424-10278-10391 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/4/2015 Identification Form nn or _ Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: 124-10278-10391 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 97-4474-72 . Sn . . Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 12/28/1963 “PAGES: 15 SUBIECTS : MIRR, MEMBERS, OBA, BOATS, AIRPLANE, MIL ACT, RAID, CUBA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1A;1C;4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS : INC NOTE, MEMO, LHM v9.1 ; 9 . HW 50953 Docld:32301556 Page i ' ~
fa . A ( Le ; 1 - Liaison ye =CRET! 1 - Nasca bo / REVIEWED BY BAWIPK TASK FORGE (NI) 97-4474 4 bo: aa | . Janua 2 1964 a AELEASE 1 PART ALD INFORMATION CONTAINED a ave ee , es yh af . + HEREIN 1$ UNCLASSIFIED IE RECUPERAC INSUBRECIONAL ; EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN | aE ION REVOLUCIONARIO Dc a pees OTHERWISE Previous information has indicated that the . > : captioned anti-Castro organization was planning to cu” & a out ‘a bombing raid over Cuba from Bimini in the Bahama Islands. The airplane scheduled to be used in the raid ~ a was located at the Broward International Airport, % Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and two boats were scheduled SE to be used in the operation. . @m December 26, 1963, owr source in this matter EN who has furnished reliable 4nformation in the past identilMled the airplane to be used in the raid as a Piper Aztec, Number 4811-P, and indicated that the final practice f1i 3 bad been scheduled for that day. In addition, our source learned that one of the boats to be used in this operation was schediled to leave Miami, Florida, between 5:30 p.m. and 6100 p.m., December 27, 1963, for Bimini with the crew for the airplane and the bombs aboard. Cet REVERSE GA oe O TOTAL ONAL | | | On December 27, 1963, sur source advised that the operation had been postponed until December 28, 1963, and _ that an 18+foot boat and a 28+foot boat would be used. The 28+foot boat was identified as the "Ebb Tide" and the * Bureau of Customs in Miami made plans to ‘Seize the beats to prevent the raid. The Federal Aviation Agency in Miami on December 28, 1963, advised that the above-mentioned Piper Aztec airplane i, piloted by William 7. Scherar took off fron aiot The 4 —___International Airport that day headed for Bimini. zach Bureau of Customs {mn Miami advised that the two boats” RY yw ‘avel ‘rotter ele. Room olmes andy ‘+ Seheees Mentioned above were seized by Customs representatives on | VEN:klw (17) . 97- Uy 7 re x NOTE PAGE TWO y } ie the evening of December 28, 1963, at a rendezvous point off ieee the Florida coast. Four bombs were found aboard the boats. lu , : ) | MAIL ROoML_—1 receryPe unit | Thy orf ost . 4 f SS} a HW 50953 Docld:32301556 Page 2 . ~
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Lo= Lagison lo» Nasca ans nformation bas indicated that the med anti-Castro organization was planning to carry out a bomb reld over Saba from Bisint in the be lu islands. shed reliable information in the past identi the airplane to be used in the raid as a Piper Aztec, ber 4611-P, and indicated that the final practice £1: bad been scheduled for that day. In addition, our source le ned that one of the boats to be used in this operation we led to leave Mi » Florida, between 5:30 p.m. er a7, 1963, for Bintat with the crew On December 27, 1963, our source advised that the operation had been pos a until Dec 1963, and that an 18-foot boat and a 28+foot boat would used. The 28-foot boat was identified as the "Ebb Tide" and the weau of Customs in Miami made plans to seize the b to prevent the raid. The Federal Avietion Agency in Miami on December 1963, advised that the above-mentioned Piper Aztec airplane jiloted by William T. Scherar took off from Broward ‘ou dnternational Airport that day headed for Bimini. The wien Bureau of Customs in Miami advised thet the two boats Loci Mentioned above were seized by Customs representatives on : © evening of December 28, 1963, at a rendezvous point oft e Lede coast. Pour bombs were found aboard the ; es HY 50953. Docld: 32301556. Page 4
RECUPERACION | LUCTONARIO The Bureau of Customs in Miami subsequently advi thet the boats were seized about three and ene half miles of South Miami Beach. The following individuals were aboa Cervello Gutlerrez y Concepcion, Jesue Sanchez Martinez, Prencieco Hernandez y Fernandez, Daniel Orlando Remlrez, « Eveélio Alplear Perez. Except for Hernandez and Alpiger all of the men been recently discharged from the U. S. aemy at Tort Jackson, South Carolina. All except Alpizar admitted being bers the captioned orgenization. NOTE: Original to State, copies to CIA, Army, Navy, Air Force, DIA, Customs, INS, FAA, Coast Guard, Yeagle separately being furnished John Crimmins, Coordinator Affairs, Department of State, by Courier Service and| Copy furnished Situation Reom,White House, by liaison, confirming data orally furnished Mr. John Guion on 12/28/63 by SA J. J. Meehan. HW 30953. DocTd: 32301556 Page. 5
Domestic Intelligence Division INFORMATIVE NOTE Dette 2228-63 Attached deals with planned anti- castro bombing raid ever Cuba to b carried out from Bimini, Bahama Islands (British territory). It is now seheduled for 12-28-63, Througt our informant, Alpizar, bombing - crew pilot, we have identified plane and 2 beats to be utilized, we have detailed plans concerning route and rendezvous points and Miami bas alerted Customs. Customs wlll exercise seizure powers to ipreyent raid, We have disseminated pertinent information in attached telephonically to Customs, FAA, Department, State, CHA: defense Intelligence Ag@p Wh ok pe DL ns Ae HH 30953 DocId: 32301556 Page.6
inion INFORMATIVE NOTE pate 2-28-63 i@als with planned anti- 2aing Yaid over Cuba to be “od out from Bimini, Bahama waads (Britis sh 2 errd tor ry). I PW scheduled i mu nant , ‘pian, ey pili y We nave 1a6 bntiei plane fac. 2 boats to be uti etailed plans concerning Oa rendezvous points and as alerted Customs. Customs exercise seizure powers to event raid, “ve have disseminatec ectinent information in attached | ~ephonically Customs, FAA, | Mepartment, St 2 CIA , Defen ghtelligence ene 4 & i HH 30953 Docld: 32301556 Page 7?
GENT 12-28-65 We27 AM. : TO DIRECTOR, FBI /9 744 74/0 I Fale. FROM SAC, MIANI: /105-2855/ 4° PG | Ovovratewre INSURRECIONAL DE REC UPERACION REVOLUCIONARES“PRREH! ([utrR] PaRew, IS BeOn CUBA, kt lid 7% MATTER 26, /963 . YY RE MIAMI TEL DECEMBER Tees STRTYPHREE _ BUREAU TELEPHONE rn BY SUPERVISOR ANDREW ‘J DECKER i Be 2% %,.. 4742 AT pant bec ae AM RECEMBER THENTESEBEN SMEMPPHREE EVELIO ALPIZAR PEREZ /PROTECT/ ADVISED ‘THAT EARLIER SAME DAY, DOCTOR 42 7 ORLANDG.,BOSCH AVILA, HEAD OF MIRR SHOWED ALPIZAR AN E2GHPEEN Ss f ? £6 WO fr -FOOT BgeT, FL BRE one ONE SEPEN POUR WITH aa HORSEPOWER Pool. /9 6-3 . _ . To MIAMI DECEMBER HHENEEVEN SHEPEEHRER. me i 4 t HEREIN 18 UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHENE SHOR OTHERW 1SE UTBOABR MOTOR LOCATED ON CANAL AT ene one STX 280 NORTH ie @ PRENTE SEX AVENUE ROAD, MIAMI, WHICH WILL BE USED ON THIS BOSCH TOLD ALPIZAR TO MEET HIM AT PHREE PM DECEMBER S C4 rd THENTYSEVEN FOR FINAL INSTRUCTIONS, HOWEVER, WHEN THIS MEETING TOOK PLACE BOSCH ANNOUNCED HE HAD POSTPHONED THIS OPERATION | (22 £103 — S JAN 9 1964 ee Ze ~scutttemes- . SRERRRRRRE HW 50953 DoeId:32301556, Paye 8 2.7 Pe 7 es OF a el
SECRED PAGE TWO . 1/2 a? AT FEN PM DECEMBER TWENPYSEVEN ALPIZAR REPORTED q THAT HE ACCOMPANIED BOSCH AT SEVEN PM SAME DAY TO THE TeENeeuT FOOT BIG BOAT WHICH WILL BE USED THES OPERATION. WILLIAM JOHNSON WHO WAS ABOARD THIS BOAT AT BAKER-S HAULOVER DOCKS BRIEFED ALPIZAR ON BOATS MOTOR, RADIO, AND OPERATION THIS BOAT IS THE @weTe EBB TIDE ENB-QHOFE WHICH IS UNDER ' 9 ; TWENFEFOUR HOUR SURVILIENCE BY US CUSTOMS. BOSCH UNFOLDED TO ALPIZAR FOLLOWING PLAN OF ACTION RELATING TO SCHEDULED BOMBING RAID OF OIL REFINERY AT NUEVITAS, CUBA, FROM BIMINI, BAHAMA ISLANDS, AT SLEVEN AM eB, 1908. _BECEMBER POE E. BOSCH WILL ACCOMPANY ALPIZAR TO THE NN) FOOT FL PE¥E ONE eNE SEYEN Desi H AND ALPIZAR WILL PROCEED ALONE IN BOAT DOWN MIAMI RIVER TO A SPECIFIC POINT WHERE HE WILL PICK BP A YOUNG CUBAN WOMAN, IDENTITY UNKNOWN. TOGETHER THEY WILL PROCEED TO A_ SPECIFIC POINT OFFSHORE OF MIAMI BEACH NEAR GOVERNMENT | Ss” CUT\ THEY WILL FISH UNTIL ABOUT FE¥E PM WHEN THEY WILL PROCEED TO A SPECIFIC POINT NEAR BY ISOLATED NORTH SHORE SE * 0st ee eee a ~ . . ql
SECRET PAGE THREE OF VIRGINIA KEY WHERE THEY WILL MEET SEVERAL CUBANS INCLUDING DR. BOSCH AND DANIEL ORLANDO RAMIREZ, BOMB EXPERT. aS sEFFY POUND BOMBS WILL BE LOADED IN THE BOAT. THE GIRL AND DR. BOSCH WILL REMAIN ON SHORE. ALPIZAR, RAMIREZ, AND ANOTHER CUBAN, IDENTITY UNKNOWN, WILL PROCEED IN Erentnen FOOT BOAT WITH THE BOMBS TO RENDEVOUS POINT NEAR THE LAST BUOY DESIGNATED AS @BOPEBELL THO A BAGH BAGH FL BASH R ” BND-QUOTE LOCATED OFF GOVERNMENT CUT CHANNEL. HERE THEY WILL MEET THE QueFE'EBB TIDE “END-QuOTE SKIPPERED BY CUBAN CAPTAIN FAY HERHANDEY MAO IS SCHEDUALED TO HAVE DEPARTED FROM BAKER-S HAULOVER AT PEREZ PM SAME DAY ALONE TO FISH. EACH BOAT WILL SIGNAL THREE TIMES WITH FLASHLIGHT IN APPROACHING THIS RENDEVOUSs AFTER BOMBS AND CREW OF SMALL BOAT TRANSFER TO THE ruENeHouT FOOT BOAT THE LATTER WILL PROCEED IN A NenEArrewe DEGREE COURSE TOWARD BIMINI, TOWING SMALL BOAT. ALPIZAR WILL BE IN COMMAND OF OPERATION FROM THIS POINT ON.. SECRET
SECRE] PAGE FOUR “— ABOVE FACTS IMMEDIATELY FURNISHED IN DETAIL TO uS CUSTOMS, MIAMI, WHICH IS COORDINATING ITS ACTIVITIES WITH US COAST GUARD TO SEIZE BOTH BOATS AFTER THER BOMBS ARE LOADED ABOARD THE LARGER ONE. CUSTOMS ALSO PLANS TO SEIZE THE PIPER AZTEC PLANE, N FOOR-EEGHT ORE ONE Py UPON | ITS RETURN TO BROWARD COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM BIMINI. THIS PLANE IS SCHEDULED TO DEPART BROWARD AIRPORT DECEMBER THE a he rs = FOR BIMINI PURSUANT To - BOSCH-S ORIGINAL PLAN IN THIS CASE. WITH REFERENCE BUREAU INSTRUCTIONS MIAMI MAINTAINING CLOSE LIASON WITH CUSTOMS AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO IMMEDIATELY INTERVIEW INDIVIDUALS PICKED UP BY CUSTOMS AT TIME OF SEISURE OF BOATS AND WILL ALSO INTERVIEW BOSCH, WILLIAM JOHNSON, AND OTHERS IMPLICATED FOR POSSIBLE VIOLATION NEUTRALITY STATUS. MIAMI WILL OBTAIN SIGNED STATEMENTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. ALL POSSIBLE CAUTIONS BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT SECURITY ALPIZAR. MIAMI WILL TELEPHONICALLY NOTIFY BUREAU RESULTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PY Oe apt END AND ACK PLS eS WA 4-43 AM OK FBI AUS cy - | TU AND DISC ho roars tae ee a ‘
chino ecton ~ DEC 28 63 TELETYPE CENT 1228-63. a2 All EST “TO DIRECTOR, PRE /9 Paa Ya/ | | FROM SAC, MIAWE  /10999655/ 4 Pe [) MOVEHIENTO INSURRECTONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCTONARIO PAREN - HERR PAREN, £8 BASH CUBA, Ni. LE ff Ss _ RE MIAMI TEL DECEMBER TWENTYSEX SIXTYTHREEZ, = =~ pre her 7 : BUREAU TELEPHONE CALL BY SUPERVISOR ANDREW J. DECKER 4 TO ALAGI DECEMBER TWENTYSEVEN SIxTVTHRET, . “AT TEN THIRTY aM DECEMBER TUENTYSEVEN — EVELIO i ALPIZAR PEREZ /PROTECT/ ADVISED THAT EARLIER SAME DAY, DOCTOR “i ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, HEAD oF NInR SHOUED ALPLZAR AN EIGHTEEN FOOT HOAT, Fl, FIVE ONE ONE SEVEN FOUR, WITH FORTY HORSEPOWER ’ QUTBOARD MOTOR LOCATED ON CANAL AT ONE ONE SIX ZERO NORTH | west TWENTYSIA AVENUE ROAD, DEAUY, WHICH WILL BE USED ON THIS OPERATION. 1 BoseHt TOLb ALPIZAR TO-MEET WIN AT THREE PH 1 peceueR |" QUENTYSEVEN FoR “FINAL “IwsTaucTEON TOOK PLACE BOSCH AoUNCED HE HAD POSTPHONED THIS OPERATION oe iy Ms ALL INFORMATION CONTAIN Oe apo S NGLASSIFIED . ° er saat = ‘f oe C an ‘ . : we o : = +, . "my ey . 3 “aso. ~ a - *, . ~ 2° tet a sores ~ afi ° - ho a ‘ a a on = ee So F - De pe HW 50953 Doocld:32301556 Page 12. | te tt De Be
PAGE TWO | aT Ten Pa DECHMBER TWENTYSEVES ALPIZAR REPORTED THAT HE ACCOMPANIED. BOSCH AT SEVEN. PN SAME DAY TO THE “CAWENTYEIGHT, FOOT BIG_BOAT WHICH WILL BE USED THIS OPERATION. | DOGKS BRIEFED ALPIZAR on BOATS. MOTOR, RADIO, AND OPERATION we THIS BOAT 1S THE Quore. EBB EBB TIDE. END. QUOTE BHICH IS UNDER “TWENTYPOUR HOUR. SURVILIENCE BY US CUSTONS. | BOSCH UNFOLDED TO ALPIZAR. FOLLOWING PLAN OF ACTION . RELATING TO SCHEDULED BONBING RAID OF OIL REFINERY AT | " NUEVETAS, CUBA, FROM BIUINI, BAMAHA ISLANDS, AT ELEVEN am _ DECEMBER IVENTYEICHT SIXTYTWREE, BOSCH WILL ACCOMPANY _AUPIZAR TO THE EXGHTEES POOT FL. PIVE ONE ONE SEVEN DASH i |; AND ALPIZAR WELL PROCEED ALONE IN BOAT DOWN HtAMY RIVER 5 TO A SPECIFIC Porst WHERE HE WILL PICK. UP A YOUNG CHBAN |} ~ MOWatly IDENTITY UNKWOW, “TOGETHER THEY WILL PROCEED TO A (|. SPECIFIC POINT OFFSHORE OF MIAME BEACH NEAR GOVERNMENT CUPS THEY WELL FISH UNTIL ABOUT FIVE Px WHEN THEY OILL | \PROCRED “TO A SPECIFIC POINT NEAR BY TSOLATED NORTH SHORE wpe eg te BE ae : “oe y a Ogts se . F of g, te tos MF Fe ™ 9 s, 7 aa % = og, i " & et a fo, > * at <) * 8 eos e @ Zo ra an . F se in oe - 7 roe * [oo ° 2 : - 0 * na % 1 1 en * ares . WW 503535 DBocld: 32301556 ‘Page. 135 . See ofa ® apy | ints : PST as « . » a ne: ave : . os a ‘> SL WYRbEas JOHNSON WHO was ABOARD THIS BOAT AT BAKERrS HAULOVER pe Atle reap ae fe ea teil ane adhere sitinmt a ate unt ttt tbe penetra Se ree die, Hae ahi Late ily erppeadinitar tin te ase mtaperaitenm mee mew 3 “patente fit cts he
Q } oo PAGE, Four : eo | ABOVE FACTS NGMEDIATELY FORWISHED IN DETAIL Te US | ‘ gustows, Mrqut, WHICH I COORDINATING its ACTIVITIES wiTe [ “COAST GUARD TO SEIZE BOTH BOATS AFTER THER Bomas ARE ' LOADED ABOARD THE LARGER ONE. custous ALSO PLANS TO SEIZE THE PIPER AZTEC PLANE, N FOUR ELcHT ONE OWE P, UPON | TTS RETURN TO BROWARD COUNTY INFERNAT TONAL AL AIRPORT FROM —«-s BEMINY, THIS PLANE 18 SCHEDULED 10 DEPART BROWARD AtRPORT | BECEMBER TWENTYELGHT SIXTYTHREE FoR BININE PURSEANT to «BOSC NaS ORIGINAL PLAN IN THES CASE, Bite REFERENCE BUREAU INSTRUCTIONS MEANY MAINTAINING CLOSE LIASON WITH CUSTOMS AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MaDe TO IMKEDIATELY INTERVIEW INDIVIDUALS PICKED UP BY CUSTOMS jos ATCTIWE OF SBISURE OF BOATS AND WILL ALSO LwtERVIEN BOSCH, WILLIAM JOHNSON, AND OTHERS IMPLICATED FoR POSSIBLE | VIOLATION NEUTRALITY STATUS. MIAMY WILL OBTAIN srenED _ STATEWENTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, ALL POSSIBLE CAUTIONS a BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT SRCURTTY ALPIZaR, | so aie we TELEPHONECALLY NOTIFY BUREAU RESULTS. 2. aS $008 As POSSIBLE, J) SND AND ACK PLS 7 - i ow eh AM-On SBE WA 33 : Te ano Bist : whey can’ We ah ee etter Oe neta eer te ae ee te 8 mE ene A ge * we > ce sy - 7 . ae va = . . a = oe : , a . cto ® end a ; mis ~ ; es Z o- vee we. ‘ . 2 . ms . a og ” - ~ ¢ Oy My > ae a oo: * >. 2 f, a BF bey, Pa. : we a a af ‘6 mot . aot - 40.7 . ve ° ca fee as wo” ” = oe og os =o 3 Ss o et i" wm 2 . rr Rs Te te ae ee - ; . : * ay . ° 7 eae? < s a" . SW oP ege oe a ; : . Lo ge oh 6 a oa 2a grt EY pon sb | aa 50953 Docld:32301556 Paye 15. Seo, : ~ Bo