Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-16


Istantly violating our territory
through the use of air forces
based in various parts of the
Caribbean and on aircraft car
rierS which it is employing
against us.
We have given proof that we
are ready for a worthy peace.
We have put forward five points
as guarantees, the minimum
which any sovereign nation can
ask for. We have handed over
the body of Maj. Anderson who
died while carrying out an
illegal flight over Cuban soil.
We have warned the Govern
ment of the United States that
it must stop these acts of viola
ton of our sovereignty and at
the same time we have done
everything possible to prevent
the occurrence of any incidents
in connection with these acts.
Violations Increase
What have we obtained in
exchange? The violations have
increased in number; every day
the incursions of war planes
over our territory become more
alarming; military aircraft
harass our air bases, make low
level flights over our military
defenses and photograph not
only the dismantled strategic
missile installations but in fact
our entire territory, foot by
foot and inch by inch.
The capture of the leader Of
a group of spies trained by the
CHA and directed by it, here in
Cuba. has shown us how the
photographs taken by the spy
ing planes serve for guidance
in sabotage and in their opera
tons and has also revealed,
among other things, q design
to cause chaos by provoking the
deaths of 400 workers in one
of our industries.
This impairs in its essence
the security of our nation and
outrages the dignity of our
people. The object has been
not only to secure advantages
for military and subverSive
purposes through information
and detailed knowledge of our
industrial installations and de-
Tense arrangements, but also in
addition to humiliate and
demoralize the Cuban people.
These are typically Hitherto
methods for softening the re-
sistance of peoples.
Mr.. Acting Secretary Cen
eral, no sovereign state can
allow its air space to be vio-
lated in this manner without
feeling an impairment of its
dignity. If in addition this
violation is perpetrated by the
reconnaissance aircraft of an
enemy which openly threatens
our country, tolerating it
means, more than a lack of
dignity, a shameful submission
to the enemy.
We cannot be asked to ac-
cept this by virtue of the dis
cussions which are taking place
with regard to the crisis, for
the integrity of our physical
space and the sovereignty of
Cuba will never be negotiable.
We for our part have not
failed to give constant warn
ings to the aggressors.
On 81 October, in the midst
of the crisis, the Cuban gov
eminent declared that it would
never acknowledge the van
dalic and piratical privilege of
any war plane to violate our
air space since this was essen
TALLY a threat to our security
and facilitated the conditions
for a surprise attack. Cuba's
right to resist such violations
can never ben renowned.
Today, again through this
communication which we are
sending you as secretary gen.
eral of the United Nations, we
wish to give warning that to
the extent of the firepower of
our antiaircraft weapons, any
warplane which violates the
sovereignty Of Cuba, by invad-
ing our air space, can only do