeded in low-

|:enng;;the;-Soyiet:flag.:halfway:d;Qwn tjie flagpole before,.pl|e\vVYprk' police; 'repulsed therii.,'and; arr§sted-:two; .;- u^

NEW YORK TIMES, Tuesday, 13 October 1970

Cuban Exiles March Before U.N. After a False Report on Castro Visit

, v - Th» N«w Yort Thru* (by Jadt Manning)

Cubans demonstrating on First Avenue, opposite the headquarters of the United Nations, against the Castro regime

•pMlil to TttrNfcw T<rt Ttmt

' UNTIED NATIONS, N. Y.,Oct 12—A group of about a

^hundred1 anti-Castro Cubans>*warined across Hrst Avenue

today, hurdled th» Iron fenceprotecting the United Na-tions territory and managedto lower the -Soviet flag 'fora few moments before being'

evicted by security guards.the Intruders were part of

a force of about 400 demon-strators parading for severalhours on the west, side ofFirst Avenue brandishing arid-Castro'-' signs and shouting

f. A-ihnjlar attempt -the' -'"- -: -

The demonstration was re-ported to have been called inresponse to a false reportthat Premier Fidel Castrowas to speak at the UnitedNations today. The Cubanleader is not expected to at-tend the 25th"



New York, 15 October 1970

Sir,

On the instructions of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba

I have the honour to address this communication to you with

reference to the incidents which occurred at United Nations

Headquarters on Monday, 12 October,

As you know, on that day a group of Cuban counter-

revolutionaries - who are living in this country under the

protection of their Yankee masters - perpetrated a series of

provocative acts which, as many representatives of Member States

were able to observe, were carried out without meeting any

resistance from the North American authorities and even with

the overt co-operation and assistance of the police officials

and officers of the city of New York,

The troublemakers remained for several hours in front of the

Headquarters building, on the right sidewalk of First Avenue,

near the entrance gates of the United Nations, and they even

climbed the walls separating it from North American territory

and on several occasions violated United Nations territory • For

the entire time the expatriates used microphones, loudspeakers

and automobiles positioned on First Avenue without anybody

preventing them from doing so. Neither 'did anyone prevent them

from crossing the police cordon, entering the Headquarters

garden and removing the national flag of Cuba from the flagstaff,

an incredible, vile and completely inadmissible act*

It should be emphasized that the North American authorities

were aware of this provocative act, since apart from the fact

that they shelter, lead and finance the mercenary groups which

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organized It, notice of it had been given several weeks

beforehand in various communications media. Moreover, this

incident is highly enlightening. By showing contempt for the

flag of the country where they happened to be born, the

expatriates proved once and for all that they are lackeys of a

foreign Bower. By encouraging this indescribable affront to

the symbol of a sovereign State, the North American authorities

once again showed their utter lack of respect for the United

Nations and its Members on the eve of the opening of the

commemoration of its twenty-fifth anniversary.

The complicity of the North American authorities was

further demonstrated by the fact that they immediately freed

the culprits handed over to them by the United Nations Security

Guards.

In vehemently condemning this deed, we affirm that the

responsibility for it lies wholly with the North American

Government, which is also guilty of other acts of hostility and

provocation towards many delegations of Member States. We call

the attention of delegations to the consequences for all which

might result from the recurrence of such incidents, which show

contempt for the dignity of the Organization and confirm the

increasingly widely held view that the Headquarters of the

United Nations must be transferred to the territory of some

other country which, unlike the United States, has a Government

capable of conducting itself in accordance with the norms of

civilized behaviour and of respecting the obligations incumbent

upon the host country of an International Organization.

In the name of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba, I

protest most vehemently against this incident and call upon the

Secretariat to take the necessary steps to secure the respect

due to the integrity of Headquarters and of the Member States.

I trust that the Secretariat is aware of the seriousness of the

outrage and appreciates that it is in duty bound to prevent

similar occurrences in future.

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I request you to have the text of this document circulated [

to the representatives of all Member States as an official s y

United Nations document.

Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration,

(Signed) Ricardo ALARCONAmbassador


U ThantSecretary-General of the

liiited NationsNew York


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The enclosed translation of a communication dated 15 October 1970

is transmitted to the Permanent ,,-MI'ssjions of the States Members of

the United Nations at the request"of the Permanent Representative

of Cuba to the United Nat ions i1 This text supersedes the one which

vas attached to the Secretariat's note of 16 October and which

contained a typographical error.

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\. } 29 October 1970



New York, 15 October 1970

Sir,

On the instructions of the Revolutionary Government of CubaI have the honour to address this communication to you vith

reference to the incidents which occurred at United Nations

Headquarters on Monday, 12 October.As you know, on that day a group of Cuban counter-

revolutionaries - who are living in this country under the

protection of their Yankee masters - perpetrated a series ofprovocative acts which, as many representatives of Member States

were able to observe, were carried out without meeting any

resistance from the North American authorities and even with

the overt co-operation and assistance of the police officials

and officers of the city of New York,

The troublemakers remained for several hours in front of the

Headquarters building, on the right sidewalk of First Avenue,

near the entrance gates of the United Nations, and they even

climbed the walls separating it from North American territory

and on several occasions violated United Nations territoryo Forthe entire time the expatriates used microphones, loudspeakers

and automobiles positioned on First Avenue without anybodypreventing them from doing so. Neither did anyone prevent them

from crossing the police cordon, entering the Headquartersgarden and removing the national flag of Cuba from the flagstaff,an incredible, vile and completely inadmissible act.

It should be emphasized that the North American authorities

were aware of this provocative act, since apart from the fact

that they shelter, lead and finance the mercenary groups which

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organized it, notice of it had been given several weeks beforehand

in various communications media. Moreover, this incident is highly

enlightening. By showing contempt for the flag of the country

where they happened to be born, the expatriates proved once and.for

all that they are lackeys of a foreign Power. By encouraging this

indescribable affront to the symbol of a sovereign State, the North

American authorities; once again showed their utter, lack of respect

for the United Nations and its Members on the eve of the opening of

the commemoration of its twenty-fifth anniversary.

The complicity of the North American authorities was further

demonstrated by the fact that they immediately freed the culprits

handed over to them by the United Nations Security Guards.

In vehemently condemning this deed, we affirm that the

responsibility for it lies wholly with the North American Government,

which is plco guilty of other acts of hostility and provocation

towards many delegations of Member States. We call the attention of

delegations to the consequences for all which might result from the

recurrence of such incidents, which show contempt for the dignity of

the Organisation and confirm the increasingly widely held view that

the Headquarters of the United Nations must be transferred to the

territory of so;-ie other country which, unlike the United States, has

' a Government capable of conducting itself in accordance with the norms

of civilised behaviour and of respecting the obligations incumbent upon

the host country of an International Organization.

In the name of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba, I protest Most

vehemently cgninst this incident and csll upon the Secretariat to take

the necessary cteps to secure the respect due to the integrity of

Headquarters and of the Member States. I trust that the Secretariat is

aware of the seriousness of the outrage and appreciates that it i? in

duty bound to prevent the perpetration of similar acts in the future.

I request you to have the text of this document circulated to the

representatives of all Member States as an official United Nations document.


U Thant (Signed) Ricardo ALAnCONSecretary-General of the Ambassador

United Nations Permanent RepresentativeNew York

FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

23 July 1971

NOTES ON CUBAN DELEGATION PRESS CONFERENCE

Ricardo Alarcdn Quesada (Cuba) held a press conference this morning, at

which he introduced Juan Mari-Bras, Secretary-General of the Puerto Rico Pro-

Independence Movement. Mr. Mari-Bras then made a statement, in which he

announced that his movement had requested the Government of Cuba to ask for

inclusion in the agenda of the forthcoming General Assembly session of an item:

discussion of the case of Puerto Rico.

In reply to a subsequent question, Mr. Alarcon said that the new item

would be submitted "as soon as possible".

Mr. Alarc6n, in an opening statement, said that his Government considered

this matter to be of the highest importance. For six years Cuba had been

asking the Special Committee of 2h on decolonization to examine "the colonial

case of Puerto Rico" but it had not done so because of opposition from the

administering Power, the United States. Now the struggle of the Puerto Rican

people had "entered a new and decisive stage".

He then introduced Mr. Mari-Bras, who made a statement in Spanish, the text

of which was distributed in both English and Spanish.

After reviewing previous efforts to place the issue of Puerto Rico before

the United Nations, he said that next Sunday, 25 July, marked the 75i"d year of

"the invasion of our country by the United States". Over the years, the situation

in Puerto Rico had remained basically the same, but an ever greater struggle for

independence was taking place in Puerto Rico. The international press would have

an opportunity to measure the magnitude of this struggle during the United States

Governors' Conference which was scheduled to be held in San Juan between 10 and

15 September of this year. The independence forces had been called by the Puerto

Rico Pro-Independence Movement and the Independence Party — "our two patriotic

mass organizations" — to participate in a huge parade on 12 September against the

presence in Puerto Rico of the U.S. Governors and the President or the United

States.

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This date, he added, would also commemorate the birth of Pedro Albizu-

Campus, Puerto Rican independence leader.

It would be the largest demonstration ever held in Puerto Rico, he said.

Mr. Mari-Bras said that, inasmuch as the United States claimed that the

Puerto Rican people were exercising their right to self-determination freely,

the United States should be urged to allow the Committee of 2k to investigate

all aspects of the Puerto Rican situation. A delegation from the Committee of

24 should be enabled to go to Puerto Rico to "see first-hand whatever happens

there".

With regard to the request to Cuba to submit an item on Puerto Rico for the

General Assembly agenda, he said his organization was sure that such an initiative

would receive the backing of all the progressive Governments which favoured the

elimination of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations in the present-day

world. "Thus, the General Assembly should make the decision that the Committee

of 24 has been evading for almost a decade".

With or without the backing of the United Nations, however, he had no doubt

that Puerto Rico would achieve its independence and national liberation.

Both Mr. Alarc6n and Mr. Mari-Bras then replied to questions.

Mr. Mari-Bras said, in reply to questions, that he had no doubt a majority

in Puerto Rico wanted independence.

Mr. Alarcon, asked why this matter had not been brought up before, said that

Cuba had raised the question of Puerto Rico in all colonial discussions. Why

had no item been submitted before? Because the Committee of 2k should have

acted inthis case, which was "one of the most classical colonial situations in

the world". There was no valid reason, in his view, for the Committee of 2k to

have "evaded" a discussion. The reason was only United States pressure. The

United States opposed even a discussion, thus reflecting its "guilty conscience".

A correspondent remarked that the Committee of 24 was composed of anti-

imperialist nations and still had not taken up the issue. How could that be

explained? He said that the case of Puerto Rico had gotten support from the

socialist countries and some African and Asian countries. But there were other

forces in the Committee, too, some in fact supporting colonialism. Putting the

issue before the whole membership of the United Nations would allow other States

to express their views. This was an important matter of principle.

(more)

Mr. Marl-Bras said "a false plebiscite" had been held in Puerto Rico in

1967 but the pro-independence forces had boycotted it. Would his organization

be willing to have another plebiscite under neutral supervision? It would

examine any proposal, he said. Would it specifically support an internationally

supervised plebiscite and honour the results? He could not say in advance,

since he did not know the conditions or the degree of United States pressure

that might be involved. In general, his organization would welcome United

Nations intervention to investigate and reach conclusions. The conclusions

would then be examined objectively.

"We cannot offer a blank check to the United Nations or any other body on

the destiny of our people", he said.

Asked if his organization favoured achieving independence by force if

necessary, Mr. Mari-Eras said it favoured it by whatever means were necessary.

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The enclosed translation of a communication dated*«^ X

21 December 1971 is transmitted to t|ie Permanent Missions of

the States Members of the UniteeOtations at the request of\ )

the Permanent Representative of tfrtiguay to the United Nations.

23 December 1971


DELEGATION OF URUGUAYTO THE UNITED NATIONS

NUl+21/971

AL/ir- Nev York, 21 December 1971

Sir,

I have the honour to address myself to you with reference to certain public

statements by the Prime Minister~of Cuba and to request that the text of this note

should be circulated for the information of the permanent missions of States Members

of the United Nations.

On 6 August 1971 (note NU120/971), the Permanent Mission of Uruguay, acting in

accordance with express instructions from its Government, protested to the Secretary-

General of the United Nations against statements made on 26 July 1971 by the Prime

Minister of Cuba concerning internal Uruguayan affairs, which constituted interference

in Uruguay's national life and, hence, an inadmissible act of foreign intervention

in the domestic affairs of a State.

On that occasion, in the communique" issued by the Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign

Affairs which was reproduced in the above-mentioned note, the following statement was

made regarding Uruguay's internal affairs: "A decision on these matters is the

exclusive responsibility of the Government of Uruguay and its people, who will have

the opportunity freely to express their views - in accordance with their tradition and

custom - in the democratic electoral process guaranteed by the Constitution and laws

of the Republic, entirely free of any external pressure which is detrimental to the

national feelings and civic spirit of the Uruguayan people".

Subsequently, at the plenary meeting of the General Assembly on 13 October

(A/FV.1965), I was compelled to make the following statement, as Permanent

Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations, in replying to statements by the

Cuban representative similar to those made by the Prime Minister of Cuba:

"The principle of non-intervention is firmly anchored in Uruguay'sinternational behaviour, in the precepts which guide it, in its traditions andin the very life of the Uruguayan nation* This is reflected and embodied notonly in the integrity and full vigour with which it exercises its sovereigntybut also in its policy of completely and strictly refraining from improperinterference, direct or indirect, in the internal affairs of other States,"

U Thant,Secretary-General of the United Nations,New York

Subsequent to the events which prompted the protest and reply referred to above,

the Prime Minister of Cuba was guilty of a new and more serious act of interference

in Uruguayan affairs which represents another flagrant violation of the "principle

of non-intervention".

After the holding on 28 November 1971 of the national elections referred to by

the Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the paragraph quoted above, which

resulted in a sweeping victory for democratic forces, the Prime Minister of Cuba saw

fit to advocate the use of violence by the electoral minority in Uruguay as a means

of gaining political power.

This incitement to violence could well produce a response in persons with

criminal tendencies, in persons who have a potential for murder, robbery and violence

in its various forms, but it is repudiated by the mass of the Uruguayan people and

by the Government of Uruguay, which regard it as a crude violation of law and quite

properly reject it with indignation.

As stated above, this constitutes a serious affront to the civic spirit and

national feelings of Uruguay, for an absurd attempt is being made to guide the

Uruguayan people from abroad and unleash violence in its midst.

As self-appointed "exporter of revolution", the Prime Minister of Cuba has once

again made public statements which are specifically directed against a particular

country, namely Uruguay; he has thus made it crystal clear that he might well turn

his attention to any other country, since, in his role as a "revolutionary", he

appears unwilling to be bound by the legal rules governing international coexistence,

particularly those which call for self-determination for every State and require

non-intervention in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction

of States.

Uruguay is not a State ruled by professional revolutionaries but a State based

on law and characterized by constant evolution. It is a country whose institutions

are founded on logical principles and not on mere expediency or convenience as in

the case of States which claim to be revolutionary.

In Uruguay, law is of paramount importance; in accordance with law, the people

chooses its own government and, since it won its freedom, it has - without

concentration camps, without taking lives, without stealing, without expropriating

property and refusing to pay just compensation, and without driving anyone into exile -

carried out a vast, unprecedented programme of social justice and instituted, without

resorting to any of these pernicious methods, State operation of all public services

and of enterprises which operate as monopolies*

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At the same time, Uruguay has not limited the right of the individual to pursue

his activities to the full and has not restricted the freedom and rights of the

individual except in the sense that it requires him to respect the freedom and

rights of others.

It will readily be understood that Uruguay, in keeping with the political

philosophy which governs its national life, deems it essential to the existence and

functioning of the international community to uphold the principles of

self-determination and non-intervention, which safeguard the freedom of States and

prevent one State from harming or hampering the development of others,

It will also "be understood that the Government of a State "based on law like

Uruguay, truly springing from and, hence, speaking for the citizens of Uruguay - who

live under a "broad, free and authentic multi-party system - repudiates the fraudulent,

deceitful opportunism of self-styled revolutionaries and preachers of human rights

who simultaneously practise, propagate and uphold absolutist dogmas and

governmental systems dedicated to the destruction of freedom.

At the same time, the Government of Uruguay feels bound to point out that the

above-mentioned actions of the Prime Minister of Cuba represent a flagrant and

repeated violation of the United Nations Charter and, in particular, of the United

Nations General Assembly's Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention in the

Domestic Affairs of States and the Protection of Their Independence and Sovereignty

(resolution 2131 (XX)) and the Declaration on the Strengthening of International

Security (resolution 273k (XXV)).

The first of these Declarations provides, inter alia, that "no State shall

organize, assist, foment, finance, incite or tolerate subversive, terrorist or armed

activities directed towards the violent overthrow of the regime of another State",

The second declaration "calls upon all States to adhere strictly in their

international relations to the purposes and principles of the Charter, including,,,

the duty not to intervene in matters within the domestic jurisdiction of any State,

in accordance with the Charter",

In conformity with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter

and of the above-mentioned General Assembly Declarations, this Mission, in its

capacity as representative of Uruguay at the United Nations, vigorously rejects and

protests against the latest crude interference in the internal affairs of Uruguay,

The Government of Uruguay wishes to press forward with the country's

development in accordance with law and seeks higher living standards for the people

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in a tranquil atmosphere of peace - to the extent permitted "by the country's

resources and the people's own efforts - while rejecting all improper foreign

interference.

Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration*

(Signed) Augusto LBGNANIAmbassador

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