MEXICO STRESSES TIES WITH CUBA IN AN APPARENT REBUFF TO REAGAN - 1981/02/21

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03394296
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: February 21, 1981

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NEW, YORK T1.1%S
21 FEBRUARY 1981
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a a
'rect�way typical of Mexican politics�
: 1. the United States offensive against Cuba
� �� 'and the Soviet ."-
-,Lo. ea ati wish to express my satisfaction. at
this singular acr,'!'he- said; reten-ir.,, to.
the -sugar agreement with Cuba,
41.
Mt:cal CITY; Feh.do; In an appar7 poitt lia"AdininiSy-a Lion had r?;it.-arilY,"Ciiiti.
itent rebultto the Reagan Admirdstraticrr,
et gme
but-cd_ltii*.4yta-StilesiMexicia's acise ties
wittcCulfit-jusethdayS:aitera United
Stateideleipstfott.arrirdhere*Ith7that
at eafle&pt'oofKavapa*:suppOrt;for.
SabiadOstf
After the fri:guirg-POS;tgar.a.gieen't
"with Cuba yazdt*c--,2rirr..60e; Por4llo
:Said tbatrCuhal!ras_tbia,tatin4Liner1cam
coctiatry., cat "'deaie,'-!",)ail-kixi weilt
:cotlitt4es: .2-4s
for oulicoritimmitzaW,or...he*Trite'r',!,:.";;;.:
- Cede Als."-.saidi,that they, be- May thatUnited States policy in Central-
lieved: ..1.1.5-s*z..-Portillo America mildbecoinfe,therfirst:serious
ytrasAitieticied a. MeileiiresporiSe...sto t test of the new Administration's:relations
.Aniiiitanreffclits. to holctcubarrespoitsf- wititMelab. .
ble for sendinirins to Mai-4.it giierru_ Mr.; `Reagan; President-
c1zed1:::stapped.A.? -.American
assistance-for the Salvadoran junta,; but
wieS disturbed by theReagan A dnithl--
-ist.rtion'satternpt to railYitippoKt for
contention that the SoViet bloc vyas
the gUertilIas.:*.14.7...-1,-.-A-!:.:;347.:�":::1-,'.�77-2;....i "
1,-:.:.3yfexiao is going to: he lireSsUred
I nto choosing bL4-4..een friendship with the
TirtiMd States and Cuba,"oae well-placed
...Rga.n has toilearn, that
thih�rth-
openly symbatht1c to the
iNiaradst-led'pposItion Et:.Salvad or;
here also"; predicted
tbe..pnited :stiter�. -elect; met with Mrr i.Oper_Portillo at.the
backed--'17.1.7n-tzt Unit ed States-Mexican-border on Jan. 5
- � -- - - � � - as a gesture of his desire-to-imprtive ties.
The MX1Ca4r Got, '-h has wth ,the ;.wo are
traditimally - meet again in lateApril,co' waver, offi-
ilerninistrate dais here fear that the :cordial atmoS:
Ingt*- fa also: reportedly" alarmed- ttia :phere created by-last. Month's: meeting.
United States-policY:Icrwardlficurrezt 'PlaY not last--
corrnicritt:�12 Takreteor-.6:zuctun- _rte. On Monday a sea delegation led bcf,. ril :Cum are-clearly also of enormou
. s
Vernon watiers_fornierdeputy kpoliticalsignificanCe.Caan i'.%.,Xlco:I'vas in fact
rector of the Central Inteffvence. A',enc 1? 1 t Ariciiii'coUrtirv not to
-met with Mexico's_ Foreign. 'Minister, the Uri tc.ct States lead-in tirealrinv
t7----M-YERK-lia- gave Elm idocu- io,ff diplomatic relations withwithHavana L�1
menLary evidence Dur ring to -confirm .'71, car!":7
Havana's interventionrirx: the-Salvadbran
I cause at a time of convulsions in the-area
Co which we are attached historicallyand.
geographiczdly, � we are an example of
IL_what, with political good will, twohanations;Can achieve'. -
.:
t-t*,-.1'Such concrete examples in art area of
rccinflict h'elp create-a basis for the peace
:that We all desire,'. he went on ,
�-ri-ianY-'..other forces seek- tordisiniegrate
.andpenetratethe area and interfere in its
�intemalaffairs,.Mexieo makes a perma-
nent effort to preach nor only With words.
,....but-also with ;"1
?Give Errihrace to hly Comrnander''
-"Turning to the visiting Cuban minister
. of economic. '� cooperation, - Hector
.-Rodriguez Llompart, Lopez Portillo
then concluded, in an apparent reference
:tZFide1 Castro, "Give an. embrace to my
� commander and a very fraternal salute
, to the petiole of Cuba.'
Yesterday's' agreement for Mexico to"
!" purchase , 100,000 tons. of Cuban ,.sugar,
carne ;---just two. 'months after Mexico
1
agreed to help Cuba develop its energy
potential Although Cuba ccintinue. to-
;receive all its crude on supplies from the
_Soviet-Union, Mexico's state oil monop--
oly,'Pemex,willassist in off-shore explo-
ration -and iriaCie.mizatian, or Cuba's oil
['refineries.
c But Mexico s
ro',Virfa ties
wh
'2
-GeneraI Walters, who has' since visited
yenezuela and was reportedly also-gob-1k
to- Brazil; Argentina -and: Clatre;. was- re-:
..psed an audience with Ar-LtteiPortiiio-
-yr Maxie� City, althougb.he-di&-cionfer-
with ' e PresideriVs:priy,4tese.cretark,1
Rqberto -
-lifeilcari officials dicr-a-ete; hoVoever;
tci-a. United States-- request--TorGeneral-
:Walters's visit to belteptsecreappar;,
entlY to avert and-Americamdernonstra-
'flans' here:"TodaY;''neithee theGotrernV
-merit nor the American.Ern bassy-irr Mex-
. leo City was- willing_to-oantinwpublicly
.that-the special delegaiiorrnack-aiready
'been her.e.: 5' Lr."71;
though Mr: rdpez.Portillct+aszpreV-1---
ouslY criticized "the-provocativedeciara-
: dons' and belifeOse-preparationsorourf
1 side' forces involved irk- EI-Salvadar, yes:
terdaywas the firstroccasym.on:�
which-hLi---
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