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Enclosure
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COUNTRY
SUBJECT
- Interview with Fidel
Castro
DATE OF INFO
DATE ACQUIRED
PLACE ACQUIRED
SOURCE
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1. [2½ lines not declassified], I had two long
interviews with Fidel Castro
at one of the protocol houses [less than 1 line
not declassified].
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One interview lasted from 2145 until 0145 and
the second extended from 2100 until 0245.
2. [less than 1 line not declassified] brought
up the question of the US blockade of Cuba. Fidel said that it is in
our mutual interest to get the Soviets out of Cuba, but that as long
as the blockade continues, he will not consider such a step. Should
the US remove its blockade, he indicated that he would agree to
evicting the Soviets. He said one of the major reasons for which
Cuba needs the USSR is the
shipment of Soviet oil, which will not be necessary in approximately
five years when Cuba should be able to produce enough of her
own.
3. When asked his views regarding the recent USSR-US wheat agreement, he said that
although he had not been consulted, he had been promised wheat from
the USSR and consequently did not
care where it came from.
4. On permitting UN inspection of
Cuba, Fidel said he would go along with and permit a multi-lateral
inspection but that he would oppose any uni-lateral agreement. He
said if the UN inspection committee
were permitted to inspect sites in Latin America, the Bahamas and
the US, where possible aggressor forces might be trained or located,
he would permit the same inspection in Cuba, and would list the
exact locations and mission of Soviet troops.