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194. Background Paper Prepared in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

ut violation of existing agreements with the USSR . —Based on the potential capacity of the new naval facilities and submarine/minelayer capability, Cuba could establish within 1½ to 2 years a capability to interdict our non-Arab petroleum supplies (Nigeria, Venezuela, potentially Mexico), our bauxite supplies (Jamaica, Surinam, Guyana) and ocean-to-ocean transit (Panama Canal). —Therefore, in the event of contingencies in a NATO scenario, CINCLANT would be obligated to provide forces to protect our southern flank against Cuba. Both CINCLANT and the Joint Staff have indicated that the U.S. for…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1979-05-18
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume VI, Soviet Union
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v06/d194
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Record ID	`frus:frus1977-80v06/d194`

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194. Background Paper Prepared in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1979. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1977-80v06/d194.