JFK Assassination System Date: 6/4/2015 Identification Form SSeS Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: —124-10278-10430 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 97-4474-111 a eee Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 05/12/1964 ‘PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : MIRR, BKG, MEMBERS, RAID, SEIZED, MIL ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 | CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/29/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LHM, A/T v9.1 37 ( DoctId:32301595 Page 1
aes oo Transmit the following in RS \e Miami will maintain close contact with ALPIZAR and . : FD-36 (Rev. 10-29-63) ‘ - i AIRTEL REGISTERED MAIL | (Priority) TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (97-4474) FROM: | SAC, MIAMI (105-2855) ( P ) - Ue es pe ttt te roe 5 7 Cte ge * ¢ ° . coe | ° ° c) e . wo ° so . ~ = | ( ' 2 | | | | | Date: 5/12/64 | | I (Type in plain text or code) SUBJECT: Oyovrirzero INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MIRR) a Ri ) DAT rE Fels Re Miami teletyps to Burea 5/11 and “Lg ofa fh imac] Enclosed are 12 copies of letterhead - 8 MAC] (LHM) dated and captioned as above. Copies are also being furnished locally to State Department, Co-Ordinator of Cuban Affairs, Border Patrol, Coast Guard, G-2, OSI, Customs (Miami and Region II), INS, FAA, ONI and CIA, This communication is classified "Confidential" to protect a source of continuing value. ‘MM T=-1 is EVELIO ALPIZAR PEREZ, Cuban pilot. The Miami Office has immediately notified Mr. STANLEY SCHACHTER of U. S. Customs, Miami, of all pertinent developments and is maintaining close Liaison with Mr. SCHACHTER. Mr. SCHACHTER has advised that U. 8. Customs is taking immediate appropriate investigative action and YU) surveillance action as to stop this raid and seize contraband. close liaison with Customs and will advise Bureau of further pertinent developments. = eC @- Bureau (Enc a?) a f NELoh Nee oo | | - Miami REC. 56 G 7 Oat ii} (1 - 105- 42) (anti Fidel Castro yaya ) (5) Sy ee __ONUOSU RCS fae 6 acd Ose omins, ee) MN “By ‘routing alin “for 2 Sy, > aT: M Vase ja64 fese2 ete, ; < “Dertio..c 2.2L Za. as CIDE. IB ae, vd Siok tegiotee = Sent ___________M  Per«@o" _ 4 / Special Agent in Charge - : j - he DoclId: 32301595 Page 2?
UNTD STATES. DEPARTMENT 01. JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Referto 8. File No. Miami, Florida May 12, 1964 Re: MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE ne RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA 3 (MIRR) - INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA; NEUTRALITY MATTERS. ye “Previous . investigation has reflected that > the Fe Moyimiento/tn urrecional_de Recuperacion Revolucionaria — (MIRR) is’an anti-Castro. organization of Cuban’ exiles headquartered in Miami under the Leadership of Dr. DE... Orlando * On December 28, 1963, the U. S. Customs and U.S. ‘Coast Guard seized two boats, explosives and a. plane in the Miami area to stop tke raid:of the MIRR against Cuba. — ‘Since that time Dr. Boseh has ‘bean drawing up various plans for additional attacks. Current Developments — On May 1l, 1964, MM T=1, a Cuban exile who is friendly to some of *Bosch's close’ associates, furnished | the following information. Bosch has drawn up plans for a joint sea and air raid. designed to sink thé elas Villas", a 300 foot Cuban. freighter which is scheduled to have recently departed Marseilles, France, for Havana, Cuba, with a load’ Of heavy equipment aboard such as ‘railroad. stock or busés. -Bosch planned to have this attack take place off the coast of South Florida somewhere along the sea route normally — used by ships proceeding toward Havana from Europe. MM T~1 advised that there are two sea routes normally used by vessels coming from Europe to Havana. One of these routes approaches the coast of Florida. at. a point directly north. of the Little Bahama Bank in the Bahama Islands. The other approach is through the _ Northwest Providence Channel which is directly. south of au iNsonGrand cBuniedie Island. TSUN BASS we _DECLASSIF NG DoclId:32301595 Page 3
-Bosch's direction, Jerry Re: MIRR uller of Miami was scheduled to rent a. 26 foot Bertram s dboat from Bertram's Boatyard. £/¢. It is to be noted that Jerry Fuller is. the brother of ee Bobby Fuller, who was executed by Fidel Castro when he. - MM T-1 said 7a May 11, 1964, pursuant to was captured on an abortive raid from Miami in 1960. Fuller’ was scheduled to take possession of this Bertram Speedboat at 8:00 A. M. on the morning of May 12, 1964, and to proceed with it to the Crandon Marine on. Key Biscayne where it would be turned over to two or more’ Cubans, - identity unknown. ~The speedboat would then proceed ' .by sea immediately on the same day to Palm Beach, Florida, where Bosch has obtained a safe house located at’ an unknown. address" near the Lake Worth Inlet. “Two homemade torpedoes equipped with radio. directional controls were schéduled to be transported on. the might of May 11, 1964, via unknown motor vehicle from Miami to the above-mentioned safe house at Palm Beach. LE These torpedoes were made by OrlandoxRamirez, the bomb "expert'™ of the MIRR. Ramirez participated in the December. - 28, 1963 raid attempt. These two torpedoes were allegedly - concealed at a private residence on N. W. 29th Avenue near ‘by another Cuban, possibly Jesus —— 9th Street, Miami. IRIECT. ORGANIZATION 7 MEMPER OF SU The: MIRR © men at the Palm Beach safe house are supposed to maintain a lookout offshore from a small fishing boat for the "Las Villas". . The Bertram speedboat under | command of Orlando Ramirez. was scheduled to be used as the attack boat in launching the two torpedoes against the "Las Villas". According. to Bosch's plans, the sea attack is to be coordinated with an air sur Eipizas{pere attack by a Cessna plane piloted by Evelio/AlpizarXPerez, a Cuban. LE tr 03 Ht _ pilot, who also participated in the De mber 28, 1963, raid ‘attempt. Alpizar is schéduled ‘to be accompanied Reaches tinez, who -/a 8, 1963 raid attempt." cua an ell also participated in the Decembe “According to MM T-1, Bosch has instructed , Alpizar to conduct an aerial surveillance twice daily on May 12, 13 and 14, 1964, of “the sea lanes off the Docld:32301595 Page 4 en ae
a on oe -Re: MIRR Florida éast coast to locate’ the "Las Villas". ‘as: it~ ‘approaches ‘the “Florida coast. The plane’ and speedboat are scheduled. to. coordinate: their movements. with the. aid of walkié-talkie radios. After the "Las Villas" _is sighted, the. plane. is supposed to return to the ©» .Florida: mainland in order to ‘pick up'a number of 25 1b.- napalm. bombs. ata predesignated ‘spot. Laredo. Rodriguez, treasurer of the MIRR, is in. charge of: storing the’ .— . -napalm bombs and making then available to Alpizar’ after the. "Las Villas". is sighted. : . ~The napalin ‘is supposed to be. dropped on. ‘the ' "Las Villas" immediately prior to the torpedo attack _ in order. to. divert attention. from the. Bertran. spesdboat. ‘MM: TH1 said that Bosch is not personally. ' participating in either the air or sea attack, ‘however, he. plans to use this operation, if successful, as. a.means Of. ‘raising further funds for additional. attacks against | Castro. MM. T-l is of the. opinion that Bosch is. motivated. ; _by personal reasons to obtain publicity, fame and money, | while-at the same time having a desire to do something — against the Castro regime. This document contains neither recommendations. nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the: FBI. and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not - to be distributed. outside your agency. Docld:32301595 Page 5