“19.03.62 United States Postal Service Regulations were amended (27 FR 2605), thus canceling money order services between the United States and Cuba as of that date.” [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
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2/19/1962
“19.02.62 Walt W. Rostow and Richard Goodwin, both State Department officers, visited Europe urging their NATO allies to impose trade restrictions to Cuba. Mr. Rostow asked NATO [North Atlanic Treaty Organization] Council to eliminate Western Europe’s military and strategic trade with Cuba and to cut back non-strategic transactions with the island.” [Pro Embargo] “John F. […]
2/15/1962
“February 1962: Because the Cuban Imports Regulations did not apply to subsidiaries of American companies, the U.S. government tried to close that loophole and informally asked Ottawa to deny export licenses to these firms based in Canada.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” […]
2/7/1962
“February 7 [1962]. President [John F.] Kennedy broadens the partial trade restrictions imposed by [Former President Dwight D.] Eisenhower to a ban on all trade with Cuba, except for non-subsidized sale of foods and medicines.” [Pro Embargo] Jerry A. Sierra, “Economic Embargo Timeline,” HistoryofCuba.com […]
2/6/1962
“06.02.62 The Department of the Treasury enacted the Cuban Imports Regulations (27 FR 1116), banning U.S. imports of any Cuban-made goods. According to provisions issued, embargos require that every item included in embargoed transactions was subject to the approval (or denial) of a specific license for each transaction. In the case of Cuba, the general […]
2/3/1962
“03.02.62 Based on the legal authority under section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 3447 (27 FR 1085) imposing the blockade of trade between the United States and Cuba. He instructed the Secretary of the Treasury [C. Douglas Dillon] to enforce it with regards to imports and the […]
12/21/1961
“21.12.61 The Kennedy Administration, in an effort to reinforced the embargo on Cuba, banned exports by certain U.S. companies or individuals for 90 days. The Department of Commerce required American producers and suppliers traditionally involved in trade with Cuba to ask their clients about the end users of purchased products, and advise the Agency of […]
12/1/1961
“01.12.61 Based on the authority bestowed by the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended, the U.S. President [John F. Kennedy] issued Presidential Proclamation 3440 (26 FR 11714) suspending the Cuban sugar quota until 30 June 1962 out of national interest considerations.” [Pro Embargo] “John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007 […]
11/15/1961
“Through the summer of 1961, the CIA headed an interagency group which drew up a new plan for attacking Cuba. [President John F.] Kennedy signed off on this in November, 1961. It was known as Operation Mongoose. The man who was assigned to run this program was General Edward Lansdale, a legendary figure within the […]
9/4/1961
“04.09.61 The U.S. Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961…which in its section 620(a) banned all sorts of assistance to the Cuban government and, as a way to implement such policy, authorized the U.S. President [John F. Kennedy] to impose and maintain an full-fledge trade embargo between the United States and Cuba. Subsection b) […]