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COO018144 . " 5 -. b I . . , . . in rcachinp published goals). Somi- later data points 1:) an attcnipl ti, increase rocruitmcnt to 600, twice thc original goal ot 300 cane cutters however, whether this is a snrokescrvvn tea allow cxtcn- sian of thc Filing date or wbcthcr it is true that thv original nunibcr has beern attaincd and nrorc arc dcsircd i s not cli:ar a t this pctint. Organizr-rs arc fnzzy about Brigade: financing but h a w apparcnlly raised scvcral thousand dollar6 to dclray transportation costs slrfruld tlic Cuban icginrc be unablc to do so. - - In kccping with thc stated agrarian naturc o f thc vcnLurt*, would-bc applicants arc warned that thc V B is all work - Drigadc voluntccrs will livc in t k field, in sexually scgrcpttcd barracks or tcnts. Whilv frcc food will bc oroviclcd, n.rcmbars will live tlic rigorous l i l t . o f Cnbair f n h c ? r s and no Irnnky-pnnky will bc allctwcri. Strict Cuban I a ~ s prulril)i:.ing use- o f ~ n a r i j i ~ ~ l ~ r a , and otlrcr drugs will bc cnforccd and violators will bt9 di:portccI. VB leaders hope to rccruit cqual nunibcrs o f blacks, whilcs, and Latin Americans for each trip.. . "just average Airicricans whn want to sec what a rcwlutionary and iocialist soc-icty is like. 'I as one staffer put it. up ol SDS and Black Pantlrcr P a r t y (DPP) lrrt:lr>l>t*rs, a s .wt*ll a s wc~rkinp class youths, c:x-GI's, high sclio<;l awl i i n i w i - s i t y sludt*nLs, . Ttrc bulk of wlitiitcers io c-spcc*tccl t c ) l)i* niatlv . ant1 drop-"uts. Thc 'strcss un economic assistancc t i 1 Calia by t h i v Lirig,ldv Rcprcscnlativc? Ross Adair (R. , Iirtl. ) sccs LIic: program as ColjrmitLcc has cairscd at leist onc U. S. oificirrl toUcplorc: tlic pro- gi-ani. R plot to assist Cuba ccononiically at a tinic: hc fccls U. S. &coiic)niic sanctions on, Fidel. are just beginning to tlachicv.c tha dcsirctl result of placing such a burden on- tho Cuban cconomy that it is incapablc o f exporting Communist revolutions olsewhcrc i n L a t i n Anierica. 'I, In this rcgarcl lhc U, S. Stntc' Dcj)artmcnt is liclpliiss to prrvcnt llic trips. btit r c w n t Suprc?ri.re. Coutt and appcllatc court tlccisirjns will no1 allow prosecution of violators. In spile of Conyriissiiran Arliiir's ,iviiii:crn fitr ccvinotriiCs, itls prctty clcar thnL the: l\i-ig;arli*'s r n i s i t n c / ' c * L r c . i s rtc?c:liIy WIiticaI, with ccoiioiiiic c:f)iisitli:i-;iticiris Idayiiifi . s 1: c'o t i t i f i cltl I :: . It can clcny pcoptc thc: right to travel tu i:ct*tain counlrics, , . * . Thc: tiltal ecnnomic impact of'300. . . cjr 600. . . iiicspciric:n~c.tl. city-folk (nowhcrc docs v'n litcraturc indicate Amcrican farjn yri!.ith will be rccruitud) on Castrols goal lo doublc last yc!ar's''.l. 5-niillion * 2 .. -' . : . . . . .. .. . . . . . . -. - .v