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“11.06.59 In the context of the enforcement of the Agrarian Reform Law enacted in May 1959, the United States threatened to reduce the Cuban sugar quota, ban U.S. private investments and cut all economic assistance, if American properties were nationalized without prompt compensation.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s Website,\u00a02007<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“11.06.59 In the context of the enforcement of the Agrarian Reform Law enacted in May 1959, the United States threatened to reduce the Cuban sugar quota, ban U.S. private investments and cut all economic assistance, if American properties were nationalized without prompt compensation.\u201d “Dwight D. Eisenhower (R), Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s Website,\u00a02007 […]<\/p>\n

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