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Exiles share their reasons for leaving Castro's Cuba. Among those interviewed are leaders of opposition groups, including a former Cuban Ambassador. In Washington, Robin Day leads a discussion with two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the extent of the US government's involvement in plans to overthrow Castro.

On 17 April 1961, Cuban exiles invaded the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. These forces were trained by the CIA in Guatemala, although the USA denied any involvement at the time. They were defeated and Castro sought support from the USSR as a result.