TWO CUBAN EMBASSY MEMBERS DISAPPEAR IN BUENOS AIRES - 1976/08/11

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06627467
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: August 11, 1976

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ITEM NO: 1 DATE: AUG 1111 1976
SUBJECT: TWO CUBAN EMBASSY MEMBERS DISAPPEAR IN BUENOS AIRES
REF REUTER, HAVANA, AUG 11, 1976
TWO MEMBERS OF THE CUBAN EMBASSY STAFF DISAPPE1ARED IN BUENOS
AIRES ON MONDAY, ACCORDING TO A PRESS REPORT FROM HAVANA. THE
ARGENTINE AMBASSADOR IN HAVANA WAS REPORTEDLY CALLED TO A 90-MINUTE
MEETING WITH A TOP OFFICIAL OF THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT LAST NIGHT,
PRESUMABLY TO BE TOLD OF THE CASTRO REGIME'S DISMAY OVER THE
DISAPPEARANCE.
HAVANA IS CLEARLY BECOVOMING MORE CONCERNED OVER THE SAFETY
OF ITS PERSONNEL SERVING ABROAD. A CUBAN CONSULAR OFFICERS WAS
KILLED IN MERIDA, MEXICO, LAST MONTH BY EXILE TERRORISTS ATTEHRING
TO KOIDNAP THE CONSUL; AT LEAST TWO CUBAN DIPLOMATS WERE KILLED AND
FOUR INJURED ON APRIL 22 WHEN A BOMB WENT OFF AT THE CUBAN EMBASSY
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Ittill8MIN LISBON; 'A CUBAN FISHERMAN WAS KILLED AND FOUR OTHERS WERE
WOUNDED ON APRIL 6 DURING AN ATTACK BY ARMED EXILES WHO SANK TWO
FISHING BOATS BY GUNFIRE NEAR CAY SAL IN THE FLORIDA STRAIT; AND A
BOMB WENT OFF AT THE CUBAN MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW MYORK
TWO MONTHS AGO WITHOUT CAUSING INJURIES.
IN A PROTEST TO THE US FOLLOWING THE FISHING BOAT INCIDENT,
HAVANA DESCRIBED THE MINCIDENT AS A VIOLATION OF THE CUBA-US MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING ON HIJACKING AIRCRAFT AND SHIPS OF FEBRUARY 15, 1973.
DURING A SPEECH ON JUNE 6, FIDEL CASTRO HINTED AT THE ABROGATION OF
THE ANTI-HIJACKING AGREEMENT SHOULD MTHE ATTACKS CONTINUE. IN THE
SAME SPEECH HE WARNED THAT CUBA WOULD RESPON: IN KIND TO FUTURE
TERRORISM.
CASTRO'S PATIENCE IS CLEARLY WEARING THIN. JUDGING FROM THE
LENGTH OF THE INTERVIEW WITH THE ARGENTINE AMBASSADOR, CASTRO HIMSELF
MAY HAVE PRESENTED HAVANA'S POSITION. THE CUBANS PRESUMABLY ARE
AWARE OF THE INCREASING HOSTILITY TOWARD THEIR EMBASSY IN OFFICIAL
ARGENTINE CIRCLES AND MAY HAVE DECIDED TO BRING THE ISSUE TO A HEAD
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RATHER THAN WAIT Mr SOME OVERT OFFICIAL ACTION AGAINST THE EMBASSY.
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