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This Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Intelligence reference aid, ALA 83-10064, is dated June 1983. It lists major international and domestic events affecting Cuba between 1 January and 31 December 1982, arranged alphabetically by country, plus sections on the Nonaligned Movement and the Palestine Liberation Movement. Entries include Cuban troops in Angola, Cuban support for Argentina in the Falklands dispute, and trade and cooperation agreements with many nations. It does not discuss UFOs.
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June 23 July 6 August 24 August 28 August 31 September 20 November 16 November 23-29 Approved for Release: 2018/06/01 C05143264 Confidential Foreign Minister Isidoro Malmierca talks with a joint delegation of the National Patriotic Forces of Lebanon consisting of Walid Junblatt, George Hawi, Muhsin Ibrahim, and Samir Sabbag. Yasir Arafat forwards a “very important” personal message to Fidel Castro. Foreign Minister Malmierca delivers a message from Fidel Castro to PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat. They discuss a wide range of questions concerning the Israeli and Lebanon War. Fidel Castro receives a message from Yasir Arafat requesting an urgent meeting of the ministers of the Nonaligned Movement be held as soon as possible in Cyprus. Fidel Castro sends a telegram to PLO leader Yasir Arafat offering to house 500 Palestinian orphans in a Havana boarding school that he has renamed the “Beirut Battle School.” PLO charge d’affaires in Cuba Imad Hadah asserts at a press conference in Havana that it would be a great honor for the Palestinians to send 500 orphaned children from Beirut to Cuba. PLO leader Arafat sends greetings to Fidel Castro, before departing Beirut for Greece, expressing his appreciation for all of his assistance and support. Flavio Bravo condemns Israel’s aggression against Lebanon and reiterates Cuba’s solidarity with the Palestinian people during meetings with Syrian officials Al- Farum, Al-Ahmas, and Al-Kasm. PLO leader Yasir Arafat sends a message to Fidel Castro requesting him to inform all nonaligned countries about the Israeli invasion of Beirut. Fidel Castro, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, Ramiro Valdes, and Jesus Montane meet in Moscow with Yasir Arafat. A PLO solidarity ceremony is held at the FAR Universal Hall in Havana and Isi- doro Malmierca addresses the group on opening day. 121 Confidential * pproved for Release: 2018/06/01 C05143264
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