All rebel men and units must remain at their posts. All roads leading to and from the cities as well as to and from the province of Oriente must be cut off. The rebel troops operating in the center and west, guarding the entrance to the province of Oriente, must fight tenaciously against all troops the government sends to the province. The cities which fall into the hands of our troops will be declared open cities and, therefore, no rebel troops shall camp there to prevent the bombing of defenseless towns. We shall request the intervention of the Red Cross to this effect.
Absolute order is necessary in all circumstances.
The soldiers who surrender or join the Revolution will have to receive the most fraternal treatment. Any official of the armed forces wishing to join the Revolution with his troops will have to do so under the commanders and the rebel leaders of each region. Each rebel commander must take special care that the weapons held in the large garrisons are unloaded and placed in a secure place while awaiting orders for their distribution to the pupils of the various revolutionary soldiers' schools where they are being trained at present. The invasion columns 2 and 8 of the Rebel Army situated in Las Villas, with the support of all the other revolutionary forces fighting there, must also block the railheads and railways to prevent passage of the enemy forces to Oriente Province and to prevent those remaining with the tyranny and fighting in this extreme end of the island, where they are already almost completely surrounded by our troops, from withdrawing. The people must cooperate with the Rebel Army to the best of their ability.