New York Times
April 18, 1961.  p. 15.

Communiqués by Exiles

        Following are communiqués issued yesterday by the Cuban Revolutionary Council in New York:

Bulletin 1

        The following statement was issued here by Juse Miro Cardona, president of the Cuban Revolutionary Council:
        Before dawn, Cuban patriots in the cities and the hills began the battle to liberate our homeland from the despotic rule of Fidel Castro and get the Cubans rid of international communism's cruel oppression.
        This struggle is in the glorious tradition of Jose Marti. The Cuban people rising against their tyrannical oppressors have one supreme goal: the final restoration of Cuban liberty.
        Today's historic action is the result of long months of planning and effort by Cubans who once before risked their lives against tyranny. These fighting patriots now take up the uncompleted task of rescuing their revolution so cynically betrayed. They represent all walks of life and all social groups.
        During many months, contact with elements in the Cuban military system has been maintained by various revolutionary groups, and now these silent warriors are carrying out tasks assigned to them by the Revolutionary Command.
        In the unquenchable thirst for liberty, the Cuban people seize arms to obliterate a vicious alien oppressor, fired by the vision of inevitable victory and convinced that the freedom-loving peoples of this hemisphere will make common cause with them and support them in this critical hour both morally and materially.
        No cause has ever been more just.

Bulletin 2

        The Cuban Revolutionary Council announces a successful landing of military supplies and equipment in the Cochinos Bay area.
        Overcoming some armed resistance by Castro supporters, substantial amounts of food and ammunition reached elements of internal resistance forces engaged in active combat.
        For many months, various revolutionary groups now integrated in the C.R.C. have been distributing a variety of revolutionary supplies and equipment to selected sites in Cuba. The remote, thinly populated Zapata marsh area of Matanzas Province has served as a zone in which munitions and equipment were cached for eventual use by resistance fighters in the Escambray and elsewhere.
        Because C.R.C. members are now totally occupied with the dramatic events unfolding in Cuba, their views will be made known to the press solely through the C.R.C. spokesman, Dr. Antonio Silio.

Bulletin 3

        The Cuban Revolutionary Council wishes to announce that the principal battle of the Cuban revolt against Castro will be fought in the next few hours. Action today was largely of a supply and support effort to forces which have been mobilized and trained inside Cuba over the last several months.
        The tremendous army of invisible soldier-patriots has now received its instructions to strike the vital blow for the liberation of their beloved country.
        Our partisans in every town and village in Cuba will receive, in a manner known only to them, the message which will spark a tremendous wave of internal conflict against the tyrants.
        The spokesman for the Cuban Revolutionary Council stated: "I predict that before dawn the island of Cuba will rise up en masse in a coordinated wave of sabotage and rebellion which will sweep communism from our country."
        It is obvious that details of these events which are about to happen cannot be made public here. However, it can be revealed that the patriots have been instructed to cut communications, destroy power facilities, disrupt transportation and mobilize against Castro.
        Furthermore, it is expected that before dawn Cuban patriots will move against the ever-dwindling portion of the militia which has not already come over to our side.
        Our information from Cuba indicates that much of the militia in the countryside has already defected from Castro.
        As was indicated in the press of April 16, our clandestine radio has been giving instructions to the insurgents throughout the island.
        In a coded message on this radio yesterday, a statement was made that "the fish will soon stand."
        As is well known, the fish is the Christian symbol of the resistance. When the fish is placed in a vertical position, it is a sign that internal revolt is in full swing.
        The fish will stand tonight.