Word: cuban
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hamburg-Amerika liner, the St. Louis. The ship was bound out of Hamburg to Havana, Cuba, where the passengers understood they could disembark if they chose. Once in Havana harbor, however, the Jews were not allowed off the ship. Their landing permits had been deliberately scrambled by the Cuban government in league with the Nazis, who wanted the ship to sail from port to port searching for asylum. The St. Louis would then become a diplomatic liability, an embarrassment, and would be an active demonstration, according to the Nazis, of what a "problem" the Jews were. This squalid footnote...
...date. Theodore C. (for Chaikin) Sorensen, 48, who was once President John Kennedy's top aide, has had virtually no experience in intelligence work or administration. After the 1961 Bay of Pigs fiasco, he harshly criticized the CIA for misleading the White House about the chances of the Cuban invasion-though he had gone along with the plan beforehand. The most plausible explanation for the appointment is that Sorensen came highly recommended, campaigned hard for the President-elect and will, by his very inexperience in the area, make it possible for Carter to take a direct hand in running...
...Resumption of efforts to "normalize relations with Cuba" by lifting the U.S. embargo on food and medicines in return for such concessions as Cuban release of U.S. prisoners, withdrawal from Angola and an end to meddling in Puerto Rico...
SEVEN MONTHS AGO, Angola applied for admission to the United Nations, but the U.S. vetoed the move, arguing that there were still Cuban troops in that southern African state. Last week, the U.S. modified its position--at the request of a majority of African nations--and simply abstained from the 1.16 to 0 vote that made Angola the 146th member...
...suggests there are no Cuban representatives in Angola, but their role is still unclear. The Angolan government asserts they are no more than friendly advisors, and there is no evidence to prove otherwise. The United States recognized the lack of such evidence when it changed its stance to abstention, but it should have gone further and moved for admission. If the U.N. is to be a viable force in international relations, it must include every independent nation, regardless of political alliances. The U.S. refusal to recognize Angola's sovereignty must be construed as an insult to President Neto...