Date:08/11/93 Page:1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : DOJ RECORD NUMBER : 179-20001-10145 RECORDS SERIES : CLASSIFIED SUBJECT FILE 129-11, ENCLOSURES, SERIAL #71 AGENCY FILE NUMBER DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : FBI FROM : TO TITLE DATE : 12/16/63 PAGES : 3 SUBJECTS MOVIMIENTO RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIO CUBA DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : WTrs RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : P DATE OF LAST REVIEW : / / OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS ATTACHMENT L; BOX 65 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED Docld: 322706931 Page 1
UNITED STATE$ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to Minneapolis, Minnesota File No. — " December r 16, 1963 CON RTORAL Sac opesy oii ‘A Pd MOVIMIENTO RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIO (1M f* e) On December 9, 1963, a source of information on informed that he has been in contact with Abel. _Mesa who_ has. been designated.a—delegate of the Movimiento Recuperacion Revolucionario (MRR) for the Minneapolis area. He Said that he is é a frequent visitor of the Mesa residence, and on many occasions has entered into a poker game with Mesa and other ‘ Cuban friends. This source related that during one of the . recent poker games, he learned that the MRR is sending a ~ five-man team into Cuba_once_a month for the purpose. of assassination. . He said the principal targets for assassination are Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, and Che Guevera. This source speculated that lesser Cuban officials are probably designated for assassination. This source advised that sometime during the summer _~ months of 1963, Fidel Castro was traveling in a motorcade in Havana and had stopped approximately two blocks along the scheduled route totalk to some school children. Castro's car proceeded on and approximately two blocks from where he left his vehicle, assassins.laced_Castro's car with _bullets and killed_all_ occupants. The source was unable to recall —the date; however, on this same day, he talked to Abel Mesa who informed him the word of the aborted assassination of Fidel Castro had been received in Minneapolis, Minnesota two hours after the event occurred. The source related that in oo this respect, the MRR. has clandestine Shortwave radios spotted en in Cuba, and information is received in Miami after which it. is relayed by telephone to various MRR delegates throughout \ Ape the United States. The source informed that for the most Uy part, MRR uses the telephone 25 4 weans of communication, a ONAL SHCURL UP. “Ange | i see _ bist wi so ee ca tie: meme INDEXED Docld:322706931 Page 2.
MOVIMIENTO RECUPFRACION REVCLUUCLONARIO within the comtinestal limits o-+ PreSpect to communications, the 2: headquarters in Miami contact: its field soy Unites States about twice a week, and ths susiness is mot always confined to WRR matters. He state: that frequenatiy # Cuban who has turned pro-Castro is identified, and this dentification is flashed to MER delegates, whe in turn filter this information to all Cubans in thé area, ed that oH, aurees in tie This source informed that he has been advised by Mesa the MRR leaders in Miami have been identified as, first ‘mame unknown, Artime, Director ot Military- Operations, and Cesar Baro, Director of Political Activity. The source i informed that he has received a letter from Baro inviting him to become nm American friend Sympathetic to MRR. This Source advised that he has not accepted this invitation as yet but has the invitatiom under consideration, With respect to Artime, the source advised Artime spends a great deal of time im Central and South America making preparetions for military training for MRR members and recruits. He . Said one area in particular is in am area between Nicaragua — and “osta Rica, which area is supposed to be in dispute between both of those countries. The source stated that from the information . furnished by Abel Mesa and other Cubans, he believes that clandestine landings are being made by MRR members at “cutipechuela which is é4st of Santiage de Cuba. The source pointed out that this is Strictly a speculation on his: part . and he has no concrete information that landings are being made at this point. — A second source of information who has furnished reliable information in the past on Cuban matters advised that she is aware of the organization known as MRR headed by Abel Mesa. This source advised that she ses not developed very much information relative to she MRR, but recs ted in & recent conversation with Rene Mesa, brother of Abe.., and other Cubans whose identities she is unable to recall, ctnat the MRR has a secret weapon which they call Barrigudo. second source informed that the literal translation of Barrigudo is "big belly." She informed that she does nox Docld: 322706931 Page 3
a MOVIMIENTO RECUFERACION REVGLUCIONARIO know the significance of this term and ceuld furnish ne additional information relative to the ERY. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is soaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 4 | Docld: 322706931 Page 4