Cienfuegos. one of the finest harbors in the world. is regularly visited by Soviet naval squadrons. The last squadron. including a missile frigate and nuclear submarines. arrived in Cuba last October 31 and remained until the end of January. In these 3 months these ships conducted maneuvers in Cuban waters In cooperation with Castros naval forces and made the northern coast of Cuba inhospitable to Cubans seeking to flee Castros tyranny. In 1969 270 Cuban refugees succeeded in fleeing Cuba by boat to the United States. In 1970 the number was 240. In the past year only 126 managed to get through the SovietCuban screen north of the island.
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