SUMMITRY: Showdown in Havana

Tito and Castro collide for the "soul" of the Third World

As Yugoslavia's Josip Broz Tito, 87, the grand old man of global neutrality, stepped off a Yugoslav air force Boeing 727 at Havana's Jose Marti Airport last week, he was stiffly embraced by his host, Cuban President Fidel Castro, 52, the tireless huckster of import-export revolution. It was hardly the sort of comradely bear hug the two leaders have exchanged in the past. This time they were preparing for a fierce showdown over the direction and leadership of what some diplomats called...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!