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Hopes dim for Cuban refugees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by a relentless flood of boat people from Cuba, the United States rushed to expand detention camps at Guantanamo naval base for 40,000 or more refugees. The administration warned refugees yesterday they have no hope of being allowed in the United States.
"They will absolutely, in no way, have any way of coming to the United States," White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers said as the administration mounted an intense campaign to persuade Cubans to stay home.
Officials said Cubans who flee their country would be held indefinitely at Guantanamo, a U.S.-leased base on Cuba's southeastern tip, or in safe havens in third countries.
Senior administration officials staged a midday news conference at the White House to drive home the message that Cubans should not risk the perilous, 90-mile flight for freedom across the choppy Straits of Florida.
Defense Secretary William Perry said the administration had failed to convince Cubans so far.
Since the United States halted automatic asylum for Cubans on Friday, 9,000 people have been picked up from rickety boats and rafts and are on their way to Guantanamo or are already there, Perry said.
The Guantanamo base, sprawled over 45 square miles, has the capacity for 23,000 refugees now and will be expanded to handle 30,000 by week's end. Perry said.
By the end of next week, Guantanamo will be able to accommodate 40,000, Perry said. "We have significant capacity beyond that and will expand beyond that, if necessary," he said.
The camp already houses 14,000 Haitians who fled their country.
Perry said the Pentagon was withdrawing some Americans at Guantanamo to put less strain on the water desalination and electrical plants. There are 2,000 family members and 600 Pentagon civilians at the base, as well as 2,500 military personnel.
The extent of the drawdown is unclear, officials said, because of uncertainty about the number of Cubans who will be housed there.
State Department officials said they had received unsubstantiated reports that Cuba was expanding the exodus by giving prisoners two-day passes. The presumption is that the authorities would not object if the prisoners escaped on boats during their leave.
The United States rejected Cuba's assertion that the only way to stop the refugee exodus was for Washington to hold direct talks with the Castro government on lifting the economic embargo against Havana.
Perry acknowledged fears that Castro might encourage thousands of Cubans to flood through the gates of Guantanamo, risking their lives across a mine-filled no man's land.
He said there are no signs of that happening now, but said, "We would regard this as being an unfriendly act toward the United States and would take appropriate actions."
Asked if the United States would maintain a Cuban colony at Guantanamo for months or years, Perry said, "We are preparing to maintain that base indefinitely, if necessary, until such time as the people can be repatriated to Cuba."
Cuban, U.S. talks reach a standstill
UNITED NATIONS — Cuba's ambassador to the United Nations said yesterday the only way to stop the refugee exodus was for Havana and Washington to hold direct talks on lifting the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba.
Cuban Ambassador Fernando Remirez de Estenoz Barcelia also warned that strengthening the sanctions could lead to civil war in Cuba and "millions of illegal immigrants will come to this country."
A U.S. official rejected the offer of talks.
"We see nothing to be gained from the kind of talks" proposed, said Undersecretary of State Peter Tarnoff in Washington. "It should be clear after 35 years to Fidel Castro and his government that the way he has been managing the affairs of the island is a failure."
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