“TOTAL WAR” THREAT
Cuban Rebel Demands (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 8 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 1. With the Government of President Fulgencio Batista armed with emergency powers which might lead to martial law and mass arrests, Fidel Castro, the 31-year-old guerrilla leader, announced that his “total war” Would begin at. midnight on Saturday, the American Associated Press reported from Havana. Castro demanded immediate paralysis of Cuba’s communications and transportation.
The rebels were ordered to fire without warning at all highway and railway transport. The first results of the threat were what Castro had hoped for.
Railway workers and drivers walked off their jobs in Eastern Cuba and telephone communications between Santiago and Havana were cut.
But communication systems and business and industrial enterprises continued to operate normally in Havana. The Cuban police and armed forces stood ready.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19580403.2.117
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28552, 3 April 1958, Page 13
Word Count
137“TOTAL WAR” THREAT Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28552, 3 April 1958, Page 13
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.