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Bay of Pigs Invasion

The Cuban Foreign Minister's Reaction

Saturday Apr 15, 1961 at 10:30:00 AM
New York City, U.S.

At 10:30 am on 15 April at the United Nations, the Cuban Foreign Minister Raúl Roa accused the US of aggressive air attacks against Cuba, and that afternoon formally tabled a motion to the Political (First) Committee of the UN General Assembly. Only days earlier, the CIA had unsuccessfully attempted to entice Raúl Roa into defecting.


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