EMILIO NUNEZ PORTUONDO NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR AND HEAD OF CUBA'S PERMANENT DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

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Nunez Portuando, Emilio
Blanco y Sanchez
Garcia Amador y Rodrique, Francisco Victor
Ribas y Villaverde, Jose Miguel
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:EILIO NUJE7 POIZTUONDO
APPOINTED AMBASSADOR t'~ND HEAD OF CUBA'S PERMANENT
DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS
biographic Information Report No, 265
May 1.2, 1952
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NUNEZ Portuondo, Emilio (Dr.) CUBA
Personal r1,-1-.a: Born September 14, 1898, Philadelphia, Pa.; wife,
Olga Fabroga; three children; father was General Emilio Nunez
Portuondo, Cuban revolutionary hero; brother, Ricardo is a noted
surgeon who was defeated in the presidential elections in 1948,
Education: Instituto de Segunda'Ensenanza; Doctor of Civil Law,
University of Habana.
Languages: Speaks English; reads both French and Italian fluently.
Political affiliation: Liberal Party.
Career:
1920-1922 Legal adviser, Municipality of Habana.
1924-1926 President Civil Service Commission,
1930 Legal adviser for Cuban railways,
1931-1933 President, Commission of Justice and Codes, House of
Representatives.
1937 Minister to Panama.
1938 Member, delegation to Eighth Inter-American Conference
of American States, Lima, Peru.
1938-1940 Minister to Peru.
1940 i`xr, delegation to Second Meeting of Foreign
Ministers of the American. Republics, Panama;
Delegate to Constituent Assembly of Cuba.
1940-1944 Member, House of Representatives.
1944-1948 Senator, Las Villas Province.
1945 Member, delegation to the Inter-American Conference
on Problems of War and Peace, Mexico City, February;
(Postwar Economic and Social Problems) member,
Committee II (World Organization), and Committee IV.
1949 Deputy Chief of delegation to GATT, Annecy, April;
Minister to Brussels, March 4.
1950-1952 Ambassador to Panama; confirmed by the Cuban Senate
on June 26, 1950.
1952 Ambassador and head of the permanent delegation to
the United Nations, circa April.
Emilio Nunez Portuondo has been appointed to succeed the more
distinguished and highly regarded Dr. Ernesto Dihigo as Ambassador
and head of Cuba's permanent delegation to the United Nations.
Now in his middle fifties, Nunez has a well established re-
putation of being an astute, crafty politician in every sense of
the word. A deformity of the shoulders has earned for him the name
"hunchback of Cuban politics". His present assignment under the new
Batista government is a matter for speculation since as leader of
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CONFIDfNCLA.F,--SECURITY INF()RIiATION
NUZ Portuondo, ii rul.io (Dr..) CUBA
Remarks :
the Liberal Party in the Senate he verbally excoriated President
Batista (1940-1944) at ovary opportunity both from the legislative
rostrum and through the pr,ss. Further, he strongly urged closer
tics rri_tli tl.o United St tes and tighter curbs on Cuban Com-
munists. 1/,
Nunez has also expressed himself freely on international matters.
In 1944 he attacked the Farrell military government in Argentina
and sought a rupture in diplomatic relations between that country
and Cuba on the grounds that Argentina had failed to live up to
its commitments against totalitarian governments. 1A/ In that same
year, as a result of his advocating an effort to restore the
Spanish Republic by moans of coordinated action in this hemisphere,
he was named vice-president of a parliamentary committee formed
for that purpose. 5/
In 191;.5 Nunez returned to Habana openly critical of the Mexico
City Con orcnce on Problems of War and Peace. He maintained that
the smaller nations had net been allowed to express their views
and that it was evident that the "Big Three" at Yalta had divided
the world among them, the United States being assigned all the
Amer.,cas ai-d portion of the West Coast of Africa. According to
statements attributed to Nunez, the Mexico City and San Francisco
Conferences were nothing more than window dressing. / When the
Cuban Congres ratified the United Nations Charter, Nunez spoke
against it stating that the United Nations Organization had already
failed. 1/
In 1947, Niin4 z was one of a group of Senators who made a motion
urging ti 2overntnont to take all possible steps to assure that the
Cuban delegation to the UN would take a firm an energetic stand in
advocating and voting for the diplomatic isolation of Franco ' s
Government and for the recognition of the Spanish Republican Govern-
mernt-in-F,aile, `//
Although he has criticized the United States, Nunez is believed to
be not unfriendly toward this country. He is quite affable, and
despite his ph.ysica,l.. Iv ndicap, is said to be very fond of extramarital
feminine companionship.
BIR 265
May 8, 1952
An occ:r oy tc; De partment, May , 1952 Restricted),
D-1712, Habana, April 16, 1952 (Unclassified).
/ Biographic Data Report, Habana, April. 21, 1949 (Confidential),
El Panama America, Panama, duly 29, 1944.
D-7881, Hahan-%, September- 1.3, 1944 (Confidential..).
D-9033, Habana,, March 23, 1.915 (Confidential).
/ A-906,, Habana, September 25, 1947 (Unclassified).
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BLI1NCO y Sanchez, Carlos(Dr.) CUBA
Personal data, Born February 16, 1904s Guira de Uolena, Province of Habana{
Cuba; married,
Educations Primary studies, Guira do Uolena; secondary education, Havana;
degree of doctor of Public and Civil Law, Univeristy of Havana; special
studies at the 1nstitutdoe Hautos Etudes IntornLcioncles, Geneva and at
the London School of Economics.
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Lang;iost Speaks English fluently, French.
Honors t Coouaandor of the Order of the Cuban Rod Cross; Officer of the Order
off` Carlos ilanuol do Cespedes; holder of medals comuixuorating the Corona-'
tion of His Majesty George the VIth, of the sixth Pan American Confere:ncc
and of the Boli?,arian Congress of Panama.
Publications s Among others, NI1 New System for the Study of International
Lawn, published in the Cuban Law Review about 1940.
Assistant Professor, Havana Law i,cadeamy.
1925 Third Secretary, 1' nane..
1926 Secretary of cle;lut "tion toc the Pah'Omericin Congress, Pvna .,;,
J une.
1927 Secretary Second Class, Dectmber 21.
1928 Second Secretary, Born;
In charge of the Pc:rraanont L'eleration of Cuba at the League
of Nation;
Secretary of the luleft-tiun to the Sixth Internntionc.l Confor-
ence of Jaierican States, Havana.
1929 Socretr:ry to the dole ation to the l.sserably of the League of
Nations.
1930 issil;ned to servo under the Under Secretary of State, Nov:rnber
Secretary to the dulul,tion to the kssc bly. of the Lear uu of
Nations.
1932 Private Secretary to the Under Secretary 'f State.
1 cting Chief' of the Ofi iCo..of Intorwatiuru.1 Cu,....orce,Min. of S4
---- ---- In charge of the political office, Linistry of State.
1935 Promoted to Secretary First Class, March;
Assigned to Yfnshington, 1uC.ust..
1937 First Secrotary, Londoni
Secretary of cleloration to the Assembly of the League, of Natio,
1938 Cuban dologato to the XVI International Red Cross Conference,;
Special dologato of the Cuban Peel Cross to tthe British hod Crose:
1939 Technical adviser of the delegation to the II Conferenco of
Labor of the Unitocl States of I.raerica, November;
Acting chief of the Division of Political ISfairs, 1:inistry of
state.
CIXtFIDENTIAL .
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Acting Representative vu the Security Council n place of
ing persons, Laku Stuccoes, lluw York, npril 13-214.
DoloFate to the UN.Gunera). rsaombly, fifth session, Mr., York,
Septerabor;
Alberto Inocente llvnree during the latter's absencu.
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BWTCO y Sanchez, Carlos (Dr.)(continued) CUBM.
Careers (continued)
Secretary of c'.elegation to the VJII l.moriean Scientific Con-
gross, J;ashington, lay;
l esietand Secretary of the Second Consultative vueting of the
Ministers of I' or. ign Relations of l.merica, Ham ana, July.
1946.-19 41 On comwiesion in the 0ffico of tht Director of Political aft a-
19140
19!41
irs and in the Office of the Director of Citzenship and
LiFration, Linistry of Statue
Secretary of Cormtission II of the Conference on Intellectual
Cooperation, Havana, Hovcrabor;
Chief o . the Division of Certificates on A aturalizc:tion of the
Office of the Director of Citizenship and Ligration of the
liinistry of' State.
19142 Director for Citizciship a:nd Iu .:ration, Ld.nistry of State, Oct',
1911a-eats Minister pounsclir, Washington..
19116 Ilcribor, advisory Cce:n:ittoe of the United fations, Leaf..uc: of
191x7
Lavycrs;
Secretary of d?le(atioi. to unites! ? atinns, (knoral .ssembly,
second part of first sc:sniun, Now York, i.c:visor, Coi,mitteoll
Delof-ate, Third session, UN Economic and Social Council,_ Iluw
York.
!{ember of Comuittce on Procedures and Urf'aniiation;
Df;logato (TN General i.ssombly, second session, rev York;
Delef-ate UN Gencrul i.ssc:r,bly, first special session on Palus-
tine, New York;
Bieber, Ccviarcittuo I (Political and Security);
tu;naber, Cocr ittuu 1V (Trusteeship);
i:ur,iber, Lowraittue V (a.dministrutivc, and iiucif.itary).
1948 iLierabor, UN Gcnerr.l a.ssombly Interim Conmittee;
Deleprttu, UN General isscmbly. third session, Paris, acptoraber.
19149-date i.lturnato Loprosentativc to the United Nations with r,.nk of
itinister;
Delet ato to the ill! Genera 4.uoctbly, fourth session, Nuvt York
3optucrbor and r.lturnute Ruprosontativo on the Security
Council.
1950. Dulogato to the Conference on the Declaration of Death of kiss-
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BUNCO y Sanchez, Carlos (Dr,) (continued) CUBA
Blanco is a career officer who has been in the Cuban diplomatic service
for more than 25 years. He is generally considered to be a very ccpable,
impartial, agreeable and intelligent public servant, who is said to be an
excellent example of a Cuban career dip1 eiat. He has a keen interest in UIJ
matters and is reported to take his work there vary seriously. 3J
Blanco was one of Ouillorrao Belt's favorites durinf? the time the latter
was /ambassador in Ciashington. He has eli.ays given the impression of being
vury friendly toward the united States and rhilo with the Ministry of State
in Habana he corked closely with the U.S. )abassy. /, 2/'
1 Biot'raphic Data Rup rt, }iabann, Navcm-bor 13, 1946, Con1ic c:ntif-1'
V Dupartcaent of StateIc:taoranndun, Novumbor 27, 1946, Restricted.
Juno 18, 1950
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September 20, 1950
Anuario, Ministry of State, Cuba, 1943 Unclassa.fied .
Note from the Cuban Embassy, /ashington, D. C., January 7, 1949
(Unclassified),
TT98, Habana, September 13, 1950 (Restricted).
Visa D--Unnumbered, Habana, September 1, 1949 (Unclassified).
A-994, Habana, August 2, 1949 (Restricted).
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RIBAS v Villaverde.Jose' Migu .. CUBA
Eduardo, Jorge and Jose. ,/, /, 5../
.Although Ribas has had extensive service in the United States, there
is actually no information on file in the Department with regard to his
,,ability or attitude toward this country. It is known that he has a
pleasing personality, is married to Oneida Leiseca and'has-three sons,
Conference for Intellectual Cooperation which was held in Flab
1941. 1/
assembly in New York, September 1950. 1/., V, 3.1
Ribas has attended several conferences including the Inter-
Ribas is a career officer, holds the rank of Consul General in the
Cuban Foreign Service and is Secretary General of the permapoht? Guban
4e'legation before the United Nations. /,
He was born October 8, 1905 in Jovellanos, Cuha, was part_.,aly ed-
ucated in the United States and majored in comr~~ercial law< Luring
the period 1937-1939 he was Vice Consul and later Consul-at. ~-hattanooga,
Tennessee. From 1941 to 1943 he was assigned to the Minist' of State.
In 1943 he was appointed Consul General at New Orleans in which position
he served until some time in 1948. In 1949 Ribas was appointed Secre-
tary General of the Cuban delegation to the UN General Assembly, fourth
session, New York and more recently to the fifth sessdti of the General
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GARCIA Amador y Rodriguez, Francisco Victor CUBA
Personal data, Born March 23, 1917, Cuba; married Maria V. Moran.
Educations Lawyer.
'Ca?reert
--- - --> Unknown prior to 1949.
1949-1951 Second hlternate Representative with rank of Minister
and Legal Adviser, Permanent Delegation to the UN.
1949 Alternate delegate to the UN General 'ssembly, fourth
session, Now York, September;
1950 Delegate to the UN General i~,ssembly, fifth session,
Now York, September;
Elected one of two vice Presidents of the 'onference on
Declaration of Death of Missing Persons, Lake Success,
April 13-24;
Alternate delegate on the UN Commission for Conventional
Armaments .
Represented Cuba on the Inter-nmerican Juridical
Committee;
Appointed to represent Cuba on the Inter-American
Council of Jurists, May 11.
Garcia was replaced in his position at the United Nations on May
8, 1951 and is presumed to be currently attached to the Ministry of
State. He has been described as a person who says one thing when he
means another ; as an obstinate prima donna, and when introducing
a resolution, will never compromise. He was thought to be a poor
choice as a committee officer on the basis of his showing in
Committee VI. ~./, J
Garcia received his legal training in the United 6tatos, the hard
way, by workin his way through school in a Hayes Bickford
restaurant, 27
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Biographic Data !omorandum, Habana,, May 14P 1951. Unoiassified
1~aA ,pent of State JAemorandum, December 27, 1949. (Confidential).
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Garcia Amador, Francisco - Chief delegate to meeting I-A Council
of Jurists, $. A., Apr. 53.
"Very, personable, intelligent and a good lobbyist. Independent in his
thinking and will act likewisej, unless under specific orders from his
Government. Served as reporter 1st Committee which was charges with
political - Juridical items. Is a good man to have on our side."
Biog. notes obtained from State AR:
Mr. Jamison, June 6, 1953 Confidential
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