RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER ORIGINATOR: -FROM: TO: COMMENTS : Docld: 32301593 Page 1 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER: "TITLE: DATE: PAGES: " SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : > RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Identification Form S$ err Agency Information FBI 124-10278-10433 HQ 97-4474-115 Document Information FBI SAC, MM DIRECTOR, FBI 05/21/1964 - 6 MIRR, MEMBERS, MIL ACT, LAS VILLAS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT © Unclassified 4 Redact 06/29/1998 INDEFINITE INC NOTE 40
f YO _ Tolson we A LA’ niin 7 Cane — 4-3 (Rev. 4-17-63) , Ne a | i* Evans __#) Sulliv Tavel CAIRGRAM (3 CABLEGRAM RADIO: POnPELET YE: :.-° — Holmes 1:12 AM EST URGENT 5-21-6), RM San ca U IRECTOR CV-RELEASE IN FLL : > “PRON IN 210330 C] RELEASE IN PAR ie O . {] TOTAL DENIAL W “MOV IMIENTQ_ INSURRECTIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARI A: - (MIRR). FRE, *RECTRAL ITY MATTER, REMYTEL MAY 15 LAST. ON MAY 18 LAST, EVELIO ALPIZAR PEREZ (PROTECT) ADVISED THAT THE AERIAL SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS TO LOCATE THE "LAS VILLAS" HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED UPON INSTRUCTIONS OF ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, HEAD OF MIRR, AND PLANS ALTERED TO INCLUDE A DAILY LOOKOUT BY BOAT IN VICINITY FOWEY ROCK LIGHTHOUSE LOCATED AT SEA ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI IN ORDER TO SPOT THE "LAS VILLAS," ALPIZAR ADVISED THAT CAPTAIN FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ, SKIPPER OF THE "EBB TIDE" DURING THE UNSUCCESSFUL DECEMBER 28, MIRR AIR=SEA RAID, IS IN CHARGE OF THE LOOKOUT BOAT: AT FOWEY ROCK. THIS LOOKOUT BOAT HAS BEEN RENTED BY MIRR AND ITS IDENTITY 1S PRESENTLY UNKNOWN, THE "LAS VILLAS" 1S A 300 FOOT _CUBAN FREIGHTER WHICH IS EN ROUTE FROM MARSEILLES, FRANCE, TO HAVANA WITH A LOAD OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT, ON MAY 18, LAST U.S. CUSTOMS, MIAMI, ADVISED THAT THE "BERTRAMS" SPEEDBOAT TAKEN OTHE MIRR TO PALM BEACH, FLA. MAY 12, LAST ,”HAD- BEEN RETURNED TO “TAMA MAY 16 LAST AND 1S PRESENTLY UNDER SURVEILLANCE IN BISCAYNE BAY. RENTAL ON THIS BOAT WAS ~ CONTINUED FOR AN ADDITIONAL WEEK ON MAY 18 LAST BY SISTER OF -JERRY FULLER, WHO RENTED THIS BOAT FOR MIRR THE PREVIOUS. WEEK. ON MAY 19 LAST ALPIZAR REPORTED THAT LAREDO RODRIGUEZ, TREASURER OF MIRR, INSTRUCTED ALPIZAR TO BE PREPARED TO PROCEED TO TAMIAMI AIRPORT SOMETIME THIS WEEK UPON RECEIPT OF ait —- reel FO~E/ v7 ay ; gaan 1963, ? — tf of 4 a Ccaiiea cam If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. i. ‘ Docld:32301598 Page 2
Callahan eo Se eee Fo aa er ee y Io 44 (Rev..4-17-63}, . : c™ Tolson } we ge : Belmont is . Mohr . Casper Conrad —_ DeLoach —____ DECODED COPy — Sullivan Tavel CIAIRGRAM ci CABLEGRAM cCRADIO TELETYPE 2 —— Holmes THAT THE "LAS VILLAS" HAS BEEN SIGHTED OFF SHORE MIAMI PROCEEDIN | TO HAVANA. AT TAMIAMI AIRPORT ALPIZAR 1S SCHEDULED TO OBTAIN A RENTAL PLANE FROM AMERICAN AVIATION CO. AND FLY TO A PIG FARM SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI WHERE HE IS TO LOAD ON NAPALM BOMBS AND THEN ATTACK THE "LAS VILLAS" IN COORDINATION WITH THE BERTRAM SPEEDBOAT WHICH WILL PLANT A FLOATING MINE IN DIRECT PATH OF “THE "LAS VILLAS." ALPIZAR WILL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THIS OFFICE UPON RECEIPT OF INFORMATION CONCERNING LOCATION LAS VILLAS OFF SHORE AND MIAMI WILL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY CUSTOMS WHICH AGENCY IS PREPARED TO PREVENT ALPIZARS DEPARTURE BY APPROPRIATE MEANS, CUSTOMS HAS ADVISED IT 1S COORDINATING WITH U S COAST GUARD TO PREVENT THIS MIRR ATTACK AND TO SEIZE ANY WEAPONS OR EXPLO Lapeeneze PID OVI YAM Y 27 ERAT FO MIAMI CONTINUING CRhOSE CONTACT WITH ALPIZAR AND LIAISON WITH CUSTOMS AND WILL ADVISE BUREAU PROMPTLY ALL PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS. , gr’ RECEIVED: 2:2% AM JGE nae OC: SA. SVLLi oe. ere — 4 If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. |; DocId: 32301596 Page 3
CIAIRGRAM © ae oe oon * } , ~ Ms 4-3 (Rev. 4517-63} s 4 evs ~, t \ a Lor ey I ? . ~ ite “ Tolson ae om < ? Belmont Mohr Casper — Callahan o ! Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes DECODED copy CABLEGRAM px/RADLOsS sea TELETYPE HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED UPON INSTRUCTIONS OF ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, 1:12 AM EST URGENT 521-6], RM ow 9 (23feadk TO DIRECTOR yO REL EAS! maa FROM MIAMI 210330 [J RELEASE IN PAR) | 1 TOTAL DENIAL MOVIMIENTO INSURRECTIONAL. DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA | (MIRR). ISsCUBAs NEUTRALITY MATTER, REMYTEL MAY 15 LAST. | ON MAY 18 LAST, EVELIO ALPIZAR PEREZ (PROTECT) ADVISED THAT THE AERIAL SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS TO LOCATE THE "LAS VILLAS" i HEAD OF MIRR, AND PLANS ALTERED TO INCLUDE A DAILY LOOKOUT BY . BOAT IN VICINITY FOWEY ROCK LIGHTHOUSE LOCATED AT SEA AGCUT. 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI - IN ORDER TO SPOT THE "LAS VILLAS." ALPIZAR ADVISED THAT CAPTAIN FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ, SKIPPER OF THE "EBB TIDE" DURING THE UNSUCCESSFUL DECEMBER 26, 1963, MIRR AIR@SEA RAID, IS IN CHARGE OF THE LOOKOUT BOAT AT FOWEY ROCK. THIS LOOKOUT BOAT HAS BEEN RENTED BY MIRR AND ITS IDENTITY 1S PRESENTLY UNKNOWN, THE "LAS VILLAS" 1S A 300 FOOT CUBAN FREIGHTER WHICH 1S EN ROUTE FROM MARSEILLES, FRANCE, TO. HAVANA WITH A LOAD OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT. ON MAY 18, LAST U. S. CUSTOMS, MIAMI, ADVISED THAT THE "BERTRAMS" SPEEDBOAT TAKEN, THE MIRR TO PALM BEACH, FLA, MAY 12, LAST, HAD BEEN RETURNED TO MIAM! MAY 16 LAST AND IS PRESENTLY UNDER SURVEILLANCE IN BISCAYNE BAY, RENTAL ON THIS BOAT WAS CONTINUED FOR AN ADDITIONAL WEEK ON MAY 78 LAST BY SISTER OF JERRY FULLER, WHO RENTED THIS BOAT FOR MIRR THE PREVIOUS WEEK, ON MAY 19 LAST ALPIZAR REPORTED THAT LAREDO RODRIGUEZ, TREASURER OF MIRR, INSTRUCTED ALPIZAR TO BE PREPARED TO PROCEED TO TAMIAMI AIRPORT SOMETIME THIS WEEK UPON RECEIPT OF SIGNAL oy ~ HEREIN | UNULASSIFIED DATE LAE, BY SA Bafaee 02/95 AG GAT (SEK. If the int lige ce contained in the above mesdage is to be dissemin paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. - €d outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably | DoclId: 32301596 Page 4
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