• 0 • DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTION MEMORANDUM i S SECRET NODI EY S To From ON Y J an't' a ' y 'J 19 7 5 The Secretary ARA - William D Rogers v-- so a €' 00 The Mankiewicz Trip 00 -Cll ai s 1 - en en S j o8 --- Further again to the earlier memos from me and Larry I make an additional suggestion -- that we ask Frank himself to say that the Cubans should consider permitting some family visits He could point out that such a move would be favorably received in this country A message passed in this fashion has several advantages -- It uses Frank and his credentials as a Democrat and a liberal to emphasize to the CUbans the importance of the human rights issue to the normalization process -- But it does so in a way which will permit the Cubans to move since the suggestion could be interpreted as not linked to any forthcoming moves on our part in the trade area such as a license for Litton or the Council of the Americas trip Reconunendation That we ask Mankiewicz to say that the Cubans should consider permitting some family visits Agree______________ Disagree______________ SECRET NODIS EYES ONLY ARA WDRogers mph l 2C 75 - 2921C - '90149 ·' 3 7 2 · -- - -o _ 1a ·- o __ _ ___ ____ _ I I I £ ' 7ffJ - · ' f I DEPARTMENT OF STATE BRIEFING MEMORANDUM SECRET _ oAJJS ary 25 1975 SECRET NODIS EYES ONLY To The Secretary From ARA - William D Rogers Cuba There are three recent Cuban developments you should know about 1 Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Rafael Rodriquez has told Le Mende Tab A - - ·-· -· · u - Ct p inn rern •'•'1 · j tron l r e'l • rr n · G 1 8- 1'ra • ifP r 'ld with 'l i JiU•Jnal a rtl x r tro lc d b t s o 1 · C • • lwn and CIJ tody - ta r ad hy S 3 • • · · • · 1 -t feft s-Jr ---- that there is no revolutionary process in Latin America leading to any great changes similar to those which have taken place in Cuba ••• 11 that the lifting of the blockade is an essential first step to US-CUban normalization but that 'this could comprise various iphases and assume various forms ••• 11 and ' ___ · _f _ -L-19 - 7- -------that -at 11 QuJ to the u s eschewed its historic responsibility by abstaining thus avoiding giving an impression that it was trying to exert pressure ••• We thought there were 14 votes he says the u s would have preferred to see the Latin American countries compel the u s to change its attitude toward Cuba • • S CRET OAOR FC ET_It-•Or IS 'EY E Ob L oEP RTMEI'iT 790149 '3 7 2 GEs-----·-OF STATE I RELEASE C DECLASSIFY 3 EXCISE C DEC1 ASSIFY C I DENY IN PART t DELETE' Non•Reaponslve Info FOIA emptlona IS FPC CDR Date MR casea Only EO Cltallona •· 1 0 Z Ift 5tJ Ct It JP S rSnl J I TS AlllhNHM iJf -· • 1 I SECRET OADRI SECRET NOOIS EYES O L¥ 2 Several n various posts have been contacted by C intelritfence agents Tab B is an example The purpose seems to be to establish contact and to suggest that Cuba is prepared to consider better relations No effort has been made to use these intelligence channels to communicate a - package proposal One Cuban has told f_ _ that there is already another channel tablished for this purpose C • ·iiA 3 attaches partiq uJ ar siqnj ficance to one contact in which L __J who is close to Carlos Rafael Rodriguez took pa ns to stress that Cuba would consider a variety of techniques for resolution of the problem of compensation for the expropriated properties Tab C • I have asked L for some concrete comments on the proposal The source also echoed Carlos Rafael's statement that Havana would respond favorably to a gradual lifting of sanctions Attachments Tab A - Le Mende interview with Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Rafael Rodrigue Drafted ARA WORogers sw x29210 1 25 75 SECRET OADR SECRET NODIS EYES ONLY