Castro Forces Reorganize After Strike Failure- Fight Reported at Guantanamo

Special to The New York Times
HAVANA, April 13 - Faustino Pérez, right-hand man in Havana of Fidel Castro, the rebel leader, is still in control of the revolutionary organization here, according to information tonight.

“Faustino Pérez has offered his recognition but it has not been accepted,” a young revolutionist said.

The confusion resulting from the failure of their general strike last Wednesday, has brought a reorganization throughout Havana of rebel forces under Señor Castro.

According to the report the failure of Wednesday’s strike call was due to the adoption of a plan of action designed to prevent too much bloodshed. Señor Pérez had yesterday been accused of having bungled the strike effort.

“The revolutionary plan will continue along the lines of increased activity and violence,” a young revolutionist said today. “We will resume our efforts within the next few days.”

Action Near U. S. Naval Base

Camp Colombia, the army headquarters of President Fulgencio Batista’s government, reported late in the day that many rebels had bee killed when a group attacked Guantanamo, the town near the United State’s Naval base in eastern Cuba.

The rebels were repulsed and cut off from their base in the Sierra Maestra, stronghold of Fidel Castro, the rebel leader, according to headquarters. Some Garand rifles, two trucks and two jeeps were seized by the army, headquarters said.

Guantanamo, near the south coast of Oriente, is to the east of the Sierra Maestra.

A report reaching Havana said a small group of rebels three days ago attacked a hydro- electric plant being constructed by the Government at Hanabanilla Falls. This is in Las Villas Province near Cienfuegos on the south-central coast about 150 miles from Havana. They burned several small houses and took away provisions and medicines.

A United States construction company there was not molested, the report says.

Some Angered at U. S.

Some of the youthful revolutionaries in Havana, chagrined over the collapse of the strike plans, are reported to have been angrily discussing a project to attack the property of United states citizens in Cuba.

Cooler heads are said to be trying to dissuade these young rebels from this action.  They noted evidence that Fidel Castro, leader in the fight against the Government of President Fulgencio Batista from the center of revolutionary activity in Oriente Province, would oppose it.

Senor Castro’s attitude was declared by a group of rebels who captured and held temporarily the American-owned the Moa Bay Mining Company property on the north coast of Oriente last week.  They gave a message to the officials of the Moa Bay Company to be transmitted to United States Ambassador Earl E. T. Smith, saying: “We are not making war on the Americans.  American lives and property will be respected according to orders by Dr. Fidel Castro.