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### Viewing cable 09HAVANA559, CHECK PLEASE! GOVERNMENT OF CUBA MAY ACCEPT U.S.

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09HAVANA559 | 2009-09-14 10:10 | 2010-12-16 21:09 | SECRET | US Interests Section Havana

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    VZCZCXYZ0009
    PP RUEHWEB

    DE RUEHUB #0559/01 2571036
    ZNY SSSSS ZZH
    P 141036Z SEP 09
    FM USINT HAVANA
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4755
    RUCOWCV/CCGDSEVEN MIAMI FL PRIORITY
    INFO RHMFISS/CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY
    RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RHMFISS/COGARD INTELCOORDCEN WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RUCOWCV/COMCOGARD SECTOR KEY WEST FL PRIORITY
    RULSJGA/COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RUCOWCA/COMLANTAREA COGARD PORTSMOUTH VA PRIORITY 0142
    RHMFISS/CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY
    RHEFHLC/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RHMFISS/FBI WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RUEAHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RHMFISS/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY
    RUCOWCV/MARINCEN MIAMI FL PRIORITY
    RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
    RHMFISS/NAVINTELOFC GUANTANAMO BAY CU PRIORITY
    RUEHKG/USDAO KINGSTON JM PRIORITY

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    S E C R E T HAVANA 000559

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/11/2029
    TAGS: SNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC
    SUBJECT: CHECK PLEASE! GOVERNMENT OF CUBA MAY ACCEPT U.S.
    OFFER OF POST-HURRICANE ASSISTANCE

    REF: HAVANA 500 & 511

    Classified By: CDA JAMES WILLIAMS FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) & (D)

    ¶1. (S/NF) Summary: On 3 September 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard
    Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) assigned to the U.S.
    Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba, engaged in a
    candid conversation with a Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    (MINREX) official who provided insight into the possible
    Government of Cuba (GOC) response to any USG offers of
    post-hurricane assistance to the GOC. End Summary.

    ¶2. (S/NF) A MINREX officer ("officer") in the Ministry's
    North American Division, Rodney, who attends repatriations
    somewhat infrequently (DIS has had contact with this official
    on approximately 5 occasions- USINT consular officers have
    also met this officer on other occasions while attending
    repatriations), exchanged pleasantries with the DIS at the
    outset of the repatriation. During the boat ride to the
    receiving pier, the officer almost immediately directed the
    conversation towards what seemed to be a pre-planned
    discussion. Offering up the usual &in my personal opinion8
    while placing a firm hand on his chest and gesturing towards
    himself, the officer stated: "I have been reading a lot of
    U.S. press reports about possible U.S. hurricane assistance
    and I think the GOC would be willing to accept that
    assistance." DIS stated to the officer that that approach
    would be different than last year's GOC response to the
    multiple USG offers of post-hurricane assistance. The
    officer went on to say that "(political) conditions this year
    are very different than they were last year this time," an
    apparent reference to the recent re-establishment of USINT
    access to MINREX (reftels).

    ¶3. (S/NF) DIS stated to the officer that it was common and
    prudent practice to offer a disaster assistance response team
    (DART) to locations following natural disasters to assess the
    damage and the necessary level and type of assistance. The
    officer responded by saying that: "the level of damage to
    Cuba during last year's hurricane season was evident and the
    team was a precondition to providing post-hurricane
    assistance to Cuba; the U.S. should not impose preconditions
    and should allow the GOC to determine how assistance is
    used." In turn, the DIS responded that the USG is not in the
    business of writing blank checks to foreign governments to
    which the officer seemed to be at a loss for words. The
    officer and the DIS cordially agreed that this was an
    ideological difference between both nations, and agreed that
    while neither of us wanted to see any hurricane affect Cuba,
    should the opportunity arise for the USG to offer hurricane
    assistance to the GOC, it would be interesting to see how the
    scenario unfolds.

    ¶4. (S/NF) This officer is a young (29 years old), cordial,
    well-spoken MINREX officer who utilizes repatriations as an
    opportunity to practice what might already be considered
    polished English. He studied economics, is well versed in
    international political ideology, and appears to be a
    voracious reader. Like his more senior MINREX counterparts,
    he makes a point during each repatriation to discuss recent
    U.S. press reporting relative to U.S.-Cuba relations, and
    uses each repatriation as an opportunity to elicit a response
    from the DIS on a wide scope of U.S.-Cuban matters, always
    under the guise of being a personal opinion or interest. He
    does not balk when given the chance to prop-up and support
    the tenets of the Cuban revolution, and especially, in his
    government's opinion, the harsh treatment the USG has
    afforded the Cuban people throughout the course of the
    revolution. He is able to support and speak to the major GOC
    talking points (i.e. the embargo, Cuban-Americans, etc.), and
    is likely to rise in the GOC.

    ¶5. (S/NF) Comment: Yet again, MINREX has utilized the DIS and
    the repatriation process as a forum to air out a current GOC

    focus, and float the idea by a U.S. officer who the GOC is
    aware works in the political-economic section at USINT. The
    typical "this is my opinion" approach from this MINREX
    officer is an opening gesture, whereafter he and each MINREX
    officer then communicates a willingness, need, or current
    focus of the GOC that they have decided to communicate to the
    Mission and USG at large. This may well be a concerted
    effort on the part of MINREX to engage in one-on-one
    communication, at a relatively low-level, as a circuitous
    approach to GOC-U.S. communications in lieu of direct or
    over-publicized talks. By communicating in this manner, the
    GOC can communicate with the USG, in this case over the issue
    of hurricane assistance, and still maintain its public image
    and propaganda campaign that lambaste the USG for its
    approach towards Cuba. Interestingly, DIS cannot recall any
    recent press reporting having to do with possible
    post-hurricane assistance to Cuba.

    (S/NF) Further Comment: DIS was extremely surprised by the
    hurricane assistance-related comments made by the MINREX
    officer. Having spent a significant amount of time working
    and traveling with Cuban MININT and MINREX officers over the
    past year, Cubans are extremely proud people, and almost
    never admit that there is a flaw in their system, even when
    the flaw is a glaring one. For a MINREX officer to admit
    that his country may be willing to accept assistance from the
    U.S. should a hurricane ravage this island again, ventures
    well beyond the perceived pride level of GOC officials. More
    than anything, the GOC does not like to be embarrassed, and
    taking handouts from the USG may well be a point of
    embarrassment for the GOC should they choose to accept. As
    such, any genuine post-hurricane assistance offer should be
    extended quietly; however, the USG should be wary that the
    GOC may be expecting a blank check, not a calculated offer of
    pragmatic post-hurricane assistance. End Comment.
    WILLIAMS

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