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Claim

Claim 870

Other independent Cuban newspapers joined Diario de la Marina's objection, which a CIA bulletin called the first such open exception to Castro's public statements since the government took power on January 1, 1959.

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

Statement
Other independent Cuban newspapers joined Diario de la Marina's objection, which a CIA bulletin called the first such open exception to Castro's public statements since the government took power on January 1, 1959.
Field
scope_of_action
Value
Other independent papers joined the objection
About
incident 1959-cuba-castro-criticizes-diario-de-la-marina
Source
CIA Central Intelligence Bulletin, 1 October 1959 (declassified)
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

It was, surprisingly, joined by other independent pa- pers, in the first such strong and open exception to Castro's words since the revolutionary victory on 1 January.