“24.09.62 Secretary of State Dean Rusk pleaded with NATO’s [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] principal members to prevent vessels from their respective countries to carry merchandise to Cuba. In addition to Mr. Rusk lobbying, the State Department asked American stevedore unions to deny port facilities to any freighter of any nationality that had carried merchandise to […]
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9/16/1962
“16.09.62 The Government of the United States announced the ‘blacklisting’ of vessels involved in trade with Cuba, regardless of their registry, which banned them from calling on American ports.” [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
9/15/1962
“September 1962; The Cuban Embassy in Japan was asked to ‘cancel’ the visit by a Cuban trade mission to Tokyo. The U.S. government tried to pressure Japan into halting purchases of Cuban sugar. Notwithstanding, this was complicated due to the low stocks of sugar worldwide and the higher prices of the Cuban sugar. However, the […]
9/6/1962
“06.09.62 The Department of Commerce amended Transport Order T-1 Shipping Restrictions, providing for the prohibition to carry and unload arms shipments for Cuba aboard freighters and aircraft, documented or registered under U.S. law, to be used to strengthen the island’s defense.” [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
8/1/1962
“August 1 [1962]. The Foreign Assistance Act is amended to prohibit aid to ‘any country’ that provides assistance to Cuba.” [Pro Embargo] Jerry A. Sierra, “Economic Embargo Timeline,” HistoryofCuba.com […]
7/19/1962
“19.07.62 Based on the authority bestowed under section 202(c)(4)(B) of the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended, the U.S. President [John F. Kennedy] issued Presidential Proclamation 3485, reapportioning the Cuban sugar quota between Argentina and the Dominican Republic.” [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
7/13/1962
“13.07.62 Public Law 87-535 was passed to amend the Sugar Act of 1948, whose section 3 cut back the Cuban sugar quota from 96 to 57.77% of the total sugar quota; it banned U.S. purchases of sugar from countries with which the United States did not have diplomatic relations and prorated the Cuban quota among […]
5/24/1962
“…The United States unilaterally revoked Cuba’s ‘Most Favored Nation’ status and the previously agreed preference under the Exclusive Supplemental Agreement to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs, to which both countries were signatories. The instrument used for this action was the Department of the Treasury’s Decision 55636 of 13 June 1961, in effect since […]
5/21/1962
“…The Cuban Imports Regulations were amended and, as of 21 May 1962, American citizens residing in the United States were prohibited to import unauthorized goods included in the Cuban Imports Regulations as part of their accompanying luggage.” [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
3/23/1962
“March 23 [1962]. President [John F.] Kennedy expands the Cuban embargo to include imports of all goods made from or containing Cuban materials, even if made in other countries.” [Pro Embargo] John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]