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Reagan steps up pressure on Cuba

Socialist Challenge No. 239, 26 March 1982 · p. 4 of the scan · 201 words

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IN THE face of the new revolutionary advances in Central America, the United States has stepped up its pressure on Cuba.

off the Cuban coast.

ting. This exercise will include a provocative landing by US troops of the Guatanamo military base which the US still illegally possesses on Cuban soil. Reagan is forcing pressurising Western Cuba's $1.5bn foreign because of serious shortfalls in foreign currency earnings from sugar and nickel.

ing of any ship from US ports that moves cargos to For from Cuba.

US residents visiting Cuba.

tionary upheaval.

They have maintained power for nearly 23 years without degenerating into societies Lne Jaruzelski's_ or Brezhnev's Russia.

The position Cuban masses has been to defend revolution Socialist Challenge 25 March 1982 NATO is presently conducting a naval exercise British ships are participafurther measures. banks not to reschedule debt made necessary He is also expected to announce soon the bannWashington is also preparing restrictions on earec Luda.

World Health Organisation Cuba has the highest calorific intake in the whole of Latin America. Of course there are scarcities - but not oi basic necessities.

Such scarcities, inMay Day in Managua, 1981. FSLN follows example of Cubans in relying on mass mobilisation

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