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Foreign News
July 6, 1960
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
The US protested Cuba's seizure of US-owned Texaco and Esso oil refineries in Havana, demanding reversal, but expected no compliance from Premier Fidel Castro after companies refused to refine Russian oil.
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State Department Asks Castro Reverse Action Of Seizing Oil Refineries
WASHINGTON, (AP) The United States Tuesday protested as unfair, arbitrary and unlawful the Cuban seizure of two U.S. owned oil refineries. It asked Premier Fidel Castro to reverse the action.
The stiffly-worded protest was delivered in Havana by U.S. Ambassador Philip Bonsal.
But U. S. officials felt small hope that Castro would backtrack and return the refineries to the American owners.
The Castro regime seized the Texaco and Esso Standard Oil refineries last week when the two companies. plus the British-Dutch owned Shell Oil Co., refused to refine crude oil which the Cuban government had brought in from Russia.
WASHINGTON, (AP) The United States Tuesday protested as unfair, arbitrary and unlawful the Cuban seizure of two U.S. owned oil refineries. It asked Premier Fidel Castro to reverse the action.
The stiffly-worded protest was delivered in Havana by U.S. Ambassador Philip Bonsal.
But U. S. officials felt small hope that Castro would backtrack and return the refineries to the American owners.
The Castro regime seized the Texaco and Esso Standard Oil refineries last week when the two companies. plus the British-Dutch owned Shell Oil Co., refused to refine crude oil which the Cuban government had brought in from Russia.
What sub-type of article is it?
Diplomatic
Economic
Political
What keywords are associated?
Us Cuba Protest
Oil Refinery Seizure
Fidel Castro
Philip Bonsal
Texaco Esso Shell
Russian Crude Oil
What entities or persons were involved?
Fidel Castro
Philip Bonsal
Where did it happen?
Havana, Cuba
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Havana, Cuba
Event Date
Tuesday
Key Persons
Fidel Castro
Philip Bonsal
Outcome
protest delivered; little hope of reversal; refineries seized last week
Event Details
US protested Cuban seizure of Texaco and Esso Standard Oil refineries as unfair, arbitrary, and unlawful; demanded reversal from Castro; delivered by Ambassador Bonsal in Havana; seizure followed refusal to refine Russian crude oil; Shell Oil also involved in refusal.