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Article: Cuba: Chapter 4F. Relations with the United States
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Chapter 4F. Relations with the United States
Relations between Cuba and the United States deteriorated rapidly
after
1959. On October 19, 1960, the United States instituted an economic
blockade,
banning all exports from the United States except food and medicines.
On
November 10 all United States ships were prohibited from carrying
cargo to or
from Cuba. In January 1961 diplomatic relations were severed, and
later in the
year the Foreign Assistance Act, Section 20, authorized the president
to
establish and maintain a complete commercial embargo of Cuba. On December
16
the United States instituted a ban on all remaining exports to Cuba.
A
complete commercial ...