Ministry of Foreign Relations - Public Relations Department, Republic of Cuba (cover designer: unknown), "Reply to U.S.A.: Cuba is a Sovereign Nation By Its Own Right, Not by Any Grant," 1960. Offset print, booklet

This significant diplomatic propaganda publication was issued by Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Relations during the "Year of the Land Reform" (1959-1960), documenting President Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado's response to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 27, 1960. The striking cover design features bold orange and black typography with a powerful photograph of a Cuban peasant or agricultural worker, embodying the revolutionary government's assertion of sovereignty rooted in popular support. The back cover continues the orange theme with imagery of agricultural machinery, reinforcing the land reform message central to the revolution's legitimacy. Interior photographs show President Dorticós at a formal diplomatic response, with Minister of Foreign Relations Dr. Raúl Roa present, demonstrating the government's sophisticated approach to international relations. Published during a critical period when Cuban-American relations were rapidly deteriorating, this booklet represents the revolutionary government's mastery of visual propaganda and diplomatic messaging, combining modernist graphic design with photographs that humanize the revolution while asserting Cuba's determination to remain "fully conscious of its sovereignty" and reject any "interventionist policy whatsoever." The publication's bilingual approach and professional production values demonstrate Cuba's early commitment to international public relations in the global Cold War struggle.