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Cuba is a country that has had
its territory invaded
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by mercenaries trained,
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directed and subsidized by
the United States government,
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with the public sanction of Kennedy,
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without a declaration of war.
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Now, therefore I, John F. Kennedy,
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President of the
United States of America,
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do hereby proclaim that
the forces under my command
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are ordered, beginning at 10:00 a.m.,
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Eastern time, October 24, 1962,
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to interdict the delivery of
offensive weapons
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and associated materials to Cuba.
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Cuba is a country that has suffered
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the economic boycott of
the United States government,
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and the use of American pressure
to isolate us
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without the existence of a state of war.
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The following are declared to be
prohibited material:
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surface to air missiles,
bomber aircraft, bombs,
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air to surface rockets and
guided missiles,
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warheads for any of the above weapons.
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The American blockade against our country
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is an act of war.
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It is the use of force by a great power
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against the independence of our home.
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Also prohibited to Cuba are
any other class of material
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hereafter designated by
the Secretary of Defense
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for the purpose of effectuating
this proclamation.
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We shall resist these illegal measures
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of North American imperialism.
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The reply of our people and
of our government
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to the United States has been
general mobilization.
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What did Castro hope to gain
by having his country
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converted into a sitting duck
missile base?
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Maybe the Russians didn't
give him any choice.
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Or maybe he never knew
what they were planning.
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This crisis has very little to do
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with the Castro government.
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The bases are Russian,
the technicians are Russian,