Word: oases
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The waiver marked only the twelfth time that the U.S. has relaxed the Cuba trade boycott since it was imposed by the OAS in 1964. "The excellent relations between us and the Argentine government are very important to us," explained a State Department spokesman just before the decision was announced...
Kissinger's statement led some observers to speculate that the United States might be preparing to change its Cuban trade policy. The United States has supported the boycott of Cuba by the OAS since 1967.
At the OAS meeting on Saturday, the foreign ministers of Argentina and Peru called for an end to the 12-year-old boycott. The Chilean foreign minister, Rear Admiral Ismael Diuz, asked that the boycott be maintained. He argued that "Castroism constitutes a danger for peace and security of the...
In his speech, Kissinger also said that "the policy of the good partner" would now be the American approach to OAS nations. He said to the other OAS members, "We convene as equals."
Albert O. Hirschmann, Littauer Professor of Political Economy, said yesterday that "Kissinger does want to get rid of some of the more paternalistic policies of the past." Hirschmann said that the U.S. position in OAS has changed "slightly" from its former position of dominance.