“November 17 [1963]. President [John F.] Kennedy asks French journalist Jean Daniel to tell [Fidel] Castro that he is now ready to negotiate normal relations and drop the embargo. According to former Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, ‘If Kennedy had lived I am confident that he would have negotiated that agreement and dropped the embargo because […]
11/12/1963
“U.S. Postal Service Regulations were amended (28 FR 11500), raising postal package rates between both countries [U.S. and Cuba] as of 12 November 1963.” [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
11/5/1963
“05.11.63 U.S. Postal Service Regulations were amended (28 FR 11763), canceling the sending of postal packages to Cuba, except for only those containing medicines.” [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
10/14/1963
“14.10.63 Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin Martin, started a series of exchanges with Britain, Canada, Mexico and Spain to exert ‘relentless pressure’ on airlines links with Havana. Even though few carriers were still flying to Havana, the United States wanted to break all links with the island. Britain refused to ban flights […]
9/15/1963
“In September 1963, the Greek government ordered all Greek-flagged vessels to cease and desist carrying goods to or from Cuba.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
8/21/1963
“…The United States notified its intention to terminate the Trade Treaty of 1902 and all subsequent agreements, except the Exclusive Agreement of 1948. These agreements were terminated on 21 August 1963.” [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
7/17/1963
“17.07.63 Secretary of State Dean Rusk said that Greek vessels continued to pose ‘the hardest problem’. Even though the United States had been pressuring Greece for some time and ‘found a cooperative Greek government’, the Greek attempt to deal informally with this problem was not successful, in part due to that fact that the freighters […]
7/8/1963
“08.07.63 Passage of the Regulations for Cuban Assets Control (28 FR 6974; 31 CFR Part 515), issued on 3 June 1963, in place of the Cuban Imports Regulations of 6 February 1962. They set forth the applicable regime for all commercial and financial transactions with Cuba, including those involving American citizens or companies based abroad […]
6/1/1963
“01.06.63 In the first quarter of 1963, only 59 vessels from the ‘free world’ called on Cuban ports, compared to 352 in the same period in 1962. Between June 1962 and June 1963, there was a 60% decline in the number of vessels from capitalists countries engaged in trade with Cuba, from 932 in 1962 […]
5/14/1963
“May 14 [1963]. The U.S. Department of Commerce announces the requirement of specific approval for exports of all food and medicine to Cuba.” [Pro Embargo] Jerry A. Sierra, “Economic Embargo Timeline,” HistoryofCuba.com […]