If the USA.and Cuba are enemies then why does Castro allow Guantanamo bay to be used as a prison/holding camp?

Answer 1

Because Guantanamo Bay is under American control.

We have a permanent, completely legal lease for that base, and Castro cannot simply ignore it because stuff like that is dictated by international law. The provisions of the lease state that it can only be cancelled if BOTH parties (both Cuba and the US) mutually agree to cancel it, or if the US abandons its base there. Cuba owns the land, but the US has a legal right to do what it sees fit with it. Until the detention camp was set up there, it was just used as a naval base. Castro has tried more than once to have the lease nullified, but since it was all done legally, and since the US pays their money every year, he has no say.

I cannot imagine the US ever surrendering that land, and it actually cracks me up that Castro cannot do anything about it. And the kicker is that unlike the English 99-year lease on Hong Kong, the American lease on Guantanamo Bay is permanent. We only have to leave if we want to.

Answer 2

Guantánamo Bay (Spanish: Bahía de Guantánamo) is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the south-eastern end of Cuba (19°54′N 75°9′W). It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and is surrounded by steep hills creating an enclave cut off from its immediate hinterland.

The United States assumed territorial control over Guantánamo Bay under the 1903 Cuban-American Treaty, which granted the United States a perpetual lease of the area. The current Cuban government rejects the Cuban-American Treaty on the grounds that it violates article 52 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, and therefore considers the U.S. presence in Guantánamo to be an illegal occupation of the area. However, this article declares a treaty void only if its conclusion has been procured by the threat or use of force in violation of international law.

The southern portion of the bay is surrounded by the United States Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, a naval base established in 1898. Recently, the base at Guantánamo Bay began hosting a detainment camp for militant combatants collected from both Afghanistan and Iraq.

Basically Cuba does not have much choice though they have tried to have the lease ended.

Answer 3

The 1934 treaty with Cuba gave the U.S. an eternal hire to the backside for "$2,000 in U.S. gold money" (or equivalent) according to 12 months. After the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the U.S. persisted to deliver charge, and thanks to a few confusion in Castro's new government, they cashed the 1st examine. The U.S. claims that this is their popularity of the 1934 treaty, and that they proceed to deliver charge each and every 12 months, whether Cuba has not cashed any extra exams. The penitentiary camp is contained on the backside the U.S. has there, and the Cuban government has no jurisdiction over the problem.

Answer 4

The United States assumed territorial control over Guantánamo Bay under the 1903 Cuban-American Treaty, which granted the United States a perpetual lease of the area.

Answer 5

What steven095, and the others said about the treaty.
The USA pays Cuba a fee on a regular basis for Gitmo. And btw
Cuba and USA are not enmies. Its USA and the Evil Regime of
Castro and his commie cronies who are enemies. Read the story of Armando Valladares and you will know just how evil Castro's government really is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Valladares
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Answer 6

Hi >
It seems to be more of an economy deal, as well as a political one.
Almost all vehicles in Cuba are of American manufacture.
Almost all Cigars inported to the USA are "Havana"
The boats in Havana are pretty much all USA manufacture.
The National airline, and aiport would not function without USA folks & technology.
So much like other countries I have lived in, especially in the Mid-East, you do a bit of a deal.
The "west" will put together the infrastucture & tecnology, if we can have an island for military purposes for example.
Such, it looks to me, are the way of things, a sad state of affairs when it comes to Guantanamo, however.
What can one do ?
Not a lot, so a goodly question.

Bob.

Answer 7

Enemies is a simplistic term, Politics is more complex than that, although USA and Cuba have a lot of bad history they are not currently in a state of war so cannot be called enemies at the moment.

War: the thing you resort to when Diplomacy doesnt get you what you want;

Diplomacy: the thing you resort to when War doesnt get you what you want.

Answer 8

Gitmo or Guantanamo Bay isnt part of cuba! lol i know its difficult and stupid because i thought the same thing in basic training when i was in the military, but all the land inside the fences of gitmo is actually United States Soil weird huh?

Answer 9

Well to tell you the truth of the matter,he never allowed the U.S it was taken from him,it dates back to 1930,the U.S wanted to monitor the Cuba so they decided to stay a little while after the treaty,but that is now taken forever.they are in so many other places to monitor countries that are seen as treats to the peace of the world in general,Cuba was once seen as a treat but he has been well tamed now.

Answer 10

He has no choice! The US got a perpetual lease under the 1903 Cuba - US treaty.