Ships and boat moving in water. Crated Russian farm equipment on transport vehicles on road. Close view of propaganda pamphlets. Cuban children in a classroom are taught Russian language by teacher. View of children and guard wearing military uniform. Supplies unloaded by workers from cargo ship, 'Shirley Lykes'. Supplies as ransom for Fidel Castro's war prisoners. Refugees who are mostly relatives of prisoners boarding the ship. Wounded refugees are carried on litters. View of large number of wounded refugees. Refugees disembarking from 'Shirley Lykes' at USA.
View of crowd at a airport near San Jose in Costa Rica. President John Kennedy emerges from a helicopter and receives a tumultuous welcome from crowd in San Jose and is greeted by Costa Rican President Francisco Orlich. Nearly everybody in San Jose turn out to cheer President Kennedy. President making a speech. President Kennedy enters National Theatre with other dignitaries where first session of the conference with Heads of six Central American Nations is held. New measures to meet subversive aggression from Cuba are decided. President Kennedy at University of Costa Rica cheered by huge crowd and pledges new aid for economic development in both Central and South America.