Cuban president Lleo resigns because of disagreement with Premier Castro's policy on land reform and the death penalty for counterrevolutionaries.

8 Aug.

President Nasser of Egypt declares that Israel will not be allowed to use the Suez Canal.

3 Sept.

Vatican radio states that representatives of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches will meet to discuss possible reunification.

15 Sept.

Soviet premier Khrushchev begins a two-week visit to the United States.

29 Sept.

Premier Khrushchev leaves for Peking to celebrate Communist China's tenth anniversary.

4 Oct.

Dmitry Shostakovich's Concerto in E-flat for Violoncello and Orchestra is performed at Leningrad with solo by Mstislau Rostropovich.

22 Oct.

John Arden's play Sergeant Musgrave's Dance opens at London's Royal Court Theatre.

26 Oct.

Fidel Castro accuses the United States of dropping anticommunist material from airplanes flying over Cuba.

3 Nov.

President de Gaulle announces his plan for France to withdraw from NATO.

10 Nov.

A Soviet-U.S. film exchange begins...