JFK Assassination System Date: 6/4/2015 Identification Form EE Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10278-10494 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  97-4474-230 eee Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 08/20/1965 ‘PAGES: 11 SUBJECTS : MIRR, ACA, MEMBERS, ARRESTED, FUNDS - DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: —_ Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/20/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LHM eee v9.1 4 Docld: 32301659 Page 1
a = ~ oe ae » ce ee a 5 eae Onn nn UNE _ JN sage GD y FBI Date: AUG 2 0 1868 ; i : DECLASSIF AT ON RRDIOH "eect en BY BRISK FORC — ia ATRTEL RELEASE 3+ CP. HeEORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT, (Prong EE a ns PARK 2-56-99 ~~ ~~~ ~~~ BRR FULL et | A RELEABENN PART eB TO: Director, FBI (97-4474) Top pene lo ‘d ug FROM: SAC, Miami (105-2855) (Pp) an . ott . | SA. “MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION LUCI , | BA mR) aor suatug, 19 fF. Gre) - BEBE/ MM + nectassirizo ay $OGL 540 Declassity of” : HIB AN TS - CUBA gy 2-78 = Lon LAD NUR 15 | i) Reference Miami tel 8/16/65 to the Bureau, ) sy Enclosed are 12 copies of LHM dated and “ | : captioned as above. | 78 bau) Copies are being furnished locally to ONI, , | Y (cra) G-2, INS, OSI, Border Patrol, Customs, Coast . [aw | F Guard, FAA and State Department, Cuban Affairs, des v, On August 16, 1965, Mr. AUSTIN HORN, CIA Liaison, Miami, advised that CIA possessed no addi- tional pertinent interest and had no interest in this operation. He offered to immediately advise this office of any further information received from his. source and to consider making the CIA source avail-< ~ / able::to Miami, @*19C u oe BR gs & Lo . Prd on” : a ‘ wan my Sr <3 i On August 16, 1965 Mrs STANLEY SCHACHTER 5 perms ‘\ tO @ advised his office had received(a copy of the CIA GWiesrrrcarrdy | | MERE : gy communicationjand it was then in the process of ine on & i) | \EP 2S vestigating € matter. He said he had just inter- ~— ray « ; ', 12 3 : viewed CARLOS ZARRAGA, who is a Key Source - Cuban (u ; a oO i an: Ba of this gifice,\ end. that ZARRAGA had assured him ~ 2 - Jacksonville (Encls. 2)(RM)  REC- 2, “3, © ‘4 \ LaWwpa : 2. schikemi (1-105-2855) > . ~105-8280-REGE . Beproved: UGG tet cee wer OB: Pogia) Agent in Charge ac | Doclda:32301659 Page 2? ares ee AgNO | : ee 32 purean (Bibis, 3) (RMFENCL par & 7-44-74: = APB he ——_M Pet cpp er x
“it 105+2855 under no ‘ eircumstances ‘would his boat, FL 8477-F, be ade available to BOSCH or anyone in the MIR ™™ T-1 is MM 9740S, . (MM T-2 ds MM 635-8, MM T+3. ie(Era, stent Je0Q 7 This LHM te classified SECRET because it contains Information so classified by cian) TAMPA, | - ES le Will ascertain results. of BOSCH's visit to Tampa (ee Tampa. airtel 8/11/65). 24 Wil. attempt to ascertain if BOSCH is to, moving in all his operations to Tampa, and will. be alert bee | for-any information reflecting BOSCH has an airplane | oo somewhere on the West Coast of Florida, pe - JAGRSONVI . ce ra AN bt Jacksonville, Floridg = ay + is requested to alert logical informants and ppropriate law enforcement officials and ascertain, if possible, [the identities of vessels due in port on 8/24 ,25/65] bearing in mind that about one year ago the 7] - MIRR * planned to sink a vessel near the Florida coast as it was proceeding from France, with cargo for Cuba. . At Miami, Florida — | Docld: 32301659 Page’ 3 ~
( MM 105-2855. he. ps —_ Gallager Pola W111 maintain close liaison with| CIAland U.S. Customs, and with logical info ts such 635e8 7 and MM 974-S,- Since UsS. Cus toms ‘ts 5 investigating; Mami wil1 | te ce conduct no active investigation as such, ~~ Ww : | | DoclId: 32301659 Page’ 4 ,
— . : Ele Giron as a cowardly betrayal of Cuba. who is head of one faction of the Movimiento pee rn @ 2 « MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA SEGRET announce damage done to a Cuban sugar freighter, the ARACELIO IGLESIAS, near the Panama Canal. He claimed this damage had resulted from deceptive action of the MIRR in covering over certain channel lights. This ‘article stated that Dr. BOSCH explained that the MIRR would be aided in the future by Representacion Cubana del Exilio (RECE), another an anti-CASTRO organization. pS The article reported that Dr.. fee El President of RECE, confirmed the plan of the two or- ganizations to coordinate their efforts. a Ny On July 30, 1965, MM T-1, a Cuban exile ac- quainted with some of the members of MIRR, reported that RECE and the MIRR had been holding meetings at 1784 W. Flagler Street to further discuss a\.cooperative pact. Participants included ORLANDO BOSCH, FREYRE, JOR A and others. b FREYRE, according to MM TH1, was outspokenly oye critical of the United States and referred to the United States government’s handling of the invasion at Playa On July 27, 1965, JO Demdcrat& Cristiane, an anti-CASTRO organization, and who is also one of the coordinators of RECE, advised RECE did furnish some money to MIRR but since the MIBR had failed (in its attempt of June 10, 1965), some of the members of RECE felt that BOSCH had planned that failure in order to obtain press publicity to promote fund raising. ~SbGREE toe? SEC iL Docld: 32301659 Page 5
SECRED MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA | SRGRET deception or to impress his listeners, as he did not appear to be very discreet. . On August 11, 1965, MM T=-2 reported that BOSCH had just acquired four "additional projectiles, cf an explosive type, for a .57 mm. recoilless rifle which the MIRR still possesses and has concealed somewhere, appar- ently in the Miami area. MM T-2 said that BOSCH dis- closed that’ he is interested in obtaining an additional - supply of these projectiles a8 soon as possible for use in connection with an operation which he has Planned for sometime in the very near future. - : | «dae bo! on eran _On August 13, 1965, MM T=-2 reported ‘chat [O GUTTERREZ, also known as "MIMO ,"' disclosed that ~ the MIRR needs ‘two "Lapiceros" as soon as possible. MM T-2 explained that a “lapicere" is the Cuban term for a M-1 time delay device, which resembles a pencil in size and shape. This device is used in conjunction with a oo detonator for demolition purposes, and it enables the -user to delay the explosion for a specific period of MM T-2 said that "MIMO" specified that he wants a “lapicero" which has a delay action of 11 hours and 50 minutes. MM 1-2 advised that none of the membersef MIRR have disclosed the specific manner in which they intend to use- either the .57 mm. recoilless rifle or the “Lapicero." He speculated that BOSCH might intend to mount the .57 mm. recoilless rifle on a speed boat; and ahe ; a Docld: 32301659 Page 6
MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA that he might use the "lapiceros" to set off an explosion of some sort. On August 13, 1965, MM T-3, a federal agency which conducts intelligence investigations, reported hav- sang received information from an unidentified law en- forcement officer, to the effect that on August 10, 1965 | ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, head of the MIRR, was engaged in mak= ing plans to sink an unidentified merchant vessel due to arrive at Jacksonville, Florida on August 24 or 25, 1965. A frogman is to attach a limpet mine to the vessel, ac- cording toy MM T-#'s source. MM T=3 also reported that SAVALDESMAIIRANDA, also known as "POLO," is believed navolved by permitting BOSCH to use his boat, whi carries registration FL 8477-F.o™ Joes Ceo? 5 7/a, Lop to . : . FE lA Ci tA —— Previous investigation has refletved that MIRANDA's boat, FL 8477-F, ig-how in the possession of, and under control of fj Gal MARTINEZ, leader of a small anti- CASTRO organization known as Cuba Libre, who detests BOSCH and has stated he will not .cpoperate with him under any circumstances, nor allow him to use this boat. This document contains neither recommendations nor con- clusions 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. SECRET . sec | Docld: 32301659 Page fF