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LETTER FROM GARCIA INCHAUSTEGUI
TO SECRETARY GENERAL U THANT
OCTOBER 27, 1962
(Unofficial Version)
Excellency:
On the instructions of the Revolutionary Government
of Cuba I have the honor to transmit to you the following
message:
"Your Excellency:
I have received your message dated October 26,
and express my appreciation of your noble concern.
Cuba is prepared to discuss as fully as may be
necessary, its differences with the United States and
to do everything in its power, in cooperation with
the United Nations, to resolve the present crisis.
However, it flatly rejects the violation of the
sovereignty of our country involved in the naval
blockade, an act of force and war committed by the
United States against Cuba. In addition, it flatly
rejects the presumption of the United States to
determine what actions we are entitled to take within
our country, what kind of arms we consider appropriate
for our defense, what relations we are to have with
the USSR, and what international policy steps we
are entitled to take, within the rules and laws
governing relations between the peoples of the world
and the principles governing the United Nations, in
order to guarantee our own security and sovereignty.
Cuba is victimizing no one; it has violated no
international law; on the contrary, it is the victim
of the aggressive acts of the United States, such as
the naval blockade, and its rights have been outraged.
The Revolutionary Government of Cuba would be
prepared to accept the compromises that you request
as efforts in favor of peace, provided that at the
same time, while negotiations are in progress, the
United States Government desists from threats and
aggressive actions against Cuba, including the naval
blockade of our country.
At the
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"ocrText": "LETTER FROM GARCIA INCHAUSTEGUI\nTO SECRETARY GENERAL U THANT\nOCTOBER 27, 1962\n(Unofficial Version)\nExcellency:\nOn the instructions of the Revolutionary Government\nof Cuba I have the honor to transmit to you the following\nmessage:\n\"Your Excellency:\nI have received your message dated October 26,\nand express my appreciation of your noble concern.\nCuba is prepared to discuss as fully as may be\nnecessary, its differences with the United States and\nto do everything in its power, in cooperation with\nthe United Nations, to resolve the present crisis.\nHowever, it flatly rejects the violation of the\nsovereignty of our country involved in the naval\nblockade, an act of force and war committed by the\nUnited States against Cuba. In addition, it flatly\nrejects the presumption of the United States to\ndetermine what actions we are entitled to take within\nour country, what kind of arms we consider appropriate\nfor our defense, what relations we are to have with\nthe USSR, and what international policy steps we\nare entitled to take, within the rules and laws\ngoverning relations between the peoples of the world\nand the principles governing the United Nations, in\norder to guarantee our own security and sovereignty.\nCuba is victimizing no one; it has violated no\ninternational law; on the contrary, it is the victim\nof the aggressive acts of the United States, such as\nthe naval blockade, and its rights have been outraged.\nThe Revolutionary Government of Cuba would be\nprepared to accept the compromises that you request\nas efforts in favor of peace, provided that at the\nsame time, while negotiations are in progress, the\nUnited States Government desists from threats and\naggressive actions against Cuba, including the naval\nblockade of our country.\nAt the"
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