Speech #870090775

For the benefit of everyone. I insert herein a table which was furnished me at my request from the Department of Agriculture concerning the reallocation of the Cuban quota. I would suggest that all of you pay particular attention to these allocations: Basic sugar quotas and reallocations of the Cuban quota. 1961. as of July 15. 1961 [Short tons. raw value] Allocations of the Cuban quota to other foreign countries under see. 408 of the Basic quota act under Country and area see. 202 of the act Pursuant to By adminisformula trative Total discretion I (1) (2) (3) (4) Domestic areas total ------------------------------------- 5.351.1500 --------------............................ Republic of the Philippines --------------------------- 980.000 490. 731 -------------- 490. 731 Peru ----------------------------------------------------- 121.507 544. 870 -------------- 544.870 Dominican Republic ------------------------------------- 111.157 2222.723 - 2222.723 Mexico --------------------------------------------------- 95. 409 589.591 580. 591 Nicaragua ----------------------------------------------- 17. 471 25. 897 -------------- 25. 897 Haiti ----------------------------------------------------- 8.268 1.732 35. 273 37. 005 Netherlands --------------------------------------------- 4.149 5.851 -------------- 5.851 Taiwan -------------------------------------------------- 3.980 6.020 180.028 186. 048 Panama -------------------------------------------------- 3.980 6.020 --------------- 6020 Costa Ricea ---------------------------------------------- 3.968 6.032 20.250 26.282 Canada -------------------------------------------------- 631 1.266 ------------ 1. 26 United Kingdom ----------------------------------------- 516 1.034 ---------------1.034 Belgium ------------------------------------------------- 182 1. 453 .------------- 1.453 Hong Kong ---------------------------------------------- 3 27 -------------- 27 British Guiana and Federation of West Indies ------------84 673 265. 250 265. 923 El Salvador ----------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- 12.000 12.000 Guatemala ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- 17.000 17.000 Brazil --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 336. 474 336. 474 Ecuador -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- 36.000 36. 000 Colombia -------------------------------------------------------------- 46.000 46.000 French West Indies -------------------------------------- ---------------------------- 75.000 75.000 Paraguay --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 5.000 5. 00 India ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- 225.000 225.000 Australia ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ 90.000 90.000 Not authorized for purchase --------------------- ---------------------------- 50.000 50. 000 Subtotal - ------------------------------ . 702.805 1.903.920 1.393.275 3.297.195 Total Cuban quota ------------------------ 3--------------.287.105 Total U.S. requirements -------------- 10.000.000 .- -------------- The 1.343.275 tons allocated represents 618.174 tons of the proration for the Dominican Republic which was not authorized for purchase because the United States and that country were not in diplomatic relations. 3.794 tons of the proration for Canada and 3.101 of that for the United Kingdom which were not allocated because of the possible transshipment of Cuban sugar. and the quantities shown below that the respective quota countries are unable to supply within their prorations: Peru. 428.985. Mexico. 175.090. and Nicaragua. 114.131. 2 The 222.723 tons were authorized for purchase and importation during the period JanuaryMarch 1961. conditioned on payment to the U.S.