# Claim 869

Diario de la Marina answered in a September 29, 1959 editorial that the revolutionary government limited the press in ways short of formally shutting newspapers down, according to a CIA bulletin.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Diario de la Marina answered in a September 29, 1959 editorial that the revolutionary government limited the press in ways short of formally shutting newspapers down, according to a CIA bulletin.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Diario de la Marina's September 29 editorial answer
- About: [incident 1959-cuba-castro-criticizes-diario-de-la-marina](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1959-cuba-castro-criticizes-diario-de-la-marina)
- Source: CIA Central Intelligence Bulletin, 1 October 1959 (declassified). https://archive.org/download/cia-readingroom-document-03164688/03164688_djvu.txt
- Publisher: CIA Central Intelligence Bulletin, 1 October 1959 (declassified)
- Method: primary document
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1959-10-01

## Quotation from the source

> did not back down under the attack but charged ed- itorially on 29 September that press freedom is limited by the revolutionary government in many ways short of censor- Ship.

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