Bertrand Russell 23/10/62 a Letter From a Young Socialist in Cuba

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Comrades will remember that we reported correspondence from a Glasgo Yeung Sociajist who is working in Gubi, We give hurewlth outyactsa Fria fu bw: ietter from him written on the 2nd ot last months

"Dear Comrades,

Hope this finds you in good health and spirits (not alcoholic), I have been checking up on the structure of the Govornment, Top 25 in Governmont are called O.R.I. (Organisation Revolutionary Integrated) fre all parties. Today's papors give namos of 26 mombors of F.lM.C. (Cuban Womon's Fodoration) which will have direct roprescntation. in Government, this is non-t organisation, one-year old on Saturdays; over 60,000 women in it, all types, ne roscriptions. Rest of Government consists of ropresentation of people by mon women) clectcd at public meetings, who can be recallod at any time, (read Stat and Revolution, Lonin) and are paid according to abilitye Just now, in all fe orics, is being discussed new social security laws which have boen proposed by Government. If workers don't like any part of laws, Government is obliged to change the laws (also, 75% of workers must bo present to discuss the laws. )

There aro plonty of mistakes which have beon made or will be made bt the point is that mistakes won't rooccur, all discussion opon and froo. Oh, ¢ point, I wont to the ballet a wook ago (25 contarus for workers) Not bad, oh? (Tho pictures cost about 4/-)

I went to a housing ostato built aftor the Rovolution took over (abc 3,000 familics here and more to come) it really is a beautiful place, well de (a large number of housos and skyscrapers and 2-storios, with swimming pool fc children, and one for adults, all amonitioes, schools, health contre, barber's ete., playgrounds and facilitios for youth, o.g, promisos for youth for discus

All communist countries sending machinery and food to Cuba (only sec Czech guns - no Soviet guns of any kind) but one point to note woll is that v a machine is sent from a Communist country, thoy also sond completo drawings ¢ so that you can re-produce machino if you wish. Not bad, ch?

Yours otc.,’ P.S. Ban the bomb, too.