FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1942, VOLUME VI



  WHEREAs: The Governments of Cuba and of the United States of
America are desirous of cooperating to the utmost in the prosecution
of the war effort;
  WmHREAs: The advanced training of aviation bombardment combat
units within Cuban territory would contribute to the effective prosecu-
tion of the war and should at the same time provide a substantial
measure of protection, hitherto lacking, for ocean shipping in waters
adjacent to Cuba;
  WHEREAS: The Governments of Cuba and of the United States of
America have agreed to establish a heavy bombardment Operational
Training and Combat Unit in the vicinity of San Antonio de los
Baiios in the Province of Habana;
  WHEREAS: The full sovereignty of Cuba over the areas mentioned
in this Agreement is not impaired in any manner, but is recognized
and maintained;
  WHEREAS: All fixed installations and facilities mentioned in this
Agreement will upon the termination thereof revert to the Cuban
Government, thus contributing to the achievement of the objective
concerning airport development referred to in the Fourth Resolution
of the Third Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American
Republics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in January 1942; 27
  WHEREAS: For the establishment of the Operational Training and
Combat Unit the Governments of Cuba and of the United States of
America have agreed upon the following:
                           ARTIE   I
  The Government of Cuba believes that certain areas in the vicinity
of San Antonio de los Banios, in the Province of Habana, can be uti-
lized for the establishment of a military zone for advanced aviation
training, and to this end is disposed to make available (aportar) said
lands to constitute a military war zone in which the Government of the
United States is authorized to establish and operate a heavy bombard-
ment Operational Training and Combat Unit, hereafter referred to
as the Unit, with all its necessary equipment and facilities, to consist
of American, and which may also include Royal Air Force (British),
personnel. In accordance with this purpose areas of land shall be
selected by studies undertaken by technical personnel of both Gov-
ernments, and within said zone, for the duration of this Agree-
ment, military jurisdiction shall be exercised, without prejudice to
the sovereignty of Cuba, by the Government of the United States, and
all services and base command in the zone shall be established and
exercised by the Government of the United States, and all contact

27 For correspondence on this Meeting, see vol. v, pp. 6 ff.; for text of
Resolution
IV, see Department of State Bulletin, February 7, 1942, p. 122.



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