ABSTRACT
The Cuban government believed that they had a moral obligation to assist the Algerian revolution. Cuba's aid to Algeria not only opened the door to Cuba in the wider Afro-Asian bloc but also complicated Washington's efforts to isolate the Cuban regime and have some influence in the new Algerian government. Algiers announced that Ben Bella was planning to visit New York, followed by a visit to President John F. Kennedy in Washington, ending his trip to the Americas with a visit to Fidel Castro, the leader of the Cuban revolution, in Havana. The United States regarded the installation of the missiles not only as a direct threat to its territorial security but also as a threat to its position in Europe. The front page of Revolución reported the presence of former Front Libération Nationale combatants as members of the Internationalist Brigade established to aid the Cuban government in the event of an American invasion during the missile crisis.
