22 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS

UNCLASSIFIED UNCLAS HAVANA 000922 DEPT FOR WHA/CCA, INL/HSTC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SMIG, PREF, PREL, KCRM, CU SUBJECT: 22 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT CABANAS 1. USINT officer transferred 12 Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Ocracoke to Cuban authorities on November 22 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 9:30 am local time to transfer the migrants. USINT officer briefed the returnees and provided standard information packets on legal immigration methods. Officer advised the returnees that USINT officers would attempt to contact them in the next several months to assess their well being, including visiting some Havana-based returnees in their homes. Returnees were also advised that they could meet with a U.S. official at the Refugee Annex Fridays 10 am to discuss specific claims of harm, including retaliatory acts such as being unjustly dismissed from one's job, being frequently detained by police, or being the target of public acts of repudiation. 3. No returnees protested the repatriation to USINT or USCG personnel. The cutter departed without incident. The returnees were met by Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) and Ministry of Interior (MININT) officials for transport to a Cuban Processing Center. 4. The following 12 Cuban returnees were repatriated. Corrections and/or additions are in parentheses: A. Osval Zamoara-Palomino B. Richard Martin de Castro-Palomino C. Jesus Rodriguez-Aguila D. Luis Armentero-Perez (Armentero/not Amentero) E. Ronald Jorge Quintanilla-Perez F. Felipe Alfonso-del Toro G. Joel Lamas-Salabarria (Salabarria/not Salabrarrias) H. Alain Torres-Gonzalez (Mantilla/not Metilla) I. Yosvany Garcia-Santana J. Leonardo Quintanilla-Perez (Correct address: Principe # 142 e/ Espada y Hospital, Centro Habana, Ciudad Habana) K. Ariel Forcade-Ajete (Correct address: Libertad # 49 e/ Anita y Mantilla, Arroyo Naranjo, Ciudad Habana) L. Marhan Menendez-Rodriguez Marhan/not Morhan) 5. Fiscal Year-to-date total repatriated Cubans: 162 6. Repatriated Cubans during this month (November): 64 Farrar