Castro Accepts Invitation to Discuss Cuban Revolution Before Law Forum

Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba, will speak at the Law School Forum here on Saturday April 25. His topic will be "The Cuban Revolution."

The Forum has tried for several months to have Castro speak here. He was contacted through "law students associated with members of the Cuban revolutionary movement," 'John S. Samuels 2L, vice-President of the Forum, said yesterday.

Since the Cuban chief of state was invited through non-diplomatic channels, the Forum feared that the State Department would object. The Department recently rebuked the American Society of Newspaper Editors for trying privately to obtain Castro for a speech engagement.

However, Samuels said that the State Department has not yet registered any complaints with the forum. He defended the Forum's invitation policy, explaining that Castro was not chief of state, but commander of the armed forces, when the Forum originally invited him. Samuels added that Castro had already announced his trip to Washington. when he accepted the Forum's invitation.

James H. Robb, University Marshal, is now cooperating with the State Department on the diplomatic aspects of Castro's visit. Castro will come to Cambridg after conferring in Washington with Government officials.

Last week Castro said the purpose of his visit was to ask the American government to give Cuba economic assistance and to raise the quota on imports of Cuban sugar.

The Forum has not yet decided where Castro will speak, although Samuels suggested that an open-air theatre might be used.