- seen Aree Aenean ne ean gen “panna tetntalagtogennn ca ce ee Ee TR ET Rtn cntannae—rntnn-utrna nn santhnareruenputn re ntanrenennne eran tngpane my “ e HY Reporting Office Office of Origin Date 7 lavestigative Period MIAMI . MIAMI JUNG 1961 5/2-25/61 y GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR. :ush ‘MOV IMIENTO.. INSURRECIONAL DE CHARACTER OF CASE 50957 RECUPERACION. -REVOLUCIONARIO, et ~ CUBA; NES Jase car ft) rj ae vOR, RELEASE OF ClA UMFURMATION | ruts. : 49- 39-4 Report of SA GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR., dated sea] Ke | 3/30/61, Miami. (rk INED -C- ADMINISTRATIVE Leaflet translated from Spanish to English by ELEANORE ML SCHOENBERGER, Translator, Miami Office. ENCLOSURE - To Bureau - Five copies of a Letterhead memorandum entitled "Movimiento Insur- recional De Recuperacion Revolutionario," which is being furnished the Bureau for /| limited dissemination since it mentions CIA in connection with the recent liberation attempt of cubs HO) GX) CA oo Ke. bts Tana thse ~ Sis ) . aoe CGR _ Special Agont 7 t Do net write meee ed oe cooks 7 ae (97- ~4474) (RM) oe LY - WL Me a 2 | 17 - INS, Miami (RM) 1 - U. S. Customs, Miami (RM) ; ie 37 1 - CIA, Miami (RM) i7 JUN 18 1961 so , 1 - U.S. Border Patrol, Miami (RM) | Sp eg NS 4 ~ Miami (2- 105-2855 — eS 1 -105-2856, BOSCH’ ne ae 1 -105- 30341 PANEQUE “th ed 2aldeadar sen = ‘ oa . . ; fi — ee f -y to: CIA/State /RAB a HAT iM i Bb ONI/OST/G2. , 4 , by rout lip for info “Date. te by. LA AB 4 ey, 4 a, tif cbautoe is} letded tol‘you by the PBI, and neither it nor its contents are to ue WU. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1988 0o-—~-S44 750 nO wuisida the agency to which mad i Boclda: 32301045 Page 2?
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Report tade “GEORGE Ee DAVIS;, eek . (CHANGED MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL 1 ‘DE : TON ‘REVOLUCTONARTO, prot 12° title of this case is marked changed to z : @orrect spelling of the word revolucionario, white 1 ends - with an. "ol rather than an Mal. . oe s to puree, 3/225 2h, & ld letter to Bureau, 3/6/61 Se, E. DAVIS, JR.» 1/18/61 tiamd oY Attorney General Uey Bo ae _ Ret SHRODMATION CONTATIED, a ¥ " REFERENGES: Miami teletype Washington Fie Report of SA GEORGE Bulet. to the Asst. Dept. of Justice, 1/24/61. , Miami (aM) “of astam oa “28553 pe : : Sse Ie 9097- -BOSCH; = & f a __ 2st } , : . vO “ yeh EEE _ BECUASS ~ Yy Ay ites! Ee DS . fs ey fer i ¥ . ' te Bee get 4 ld ease NU gs npr is 98) weetren, Co Property of- ‘FBI - This report is ‘foomed fo you, by FBI, and neither ‘it mor “its contents ‘are ‘to, ihe dictbuted out uo ; : ' wu. s. ed Syenyitmnr PRINTING: “orPics ios" oni . HY 50953 DBoctd:32301045 Page 6
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; ee ame Sa tl , ae cs a MM 105-2855 ~LEADS- a MIAMT: | a. r _*¥ . . i AT MIAMI, FLORIDA he —————— yy ae Pursuant to Bureau instructions. as set forth in. Bulet, 1/24/61, to the Asst. Attorney General, Miami will not seonduct further investigation to determine possible violations jof the Neutrality statutes, but in view of the possible significance of this organization, Miami will continue to follow its activities through informants and other logical sources. e aaa -ADMINISTRATIVE~ 4 On March 21, 1961, Mr _| Bra, Miami, ~ advised that the group of five, including ANGUS MC NAIR, who were reportedly captured in Cuba, could be an independent operation of the FRD, but that CIA had no operational interest in this matter, and was in possession of no- information concern- ing the "Mercury". AFOOX On March 29, 1961, Mr. JUSTIN GLEICHAUF, CIA, advised that ORLANDO BOSCH is persona non grata so far as CIA is concerned, and that CIA has no interest in BOSCH's organiza- tion, the MIRR; however, BEMBIBRE and his companions were assisted out of Cuba by CIA. CTU) ~COVER PAGE-" HW 50953 Daocld:32301045 Page @
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; MM 105-2855 DETAILS: AT MIAMI, FLORIDA I. s—C ACTIVITIES . MIRR IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 1961_ On January 16, 1961, MM T-1, who is well . acquainted with many Cubag_exiles in the Miami area, ~~ advised that Dr. ORLANDO/BOSCH/AVILA, 4138 S. W. 16th ond a Terrace, _Miami, civilian delegate to the MOVIMIENTO ae 079 2b “INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIO (MIRR), a Ar pee advised that the "Jolly Roger", a forty or forty-five- 9 722 eet foot boat possessed by BOSCH, was going to transport some guns from Green Cay, Bahamas, to Miami, where these guns were to be taken by a group departing Miami by plane to bo Cuba. ” ‘On January 16, 1961, MM T-1 advised that BOSCH had acquired some radio transmitting equipment which — operates on 4895. kilocycles. . hae On January 19, 1961, MM.f-1 said that BOSCH disclosed that day that " VICTORAEANE ANEQUE, also known as Captain Diego, planned to take a group of eight 3 individuals on the "Jolly Roger" to Guba. - On January 19, 1961, the Broward County Sheriff's Office, Broward County, Florida, furnished information concerning several individuals receiving training on isolated property. located Nerthwest of Pompano Beach, Florida. | On the same date, these nen, who identi ied them- selves as United States citizens ROBERT EDWARD (ROSTALLON, a Pe pce In! ee tomer re 50957 Doclda: 32301045 Page i106
\ N\A C a MM 105-2855 | Alm. Fee a 7 ecemante™ ‘ JAMES PETER/ HENRI, and AUGUST JOSEPH AD ANDRE} CHOT, JR. , advised that they belonged to an unnamed organization consisting of twelyes to thirteen Americans under the  . leadership of FRANKYSTURGIS, 280 S. W. 60th Court, Miami, Florida, They ; disclosed that their camp Was a “staging” area being used by this group prior to its transportation, date wnknown, by plane or boat to Cuba. These men were observed as being in possession of one Webley Mark 6 revolver. They stated that STURGIS said that their presence in Cuba would encourage Cubans to defect against FIDEL CASTRO, and that if the revolution succeeded against - - CASTRO, they would be rewarded with political positions or businesses. under the new regime , and would be allowed to remain in Cuba. fhe Do be noted~that PRANK STURG ‘Tt is. to FRANK ANTHONY STURGIS, also knot has been previously ment mentioned in this investigation as. having entered into negotiations with Captain DIEGO to | - obtain transportation | of his men from Miami to Cuba, where ' PIORINI's men planned to stake out an area of operations for themselves. On January 19, 1961, MM T-2, who associates with many Cuban exiles engaged in revolutionary activities, reported that he had visited FIORINI's camp near Pompano Beach, on the previous day, and learned that Captain DIEGO had a group which planmed to be leaving the following weekend for Cuba, and planned to take along. four or five _ of FIORINI’ S,men as a separate unit under the. leadership. of MARTA. JR, @ Cuban extte MY) Ve | . = 30 HY 50957 : i I: Ne Doclda: 32301045 Page ii
| HW Cc rN a 7 . one NS / ~ MM 105-2855 o ~ MM Te2 ‘stated he also learmed that ORLANDO BOSCH, Captain DIEGO, and FRANK FIORINI had reportedly gone to Tampa, Florida, to obtain possession of a boat which had been undergoing repairs in the Tampa area. GOW). On January 30, 1961, MM T- 1 advised that BOSCH disclosed that VICTOR PANEQUE had gone to Cuba, but he did not disclose the time nor method of his departure. a On February 27, 1961, MM T-1 advised that eye MIGUEL E BOSCH, brother of ORLANDO, disclosed that BOSCH's fhGe group had been out on an unsuccessful attempt to gt into ___ be explained that MARCIANG/SELLO, _Cuba, and had returned to the Miami area on February 26, 1961. MIGUEL BOSCH explained that the group had "Elown" over Cuba, but had been unable to land for reasons - unexplained to MIGUEL BOSCH. BOSCH identified FRANK FIORINI as having been with this group, which also included VICTOR PANEQUE. BOSCH claimed that the MIRR had maintained radio contact with this group from Miami, , ; AKA CIATIEO On. March 1, 1961, MM t- =-l advised that ORLANDO BOSCH disclosed on February 28, /1961, that he had to go . to Marathon, Florida on March iJor 3, 1961. BOSCH one of his men in the MIRR, “was planning to go to “to Pinay’ d del Rio. Also, BOSCH. expressed “|. disgust over the failure of VICTOR PANEQUE on his second oo 50957 attempt to get into Cuba. BOSCH did not elaborate on - this difficulty. He also remarked that also pocbnte eda -in the ‘second unsuccessful attempt, was FRANK FIORINI, (First Name Unknown) SANDALIO, and one "MIMO" . -4- Docld: 327301045 Page 12
| HY oo ans oN tL . : MM 105-2855 . . Mr. MC NAIR said he ‘last saw his son on March 4, 1961, when his son announced that he was leaving for Guba. On the evening of March 22, 1961, MM T-1 reported that ORLANDO BOSCH had just received information from the Cuban radio broadcasts that an MIRR group had been seized in Cuba. BOSCH identified MARCIANO BELLO, also known as "Guajiro' of the MIRR as being among this group. BOSCH confided to MM T-1 that this group had been taken by the "Jolly Roger" to a point off the coast of . Cuba near Cabanas, where they were transported in a small boat to shore where they were apparently apprehended. On March 22, 1961, Inspector WILLIS SMITHSON, S. Border Patrol, Miami, advised that on March 9, — 1961. aU. S&S. Border Patrol boat encountered and inspected the "Jolly Roger" off Bahia Key, near No Name Key, in the Florida Keys. There were no guns on board, but the follow ing occupants of the boat were identified: ANGUS MC NAIR, 4920 S. W. 76th Street, Miami; : ORLANDO BOSCH, and | MARCIANO BELLO MARTINEZ, both of 4128 ‘S. W. 16th - Terrace, Miami; | aotasooleenerSayes0 IME “GILBERTO“BETANCOURT, Ce “both of 428 S. (28 S. W. 9th_ Street,,.Apartment 8, 50957 Miami. Pn — Bocld: 32301045 Page i3