Evening star., 1952-12-21
Cuba Arrests 9
As Rebels After
Arms Seizure
Retired Naval Men
Held After Cache Is
Found Near New York
BY the Associated Press

Cuban navy said tonight eight of
it's retired officials and one naval
non-com were arrested today for
plotting armed rebellion against
the government of President Full
gencio Batista.
The nine, including former
navy chief and his two top aides.
were jailed in the fortress at the
entry of Havana harbor, the navy
announcement said.
All nine we're ouSted shortly after
Gen. Batista overthrew the gov
ernment of former President Car
los Prio Socarras in a coup March
10. Rear Admiral Jose Rodriguez,
present navy chief who announced
the arrests, accused the 10 OF
taking advantage of the facilities
and opportunities of their situa-
ton as retired members of the
navy"
Tie to Subversives Charged.
Admiral Rodriguez also said that
the nine had tried to find follow
ers among those in active service in
an effort, united with various sub
versive groups, to undermine the
integrity and discipline OF the
armed forces of the republic and
carry out an armed rebellion
against the government"
The admiral's announcement
followed the arrest of four men
and the seizure of arms at Ma
maroneck. N. Y, in a reported
plot to stage a christmas re-
volt" against the Batista govern
ment. The four were charged
with feloniously possessing two
truckloads of firearms.
The sheriff of Westchester
County. N. Y. said one of the men
arrested at Mamaroneck, mu-
nitions dealer. had stated the arms
cache was being built up for Mr..
Prio. who now lives in Miami,
Fla.
Prio Denies knowledge.
In Miami, Mr.. Prio said he had
no knowledge of any revolutionary
plot against Gen. Batista and that
he did not know the men arrested
in Mamaroneck. The Westchester
munitions dealer was identified
as Alfred Mannheim. 90. Police
said they were seeking fifth man
in Mamaroneck.
Those arrested in Havana in
cluded:
Capt. Jose Aguila Ruiz, former
navy chief.
Commodore Alberto Casanova,
former chief of the department
of direction of the navy and Sec
ond in command.
Fleet Capt. Marcos Perez Me-
dina. former chief inspector and
as such third ranking officer.
Corvett Capt. Ladislao Pine
Izquierdo.
1t. Rodolfo Sibliz Geraud.
1t. Feliz Candelario Castro.
Officer Juan Martinez Concep-
cion.
Officer Ernesto Angel Marques.
Second Sgt. Aurelio Cuellar So
brino.
Efforts Denounced.
Admiral Rodriguez said the
navy's general staff had been
able to move in the case "by
virtue of the fact that members
of the active service who were
solicited to take part in the up
rising denounced these efforts"
There was no official announce
ment other than the official navy
bulletin.
The arrests here followed vague
rumors earlier this week that
something was happening in the
navy.
Gen Batista frequently has
charged that Mr.. Prio and his fol-
lovers were using money stolen
from the public treasury to stir
up trouble"
Reported Timed for Holiday.
The planned revolt with which
those arrested in MamaroneckI
were allegedly connected was re-
ported timed for the Christmas
holidays. Possibly it was frus-
trated by police discovery yester-
day of the arms in an abandoned
gasoline station.
In Washington. the State De-
partment said the Government
was following the matter closely
to determine whether there were
any Federal law violations.
A department press officer said
particular attention was being paid
as to whether the Neutrality Act
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