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FOIA Number: 2016-0920-F
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This is not a textual record. This is used as an
administrative marker by the William J. Clinton
Presidential Library Staff.
Collection/Record Group:
Clinton Presidential Records
Subgroup/Office of Origin:
Public Liaison
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Alexis Herman/Ruby Moy
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OA/ID Number:
9870
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[Folder 8] Objectives for Near Term Cuba Policy
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OBJECTIVES FOR NEAR TERM CUBA POLICY
first
(Created early June; last update 8/25/95)
may
I.
GTMO
A.
Language
United Way sheperding process to prepare ESL proposal with ACOM, World
Relief, and Dade County School system. Completion expected 8/28.
Chair of JCS prepared to fund part of cost; State PRM committed to $100K;
David Lawrence (United Way chair and Miami Herald publisher) prepared
to match USG from Knight Foundation.
B.
Technical training
United Way and World Relief conducting language, acculturation, and job
bank programs in camps now.
C.
Acculturation
United Way and World Relief conducting language, acculturation, and job
bank programs in camps now.
II.
Florida
A.
Money
$18 million obtained.
Florida still pressing on prisoner exchange.
B.
Humanitarian effort to help GTMO immigrants
United Way has supplanted Ad Hoc committee in the camps and in Miami:
non-partisan, community-based, and capable of delivering real services.
C.
Bob Graham and Florida Delegation
Graham somewhat satisfied with Fl. money and quite satisfied with
Administration management of Cuba policy.
Little attention given to rest of Fl delegation. More needed.
III.
Hill Constituency Building
A.
Satisfy Graham
In constant communication with Graham. Have delivered at least partially
on GTMO training and Fl money, his two top priorities
Graham applauding specific media hits in Florida and nationally
Willing to identify more publicly with Administration
Prepared to support new policy initiatives
Has embraced civil society as paradigmfor policy
Prepared to spearhead Helms/Burton alternative
B.
Bob Menendez and NJ delegation
Still no real progress on improving relations with Menendez
Outreach strategy paper including discussion of NJ politics drafted and
vetted with Alexis
First meetings with NJ political shop to discuss NJ strategy
Good meeting with Lautenberg, but unlikely to offer public support on more
moderate Cuba policy
C.
Brief key members on Nuccio Cuba trip
Waited too long after April for it to be useful
D.
Identify and cultivate broader Hill constituency
Being done in connection with Helms/Burton strategy
IV.
Helms/Burton
A.
Name negotiation team
Done; Anne Patterson did great job on last round, impressed Cubans, gave
moral support to human rts activists and dissidents with on-island visits
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B.
Develop legislative strategy
Helms/Burton memo moving forward to Berger for President
C.
Determine White House bottom line
POTUS memo will sketch out veto strategy
V.
Public Constituency Building
A.
Publicize Tarnoff testimony
Done in May
B.
Media hits post-Nuccio announcement
Mostly positive play on national level; strong support from Miami Herald;
continuing battle to counter scepticism and malevolence in Miami Spanish-
language media.
C.
Bring groups to White House for briefings
Draft outreach memo proposes structure of kick-off meeting
D.
POTUS statement on Cuba
POTUS video released after much delay and bloodletting; mild positive
impact overall for target constituency
VI.
Support for the Cuban People
A.
June 2 Civil Society conference
Too much under control of old Cuba team; only mixed results
B.
AID memo on civil society
Done; some bad ideas, but many more ideas than we had before
C.
AID mission to Cuba re Title II of Helms/Burton
Pending
VII.
Bilateral Migration Talks
A.
Memo on agenda for next round of talks
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Done for last round
B.
Name new head of delegation
Done
VIII.
Monitoring Returnees
A.
Role of Catholic Church
No progress in persuading GOC to accept
Church increasingly worried about too close identity with USG
B.
Cuban American delegation to visit Cuba to assess in-country
refugee processing and monitoring
Pending
IX.
Interdiction
A.
Improve on-board processing along UNHCR guidelines and
make process more transparent.
Done
B.
Investigate possibility of returning through GTMO instead of
cutters entering Cuban waters?
Rejected as impracticable
X.
Radio/TV Martí
A.
Miami relocation issue
Subordinated to overall struggle on board and chair
B.
Funding
TV Marti in jeopardy; Radio secure
XI.
Blue Ribbon Commission
[No progress on any of below. Low priority.]
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A.
Rationale
B.
Objectives
C.
Membership
XII.
New Issues
A.
Flotilla
Inter-agency process well-advanced to deal with expected September 2
flotilla and possible incident with Cuba. Separate memo being prepared for
Sandy.
B.
Radio Marti
Meeting weekly with Cuban Broadcasting senior management to better
corrdinate with Administration policy and show White House concern for
contribution to overall policy.
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