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,AU?OR 3 ,SAM ,DOLG(F 

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,TO :AT EXT5T IS \R ASSESSM5T ( ! E>LY YE>S ( ! ,CUBAN ,REVOLUTION /ILL RELEVANT TO ! ,CUBA ( ! LATE #a#i#fS & ! #a#i#gS8 ,HAVE !RE BE5 SIGNIFICANT *ANGES1 NOT 9 M9OR RESPECTS1 BUT 9 ! G5]AL ,D,I,R,E,C,T,I,O,N ( ! ,REVOLUTION8 

,=M+ ! 0,NEW ,MAN0 

,BETWE5 #aiff & #aig ! ,CUBAN LEAD]S ATTEMPT$ TO /E] ! ,REVOLUTION 9 ANO!R DIRECTION4 ,9 ACCORDANCE ) ! IDEAS ( ,*E ,GUEV>A1 !Y DECID$ TO BEG9 BUILD+ ! NEW COMMUNI/ SOCIETY2 GRADUALLY DO AWAY ) MONEY & ! MONEY ECONOMY2 DI/RIBUTE GOODS & S]VICES ACCORD+ TO ! ESS5TIAL PR9CIPLE ( COMMUNISM1 0,FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS ABILITY & TO EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS NE$S10 & 9 ! PROCESS1 =M ! 0,NEW ,MAN04 ,! 0,NEW ,SOCIALI/ ,MAN0 IS A SELF-SACRIFIC+ IDEALI/ :O WILL+LY & GLADLY WORKS NOT = HIS PRIVATE GA91 BUT = ! WELF>E ( SOCIETY4 ,/RONGLY ANIMAT$ BY MORAL-E?ICAL 9C5TIVES1 ! 0,NEW ,MAN0 DOES NOT HAVE TO BE COMPELL$ TO FULFILL HIS OBLIGATIONS BY ! AU?ORIT>IAN DECREES ( A DICTATORIAL GOV]NM5T4 

,CA/RO DECL>$ ?AT3 0444 ! GREAT TASK ( ! ,REVOLUTION IS BASICALLY ! TASK ( =M+ ! ,NEW ,SOCIALI/ ,MAN 444 ! MAN ( A TRULY REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS4440 7SPEE* 9 ,LAS ,VILLAS1 ,JULY #b#f1 #a#i#f#h7 ,! ,CUBAN RUL]S EV5 BOA/$ ?AT 9 RESPECT TO ! BUILD+ ( COMMUNISM 7DI/RIBUTION1 REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS ( ! PEOPLE1 EQUALIZATION ( 9COME1 ETC47 ,CUBA WAS F> AHEAD ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 

,BUT ALL ATTEMPTS TO 9/ITUTE SOCIALISM BY DECREE1 AS ,BAKUN9 =ESAW OV] A C5TURY AGO1 LEADS 9EVITABLY TO ! 5SLAVEM5T ( ! PEOPLE BY ! AU?ORIT>IAN ,/ATE4 ,!IR ATTEMPT TO BUILD COMMUNISM FAIL$ BECAUSE ! 0NEW SOCIALI/ MAN0 CAN BE =M$ ONLY )9 ! CONTEXT ( A NEW & FREE SOCIETY1 BAS$ NOT UPON COMPULSION1 BUT UPON VOLUNT>Y COOP]ATION4 ,! ATTEMPT FAIL$ BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IMPLEM5T$ BY ?OR\<GO+ LIB]T>IAN *ANGES 9 ! AU?ORIT>IAN /RUCTURE ( ,CUBAN SOCIETY4 ,COMMUNIZATION & =M+ ! NEW MAN ACTUALLY CAM\FLAG$ ! MILIT>IZATION ( ,CUBA4 ,CA/RO MADE ?IS CLE>3 

0444TODAY ,I CAN SEE AN IMM5SE >MY1 ! >MY ( A HI<LY ORGANIZ$1 DISCIPL9$ & 5?USIA/IC NATION READY TO FULFILL :ATEV] TASK IS SET4440 ,9 HIS SPEE* ( ,AUGU/ #b#c1 #a#i#f#h1 ,CA/RO ANN\NC$ HIS DECISION TO MILIT>IZE ! :OLE ISL& & GIVE ABSOLUTE PRIORITY TO ! ECONOMIC BATTLE & TO A*IEVE ?IS1 ! ABSOLUTE NE$ = A DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT EX]CIS$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY444 7SEE ,K4,S4 ,K>OL2 ,GU]RILLAS 9 ,P[]2 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#g1 P4 #d#d#g-#d#d#h1 #e#b#h74 

,! COMMUNIZATION TURN$ \T TO BE A CRUEL HOAX4 ,IT TOOK ON ! FAMILI> *>ACT]I/ICS ( TYPICAL TOTALIT>IAN REGIMES4 ,?IS /AGE ( ! ,CUBAN ,REVOLUTION HAS BE5 CORRECTLY ID5TIFI$ AS ! ,M9I-,/AL9 ,]A4 ,MOLD+ ! ,NEW ,MAN ACCORD+ TO TOTALIT>IAN SPECIFICATIONS CONNOTES ! PROCESS ( TRA9+ PEOPLE TO BECOME OB$I5T S]FS ( ! /ATE3 & MORAL 9C5TIVES BECOMES A DEVICE TO 5LI/ ! P>TICIPATION ( ! MASSES 9 !IR [N 5SLAVEM5T4 ,TO !IR EV]LA/+ CR$IT ! WORK]S RESI/$3 

0444A WAVE ( SABOTAGE BESET ! C\NTRY'S ECONOMY4 ,SABOTEURS BURN$ A TANN]Y 9 L4AS ,VILLAS ,PROV9CE1 A LEA!R /ORE 9 ,HAVANA1 A *ICK5-FE$ FACTORY 9 ,SANTIAGO1 A *EMICAL F]TILIZ] DEPOT 9 ,MANZANILLO1 A PROV9CIAL /ORE BELONG+ TO ! ,M9I/RY ( ,9T]NAL ,COMM]CE 9 ,CAMAGUEY1 & SO ON444 ,CA/RO ALSO GAVE A LONG LI/ ( ACTS ( SABOTAGE 9 S*OOLS & ON BUILD+ SITES444 7,K>OL2 IBID4 P #d#d#g7 

,! RESI/ANCE ( ! PEOPLE 9 ADDITION TO ! SUICIDAL ECONOMIC ADV5TURES ( ! DICTATOR%IP HA/5$ ! COLLAPSE ( ,GUEV>A'S S*EME4 

,RELATIONS ) ,RUSSIA 

,S9CE #a#i#f#h1 :5 ,CA/RO 5DORS$ ! ,RUSSIAN 9VASION ( ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA1 ! ,U,S,S,R HAS 9CREAS+LY DOM9AT$ ,CUBAN AFFAIRS4 ,! ,CUBAN ECONOMY HAS BE5 EV5 MORE CLOSELY 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ! ,SOVIET ORBIT S9CE ,CUBA 9 #aigb JO9$ ! ,COMECON 7,C\NCIL = ,ECONOMIC ,ASSI/ANCE EI<T-NATION ,RUSSIAN CONTROLL$ ECONOMIC TRAD+ BLOC74 

,! EXT5T ( ,CUBA'S ABSOLUTE DEP5D5CE ON ,RUSSIAN ECONOMIC SUPPORT CAN BE GAUG$ BY ! 9CREASE ( ,CUBA'S TRADE ) ,RUSSIA :I* 9 #aigb REA*$ #g#b.0 - AB\T ! SAME P]C5TAGE ( TRADE A ) ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9 ! #a#i#eS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,VLADIMIR ,NOVIKOV1 ,VICE-,PRESID5T ( ! ,U,U,S,R ,C\NCIL ( ,M9I/]S1 TRADE BETWE5 ,RUSSIA & ,CUBA 9 #aig AM\NT$ TO ?REE BILLION RUBLES A YE> OR AB\T ?REE & A HALF MILLION DOLL>S A DAY2 AN 9CREASE ( #f.0 9 F\R YE>S4 7SEE ,C>MELO ,MEAS-,LAGO2 ,CUBA 9 ! #a#i#gS ,UNIV]SITY ( ,NEW ,MEXICO1 #a#i#g#d1 PP4#i-#a#a7 

,UND] ! T]MS ( ! ECONOMIC AGREEM5T BETWE5 ,RUSSIA & ,CUBA1 0444 ! ,CUBANS COMMITT$ !MSELVES TO ACCEPT+ ,RUSSIAN ADVICE & PLANN+ ( KEY 9DU/RIES = ?REE YE>S 7#a#i#g#c TO #a#i#g#e1 9CLUSIVE7 440 ,RUSSIA AGRE$ TO CON/RUCT TWO NEW TEXTILE PLANTS1 A NEW NICKEL & COBALT COMB9E ) A CAPACITY ( #c1 TONS A YE>1 !RMO-NUCLE> PLANTS1 A RAILROAD L9E BETWE5 ,HAVANA & ,SANTIAGO DE ,CUBA1 A FACTORY TO MAKE RE9=C$ CONCRETE1 RECON/RUCTION ( ,CUBAN PORTS1 A NEW TELEVISION & RADIO FACTORY1 ETC4 ETC4444 7,H]B]T ,MAT!WS1 ,REVOLUTION 9 ,CUBA2 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#g#e1 P4 #c#i#h1 #c#i#i7 

,RUSSIAN MILIT>Y AID HAS TURN$ ,CUBA 9TO ONE ( ! MO/ =MIDABLE MILIT>Y P[]S 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,9 #a#i#g1 ,CUBA RECEIV$444 ONE & A HALF BILLION DOLL>S ( DIRECT MILIT>Y AID FROM ,RUSSIA - D\BLE ! AM\NT ( ,UNIT$ ,/ATES MILIT>Y AID TO ! RE/ ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 4 4 7,JUAN DE ,ONIS1 REPORT TO ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES2 ,MAY #a1 #a#i#g74 ,?R\< A JO9T ,SOVIET-,CUBAN ,COMMISSION1 ! ,U,S,S,R NOT ONLY SUP]VISES ITS MILIT>Y & ECONOMIC %IPM5TS TO ,CUBA1 BUT ALSO EX]CISES DE FACTO CONTROL ( ! ,CUBAN ECONOMY4 

,IT IS ?IS DEP5D5CE :I* ACC\NTS = ,CA/RO'S CONV]SION TO ,M>XISM-,L59ISM4 ,HIS BRAZ5 HYPOCRISY TRANSC5DS ALL RESPECT = TRU?4 ,EV5 ,H]B]T ,MAT!WS1 ONE ( ,CA/RO S /AUN*E/ ADMIR]S1 IS \TRAG$6 

0OP5LY CRITICAL ( ! ,KREML9S .<POLICY (.> 'PEACEFUL COEXI/5CE' 444 BY #aigc HE WAS BRAZ5LY ASS]T+ ?AT EV5 ! ATTACK ON ! ,MONCADA ,B>RACKS 9 ,SANTIAGO DE ,CUBA TW5TY YE>S BE=E 7#a#i#e#c7 WAS AN EXAMPLE ( ,M>XISM-,L59ISM4440 .<,MAT!WS QUOTES ,CA/RO.> 444 )\T ! EXTRAORD9>Y SCI5TIFIC DISCOV]IES ( ,M>X & ,5GELS1 & )\T ! 9SPIR$ 9T]PRETATION ( ,L59 & HIS PRODIGI\S HI/ORIC FEAT .<CONQUE/ ( P[] 9 ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION.> A #b#f? ( ,JULY C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 CONCEIV$ (444 .<,SPEE* ON ! #b? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! ,MONCADA ATTACK.> 

0444?IS FACTUALLY WAS PURE NONS5SE4 ,!RE WAS ONLY ONE ,COMMUNI/ 9 ! #aiec ATTACK & HE IS A POLITICAL ACCID5T4 ,NONE ( ! P>TICIPANTS C\LD HAVE GIV5 A ?\<T TO ,M>X1 ,5GELS OR ,L591 LEA/ ( ALL ,FIDEL4 ,CA/RO WAS REWRIT+ HI/ORY TO SUIT 444 POLITICAL NE$S4440 7IBID4 ,P4 #c#i7 

,CA/RO'S UNRE/RA9$ FLATT]Y ( HIS ,RUSSIAN SAVIORS1 RIVALS ! PRAISE HEAP$ UPON ,/AL9 BY HIS IDOLATR\S SYCOPHANTS4 ,A FRONT PAGE FEATUR$ REPORT ( ,BREZHNEV'S VISIT TO A NEW VOCATIONAL S*OOL UND] ! HEADL9E3 ,B,R,E,Z,H,N,E,V ,9,A,U,G,U,R,A,T,E,S ,V ,I4 ,L,5,9 ,V,O,C,A,T,I,O,N,A,L ,S,*,O,O,L1 READS3 

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,IT IS AXIOMATIC ?AT RELATIONS BETWE5 /ATES >E NOT GUID$ BY E?ICAL MORAL CONSID]ATIONS4 ,TO PROMOTE !IR 9T]E/S /ATES DO NOT HESITATE TO RESORT TO ! MO/ REVOLT+ TREA*]Y & HYPOCRISY4 ,! CONDUCT ( ! ,CUBAN GOV]NM5T CONFIRMS ?IS UNIV]SALLY ACKN[L$G$ FACT4 ,CA/RO E/ABLI%$ FRI5DLY RELATIONS ) ,FRANCO-FASCI/ ,SPA94 ,MAURICE ,HALP]9 REM>KS ?AT3 

04449 #aifc MUTUAL ECONOMIC B5EFITS PROV$ /RONG] ?AN IDEOLOGY 44& BY ! 5D ( ! YE> ALL REF]5CES TO 'FASCI/ ,SPA9' DISAPPE>$ FROM ! ,CUBAN M$IA 444 TRADE BETWE5 ,CUBA & ,SPA9 9CREAS$ FROM ELEV5 MILLION DOLL>S 9 #aifb TO APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDR$ & ?REE MILLION DOLL>S 9 #aiff - MAK+ ,SPA9 ,CUBA'S ?IRD MO/ IMPORTANT TRAD+ P>TN]4440 7IBID P4 #c#d7 ,CA/RO W5T SO F> AS TO AGREE 9 #aiga 9 A TRADE AGREEM5T ) ,SPA9 TO PAY ,SPA9 = ALL EXPROPRIAT$ ,SPANI% [N$ PROP]TY NATIONALIZ$ BY ,CUBA4 7SEE ,MAT!WS1 P4 #d#e7 

,AGRICULTURE 

,! ECONOMIC EXP]T ON ,CUBA1 ,C>MELO ,MESA-,LAGO1 CONCLUDES ?AT 0444AGRICULTURE1 ESPECIALLY SUG>1 ! BACKBONE ( ! ,CUBAN ECONOMY1 HAS HAD A DISC\RAG+LY BAD P]=MANCE UND] ! ,REVOLUTION S9CE #aifa 444 ACCORD+ TO ! ,FOOD & ,AGRICULTURAL ,ORGANIZATION ( ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS 7,F,A,O7 TOTAL AGRICULTURAL \TPUT 9 #aifi WAS #g.0 BEL[ ?AT ( #aieh 7BE=E ! ,REVOLUTION74 7,CUBA 9 ! #a#i#gS2 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,NEW ,MEXICO1 #a#i#g#d1 P4#e#f7 

,EV5 ,DUMONT1 ! DI/+UI%$ AGRONOMI/1 AFT] RECALL+ ?AT ,CA/RO BOA/$ ?AT ,ORI5TE ,PROV9CE W\LD BE PRODUC+ #a4#c MILLION LIT]S ( MILK DAILY BY #aifi REV]S$ ?IS OPTIMI/IC PR$ICTION & ADMITT$ 9 HIS #b#f? ( ,JULY1 #a#i#g1 SPEE* ?AT 04449 ! FIR/ HALF ( #aig MILK PRODUCTION DECREAS$ BY #b#e.04 ,9 #aifh BEEF DELIV]IES W]E #a#e#d1 TONS = #a#i#g1 DELIV]IES DECREAS$ TO #a#d#e1 TONS2 & ,CA/RO DECL>$ ?AT WE MAY 5D UP ) A FUR!R DECL9E 9 LIVE/OCK4 4 4 0 7,IS ,CUBA ,SOCIALI/8 ,NEW ,YORK1 #aigb PP4 #i - #a#d#b7 7,! ECONOMI/ ,L[]Y ,NELSON CALCULATES ?AT YE>LY P]-CAPITA MEAT CONSUMPTION FELL FROM SEV5TY P\NDS 9 #aieh TO ONLY #* P\NDS 9 #a#i#g#b4 ,SEE ,MAT!WS1 IBID P4 #c#f#g47 

,CUBANS HAVE BE5 LIV+ ON A SEV]ELY RE/RICT$ DIET S9CE RATION+ ( FOOD/UFFS & O!R NECESSITIES WAS 9TRODUC$ 9 #a#i#f#b4 ,DUMONT SEV]ELY CA/IGATES ! ,CA/RO REGIME = ?IS TRAGIC SITUATION4 ,HE DES]VES TO BE QUOT$ AT L5G?3 

0444GIV5 ITS F]TILE L&1 ITS LEVEL ( TE*NIQUE1 ITS TRACTORS1 ITS F]TILIZ]S -- ALL 9F9ITELY SUP]IOR TO ,*9A'S RES\RCES !RE IS NO REASON = ,CUBA'S FAILURE TO 5D %ORTAGES ( FRUITS & VEGETABLES ?AT HAVE BE5 GO+ ON S9CE #aifa 444 NEGLECT ( PEOPLE'S NE$S = FOOD AM\NTS TO CONTEMPT444 7IBID4 P4 #a#d#b7 

04449/EAD ( ! GRE5 BELT = ,HAVANA1 ,I HAD PROPOS$ 9 #aif 7TO MAKE ! CITY PRACTICALLY SELF-SU/A9+ 9 FRUITS1 VEGETABLES1 ETC47 444 9 #a#i#f#i1 ! PEASANTS =C$ TO PLANT ONLY SUG> CANE OR C(FEE1 :O HAD =M]LY SUPPL$ ! CITY1 N[ BECAME CONSUM]S 9/EAD ( PROVID]S ( FOOD 444 ! VEGETABLE & FRUIT CROP = ,HAVANA ,PROV9CE DECREAS$ FROM #i1 TONS 9 #aifg TO #g1 TONS 9 #a#i#g4440 7IBID4 P4 #f#g7 

04449 #aifi ,CA/RO PROMIS$3 ',WE'LL HAVE SO MANY BANANAS1 ?AT WE WONT SELL !M TO Y\4 ,WE'LL ,G,I,V,E !M TO Y\4' ,BUT ,I SAW MILE UPON MILE ( BANANA PLANTATIONS :]E ! TREES W]E DY+ BECAUSE !Y W]E PLANT$ 9 POORLY DRA9$ SOIL 444 ! AV]AGE PEASANT W\LD HAVE AVOID$ ?IS GROSS ]ROR444 !RE W]E ONLY 5\< BANANAS = ILL PEOPLE & *ILDR5444 NO ONE C\LD BUY A S+LE BANANA2 & ?IS 9 A L& :]E BANANAS W]E NOT A LUXURY1 BUT A DAILY /APLE PREF]R$ TO BREAD4440 7IBID4 P4 #i7 

04 4 4 ,EV]Y:]E1 FROM ,BAYAMO TO ,HAVANA1 VEGETABLES1 FRUITS & CLO?+ DISAPPE>$ FROM ! /ORES 444 %ORTAGES :I* HAD BE5 BE>ABLE UNTIL !N BECAME %OCK+ & DRAMATIC4440 .<,DUMONT ATTRIBUTES MU* ( ! %ORTAGES & LACK ( S]VICES TO ! ABOLITION ( SMALL %OPS & SEV]E CURTAILM5T ( SMALL PEASANT HOLD+S.> 444 :5 ! LA/ SMALL %OPS & V>I\S S]VICES W5T1 AN IMPORTANT SUPPLEM5T>Y FOOD S\RCE DISAPPE>$1 BECAUSE ,/ATE PRODUCTION .<NATIONALIZATION.> WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE IT4 ,?AT MEANT ?AT FOOD WAS 9 %ORT SUPPLY4440 7IBID4 P4 #f#c7 

,ACCORD+ TO ,JOE ,NI*OLSON1 ,JR41 7,9SIDE ,CUBA3 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#g#d1 P4 #c#c7 ! #aigd MON?LY RATION = EA* P]SON WAS #f P\NDS ( RICE1 #c P\NDS ( MEAT1 #c P\NDS ( BEANS1 #b P\NDS ( SPA<ETTI1 #a #a_/#b  P\NDS ( NOODLES1 ,I P\ND ( SALT1 #ab \NCES ( FL\R1 #f \NCES ( C(FEE1 #ae EGGS1 #c CONTA9]S ( CANN$ MILK 7FRE% MILK ONLY = *ILDR5 & ! AG$74 ,EV5 SUG> WAS RATION$ TO ONLY F\R P\NDS P] MON? P] P]SON6 7,ACCORD+ TO AN ANN\NCEM5T MONITOR$ ON ,MIAMI ,RADIO ,DEC4 #a#i#g#e1 SUG> IS TO BE REMOV$ FROM ! RATION+ LI/47 

,!RE IS NO D\BT ?AT ,CA/RO TOGE!R ) HIS AMATEUR ECONOMIC ADV5TUR]S >E DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE = ! CONT9U+ DET]IORATION ( ! ,CUBAN ECONOMY4 ,!IR GR&IOSE & IMPOSSIBLE #aig T5 MILLION TON SUG> GOAL TURN$ \T TO BE A MAJOR CATA/ROPHE4 ,ALMO/ ! 5TIRE WORK+ POPULATION 79CLUD+ /UD5TS & O!RS NOT 5GAG$ DIRECTLY 9 PRODUCTION7 W]E MOBILIZ$ 9 MILIT>Y FA%ION TO WORK 9 ! CANE FIELDS4 ''444MANY ESS5TIAL ACTIVITIES0 7WRITES ,MAURICE ,HALP]97 0W]E BR\<T TO A /&/ILL 444 ?IS ECONOMIC NI<TM>E SET BACK ! 5TIRE ECONOMY TO ITS L[E/ PO9T S9CE ! ,REVOLUTION 7,JAN4 #a1 #aiei 444 ! ECONOMY HELD UP ONLY BECAUSE ( MASSIVE ,RUSSIAN SUBSIDIES444 0 7,RISE & ,DECL9E ( ,FIDEL ,CA/RO2 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,CALI=NIA1 #a#i#g#b1 P4 #c#a#f7 

,TAK+ FULL RESPONSIBILITY = ?IS DEBACLE1 ,CA/RO 9 A MAJOR SPEE* 7,JULY #b#f1 #a#i#g7 ADMITT$ ?AT2 

0444\R 9CAPACITY 9 ! OV]ALL WORK ( ! ,REVOLUTION -ESPECIALLY M9E 444 \R APPR5TICE%IP AS DIRECTORS ( ! ,REVOLUTION WAS TOO CO/LY4 4 4 0 7QUOT$ ,R5E',DUMONT2 IBID4 P4 #a#e#b7 

,ON ! EXT5T ( WA/E1 9EFFICI5CY & MISMANAGEM5T !RE IS VOLUM9\S DOCUM5TATION - A FEW EXAMPLES3 

0444#e4 TRACTORS IMPORT$ S9CE #aiei W]E US$ = ALL SORTS ( NONPRODUCTIVE PURPOSES 444 DRIV+ TO BASEBALL GAMES 444 VISIT+ RELATIVES1 ETC4 ,CA/RO SAID1 444 ! =M] [N] ( A PRIVATE BUS9ESS HAD A TRACTOR4 ,IT LA/$ TW5TY YE>S4 ,BUT LAT]1 :5 [N]%IP PASS$ TO ! /ATE1 A TRACTOR LA/$ ONLY TWO1 ?REE1 OR MAYBE F\R YE>S4440 

444IMPORT$ EQUIPM5T LAY UNUTILIZ$ = YE>S 444 RU/+ ON ! DOCKS BECAUSE ! BUILD+ TO H\SE ! EQUIPM5T HAD NOT BE5 CON/RUCT$ 444 9 #a#i#g#a1 #ab MILLION CUBIC Y>DS ( WAT] W]E LO/ 9 ,HAVANA ALONE BECAUSE ( A NEGLECT ( MA9T5ANCE444 ( ! WAT]PIPE SY/EM444 ,PRESID5T ( ,CUBA ,DORTICOS REPORT$ 9 E>LY #aigb 444 ?AT \T ( #c LOCOMOTIVES ONLY #acd W]E WORK+ 444 A TIME-LOSS /UDY PUBLI%$ 9 #aig REVEAL$ ?AT FROM  #a_/#d  TO  #a_/#b  ( ! WORKDAY W]E WA/$ 444 9 LATE #a#i#g#c1 ,RAUL ,CA/RO SAID ?AT IT WAS COMMON 9 /ATE F>MS ?AT LABOR CO/S ALONE EXCE$$ VALUE ( PRODUCTION 444 ON ONE /ATE F>M ! ANNUAL WAGE BILL WAS @s#d#h1 :ILE ! VALUE ( \TPUT WAS @s#h1444 

7,MESA-LAGO2 IBID4 ,PP4#c#c1 #c#d1 #c#g7 

,TO ILLU/RATE ! BUREAUCRATIC MAZE *OK+ ! ,CUBAN ECONOMY1 ,R5E ,DUMONT REVEALS3 444 
?AT 9 ,CUBA ! EXPORTATION ( A S+LE CASE ( VEGETABLES 9VOLVES AU?ORIZATIONS = PACK+1 REFRIG]ATION1 AS WELL AS LOAD+ 444 ?IS REQUIRES ! COORD9ATION ( ?IRTE5 GOV]NM5T BUREAUS NONE ( !M 9 A HURRY444 7,IBID4 ,P4 #i47 

,EV5 ! PRO-,CA/RO ECONOMI/S1 ,HUB]MAN & ,SWEEZY1 DEPLOR$ ! BUREAUCRATIC /RUCTURE ( ! ,CUBAN ECONOMY1 CIT+ ! MAJOR AGR>IAN ECONOMIC AG5CY ,9,R,A 7,NATIONAL ,9/ITUTE ( ,AGR>IAN ,RE=M7 AS AN EXAMPLE3 

444COORD9ATION WAS DIFFICULT1 (T5 IMPOSSIBLE444 ! SITUATION WAS NO BETT] 9DU/RY4 ,HAV+ ALL 9DU/RY UND] ! C5TRALIZ$ CONTROL ( ONE AG5CY 9 ,HAVANA C\LD NOT BE BUT AN UNWIELDY & 9EFFICI5T >RANGEM5T444 7,SOCIALISM 9 ,CUBA2 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#f#i1 PP4 #h#b-#h#c7 

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