Identifier
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08GUATEMALA684
2008-05-30 15:51:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Guatemala
Cable title:
EMBASSY GUATEMALA FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF
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DEPT FOR WHA/CCA AND WHA/PDA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT
SUBJECT: EMBASSY GUATEMALA FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF
SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
REF: SECSTATE 51536
Embassy Guatemala placed an editorial under Ambassador
Derham's name in leading Guatemalan newspaper "Prensa Libre"
on May 21 in commemoration of the Day of Solidarity with the
Cuban People. Pol/Econ Counselor, drawing on his previous
experience as PAO Havana, discussed the plight of Cuban
political prisoners, the dissident movement, and economic and
human rights conditions in Cuba on "La Primera Hora," one of
Guatemala's most popular radio talk shows. "La Primera Hora"
invited the Cuban Embassy to respond during the live program,
but the Cuban Embassy declined to do so. Pol/Econ Counselor
also covered the same topics during a roundtable with
newspaper journalists from "El Periodico," "Siglo XXI," and
"Diario de Centro America."
Derham