Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04

whether Castro falls or not, 1
want to die here"
Although most Cubans ex-
press the desire to return to
their homeland, they seem, here
in Washington, at least, to be
putting down roots. Antonio
Amanda, owner of Ell Sombrero
Cordobes, 1855 Mount Pleasant
street NV, where many of the
refugees eat and socialize, said
the refugees realize that as time
passes, even if Castro is over
thrown, there will be no work,
no property for them back in
Cuba.
The prospects for future
growth of the refugee commu-
nifty here hinge on two factors:
Whether Castro continues to
allow Cubans to leave their
homeland and the impetus for
resettlement of refugees from
the Miami area.
At present, HEW estimates,
there are about 1900 refugees
a week arriving in the United
States. More than 500 a week
are being resettled under HEW
auspices.
One Cuban recently arrived
from Miami said he expects
many more to come North after
the winter. They are afraid
OF the cold and loss of their
welfare payment" he said.
Will Castro Stop Flights?
State Department officials
said yesterday they had no
indication the Castro regime
plans to cut off or further limit
the flow of refugees out of
Cuba because of action cutting
off trade with Cuba. They
pointed out that passengers
are required to pay for their
tickets in dollars so the air
traffic provides a source of
scarce foreign exchange.
At present the Castro gov
eminent limits the outflow to
II flights a week to Miami and
one to New Orleans, the HEW
spokesman said. Except when
the cargo runs heavy, practi-
cally all seats on the flights are
taken. the spokesman said.
All the refugees with whom
this reporter spoke said they
have relatives or friends who
want to get out. Not all can.
Resigning ones job with the
government is enough of a pre-
text to be Jailed, they say, and
in order to get permission to
leave one must resign.
At least two anti-Castro
groups are active in Washing
ton, but their activities are lin
tied to picketing and social
meetings, according to informed
Cubans. Metropolitan Police
Inspector John l.. Sullivan says
there has not been any in
crease in picketing or other
political activity by anti Castro
forces since the recent influx
of refugees. Except for the
throwing of eggs filled with red
paint at four Latin American
embassies before the Punta del
Este conference of Inter-Ameri-
can foreign ministers, there
have been no violent actions
attributed to anti Castro forces
here, he said.
Informed Cubans say there
have been some "Fidelistas"
(pro-Castroites) who have come
to Washington posing as refu-
gees but that their identities
are fairly we'll known" to law
enforcement agencies.
Even though admitted on a
visa-waiver as a "parolee," the
technical term for a refugee,
Cubans can stay in this coun-
try as long as they like, a
spokesman at the immigration
Service said, providing they do
not violate certain regulations.
HEW has announced its
plans to step UP its resettle-
ment effort. The Senate sub
committee studying the Cuban
refugee problem has urged
even more concentrated efforts
in this direction to relieve the
burden on the NTiami-Dade
County area.
Thus, all signs at present
point to a continued, even in
creased flow of refugees to
Washington if Castro does not