REPORTAGE ON OPENING SESSION OF CEMA MEETING

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REPORTAGE ON OPENING SESSION OF CEMA MEETING
Castro, Olszewski Speak at Opening Session
Havana Domestic Television Service in Spanish 1800 GMT 18 Jan 77 FL
[Text] Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, first secretary of the PCC Central Committee
and president of the Council of State, today made a speech at the opening session of
the 79th meeting of the CEMA Executive Committee.
The opening session began with a speech by K. Olszewski, president of the CEMA Exe-
cutive Committee. Sitting next to Fidel and the president of the CEMA Executive
Committee were PCC Politburo members Osvaldo Dorticos Torrado, Armando Hart Davalos,
Blas Roca, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Pedro Miret Prieto, all members of the Council
of State. Also sitting at the presiding table were PCC Secretariat members, leaders
of the Revolutionary Government and representatives of the diplomatic missions of
CEMA member nations.
In his opening remarks, K. Olszewski, president of the CEMA Executive Committee,
thanked the Revolutionary Government for according all types of facilities to conduct
the meeting in our country as well as for the hospitality of the Cuban people. Par-
ticipating in the 79th meeting of the CEMA Executive Committee are nine socialist
nations as members and Yugoslavia as associate member.
Havana Domestic Radio/Television Services in Spanish 0139 GMT 19 Jan 7? FL
[Speech by Fidel Castro, president of the Cuban Council of State, at inaugural session
of the 79th CEMA Executive Committee meeting at the Habana Libre Hotel, Havana, on
18 January-.-recorded]
[Text] Esteemed Comrade President of the Executive Committee, esteemed comrade per-
manent representatives, esteemed delegations: I must stress first the extraordinary
honor it is to our revolutionary people that, in fulfillment of the CEMA Executive
Committee revolution, the 79th meeting is being held in Cuba. We fully understand the
significance of this honor. We appreciate the effort that you must make in transferring
the deliberations of the committee some 8,000 In from its permanent offices and sub-
jecting yourselves to the contingencies created by the necessary improvisations and
our unavoidable inexperience. We see in this action a demonstration of friendship
toward and interest in our country, a desire to learn about our realities at close
range, our modest gains and our problems and, above all, a true expression of the
vitality, strength and the victorious advance of socialism.
The Cuban people welcome you with hospitality and love. We have done and will do
everything possible within our reach to create the most propitious working conditions
for the Executive Committee. Our workers also hope to be able to show you some of
the accomplishments of the revolution in the economic development of the country, in
eradicating the traces left by several centuries of colonialism and imperialist domina-
tion and in the material and social building of socialism. We believe that precisely
the enormous geographic distance separating us, as well as the differences due to the
historic and cultural medium in which Cuba and the rest of the member nations are
located, will, rather than being an obstacle, help us to better understand the essence
of CEMA and to evaluate the historic step represented by the incorporation of our
country in its activities in 1973.
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We live in a world where integration has become the only possible alternative for any
people seeking material and scientific development and the right to occupy an honorable
position in the future. The degree in which the modern scientific and technical
revolution brings problems of cooperation and specialization of the economies, the
extraordinary current demands on technology and the enormous investments required to make
rational utilization of productive resources are in direct and absolute contradiction
with the scale of the political maps which were designed by the class societies for many
centuries, especially capitalism. Hit this contradiction is still more acute when we
refer to the levels of economic and cultural development, to the abysmal differences
existing between a handful of bourgeois industrialized nations and tens and tens of
countries which have barely reached the level of survival,
never before has the antihisteric and obsolete nature of the capitalist system been
more strongly manifested. i society that has created colossal productive forces today
Only offers the sad spectacle of poor use of its industrial capacities, unrestrained
crises, unlimited inflation, unemployment, hunger, arms race, the criminal waste of
irreplaceable resources, energy and raw material problems, and the inability to pre-
serve and protect the environment of the human species.
If IDarl Marx were alive, if he could open his eyes for Just an instant to see these
realities, he himself would admire the genius of his scientific foresight.
pacing this panorama, ens can observe the integrationist tendencies of some developed
capitalist countries as is the case with the European Economic Community, while in
other areas and groups of countries, as is the case in Latin America, diverse formulas
of association of different hues are emerging. These range from one having a cate-
gorioally reactionary sense to those which encourage a progressive objective and
defense against the voracity of the tronsmational monopolies. Life, however, confirms
that any attempt at integration under the conditions of capitalism could not go beyond
certain limited objectives, and that all integrationist movement sponsored by imperial-
ism will always be politically and economically precarious, for not only will it be
incapable of preventing the inequalities and internal discrimination between the more
powerful and weaker partners, but also, as it has pointedly occurred in the case of the
Eutropean Community and as can also be appreciated in the U.S. Imperialist policy, its
alliance will be convolved to perpetuate the unequal trade with underdeveloped countries
and to force them, this its system of protective tariffs, to subsidize with their
agricultural products and raw materials the consumer economies, the waste and the high
standard of living of a small group of industrial nations.
In essence, it is a matter of there being no integration without social justice,
without the elimination of the regime of exploitation of man by man and without the
replseoment of national selfishnesses with the practice of internationalism. This is
one more reason why the future of manklad--imsonceivable without the closest economic
and political union and without the consistent liquidation of the abyss of inequality
still prevailing -undoubtedly belongs to socialism. Capitalism has left behind and
will centime to leave behind to the new social regime an extremely complex and diffi-
cult task of reconstruction. the best proof of this is the task that has been faced
by CIA since its founding, a little better than a fourth of a century ago.
c WA is a confirmation of the necessary international nature of socialism, postulated
by llarx and Engels and demonstrated in the revolutionary practice by Lenin, who per-
ceived with singular genius how the historic advance of socialism will necessarily
require the increasingly greater relationship and successive integration of the
diverse socialist states into a oemmunity which by growing would become more like the
so many times dreamed-of image of a mankind where the old borders are eliminated, the
national contradictions and differences between countries disappear and the difference
between languages and cultures should stop, as is now happening, being an element of
separation and become an instrument of union and of mutual enrichment.
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Of course, we are tar from reaching that goal toward which the communist societies
will lead, but CM is one step in that direction.
The enemies of socialism and even some of its followers use deep-rooted nationalist
prejudices to now among peoples the fear that superior development and greater material
strength of some countries with respect to others will inevitably lead to implanting in
the socialist community relations based on predominance and even on the exploitation
which characterises the old imperialist systeas and the modern structures of world
capitalism. But COMA makes possible a beaafide confirmation of how the ideological
nature of socialism makes the existence of such phenomena impossible and how the con-
Cept of satellites, so much employed by our adversaries, really has a place only in
the relations of imperialism and the shameless regimes that serve it.
The entry of Cuba Into CXPA is a proof Of the growing universality of socialism. Won
the North American imperialists were more confident and certain that Latin America
was their comfortable backyard and their privileged pasture for their private pl*ndering,
there emerged in 1959 the victorious Cuban revolution which for the first time totally
liberated a Country in this hemisphere from imperialist oppression. our history quickly
showed that under contemporary conditions a recently liberated country could resist
and defeat the imperialism decision for military, political and economic reconquest
only it it decided to maim profound transformations and resolutely advance toward
socialism.
It our country has had any privilege, it is that conferred upon it by history in being
the first to defeat capitalism and imperialism in this part of the world and the first
in which construction of socialism began. It was not a miracle, but the invincible
force of morxiat-Leninist ideology merged with our revolutionary traditions and the
massive heroism of the people, along with the formidable support of international
solidarity, which made it possible for the mortal flags of the great October Revolu-
tion to fly triumphantly over the first free territory in America,
T'he iaperialista seek to attribute expansionist objective, to socialism as if revolx-
tionary ideas were not a universal patrimony and as it every nation could not on its
own, according to historic laws, advance toward a superior society, No one except the
Cuban people, truly free for the first time , decided on the path of socialism in our
homeland. Nothing except the internationalist nature of our social system has con.
verted, Cuba into the natural link between the socialist oommwnity in More" and the
peoples of this continent, Neither can anyone be blamed if today cm has a Spanish-
speaking member state and the force of its ideas and work radiate along with the example
of its relations with the socialist countries In an arena which has town only the hate-
ful relations of haughtiness, subjugation and humiliation historically imposed by North
American Imperialism*
A very short time ago, CIA commemorated its first 25 years of operations. The economic
results of this brief period of time serve to corroborate the undeniable victory of
socialism over capitalism. It will always be necessary to remember that the emergency
of Soviet power--it will soon be 6 decades--was considered by all. theoreticians of
capitalism as the emergency of a short-lived utopia destined to disappear in a short
period of time and without leaving any traces. The deed of the Soviet people led by
Lenin and his party pry that apparent contradiction the viable strength for a splendid
realization that not only would survive the sacrifice imposed by the initial aggression
and blockade and the terrible war for the fatherland against NMsism in which the Soviet
people paid the principle cost of a struggle with which they liberated the entire human
race, but also presents to us today the spectacle of extraordinary economic, cultural,
scientific and technological progress which has made the Soviet Onion an impressive
reality and a firm hope,
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With CIS, the victories of socialism ceased to be the isolated deeds of a country of
slants and beesae the solitary effort of a community of nations associated by their
ideological base and in the socialist content of their economies. To show the sustained
and accelerated growth of the socialist community belonging to CO A during its quarter
of a century, it would be ennou& to say that upon its creation the socialist member
countries were producing only 18 percent of the world's industrial production and that
already by 1974 their share of production had reached 23 percent. Industrial produc-
tion of saw mender countries grew sixfold from 1950 to 1973 and in others it increased
up to sixt enfold. Countries which had had less comparative industrial growth before
their socialist revolutions attained surprising rates. Bulgaria grew 53 tines over,
Romania 43 and Poland 38.
In 1950, steel production in the European Economic Community countries was greater
than that of the CIA-member countries= 48.4 million tons in the I Pean] CcmmAtnity
and 35.8 million in C MA countries. However, by 1973 iron and steel production of CMA
while with 17 million tons onsuction
countries had left the European gcoaemic community behind
annually as against 350 million, respectively. [as exceeded that of the United States.
Electric energy production grew more than 10 times during the same period. Similar
leaps were attained in oil production and even greater ones in specific technical
resources such as tractors. It can therefore be explained that the national gross
product of amber countries. a figure which represents the state of material well-
being of their respective peoples, grew as a whole by 5.8 time over the sage period.
sit this is not the only thing indicating to us that the superiority of socialism has
ceased being theoretical pronouncement and has become a tangible reality.
The economic victories of socialism contrast today more than ever with the growing
difficulties being experienced by the capitalist countries, whether isolated powers
like the United States and Japan or economic groups like the European Cessmtnity. Those
who for a brief varied of time believed they had found the techniques to esiapestheme-
arises of the system and paid no attention to Marxis prediction, regarding
thing obsolete, today find themselves facing the specter of a new great depression
like that of 1929. The capitalists are struggling between the inflation that emerges
in all areas of their decrepit system and the unemployment that hurts, with "onoule
most
and
irkers. tHow he benefits the
limitations and social humiliation, hundreds eomillions of
interesting thing is the fact that you yourselves
possibilities offered by the integration of socialist countries have ao far been
sli*tly taken advantage of and you should continuously study new methods and Programer
in order to step up the already tangible results of coordinated planning, speci
and the efficient integration of some industrial areas.
Ih Cabe, we attribute extraordinary importance to these analyses. We observe with great
interest the preparation of long-term programs that is underway for the solution of
fundamental problems in the sphere of material production, especially in the branches
of energy, fuels and industrial raw materials, in the construction of Plants and equip-
ment of modern technology for livestock agricultural production, the food industry,
e
transportation and other branches, and the adoption of complex Plana aimed eat theetul
scientific and technical development, plans which are undergoing profound
studies aimed at their most rapid implementation.
Those program will make possible the improvement of the division of socialist labor.
In this aspect, each new day brings us the certainty that only socialism wwill permit
an international division of labor which is Just and efficient. even
referring to the contrast existing between the division of labor as exists between us
today and the ems that the capitalist superpowers are attempting to perpetuate with
respect to und{q ro3op~egd countries. This problem deserves to be examined at least
';k1'.itl at a p tine.
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I know we are all aware that a lot has to be done to make the division of labor in
our countries function in accordance with the principles and standards that we have
set in our programs. Nevertheless, we are sure that we are advancing on the right
path toward the progressive equalization of the levels of economic development and
industrial progress between member nations. The struggle for the new international
economic order has become a common goal for the countries wanting to eliminate back-
wardness and abolish the exploitation of which they were and continue to be victims.
We know that such economic order will not be obtainable as long as the imperialist
system prevails in substantial portions of the world. But many of the reforms that
will lead to accelerating its disappearance are attainable today and are part of that
common program of the developing countries. The Paris conference and Ford's and
Kissinger's threats demonstrate that the imperialists do not resign themselves to
losing any of their privileges. The slightest examination would demonstrate that
the concession of some reforms is perhaps the only path left to them to impede the
total collapse--as a result of the intensification of the struggle of peoples desperate
in their agony--of the system which they believe they can best defend with stubbornness
and violence.
In its relations with underdeveloped countries, CEMA demonstrates the radical difference
that separates socialism Fran the imperialist groups. It is known that as of 1975
member countries had provided economic and technical assistance to almost 70 countries
of the so-called Third World. Through CEMA, these countries have built more than
2,000 industrial enterprises and other types concerned with the fundamental branches
of their economy. Currently more than 1,000 projects are under construction. CEMA-
member countries have granted long-term credits of more than 11 billion rubles to de-
veloping countries.
However, there is not a single onerous demand behind these operations, or a search
for raw materials, or extraction of dividends. Not even a single CEMA-member country
has an enterprise or exploits a single worker anywhere in the world. This is the
great difference that distinguishes CEMA collaboration from the exploitation and
"assistance"--in quotes-- of imperialism.
The historic problems caused by wars of aggression and the economic backwardness from
which the Soviet Union and other socialist countries in Europe and Asia today repre-
sented at this hall have emerged to explain why a period of time still remains before
the socialist countries can furnish the underdeveloped world the enormous resources
it requires to rease the catastrophic consequences of the 100 years of plundering by
the colonialists and imperialists. What is new, however, is that the new type of
relations that has emerged from the socialist character of collaboration, in which
efforts are aimed precisely at the transformation of old conditions, the establishment
of economic foundations for development, guarantees the complete economic independence
of the country with which collaboration is being effected.
This morning I wish to reiterate that Cuba feels proud of having been one of the most
extraordinary and eloquent examples of what relations can be between a socialist
country and an emerging state which gained its independence and was headed toward
socialism through change. Relations between the Soviet Union and Cuba in the order
of political and military support, in trade, technical assistance and promotion of
[Cuban] development, remain as an unexcelled page in the history of relations between
big and small countries. We could not possibly overlook this opportunity to reiterate
it once more.
Vow then, along with the bilateral relations with the USSR and other socialist countries,
ae are beginning to experience the results of multilateral relations reaching us through
7EMA. During these days, you will discuss the status of the fulfillment of the agreement
)y which the member countries will provide assistance to Cuba in the construction of a new
iickel plant which should produce 30 000 metri t ns 8nnuglly. Othe to is concerning pos-
sible cooperation with the economic.development of Cuba also are on the Working agenda.
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pnoubtedly, p~~? ;Wimple of t ese possibilities has resulted in an increasing number
of Latin Awtrican countries interested in approaching CIA and reaching cooperation
agreements which represent an important step in the derense of their countries in the
face of contemporary conditions of the general crisis in capitalism and the disadvanta-
geous trade which imperialism imposes on them,
por us, my dear Comrade Chairman, dear comrade permanent representatives, this is an
encouraging confirmation of our own convictions.
%oa we joined CMSMA 4 years ago we did it in our triple condition as a socialist
country, underdeveloped country and a country subscribed to the history of the tradi-
tions of revolutionary hopes in Latin America. We asserted at that time that we pro-
posed to be a link between the possibilities opened by Raropoan socialism in its
integration process as a coherent and firm system and the requirements of a Latin America
that was trying to escape the conditions imposed by its dependence on the imperialist
metropolis and the insufficiencies of the world capitalist market.
We are part of the socialist community which we Joined. Ad we are also part of the
ooamavaity of Latin American peoples with which someday we will fully integrate and with
whose independent and progressive governments we are willing to do the maximum within
our reach in the fields of collaboration and eci saic, cultural and scientific-technical
exchange.
These ideas are becoming a firm reality. We already have revolution that is definitely
consolidated, equipped with its institutions of democratic government and with a people
that are united, aware and deeply internationalist. We have no doubt regarding the
victorious future that awaits the socialist community forged around the USSR and inte-
grated in CEIA. We also do not have the slightest doubt that imperialist domination
completely lacks any future am this continent and that sooner or later the Latin
American peoples will find the path of full liberation and socialism. We look to the
future with optimise6 that is why today, in welcoming you to our socialist fatherland,
on this small island which is lib an irreducible rook and like a revolutionary beacon
for the forces of the American Continent, your presence in Cuba room to no to be the
anticipated imageof Latin America and the world for which we are struggling, that Latin
America there there will not be capitalism or imperialism or its reactionary ideas,
that free, fraternal, big and united Latin America which someday will leap to hold the
honorable place that belongs to it in the future of mankind and which will give defini-
tive and triumphal meaning tothe vast effort of our heroes--tree the liberation dreams
of Hidalgo, Bolivar and Marti to the fruitful efforts of Cho Guevara and Salvador
Allende.
latherlaM or death, we will win. [applause]
18 January Session Closes
[Mlditorial Report FL] At the Conclusion of Fuel Castro gas speech at 0209 ON, MMavama
Domestic RadioAeleviaisf Services in Spanish continues recorded coverage of the
opening session of the 79th CIA Executive Committee Meting in Eavana. Next to
speak is Easimiers Olasewski, deputy chairman of the Polish Council of Ninisters and
chairman of the CRI[A Executive Committee. who delivers a 15-minute speech in Polish
with consecutive Spanish translation. Re begins by expressing deep gratitude to the
PCC Central Committee, the Cuban Government and Fidel Castro and accepting the Cuban
proposal for holding the meeting in 1Mavana. no personally thanks Fidel Castro for
his attendance despite being so busy in party and state tasks and for his speech to
the Executive Committee.
Hailing Cuban successes in socioeconeaie life, he says they cause pleasure among the
socialist coemrnity countries and all of progressive mankind. Be also hails the recent
18th anniversary of the Cuban revolution which, he says, forever destroyed the lemina-
tiem by exploiters. MMe goes on to say that a solid base has been established in Cuba
''!'er subsequent development or the socialist economy and improvement of social relations.'
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He adds that people's government has the conditions for developing the economy, raise
the standard of living of the workers and promote scientific and technological growth
"in the island of liberty." He refers to the guidelines of the first PCC Congress for
the country's socioeconomic development during the current 5-year period and he recalls
Castro's report to the congress in which he referred to "the indestructible ties that
unite Cuba with the CEMA-member countries."
He says the present Executive Committee meeting is for the primary purpose of analyzing
questions of collaboration of CEMA countries with Cuba aimed at Cuban economic
development and speeding up the integration process of the Cuban economy with that of
the other CEMA-member countries.
After expressing gratitude for the hospitality received since the delegates arrived in
Cuba, he announces that the meeting will be chaired by Cuban representative to CEMA
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez.
At this point, the Internationale is played and coverage ends at 0226 GMT.
HART SPEA! AT CASA DE LAS AMERICAS EVENT
Havana Domestic Service in Spanish 2151 GMT 17 Jan 77 FL
[Text] Armando Hart Davalos, member of the Council of State and minister of culture,
this morning made the opening speech at the ceremony held to establish the jury of the
1977 Casa de las Americas prize. Present at the ceremony were PCC Central Committee
members Juan Marinello and Haydee Santamaria, director of the Casa de las Americas,
and the members of the jury which is formed by intellectuals from 18 countries.
The Casa de las Americas is engaged in tasks of an international and revolutionary nature,
one of which is the Casa de las Americas Price, the Cuban minister of culture stated.
He added that this is not a Cuban prize but a prize that is given in Cuba for our America.
He announced that 350 literary works from 30 countries have been presented this year,
and added that this is the largest number-of-participating nations since the literary
prize was established.
Elsewhere in his speech, referring to the composition of the jury, Armado Hart said:
The Casa de las Americas has always selected the members of the juries for their prestige,
professional skill and intellectual experience. In closing, Hart said: We wish to
express our respect for those contestants or jury members of the Casa de las Americas
who have been imprisoned or killed.
SUGAR HARVEST NEWS--The Caracas City sugar mill of the municipality of Lajas has begun
grinding cane for the 1977 sugar harvest. All 14 sugar mills of the province of
Cienfuegos are now active. [Text] [Havana Domestic Television Service in Spanish
1800 GMT 15 Jan 77 FL]
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OPPOSITION PRD DELEGATION TO ATTEND CARTER INAUGURATION
Santo Domingo Radio Clarin in Spanish to Listeners Abroad 1956 GMT 18 Jan 77 FL
[Text] A Dominican Revolutionary Party [PRD] delegation will attend the inauguration
of President James Carter the day after tomorrow. The delegation representing the
PRD at this ceremony consists of party leaders Jacobo Majluta, Pablo Rafael Casimiro
Castro, Jose Francisco Pena Gomez and (Emilio Ludovino Fernandez). Carter invited
this political party to send its representatives and the PRD delegation will go to
the United States before Thursday. The top PRD leadership last night called a news
conference to announce the invitation from President Carter.
WESSIN Y WESSIN DENIES PLAN TO RETURN ILLEGALLY
Madrid EFE in Spanish 1922 GMT 17 Jan 77 PA
[Excerpts] Santo Domingo, 17 Jan--Former Dominican Army General Elias Wessin y
Wessin refuted today in Curacao rumors of his possible illegal return to the Dominican
Republic.
Leading members of the Dominican opposition charged earlier that Wessin y Wessin plans
to return to Santo Domingo in the same way that Spanish Communist leader Santiago
Carrillo returned to Spain.
In Curacao, Wessin y Wessin told the Santo Domingo daily EL NACIONAL that he "would
not lower himself" to follow Carrillo's plan and that he was hoping to enter t
country legally. The former general, exiled because of events in 1965, asked the
Dominican public to have faith in democracy, which, he said, would triumph through
the opposition parties.
FOREIGN SECRETARY MAKES OFFICIAL VISIT TO BRITAIN
Santo Domingo Radio C amercial Network in Spanish 2130 GMT 18 Jan 77 FL
[Excerpts] Dominican Foreign Relations Secretary Ramon Emilio Jimenez Reyes is the
first Dominican to make an official visit to the United Kingdom, the first nation to
recognize the independence of the Dominican Republic. Jimenez Reyes, who arrived in
London yesterday from Paris, started his visit with a 1-hour meeting in the Foreign
office with Edward Rowlands, minister of state for relations with Latin American
countries. The visit by Jimenez Reyes is-in response to an invitation by his British
counterpart, Anthony Crosland.
A Foreign office spokesman said the talks were held in a cordial atmosphere. The enct]
spokesman said the two ministers also discussed matters concerning (words
and others in the broader context of the two countries' presence in the Caribbean.
The economic matters discussed included sugar, one of the principal export commodities
for the Dominican Republic, and development of other Dominican natural resources,
the spokesman said. He added that Jimenez Reyes also discussed, in his capacity as
a naval officer, the matter of British-Dominican naval cooperation in the Caribbean.
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