Show t I N 1 r 1 Ia Il Inoc I l I a t noc r W V n Bah har or cI t 0 S Although this weeks week's column will be mailed from Babson Park Mass as usual it is being being beng be- be ing ng written in Florida less than Jian miles from Cuba furthermore Palm Beach where some of the Kennedys have lave been staying much of the he winter is much closer to o Cuba HOW MANY RUSSIANS LEFT IN CUBA No one really knows how many Russian soldiers technicians technicians tech tech- or 01 officers still remain I in n Cuba The estimates range I from a low of oC about 2000 to toa toa toa a high of When these Russians leave Cuba they go goin goin gon in n covered wagons and they are arc dressed in civilian clothes They hey claim to have removed all nil offensive weapons weapons' but they licy admit to selling a large number to Castro which arc are classed as defensive These would be able to blow up areas reas in Florida but not any large arge American cities else else- where Our Intelligence is trying to get the facts by photographs This his is in part a reason wh why certain camera com corn p pan a n y stocks locks sell at vcr very much higher high er prices than they did in 1960 Although we own permanent rights in Guantanamo on the southeast corner of or Cuba we were I arc re very careful to allow no none noone noone one ne to pass the lines to enter or 01 r leave lea Guantanamo who has not a high character and rep rep- It is rumored that Castro has dug a tunnel under Guantanamo and threatens in incase incase incase case of war to blow it up WHAT RUSSIA WANTS Khrushchev will not allow Castro to destroy Cuba as some ome Republicans are urging Mr 1 Ir Kennedy to do He lie knows that liat such an event could well start tart a world war Furthermore Further more President Kenne d y knows knows' that the American people people peo- peo le would much rather lose Cuba now than start world war var IL III Consequently Russia seems to be sitting in the drivers driver's seat at present I further believe that Mr 11 Kennedy wants to go to the voters in 1964 1 under the slogan I I kept you out of oJ war I also Iso believe that if any Republican lican ican candidate for the 1964 election lection urges s that we now clean up Cuba he will surcy surely surely sure sure- ly y be defeated Another thing to o remember is that the Cuban people are ire 90 per cent Catholic and that the Pope is working for Cor a friendly settlement The Pope probably has no Influence ence once in Russia but he should have real influence in Cuba WHAT ABOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA Friends tell me that Castro will try both to placate Russia and also to entice the Communists Communists Com Com- of oC Venezuela Colombia Colom Coloma Colombia bia and especially Brazil All these and the other countries of Central and South America I have visited In fact the Babson Institute once had a branch in Guatemala I owned a fine stone building which was destroyed by an earth quake Fortunately I was not there that night If I had been cn I would have been killed I repeat repeal that we will not get into a war with Russia over Cuba On the other hand I know the Latin American people people peo peo- as I have indicated above The trouble with these nations is that they have no middle class they are arc either cither very rich or very poor and whether er rich or or r poor they are arc temp One sad fact is that the rich do not invest their money in their own country country coun try but send it to Switzerland to be invested in high grade stocks listed in New York or London All of the above means that it will be very difficult to help Cuba or an any of the South or Central American countries Russia knows this President Kennedy also knows it but does not know the real answer an an- saver which is one of the fundamental fundamental fun fun- difficulties with the Cuban problem Geographical ly Iy Cuba is a wonderful base for Cor Russia to have in the Western Western West West- ern em Hemisphere but from a temperamental i n t tRussia tRussia tRussia Russia knows that neither Castro nor any successor of Castr Castros Castro's s 's can be depended upon up up- on Hence I believe President enri Kennis a fis s now right in keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing o out t of Cuba d directly or indirectly |