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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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A new British-built merchant ship, the “Bartolome Maso” has joined the
Mambisa shipping enterprise fleet. This ship will increase the fleet’s shipping
capacity to 830,000 tons dead weight.
A British parliamentary delegation, headed by Sir Anthony Kershaw, visits Cuba
to collect information on El Salvador, which they will report back to the British
Government.
Foreign Minister Malmierca and Carlos Rafael Rodriguez meet with the British
parliamentary delegation headed by Sir Anthony Kershaw.
Fidel Castro, meeting with Sir Anthony Kershaw and his delegation, tells them
that any role Britain could play in the search for peace in Central America would
be “highly welcomed.” Vice President of the State Committee for Economic
Cooperation Jose Fernandez de Cossio meets with Sir Anthony Kershaw to discuss
the potential for expanding trade between Cuba and the UK.
The Cuban Government states it will support Argentina in the Falklands dispute
with “every means which might become necessary.”
Fidel Castro sends a message to Nonaligned leaders appealing to them to take
whatever steps appropriate to stop British-US aggression against Argentina.
Cuba’s Ambassador to the UN Raul Roa Kouri condemns British aggression and
calls for Latin American solidarity for Argentina at the UN session.
Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Osvaldo Dorticos, and Blas Roca preside at the
opening session of the National Union of Cuban Lawyers in Havana. UK
aggression and US complicity with UK are condemned.
Antonio Sanchez and Luis Fernandez are convicted in London as Cuban spies.
They were arrested in December 1981; the Cuban Embassy in London denies the
two men were spying for Cuba.
In a speech before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, Cuban
Ambassador Raul Roa urges Great Britain to restore the Malvinas Islands to
Argentina.
Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas begins a private working visit in London with the
executive director of the International Sugar Organization William Miller.
Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas concludes a working visit to Great Britain during
which he discussed dealing with the sugar market’s situation with William K.
Miller.
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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.