HAVANA, Cuba.- In the same place where the originals of the seven Constitutions of the Republic of Cuba are kept, at the headquarters of the National Archives, its workers provided criteria on the draft Magna Carta that will govern the destiny of the nation.

As it could not be otherwise in an institution like that, Yolanda Diaz asked that in Article 13 it was added that the State has as an obligation to ensure the protection of the national patrimony.

This issue was supported by director Martha Ferriol, who demanded that to support the articulated from 55 to 57, State responsibility is added to the promotion of public administration archives as a primary historical record.

But the workers of the National Archive did not confine themselves to the most immediate reality, but also addressed other aspects in a debate which was attended by Congressman Yosuan Palacios.

Proposing the Future

On the remuneration of the work, Article 76´s subject, several interventions originated from a proposal by Elvira Cobelle, who argued about the need for wages to be in line with individual contribution and needs.

Starting from the discussion of Article 37, referring to the loss of Cuban citizenship, Gerardo Cabrera asked to respect the nationality of all Cubans, as long as they do not raise weapons against the country and without taking into account the time of stay abroad.

Abel Marquez also expressed doubts about Article 5, since he considered that the Constitution and the National Assembly should be the guiding principles of the country’s life.

Among other workers in the National Archive, Silvio Fazenda suggested that the Magna Carta should take the opportunity to invest in the country for those Cubans living abroad.