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 Frances E. Telesca, President of the
Florida South Chapter, AIA, received
the following letter and resolution
from H. Samuel Kruse, FAIA who
was assigned the responsibility to
draw up the appropriate resolution
supporting the Cuban Architects in
exile. The Chapter's Executive Com-
mittee adopted the Resolution on
March 9th and forwarded to AIA
for consideration at the June Con-
vention in Washington.

 February 26, 1965
Dear President Telesca:
 Having assembled certificates and
other papers supporting the conten-
tion that Colegio de Arquitectos de
Cube en el Exilio is the actual and
legal organization to represent the
architects of Cuba, and having met
with the leaders of the Colegio to
discuss their contention, it is be-
lieved that the Colegio actually rep-
resents the architects of Cuba, the
majority of which are in exile.
 Because there is much evidence to
support the Colegio's position and
because similar organizations of
Cuban professionals in exile have
gained recognition from their USA
counterparts, it is believed that the
Florida South Chapter, AIA recom-
mend to the American Institute of
Architects serious consideration be
given to
 1. Recognition of the Colegio de
 Arquitectos de Cuba en el
 Exilio as the true representa-
 tion of the Cuban architects;
 and
 2. Recommendation to the Fed-
 eracion Panamericana de Aso-
 ciationes de Arquitectos that
 it also recognize the Colegio.
 Please present the attached resolu-
tion and supporting papers to the
Executive Committee of the Florida
South Chapter, AIA at its next meet-
ing.
 Yours sincerely,
 H. Samuel Kruse, FAIA

 Resolution Regarding The Colegio
 de Arquitectos de Cuba en El Exilio
WHEREAS:
1. The Architectural profession in


 Cuba has been absorbed in Sin-
 dicato Unico de Trabajadores
 del Ramo de la Construccion
 (Union of Construction Work-
 ers) and no truly professional or-
 ganization remains in Cuba for
 architects.
2. Resisting dissolution 409 Cuban
 architects, a great majority of
 Cuban architects and all members
 of their Colegio de Arquitectos
 de Cuba, fled Cuba, retaining
 their professional organization
 and status, but redesignating the
 organization Colegio de Arqui-
 tectos de Cuba en el Exilio to in-
 dicate their absence from Cuba.
3. Other Cuban professional organi-
 zations have been similarly relo-
 cated, namely Colegio Medico de
 Cuba en el Exilio, Colegio de
 Abogados de la Habana en el
 Exilio, Colegio de Contadores
 Publicos y Privados en el Exilio,
 Colegio de Periodistas Cubanos


 en el Exilio and Directorio Mag-
 isterial Revolucionario, and have
 gained recognition by the counter-
 part USA organizations.
4. The Colegio de Arquitectos de
 Cuba en el Exilio entreats the
 Florida South Chapter to assist
 the Colegio to gain the recogni-
 tion from The American Insti-
 tute of Architects as have other
 Cuban professional organizations
 in exile from their USA counter-
 parts.
BE IT RESOLVED, THAT
1. The Florida South ,Chapter, AIA
 request The American Institute
 of Architects to give serious and
 earnest consideration to the en-
 treaty of the Colcgio de Arqui-
 tectos de Cuba en el Exilio for
 (a) recognition as the true repre-
 sentation of the Cuban Archi-
 tects and (b) a recommendation
 to the Federacion Panamericana
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