{"id":2231,"date":"1966-05-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1966-05-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/cms\/?p=2231"},"modified":"1966-05-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"1966-05-15T00:00:00","slug":"3115151966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1966\/05\/15\/3115151966\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/15\/1966"},"content":{"rendered":"

“May 1966 The House Agriculture Committee passed legislation \u2018The Food Program for Peace\u2019, which prohibited all shipments of food to any country involved in the sale or shipment of strategic or non-strategic items to Cuba, with a provision that would allow the President [Lyndon B. Johnson] in specific conditions, to waiver the prohibition on transactions involving medical supplies and non-strategic items\u2026\u201d [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.<\/em>] [Pro Embargo]<\/p>\n

\u201cLyndon B.Johnson (D). Timeline,\u201d Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People\u2019s website,\u00a02007<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“May 1966 The House Agriculture Committee passed legislation \u2018The Food Program for Peace\u2019, which prohibited all shipments of food to any country involved in the sale or shipment of strategic or non-strategic items to Cuba, with a provision that would allow the President [Lyndon B. Johnson] in specific conditions, to waiver the prohibition on transactions […]<\/p>\n

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Greece set itself to reinforcing the existing prohibition by preventing Greek ships to take loads from and to Cuba. The law-breaking ship-owners were threatened with legal sanctions\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "quotes"","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2223,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1964\/05\/14\/3035141964\/","url_meta":{"origin":2231,"position":1},"title":"5\/14\/1964","author":"AmarkData","date":"May 14, 1964","format":false,"excerpt":"\"14.05.64. The Commerce Department amended the Export Regulations by repealing the issuance of general licenses for shipments of food and medicines to Cuba, and subjecting them to the issuance of approved specific licenses.\u201d [Pro Embargo] \u201cLyndon B.Johnson (D). 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