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• Publication Date: April 11, 1960
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226. Castro's Cub' 1960 11 April 1960
January 1960 brought to a close Fidel Castro's "Year of Liberation". Tht
Cuban people find themselves ruled by an extreme leftist clique which has
eliminated moderate and experienced politicians, suppressed the free press,
created communist-style propaganda organs such as the news agency, Prensa
Latina, and the government mouthpiece, Revolucion, imprisoned revolutionaries
for "treason", re-established military courts fixing the death penalty for
"counter-revolutionary activities" (disagreement with the regime), expropriated
lands for cooperatives rather than individual ownership, lost world-wide sym-
pathy for the Revolution because of abuses of power, damaged US/Cuban relationp
with it "hate America campaign" and confiscation of US holdings without adequate
compensation, and promoted closer ties with Communist bloc countries(estab-
lishment of the Chinese Communist New China News Agency in Havana, sale of
sugar to the USSR, Soviet Exposition in January). Externally, Castro's attempts
to "throw off the imperialist yoke" and identify Cuba with the neutralist bloc
(Egypt, Indonesia, Yugoslavia, etc.)were demonstrated by his proposal to hold a
conference of underdeveloped countries in the fall of 1960 and his invitations to
Nasir, Sukarno and Tito to visit Cuba in the near future. Castro-backed invasion
attempts in the Dominican Republic, Panama and Haiti indicated the-far-reaching
and dangerous ambitions of Castro's leftist oligarchy. Among the 26th of July
Movement there is a growing disillusionment with the "revolutionary" regime,
a feeling also held by moderate Cubans who wish to restore the true goals of
the Revolution, because they now fear that Castro has become a willing fellow
traveller who is destroying their hopes for a free, democratic and prosperous
Cuba,
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227. The Summit Conference
The Summit meeting begins in Paris on 16 May. The major topics for
consideration are the West Berlin problem and disarmament. The Soviet Union
will probably attempt to utilize the conference to drive wedges between the
Western powers, to create the impression that the USSR is the only great power
actively seeking disarmament and peace, and to gain Western recognition for the
legitimacy of its East European empire.
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228. Latin America Moves to Stop Arms Race
Latin American concern with the subject of world disarmament was
demonstrated by active participation in the disarmament resolutions passed at
the 14th UN General Assembly and by recent statements and proposals sponsored
by President Alessandri of Chile and President Prado of Peru, leaders in the
movement to stop the arms race in Latin America. They strongly believe that the
use of limited resources for military expenditures impedes needed economic
development. The majority of South American governments have expressed
support for arms limitation proposals--the exceptions are Brazil and Paraguay.
The Central American governments with the exception of Costa Rica and Mexico
have shown little interest in the proposals. The animosity existing between Cuba
and the Dominican Republic precludes consideration of arms limitation efforts
by them. Although civilian leadership has largely superseded military
dictatorships in Latin America in recent years, the armed forces have strong
and often preponderant influence in many countries and continue to press for
additional armaments for reasons of national prestige or political purposes, thus
seriously obstructing concrete measures to limit arms. In addition, traditional
political border rivalries and a strong concept of nationalism inhibits joint
Latin American action to limit arms purchases. Of primary concern are the non-
competitive relative armament levels to be maintained by each country adequate
for hemispheric defense and internal security. A conference on arms reduction
attended by ten South American nations, to be held in Uruguay in June or July 1960
is Tinder active consideration. The Chilean government is prepared to initiate
unilateral freezing of armaments as an example for the rest of the continent if
adequate security guarantees are Teceived from thin TTt,itcA c+-+--
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229. Racial Violence in South Africa
X11 April 1960
he apartheid policies of he Union of South Africa, based on the principle
of separate development of the non-white and the white, arise from the sense of
superiority felt by the whites and from the fear that the numerical superiority of
the Africans (70%) will eventually cause the whites to lose their predominant
political and economic power. However, the economic development of South
Africa has come about through a combination of white capital and management
with cheap African labor. The whites find themselves unable to implement
strictly separate African development without losing their source of cheap labor.
At the same time, exposure to a Western urban, industrial economy creates a
climate in which tribal traditions are eroded and desires and expectations which
cannot be fulfilled under the apartheid policies are developed. The result is a
gradual rise in the level of dissatisfaction among the Africans. So long as the
strict apartheid policy is pursued, the racial tension will continue to rise. The
recent ifficulties, sparked by African resentment at the internal pass law, began
on 21 March at Sharpeville when the South African police, after being stoned by
the crowd, opened fire with machine guns. Following this, a series of incidents
occurred, including a strike by the Africans which made apparent to all the key
role the Africans play in the economy. Panicked by the strike, the South African
government declared an emergency and banned all African political organizations.
Incensed by the brutal repression, the Afro-Asian nations requested a meeting of
the Security Council, which was held on 30 March, and which passed a resolution
calling for the abandonment of apartheid and called on UN Secretary General Dag
Hammerskjold to reduce the threat to international peace arising from the South
African problem.
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NUMBER 37
11 April 1960
Item #227: Press Comments of 7 April 1960 reprinted an
article by Dean Rusk entitled "The Presidency"
from the April, 1960 issue of Foreign Affairs.
The latter part of this article carries a
valuable discussion of the problems of Summit
conferences. This article or excerpts from it
might be replayed where appropriate.
CROSS-INDEXING
226. Castro's Cuba - 1960 - D, I, J, T, U.
227. The Summit Conference - E, I, J, K, 0, R.
228. Latin America Moves to Stop Arms Race - D, I, J, P.
229. Racial Violence in South Africa - E, G, J.
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