Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U5 2107 Hote). _ DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/8/2015 Identification Form . Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10222-10155 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  97-4133-115 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, MM TO: . DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: = DATE: 08/26/1964 “PAGES: 29 SUBJECTS : MRR, MAB, COMMANDO RAIDS, OVERTHROW, FIDEL CASTRO DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Confidential RESTRICTIONS : — Consulted; 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/10/1998 _ ae OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF INS COMMENTS : REFERRED TO INS, INC LHM v9.1 , 12 { Docld: 32298379 ‘Page 1
[ RET ased under the John F. Kennedy Assassinatiofi R popes es ae i aS. | von ae a a 23 snowed - .s et a © Ne seek T oe mt SAL conn TIO ont PARSE to fF ro af ERE snow Siheaise erate “A ia reees SSian FROM if SAC, Miami. (97-327) (2) <P € xf 1, ra fe / Je nf SUBJECT: MOVIMIENTO RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA SESS, OK (MRR) . S =33 oa: IS - CUBA Wg wy Oa NE - CUBA SIRES. = g Dy, . Clagslfted by yO ge ad /DIA mane cy AQ NVOSY/ACST nh O g K a Co . —— Bate : ZA. J by routin oN suee ce BR Ae #2056, 2107 Hotes (om aa Pon erence cee airtel 5/18/64 with enclosures. Enclosed are 12 copies of LHM, dated and cap- tioned as above. Copies of this LHM are being disseminated locally’ to: CIA, ONI, G-2, INS, OSI, Border Patrol, Customs, Coast ~~ Guard and State Department, Coordinator of Cuban Cae MM rte} is(vr. M. H. REDMON, Investigator, INS, Miami , Ploriday(€) av 110: fo MM T-2 is CIA report 7/17/64 entitled "Activityc . and Plans of Movimiento Recuperacion Re ucionaria" — ase i ~ classified SECRET, and report dated 7/2/64 entitled "Dis-“"— sention in the Movimiento Recuperacion Revolucionaria" 2 classified SECRET. ROR {U) | . MM ‘T-3 is CARLOS ZARRAGA MARTINEZ, PSI (Under Ko development). ‘( fr) i/ wh a Enclosed LHM is being. “classified SECRE inasniich as it contains information so classified by CIA By me : ij yt ; Miami Office''will! continue to follow activities . of captioned organization through sources and established’; : informants and Keep the Bureau advised. : pe 62°] "7— ‘13: (2) Bureau (Encls. 12) Gu I - Miami RID: JMS, (3). t ‘ Docld:322796379 Page 2 k
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey-. AANA 20ET STATES DEPARTMENT OF“. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION pene! In Reply, Please Refer to AUG 2 6 1964 File No. CIA MA SES ary ey yey Ee fey te rane AGN Miami, HAT ALA Aras Sib /KSE 3-3-G¥ SECRET NIRCILE? PISSE ea (eK) , MOVIMIENTO“RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MRR) INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA a REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA NEUTRALITY MATTERS re ras — On May 23, 1964, United Press International, date- line Caracas, Venezuela, stated that MANUEL ARTIME BUESA , head of the Movimiento Recuperacion Revolucionaria (MRR), held a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela. . ARTIME - stated that he had nothing new to Say and no comment about the possibility of new operations against Cuba, but he' did claim it would take from one to three years to over- throw FIDEL CASTRO, present Prime Minister of Cuba. ARTIME said that the only practical measures i, would be a series of commando: raids against Cuba, and he still felt it would take from one to three years to overthrow CASTRO. . _ ARTIME said his group at that time had 8 training camps, however, he refused to reveal their whereabouts or — the number of men in training. He ‘said some of the camps were’ functioning without the knowledge of the local govern- ments and-in three different countries the exiles were forced to close their camps when they were discovered. [escepsrerpctagnetd yy hb fer wl ofss- #07, 1S797 in BR DAING | cen ne UABH “Pn Lid, pris NS clad 124 2p [306 mine [ter ~ slay . Tie “POCTATI2Z299379 — Page 3°
@leased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 TSC 7107 Hofey™ j -DATE:* 11-14-2017 . ! ; . Cas Pore tet ne Ve TRE FORAY pissem secker CONTROLLES pisseay oo" The’ MIAMI NEWS , a daily newspaper published in Miami, Florida, on July 5, 1964-contained an article — stating that ARTIME, the previous day, ordered all his mento report to”South’ American training camps immediately. _ In’a-press release issued by the MRR in Miami the organ-_ ization claimed that the majority of the MRR followers already have left for an undisclosed destination, and the order for their departure came from ARTIME's headquarters. MOVIMIENTO RECUPERACION REV 2 It was also announced that the MRR office at 2212 _ NVE. 2nd Court; Miami , had ‘been closed and this ‘elosure’ — was in-line with ARTIME"’ announced plan for the liberation -of. Cuba, me SO a A spokesman for the MRR said the organization would maintain its headquarters in Costa Rica, and con- ~ | - tinue its training camps in Nicaragua.’ The MRR will con- - tinue’ to operate in Central. America and has moved -out of k the United’ States so it can work unhampered by the United States government. . — . a July 9, 1964, MM -T-1 fan American citizen wholX! bo maintains® close’ contact with the MRR, advised that ‘that organization ‘closed their Miami headquarters, has‘ moved © ae : to Central America,’ but\has established a secret. under- ground office somewhere in Miami, Florida. }MM T-lkwas. un-)y able to advise as ‘to the present location of ‘the secret ; underground office \(C) : | 7 On July 2; 1964, MM T-2, another government agency a . ‘which conducts intelligence investigations, advised that. although ARTIME continues as secretary general of the MRR (v) : (al O-FOREIH DISE Nee CONTROLLE RISSER i . | DocId: 32298379 Page 4
>DATE! 11-14-2017 - ska" GINTROLLED ossey community continue to wonder why he’ openly and notoriously - keeps a mistress. Jee - MM T33 advised that the MRR raid against Puerto Pilon, Cuba, on May 13, 1964, was. the only raid conducted by the MRR. reo) me -MANUEL™ RAY: and other: leading figures in the Cuban~ exile” communi ty’, ‘claim that the: MRR conducted this raid’ to offset press publicity given to RAY. during” May, 1964.°" RAY and” others ‘claim that: ‘although ARTIME is given. ‘favorable treatment and money subsidy’ by the ‘United States government , he’ only’ conducted~ one ‘military mission against Cuba’ and that was motivated by political considerations. - Other~ organizations’ claim that “if: they had a fraction of _ the monéy given’to “the MRR, they could have accomplished. _ 100 times: as much ‘as ARTINE, . ‘ h ~ fi August 4, 1964, MM: nPaavised | that about 43 (¥7 MRR members went to: Central America to join ARTIME during < the ‘month of July, 1964. RM T-lkadvised the’ organizatio claims itis going to move all its records and equipment out of Mia i by chartered yeane to ARTIME' Ss headquarters | in Central ‘America. OO | ia hee A -ikcontinued that ‘about’ a week or ‘two pre- [i de | viously, t MRR chartered a commercial airliner to fly into Miami and pick up members to™ take them.to Central’ . 2 ; America. The organization also asa large ship that fy | operates’ between Central ‘America’ and New Orleans, ~~ Louisiana: ~ This: ship, name unknown, is operated by a- cover company (a) letterhead stationery isstHenny th ~via @- | NG FORE GN DSSEMeONTROL (fer PI Pie eet | ~— sedfer - 5 - pONIEInTy wes <n i ‘ Docld:32296379 Page 5 i