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Had 2-hour conversation with President 'l.nd Foreign Minister Guell evening Wednesday August 21. This report delayed be­cause spent all following day at cererrDnies connected sink­ing new offshore oil well Ca.rr.aguey province.

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First hour all pleasantri€.s. Batisca indic.ated wished retain and continue 'good relations with US :~nd !:elt tha.t as I was accre,"ited his government I should support hirr,.

I pointed out at length that we had been subject to much criticism because of feeling that US cOver~~ent was especially friendly to him not only in outward appea.rances but in sup­plying of arms and munitions under MAP which were being used to kill Cubans. I stated it was my position to be strictly neutral. He said he understood my position and agreed. I asked President if he would not take the same position ~,'ere he in my place and he replied yes.

Reference attacks by Masferrer, Vasconcelos, and Rosell I mentioned that the resolution in~roduced by Senator Rosell was still receiving wide circulation in Senate-franked en­velopes . I indicate~ that I personally did not mind but pointed out that such mailings gave impression that un­friendly relationship still existed betwe.en Cuban Government and American Embassy. Batista showed embarrassment and sur­prise and insofar as Vasconcelos was concerned stated that although he was helpful he was hard to control.

Batista was first to bring up Oriente trip, inquired if I had been to Moa Ba.y and Nicar.o, and disc.ussed huge American investments. Then, referring to Santiago, he said that demonstrations in all Cuba by l';Ol'.!en and youths were

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I assurEd B:~tist'l. tInt 1. ",',~. s .~ .u~. ly ?'W'Yf' th :; t g" lC1ng3.5 I W'iS "ce re-dited to his govE'.r n r,'.E'.n t 1 ,,~st (kJ m'tl'in~ tc" pcc·.b-3.rra.ss h i s gove.rnrr:ent and that I ,",'·,1.5 anx i ous to cc-ntinuE' t c> "r..',. inta. in gr,od 'l.nd ccop'?ul.tivp. re.L" tions. to wbich iw, r. ,o" r: tily p.gv;ed. Meeting thrc ug!1out W3.S ccrdi8.1 and fr ie :·jly .

I feF: l strongly tb~. t "",-,<,nts s inc e 7,y~rr iv'l.l j'J l y 1.5 cu11'".i­n3.ting in foregoing conv E'.rs'l.tion have a.chieved (k<;ir ,· d ob­jective of firmly c (.' nvincir:.g Ba. tist .~. 'IT'd his gc,v£:yn:r.f>nt ;J.S ,,'ell a.s C'.lba.n people of l).'ls i ·. US po l i cy af r,o~. " ll'.tf-yvf'n ticr, ".no n eutrg.lity in C..:oan int e rn?.l 'l.fE-'l.irs 0 At S 5"!.E' cit!'.e f und&.rr.E'nta.lly i:rip.ndly and coope.rati.v E; rt>.l :p;:icns b'E&een tw .. • gcvernn7.ents unimpariced. . _.-..

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