Cuban Chronology 1982

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Moscow press reports that Cuba’s first atomic power station, being built with
Soviet assistnce, involves 20 Soviet specialists already with more than 100
engineers to arrive later this year.
US Navy Secretary Lehman says that any US naval blockade aimed at stopping
arms shipments from Cuba to Nicaragua could easily lead to a global war if Soviet
ships become involved. Leonid Brezhnev implies that the USSR might install
nuclear missiles in Cuba if NATO deploys new nuclear missiles in Europe.
Trade Union leader Roberto Veiga, denounces US intervention in Central
America during his speech at the 17th Congress of Soviet Trade Unions in
Moscow.
Defense Secretary Weinberger, on the “Today” TV program, says the Reagan
administration would not tolerate the stationing of any Soviet nuclear missiles in
Cuba, as hinted by Brezhnev on 16 March.
Pravda reports that Politburo member Jose Machado Ventura and his delegation
discussed strengthening inter-party ties with CPSU members Kapitonov and
Petrovichev during their visit to Moscow.
Cuba and the USSR sign an educational agreement that provides for the exchange
of highly qualified specialists and bibliographical information of mutual interest.
Foreign Trade Minister Cabrizas and his Soviet counterpart Nicolay Patolichev
discuss the Soviet-Cuban trade protocol for 1982 in Havana.
Assistant Secretary of Defense Francis West indicates that the US is negotiating
with Honduras for the use of air bases to counter the buildup of Cuba’s Air Force
with Soviet aircraft.
Secretary of State Haig is quoted as saying that Fidel Castro is “anguishing” over
the idea of shifting Cuba’s orientation away from Moscow and back to the West.
Prensa Latina reports that the USSR has raised Soviet aid to Cuba by 1.8 percent
for 1981-85; allowing for improvements of sugar mills and rail transport, and
building a nuclear power plant.
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.
Fidel Castro meets with Nicaraguan leaders Daniel Ortega and Henry Ruiz
during their stopover at Jose Marti International Airport on their way to the
Soviet Union. 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.
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