Book VI Print 65: Visit of United States Ambassador Philip W. Bonsal with Fidel Castro; Fidel Castro speech denouncing Huber Matos, 1959 October

Part of Collection — Box: 4, Folder: 434

Call Number: MS 650, Series I

Visit of United States Ambassador Philip W. Bonsal with Fidel Castro; Fidel Castro speech denouncing Huber Matos.

Scope and Contents

Top two rows of frames show U.S. Ambassador Philip W. Bonsal as he exits the Cuban Presidential Palace after a meeting with Cuban officials in the company of two unidentified Cuban men and armed guards, including a member of the PMR, Policía Militar Revolucionaria. Bottom images show Fidel Castro giving a televised address to the nation on October 19, 1959, in which he denounced Commander Huber Matos of treason and of being a puppet of counterrevolutionaries for attempting to resign his post in protest over the increasing authoritarianism and influence of Communists within the new government. See also Prints 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42 and 60.

Dates

1959 October

Creator

From the Collection: Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
From the Collection: St. George, Andrew, 1924-2001
From the Collection: Stone, David C.

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The materials are in Spanish and English.

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

The materials are open for research.

Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy, which is retained by the repository. Researchers wishing to obtain an additional copy for their personal use should consult Copying Services information on the Manuscripts and Archives web site.