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...trigger the military, which already is restive about the Communist threat, into its first coup in 38 years. His victory would also polarize the already socially stratified country of 9,000,000 in harshly antagonistic groups. In Latin America as a whole, a Marxist victory in Chile would enliven Fidel Castro's waning image and stand as the ultimate mockery to the U.S.'s loftily conceived but ineptly carried out Alliance for Progress. Chile's neighbors, notably Argentina, would most likely redouble their own harsh anti-Communist efforts. There is some fear among U.S. diplomats that...
Washington's intelligence community describes the recent activity as "wriggles" in Cuba. The wriggles appear to date from Soviet Defense Minister Andrei Grechko's trip to Havana last fall and a return visit to Moscow by Fidel Castro's brother Raul last spring. The Soviets agreed to refurbish the Cuban military with everything from new knapsacks to improved, longer-range SA-2 missiles, similar to the ones emplaced in Egypt. Cuba now has 24 SA-2 sites, each with six missiles. In addition, Moscow has upgraded Fidel Castro's air force by supplying a 25-plane...
Next Sunday, Fidel Castro will celebrate the 14th anniversary of his attack on the Moncada barracks, the formal beginning of the Cuban revolution. At that time, he may well confirm the receipt of new Soviet military equipment. If nothing else, the recent flurry of U.S. surveillance flights should ensure that however significant the aid proves, the U.S. will not be in for any real surprises...
Then last May catastrophe struck. One of the worst earthquakes in history annihilated several Peruvian villages and towns, killing 50,000 people and leaving other thousands homeless. Aid poured in from sympathetic countries, among them France, Spain and Yugoslavia. Cuba's Fidel Castro flamboyantly donated a pint of his blood. Last week Pat Nixon flew south for a two-day visit to the disaster areas, the first such foreign mission ever undertaken by a First Lady. Air Force One, which carried her there, was piled high with gifts for the Peruvians. A second plane was even more loaded...
...medicines from Spain. French President Pompidou announced a na tional campaign to aid the grief-stricken nation, and Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito asked his countrymen to send contributions. More than 200 Chilean families offered to adopt some of the estimated 5,000 orphaned children. Aid also came from Fidel Castro, who seeks to make common cause with the Peruvian army's radical reform policies. Along with 20 planeloads of Cuban medical supplies and donated blood, Castro sent a pint of his own blood...