ANTONIO GUITERAS. PARTE III

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The Ambassador in Cuba ("Welles) to the Secretary of State
Habana, November 4,1933—5 p. m.
[Received 7: 40 p. m.]
427. Dr. Antonio Guiteras, the Communist Secretary of Gober-
nacion, made his resignation effective this morning. He gave it as his
opinion that the failure of the government was due to the fact that it
did not turn sharply to the Left, and announced his intention of work-
ing for a government composed of soldiers, sailors, small shopkeepers
and workers. He made evident a definite break between himself and
Batista, because Batista was resolutely opposed to Communism and
the disorders promoted by labor agitators, and threatened to get rid of
Batista in the near future. So far as I can ascertain, the other Cabi-
net secretaries are uncertain whether their resignations accepted yes-
terday afternoon still remain effective in view of Gran's withdrawal of
his own resignation.
A university student referendum is in progress this afternoon. The
Student Assembly meets tomorrow morning and the result of the votes
on the following two points will then be announced:
(a) whether the Student Directorate should cease all governmental
activities;
(b) whether the students approve the activities of the self-
appointed representatives of the students during the past 2 months.
Torriente this morning informed me that he and the other directors
of the Union Nacionalista Party were so incensed at the attitude
 adopted by Colonel Mendieta in refusing to assume the responsibilities
of government when they were offered to him that they intend to
withdraw their support from Mendieta and leave the party organiza-
tion as soon as a solution of the present crisis has been reached.
Welles
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 The Ambassador in Cuba (Welles) to the Secretary of State
Habana, November 9, 1933—10 a. m.
[Received 11: 35 a. m.]
441. Dr. Guiteras, Secretary of the Interior and War, has just stated
to my contact with him that it is intended in the course of the day
to hold summary courts martial and execute immediately all soldiers
or police who joined the opposition movement and who have been
captured. I fear that the opportunity will be taken on some pretext to
execute at the same time some of the officers who have been imprisoned
since the National Hotel incident. I am advising the Spanish Am-
bassador of these facts in order that he may, as Dean of the Diplo-
matic Corps, make such representations as may be possible in the
matter on the grounds of humanity.
Welles
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