Chronology

In the morning he meets with Prime Minister Wladyslaw Gomulka of Poland.
At 10 a.m., he attends the UN General Assembly discussion where he hears the speech made by Egyptian President Gamal Adbel Nasser.
In the afternoon, he meets with President Nkrumah of Ghana.
He has a one-hour conversation with Jawaharlal Nehru at the Theresa Hotel and gives the Indian leader a bust of Jose Marti, a collection of INRA magazines and a crocodile-skin purse as a present for his daughter, Indira Gandhi.
At 6 p.m. he attends a reception given by the Uruguayan delegation for the Cuban delegation at the Hotel Pierre on Fifth Avenue, in front of New York City`s Central Park.
A t 8 o`clock that evening, he attends a banquet given for Heads of State by Premier Sri Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India.
He meets with the Bulgarian leader, Todor Zhivkov, at the Theresa Hotel.

He has a second meeting with Gamal Adbel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic.
He makes press statements where he declares that he is a friend of the American people, but not a friend of the trust companies and monopolies controlling the economy, and of the Latin American press, and he adds: "Cuba is going to vote in the UN for the independence of Algeria, for the preservation of the independence of the Congo and in support of the Lumumba government, as well as for the entry into this body of the Peoples Republic of China."
He departs from New York to return to Havana. When he arrives in the Cuban capital, he is received with a great welcome by the people. In the vicinity of the Presidential Palace, a huge welcome ceremony is organized. He makes his historic speech in which he proposes the creation of the CDRs (Committees for the Defence of the Revolution) while firecrackers go off around him throughout the ceremony.

During a round table on CMQTV, he reports on his recent appearance at the Fifteenth UN General Assembly. He points out, among other things: "We must not lose our calm. We know that this is a long struggle. We must have our hearts and our minds prepared for the fight against a powerful enemy."

Delivering an address at a ceremony dedicated to combatants who fought in the trenches for Cuban independence; the ceremony was held in front of the Presidential Palace.

Delivering an address at the graduation ceremony for Volunteer Teachers; the ceremony was held at the auditorium of the Revolutionary Cuban Workers Federation (CTC).

Delivering an address at inauguration of the Abel Santamaría School Facility, built at the former premises of the Leoncio Vidal Military Barracks in the city of Santa Clara.

Fidel sending a message to Chinese Prime Minister Lieu Shao-shi and to the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Chou En Lai, on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China.
Fidel and Commander Ernesto Che Guevara attend the reception hosted by the Chinese chargé d’affaires.

Delivering a speech at the General Assembly of Banking Sector Workers, held at the Payret Theatre.

Meeting a group of 53 Costa Ricans who visited the island after Cuba and Costa Rica broke off diplomatic ties. The group ratified its steadfast support for the Cuban Revolution at a meeting held at the national head office of the Integrated Revolutionary Organizations (ORI).

Receiving, at the José Martí International Airport, President Osvaldo Dorticós, who was returning from Moscow after a tour of several socialist countries in Europe. He gave a welcoming address.

Sending a message of congratulations to Walter Ulbricht, the Chairman of the Council of State of the German Democratic Republic, on the occasion of the anniversary of that country’s foundation.