FIDEL CASTRO'S INTEREST IN RENEWING ANTI-HIJACKING ACCORD WITH THE U.S. DESPITE HIS PERSONAL CONVICTION THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRASH OF A CUBANA AIRLINER

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• Publication Date: November 3, 1976

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FIDEL CASTRO'S INTEREST IN RENEWING ANTI-HIJACKING
ACCORD WITH THE U.S. DESPITE HIS PERSONAL CONVICTION
THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
CRASH OF A CUBANA AIRLINER
FIELD NO.
1. CUBAN PRIME MINISTER FIDEL :ASTRO RUZ IS PERSONALLY
CONVINCED THAT THE UNITED STATES ZOVAINMENT, SPECIFICALLY THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA), WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRASH
OF THE CUBANA AIRLINER OFF BARBADOS
)N 6 OCTOBER. DESPITE HIS
CONVICTION, CASTRO TOOK GREAT PAINS N HIS SPEECH ON 15 OCTOBER IN
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WHICH HE ABROGATED THE ANTI-HIJACK:NG AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND CUBA TO LEAVE TI-l] DOOR OPEN FOR RENEWAL OF
THE AGREEMENT. HE WAS SO ANXIOUS �0 KEEP THE POSSIBILITY OF
RENEWAL ALIVE THAT HE READ FROM A VRITTEN TEXT IN ORDER TO
AVOID BEING CARRIED AWAY AND MAKIN 3 STATEMENTS THAT MIGHT EN-
DANGER RENEWAL.
2. CASTRO ALSO WANTS TO FIND WAYS EVENTUALLY TO RE-
ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC AND ESPECIALLY COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH
THE UNITED STATES AND IS LOOKING FDR INDICATIONS FROM THE U.S.
THAT IT WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPENINGS THAT HE INTENTIONALLY
LEFT IN THE SPEECH. HE WOULD LIKE TO BACK OFF FROM HIS PUBLIC
ABROGATION OF THE ANTI-HIJACKING ACCORD BUT HE MUST HAVE SOME
SPECIFIC ACTION ON THE PART OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
BEFORE HE CAN DO SO. HE WOULD ACCEPT A STRONG AND CLEAR
POLICY STATEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGAINST ALL
TERRORIST ACTS BY CUBAN EXILESxAND DETERMINED EFFORTS TO
CONTROL CUBAN EXILE ACTIVITY COULE BE INDICATIONS THAT THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT WANTS TO IMPROVE ITS RELATIONS WITH CUBA.
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