Mr. President. that has nothing to do with the question of political asylum. When one escapes from such a regime as a refugee and takes refuge in the doctrine of asylum. I think we would be guilty of an unconscionable foreign policy action if we should yield to any demand of Castro for a blanket extradition of Cubans who may have fled to the United States since the successful Castro revolution. In any case. I repeat. if an examination of the case history of the individual concerned shows that the extradition should be granted on the basis that he is a criminal and not a refugee from the Batista regime. a refugee because of his participation in the Batista regime. then I would give due consideration to such a request for extradition. I have made these remarks on this subject today. Mr.