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thin, then severed. in late 1960, the u.s. ambassador left havana. early the following january, cuba demanded a big cut in the size of our diplomatic mission, and president eisenhower then decided he had no choice but to shut the embassy down. most of the u.s. staff departed quickly, but a few stayed behind to hand the keys over to our swiss colleagues, who would serving diligently and honorably as our protecting power for more than 50 years. i just met with the foreign minister d.j.burkhalter grateful to switzerland always for their service and help. [ applause ] among those remaining at the embassy were three marine guards, larry morris, mike east and jim tracy.

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