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mfr. Urrutia's resignation ano
appointed Mr.. Dorticos refused
to accept Mr.. Castro's resigna-
ton as prime minister. But q
government spokesman an
nounced after a morning Of
confusing reports that Mr.. Cas-
tro'S resignation still stood.
The ministers began calling
on Mr.. Castro at his Cojimar
residence this morning. In
formed sources said they were
arguing with him to change his
mind. A cabinet meeting set
/ for 2 pm. was delayed.
The meeting finally began
after 5 pm. however, going
into its first executive session
under Mr.. Dorticos. Raul Cas-
tro, Fidel's brother and chief
Of the armed forces, walked
into the conference room with
the ministers. He isnot a men,
Der of the cabinet. He left the
room after about 40 minutes.
At no time during the politi-
cal storm that blew up yester-
day did Mr.. Castro step down
as leader maximum-or chief
Iof the revolution. And so he
remained, through it all, the
most powerful man in Cuba.
With his blistering attack on
Mr.. Urrutia, Mr.. Castro may be
said to have engineered the first
coup d'etat by television. Mr.
! Urrutia had said he would not
resign before Mr.. Castro began
his marathon appearance on
Havana TV last night.
Urratia a Castro Choice
MIR. Castro himself had Sc
Ilected Mr.. Urratia as PreSi-
dent while he still fought
against the Batista regime in
the wilds of Eastern Cuba. Mr..
Urratia was formally installed
in Havana after Fulgencio
Batista gave up the presidency
and fed to the Dominican Re-
public January /.
AS a judge in Eastern Cuba,
Mr.. Urratia once ordered Mr..
Castro released from a Batista
prison. They had worked
closely after Mr.. Urratia re-
turned from exile and met Mr..
Castro behind rebel lines.
But all this was forgotten
as Mr.. Castro in his TV ap-
pearance accused Mr.. Urrutia
of trying to betray the revolu-
ton by assuming the role Of
the champion of anticommu-
nism."
/ What angered Mr.. Castro was
a speech Mr.. Urrutia made
shortly after Maj. Pedro Luis
Diaz LAM resigned as Air Force
chief, fled to the United States
and declared the bearded revo-
lutionary chief was a Commu-
mist.
Denies Being Communist
In a voice shaking with emo
ton, Mr.. Castro declared, 50
am not a Communist anc
neither is the revolutionary
movement Communist, but We
do not have to say we are anti
Communist just to fawn or
foreign powers.
| Then turning on Mr.. Urrutia
Mr.. Castro declared: In the
midst of the Diaz LAM black
mail game the president SuS-
piciously pictures himself as the
champion of anti-Communism.
In his speech, Mr.. Urrutia
had denounced both Maj. Diaz
LAM and Communism.
AS the Castro denunciations
continued, Mr.. Urrutia watched
on TV. Finally, he decided tt
fire in his resignation.
Informed of Mr.. Urrutia'.
resignation later, Mr.. Castro
said the ex-president was free
to go abroad or seek refuge ir
some embassy. Mr.. Urrutia die
neither. He said he was re.
naming in Cuba.
Raul Asked for Protection
Urrutia, however, appealed
for protection to Mr.. Castro S
brother Raul. commander of
the Cuban armed forces, as
feeling mounted against him
1t was understood a strong Sc
curity guard was provided
when Mr.. Urrutia and his fam
lily left for Banta to stay with
his brother-in-law, Lincoln
Llaguno.
! Reports reaching the presi.
Dental palace said mobS hac
sacked Mr.. Urrutia's SwanE
home in the Miramar section o.
Havana, but a maid at thu
home said everything was quiet
Mr.. Urrutia reSorted to q
ruse to get away from angry
crowds waiting outside thu
presidential palace last night
Two cars were sent out of op.
poSite palace gates to draw of
the crowd. Then Mr.. Urrutis
, and his family drove out thu
, main gate unmolested.
: Resignation Demands Appear
Crowds had turned up at thu
TV studio for the Castro tele'
least. Their temper seemed Il
) rise with Castro's