NOOSE FOR CUBA: AMERICAN STATES LIKELY TO VOTE TRADE EMBARGO

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 90
• Publication Date: June 24, 1964
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By Barnard L. Collier
Of The Herald Tribune Stall
WASHINGTON.
Collective sanctions pun-
ishing Cuba for her "sub-
versive aggression" against
Venezuela are virtually cer-
tain to be adopted by an
American foreign ministers'
conference next month, in-
formed sources here said yes-
terday. '
The only mandatory sanc-
tion, however, will be a total
embargo on trade with
~'remier Castro's Communist
regime. But the hemispheric
conference will "recommend"
that all Latin American na-
tions break relations with
Cuba and that all air travel
between Cuba and the rest of
Latin America 'stop.
? Only Mexico and Chile
now are steadlfastly opposed
to any obligatory sanctions
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r.ome Latin nations wished,
but added that the decision
to take action on the Vene-
zuelan charge marks a prece-
dent-setting definition for
the term "aggression" under
the Rio pact.
One U. S. diplomat said:
"Now aggression is no longer
lust the crossing of borders
with armed troops. Subver-
sion also is recognized under
the definition and that is
what Fidel Castro does best."
A date for the foreign min-
isters' meeting was to be de-
cided at a session of the OAS
today. However, diplomatic
sources predicted the session
anight be postponed "several
days" for further consulta-
tion on the proposals. A
tentative July 8 date is con-
sidered likely.
Latin American diplomats
y c
a
oose to ignore them"
against Cuba, but under the resolution will be a difficult
U. S. sources admitted that compromise for Venezuela
Rio treaty for inter-American - The resolution will not pro- and other Caribbean nations
defense a two-thirds vote by vide the tiff retaliatory blow , close to Cuba which are the
main targets for Cuban sub-
version. But after nearly four
months of tedious consulta-
tion it appears to be the
toughest action that can be
wrung out of Latin nations
which traditionally adhere to
the principle 'of non-inter-
vention.
Mexico will be hardest put
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members of the Organization
of American States is enough
to impose a collective decision
in issues of aggression.
Sources here expect Mexico
and Chile will go along.with
a resolution to embargo
Cuba-bound goods, if the
other points in the resolution
are recommended and not
mandatory.
Cuban trade with Latin
America has dwindled in the
last three years. Estimates
of last year's total trade are
below $4.9 million as com-
pared to the 1961 total of
$19.4 million.
"That makes it very easy
o get a trade embargo,"
said one Latin American
diplomat. "The other recom-
mendations can be decided
upon country by country and
Chile and, Mexico will prob-
bl
h
to accept the resolution since
it maintains diplomatic re-
lations with Cuba and has
regular air service to the is-
land. Chile's government, in
the midst of a bitter national
election campaign, is hold-
ing to a moderate position so
as not to provide Leftist poli-
ticians with ant.-government
ammunition.
U. S. diplomatic officials
said yesterday that every
other OAS is expected to
abide by the foreign mini-
sters' decisions. This includes
Bolivia, which is not a mem-
ber of the OAS Council. While
Bolivia can not vote in reg-
ular OAS Council sessions it
is expected to be represented
at the foreign ministers' con-
ference where it can cast a
vote.
Venezuela's charges of cu-
ban aggression are based
mainly on the discovery last
November of a Cuban cache
of arms on P. northern Ven-
ezuelan beach. A committee
of the OAS verified that the
arms -came from Cuba and
were meant for anti-r overn-
mment terrorists and guerrillas.
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