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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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Confidential April 30 May l May 3 May 4 May 10 May 15 May 16 May 25 May 31 June 7 June 8 Confidential Approved for Release: 2018/06/01 C05143264 Speaking at a luncheon for newspaper editors, President Reagan says that Fidel Castro must prove by deeds, not merely words, that he wants to improve relations with the US. A convicted cocaine trafficker wins probation for identifying high-ranking Cuban Government officials involved in drug and arms smuggling, according to the Miami Herald. Havana radio reports that US views of Cuba are not realistic and that the Cuban people will never renounce socialism, the exercise of internationalism, or their friendship with the USSR. Havana radio reports that the landing of US Marines at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, a part of the “Ocean Venture 82” maneuvers, sparked a protest by thousands of Cuban workers in Guantanamo Province. Secretary of State Haig says the US is prepared to resume relations with Cuba if Havana moderates its “offensive” policy of intervention in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Leonid Brezhnev lauds the “constructive initiative” of Cuba and Nicaragua toward better ties with the US and criticizes US imperialism toward Cuba in a speech in Moscow. Fidel Castro sends a message to Nonaligned leaders appealing to them to take whatever steps appropriate to stop British-US aggression against Argentina. A US ban on tourist and business travel to Cuba begins amid speculation by Cuban and Western officials that it will not achieve its goal of reducing Cuba’s hard currency earnings. Fidel Castro, in a speech at the National Association of Small Farmers meeting in Havana, rejects the suggestion by President Reagan that Cuba break its ties with the USSR. Erich Mueckenberger stresses GDR solidarity with Cuba at a rally at the Juan Marinello printing combine in Guantanamo and condemns the recent US maneu- vers in the Caribbean. Foreign Minister Malmierca denounces the “arrogant US stance” regarding the arms race during his speech at the opening of the Nonaligned Meeting; US Interests Chief Smith walks out. 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. During his speech at the 36th CEMA meeting in Budapest, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez denounces the US for suppressing Cuban trade and waging economic battles against the Socialist community. National Institute of Tourism President Padron says that despite obstacles imposed by the US, Cuba would regain its place as one of the main tourist destinations in the Caribbean. 154 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.