Dear Friends:
The National Committee to Free the Cuban Five is pleased to announce
that the wire transfers seized by the U.S. Department of Treasury,
Office of Foreign Assets Control, and Wachovia Bank have been
released into the bank account held by "International Peace for Cuba
Appeal." These transfers came from the Coordinadora Andaluza de
Solidaridad con Cuba, from Andalucía, Spain, and the National
Coordinator for the French Committee to Free the Cuban Five, and will
help pay for the upcoming ad in the New York Times publicizing the
case of the Cuban Five.
The Committee celebrates the release of the funds as a major victory,
and condemns the U.S. government's unjust policy of abridging the
free speech rights of organizations working in solidarity with Cuba.
REMINDER - LOOK OUT FOR THE CUBAN FIVE AD IN THE NY TIMES: a full
page ad on the Cuban Five will appear in the New York Times on any
day from February 26 to March 10 (except Saturdays and Sundays). We
urge you to purchase the Times on those dates. For these who live
abroad and have made the effort to contributing to the publication of
the ad, we will send you a copy. The ad will be available soon in the
webpage www.freethefive.org
We sincerely thank every one who has made this campaign a success. It
was only possible with an international cooperation.