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“SEP 4, 1959: [United States] Ambassador [Philip Wilson] Bonsal meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba. The Ambassador expresses, \u2018our serious concern at the treatment being given American private interests in Cuba both agriculture and utilities.\u2019 Castro responds saying he \u2018admires Americans, especially tourists, for whom he is planning great things.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

“The Bay of Pigs Invasion\/Playa Giron: A Chronology of Events,” The National Security Archive, NSArchive2.gwu.edu<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“SEP 4, 1959: [United States] Ambassador [Philip Wilson] Bonsal meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba. The Ambassador expresses, \u2018our serious concern at the treatment being given American private interests in Cuba both agriculture and utilities.\u2019 Castro responds saying he \u2018admires Americans, especially tourists, for whom he is planning great things.\u2019\u201d “The Bay of Pigs Invasion\/Playa […]<\/p>\n

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