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The Castro regime, continues to further world Communist objectives in Latin America.
Chinese, Czech, and otner Bloc delegates, as wellfrom various Latin American countries, are nowfor the Fourth National Congress of the Youth SectionCuban Communist party.
1. This week-long congress, which opened on Monday, has been accorded TV time and other facilities by the regime.
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preparatory meeting of the Communist-front Latin Americanis scheduled for Havana onpril; arrangementsare probably being made at the current Communist gathering.
A Cuban mission is now touring Latin America to publicize the preparatory meeting and inviting youth groups to attend.
The head of the mission, Dr. Carlos Olivaress an official ofth of July Movement"lose associate of Raul Castro.
Youth Congress Is only one of several such Latinefforts centered in Cuba.
A Latin American "Peace" Conference is planned for May or June in
Plans, but no date, have also been announced forreat Latin American congress to create the apparatus to fight the common enemy, imperialism."
A conference of "democratic political and intellectual leaders" of Latin America is planned forpril in Cuba, and this as well as the hemisphere labor meetings which are expected is almost certaln^to be Communist-dominated.
II. Meanwhile, the trend continues toward closer economic and "cultural" ties with the EinO-Soviet bloc.
trade and payments agreement signed with Polandupplemented by an agreement for technicalassistance, and credit for the purchase of
Items to be imported from Poland include helicopters, other aircraft, foundries, plants for the manufacture of cement and construction materials, and various types of machinery.
This followed the recently concluded trade agreements with the Soviet Union and East Germany.
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also negotiating with Hungary for delivery ofollars wortb of machinery. '.
first shipment of Russian crude oil is en route toit is to be processed in government-operated refineries.
head of the government's petroleum organization hasgradiose planshain ofstations using Soviet petroleum.
havo also been reported for eventual Cuban exportsproducts refined from Soviet crude.
a. These latter plans, seemingly ovcr-ambltiousresent, may be based on the expectation of taking over the Texaco refinery in Cuba which presently Imports Venezuelan crude and exports various refined products.
someubans "from all walks of life"prilour of the USSR, and in returnill visit Cuba.
ood .source reportsop Cuban Communist will shortly go to Moscow to "feel out" Soviet loaders on their willingness toilitary commitment to Cuba. I, The purpose would bo to help Castro resist the US military intervention which the Communists and some Cuban leaders
tho Castro regime is tightening its political Recent anti-Communist demonstrations by university students have
evidently led Castro to step up his plans to dominate tho universities and student groups.
In line with Castro's equating "anti-Communism" with "counterrevolution," the government-dominated leaders of the principal university student organizations have formed special courts to try students guilty of "counterrevolutionary crimes."
meanwhile, Castro reportedly is nowoyal students from rural areas to attend the university^ at government expense; he plans to use these students as "shock troops" to assure control of the university.
as background for all these developments, tho anti-USCastro and others, as well as the personal vilificationEisenhower by Radio Mambi and othergo on, and on, and on, eemingly endless tirade.
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