Posted on 12/11/2015 10:53:17 AM PST by Olog-hai
Cuba and the United States announced Friday they have struck a deal to re-establish direct mail service, which was cut in 1963 at the height of Cold War tensions.
Both countries said that they would launch a pilot program to test direct service. They gave no date for the permanent resumption of service, but indicated that it would not be imminent, saying that technical, operational and safety aspects remained under discussion.
The announcement came six days before the anniversary of the announcement by Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro that they were re-establishing diplomatic relations. The Obama administration has been trying to show tangible results of the new policy ahead of the anniversary. ...
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Gee another foreign policy victory! Do I need a sarc tag?
Not from where I stand.
I dunno. Because...
I’ll tell you a little secret about Zip Codes....they’re meaningless!
How had letters been getting to Cuba before?
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