FURTHER DETAILS OF CUBAN-POLISH JOINT COMMUNIQUE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP06T01849R000200120034-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: April 2, 1979
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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PA021912 Havana International service in Spanish 1600 OMT 2 Apr 79 PA
[Text] Cuba and Poland condemn the brutal and treacherous Chinese attack on the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which denotes the extreme danger of the chauvinistic,
expansionist and hegemonie policy of the Bering leaders, says a joint communique that
was signed in Havana on the official, friendly visit which Piotr Jaroszewicz, chairman
of the Council of Ministers of the Polish People's Republic, paid to Cuba from 25 to
30 March. The two countries also condemned the Egyptian-Israeli treaty which, far from
being a, solution to the Mideast conflict, creates new, greater threats to peace and
security in the Middle East.
The joint Cuban-Polish communique voices solidarity with the struggle for liberation of
the peoples of Namibia and Zimbabwe and opposes maneuvers by Western powers and their
allies to impose neocolonialist solutions in both territories. Cuba and Poland also
voiced solidarity with the frontline countries which are experiencing continuous
aggression from the racist regimes in southern Africa.
Both parties emphasized the growing and positive international role of the nonalined
countries movement in the common struggle against imperialism, colonialism and other
forms of oppression. They highlighted the importance of the sixth summit conference
of that group of nations which will take place in Cuba next September. Cuba and Poland
voiced their willingness to continue contributing to the unity and coherence of the
international communist movement on the basis of the principles of Marxism-Leninism
and proletarian internationalism. The weakening of that unity, they pointed out, merely
favors imperialist interests.
The joint communique finally reports that Fidel Castro, first secretary of the Communist
Party of Cuba and president of the Councils of State and Ministers, gratefully accepted
Piotr Jaroszewicz' invitation to pay an official visit to Poland.
FL021843 Havana Domestic Service in Spanish 1600 GMT 2 Mar 79 FL
[Text] Berlin--The Cuban-GDR intergovernmental commission for economic, scientific and
technical cooperation began its ninth plenary session today in this capital. The
delegat:_ons are headed by the vice presidents of the Cuban and GDR Councils of Ministers,
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Gerhard Weiss, respectively. At the opening of the meeting,
which is being held at the [name indistinct] residence, where the top-level foreign
guests stay, the two leaders stressed the identical objectives of their governments and
parties and the fruitful increase in bilateral relations. Carlos Rafael Rodriguez,
member of the PCC Politburo and vice president of the Council of State, and part of the
delegation accompanying him today at the end of the first round of talks traveled to
(Neustad), in the southern Province of Dresden. In this region near the GDR-Czechoslovakian
border, the Cuban leader will visit the [name indistinct] state complex for agricultural
machinery building and the (Neugersdorf) textile industry. Carlos Rafael Rodriguez is
scheduled to meet with the Cubans who are receiving technical training in the southern
part of the GDR.
FL021901 Havana Domestic Service in Spanish 1600 GMT 2 Apr 79 FL
[Text] Bucharest--Today in Bucharest Cuba and Romania began talks to coordinate the
economic plans of the two countries for the 1981-1985 5-year period and other aspects
of reciprocal interest.
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The delegations are headed by Humberto Perez, vice president of the Council of Ministers
and president of the Cuban Central Planning Board [JUCEPLAN], and (Nicolas Constantin),
first vice chairman of the Romanian Government and chairman of the Romanian State
Planning Committee.
According to the official program for the visit, the negotiations should conclude on
Thursday, 5 April, with the signing of the final documents of the session. In addition
the Cuban visitors will tour a truck plant in the Romanian County of Brasov located north
of Bucharest, and other centers of interest. Romania and Cuba, which are members of the
CEMA, established diplomatic relations in October 1960.
FIDEL CASTRO REPLIES TO LETTER FROM SYRIAN PRESIDENT
Report on Al-Asad Letter
FL021158 Havana Domestic Service in Spanish 1000 GMT 2 Apr 79 FL
[Text] Hafiz al-Asad, president of the Syrian Arab Republic, has sent a letter to
Fidel to bring him up to date on the dangers involved in the Egyptian-Israeli treaty aria
the possible consequences for the situation in the Middle East so that they [Syria and
Cuba] can jointly cooperate in having this problem studied at the United Nations. In
one part of his message, the Syrian leader pointed to the decisive agreements taken
at the nonalined countries conferences which stressed the impossibility of imposing and
establishing a just peace for the area without complete Israeli withdrawal from all
occupied Palestinian and Arab territories and the reestablishment of the legitimate
rights of the Palestinian people.
Fidel Castro Reply
FL021317 Havana Domestic Service in Spanish 1045 GMT 2 Apr 79 FL
[Text] The text of the letter our commander in chief sent to Hafiz al-Asad is carried
in today's GRANMA newspaper: Our people, party and government have always followed
the development of events in the Middle East closely and with great concern, and the
danger for peace in this area in particular and in the world in general represented by
the policy carried out by North American imperialism, which uses the Zionist State of
Israel as their spearhead in the region.
The signing of a separate peace treaty, as you point out in the letter sent to me, goes
against all complete solutions for a just and lasting peace and allows the Israeli
State to perpetuate its policy of annexation by way of the consummated events, making
the situation more uncertain and dangerous. In complete opposition to the Security
Council and General Assembly resolutions, to the nonalined countries movement and to many
other international forums, the Zionist State of Israel and its tutor, North American
imperialism, have provoked a situation which day by day becomes ro re dangerous for the
Arab peoples and for all progressive humanity. This policy, which counted on the
surrender policy and the betrayal by Egyptian President Anwar as-Sadat, completely removes
any possibility for a just solution to the problem in the Middle East. The agreements
signed in the name of peace reveal their hidden and true objective by including the colossal
financing; and supplying of very modern weaponry to Israel and Egypt.
And Fidel's letter to Hafiz al-Asad continues: What type of peace is it, that is estab-
lished simultaneously with an escalation in the arms race? Against whom will the
hundreds of tanks, the transportation equipment, airplanes and other modern weaponry
which the United States generously supplied to the two countries be used after signing
the aforementioned peace?
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It is evident that this weaponry is destined to be used against the Arab States who have
not backed down, against Palestinian resistance and against the progressive countries
in the Arab region and Africa. This is part of the plans and objectives of imperialist
policy to safeguard its interests in the area and try to continue its policy of exploitation
and subjugation of peoples.
And the letter continues: With the revolutionary process in Iran, the geSdarmerie which
imperialism established to oppress peoples and as part of their strategic military
scaffolding against the Soviet Union and the socialist countries disintegrated; this is
the substitute.
In response to its principles, Cuba rejects all imperialist maneuvers, whose only objective
is the maintenance of exploitation and control over the Arab peoples' wealth in detriment
to their sovereignty, independence, self-determination, well-being, progress re Iaand ndesecurity.
Cuba energetically condemns the signing of the agreements between Egypt
which was inspired by North American imperialism, and once again reiterates that a true
and just solution to the problem can only take place with Israeli withdrawal from
occupied Arab territories and the recognition and exercise of the legitimate and inalienable
rights of the Arab people of Palestine, including those of self-determination, inde-
pendence and sovereignty.
Fidel told Hafiz al-Asad: I wish to express to you our unrestricted support for your
just struggle and at the same time demonstrate our willingness to jointly cooperate for
a total and lasting peace solution with the participation of all parties including the
PLO, the sole and legitimate representative of the Arab people of Palestine.
PREPARATIONS CONTINUE FOR 8 APRIL ELECTIONS
Test of Voting System
FL021344 Havana Domestic Service in Spanish 1045 GMT 2 Apr 79 FL
[Text] The National Electoral Commission yesterday, 1 April, tested the entire
8 April. Blas
organizational and informational system for the election for next Sunday,
that the test
has stated tha.
Roca, president of the People's Government National Assembly,
was done well and carried out with great enthusiasm, and that the only deficiencies were
in mobilizing the Pioneers, and in some places where [Electoral] College presidents could
not find the keys to open [the centers].
Blas said that in the test Havana Province was the first to report that it was ready, at
0700 hours, followed by Cienfuegos and Ciego de Avila.
Report on Readiness
FL030054 Havana Domestic Television Service in Spanish 0000 GMT 3 Apr 79 FL
[Text] The National Electoral Commission met this morning to examine various matters of
interest prior to the 8 April elections. The important meeting was chaired by Blas Roca
Calderio, and minister,ofnjustice.
Torres S Santrtry , chairman of the National Electoral Commissio
Representatives of the political and mass organizations and of the organizations that
will be participating in the elections also attended the meeting.
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