11.   Beyond the trade exposition, the Cuban government has already begun taking cautious steps in entrepreneurship.

12.   A few days after the initial meeting, Vesco presented the emissary with a lucrative prize, an official Cuban government authorization for the overflight of Cuban territory.

13.   A Cuban government spokesman did not say what charges would be brought against the group.

14.   A few years ago the Cuban government made it legal for Cubans to hold U.S. dollars.

15.   A large and passionate exile community in Miami turned against any party and any politician who seemed willing to dilute our hostility toward the Cuban government.

16.   A spokesman for the Cuban Special Interests section, Luis Fernandez, confirmed that the Cuban government would not withdraw the official.

17.   A State Department representative said all costs involved are being paid by the Cuban government.

18.   A State Department spokesman said U.S. officials briefed Cuban government officials in Washington on Tuesday about the Guantanamo plan.

19.   According to the Cuban government, Americans now account for the second-largest group of visitors, after Canadians.

20.   After Alarcon consulted in Havana for a week, he called Tarnoff to say the Cuban government liked the proposals.