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Cuban Chronology 1982

Central Intelligence Agency · 1983-06-01 · 189 pages · text from the file's own layer

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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Cuban Ambassador at the UN Raul Roa Kouri, charges that South Africa and the
US are trying to introduce foreign elements into negotiations to hamper Namibia’s
independence.
During a press conference, Jonas Savimbi, leader of the UNITA guerrilla
movement, warns that the war against the Luanda government will continue if
Cuban troops remain in Angola.
Fidel Castro and Sam Nujoma, Chairman of the South West African People’s
Organization—SWAPO discuss problems related with South Africa and in
particular the situation in Namibia in Moscow.
Fidel Castro sends a message to the heads of the Nonaligned Movement informing
them that authorities in Mozambique have reported that South African troops are
massing along the southern border.
Juan Almeida and Cape Verde’s Prime Minister Pedro Pires sign a declaration
condemning South African aggression against Angola and Pretoria and destabiliz-
ing maneuvers, particularly in Mozambique.
The New York Times reports that Assistant Secretary Crocker and Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister Ilyichev are in Moscow discussing Namibia and the Cuban
presence in Angola.
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