At 8:30 this morning the first of the 750 persons granted exit permits by the Cuban Government began arriving at the pier in Havana. They started to board about 1 p.m. A Red Cross medical team arrived by plane from Miami shortly before noon to find that the crew and three ARC bff members who came to Cuba. abroad the ship had already made extensive arrangements for the care of the refugees in the four cargo holds. The United Fruit Co.. which contributed $400.000 of the food cargo as well as donating the ship to the Red Cross. prepared to feed two hot meals during the approximately 14hour crossing. The ship Stewards added an extra meal of soup and fruit for those who arrived early and had to wait out the day.
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