secrerara ne esta0o ons reagors exteriones Teccom — receno seu va emsancaon an mavana anfergan tir iger seoreto—urczifsstno pac reRaiizmnt Go 0 24 L Priatonetros cubmnos ApBto do Presidente Goulart 129 TBRQA—FEIRA —13he15 — dditamento ao meu te— legrana n# 127 0 Ministro das RelagSes Extertores chanou—me de manka e pediu—ne para dizer a Yousa Exceldncia que subseten 0 assunto ao Pre— sidente da Repiblica o ao Primeiro Minstro que apesar da considera go excepcionsl que lhe merece por tantos motivos 0 Brasil e 0 Presi— R dente Jodo Coulart 0 Governo cubano lesenta néo poder adtar 0 infoto do Julgamento pots 0 adtamento tiraré a serfedade a una decisio da maior importinciay tomada por asses do muita gravidade mas que 0 Go vérno cubano esta pronto a responder afirnativanente a un apéto pibLM— co do Presidente Coutart que so refira especificanente 1 magnaninida— de ou generosidade para con os vencidos 2 que as penas ndo sejan drésticas 3 mencione cono una das rasSes o fato de que nio esto sen do submetidos a Julgamento muitos dos coparticipantes ou coorganizado— res da nvasio Pede a conpreensio do nosso Govérno para as razSes do Govirno cubano e assegura que Ste nio atenderda nerhuna especte de a pélo feito por qualquer outro Chere de Estado que nio 0 Presidente Goutart wore rervas mastran Prito HASAR ce Brvca h bro Hami mia noo ica SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS TELEGRAM RECEIVED 3814 FROM THE EMBASSY IN HAVANA ON 27 27 III 1962 SECRET—MOST URGENT DAC 7 42 24H 600 24h Cuban prisoners Appeal of President Goulart 129 – TUESDAY – 13hs15 – Additional to my telegram no 127 The Minister of External Relations called me in the morning and requested me to say to Your Excellency that he submitted the matter to the President of the Republic and to the Prime Minister that in spite of the exceptional consideration that it deserves due to the so many motives of Brazil and President Goulart the Cuban Government laments that it is not able to postpone the beginning of judgment since the postponement would take away the seriousness to a decision of major importance taken for reasons of great gravity but that the Cuban Government is quick to respond affirmatively to a public appeal of President Goulart which refers specifically 1 to the magnanimity or generosity of the “victors” “vencidos” 2 that the penalties would not be drastic 3 mention as one of the reasons the fact that many of the co-participants or co organizers of the invasion are not being subjected to judgment He asked for the comprehension of our Government for the reasons of the Cuban Government and assured that it would not answer any type of appeal made by any other Chief of State than President Goulart LUIZ LEIVAS BASTIAN PINTO H MACHADO ZA 27 III 62 Source “ANEXO Secreto—600 24h —SITUAÇÃO POLÍTICA— CUBA —OUTUBRO DE 1962 ” Ministry of External Relations archives Brasília translation from Portuguese by James G Hershberg George Washington University