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    "ocrText": "- 2 -\nARCHIVES SERVICE REDDRDE NATIONAL any tongo AND\nThe Kinister atated that Prosident Prio was a sincere\nfriend of the United Statea and unlike former Cuban Oniefs\nof State was not afraid to evinee this friendship. He\nfeels that in viev of President Prio's attitude this la e\npropitious time to strengthen relations between the United\nStates and Cuba. He referred to the over-all prograa which\nwa. discussed when he and President Prio were in Washington\nlast December, and expressed the hope that sone progress\ncould be made in developing it.\nCuba, the Foreign Minister said, 1s strongly opposed\nto dictatorships, both in the Weatern Hemisphere and in\nother parta of the world. Re then made a comparison\nbetween the demooracy in Cuba and the tyrannical dictator-\nship in the Dominican Republic. In this connection, he\nreferred to Cubs'e augar preference which he said US.S or\nfor reaching political and economic importance to Cuba.\nHe mentioned the concession on sugar under negotiation with\nthe Dominican delegation at Annecy and pointed out that it\nvould be of insignificant economic benefit to the Cominican\nRepublic, but of great importance to Ouba. He feels that\naside frow the politioal implications involved, the volume\nof trade betiveen the United States and Cuba is so much\ngreater than between the United States and the Dominionn\nRepublio that there ia hardly any economie justifiontion\nfor granting a concession to the latter country.\nI told the Minister that I had discussed these matters\nwith Ambassador Butler and that serious thought was being\ngiven to them. 1 also told his that we went to do every-\nthing possible to be of help to the Cuban Government.\nI inquired whether Colonel Batiota had any conneo-\ntiona with the commusts. The Minister said that he was\nunder the impression that Batista had been in communication\nwith Lazaro Cardenáa, a Mexican closely associated with\nLombardo Toledano, but that he was not aware of any direct\nassociation between him and the Communist party.\nDECLASSIFIED\nity E.O. 10501\nWWalker: ir"
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