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 maintained that there are several factors which constitute a threat to the peace of the country. One of these factors is the presence of the G-uantanamo Base, (others — ed.) the violations of Cuban airspace by US planes, pirate attacks, and a whole group of facts which are too well-known. All of these problems constitute a source of danger and conflicts, and the Cuban Government wishes to point out that the responsibility for this situation lies entirely with the US Government.
"Hie Government of Cuba has repeatedly warned the United States of 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 provoking us. These things are simply intolerable. We are going to be calm — we are going to be calm. We are going to proceed with two 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 both things: with intelligence and with valor. Valor will not lack intelligence and intelligence will not lack valor. "But we serve warning that both these provocations (Guantanamo and overflights) 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 come what may.
"Let us prepare ourselves, comrades. Let us prepare our combat units; 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 for the 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 are thoroughly based on the resolution approved by the OAS on Octo- ber 23, 1962. "Third, I would remind you of the various statements made by the late President Kennedy and by Secretary Rusk during the past 15 months on this subject, making it unmistakably clear that we re- gard the overflights as a necessity to avoid the deception which was practiced against us in 1962.
"Fourth, I would recall that Secretary Rusk said, in March a year 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 any doubt remaining, that those flights must cease, that at the end of this effort, those flights will have to cease. We will resort to international legal means to discuss this problem. We will take it before world opinion. ¥e will take them before whatever organizations it is necessary to take them, but in the end the imperialists must know that those flights have to cease. And why? Because we do not accept them. And if all reasoning, if
2. all reasoning is useless., if arguments, law, right, and ethics are useless, we consider those flights armed aggressions against our sovereignty and as such we will repel those aggressions with arms. "The day we decide to reestablish the sovereign right of Cuba violated "by those planes, we will not do it thinking of world conflagrations or of strategic missiles. We will do it thinking of our own blood. ¥e will do it thinking of our force. In doing 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 to defending our sovereignty and dignity, we do not take into ac- count the strength of the enemy nor do we take our own strength into account. The only thing we take into account is that we have 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 because that is our right and our dignity." UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL E C U R I T Y S/5530 k February COUNCIL ENGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH
LETTER DATED 3 FEBRUARY ±96k FROM THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OF THE PERMANENT MISSIOH 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 of intolerable aggression committed on the morning of 2 February by the Government of the United States of America, in that its naval forces boarded and seized four small Cuban fishing-vessels carrying out their - operations peaceably in the fishing ground off the Dry Tortugas, in international waters, in strict compliance with the international regulations on the subject. The United States Government was notified in advance of this fishing operation, in an area which has always been used by Cuban fishermen., through the Swiss Embassy in Havana on 9 December 1963^ in order to avoid any friction with the United States authorities likely to increase tensions in the Caribbean area. On that occasion it was explained that the development of the Cuban fishing fleet called for the presence of our vessels in distant areas not only of the Caribbean, and of the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas Channel, but at other distant points situated in traditional fishing grounds. So there was no question of an unforeseen act or any departure from previously established custom, much less provocation.
"This demonstration of good intentions by our Government, which it was under no obligation to make, we were simply doing what we were entitled to do under international fisheries agreements, was received by the United States Government in a manner inspired by its colonialist pride, which made it seek to restrict the area where Cuba had a right to obtain food from the sea to the waters adjacent to our island, as if international law was not in our favour. The United States Government, in a most irregular communication, stated that it would feel concern at any Cuban fishing operation outside Cuban waters. The despatch of -our vessels to those waters, which are not the exclusive property of anybody, as you will be aware, is not only an act in exercise of our sovereignty in accordance with the juridical principles governing operations of this nature, but is also s/5530 English Page 2
in obedience to the imperative of subsistence, to enable us to provide our people with the food they need and to develop our economy. To this attitude, the United States Government has responded by a typical act of piracy, which is a violation of the Charter of the United Nations, as it helps to aggravate the Caribbean crisis and constitutes a threat to international peace and security.
"The United States Government's policy of aggression against Cuba is well-known, and so are its intentions of subduing our people by hunger through the economic and commercial blockade which it has instituted; and this act of aggression which we are now reporting is simply another link in the already long chain with which they are seeking to shackle the Cuban Revolution.
"At 11 a.m. on 2 February this act of violence, whose end is not yet known, began. At that time a Coast Guard cutter of the United States Havy to 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 in closer to the shore and not to move for six hours, when they would receive further instructions. The fishing fleet was outside territorial waters, five miles off the coast of the Dry Tortugas in a fishing-ground always used by Cuban vessels for catching the fish known as sawfish.
"At 6 p.m. on the same day another, larger vessel of the United States Navy appeared and lowered a boat containing many sailors and officers, who boarded the Lambda 35j asked for the ship's papers and took the crew list. Almost immediately afterwards other naval surface units and aircraft began to arrive and an officer again boarded the Lambda 55 and stated that it was not to leave the area. At 8 p.m. another two gunboats appeared, increasing the pressure on our unarmed vessels, and while one of them kept our vessels illuminated and trained its calibre-30 machine-guns on them, the crew of the other boarded the fishing vessels and made a thorough search with detector apparatus, photographing not only the fishing tackle but also, as a measure of harrassment, all the crew of the four vessels, one by one. This operation lasted the whole night, until 6 a.m. on 3 February, when another gunboat came up with eleven members of the United States Navy, who boarded the Lambda 35j ordering the crew to start up the engines and sail for a place that they would indicate. In these circumstances, then, surrounded by many warships, aircraft and helicopters, they made the whole fleet set off for Key West. Just as they had prevented any use of the radio on the Lambda 55; they placed a Coast Guard cutter behind the Lambda 8 to jam its radio and prevent any communication with Cuba. In these circumstances, at 3-50 p.m. the vessel in question informed 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 95-320 and the destroyer John Pierce BD-753*
"We wish to draw the attention of the President of the Security Council to the fact that, in contrast to this crude act of piracy and display of force, the four Cuban vessels were manned almost entirely by young fishing- school students with their instructors, completely unarmed, who were on a training voyage to prepare technicians for our growing fleet. S/5530 English Page 5
"At the present time the four vessels and the thirty-eight members of their crew are held at Key West naval base, in utter disregard of the principles of peace and tolerance on which the aims of the United Nations are based 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 in threatening to use force and then in actually using it, its contempt for the international fishing agreements and its deliberate disregard for international law have created an extremely serious situation, which may appropriately be brought to the attention of the Security Council.
"I should be grateful if you would arrange for copies of this letter to be circulated to all States Members of the United Nations.
"I have the honour to be, etc.
(Signed) Eaul ROA Minister for Foreign Affairs"
I have the honour to be, etc.
(Signed) Juan JUARBE Y JUARBE Counsellor Charge d'Affaires UNITED NAT IONS SECURITY COUNCIL ENGLISH ORIGINAL? SPANISH
TELEGRAM DATED k FEMUARY 1964 FROM THE SECRETMY-GSKERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION 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 QkX Unofficial translation from Spanish
INCOMING CLEAR CABLE
T 0: SECRETARY-GENERAL FROM: REVOLUTIONARY CTC, CUBA DATE: 6 FEBRUARY 1964
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. Unofficial translation from Spanish
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TO: SECRETARY-GENERAL FROM: CUBAN TRADE UNION DATE: 7 FEBRUARY 1964
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 of J-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 MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release Ho. 4360 February 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 Cuba on February 4, 1964 (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 Govern- ment of Cuba in a note delivered on February 4, 1964, protesting the violation of the territorial sea of the United States by the Cuban fishing boats. The facts communicated and subsequent developments are as follows: 1. On February 2, 1964, 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 No. 8 admitted to United States Coast Guard officials that they were knowingly fishing in United States waters. 3. On the morning of February 3, 1964, 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 connection with violation of Federal law. The boarding, inspection and escort of the boats from East Key to Key West by personnel of the United States Coast Guard was conducted in the normal manner with due regard for the welfare of crews. 4. During this entire procedure andvntil such time as the four boats were within the naval base at Key West, they had unrestricted use of their radio communications. Clear evidence of this is to be found in the fact that conversations between the boats and Habana were monitored by com- mercial monitoring services in the Florida area. Once the Cuban vessels had docked at Key West, they were at liberty to communicate with the Czechoslovakian Embassy in Washington, D.C., which is representing Cuban interests in the United States, had they chosen to do so.
5. Federal authorities completed their investigation and interrogation of the crews on February 5, 1964. The authorities concluded that the Cuban vessels were fishing in the territorial waters of the United States MORE -2- contrary to Section 251 of Title 46 of the United States Code. However, as this statute contains no sanctions, prosecution by Federal authorites was not undertaken. At the same time, the Cuban fishing boats were also in probable violation of laws of the state of Florida and thus sub- ject to prosecution by state authorities. State officials formally requested the United 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, 1964. 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, Mr. 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 constitu- tion and laws of this country. I reject the political motives ascribed by the Cuban Government to the 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 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 Members States of the Security Council.
* * * * * A * UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release No. 4360 February 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 Cuba on February 4, 1964 (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 Govern- ment of Cuba in a note delivered on February 4, 1964, protesting the violation of the territorial sea of the United States by the Cuban fishing boats. The facts communicated and subsequent developments are as follows: 1. On February 2, 1964, 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 No. 8 admitted to United States Coast Guard officials that they were knowingly fishing in United States waters. 3. On the morning of February 3, 1964, 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 connection with violation of Federal law. The boarding, inspection and escort of the boats from East Key to Key West by personnel of the United States Coast Guard was conducted in the normal manner with due regard for the welfare of crews. 4. During this entire procedure anduitil such time as the four boats were within the naval base at Key West, they had unrestricted use of their radio communications. Clear evidence of this is to be found in the fact that conversations between the boats and Habana were monitored by com- mercial monitoring services in the Florida area. Once the Cuban vessels had docked at Key West, they were at liberty to communicate with the Czechoslovakian Embassy in Washington, D.C., which is representing Cuban interests in the United States, had they chosen to do so.
5. Federal authorities completed their investigation and interrogation of the crews on February 5, 1964. The authorities concluded that the Cuban vessels were fishing in the territorial waters of the United States
MORE -2- contrary to Section 251 of Title 46 of the United States Code. However, as this statute contains no sanctions, prosecution by Federal authorites was not undertaken. At the same time, the Cuban fishing boats were also in probable violation of laws of the state of Florida and thus sub- ject to prosecution by state authorities. State officials formally requested the United 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, 1964. 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, Mr. 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 constitu- tion and laws of this country. I reject the political motives ascribed by the Cuban Government to the 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 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 Members States of the Security Council.
* * * * * * * V UNITED NATIONS SECURITr» r- s~ i i n i T Yw j/^*35c^u Distr. COUNCIL "c:=^^F::sf _^ OR1QIML: ESTGLISH
LETTER DATED 1 FEBRUARY 196U FROM THE FEHMAMEfflP REPRESEM&TIVE OF 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,
61^-02751 S/55J2 English Page 2 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, had they chosen to do so. •..>.. 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
A-.' S/553S English Page 5 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.
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5.G. 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 and their crews . 11 February 1964
I sent for Amb. Stevenson today and asked him for his Government's attitude towards the request made by the Revolutionary Government of Cuba regarding the immediate release of the captured crews and the restoration of 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 to Cuba. Under the State law of Florida all the adults captured have to be tried by the State Coufcto of Florida, since they were captured in US territorial waters. 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 the US Government that after the conclusion of the trial they will be fined and released. Since the case comes under the State law, the federal government is 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 effected with the assistance of the coast guards. He affirms the US position that the confiscation of the fishing boats is out of the question.
61ME590 cs Translated from Spanish 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 their crews "by the Government of the United States of America, which has held them under 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 Nations Charter and an intolerable provocation, increasing the tension deliberately caused "by that Government in the Caribbean area and threatening international peace and security. "The Revolutionary Government of Cuba, in the exercise of its rights under the United Nations Charter and in defence of Cuba's national sovereignty, herewith requests you to use your high influence to induce the aggressor Government immediately to release these Cuban citizens and to return the vessels captured in international waters by an act of sheer piracy. As you know, our Government has already written to the President of the Security Council to denounce before that organ, which has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, this unheard-of resort to force on the part of United States naval authorities against the unarmed vessels and crews which were the victims of this unprecedented attack. "You played a similar role during the serious world crisis of October when the Government of the United States of America, by its premeditated arbitrary and unlawful acts of violence, brought all mankind to the brink of thermonuclear war. If this new incident is not settled quickly in the appropriate manner, that situation of imminent peril might well arise again in an equally threatening form, and the circumstances which caused such deep anxiety to the peoples and to the United Nations would be repeated.
U Thant - Secretary-General of the United Nations New York, N.Y. 64-02590 — cs -2-
"It is clear that the seizure of the Cuban "boats and their crews, when they were engaged in peaceful fishing operations} is part of the United States Government's policy of aggression against Cuba and of its intention of maintaining an atmosphere of undeclared war against our country, in contempt of the aims, purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. This attitude is seen to be even more intolerant and arrogant in the light of the fact that, as a pledge of its good intentions and with a view to avoiding any friction that might aggravate the international situation, the Revolutionary Government of Cuba informed the United States Government well in advance - on 9 December 19^3 - that the development and expansion of the activities of the Cuban fishing fleet made it essential for vessels to "be present in various fishing zones, among them the area near the Dry Tortugas and hence outside United States territorial waters. As you will realize, the Cuban Government was under no obligation to give such notice, since the exploitation of the products of the sea in areas that are not the exclusive property of any country is a right granted by international fishing agreements. Moreover, this fishing ground has for many years been a point of assembly for Cuban fishermen. "Confident that you will appreciate the dangerous consequences of this incident provoked by the Government of the United States of America and the serious infringement of our sovereignty, which the Government of Cuba cannot tolerate, that such an act of force constitutes, I venture once again to call upon you, in the exercise of your high responsibilities, to demand the immediate release of the captured crews and at the same time the restoration of 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 JUARBE Counsellor, Charge" d'Affaires P i £ Is' p1* i* • VI ; ((\ 1 . _»V?
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 S'©eretari0- Gemral ds la Ifaeii&nes Onidas. ^ apresamiento y secuestro de los bar- eos de pesca eubanos Lambda 339 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"^- ^ vass la gituacion internaeional, comtjni^^on 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 <^ue 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' (f) la^l Boa Oarela -- .Ministry d© Relaciories Exteriores.*1 Aprevocho la opox^unidad para, reiterar a. Tuestra las segurldades cle mi ra£a alta y distiaguida consi- UNITED .NATIONS ||gf NATIONS UNIES -"? •>• NEW YORK 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 totthTO vcen United Nations. 2? April 0° Translated from Spanish PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO 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 Thant Secretary-General of the United Nations New 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. -2- 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. -3- "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. -k- "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 -5- 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. -6- "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. / -7- "(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'. -9- "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 -10- 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. -11- "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!' -12- "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. "Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) Raul Roa Minister for Foreign Affairs" Accept, Sir, the Assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) Juan Juarbe y Juarbe Counsellor Acting head of the Mission (stamp of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations) UN/TED NATIONS Distr. SECURITY GENERAL S/5701 COUNCIL 15 May 1964 EIGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH LETTER DATED it MAY 196t FROM THE CHARGE D 'AFFAIRES OF 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 S/5701 English Page 2 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 s/5701 English Page 3 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. S/5701 English Page k 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 ROA Minister for Foreign Affairs" Accept, etc, (Signed) Juan JUARBE Y JUAP.BE Counsellor 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 go 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-Barmstt CSbsf de GaMaet Sefior don Juan Juarbs y Juarbe Parmanent Msslon of Cuba to the ttoited Katioca 6 Sast 67th Street Hew tork 21, »,Y. SO de jaa^ro de Be mi coneieteraei&i: Ba nonibre del Secjretario Ueaeral, tengo el honor 3 ro^jfle a® sirva trananitir a Su Excelencia el Dr. Badl MSjolstro de Selaciones Ikterlores de Cuba, Is. carta fechada el (ifa de hoy ^ue le airije el Seeretario Qeiieral. lae seguriaaates de jal mSa Sola don «J\ian Juaarbe y Juerbe Coasejero de lit Mlai6n Pfermcmeate de Cu"ba ante lias Sacionea tfeldas 6Tth Street 21, LIT. JEB/je 1 Ijave tbe feoiKHar to refer' to yo«r ceffisasajlc^tloBS datefi 23 /<& 3A- $8aa?^iM£&, iaa acwxpSaraee «$t& srosap re^ne^, tosve respecttveiy In the f ona of a note to t&& Pearjsanent of State® Members of the tfetite& Sations (B) 330 Cvfe® {§)) east aote of tlie gr&vlty ^hiefe yoiar ®m*&?nmzfc attaches to tfe© cireiMstances referred tq in t&@ etbove-jnentioae^. ccmimuniea- ttoas aati accofiafifc of the facts end the contsl^eratloae •wbich you good eaou^ti to fering to J^T sfeteotioa sye %@i£tg ceref ally as 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 expressed in 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) cc: Mr. Warasimhan Mr. Bolz-Bsnnett Dr. Bunche -H&?. Stavrqpoulos Er. Chai * a* to kee|> tM situation tmSex1 cloae watch and X td.ll cossauiilcate you fmrbber as circisastaaices zsay waryemt. Accept, Sir, t&e &s0ism0e0@ of iay highest If 14 it * 1,33 a. llalt«iS li .te ^ fiaea its Jter lKte«mai UNITED NATIONS HHffl NATIONS UNIES ^jjZg? NEW YORK 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 ^hhe United Nations. 2k July O Translated from Spanish Permanent 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 Thant Secretary-General of the United Nations New 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 repeated acts of provocation and aggression coamitted by the military forces of the United States 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 United States 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 Thant Secretary-General of the United Nations New York -2- 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-vertebral region, and penetrating the lung; his condition is described as serious. "5. Despite the Cuban Government's public denunciation of these very serious events, 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 the United 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, was inspecting 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 few moments 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 will endanger 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 - 5 - 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 Department goes 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 stationed there. "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 Roa Minister for Foreign Affairs" Accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Dr. Arturo Barber Ambassador Deputy Permanent Representative Charge* d1 Affaires a.i. (Stamp of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations) UN/TED NATIONS Distr. SECURITY rf^X^±^£\% GENERAL COUNCIL &t 196, ENGLISH ORIGINAL: RUSSIAN •» ^ . ___ LETTER DATED 9 AUGUST 1964 FROM THE ACTING PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 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. MOROZOV Acting Permanent Representative of the USSR to the United Nations 6^-16753 S/586? English. Page 2 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 s/586? English Page 3 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 S/586? English Page h 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 S/5867 English Page 3 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 S/5867 English 5 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. s/5867 English Page 6 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. UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL SECURITY r\ 1 1 M r i i wQs !? August C LJ U IN L- I L ^ ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED 1? AUGUST 196U FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA 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 HAJEK Permanent Representative of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic to the United Nations 6^-17301 /... s/5901 English Page 2 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. s/5901 English. Page 3 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 NATIONS SECURITY — COUNCIL ENGLISH OHEG-IHAL; SPAMSH LETTER BATED 2? JA1TUARY 1965 FROM THE PERMAJSEM1 REPRESEMTA1TVE OF 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 of Cuba, I hereby bring to your attention, and through you to the attention of the Security Council of the United nations, further Incidents directed against the independence and security of my country which constitute flagrant violations o£ the principles and provisions of the United Nations Charter and, because of their seriousness and unforeseeable consequences, a threat to international peace and security. "Members of the 50th Division and mountain militia of the Revolutionary Armed Forces recently discovered, pursued and captured a group of armed foreign agents, consisting of the counter-revolutionary leader Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo and the mercenaries Noel Salas Santos, Domingo Ortega Acosta and Ramon Quesada, who had disembarked in the south of Oriente Province, at the point known as Punta de Caleta, in the municipality of Baracoa. "It is reported, in a note published by the Ministry of the Revolutionary Araed Forces, that the aforesaid agents confessed that they had participated In Various subversive activities designed to overthrow the Revolutionary Government of Cuba. They gave precise details concerning the situation of their training and operational base, their organization, their equipment and facilities and many other particulars which clearly indicate that this is not an independent group but one which has the political and material backing and support of various Governments which finance and direct them. 65-01529 s/61.64 English. Page 2 ^According 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. With the authorization and stipport of the authorities, the counter-revolutionary organizations 'Sscambray Second National Fronts 'Alpha 66-' and the ''People's Recovery Movement'' have set up a training camp and operational "base at Punta, Presidente: they have also carried out several raids from William's Island, in the Bahamas, including the piratical attack on the British vessel 'JPfewlane'j in the port of Cai-lbarien, in September 1962. This base is apparently used as a springboard for smuggling successive trained and armed groups from Florida, in the ynited States of .America, via Puerto Hico into Cuba. "Their weapons, purchased in the United States of America, are allegedly shipped by the same route to the base et Punta. Presidente. "All the captured mercenaries confessed that the officer appointed by the Dominican Government to take -charge of the group at Punta Presidente is a colonel named Juan Folch, a raesber of that country's armed forces, who was a frequent visitor at the camp accompanied by the counter-revolutionary Cecilio Vazquez, who acted as representative of the ''Esc&mbray Second national Front', 'Alpha 66: and the 'People's Recovery Movement' organizations to the Dominican Government. Another person mentioned in the confessions is General Atila Luna of the Dominican army who, together with the above-mentioned Colonel Juan Folch, maintains.close liaison with the mercenaries. "These are not the only facts which demonstrate the connivance and participation of the Dominican Government in the plans of. aggression against Cuba. It also transpires from the above-mentioned statements that on 22 December 1964 Colonel Juan Folch appeared at the camp accompanied by Cecilio Vazquez and a Cuban named Pulido who lives in Dominican territory, and informed Sloy Gutierrez Menoyo and IJoel Sala.s that his President had already given the 'green light' for the operation, adding that, if they needed air or sea protection, he was prepared to supply it. On the same occasion, Colonel Folch delivered to them grenades and Fal rifle cartridges, which were transported to the base by a Dominican Army truck. "Ec.:.rly in November of last year, Colonel Juan Folch sent a message to the ca^ij in a beer bottle cropped from an aircraft. The message said that a Dominican sloop had gone out to bring fuel to' a boat manned by Cuban mercenaries which was adrift near Puerto Rico. '"Last December the first contingent of mercenaries was ready to leave for Cuba in groups of'four. When the first group, led by Eloy Gutierrez Menoya, landed., it was at once discovered by local peasants, who informed the Revolutionary Armed Forces. The latter instituted a search and took the four moin prisoner. "The other groups, which were to leave on 10 and 20 January 1965, failed to do so, having lost all contact with their leader Gutierrez I-fenoyo who had abandoned his communications equipment when he fled. English Page 3 "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, sergeant in 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 National Front; 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 National Front; Julio Ruiz, captain in the Escambray Second national Front; Luis Garcia, civilian. "They have the following military equipment: 300 Ibs. of type C-k demolition 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 for Fal rifles, ^00 hand grenades and one special Fal rifle with a telescopic sight. "As a means of transport they had a fast launch, with two 75 &p engines. "When the counter-revolutionary leader Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo and his companions were captured, they were found in possession of four Fal rifles with eleven magazines, $1,100.00 in Cuban currency, and documents. Earlier they had abandoned a T-22-ARG-5 radio transmitter, a receiver, a case containing 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 cases containing tinned foods. "The Cuban authorities have been able to deduce from the testimony of the agent Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo that the cunning attack on the Spanish merchant ship 'Sierra Aranzazu1 was carried out by the Cuban counter-revolutionary Manuel Artime's pirate group, which is working at the present time under the orders of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States Government, and operates from bases established by this Agency at various points in the Caribbean region. English Page 4 "It is important to note that, when the second group was waiting to set out from Playa Joyuda in Puerto Pico, "bound for the Dominican Republic, the local police took over the house and equipment, but, following representations by the authorities' of the colonial Government of Puerto Rico, this was countermanded and the mercenaries were allowed to depart. "The facts described, taken from the culprits1 own statements, show irrefutably -that the Government of the Dominican Republic , together with the colonial. Government of Puerto Rico and in open complicity with the Government of 'the United States of America, is committing acts of aggression against our sovereignty,, providing mercenaries with bases for training and .subversion in its territory and with weapons and military equipment for their predatory activities; this corroborates the complaint Hade on 11 Ddceuiber 19&4 by Major -Ernesto Guevara, Head of the Cuban delegation to the United nations General Assembly, in wlo.cn lie drew attention in specific terr;s to the responsibility of the United States Government end ths Governments of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean countries in connexion with these events. He spoke as follows: 'It must be clearly realized that manoeuvres and preparations for aggression against Cuba are taJmig place in the Caribbean area. Particularly on the littoral of Nicaragua, but also in Costs. Rica, the Panama Canal Zone, the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, Florida, and • probably other parts of United States territory, as veil as possibly in Honduras, Cuban mercenaries and mercenaries of other nationalities are training, with a purpose that cannot be peaceful. As the result of a notorious scandal, the Government of Costa Rica is said to have ordered the closing of all training camps for Cuban exiles ir. that country. Ho one knows whether this attitude is sincere, or whether what we have here is merely- a pretence dictated by the consideration that the mercenaries trained there are about to commit some villainy. We hope that there will • be clear realization of the existence of bases for aggression, which we have long denounced, and that consideration will be given to the international responsibility of a Government which authorizes and facilitates the training of mercenaries for an attack against Cuba. must point out that reports on the training of mercenaries at various places in the Caribbean and the participation of the United States Government in such acts appear openly in United States newspapers. We know of no official Latin American protest against this. It reveals the cynicism with which the United States manipulates its pawns. The subtle Ministers for Foreign Affairs of CAS, who had eyes to see Cuban emblems and find "irrefutable" proof in the Yankee weapons exhibited by Venezuela, do not see the obvious preparations for aggression in the United States, just as they did not hear the voice of President Kennedy, who explicitly declared himself to be the aggressor against Cuba at Playa Gir6n. ' ' . English Page 5 "The representative of the United States Government, Adlai Stevenson, and the representatives of the other Governments of the Caribbean area which are accomplices of the United States in these piratical and aggressive acts, had no scruples about rejecting, with complete cynicism, the complaint of the representative of Cuba. ITov there is evidence to substantiate the complaint once again. "The Revolutionary Government is fulfilling its duty in denouncing these armed operations against the territory and people of Cuba, which constitute a flagrant violation of international law and of the United Nations Charter, and it gives due warning of the consequences which may ensue from such acts. "Lastly, the Revolutionary Government of Cuba, requests that this letter should be circulated to1 the representatives of Member States as an official United Nations document. "Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) Raul Boa Minister 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 Alvarez Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cuba to 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. UNITED NATIONS Press Services Office of Public Information United Nations, W.Y. (FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA — NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) NV/70 k 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 CUBA EN 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) - 2 - NV/70 4 April 1967 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) - 3 - NV/TO k April 1967 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 RODRIGUEZ Charge d'Affaire s, a.i. * *** TH ', TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1967 uban Offfcia/ af Burne\ _d by^ _, Explosio•*• _n 'of Packag-i _ CJ ej--; 'Sel. _ ? jf ?i.'»''* [Phc -tj 1 1 „* , , ** >, «• , By JUAN de ONIS right hand. He was . treated at Mr; Rodriguez; opened to the tive at,the United Nation^. It "Any violations found within bungled attempt by ( Cuban Raul Viera,T < first ^seoretary^ of ., Sptdil to Th» New York Tlines New :York Hospital and re- indicated,'page and 'the package said United States Jurisdiction will exiles to fire a bazooka shell the Cubag^, ntfssidn * TJi^ffeeet- consultations J|with ^ UNTIED NATIONS,. N. Y.,leased. ' blew up. in his -hands. ' We deeply regret that .Nico- be vigorously prosecuted " t ,, across the East River at the inn;g at MK^Tliant's; offjce lasted ment. The, chief of mission is The package containing • the . A mission -spokesmaa said e April 3—The acting chief of the las Rodriguez, counselor to- the Mission Guarded bys Police United Nations, headquarters d mmutefe "I^United ..Naffons expected to return here for the Cuban mission at the United book was delivered this morning most of.; the. package, had been opening of *a special session of to the Cuban mission, 6 East salvaged! from: , the , explosion Cuban mission to the United Cuban/'sources said this was dunngv ail .appearance, at the spokesman said Tltt J,Thai{§ had the General Assembly on April Nations was injured today by j the firsti-fame that the Unated the explosion of a bomb pack- 67th Street, .by regular, mail. ..' The Cubans- refused...to allow Nations; was injiired in an incl c 1964 dener'al Assembly by Et- expressed concern 6' 21 H , f, 7 . — ——— The package was addressed the New York police to enter dent reportedly caused by the States mailsihad been used for nesto Ohe Guevara,4 then Cuba's aged in a book -sent to' him l 1 pident and referred " through the mail. •to Mr..BodTig uez.. it.bore-U.niit-, 'the..-missfona-oiw-itb 'inspect the explosion of a package's received an attack^n th& mission! or its Minister ot Economy Constanta Staycppoulos^the The Cuban mission, In a pro- ed Nations stamps -and the post- package*. ••- ••- ----•.-. - - • • - through the mail ^j j *j membets^ltjast year la Motolov Cuban delegates*'have {'de- mark of the United States Post "New York City authorities cocktail 'consisting of gasoline 1 United Nations legal loortnsel ^ test tonight to Secretary Gen- /Deep Regret' Voiced 5 clared in Unite dA Nations'de- eral Thant, complained that Office branch situated in the ace already investigating the in- in a bottle« was thrown, against bates > that the organisation s ,^K normal proceilure^il fol- United Nations headquarters. It The United States/mission is- cident and making every effort the mission^headquarters, which headfjuarters Should be removed lowed Mr Stavroplsulos-, will •there were not sufficient guar- is; protedtediiby poUcemen posted antees of protection for foreign contained a United Nations pub- to identify the source,. They ! froni/ New York beqause there request a report from the United 1 lication, whicih Cuban sources outside |he entrance i ^ States missiorf her& on^thavpo- diplomats in New York. The 1 have promised to keep >vis- fully were'not sufficient guarantees Cubans asked that the protest would not identify, with- ^'so- to'-fuil protection an^l ^respect' informed ^ ! There! ^.re many Cubans in of "personal-safety for diplomats hce investigationvestigation ano^Manti^Mrr IThant be circulated to all delegations. called plastic 'explosive' 'inside and declaring "i that "the New "The Cuban mission) like every New Yo^kj^who oppose- the re- hetefJ These aUegations have will infor—' m *"the" "•>'-Cuba—n * mission : York police ar..e BbmbProbe Globe ' TI.N-. "Bureau . .lUNITEp. NATIONS — The 1 Cuban mission to. the United 'Nations nas;flatly refused to; cooperate either with the New York'City'police, or U.S. Post '< Office Department investiga- tors 'to apprehend- those re- sponsible for the explosive package "sent tb:. the mission Monday.. ,, ,-• '. : Instead, that; government's representatives have decided to turn over all evidence it possesses ' to: the U:NV which has begun an investigation of its own. Accoiding to a UN spokesman, the details of the case -are as follows: On Monday afternoon the mission's counsellor,. .Nicolas Rodriguez, received a book mailed, from -the United ^Na- tions ; with an attached .note asking him to open it at page: 37 On doing so, an explosive charge .went off- causing se- veie damage to his righth hand. The 804-page book (Volume* GIII of "Reports of Irit'erna- Composition-4 detonator whic tiona-1 Arbitral Awards") ^vas hollowed out to contain a Composition-4 detonator which ^as set to trigger a plastic 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 the temporary head of the mis- sion, sent a formal complaint to Secretary General U Thant "Thepe outrages, for the execution of which Cuban counter-revolutionaries' are used, are carried out with the'mamfest complicity of the authorities and the imperial- ist .government of the U S , which gives asylum and pro- tection to criminals and trai- tors and supply them with materials, such as C-4, which can'be acquired from or pro- vided by an official agency jJone," the note stated 1 While the UN has not hand- lea^this type 6f a case before, Thant agreed to look into ihe complaint and asked that the ^evidence be turned over to the organization's security •section v ,Sjnce,the UN 4s considered i UNITED NATIONS Press Services Office of Pub] ic Information United Nations} If . Y . (FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA — NOT Ml OFFICIAL RECORD) HT/71 6 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 STATEt TO '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. Buffman Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations * ### * UN/TED NATIONS Distr'. GENERAL GENERAL C C C k.A D I V WSc^ClPCflg? 25 September 196? A b 0 t M D L Y Z2 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: SPANISH Twenty-second Session LETTER DATED 22 SEPTEMBER 1967 PROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CUBA TO 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 67-21601 A/6806 English Page 2 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. A/6806 English Page 3 (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 A/6806 English Page k 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 Quesada Ambassador Permanent Representative UN/TED NATIONS 'JX^FjvSSwk Distr. tSow GMERAL A &S&PvJvl A/6821 «j ^ u ITI u k i f^JJ^3-^P^ 27 September 1967 • ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Twenty-second session LETTER DATED 27 SEPTEMBER 1967 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF 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. I/ A/PV.1560. 2/ A/6806. 67-219^5 w.*--*.. CVN/cc Mr. Ifertia HUl ' • ' 5 Qeteibw 1967 for Isfes^Ageaey Affairs Chef S or. 1. % 2,©tt.er of S9 BepteE^ei?' 1$67 (espy attacked), the of Ci^aa lias protested against ci. cc: Mr. Rolz-Bennetti Mr. Lemlevix -.* ,>-•*' V , CVN/cc de 1967 ' a Jatei?imeioimX sofei^ la" liacast^a ii§di«a.? jfiss se celdteeS «a del 19 al £$' .te ^atto de ag^T* ^a^o los la Cifieiim Saaitaria a la tjaeja f€o«a.Ma ea su za@ esE^laee icfors^le qme fee solicited© a la Oiftleim S&l Sw&secf^tario paa?s jlswatos entrs Qrganisajos Sa^aie-ra efiearca: €© las clrcffi^tianeisus por Is £a£ posible a la. & las se^tridftdes fie al eosisidei*aei6n cj^,s ddstlaguida, ant© las IJacloa^s cc: Mr. Narasiiohan. :.. Mr. Hill / Mr. Lemieux / •1. • » MISION PERMANENTE DE CUBA EN LAS NACIONES UNIDAS 6 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 i 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_ sado como Excelentlsimo U Thant Secretario General de la OrganizaciSn de Naciones Unidas Nueva York *MISION PERMANENTE DE CUBA EN LAS NACIONES UNIDAS 6 EAST 67TH STREET NEW YORK 21. N. Y. - 2 - 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 y Escuela 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 MISION PERMANENTE DE CUBA EN LAS NACIONES UNIDAS 6 EAST 67TH STREET NEW YORK 21. N. Y. Q _ 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 i adoptara ninguna decisi6n, como correspondia hacer^o a cual i quier organismo especializado frente a un hecho de discrimina - - / 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 -r pendiera 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 - i Continente •-..••:i• ;sii»'<*^ft'Kvi'V • A ft N PERMANENTE DE CUBA EN LAS NACIONES UNIDAS 6 EAST 67TH STREET NEW YORK 21. N. Y. - 4 - 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 - i propios textos constitutivos. Aprovecho la oportunidad para reiterar a usted, Senor Se- cretario General, el testimonio de mi ma's al^a consideraci6n. Dr. Ri&ardo~rfi:iarc6•• /^ n Embajador Representante P PERMANENT MISSION OP CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 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 - 2 - Ministry of Public Health welcomed the invitation and, being interested, as always, in actively co-operating in the work f \Ti" PanflTrmTlffrui iPanAtatT i and at the same time exchanging experiences and opinions with the other member '~» > countries *n so timely a subject , it communicated to Dr. Horwitz ——' ~~""N before the[datej-8£==&e/openingW the conference the names of the delegates who the would 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 stated that i-t had no instructions to^gssawthv^lA^WJ^e 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 - 3 - 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>>^ ( <.-Boectttoo- - ^of this3F»itudej-at ^^—( Dr, Jos^S R» Machado & Ventura, Ministevfar >e£'/Publio Health, sentf a letter to Dr. Horwitz, vigorously protesting the fact that our/country had been V_X / deprived of a legitimate right and yet the Pan- ^America n Sanitary^B^^^ wfioo^had. failed £ * X^JLo) PASB^ to suspend the conference, as might logically have been expecteo^}_ifee--PS©/nad thereby 3 . become aneenvalooo^in 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 exploitation which 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 explaintiw^improper attitude t.uJMliu rOQ» the Cuban Government has decided to address itself, through me, 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 tnwf\&Vr policies of aggression and discrimination, to the detriment of the purposes and principles of their own Accept, Sir, 3ns4de3?ati©&* Dr, Ricardo Ambassador Permanent Hepresentative Tees© al teas?1 ^a €i^igis?sa © fisssts® @&SfS&03s$& es '» 19 ©1 ^3 ®© J-daio da 1S<57« ^^isaal pss® Sgla^/OFgssfe ^Kjpiasg^ ^s? cc; Mr. Nerasimhan Mr. Hill Mr. Lemieux &o be translated into Spanish ./ A /fcy&^fi^ to / ~ •-> / / /-, ;;•*" ^4^^ , .. /V^ &\ 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^.]frffis^i§i H. Rap Brown, the militant cised their right of extraterri- Two policemen—not the same; black power advocate, took toriality and refused to admit ones present when the showing him. refuge for six hours yesterday 1 episode was said to .have oc- The sergeant then called curred—stood passively by as in the Cuban mission to the Capt. William J. Lakeman of United Nations i after he wasthe 19th Precinct. Brown, from Brown held his news confer- involved in a shoving incident inside the mission, summoned ence. At 10:45 P-M., the tall, with a policeman outside the his 'lawyers, Stephen Hyman lanky S N C.C leader, Stem* gray East Side building. and Harriet Van Tassel. All and an unidentified girl stepped The, episode took on some three converged on the mis- into a cab and drove to an un- aspects of a diplomatic incident sion at about the same time. disclosed place. when Cuban officials here After conferring with the The police said the summons called their superiors in Ha- lawyers, Captain Lakeman vana for instructions, and city charging Brown with harass- called his supervisors, and then ment had not been served. police officials at the scene announced'that Patrolman Glea- called headquarters for similar son would swear out a sum- Stanley Wise, the executive guidance. mons against Brown charging secretary of S.N.C.C., said in a The incident began at about him with harassmont of a po- telegram to Mayor Lindsay that 4:30 P.M. when Brown, the 24- "the police acted not only in lice officer. total disregard for the rights year-old chairman of the Stu- The police said Brown would :dent Nonviolent Coordinating of Brown and Smith but also Committee, and Robert Smith, not be arrested and would be violated the sovereignty of the an associate, emerged from the permitted to leave the mission Republic of Cuba on whose soil, mission at 6 East 67th Street without interference. by a United Nations agreement carrying a package. Cuban officials meanwhile with the City of New York, There were two different called their foreign ministry in they were." versions of what followed. Ac- Havana seeking.instructions on The telegram called the inci- cording to some witnesses, Pa- how they should handle the dent "but another instance qf trolman-, Michael Gleason, who situation. Two'United Nations United Press International the New York City police act- was on duty outside the mis- investigators were dispatched H. Rap Brown talking to ing as violators of the law in- sion, stopped Brown and Smith to the mission to offer the newsmen at Cuban mission. stead of upholders of the law,? ' and asked them what the pack' "good offices" of the United and "but another instance of age contained. Nations. to play Nazis, black folks ain't New York City police brutaliz- "Why don't you mind your A Cuban official at the'mis- going to play Jews." ing blacks without provocation, own business and go away," sion said Brown had gone there He refused to discuss the without reason but with racist Brown was quoted as replying; "to pick up\ Christmas presents incident that led to his retreat attitudes." The policeman, according to that were wating for him here into the .mission other than to The Cuban delegation to the this version, then attempted to for a few weeks." describe it as "an action to United Nations sent a formal take the two into custody; According to the Cuban of- crush,idissent and to crush govr ficial, when Brown left, "the protest note to Secretary Gen- therl,J.J.Vi. eW waT» W.sU UVJ.l.Ll'som—e shovinO1J.VS V J"LJgg anCU.1dU ol«•• e 11 11- > 1 •' 'ei;i(|m||its who dissent fro'm this eral Thant. The contents of the Brown and Smith ducked back P 'c grabbed him m the yesti- ciJun;try;s policies." note were not "disclosed. insid;_~u-e. j.thi e .tfive-stor* _i y mission• • . buleTiiila, iir1iir»lwhichi ics ^unarCubant soil.cnii " A second version, offered Havana radio, in a broadcast later by Jacques Nevard, the monitored in Miami, said, how- Deputy Police , Commis_sioner ever, -that Brown and Smith for Pres;s Relations, had'it that had;gone;-to.-the Cuban.mission Browni and Smith Attacked the to see Jos£ Vie'ra, identified as policeman without provocation first , secretary; of •• the : Cuban as; they Were '.ledviiig; the: 'mis-United Nations delegation/ and sion. ; had picked, up Christmas pres- : ! During they next : six hours,ents ;>' after the '•meeting. The nature of the meeting was pot rqwn: ahdv|\Smith remained "in- 1 : side the i mission-VOutside, Pa- reyekled;- ^ >c"'.i^ ..'•••...• •,•').' trphrianjGIeason called:;the}19th' -;•>; At. 10:30;; EM., Brown ; ?recihet-statiohtousey bringing Idenly'iemerge' d from the.niission '- 68-00913 ,Trari§late. d _frbm Spanis. h PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE tJNITED NATIONS li January 19 : 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 ••*•', ,. /•Mission. • '...; '' :- '• ••'•.•.,- 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 :• when the dbpr reopened." :- ." ^United Natlo'ns ' York' /. £••; ... ; ' %. •••*." '• '- •': ••' .68-00913'' 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 attitude of 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 the aforementioned 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 asylum in this Mission. We wish to repeat that this story is completely untrue, since the aforementioned gentlemen remained in this Mission solely and exclusively as a result 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 it; . ' ', ''..'" " • • (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 most vigorous protest against the flagrant breach of the territorial inviolability of this Mission by the United States police authorities 5 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 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 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS January 12, 1968 His Excellency U Thant Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations, New York Dear Mr. Secretary-General: I have received your letter of January 11, 1968, with which you forwarded 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 investigation now 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 the United Nations should not be abused by the Police. It equally goes without 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 Cuban Mission should not be an exception. In light of the fact that a summons has been issued in connection with this incident, it is not appropriate to enter into a detailed dis- cussion of the allegations in order to avoid prejudging the position of any of the parties. These relevant facts will be developed in sworn testimony by the United States citizens involved in this matter in a competent court of law where due process is assured to all con- cerned. I am quite willing, however, to provide you with the facts which were disclosed in the investigation. - 2 - Underlying the complaint filed by the Cuban Mission is an important aspect that cannot be ignored, in light of the given circumstances. The purpose for which privileges and immunities are granted to diplomats at the United Nations are solely in furtherance of their responsibilities in representing their governments at the United Nations. The premises of a Permanent Mission can be used legitimately only for these purposes. These purposes do not authorize or permit diplomatic missions or persons assigned to them to interfere in the domestic affairs of the United States, particularly in relation to its citizens, nor is it a legitimate function of such Missions to use their facilities to shield or protect any individual from the regular proce'sses of the law. The United States wishes to make it clear that, while scrupulously adhering to its responsibilities under the Headquarters Agreement, it will consistently therewith require that the HLssion of Cuba confine its activities exclusively to official duties relating to the United Nations and refrain from any activities interfering in the domestic affairs of the United States of America or with its regular legal processes. Arthur J. Goldb TO : The Secretary-General FROM : Jean Gazarian FOR YOUR INFORMATION DATE : 1 8 JAN 1958 UNITED NATIONS ^*gf NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK RE FERENCE LE 312 CUBA 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 Translated from Spanish PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 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-General United Nations » New York 68-00913 rg -3- 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 most t 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. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) Jesus JIMENEZ Charge1 d'Affaires, a.i. (Seal of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations) NEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, 13 January 1968 GubaA special to Th« New York Time^^ JStf ;.mjwsr responsiDiimes in gpliceman involved in the in- f-v;- ^•fTepxes.entihg • their governments^ident, obtained a summons in UNITED NATIONS, N;y< ¥>,! &^hf -United Nations," Mr.Criminal Court charging! Jan. 12—Ambassador AYthuE&flrifcefg^said. "The premises|Brown with harassment. J.; Gpldber^feda5rsca|egpriGa.l,ly, of ^permanent jnissipn,. can be,,. : rejected Cub^s>? cSjilg_ain^ to usle~tf legitimately; ghly:for' thesef:-e Cuban officials today fol- thei United- Natibi5|s'«offi.,.a;n.?4W pa;mp.ses..- •, Theseitlpurposes do;jpwed their note ,of protest leged shoving incident. Invpiv-jnpf affihori^e or permit diplo- With a three-page letter to Mr. ; Thant, that accused United! ihg -H. Rapj'.Br.ownt:-. the/-l)la;cJtimatip.--:missibhs NOF-pers.ptts as- power advoeit^ ^^^RPU^iSitaed'' -to- themftbi irfterfere in iStates news agencies of mis- ; fepresenting the facts of the man outsiide^a|fe s;CuBa« ' irfesjItheMdmestie affairSjDtthe .Unit- incident, "as usual." Sion Wednesday.- ' '--ed. States, particularly in rela- t The letter called for punish- In a letter.to,Secretary.Gen-.jtipntp.its.citizens. era! Thant, Mr. Goldberg said fhient of Patrolman Gleason and ,'"Nor is.it a. legitimate func- •asserted that "police authori- the United States haji carefully tion of such missions to use; investigated the incident and ties of the City of New York th'eir facilities to shield or pro-;[have , committed serious ac- concluded "there is ric individual 'from the; whatsoever" ior the: r.6g"ulafe processes .of .the law." jtions" that included violation Government's protest.. 'Brbwii,,the 24-year-old chair- Jof the territorial integrity of Cuban officials h.ad , rnain- man of the Student Nonviolenti the Cuban mission and "the : ,extremely offensive manner of one of the policeman toward the-'first' secretary, of the mis- had, been violated during;'the leged shoving incident, which; sid&" Jps6 Raul Viera. incident.:;.'^ <,ij'..=»-;.:.5 .repp^|e,dly began, after Brown To'day's-letter was signed by u-" ijes'us Jiriimez as charg'§ d-af- emerged from the-'missipn. faires of the mission. There - .was .. nq-,. .immediate Michael Gleason, who was the mitrient i^^^ljMftfea^Sfe?: '! TO : The Secretary-General FROM : Jean Gazarian FOR YOUR INFORMATION 6 JAN 1968 UNITED NATIONS ^jjjpj NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK CABLE ADDRESS • U N ATI D N S NEWYDRK < 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 AMERICA TO THE ' UN'ITED NATIONS January 12, 1968 His 'Excellency1' '''^ '; -••-:—•" '•;' ••-'-••" -•'•':- • ••.'.••' U Thant ' " L"";"' ' "•"''"• "•'••" Secretary-General of the tteite'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 you forwarded 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 investigation now 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 the United Nations should not be abused by the Police. It equally goes without 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 Cuban Mission should not be an exception. In light of the fact that a summons has been issued in connection with this incident, it is not appropriate to enter into a detailed dis- cussion of the allegations in order to avoid prejudging the position of any of the parties. These relevant facts will be developed in sworn testimony by the United States citizens involved in this matter in a competent court of law where due process is assured to all con- cerned. I am quite willing, however, to provide you with the facts which were disclosed in the investigation. - 2 - Underlying the complaint filed by the Cuban Mission is an important aspect that cannot be ignored, in light of the given circumstances. The purpose for which privileges and immunities are granted to diplomats at the United Nations are solely in furtherance of their responsibilities in representing their governments at the United Nations. The premises of a Permanent Mission can be used legitimately- only for these purposes. These purposes do not authorize or permit diplomatic missions or persons assigned to them to interfere in the domestic affairs of the United States, particularly in relation to its citizens, nor is it a legitimate function of such Missions to use their facilities to shield or protect any individual from the regular processes of the law. The United States wishes to make it clear that, while scrupulously adhering to its responsibilities under the Headquarters Agreement, it will consistently therewith require that the Mission of Cuba confine its activities exclusively to official duties relating to the United Nations and refrain from any activities interfering in the domestic affairs of the United States of America or with its regular legal processes. Arthur J. Goldbe'r C u Unofficial translation from Spanish 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 authorities l/-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. _ ? _ II I * - / [ 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. i (Seal of the Permanent Mssion of Cuba to the United Kations) .., ,.,...,V^J4 V t '•• « /, •f \ MISION PERMANENTE DE CUBA EN LAS NACIONES UNIDAS 6 EAST 67TH STREET NEW YORK. N. Y. 10021 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 Thant Secretai^io General de la Organi.zacion de Naciones Unicias Kueva York MISION PERMANENTE DE CUBA EN LAS NACIONES UNIDAS 6 EAST 67TH STREET NEW YORK. N. Y. 1OO21 - 2 - 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_ ut: C v de i^eg6ci,(ya a.i •-'•,/- , . i// -••-..--.,- .•^------•v.-yr.^^-^^.^^:^^^ UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES CONSTANTIN A. STAVROPOULOS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS January 15, 1968 His Excellency TJ Thant Secretary General of the United Nations United Nations, New York Dear Mr. Secretary General: We have received today a second complaint of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations which at their request is "being circulated as a note verbale. This complaint is essentially a repetition of the previous complaint made by the Cuban Mission relating to the same incident. You may, therefore, consider my letter of January 12, in which we rejected the Cuban complaint as unfounded, as a full reply to the matters again raised in the second Cuban note. I would only repeat that a careful investigation discloses that the allegations made by the Cuban Mission are groundless. • I am indeed sorry, Mr. Secretary General, that the Cuban Mission persists in seeking to involve the Office of the Secretary General and the United Nations as an organization in this matter. As the members of the Cuban Mission well know, despite the fact that diplomatic relations do not exist between our two countries, the United States Mission is available for the direct conduct of busi- ness concerning claims of privileges and immunities. Reference to the Mission in the first instance is the expeditious and appro- priate way in which to handle problems of this character which may arise. The entire handling of this matter by the Cuban Mission leads inevitably to the conclusion that the real objective is not to 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 the Member States of the United Nations. /Sincerely yours, KJ SI VShJOOw •V&:*' TO : The Secretary-General FROM : Jean Gazarian FOR YOUR INFORMATION 18 JAN 1S68 I t UNITED NATIONS ||PJ NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK CABLE ADDREBB • U N ATI O N B N E WYO R K • ADR ESSE TELEGRAPH! Q U E REFERENCE 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 STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS January 15, 1968 His Excellency U Thant Secretary General of the United Nations United Nations, New York Dear Mr. Secretary General: We have received today a second complaint of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations which at their request is being circulated as a note verbale. This complaint is essentially a repetition of the previous complaint made by the Cuban Mission relating to the same incident. You may, therefore, consider my letter of January 12, in which we rejected the Cuban complaint as unfounded, as a full reply to the matters again raised in the second Cuban note. I would only repeat that a careful investigation discloses that the allegations made by the Cuban Mission are groundless. I am indeed sorry, Mr. Secretary General, that the Cuban Mission persists in seeking to involve the Office of the Secretary General and the United Nations as an organization in this matter. As the members of the Cuban Mission well know, despite the fact that diplomatic relations do not exist between our two countries, the United States Mission is available for the direct conduct of busi- ness concerning claims of privileges and immunities. Reference to the Mission in the first instance is the expeditious and appro- priate way in which to handle problems of this character which may arise. The entire handling of this matter by the Cuban Mission leads inevitably to the conclusion that the real objective is not to 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 the Member States of the United Nations. :erely yours, \*..> \j^j»^vS A.w v«—i 19 FOB BQ5SH& WITH SEFEBE8C® TO YOOU CA3&E TOKAY ^KSH UP ms MA^EB #Em lag OF CQBA, TO ^3Ig U83SE33 9iK?XGR3. 1EX3? Ci1 HOES IS BBIHS poyeagu TO ipoa. i AM ALSO ?t cc. Mr. Harasimhan Legal Counsel (Mr. Liu) UHDP (Mr. Vaidyanathan) C. If, NarastehsR, Chef d© Ciabiaet al $0 Cutsi. l eosa r i&iis t^® tsua^tje. del 0 por la a) cis la esaelfe 10 mi m 1m ec. Direcfcor-Q«nsral of FAO Mr. Coxmsel (Mr. Liu) UNDP (Mr. Vatdyanathan) Mr. LsraieuK DRAFT: ^ V CS/wg 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 Expert t 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 appropriate disciplinary 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 Cuba i would not wish to take any action which would impede the work of the u United Nations and its specialized agencies in Cuba. Director-General of FAO Mr. Narasimhan Legal Counsel (Mr. Liu) UNDP (Mr. Vaidyanathan) Mr. Lemieux ./* •' : ION \ '< *, •s' r.*." i>"»k •; 1s ! U\ ' FS1.P |0- i i A'"1-. i1 i:'' '•'' '•''! 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SIOP MELD USKNOWff LOCATION SfOP RZXOLIC FAO COUNTRY VISIT HIM STOP AM DEEPLY CONCERNED HOT ONLY BY VIOLATION COSVEBTIQ8 PRIVILEGES AMD IMM'JHITIES BIRD IBS CUBA BY P5/50 BIRttfE BASIC SPECIAL FUW A88EgK£UT 'SI68ED TEi'KARCH" ' 1961 BUT ALSO BY DAGGER 10 VASUDEVA MHO IG REPORTED 28 POOR HEALTH A&D SUFFERING FHO?1 HEAR^ T TROUBLE SfGP FAS REPRESENTATIVE XHDIA ALSO CABLES THftf 2HDIAB GOVERSKSEil IS CO«CEHJ1ED BY RADIO REPORT VASUDEVA ARREST SIOP SB m IE3 SHOULD SELEASE HIM 1MMEDZATELV A HO I AH BEADY 10 A9&ABQE WITH CUBAH FOR JG1KT IHVE5TIQA7 JOB FHS^I SCIE^IIIFIG AKD f£CI!!1ICAL OF CHARGES ACmPST HIM STOP IP If VRAUEPin tliftl VftSUDEVA HAS DIsnSGARDED FAq IHSTRUCTSOBS IS IS LIABLE TO 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 WITH SAME PROJECT HAS BESE^ REQUESTED TAKE UP MATTER 1-lY BEHALF DIRECTLY WITH CUBAN GOVERHMEBT STOP WOULD MUCH AHY IHTERVEHTIOS YOU GAi KAKE WITH CUB A 8 f\vTH*Afn& if- s.c. . I , CONFIDENTIAL Note for the record Mr. Carlos Vegega of/UNDP informed me at 1825 hours today that he had just received from Havana a telephone call from the FAO representative who had "been sent there in connexion with the detention a few days ago of an FAO expert, Mr. Vasudeva, by the Cuban authorities. The FAO representative had spoken today with Mr. Roa, the Cuban Foreign Minister, who told him that the Convention on Privileges and Immunities was not applicable in this case because Mr. Vasudeva was being charged for acts which had nothing to do with his functions as a IM expert. According to Mr» Hoa, Mr. Vasudeva had, without authorization, imported five strains of fungi which could be highly damaging to the Cuban agriculture. An investigation was being conducted to establish what Mr. Vasudeva had actually done with the fung;i. Mr. Vasudeva was detained and his case was being handled by the 1st Tribunal, which dealt with economic crimes. Mr. Eoa stated that the Secretary-General had seen the Cuban Permanent Representative yesterday, 19 September, and had told the Ambassador that an FAO fito-patholegist would be sent by FAO to Cuba to conduct an enquiry. The FAO representative stated to Mr. Vegega that this did not correspond to the instructions he had received from Rome, which were to the effect that only after the release of the expert would the fito-pathologist be sent to Cuba to conduct the enquiry. The FAO representative was naturally anxious to get a clarification as to what had transpired in the conversation between the Secretary-General and the Cuban Permanent Representative. Mr. Vegega has the telephone number of the FAO representative who is in Cuba looking into the Vasudeva affair. Jose Rolz-Bennett 20 September 1968 ROSE Translated from Spanish Provisional translation Permanent Mission of Cuba to the No. 624 20 November 1963 Sir: 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- *• 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 degrees Longitude A, 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 -2- 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 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. -3- 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 upon activities and has therefore statSHsbaixfefeacfc the Venezuelan Government to free and return the "Alecrin11 and its crew immediately, since they were attacked and captured international on 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 ( yffykfl flf /£.gj which are being attacked jointly by defend the/Cuban people, >J f\ 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. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) Ricardo ALARCON Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations NEW YORK TIMES, Thursday, 21 November 1968 NEW YORK TIMES Friday, 22 Nov.19^8 Seizure Is Put iri Territorial Waters—Havana Protests CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 20 (AP)—The Defense Ministry said today that two watphips had captured a Cuban vessel in .territorial waters. ' ' The Havana radio said the Cuban fishing boat Alecrin had MIAMI, Nov. 20—The Ha- been badly damaged when two vana radio said today that the Cuban Foreign Ministry had Venezuelan gunboats shelled it. delivered to the Swiss Embassy The radio placed the incident in Havana, which represents in international waters 100 Venezuelan interests, a note miles off the Venezuelan coast. -of protest against what it called The Defense Ministry said the a "coward!^ attack carried out Alecrin had been seized near in international waters." The note demanded the im- Los Testigos, a Venezuelan is- mediate release of the ship and land group 50 miles off the her crew, ,.and said that Cuba mainland. Venezuela's 12-mile reserved the right to adopt territorial limit etxends off the any actions. it deemed neces- mainland and around pffshore sary "in the defense . of her! rights and sovereignty." islands. The. Alecrin has a crew of The-Alecrin was taken to 38, including the captain and the naval station of Carupano, a Japanese technician, the Ha- vanaicornmunique said, ,addin~ ^"' ^BRAZIL, >„• . MILES 3O0 .-The New.Yorfc Times :Nov.-21,196S Ship was reported captured off 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' as j having .said that.it was possible ithat the vessel carried a< Cuban ] guerrilla mission, Men and arms ':from /Cuba /have been inteK cepted' previously .on,;' Vene- zuela's shores. The Government said recently that it expected '—"1'-4'^"1^'-^^ TO : The Secretary-General FROM : Jean Gazarian FOR YOUR INFORMATION DATE : £ * ""' 196? / I UNITED NATIONS, ^jjjlj ' NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK LJ NATIONS NEWYORK • REFERENCE PO 220 V The enclosed translation of a communication dated ..20 November 1968 is transmitted to the Permanent Missions ~ i of the States Members of the United Nations at the request of the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations. 21 November 1968 Translated from Spanish PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS New York 20 November 1966 No. 62U Sir: In accordance with instructions received from the Revolutionary i 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 Excellency U Thant Secretary-General United Nations -2- 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 -3- 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. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) Ricardo AIARCON Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Rations TO : The Secretary-General FROM : Jean Gazarian FOR YOUR INFORMATION . 2 7 NOV 1968 DATE : UNITED NATIONS |^pf NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK CABLE ADDRESS • UNAT1OMS NCWYORK < "REFERENCE PO 220 The enclosed translation of a communication dated ... 25 November 1968 is transmitted to the Permanent Missions of the States Members of the United Nations at the request of the Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations. 26 November 1968 Translated from Spanish 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-General United Nations -2- 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. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) Manuel Pe"rez Guerrero Permanent Representative of Venezuela ROUTING SLIP FICHE DE TRANSMISSION Mrs. Mira FOR ACTION POUR SUITE A DONNER FOR APPROVAL POUR APPROBATION FOR SIGNATURE POUR SIGNATURE PREP ARE- DRAFT PROJET A REDIGER FOR COMMENTS POUR OBSERVATIONS MAY WE CONFER? POURRIONS-NOUS EN PARLER? YOUR ATTENTION VOTRE ATTENTION AS DISCUSSED COMME CONVENU AS REQUESTED SUITE A VOTRE DEMANDE NOTE AND FILE NOTER ET CLASSER NOTE AND RETURN NOTER ET RETOURNER FOR INFORMATION POUR INFORMATION Date: 3.12.68 FROM: J. Rolz-Bennett DE: CR. 13 (11-64) CONFIDENTIAL ^\^T 2 Decem1:>er Note for the Record Meetings of the Cuban Ambassador with the Secretary-General on 20 November and 2 December 1968 Present at the meetings were: H.E. Dr. Ricardo Alarc6n The Secretary-General Mr. Jos6 Bolz-Bennett 1. On 20 November 1968, Ambassador Alarcon of Cuba came to see the Secretary-General for the purpose of informing him that in the early hours of that very day, units of the Venezuelan Navy had shelled and thereafter sequestered the Cuban fishing boat "Alecrin" which belonged to the Cuban fishing fleet. According to Ambassador Alarcon, this incident had taken place on the high seas, more than a hundred miles from the Venezuelan coast. With the boat, the Venezuelan Navy had sequestered the Captain and thirty-seven members of the crew. The boat 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 be circulated 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 this incident. Ambassador Alarc6n stated specifically that the only request being made by his Government to the United Nations was to have the letter circulated to all Member States. 2. On 2 December 1968, Ambassador Alarc6n presented a further note to the Secretary-General, drawing attention to the fact that more than ten days had elapsed since the capture of the "Alecrin", without the Government of Venezuela having returned the boat or freed the crew. In addition, the Government of Cuba inferred from information which had appeared in the international press, that physical and moral pressure had been brought to bear on the crew of the captured boat, probably for the purpose of fabricating a story concerning the "Alecrin". He requested that this further note also be circulated as an official document to all Member States. In reply to a question, he reiterated that his Government was requesting no action from any organ of the United Nations, including the Secretary-General, other than to bring the letter to the attention cf the Secretary-General and of the States Members ofithe Organization. Jos£ Rolz-Bennett Under-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 FROM : Jean Gazarian FOR YOUR INFORMATION DATE : „ ^ 4 DEC 1968 UNITED NATIONS \^jj NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK CABLE ADDRESS - U NATIONS NEWYORK • PO 220 ,\ The enclosed translation of a communication dated ..... 2 December 1968 is transmitted to the Permanent Missions of the States Members of the United Nationf" s at the request of ""'V^ ./ the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations. 3 December 1968 , y - s. Translated from r'ranir,h PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 6 East 67th Street New 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 His Excellency U Thant Secretary-General of the United Nations New York, N.Y. -2- 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: -3- 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. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) Dr. Ricardo Alarc6n Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations TO : The Secretary-General FROM : Jean Gazarian FOR YOUR INFORMATION P.TE : ' UNITED NATIONS |H| NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK PO 220 \ /•*"""°"% The enclosed translation of a communication dated 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 Nations. \ 20 December 1968 Translated from Spanish 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 having been completed, the Government of Venezuela has decided to allow it to leave with all the persons who were on board at the time of its detention, with the exception of two of them who have requested and have been granted territorial asylum in Venezuela. "The inquiries into the detention of the vessel Alecrin have fully confirmed that it was in Venezuelan territorial waters at the time when it received the command to stop and identify itself, which it deliberately refused to obey. Consequently, the Government of Venezuela reiterates that the detention of the vessel by the Venezuelan Naval Forces was strictly in accordance with the applicable rules of national and international law. Although the inquiries which have been made give reason to suspect that the Alecrin was engaged in activities other than fishing, its crew had ample opportunity to destroy any material evidence which could have constituted positive proof, since it appeared that some objects were thrown overboard. Caracas, 19 December 1968." His Excellency U Thant Secretary-General of the United Nations New York -2- I should be grateful if you would have this note circulated among the representatives of Member States as an official document. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) Manuel PEREZ GUERRERO Permanent Representative of Venezuela L..T- J 19* J^taaneafc lte|F$$aeiiiativ« of the Italted States to the $&f;l©ns hssi feeen i«tri*ete$ lay hia tfovemment t& return to vlaa tte® of to ftadtodl to vhereln the Cuiban to infttruot all mem* of the Outoon «« iwH as all othsr Cufeaa the .fteitetf Btmtt® fex tilth Qeilted Ifetions aoti to ?emitjs to ^ to s^ off ieent of tlie Mlsslois to tli© Qhlted Xa Hi© aot© tiie Doited Statoe tint ftailuve of 0^»aa ifimlon to ecmf iB^ to thu^e faXltng vlthia ^ffielal the ttadtoA States the sts-tel and the of resii«^^ 1m She Qotitedf to It toot ftiaftg Setoriter 9* ofrieial of the privilog* «et Iii0 «wRiieatt« to tli® Ubilti Slates 1$ teiau ar«r&$m&$ it is iHsga&stecl NEW YORK TIMES, Wednesday, 29 January res of Isolation of Cuba By SAM POPE BREWER ' Special to Tht Hew.York Times UNITED NATIONS, : N, Y.; hat "Cuba' must be re-integrated Jan/ 28 -r Secretary Gerieraj1 nto the'. Latin-American com- .Thant spoke;put firmly Hbday nunity;; "with'; due .respect for for an' end to* the* :ecbtjbmic e^'politicar option:, and the ac- boycott of-Cuba.\ < '!:V K"-•• ''•' eptance iof her autonomy as //"I: am.,' always'Sioc-Ahi&ter; 5bVere'ign?hatioh:" •'••/' , ruination .of the isolation or The '. Archbishop's, remarks segregation of any member of roused .considerable interest the" international community," ere but ho public reaction to- he:said. ."I am always for'the ay. Most diplomats declined revival of cohtacts"and- com- p-comment.1' munications' and ^exposure, as Comment by U. S. Mission ihavesaid." / In speaking of his. general A'\spbkesman for the United position, he Was referring, also itateS; mission here said that :he' .iiiatter of relations with to; the : long-standing..' question of admitting Communist China Cuba was a questiQ'n for Wash- to the ' United Nations. Mr. hgtbn.'rather than for the dele^ Thant has always supported the gation -'to .the Unlte'd Nations. principle of .universal member- Cuba :was suspended by the ship: without regard to differ- Organization of. ' American ences of politics among nations. Itate? in January, 1962, at 'uhta:"del Este, Uruguay, for) Agrees With Archbishop lubversive /activities reaching -.' He Vwas asked specifically at nto other" Latin-American a news conference- here: today countries; "Other nieas'ures were, about statements made -in New akeh toyimppseVeconbrnic sane-1 York oh Sunday by the Most is;* lyhicfi' have cut off most Rev. Helder Camara," Archbish- ,atinrAmerican'trade' and com- op of Recife 'and Olinda, Brazil, munications with Cufe;. ;''••' ••.' • in which the.-Archbishop callec ''"Argentina,;/; Bolivia; Brazil, for an end to,Cuba's economic Chile, Ecuador and Mexico ,,did isolation;''"1' "•'-'• not .vote again'st Cuba in the "Generally speaking, my at- meetings of the American or- titude, is well known," Mr ;anization. Mexico, however, is Thant said. He then made the :he only one that still main- statement about termination o :ains diplomatic relations with isolation, adding, "So I mus ridel Castro's regime in spite say that I agree with the ob of the votes of the Organiza- servations of the Archbishop on tion of American States. thi? point." '' Canada * and some countries A correspondent of Prens; outside the hemisphere have il 1969 By BARNARD L. COLLIER Two Cuban diplomats have of internal 'security been denied re-entry1 visas to tions, were reported the United States • because of Alberto Boza charges that they conductedla third sccretan , intelligence activities ' and al-!at the United ™'lltants and wh^radibals to visit Cuba - legedly gave "financial and di- Pedro' Luis Pmero-a rectional" aid to militant Negro third'secretary; Jorge £. Reye^i and in ™any cases'paying for groups such as the; Black Pan- Vega, a secretary; I their trips; encouraging these it. Honest to God, I have visitors to broadcast and write ther party, Government sources j Miguel • M; Santana 'Fraiz,r ar said yesterday. .'.'', , [attache";: and T----•---•••'*••-•----•-:- jantir'American propaganda" in and elsewhere; passing literature to ihosej; groups in the United ."ested in '< . ROM. 1 \Y!> •jj'isj' States who ask for it. of State on the same.f," Government sources said that as their colleagues. • ' the alleged "financial and di- rectional" aid that the seven 'at least 15 Black Panthers" They added that they did not iad been observed by investi- expect the Department of State Cubans were supposed to have provided to militant groups. gators entering the Cuban are still at large. to declare any of the five sus- Mission, which is. open to any- Again yesterday pickets were pected diplomats 'persona non Moreover, the sources on hand in front of che CrimH stressed that they had no evi- one the Cubans will allow to \riiil Courts BuiJcing demandin.jj grata but that their re-entry enter, and 15 members of the visas might not be issued the dence of any link between the release—or at least the re-! nationwide Panther group have duction in bail—for the arres:-' next time they left the country. Cuban diplomats here and the indictments for alleged con- visited Cuba in the last year ed Panthers. The ;•.::•() or soi All. of the Cuban diplomat; or so. picket,, most of them whits,; are or were/ attached to the spiracy of 21 members of the marched in an orderly _butj Black Panther Party. The Pan- Several other Negro and 1 Cuban Mission to the 'United white groups, from the' Student noisy parade behind poiice bar- thers i allegedly conspired to ricades yelling. "Free the Pan-i Nations. The Cuban delegate explode bombs in five Man- Non - Violent Co - Ordinating 1 Committee, which is all black1 thers!" and "Jail the Pigs" j have made no secret of the hattan .department' stores, a The cases ,of two youn?: fact that they maintained con- police station and along now, to the Students for a Democratic Society - mostly women who were arrested wiih! tacts with student and black commuter railroad track. ; the Panthers in a poiice round-; "The Cubans aren't interest- white, have also visited the radical movements in the United Cuban Mission and have come up on Wednesday were .•.••')-' ed in bombing stores," said one journed until April 0. Ncit.ir.rj States T-. but the suggestion or me sources, iney are in- uuuer surveillance. i that Cubans' have provided fi- terested in promoting revolu- William Kuntsler, the lawyer]of the women were named in, ; 'or the arrested Panthers, said the bomb plot indictment. i nancial aid to these groups is tion among Negroes and white The women are Rosalind Bon-j a new one. : • ! radicals, and right now that yesterday when asked about does not mean bombing to Jhe possible link between Cuban nett, 19, 459 West !83dj Barred Cubans Named diplomats and his clients: Street, who v/as seized for them." ,' legedly having i'our loader:! The Government sources, A Diplomatic Maneuver ."The 'revelation' by New York City police that the Black guns in her possession', ana. who -'asked that they 'not 'be It is significant, Government Sharon Williams, 22, of 40 We^t'; identified,. said that the .two Panthers apparently receive fi- and diplomatic sources said, nancing through. Cuban officialsl 35th Street, who v/as charged; Cubans denied re-entry were!' ' that the Cubans who have with possession of two at the United Nations is stage nuns and an unspecified z;:;.i'up'aj'ipj: . Chafik Saker Zenni, a former been denied re-entry were not ;wo in the massive attack pres- : admini'strative officer in the declared personna non grata. ently being waged on this black of marijuana.^ Action such as that usually re- militant organization. $10,000 ' mission with the rank of first quires what one Government secretary, and Jesus Jimenez "Stage one was the recent source described as a compli- indictment of 21 black young Escobar, one of two counselors cated process of developing men and women on bizarre listed for the 17-man mission. evidence of espionage followed charges. The' purpose of the Mr. Saker Zenni was refused ay careful diplomatic maneu- new 'revelation' by anonymous vering. sources is deliberately designed re-entry in January of last year, Refusing re-entry visas, on according to this-.information, to make it impossible for any the other hand, does not neces- of the indicted Panthers to re- and Mr. Jimenez Escobar, who sarily require such hard evi- ceive anything remotely ap- told fellow diplomats three dence, Government sources proximately a fair trial in this months ago that'He was going said, and thus it takes a good city." deal of pressure off the Sec- home to Havana" on vacation, retary of State who must pass Man Held in Bomb Piot was told he would be denied on all requests that a diplomat Meanwhile, in the case of re-entry before he 'left. " be declared personna non the. alleged bomb plot conspir- The five Cubans against grata. ;• acy by members of the Panther whom action, has been sought A Government source close organization, city police yes- -••-•- • Bureau ^.to the investigation of the Cu- terday arrested Leo (Lee) I'B.an diplomats, who are gone, Berry, 24 years old, of 101 | ;knd those whose cases are Lafayette Street in Brooklyn. j.' fending, at the Department oi The arrest of Mr. Berry Ijrgtate, "said yesterday that a brought to 14 the number of s f,ew of the reasons for taking Panthers jailed under the con- ! action against the diplomats spiracy indictment that was J ar^'lhiSttens of public record." asked for by New Yor.fcvG.ounty ! iciMe^^f.'iJfclude' overt efforts District Attorney Frsnk'jS.f-Ho;-: <|ft%§g||pt of the Cuban Mis- gan. Mr. Berry, wMJt-'iS^aj'sB IsM: HEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, 5 April 1969 Kept on Cubans at By SAM POPE BREWER .o abuse the travel regulations is pff limits ~\ta 'them. One Spedal to The New yorfc Times 'or, fear\ of .even stricter re- guess was "it may be a hang- : over frpm 'tl]e days -when the UNITED , NATIONS,-:N;;Y.; strictions if they are caught. Brooklyn Navy Yard was im- April '4 —Cuban diplomats a The '. current United Nationsportant;" credited to the United Natib isV of ^diplomats shows 17 If a Cuban diplomat has a live and work under --everi Cubans ; accredited : here under special reason for going to tighter ..-restrictions. .^ th'an'..' those jhey..' permanent . representative, Brooklyn, he must Isubmit an application in seven copies- 48 of other' Communist 'countries:, Dr. ;Ricardp:. Alarcon Quesada. \mong them, they ..have nine hours in advance. Applications except Albania and,Mongolia: ;ets; of. privileged license plates, are accepted only during work- Their United Nations imissjpri; according; toYjtihe. United States ing hours on Monday through at 6.East 67th: Street, has; po^ vrission'to the. United Nations. Thursday and until npon'j on licemen in -front of the1'. dppr , in New.Yo-rfc they may visit Friday. '. .': night and day, who 'can,watch' >nly' .Manhattan; the: Bronx, If permission is granted, 'the arrivals;arid1 departures without Westchester, .Queens and Stat- diplomat must -carry -the lap- any need for -subterfuge. ; f sn .Island..: In.. New" -Jersey, • theyproved application with :'ftim The diplomats' movements ire limited to Hudson and Ber: on his trip and show it on (de- are so .restricted that one , of ;en Counties and Passaic "with- mand. '. . • them -.complained, to iAmericaii ri 25 airline miles of the center The latest official note em- friends: "We don't even know )f New1: York/'' : The. . center pfbracing all these regulations on what, Long ; Inland looks; like. he:..city is ji officially' fixed .'.as. March .26, 1964, stated that,the We can't even go 'to Columbus' Circle. • Cubans were being allowed to without special permission." There, is^bne Bother excep- remain here "solely on .the By, a quirk, of •.diplomatic iorUiTheyjmay visit the Soviet basis' of responsibilities relat- usage,'. • they are allowed'diplp- Jnipn' s; country -ihoiise at pys-. ing to the United Nations."; matic. 'license. plates ,oh their .er . Bay,. L; "i.;,' but may travel In fact, according to' St-ate cars, which give "thempriv.- ,o and''frbm 'it only on high- Department sources, they still ;fpr' parking, -and vay . 25-A (Northern Boule- have much more freedom of to indicate vard, through Queens). movement than ..American -.dip-; Nobody at the United States lomats in Ironi.-.SaiiSa'in^.MiQun-; /fission can say why Brooklyn tries. ••^•^Mh:-i'>" , NEW YORK TIMES, 'Tuesday, 15 April !-': "'' N. Y., April" 14-T-Cuba ^protested to Secretary General Thant today .against the . United jStaites Gov- ernment's deniaL. 'pf .re-entry 'visas- for 'Cuban, 'delegates,1 to the United Rations. ';. •• . ' •;•• United1 States., Officials said .-last wee J k .th'at .twp^ Guiban- dip- lomats had : been .refused, visas .to -return . here '. .'DecauseV: they Vhad cdnducted'' intelligence ac- tivities arid had; given .funds to 'militant. Negro i groups', such as the". Black: Panthers.' The- offi- cials' indicated , that other Cuban delegates ;.were . suspected ..of similar activities. • . ' : •'..:•' '; . .. - '•..: Richard Alarcon Quesada, Cuba's chief delegate, requested a meeting with Mr. Thaiit and was --understood- to have-pro- i«stetf that the United States action was discriminatory. NE W YORK, TIMES, S UN DA Y, APRIL 27, 1969 offens.;.••••• e. Relations,^- ,J *' Wit. h the Soviet Union ( ' . i,Tt*Rf' i 'f^, fc j, j Special to The Ne^f- York Tim.es "the\ ties .of friendship ^be- s' been in' 'existence since between the two Communist maintain impartiality in the A wartr|ng trend in Cuban-) 1 tween 'our ;:two" countrie.s•; will 1964.. . nations. ,• ideological controversy, ob- Russian relations appeared'last MIAMI, April 26 —/An im- : serving from 'time to time that provement; in relations between become^ even, closer, with' the /1 Also this week, a Government .-/Since publishing .without Com August when Mr Castro en- spokesman indicated that Cuba ment:a'short report of the:boi- the struggle was prejudicial to Cuba and "the Soviet. Union, founding of this society," 'said ; world Communism dorsed the invasion of Checho- which were. severely /strained trygnt be moving tpwar.d MO'ST der ' 'cla$hes that took place its..;' president, Capt. Antonio t 1 Cuba was not represented last slovakia te$ by the Sdviet last year, has been indicated in Nunoz 'J.inie'nez, .presidentv; of pow's position in the contro- March. -2,' the Cuban : official March at the Moscow prepara- Union Cub"avlias also supported recent days by the Havana the Cuban Academy of the Sci- versy between the Soviet Union newspaper Gramma has printed tory meeting for the'conference Government. . iehces. arid Chinai V >. ' .a.-.fevv -brief i-dispatches• from the Kremlin's'riewly stated doc- ; Moscow suggesting that the So- of the 'worldV'Cqfnmunist', par- trine of the'right to 'intervene Fifteen months, ago, whenj The Cuban press-and radio, {Speaking of the dispute, ties, scheduled; to.' 'open, in the : Havana accused Moscow of ac- ed here,, gave consider- Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, Cuban viet Union has been trying hard Soviet capital /on June 5. in the ;i^tern'ar^ffairs of any tively supporting a "microfac- monitor Minister without portfolio, said, to solve its problems with China; stVaying '.'C6rflh?jjn.is,t. co'unt'ry. able coverage to the ceremony But - 'Dr. Rodriguez..' was . in ; tion," in Cuba opposed to the and to the fact that it was at- "Cubai is on the side of those In this context, the statement Moscow at that tithe,' for'-a , ,\jh Kis.Janua'ry- 2 address Mr. solicies of Premier Fidel Cas- tended by Mr. Castro.. who do not want any conflict." by Dr. Rodriguez; made in Lima, "warm, and friendly exchange Gastro; spoke "appreciatively of tro, these relations' reached The recent military clashes Peru, - where • he travelled as of views on - a wide range1 of the,Soviet Union's economic aid: their coldest point in years.. It Took 5: Years between the Soviet Union and head. of .the Cuban delegation topics" with Mikhail A. Suslov,' to''Cuba;' .''.'•'-' . • "-: • . This week-, however, Mr. China have virtually been ig- to the United Nations Economic an expert on Communist ideol- .-In '.February• the"-two coun- But Havana i did not explain Commission for Latin America-,, Castro, accompanied by a large why1 it took the Government nored by.the Cuban press and ogy, .Because, of. this meeting it tries signed a trad? agreenient ;roup of officials, presided ,pver radio. If Cubans 'were to rely is viewed by observers as favor- has been suggested that Cuba for* 19159. A. communique" indi-(1 . meeJing^ip-sHayana, at which five years to set-up its friend- on those strictly controlled ing the position of the Soviet might attend the June confer? cated that the Soviet. Union had,r et-;FTieri ;Sb- ship' organization, when in the media, they would never guess Union. . ••,•>" encei;'at JeaSt in-ah observing again'underwritten a large Cu-; Union a similar society that a state of hostility exists 1 For years Havana has tried to role.-v \ !,'.-;:' • -; ban- trade deficit. .' ;• YORK TIMES, Sunday, 2? April 1969 '.• ':••:•• ---,'.- "•-'•-'..%- >, Says' Nation Will' to-Back Violent'RevpIution. By MALCOLM W. BROWNE Special to The New Yori Times LIMA, Peru,; April; 2,6—^The 'Cuban representative.;'"• :at'. a ' United Nations "e'efonpmici c6fiL ferehce here: has,ydashect hopes that his nation might ,sopn seek peaceful' 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 :. throughput Latin America. • •, ;..?.-;. .-. For delegates from 42 nations here for the 13th conference jpf .the United Nations Economic Commission for.Latin Amefickj ' ponimehts.".on : Hijackings ' • which ended Wednesday, .the '•':•.',On•'••:a':,specific /quest-ion of . delegation that attracted by far -Unitecl^Sfete^-euban-relations, "'the most attention was-the/one Dr.-Rbdn'guez showed an aware- } headed: by Dr. Rodriguez. Since ness of the black, humor; jokes \ Cuba1 was-, expelled ..|rpm:! all currently in vogue in the United ; the;wprking subdivisionspf'.-the States: on the subject of aircraft hijacking, and found some hu- •Organization ;\ of : American : * States seven years ago, Latiri- mor in, the'subject himself. . American diplomats have rare- Conceding that hijacking ly had direct contact with their commercial airplanes to Cuba Cuban 'counterparts. entails great personal risk to An Old-Line Communist passengers, he said: ;'; 'Ties With Peru Strained '; 1 "Of course, there is a bright Dr. Rodriguez is one of the side.' Thousands of Americans '• United^States^relations^with few old-line Cuban Communists et a chance -to see our won- Peru have been strained" be- to survive as a member of ferful Cuba who wouldn't cause the Peruvian' Govern- Premier Fidel Castro's ultraleflr- otherwise come. But! that, of ment has seized properties of i'st Government, in which lie is course, isxa complacent view the International Petrpleum -a Minister Without Portfolio. of things. It is really a serious Corporation, a subsidiary of He-is also a member of the. matter." • . . .. . , . the Standard Oil Company Communist party's, Centra] He avoided direct answers to (New Jersey). Committee. questions about' what1 happens Dr. Rodriguez also discounted In an interview, Dr. Rodri- to hijackers in Cuba, but .in- chances of major cpoperation ,-guez imparted a feeling pf sisted ' that his: .Government between Marxists and Chris- pessimism about the possibility 'made, a sharp distinction be- tian Democrats in Latin Amer- of peaceful solutions pf the ; tween .political refugees and ica, despite the similarity in region. . ; - common criminals.: He would many of their objectives. Discussing the insistent 'ru- not speak of the refugees; of "We are not interested in mors of the last year about the criminals he said: "We re- making commpn fronts with ' some sort of rapprochement gard them as undesirables." other' mpvements merely fpr between Havana .and Washing- Asked if that meant thfey the sake of winning election ton, the diplomat'declared: were sentenced to terms at victories. We are not reformists "Cuba is not interested in hard labor, he replied:' '"Well, but revolutionaries, and re- any agreement or contact with a lot pf people volunteer to formists and revolutionaries do the United States, in any case work, including them." not mix." as long as.Washington persists Dr. Rodriguez acknowledged The Cuban official said his in its agressive imperialist pol- the common interest of Cuba nation still solidly supported iciesi as manifested by the con- and varipus non-Communist armed revolution as a means tinuing war in Vietnam, the movements in Latin America of changing Latin America. constant' provocations against in certain causes, but saw little "The death of Ernesto Che [North] Korea and the 'current possibility, of direct coopera- Guevara in Bolivia is some- economic pressure on Peru," he tion. • times called a Cuban failure," said." "The -Government of Peru he said. "It was not a failure. .He also expressed. little in- has shown great independence The real victors in Bolivia are terest in restoring relations of spirit and great interest in the dead, who have given 600 with other Latin-American na- fighting-for national sovereign- million ' people a symbol and tions. .'•:.-'•;•, ty in the. face of imperialist an inspiration. ' -.. "It is "more important for pressure," .he said. "This atti- "Cuba continues to stimulate •:' other. Latin nations to Jiave. re- tude will naturally attract the guerrilla warfare. We leave lations . with us than it is to support of the Peruvian people. _ the making of'revolution to the ^ Cuba," he said. "I repeat, we ' In ;an international" context, it ' peoples concerned/'•;>;.,.,, , ' phaje.' made our way • alone and MS also an attitude? that; Cuba' '-canvcqntinue to do so. When : begia-.^to follow ^ ':'wholeheartedly supports^'•"",\ i ' ' TIMES, HBSP ns Seat on U.N. Development Body By SAM POPE BREWER Sptclal-to Thf New Yort TlmM UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Only Mexico has continued June 5—Cuba won a surprise to maintain diplomatic rela- victory in' the. Economic and tions. She has taken the posi- Social Council today with her tion that" severing relations election to the governing body would be equivalent to infer- of the United Nations Develop- fering in the country's domestic ment Program over the opposi- affairs. tion of all her Latin-American The governing council of the neighbprs. United Nations Development Reasons for the surprise re- sult could not be immediately Program was formed in 1965vto determined because the elec- consolidate existing UnitedfNa?- tion is by secret ballot. tions work in the fields or\de- The Cuban delegate, Dr. velopment and technical aid. Ricardo AIarc6n Quesada, had Its 37 members provide di- been following the preliminary rect policy control for all forms meetings carefully, though his of such work done by the Unit- country is not a member of the ed Nations. Economic and Social Council. The 27 countries in the ECO- The Cuban victory by one nomic and Social Council who vote over Argentina is a very cast secret ballots today are rare breach of an unwritten Argentina, Belgium, Britain, rule thai United Nations bodies Bulgaria, Chad, the former accept the., candidates backed French Congo, France, Guate- by the other countries in their mala, India, Indonesia, Ireland, own geographical region. Jamacia, Japan, Kuwait, Libya, In the 27-member Economic Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, and Social Council, the Latin- Sierra Leonej the Soviet Union, American group had sponsored the Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Argentina and Mexico for tft? the United States^ Upper Vpltai two Latin-Americkn .places on Uruguay and .Yugoslavia. the development "governing : Any influence.. Cuba may council that-Were to be filled have as a member of the gov- 1 erning council was viewed by today, 1'Mexico : ari; d :Cuba were elected-/ -:'.*'--:-! '- - ;- /- -.^ •••'.-•.•••.;:•". delegate's-':as;-a' small matter : Cuba was excluded from the ;.: What:- aroused surprise;..was proceedings of the Organiza- the..-overthrow of the gentle- tion of American States- in men's agreement on accepting 1962 oh -th'e ground that -she nominations, by regional .blocs had interfered in the political affairs of other-Latin-American countries;. : • .'•-.' Tw6 years later, the organi- zation voted to take a: further step and i cut .diplomatic1: and trade:, relations , with, : Premier Fidel;. Castro's'-' Government;, While-emphasizing that their quarrel was' with, the .-current Government arid:~;hot, with the people.of .Cuba, the Latin.'cQu'h- Unofficial translation from Spanish Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nati 6 East 6?th Street New 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.. - 2 - 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.^tirs Over Voting in Futim ;'By;SAM POPE BREWER . 'Special to Til* New Yorls,Times UNITED, NATIONS, /N. Y-, Mexico had been considered June 6 — The surprise election a possible supporter of Cuba "bf Cuba-to the Development but' her representative, Juan Gallardo, said that while the Program's governing council two -governments had friendly yesterday 'has given the United relations, he had not voted for Nations 'its most' exciting mys- Cuba and regretted the breach tery of the..year:: "Who broke of the gentlemen's agreement. the gentlemen's agreement?"^ Glenn A. Olds of the United United States and other States said that it was not only Western delegates were but- the' gentlemen's agreement that tonholing friends, from ; other had broken down but the whole countries today and ticking off system of elections based on it. lists on little cards, trying to He expressed "consternation" learn how 'Cuba won the seat over the breakdown. - i that had been promised to Ar- gentina on thb 37-member'coun- The five geographical groups cil, which directs ,the alloca- recognized in the Ecpriomic and Social Council are Africa, | tion of many millions of doL Asia, Latin 'America, Western lars in international aid; funds.' Most diplomats were wor- Europe and othersi and East- ried. They did' not care greatly ern Europe with the. Soviet Un- about Cuba's election in itself, ion. ..•"•'.-'' but the violation of the gentle: The purpose of the gentle- men's agreement could be dis- men's agreement has been to astrous for their orderly work- insure that each area gets its ing arrangements..-.'.... share' of posts, while the choice It has been^ traditional that within each region; is made by posts allocated .tp a geograph- the countries 1 of that region. ical area would be assigned by Thoug: h it-has ;never; been put. the nations from .that area to one or more of the members of their group and that the delegates of all "areas would then support .them or choose between them. Cuba was care- fully left out by" the :Latin- American ',group before yester- day's. voting, in the Economic ;and Social Council. . Bqykott Broken The election, of: "Cuba not only broke the boycott her neighbors have imp.osed-on her under United States influence,1 but indicated that no election can -be•.'-comfortably fixed in future! ••'; • ', ,. , .-','. The election -is- not; easy to analyze because, itvjs; not just a question of splitting the 27 votes of the Economic and So- cial Council among two or three Candidates. , Twelve members were to be elected tq; the governing coun- cil from,:1; five geographic re- gions. Each region, nad one 'or more candidates agreed upon in advanbe; •• :.-•,: -L>.- , Each of the 27 council mem- bers voted for 12.candidates— a total1 of 324 votes. The:,12 countries that got the highest totals were,elected. ; ;• ' Mexico with 17 votes and . Cuba withj.lS. were;, the two lowest of the 12! elected, ^coun- tries. Argeritina .wit^^'^' ""*°^ did riot, make it, 5 Latin American '~'~ ||uJied' out :of their ie regime of Pre> It ] is;:u^ikely; that; there will ever. be'van -authontative;expla- natibn of the vb.ting.' • : Explanation Offered , The Economic and" Social Council, known, as ECOSOC, is almost evenly divided between pro-Western arid' pro-Commu- nist governments. One sugges- tion today was: that one West- ern nation; or air uncommitted African' state, had voted for all three Latin countries'. TO : The Secretary-General FROM : Jean Gazarian FOR YOUR INFORMATION DATE : 25 JUN UNITED NATIONS «ffi| NATIONS UNIES ^y^j^ygjr ^ ^ NEW YORK CAII.C ADDRCII • UNATIONB NEWYORK- AORMKC TELCORAPHIQLJC RIFIMNCI: 621/1 .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 O Translated from Spanish 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, -2- 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. -3- 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 c-.lj.t 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 -5- 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. -6- (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 -8- 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 ALABCOH Ambassador Permanent Representative -.s-70-qrr'; \**<*tfl*$ 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 ™i 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 ,;id** $• ^i~4-:sr' ti-y '- 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. UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS Press Release USUN-86-(69) August 21, 1969 The following statement was issued today by the State Department in Washington., D.C.: j The United States Mission to the United Nations, upon instruction from the Department of State, today delivered a note to the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations notifying him that a member of his staff3 now in Cuba, would not be permitted to re-enter the United States and that another member of his staff, currently in New York City,, would have to leave the United States. The United States protest stemmed from the fact that certain members of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations have engaged in activities outside the scope of their duties as diplomatic officers on the staff of a mission accredited to the United Nations. In the same note the Permanent Representative of Cuba was requested to instruct his staff to confine their activities to those called for by their duties at the United Nations. Prior to delivering the note, a representative of the United States Mission to the United Nations informed the United Nations Secretary-General of the action proposed to be taken against the Cuban diplomatic officers concerned. The text of the note follows: "it has come to the attention of the Government of the United States that members of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations have not complied with the Note Verbale communicated to the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations on December 133 1968. That Note requested that all members of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations, as well as all other Cuban nationals in the United States in connection with United Nations activities, be instructed to confine their activities to matters related to their duties as officers of a permanent mission accredited to the United Nations. Members of the Cuban Mission have, nevertheless, continued to engage in activities outside of their official duties and involving interference in the internal affairs and internal security of the United States. -more- "In particularj the following members of the Cuban Mission have engaged in activities of this character and have thereby abused their privileges of residence within the meaning of Section 13(b) of the Headquarters Agreement between the United States and the United Nations: Alberto Boza Hidalgo-Gato, First Secretary., and Lazaro Eddy Espinosa Bonet, Third Secretary. It is accordingly requested that arrangements be made•for the expeditious departure from the United States of Mr. Espinosa and the Mission of Cuba is hereby informed that Mr. Boza will not be allowed to re-enter the United States. "The Government of the United States reiterates its request that all members of the Cuban Mission be instructed to confine themselves to matters directly related to their duties as officers of a permanent mission to the United Nations. This request is especially pertinent in the case of Jorge B. Reyes Vega. The Mission of Cuba is also once again requested to instruct other Cuban nationals in the United States in connection with the business of the United Nations to likewise confine their activities to official duties." United States action in cases of this nature is governed by the Headquarters Agreement between the United States and the United Nations. The Agreement was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States on August 4^ 194? and provides^ in part,, that an alien in the United States in connection with the United Nations is not exempt from the laws and regulations of the United States regarding his continued residence should he engage in activities outside his official capacity. Mr. Boza., First Secretary, is 28 years of age3 and arrived in the United States in September 1968. Mr. Reyes3 Second Secretary., and Mr. Eddy3 Third Secretary., are both 25 years of age and both arrived in August 1967. ******* MEW YORK TIMES, Friday, 22 August 1969 B'|ri*mission, Jorge JE. 'Roye^Vega, to confine him !$tates In 7cohnecti5fi'Kwfth the Says He Sought Security Data self to matters directly related tlnited Nations is not exempt to his duties at the United Na- from the laws of the United tions. States regarding his continued By ROBERT M. SMITH H r, The note warned all mem- residence if he engages in ac Special to The New York Times "I . ibers of the mission and "other tivities outside his official ca- WASHINGTON, Aug. 21—The United States today or- •Cuban nationals in the United pacity. ^ ' ' :- ! dered the "expeditious departure" of a member of the Cuban ^States in connection with the I The ''Federal Bureau of In- mission at the United Nations on the ground that he- had business of the United, Nations", vestigation said it had no' com- tried to recruit a Cuban ref- but it' said the warning was ment, on the .alleged attempt ."especially pertinent" in the ugee to gather information! to gather information. It re .-.case of Mr. Reyes. No further j ferred queries to the State De- concerning "the security ofj explanation was given. •,, •; partment. The Secret Service the, office of the President." ? Mr. Reyes, 23 years <•' old, said that the alleged activity ''does not involve the safety of A spokesman for the State j$ecori.d Secretary of" the"-; mis- Department said that the per- the President, so it is out of our- .s'iori, came to the United States jurisdiction.". sonal or physical security of •in ^August; 1967. Mr.: Espinosa, the' President had not been in- J25, came at the same time. Cubans Receive Message volved. But he would not spec- Mr. Boza, 28, arrived last Sep- o The New York TJm«s ify what sort of security had tember: ';' -;':" ' •••••••"•-':•• i UNITED' NATIONS, N. .Y., been involved. r The.note- was delivered to-, Aug. 21— The acting head of He said at one point, "There ', !day by a member of the the Cuban Mission, Jose yiera, is a rather broad frame of ref- Qonfifmed" tonight that he hadi (United States Mission to the received the no.te- from the erence that allows for appre- {United Nations in New York trnited States Mission. hension when the subject is the jat the request of the State 1 He said he could make no security of the Office of the Department. comment pending instructions President." j A department spokesman, from , Havana. .* • • • The State Department note1 ; The latest directory of United 'who announced at a briefing Nations permanent missions ordered the expulsion of Lazaro |»ere that the note had been lists 18 officers in the Cuban ;Eddy Espinosa Bonet, third sec- delivered .and made its con- Mission, including those in- retary of the Cuban mission. itents public, also described the volved in the action today. It also declared that another irecruitment activities Mr. Es- ; Any illicit activities outside member of the mission, Alberto |)inosa and Mr. Boza are al- the mission are hampered by Boza Hidalgo-Gato, First Secre- 'elaborate restrictions on ithe peged to have been.involved in. movements of its members — tary, who is npwMn Havana, j Others Refused Re-entry the only Cubans in the United would not be allowed to : re- I In January, 1968, Saker Zen States with diplomatic status. enter the United States. 1 They may move freely in any A department spokesman said ni, first secretary of the Cuban part of New York City except that Mr. Boza had also tried mission, was barred from re- Brooklyn. They are also al- to recruit Cuban refugees in turning ;to the United Nations lowed to visit those parts of the United States to "gather and in February of this year Hudson, Bergen and Passaic Ifiminez Escobar, counselor, (Bounties in New Jersey within material of- an intel- a> 25-mile radius of Columbus ligence value" concerning the ivas refused-re-entry. ] The note'said that Mr. Es- Circle. operations of an American mili- I Also, they are allowed to tary installation. The 'Spokes- pinosa and Mr. Boza had abused visit the Soviet Union's estate man would not say what: instal- j:heir residence privileges -"with at Oyster Bay, L. I., but may lation was involved or what in the meaning of Section ti-avel to and from it only by linfprmation was_ sought. The is (B) of the headquarters Highway 25-A (Northern Boule- Wft.^^Sf^'-J^S^^'iUfij-KSs'-^. L agreement between the United vard), which goes through States and the. United Nations." Queens instead of Brooklyn. i Policemen' are . cpnstantly£von I That agreement, approved by dfcty ': outside;': $ei:l$a1$p^s> •Congress : in. August, 1947, pro- sion>:afcc6 :E^^6Btftn^ifiree:gi.;ji*- J TO : The Secretary-General FROM : Jean Gazarian FOR YOUR INFORMATION DATE : 3 SEP 1969 UNITED NATIONS yjjjjif NATIONS UNIES >»7-^=r' NEW YORK CABLE ADDRESS—ADRE9SB TKUEGRAPHIQUE: UNATION8 NEWYORK REFERENCE: PQ 220 CUBA (2) The enclosed translation of a communication dated 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 c I Translated from Spanish PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 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 Thant Secretary-General of the United Nations New York -2- PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 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 -3- 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 -It- 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 RQA Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba MEW YORK TIMES, Friday, 29 August 1969 >tOTl «U HI V >*1 PROTES wM Special.*) The Nett' Voi'-k Times UNITED NATJONS, N Y , Aug. 28 — Cuban sources said tonight that their mission had sent a letter to, Secretary General Thant accusing ;: the : United States of preparing new raids on vCuba by Cuban exiles trained by the Central Intelli- gence Agency l Without offering details, the letter, as obtained here, assetjt^ ed that plot§ against Cuba were being organized by two exiles — identified as Emiho Nunez Portuondo and Edgardo* Buttan — and that contact with them had been made .by " the United States Government "through the |intiniate friend of President Nixon, the businessman Bebe Rebozo .•R ebollg;'''> A revolution lurches along 6qn faith, hope and bluff William Atwood, today the Editor- conversation, if he was interested. to impose your will on us, we'll get in-Chief of Look magazine, was an He wasn't. ... along"), toasts and handshakes and outstanding foreign correspondent on gifts,of cigars. ' the staff, of the New York Herald How did you get to Cuba? It isn't At the door, we paused before a Tribune,. He served as ambassador easy. You fly in via. Mexico, so poster quoting Fidel: "We have much abroad • under Presidents Kennedy three bureaucracies are involved. to learn from the Vietnamese — and Johnson. Four months after approaching the Organization, Discipline, Tenacity." Cuban UN Mission, I was told we Up till then, no one had mentioned Recently, he took a couple of could pick up our visas in Mexico Vietnam. ("It would not have been weeks off from his editor's desk and City. Then we needed State Depart- courteous," I was told.) A truck toured Cuba as a reporter. Here is • irient validation of our passports for pulled up and disgorged a crowd of •what, he sew and heard: The ar- Cuban travel: another month.. Final- laughing cigar workers; they had ticle is reprinted here by special per- ly, we had to have reentry visas been putting in a day's "voluntary" from Look magazine, from the Mexicans. That usually takes two weeks, but we were labor cutting sugarcane. Waves and t>lP70' Look Magazine. lucky; three days after reaching smiles as. we left. Later, a Cuban CASTRO'S ClfE Mexico. City, ' we boarded the . comment: "Of course we are formally (1962).shows;|>r grateful to the Russians, but we feel William Atwood twice-weekly prop-jet Cubana;.. II- ' yushan-18 that is. Cuba's only air much closer to Americans." prised and pleasi were', sitting — my wife and link to the Americas. All. the pasr- Are the people anti- Castro? To cans. We cante 1 two Cuban friends — in the. sengers — who on this flight in- believe in the Revolution, it helps to and phone niunl of the earnest black director of cluded a Canadian water-polo team All but one we be young, energetic, group-oriented, r J« new "Rosafe Signet" provincial — were photographed' by the Mexi- intellectually passive and born in a meet with us;*- fificial-insernination center south can police before departure. The family- that's known only poverty. the Papal Nurici I Havana. The center is named reason: to make sure somebody else Fortunately for Castro, an increasing of the diplomat] a mighty Canadian bull who doesn't come back from Cuba With number of Cubans are in this cate- like Cuba!) arid of overwork two years after his picture on your passport. . . . gory. Hundreds of thousands of thetic to the rfeg Sorting- for .duty. We had been . Cubans who opposed the Revolution twice' in order iiting with his numerous progeny, What does Havana look like? have fled; some 3500 who find life in ments, but he ne" liririg the shiny new French lab Eastern .Europe at its Stalinist ••shab-v" Cuba too harsh are still leaving equipment, and we, were sipping 'biest plus a faded Miami Beach, How is Cul 1 every month . on the twice-daily warm Russian champagne and lis- backdrop and the biggest collection;: . Varadero-Miami airlift. (Cuba is one other Communisi tening to the director's vision of a of functioning fin-tailed, 'ehrpme; place where "Love it or leave it" is furtive, more ani: Cuba one day self-sufficient in meat plated automotive relics. oH'earth. more than a bumper-sticker slogan.) slavia, you .car and dairy products — thanks to Ro- (Either Detroit made better 'cars about the 'regime safe Signet, his heirs and the Revo- than we thought or the Cubans are And so an educated guess—based harsh but hasjiir. lution. Enormous cigars were passed the world's greatest mechanics,) the fear of--';.:fjf.S on this visit plus talks with several r will on us, we'll get 3 and handshakes and r, we paused before a Fidel: "We have much i the Vietnamese — Discipline, Tenacity." .10 one had mentioned would not have been was told.) A truck disgorged a crowd of r workers; they had n a day's "voluntary" sugarcane.' Waves and left. Later, a Cuban 2ourse we are formally CASTRO'S CUBA—Official Cuban government photo a huge sign reading "The Socialist Country," while Russians, but we feel (1962) shows Premier Fidel Castro standing in front of speaking to a youth-rally. . •; ''••• Americans." -.- ', •Y ::- ••' prised and pleased to meet Ameri- unteer cane cutters were casually British, French or Italian;' rathe: 3ople anti-Castro? To cans. We came with some names brushed off. (I suspect the Cubans than American. Of course, Washing, Revolution, it helps to and phone numbers' from friends. didn't want to risk.our getting in- ton's in no' hurry 'to normalize;'ei rgetic, group-oriented, All but one we called were glad to volved in ' embarrassing political ther. Our stated conditions are; tha passive and born in a meet with us. The exception was arguments with our fellow- Cuba end its reliance .on Russi? known only poverty, the Papal Nuncio, who's also dean Americans from SDS — whom Ha- (impossible), and stop, "exporting' r Castro, an increasing of the diplomatic corps (no place vana's only morjiimg paper, the revolution (hard to -control, :thbug) bans are in this cate- like Cuba!) and reportedly sympa- Communist-party', organ Granma, Cuban subversion in Latin Amerip: ds of thousands .of thetic to the regime. I phoned him had publicized as representative .of has diminished,, partly 'because .'the pposed the Revolution . twice in order to set' up appoint- all American youth-)'. But .we didn't Russians disapprove). Also, the e 3500 who find life in ments, but he never called me back. feel spied on as in Eastern Europe State Department.;^'is always reluc/ :sh are still leaving 12 years agoy.and I've been around tant to alter a p'olicy, even When it'i on the . twice-daily How is Cuba different from enough to know when I'm being not working as 'planned. 'The thaw- ni airlift. (Cuba is one other Communist, countries? 1) Less followed. /It's certainly easier'for an when it comes, -wiE be quiet anc Love it or leave it" is furtive, more animated. As in Yugo- American visitor to move about in gradual—some trade and, tourism amper-sticker slogan.) slavia, you can criticize or joke Cuba than .for a member of the perhaps''a-low-level- diplomatic mis. about the 'regime. Repression is still Cuban United Nations Mission, say, sion. And do we really need Quanta aducated guess—based harsh but has diminished along with to mbve about in. the U.S. namo? ;' '•]•', ; lus talks with several . the fear of U.S. invasion. 2) No i—is that a majority privileged "new class" of Commu- Normal relations What would; happen if Castn iorts . the government nistic big shots as in Eastern Eu- died? I'll just quote a knowledge; a substantial minority rope. In a high-priced restaurant, a Didn't you try to' see Castro? He able, pro-Revolution Cuban: "Up;-tc :n those who accept it small-town mayor was.' gulping ended our last interview, in 1959, 1965, it would, have been a disaster > would rebel if they champagne with a tipsy, blonde and with a phrase affirming his desire This was a one-man show. But riovi There's more grum- shouting at the musicians to "stop for good relations with the U.S.: there are -enough .trained and -dedi- ties—among the' rem- playing Yankee music." My com- "Let.us be friends." In 1963, I was cated people .to keep things going aiddle class—and less panion, wired- into the power struc- involved, as a member of the Ken- The military, for example. They're :yside, where abject ture, remarked coldly,' "He won't be nedy Administration, in some ex- moving- into government ministries. se and illiteracy used mayor' next week." 3) Red,Army ploratory talks with Dr. Carlos Le- If Fidel died—God forbid—I sup.- tanks can't'migVe in, as iti/Prague — .chuga, Cuba's ambassador to the pose .we'd have . an -army dictator- though the Russians could cut off UN—talks .that • were broken off ship under Raul Castro. What would ifuegos sugar refinery, Cuba's oil. (fjWe'd survive," said a after the assassination. So now I -let I do? I'd get out." tiistaking the sincerity'" Cubarii.'girirhlJjaMaybe.) 4) The orily it be known that I'd welcome a Does the CIA still support hit. i ^who. ,;told;;:us:;:J;'Si;nc£.i; ; ^ester^piMSjip ••; flies .to Cuba .is ; 1 chance to find out how Castro felt at;havp;^Jsieadji]obS; UiffT'aS S»WBSi^.tWiHSiS;tfi™',*'i-rV--KA-.-.. T :—-—•:- - and.-run raids by Cuban exiles? No ^^$Sim»#ni«ia iay, about improving . relations: Dr. but most Cubans think so and thei; For'eigri Minis,-, government wants them to.. It'helps irited'fne^tb'lunch^be- ' "'sustain, the' siege mentality. Private! avana., and "explained ;•• yriiii-wi-^x-! _-.„:_.; _ j -•.-•.-' ly'financed exiles mount occasionaj 'iforays. But Tin satisfied our policy fis);to . intercept them.' The CIA has1 ^learned something since the Bay o, ^pigs"fiasco.":"-" -•-"•'; • ' ~=fe-; :'•." '; '&-~i. i' '••••• ., jrcane harves: 111LLI~.U Vj-LUOCJ. l/u t yushan-18 that is. Cuba's only air prised and : fe. .were', sitting — my Wife and 'link to the Americas. All the pasr Are the people anti-Castro? To cans. We o fid.-,two Cuban friends —. in-the. sengers —'who on this flight'in- believe in the Revolution, it helps to and phone - |e of the earnest black director of cluded a Canadian water-polo team be young, energetic, group-oriented, All but one | new "Rosafe Signet" provincial — were photographed by the Mexi- intellectually passive and born in a meet with ; iificial-inseminatipn center, south can police before departure. The family that's known only poverty. the Papal .,; ! Havana. The center is named reason: to make sure somebody else Fortunately for Castro, an increasing of the dip! ||fer a mighty Canadian bull who doesn't come back from Cuba with number of Cubans are in this cate- like Cuba!)i '&-*-* of overwork two years after his picture on your passport. gory. Hundreds of thousands of thetic to th| Sorting' for . duty. We had been Cubans who opposed the Revolution twice in or Ifiting. with his numerous progeny, What does Havana look like? have fled; some 3500 who find life in ments, but I liring, the shiny new French lab Eastern.Europe at its Stalinist shab- Cuba too harsh are still leaving Sjffuipment, and we. were 'sipping •'blest plus a faded' Miami 'Beach every month on the twice-daily How is; warm" Russian champagne and lis- other Comrt 1 backdrop and the biggest collection; Varadero-Miami airlift. (Cuba is one tening .'to the. director '? vision of a of functioning fin-tailed, 'chrome- furtive, mor Cuba one day .self-sufficient in meat place where "Love it or leave it" is plated automotive relics, on''earth. more than a bumper-sticker slogan.) -slavia, you and dairy/products — thanks to Ro- (Either Detroit made better ' cars about the T- safe Signet,' his heirs and the Revo- . than we thought or .the Cubans are And so an educated guess—based harsh but h lution. Enormous cigars were passed the world's greatest mechanics;) on. this visit plus talks with several the fear oi around, and I Was handed an alumi- Peeling paint, broken panes, uncol- Cuba-watchers—is that a majority privileged .'. num ashtray inscribed, 'Made from lected garbage, people lined- up-bu't- nistic big 1 : in Cuba supports the government a U.S. plane shot down over the side barren food stores. (The meat actively, with a substantial minority rope. In aj Democratic Republic of Vietnam." ration is only % Ib.'a week;.-) Pedes- divided between those who accept it small-town; "Wellj" said one of our companions 1 : trians neatly dressed but not.^ele- and those who would rebel if they champagne. with . a diplomatic smile, "at least ! gant: no mini-skirts or shaggy hair. had a chance. There's more grum- shouting at America has contributed something More portraits of Che and Ho than playing Yai to our revolution " bling in the cities—among the rem- of Fidel. Posters plugging the zafra nants of the middle class—and less panion, wir- — the sugar harvest: "With dili- in the countryside, where abject ture, remar] Later we- were sitting amid the gence and dignity, 10 mil-lion tons"; poverty, disease and illiteracy used mayor nex'j abstract paintings in the Casa de las "10 millions tons equal 10 years of to be widespread. tanks can't'] Americas with the poet and editor, anti-yankee struggle in Vietnam." A though the iif.to Retamar, who once taught Soviet freighter gliding past Mbrro At the Cienfuegos sugar refinery, Cuba's oil.: le.' "U.S. policy has been vital Castle. there was no mistaking the sincerity Cuban grirr „_ success of our Revolution," he of the foreman who told us: "Since Western aii || "Our people had to feel be- Where did you stay? At the Ha- the Revolution, I have a steady job, Franco Spj , by American imperialism in bana Libre (ex-Hilton): bellboys in a rent-free house, paid vacations, given a psjj to make the necessary sacri- frayed jackets refusing tips: no hot medical care — everything I need. Russian edi] A poster on the wall comr- water because no spare parts for the And a daughter going to the Uni- my desk re Cuba to Vietnam. "Vencere- broken U.S. made boiler: gourmet versity! Imagine that—the daughter something " • it. read,' "We shall overcome!" meals in the private VIP dining of a man who never finished gram- other Comr iar- smiled. "And We shall, you room and meat loaf and, soggy noo- mar school!" At dinner one evening, get Miami dles served by tuxedoed waiters in I asked a 21-year-old girl who has takes time, the main restaurant: American been, studying1. Russian and plans a Cubans stil ariiow •• piped music and1 shirtsleev-ed crowds." 'career in journalism what she7 re- accept tips, in the hotel lobby. Accost a stran- garded, as the most important quali- munists as as "rigid," ||-r^ .Thus America .has contributed ger, and he could be a Rumanian ties in life. "Courage, dignity and engineer, an African politician, . a enthusiasm," she replied. W-hat about mission: "T? much more than, ashtrays". For our rica and La |, attempt to ' isolate Castro's regime Latvian merchant seaman, a British humor and love? They hadn't oc- businessman—or a Cuban cop. curred to her. I mentioned money. defied Ame has only made it-more popular. Nor because w| does the irony end there. While we She laughed. "What's important about money?" she retorted scorn- danger to oi have helped Castro politically, the What's happened to the night . -Y". Russians have had to prop up life? All but eliminated because non- fully. "Who needs it?" A child of Cuba's Communist economy at a essential to the Revolution. Fidel the Revolution and like the Revolu- Free to r wants people out in the country, tion, still very young. cost of at least, a million dollars a Did you 1 day. In a way, Cuba has become to working the land, with no bright lights to pine for. Evenings, people Is it hard for a Cuban to get Chinese? i the Soviet Union what Taiwan was out? It can take up to three years phasing1 "put for so long to the United States: an walk around, line up for the movies (French, Italian and Russian), then1 after you register for exile. Mean- to themseh expensive 'dependent that can't be while, you are a "nonperson." You with Russi abandoned. So venceremos again. line up again for a sandwich after the show before lining up for a bus. turn all your possessions over to the they'd rieve Thanks to the rituals of the cold government and work at whatever "Buenos di war, Latin America's most thor- The only uncrowded place of enter- tainment we visited was a Vietcong menial job is assigned you.. One day Chinese . are oughly revolutionized country is on some. r: photographic exhibit. At the two you are told to report to Varadero still a going concern. airport within 48 hours, and some- Russians v best restaurants,, the Torre and the current he; 1830, a meal with Algerian wine how you get there. Today's exiles The going' is rough — by Ameri- are mostly people who simply lack Cuba is nini can . standards. Despite some good costs about $25—if you can get a • reservation. In the guests-only roof- the faith or fortitude to put up with things (no smog, no beggars, no the exigencies of the Revolution. . Were yc drugs, no bare feet, no graft, no in- top bar.at the Libre, loac beer is a and see -wl dollar a bottle. People pay—what Gusanos, the regime calls them, come taxes), Castro has created a worms. They are doing fine in Flor- even more t drab, disciplined, oppressive society else is there to buy? And since the mock-India] government runs the hotels and res- ida: good citizens is what we call where money is losing its value them. Bay of Pigs (basic necessities — like rationed taurants, all the loose cash gets si- like a. mil food and clothes, housing, medical phoned back to the state anyway. Were people afraid to talk to surface-to-a care and even weddings, funerals It's easier than collecting taxes. •you? We never -noticed it if they planned," wh and phone calls — are free, and \ were. Usually, they seemed.. .sur- "brigade"' < consumer goods are scarce); where Did you get to Varadero Beach? waiting in line is a national pas- We had it all to ourselves, miles of time' and cutting sugarcane an surf and sand. The honeymooners who .^enthusiasm," she replied. What about missipii : „„„. jrcharit"'seaman, a British humor and love? They hadn't oc- /atteicaplSfititp.solSteVC&'strO's,. regime ' businessman—or a Cuban cop. • curred to her. I mentioned money. • has- only made it-more popular. Nor does the irony end there. While we •She laughed. "What's important What's happened to the night about money?" she retorted scorn-' have ' helped Castro politically, the : Russians have had, to prop up life? All but eliminated because non- fully. "Who. needs it?" A child.of Cuba's Communist economy at a essential to the Revolution. Fidel the Revolution and like the Revoru---' cost of at least, a million dollars a wants people out in the country, tion, still very young. ' •':! day. In a way, Cuba has become to working the land, with no bright lights to pine for. Evenings, people Is it hard for a Cuban to get the Soviet Union what Taiwan was out? It can take up to three years'' • »« Inner -fn -fl-io TTnitorl Statps- an walk ardund, line up for the movies (French, Italian and Russian), then after you register for exile. Meari-?: expensive ^j.,-,^—~. .—- — - — while, you are a "nonperson." ,:.'Yoi$ abandoned. So venceremos again. line up again for a sandwich after the show before lining up for a bus. turn all your possessions over toUlie'.;: Thanks to the rituals of the cold government and work at whatever^ •war, Latin America's most thor- The only uncrowded place of enter- tainment we visited was a Vietcong menial job is assigned you.,One. day,:; oughly revolutionized country is you are told to report to .Varader.qJ still a going concern. photographic exhibit. At the two best restaurants,, the Torre and the airport within 48 hours, and'som'eVK how you get there. Today's' exiles^; The going- is rough — by Ameri- 1830, a meal with Algerian wine : costs about $25—if you can get a ; are mostly people who simply l'ack, can . standards. Despite some good the faith or fortitude to put up !with.: things (no smog, no beggars, no reservation. In the guests-only roof- top bar at the Libre, loac beer is a.- the exigencies of the Revolution;! drugs, no bare feet, no graft, no in- Gusanos, the regime calls them, aa; /see: \1vi come taxes), Castro has created a dollar a bottle. People pay—what everr "more tl else is there to buy? And since the worms. They are doing fine in. Flor~. ida: good citizens is what we call where money is losing its value government runs the hotels and res- them. i •'•'-. ; Bay. of Pigs. (basic necessities — like rationed taurants, all the loose cash gets si- like'1 ~.a'; mili food and clothes, housing, medical phoned back to the state anyway. Were people afraid to talk ''to-'" , surfacer-to-a: It's easier than collecting taxes. you? We never-noticed it 'if they . planned,' wh: care and even weddings, funerals 1 and phone calls — are free, and were. Usually, they seemed" sur- •"brigade" o consumer goods are scarce); where Did you get to Varadero Beach? . 1 waiting in line is a national pas- We had it all to ourselves, miles of time and cutting sugarcane an surf and sand. The honeymooners who obligatory hobby and where the at- filled the Hotel Internacional de- mosphere varies between that of a cided it was too cold outside. Eve- permanent Community Chest Drive nings, they turned up at the hotel and a gigantic military stockade. nightclub; dancing to a big band with a solid Goodman beat; a plump Sinatra-type singing Strangers in Life's exciting the Night in Spanish; a sinuous Car- ibbean Edith Piaf; a rock group' "Let's face it — life here is in- called Tommy y Sus Satellites. In tolerable," we were told by a Cuban • the souvenir shop, plastic -Russian writer. "That is, for anyone who chess sets and paperback anthologies, isn't sold on the Revolution. If you of Russian poetry. are politically uncommitted, you should leave, because the struggle and the austerity then make no Were the Cubans friendly? Yes, sense. But if you believe, as I do, both officially and privately. A man that we are building a better society from ICAP (the Cuban Institute of in Cuba, you don't notice the mate- Friendship with Peoples) was al- rial hardships, and life can be quite ways around to cut red tape, make exciting." reservations, whistle up a car and driver or sign for meals-. But he also ' Key West is still only 90 miles left us alone when we wanted to be. from Havana, but to most Ameri- At the nationalized Upmann cigar cans, Cuba has become as remote as factory, the workers applauded the far side of the Moon. Only an when we were introduced as "North occasional hijacked plane reminds American • visitors." Later, as we us that Cuba hasn't drifted away sipped Cuba Libres with 'a group in into the South Atlantic. But if Cas- the director's office, they kept saying tro's brand of puritanical, shoes- they 'liked Americans but not our and-schools, gung-ho Communism government. I pointed out that we survives the next few years, and if elected our leaders. Knowing smiles the rest of Latin America continues (they knew from experience that to postpone radical social reform, elections are rigged). then Cuba may be heard from • again. ~ '• * As for our wealth—"You became rich by exploiting Latin "America."'-: ? So even "the random impressions My wife: "Nonsense." Another round , of a ten-day visit are worth setting of drinks. Finally, I told them.we'd flown, and perhaps the best way is been struck by. Cuban courtesy and 'TO answer the kinds of questions hospitality, especially since their /we've been asked since we got back: idea of Americans—as seen through decades of boozy tourist's,' wealthy- •;'\ Why did you go? Curiosity. Sun- expatriates, professional gamblers .j.shlne. Also, -we'd talked at length and worse—must be negative and ••with- Castro after he came to power distorted. Loud assurances of friend-- jfflv'^.959 and hoped to-continue the ship ("Just leave us alone, don't try. : left. Later, a Cuban. cial Cuban government photo a huge sign reading "The Socialist Country," while course we are formally Castro standing in front of speaking to a youth-rally. :. . " '•'•";.•'. ,'••• e Russians, but we feel 3 Americans." , - trneet- Ameri- unteer cane cutters were casually British, French or Italian, rathe: leople anti-Castro? To names brushed off.. (I suspect the Cub.ans than American. Of course, Washing' Revolution, it helps to friends. didn't want to risk our getting in- ton's in no hurry to normalize "ei jrgetic, group-oriented, fectjwere glad to volved in ''.embarrassing political ther. Our stated conditions are tha ||e£c'eption was arguments with our fellow- •Cuba end its reliance on Russi; passive and born in' a : known only 'poverty. ®|p's also dean Americans from SDS — whom Ha- (impossible) and stop "exporting }r Castro, an increasing l|p. (no place vana's only moping paper, the revolution (hard to -control, .thbugj: abans .are in-•.this'-cate-r Iffedly sympa- Communist-party' organ Granma, Cuban subversion in Latin AmerJc; had publicized as representative of has diminished, partly 'because the eds 'of thousands''..of $i;phbned him all American youth-). But .we didn't Russians disapprove). Also, 'thi jpposed the Revolution |s|Fup appornt- 5K feel spied on as in Eastern Europe State Department • is always reluc- ie 35 00 who !fmd life iri '""M me back. 12 years ago, and I've been around tant to alter a policy, even when 'it' irsh are still leaving. enough to know 'when I'm being not working as planned. The thaw : . on , the., twice-daily Different from ifuntries? 1) Less followed. .It's-certainly easier for an when it comes, :will be quiet anc imi airlift. (Cuba is o'ne American visitor to move about in gradual—some trade and, tourism 'Love it or leave it" is; f Sd:.As in Yugo- : ^ir'iticize or joke Cuba, than ;for a member of the perhaps 'a-low-level diplomatic mis- tumper-sticker slogan..)-. : is still Cuban Unite d Nations Mission, say, sion. And do we really need Guanta educated' guess—based 'shid'along with to mbve about in. the U.S. namo? ; - '.'.--. plus talks with several 2) No What would happen if Caste •s-^is .. that a majority lass"'of Commu- Normal relations died? I'll just quote a knowledge ports! the government Eastern Eu- able, pro-Revolution Cuban: "Up tc .ced restaurant, a Didn't you try to see Castro? He a substantial minority : 1965, it would have been a disaster ;en .those who accept' it ijjfV was gulping ended our last interview, in 1959, This was a one-man show. But ntra ib would rebel .if 'they jfltipsy. blonde and with a phrase affirming his desire there are -enough .trained and dedi- There's more grum- "";tisicians to "stop for good relations with the U.S.: cated people to keep things going ities—among the* rem- Xisic." My com- "Let us be friends." In 1963, I was The military, for example. Th-ey'r* middle class?—and less §vthe power struc- involved, as a member of the Ken- moving into government ministries nedy Administration, in some ex- tryside, where abject ||lly,' "He won't be If Fidel died—God forbid—I sup- ise and illiteracy used 3)j Red ..Army ploratory talks with Dr. Carlos Le- pose we'd have an army dictator- pis as ini Prague — ..chuga, Cuba's ambassador to the ship under Raul Castro. What woulc could cut off UN—talks that were broken off : I do? I'd get out." nfuegos sugar refinery, |d survive," said a after the assassination. So now I let mistaking the sincerity |ybe.) 4) The only it be known that I'd welcome a Does the CIA still support hit- .n who told us: "Since '.at flies to Cuba is chance to find out how Castro felt and-run raids by Cuban exiles? No V I have a steady job,- Iberia. 5) I was today about improving relations. Dr. but most Cubans think so and thei louse, ?,paid' vacations^- ic Lenin poster. A Lechuga, currently a Foreign Minis- government wants them to. It helps — everything: I need, 'o saw it later on try official, invited .me to lunch be- sustain the siege mentality. Private ter going; to. the Uni-1 fas though it were fore we left Havana and explained ly financed exiles mount occasional ine that—the daughter :,, 6) In what why Castro was otherwise occupied: forays. But I'm satisfied our policj country can you "We're in no hurry to normalize is to intercept them. The CIA has car radio? 7) It relations." The reasons are plain. learned something since the Bay o: you can leave. 8) Cuba's emotional identification with Pigs fiasco. -"comrade," won't Vietnam is such that the war would the Russian Com- :have to'e"nd first; and'"there's the Is the current sugarcane harves: ,'e" and tM Chinese Guahtanamo LNaval, Base," long an all that important? The 'goal is ter ,"d retain a sense of irritant to Cuban pride. No doubt, million tons—nearly twice Ias1 are listened to in Af- normalizing relations would help year's crop—and chances are they'L America because we Cuba's economy and reduce its de- reaoh at least eight/Excuses (rain |- successfully — and pendence on the Soviet Union; our inefficiency, sabotage) are already : : '''What's f.too small to be a trade embargo—which Cubans being circulated. Successful or not, '".she retorted scorn call "the blockade"—makes every- a bigger harvest won't bring ir. aeeds it?T A child, thing tougher. But it also stirs popu- much more foreign exchange, since i -and like the Revblu- im lar defiance and provides a handy more than 80 percent of the exports r young. ' ' ' • ' excuse for the chronic shortages. So are earmarked for Russia. The zaf- Did' you'isee;-many Kussians and I realized there would have been ra's importance is psychological: a for a Cuban to get Chinese? '•$yj$t 'technicians are nothing important to discuss with target to shoot at, with the promise : ike up to three years phasing';out;-: t;|ose who remain keep Castro just now. that life will be better if they hit it. to-:-' thernselves.FA Cuban Communist And it's a togetherness thing, ir a "nonperson." You with RussianJ|jieighbors 'told me Will our relations with Cuba which everybody who can swing a possessions over to the they'd riever i|eyer said.more than ever be normal again? Inevitably. machete takes part. But its value is r md work at whatever "'Rnpnn"Buenoss dias!.girliao'^-in /twivirroi - -trci^vyearso . TU-.Thrte Remember the state of our relations more symbolic than real. assigned you., One day Chinese are o^since1 they welched with Japan 25 years ago? But it will :o report to Varadero on some . ricef (deliveries (also, the be a different relationship, for Cuba What will they do to keep tht 48 hours, and some- Russians wante'd". them out); the will never again be what it was—a people cranked up? That's Castro'f there. Today's exiles current headhunt of Chinese in sugarcane plantation and play- biggest problem from now on. Ex- ople who simply lack Cuba is nine. .||v;-.' ground for foreigners and a favored ternal threats, internal repression, rtitude to put up with few. Cuba's economy is being diver- national pride, schools, clinics, sun- Were you 'tree: to move around sified, and other crops are being shine, pep talks and charisma -have s of the Revolution, 1 regime calls them, and see whajifl'you wanted? Yes— grown—mostly for export. (Seven so far kept the Cubans in line. But ire doing fine in Flor- even more than^we wanted, like the kinds of fruit are featured on how long can moral suasion replace zens is what we call mock-Indian tpjirist village near the Cuban postage stamps, but all we material incentives in any society? I Bay of Pigs. Sjjine things we saw — got were Bulgarian canned peach- put this question to a Cuban jour- like a military ' convoy -with two es.) Trade patterns have shifted nalist. "I don't know," he said, "but le afraid to talk to surface-to-airSmissiles — were un- from the U.S. and Latin America to I'm sure Fidel will think of some- sr noticed it if they planned, whilafeur requests to visit a Europe and Japan; the spare parts thing inspiring for us to do next , they seemed sur- "Hri crarlci" s*-P ^Tr^n-vi rt A™,^;,,— —i UNITED NATIONS Press Services Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA -- NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) NV/155 29 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 CUBA EN 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. (more) - 2 - MV/153 29 August 1969 "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 (more) - 3 - NV/153 29 August 1969 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 (more) NV/153 29 August 1969 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 ROA MIN1STRO DE REIACIOEES EXTERIORES : DE CUBA La Habana, 2? de agosto de 1969," Translation in English PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 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 (more) - 5 - NV/153 29 August 19b9 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. (more) - 6 - NV/153 29 August 1969 "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 (more) - 7 - NV/153 29 August 1969 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 EOA Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba" Translation in French MISSION PERMANENTE DE CUBA aupres de 1'Organisation des Nations Unies Hew 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 (more) - 8 - W/153 29 August 1969 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 exer^ant 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. (more) - 9 - KV/153 29 August 1969 "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 (more) - 10 - W/153 29 August 1969 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 \t \r \t nr # ftnfi TV MEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, 13 September 1969 TELLS OF DEFECTION > Agustin Sanchez Gonzalez, former counselor of the Cuban delegation at-the Geneva offices of the United.Nations,.said here yesterday ~he; had defected be- cause, he had "lost all hope that Cuba can be effectively extri- cated from the domination of Soviet influence:", '•••'. :, Mr. Sanqhez, 33 years- old, said he defected in Geneva Aug. 14 and1 arrived in the 'United States Aug. 25 Vwith, his wife and two daughters. He .has re- queste'd asylum in this country. i. Meeting with reporters yes- terday at the Park Sheraton Hotel, Mr. Sanchez said: '{"During, my. recent visit to Cuba, from May to June of this year, L Witnessed a scene of anguish and desolation. An in- credible state of chaos and misery reigns in; Cuba today. From an already exhausted peo- ple they exact 12 hours of work .each day, without the/rnost ele- mentary .compensation, through coercion and constant political indoctrination.". ' . "But even in.vthese circum-1 stances . the regiriie has , failed, to overcome the"'cris'is in food supply for the people, which now is desperate " WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (AP) —The State Department said today that* Mr Sanchez had been granted ^ asylum in the (United Spates, It gave no*fur- tther details'rf ™'"° ' UNITED NATIONS Press Services Office of Public Information 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 NICARAGUA ANTE 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. (more) - 2 - 17 September 1969 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 LANG Embajador ante las Maciones Unidas Translation in English PERMANENT MISSION OF NICARAGUA TO 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 (more) - 3 - 17 September 1969 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 LANG Ambassador to the United Eations (more) - k - 17 September 1969 Translation in French MISSION PERMANENTE DU NICARAGUA AUPRES DE L'ORGANISATION EES NATIONS UN3ES New York, N,Y. Le 8 septembre 1969 Monsieur le Secretaire general, J'ai 1'honneur dfaccuser reception de votre conmunication Kb!FO 220 CUBA (2) du 28 aout dernier par laquelle vous transmettieE une note 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, ministre des relations exterieures de Cuba. Je voudrais a propos desditt.;, notes exposer ce qui suit, et je vous prie de bien voulolr faire distribuer la presente 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 et irresponsable au paragraphe 7 de sa note que la CIA a pris des mesures pour araeaager 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 Fidel Castro, pour tenter de dissimuler les plans subversifs que ce gouvernement pretend exe*cuter pour porter atteinte &, la paix, la securite et a la liberte des gouvernements constitutionnels et democratiques du continent aiaericain. C - Les missions permanentes accreditees aupres de 1'Organisation reqoivent 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 subversion et les activite"s du Gouvernement cubain centre le Nicaragua et d'autres pays latino-americains. (more) - 5 - 17 September 1969 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 de I1Organisation des Mations Unies, (Signs) Guillemo LAUG *** -K- NEW YORK TIMES, Monday, 20 April 1970 ...-."/---vr p; mgn, : Th« sources saic Been/ reported' :by 'the? Cub'ah mat%ossibly two or more land- Government. ing's0 Jiad taken place and that It is believed that Mr. Castro the exiles had been headed by is personally directing opera- Reports a Landings Vicente Mendez, a former rebel tions against the exiles. The De- army captain, who fought with fense Minister, Raul Castro; the Mr. Castro against the dictator- Interior Minister Maj. Sergio del Of Exife Force From U.S. ship of President Fulgencio Valle, and President Osvaldo Batista. Dortic6s are in Moscow heading The landing coincided with the Cuban delegation to the Fighting Said to Continue the ninth anniversary of the Lenin anniversary celebration. Bay of Pigs invasion in which —Washington Denies a force of 1,600 exiles was de- U.S. Denies Knowing of Raid feated by Cuban soldiers in less • Special to Thf New York Tlmea Knowledge of Raid than 72 hours. WASHINGTON, April 19—The Mr. Castro's communique' said that shortly after the landing State Department' said today Special to The New To^k Tiffi&s1 at dawn on Friday, Government that no agency of the Govern- MIAMI, April 19—Premier forces had made contact with ment had any knowledge of an Fidel Castro announced today the rebels and had captured two armed expedition mounted on that a group of "mercenaries" prisoners, two automatic weap- United States territory for an landed in eastern Cuba on Fri- ons and plastic explosives. attack on Cuba. day and that Government The rest of the group appar- ently rrianaged to escape, ac- , "We> have no information troops were still fighting the cording to the communique'. about this, except the press re invaders. --, Several hours later, army troops, ports from Havana," a spokes In a 270-word communique', militia and frontier guard de- man said. "If-there were such a broadcast by the Havana radio, tachments clashed with the in- group which left the United The New York Times April 20, 1970 vaders and reported that four tn r'/ dld so without the Mr. Castro said that the land- of the Government force had knowledge of the United States ing had taken place some 15 operations against the invaders been killed and two seriously Government." Under question- ing, he said this meant all miles east of Baracoa, in were continuing, appeared to wounded. Oriente Province, on the eastern Two of the Invaders -were? re- branches of the Government. • indicate that the Cuban Gov- ported to have been -kijledv.and tip of Cuba across from Haiti. ernment regarded the landing The communique' - said that one captured in the, clash; The as a significant development. rest managed to escape again-, four soldiers had been killed the communique indicated. and two seriously wounded in In Miami, Andres Nazario clashes with the mercenaries. Sargen, secretary general of Harvest Termed Target, Two^ofj the : mercenaries were Alpha 66, an exile "action The area of the landtag Is group," said in :a telephone in- one of the least populated sec- reported .to have.-' been killed tions of Cuba. Because of this and.three captured. . •'•'• terview that it was possible that the men who had landed and the mountainous terrain, ! U. S. Links Charged. the Baracoa region is suitable in- Cuba belonged to his or- for guerrilla operations, Mr. Na- : Mr. Castro, indicated that the ganization. zarip said. . mercenaries, who he said had Mr. Nazario emphasized that It was in the hills of the come from the United States, Alpha 66 did not have any op- Sierra Maestra in this area that were'•••. Cuban .exiles. He said erational base -in, the United Premier Castro mounted his up- they had been equipped with rising against the Batista re- States and that any actions gime, and here his younger "modern automatic Yankee against Cuba had been carried army weapons." brother, Maj.. Ratil Castro, car- : out from outside United States ried on a lengthy guerrilla cam- . [In Washington,, the, State territory. •-.' . .. paign. 1 Department said, Sundky;that He declined to give more de- In:his communique , Mr. Cas- no'agency of the Government tro said that the "landing of tails about the landing. He said mercenaries" had been part of had;-any'-knowledge:'.of-- an that to do so might jeopardize armed •''.'"expedition,"- mounted "imperialist plans to obstruct : the men, who were being pur- and hinder the [1970 sugar] ;:i)n; ; United;; States territory sued:by Cuban troops.- "•;'. larvest." for. aniattack on Cuba.]. : : Other exiles here said that He said that such actions Theltactsthat the .communi- about 40 men could be involved would have no effect on the que' , w^s- gigrled:: by^Mr; Castro, larvest, in which the Govern- ment is trying to produce a rec- |ord: crop of 10 million tons.of sugar. , -Since 1961, mor^than a dpz- NEW YORK TIMES, Tuesday, 21 April 1970 1S&tKV.e.*Grouf p SayC" •s ItIM.s B>Memberf L s ~ -'I.,-/, ., ' - • ~ *^ •-''•- Special to Thr N«w York Time* ship of President Fulgencio Ba- of progressive elements Inside MIAMI, April 20—A Cuban tista, his'original force of some the country and the entry into exile .organization declared to- 80 men .was reduced to only 12 Cuba of the Alpha 66 guerril- day that its members landed in guerrillas. Yet slightly more las," the statement said. • eastern Cuba on/Friday.. than'two years later he marir . "Our men are not of the aged to defeat General Batista's C.I.A., nor of the North Arnerir In a public statement, Alpha powerful army, v ^ can Government, nor are they 66 said that "various guerrilla Alpha., 66 said /that its guer- reactionaries or mercenaries," groups are at this moment the statement added. fighting in different parts of rilla force was operating on 'two basic .fronts," and that Andres Nazario Sargeii, sec- Cuba" against the Government other guerrilla' groups were retary general of Alpha 66, said of Premier Fidel Castro. being-formed.' that for "obvious reasons" lie . ;Mr. Castro, in a communique The operation is commanded could not give any information broadcast yesterday by the Ha- by Alpha's military coordinator, about the size of the invading vana radio; announced the Vicente Mfindez, who: at the force nor the area of its landing of .what he called a time Pf the landing was given planned bperations. group of heavily armed "mer- the rank .of colonel. Mr. Nazario said, however, cerikries" who .came' from the "The • 'revolutionary and hu- that "several" landings had United States.. manistic war of the Cuban peo- been made in .the general area Mr.. Castro Charged the Unit- ple has begun with the-revival ed States with planning aggres- of Barocoa in Oriente Provinc.e. sive actions ijv: ;'a.: speech he made yesterday/atthe burial of five soldiers wljp were reported kll'ted.'in clashes Jwitfli fy group of.e:?ile guerriliaSi . f? L In-a speech, ^Hich wa4.br ca'st^onight by'.the Haykna ra- dio;' : Mr? • B.as tro.: saiduthai.J.Presi- dentv^Nixon,:''h4s5no^' assigned the Pentagon jthe'^ask to jH-gan- ize and "recriiit ;merLceijanep for ri'ew .aggressive^plan?;,,against puH.'cpun1Jy."' •"•-•:'.'i;v -:: **Hs' :; According to the'Havana ra- dio, Mr;., Castro. ;was persoiially directing^ ;;militai;y; •; {tKperations against^^r^inyaaiBrs fwitih the assistanceS»f a'nuinlberipf high- rankmg^litary,officials/ •;: '.,. :.: =.l^rs:::;annbjinceihenti: seemed to! IndicateJfMt the Government was-taking^e -landdng; of the guerrilla, lirjyolving-perhaps no ' ver'y' seri-' Reuters :; HAVANA, April 23 ;—, Pre- state and Ratify rthat all those.'! m'ieiv Fidel Castro today; reaf- determined -to fight imperial- firmed , Cuba's support for rev- ism will be able to.count on olutionary movements i.: in Latin America after, a; silence quriupport," Castro added. of nearly two years. ;: •• • ' •; ' Not :sirice he gave qualified , He also presented i condi- support. for the Soviet inva- tions for unilateral diplomatic sion-of Czechoslovakia in'.Au- relations with Latin American .g'iist 1968 and ceased to chal- governments, denounced the lenge publicly the Soviet Un- Organization of i American ion's softs line in Latin Amer- States as a "whorehouse" and ica had ihe Cuban leader J proclaimed that Cuba's links given public backing to LatinJ with the Soviet Union were American revolutiinanes. Unbreakable ^ The premier was addressing TojJay he declared that the™ the nation at a ceremony-to Soviet Union had given Cuba mark the centenary of Lenin's military aid totaling $1 5 bil- birth. i lion since 1969, and that he In a 2%-hour speech, he said would always maintain politi- Cuban forces had smashed ja cal and military ties with Rus- band of guerrillas who landed 1 sia from the United States Friday Castro said Cuba wouldi; He. said only four of the mvad- enter the Organization oft^ erSrr.e'mained fr.ee: American States "the day they* Latin Guerrillas, expel the Umte THE WASHINGTON POST "SftSS^T OctV ro, tfro 2 Cubans Told to Leave for SpyinL J &g By Ronald Koven scribed as "quite attractive The United States delivered dence , . ." the note said. Washington Post Staff Writer and personable," has already a stiff note of protest to Rodriguez, 28, arrived at Two Cuban diplomats at the Cuba's U-N. ambassador^, re- the U.N. in mid-1969 and returned to her home coun- n\inding him that two other Prendes, 29, in September, United Nations were told by try, officials said. It was un- the U.S. government to leave Cuban mission members were 1969. . :, .. ..., . . • the country '-within 48 hours derstood that the FBI discov- declared persona non grata Qffieials said the. girl's em- because of their alleged in- ered her activities. last year because., of "involve- bassy, wheaa apprised of 'her volvement in a Washington ment in affairs which affected activities,'had been extremely State Department officials the internal security of the cooperative. They woujd not sex arid spying operation. said she was engaged in gath- State Department officials United States." give her nationality;, except .to said the Cubans relayed in- ering "political intelligence" The two diplomats named say that she is not Latin ftelligence ' collected by the such as U.S. foreign policy persona non , grata yesterday American. It is t not... known "female employee, of "a' friend- intentions. But the officials ,were the mission's counselor; whether she. enjoyed diplo* ly foreign 'embassy." ' said she had not done serious Rogelio Rodriguez Lopez, and matic imm.unity, but she was "-de- damage; to-U.S. security. She its first secretary, Orlando described as holding a low- was-idperating in Washington Prendes Gutierrez. level job. as recently as August, the of- The U.S. note recalled two The movements of Cuban ficials .said. :• earlier .ones in which the representatives tp the U,N. ar,e They" "said: the United States Cuban ambassador was asked restricted to the New York belieyed that the woman, to instruct his staff to confine area. They, would therefore whose name was not divul- itself to U.N. activities. need" operatives .qf .other na- ged, had been recruited dur- "Despite these warnings . . . tions to gather intelligence for ing a four-month ;yisit she members of the Cuban mis- them in the capital. . made, to- Cuba fa ,1967 and sion have continued to .en- .. Officials •.,.•: said the., two 1968 .antit: thatvs£e>,fiad: deyel- gage in activities of this char- Cubans,, hadcbeen, engag€&;in -'H ideological:-. ••• ?affitiitives acter and have thereby abused other /intelligience^.i'actiyitieg^ - their privileges of resi- too, but»fie|^^^el^b^ate^ ^'^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 fence V.: UNITED , NATIONS^-The . failure of Middle East peace negotiations' 'to materialize and the cooling -of rela- tions betweeii. the United States 'and the Soviet Union are major, factors in the gloomy atmosphere 'preceding the arriyai of sofne 40 heads : of state and government for tomorrow's 'ceremonie s markin: g the 25tti anniversary ' . ..,-' . ;. ,. " , • ' As if to increase the apprehensions, . a/'grou p of anti- Castro Cubans yesterday rushed' the' UN grounds during a: "sick-out" by .40: p'erceht of ;UN guards and telephone operators .in a pay dispute. ; The demonstrators seized the 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 PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 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 -2- 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. -3- 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 ALARCON Ambassador Permanent Representative U Thant Secretary-General of the liiited Nations New York TO : The Secretary-General FROM : Jean. Gazarian FOR YOUR INFORMATION DATE : UNITED NATIONS MBS NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK CABLE ADDRESS—~ADMCftSC TELCORAPH1QUC: UNATlONft NEWYOHK EFERENCK: LE 'S. 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. .^ *'V \. } 29 October 1970 Translated from Spanish PERMANENT MISSION OF CUBA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 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 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 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 territoryo 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 - 2 - 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. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. U Thant (Signed) Ricardo ALAnCON Secretary-General of the Ambassador United Nations Permanent Representative New 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. (more) - 2 - 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. #• TO : The Secretary-General FROM : Jean Gazarian FOE YOUR INFORMATION DATE : 3 OOEC 1971 UNITED NATIONS Wjm NATIONS UNIES ^pBF NEW YORK CABLE ADDREM—ADHEBSE TELEGRAPHIQUB: UNATIONB NEWYORK PO 220 CUBA. (6) 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 Translated from Spanish DELEGATION OF URUGUAY TO 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's international behaviour, in the precepts which guide it, in its traditions and in the very life of the Uruguayan nation* This is reflected and embodied not only in the integrity and full vigour with which it exercises its sovereignty but also in its policy of completely and strictly refraining from improper interference, 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* -3- 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 -u- 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 LBGNANI Ambassador