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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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April 15-16 April 20 June ll June 17 June l9 August 28 August 31 September 2 September 3 October 7 November 15 Approved for Release: 2018/06/01 C05143264 Confidential SYRIA Foreign Minister Malmierca meets with Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad AlJabir As-Sabah, he departs for Damascus on 16 April. Muhammad Zuhayr Mashariqah, Assistant Secretary General of the Arab Socialist Ba’th Party discusses bilateral relations and the current situation in the Arab area with Rene Rodriguez. Syrian President Hafiz Al-Asad sends a message to Fidel Castro thanking him for Cuba’s support for the forces fighting in Lebanon against the Israeli invasion. Foreign Minister Malmierca arrives in Syria to assert the Cuban people’s support for the joint Palestinian-Lebanese forces in the face of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Foreign Minister Malmierca departs Syria after informing President Hafiz al- Asad of the steps being taken by Fidel Castro to exert pressure on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon. Flavio Bravo arrives in Damascus and discusses bilateral parliamentary relations, the Middle East, and international situation and cooperation between the Syrian and Cuban legislatures. 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. Flavio Bravo conveys greetings from Fidel Castro to Syria’s President Hafiz al- Asad and expresses solidarity between the Cuban people and Syrian, Lebanese, and Palestinian peoples. President of the Cuban National Assembly Flavio Bravo discusses the current international situation and bilateral relations with Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister Abd al-Halim Khaddam. Flavio Bravo condemns US imperialism and Zionism during a news conference before his departure from Syria; Syrian and Cuban parliamentarians sign joint communique. Carlos Rafael Rodriguez receives the credentials of Muhammad Nadim al-Jazzar accrediting him as Ambassador from the Syrian Arab Republic. Fidel Castro meets with his Syrian counterpart Hafiz Al-asad in Moscow to discuss the international situation, mainly issues concerning the Middle East. 141 Confidential Approved for Release: 2018/06/01 C05143264
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 189 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.