11.   Dominican police last week said they arrested a man in a Castro assassination plot, while The Miami Herald reported a similar supposed plot by Cuban exiles.

12.   Dominican police would not reveal the city where the handover would take place, citing security concerns.

13.   Embassy spokesman Christopher Scharf also said that Dominican police said Chirone apparently wanted to join some kind of militia in Haiti.

14.   Last week, Dominican police said they had arrested a Cuban exile carrying a Spanish passport in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Castro.

15.   Survivors may have made it to shore and fled to avoid arrest by Dominican police, authorities said.

16.   To address that concern, the U.S. State Department plans to train Dominican police, judges and prosecutors, Janer said.

17.   Those still on Dominican soil were sent back to the plantations for the duration of the six-month harvest, according to the Dominican police.

18.   While Dominican police say they only fire at civilians in self-defense when forced to, several officers were disciplined for their actions in quelling the protests.