October 26. 1971. a Russianbuilt aircraft. carrying 19 Cubans and a crew of three. landed without permission at the New Orleans International Airport. The 19 Cubans were ostensibly sugarcane technologists who were coming to New Orleans to attend a meeting of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. In September the Cubans attempted to get visas to come into this country. In accordance with American policy and agreement of the Organization of American States. the Cubans were denied visas. The flight of this airplane from Havana to New Orleans and the mysterious events surrounding it constitute one of the more baffling international incidents in recent times. .Many questions have been asked but no questions have been answered. The scant information available is revealing.