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I. In Cuba, increasingly complex domestic problems impelling Castro to make scapegoat of DS.
A. Heew peak on May Day, when Castro plans to stage mass demonstrations and parades of the army and the workers', peasants* and students* militia. B. meeting of democratic political and intellectual
personalities" of hemisphere also planned forprilay in Havana.
"Personalities" include leftist typos from many LA countries, some of whom, such as elderly Socialist leader Palacios of Argentina, have considerable prestige at home.
Delegation from US includes Carleton Beals (elderly American "expert" on LA who obtained his introduction to Latin Americaraft dodger in Mexico in World War I) and Waldo Frank. Both leftists who helped organize "Fair Play for Cuba Committee" in New York City last month.
Soviet tankers and ten cargo ships have or shortly will arrive in Cuban ports, implementing February Cuban-USSR trade deal. Fourth tanker on way.
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Cargo ships to load sugar, but probably bringing Soviet products.
Tankers bringing both gasoline and crude oil.
US oil companies with refineries in Cubaemand to process Russian crude.
government reported to have decreed seizure of sugar mills
source believes expropriation will be madesugar sales, thus assuring government proceeds of at
, art of sugar sales.
source reports Castro to announce at May Daysugar mills, as well as American-owned electriccompanies will be expropriated.
Digest, which prints Spanish edition in Havana,of abandoning its plant thoro.
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