REQUEST BY GENERAL OMAR TORRIJOS FOR CUBAN AND SOVIET FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PANAMANIAN SUGAR INDUSTRY INVITATION FOR CUBAN PREMIER FIDEL CASTRO TO VISIT PANAMA: TORRIJOS INTEREST IN VISITING SOVIET UNION

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• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06888277
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• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2021
• Case Number: F-2020-01126
• Publication Date: March 19, 1977

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SOVIET UNION
1. SHORTLY BEFORE DEPARTING PANAMA FOR CUBA ON
16 MARCH 1977. MOISES "MONCH I" ToPRIJOS HERRERA,
PANAMANIAN AMBASSADOR TO SPAIN AND BROTHER OF CHIEF OF
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GOVERNMENT GENERAL OMAR ToRRIJoS HERRERA, SAID
HE WAS HAND-CARRYING A LETTER FROM GENERAL TORRIAS TO CUBAN
PREMIER i:IDELCASTR0 RUZ INVITING CASTRO TO VISIT PANAMA
IN LATE MAY OR EARLY JUNE 1971. MOISES TORRIJOS SAID GENERAL
TORRIJOS INSTRUCTED HIM TO ASSURE CASTRO THAT cAsTROIS VISIT
TO PANAMA WOULD NOT COMPLICATE PANAMA'S CANAL TREATY NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THE UNITED STATES. IF CASTRO ACCEPTS THE INVITATION,
moISES TOHRIJOs PLANS TO RETURN TO CUBA FROM SPAIN To ACCOMPANY
CASTRO TO PANAMA.
2. mOIStS TORRIJOS SAID THAT DURING HIS VISIT TO CUBA
HE el CULD DItiCUSS WITH CASTRO THE POSSIBILITY OF CUBA PROVIDING
PANAMA wITH TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ITS SUGAR
INDUSTRY. GENERAL TORRIJOS ALSO ASKS THAT CASTRO ASSIST IN
CLEARING THE WAY FOR MARKETING PANAMANIAN SUGAR AND RICE TO
THE SOVIET isLOL, COUNIRIES. PANAMA WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH
SOME ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY PANAMA COULD REPAY CUBA FOR ITS
TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH SALES OF SUGAR
AND RICE Tu THE SOVIET BLOC.
3. IA ADDITION, mOISES TORRIJOS HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO
ASK CASTRO TO BROACH WITH THE SOVIET UNION THE POSSIBILITY OF
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