European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse A Magazine . Relations 25-year impasse by George Edda associated press. Twenty five years ago on Jan. 3,1961 the United states and Cuba after period of threats insults embargoes harassment intrigue an reprisals broke diplomatic relations. At the time the rupture Between Long time friends was expected to be Short lived it has not turned out that Way. A generation later the hostility Between the two countries appears unshakable. The areas of common ground Are few each Side views the other As being irretrievably expansionist. The end to almost 60 years of cuban american diplomatic ties came on the first work nil Day of 1961, As an old president prepared to retire and the country was ready to inaugurate a new president John f. Kennedy and a new Era. The to cd mint iwo year after Del Castro and to Sterra Maestra guerrilla band overthrew the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. It was precipitated by Castro s demand that the United states reduce its diplomatic Mission in Cuba from 87 to11 prime minister Castro contended the embassy was a nest of spies from the Fri and the outgoing president Dwight Eisenhower that was there is a limit to what the United states in self respect can he said adding that to was his Kand conviction that the two neighbors could resume Normal relations but soon the relationship became even More More Thap a soviet i
