Tag: Cuba
Thanksgiving is considered by many to be the quintessential American holiday. As Thanksgiving 1918 approached, American had more reason than the usual to give thanks. On November 11, 1918, Germany signed the armistice that brought World War I to an effective end. In the wake of that event, the United States made an attempt to [...]
Posted by David Langbart on November 20, 2012, under Civil Records, History.
Tags: armistice, Belgium, Brazil, China, Cuba, David Langbart, Department of State, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Nicaragua, Panama, Portugal, Robert Lansing, Roumania, Russia, Siam, Thanksgiving, Woodr, World War I
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Given the recent appearance of the development company Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) in the news regarding the case of Alan Gross, the development worker who was jailed in Cuba in 2009 accused of working for U.S. intelligence services, I thought it would be worthwhile to mention that records relating to development projects of DAI can [...]
Posted by Jason Clingerman on February 16, 2012, under Archives II, Civil Records.
Tags: Alan Gross, Cuba, DAI, Development Alternatives Inc., RG 286, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID
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