Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 Usc 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information , AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90107-10079 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER >: 105-117222-91 Document Information ORIGINATOR: — FBI FROM: MM TO: TITLE: DATE: — 03/27/1963 PAGES: 1 SUBJECTS : . JOHN THOMAS DUNKIN [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Confidential RESTRICTIONS: Consulted CURRENT STATUS: = Withhold DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 08/03/1998 ° OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF USCG COMMENTS : Seen emer v9.1 Docld:327333496 Page 1 ‘ NEWS ARTICLE; MIAMI NEWS, REFERRED TO USCG va
mY | By HAL BENDRIX” Mianu News Latin Americn Editar. : 4 Russian freighter in .. Cuban port ni Isabela de Sagua was attacked and | “ severely last night by a hit- ; _and-tun: raiding ©. party - of the os. 7 anti-Castro, organization known: ‘Coatinsea from Page 1 to. have heen *. “We expect’ to have a more “complete report later.” - » 7 It ds known that ‘the Com- .' mando L “action crew has — ' been’ planning a strike against a Russian vessel in a Commu- nist Cuban Port for several days. rn ay organization had express- ed ‘hopes of sinking a Soviet .. vessel on the mission just car-. ried ‘outs ; The’ taiders are believed to “have ban’ armed with 20 mm. "cannon eed. 75 mm. recoilless rifles, Roth with armor-pleretag _ headls. ‘fa.‘ammuaition. The 75 - . 108 wis said by experts \ ocld: 32333496 Page 2 igor’ wen s Phafes the ‘ damaged : ea “as Commando L The Miami ~ _ News learned today. News of the raid came. as Russia protested to the United “States ahout a similar March 17, > Fhagmentary feports teach- tig Miami indicated the ' Rus. attack «= “and “where. da the Caribbean Sea. - sini vessel it last night -still ” “Was afluat, but badly in need of repair ta keep it from inking. it also was Icarned that the raiders suffered no casualties id had. returned safely ‘wo  “gtriye: -base — some- OAL. Fal INFORNATION: CONTAINED HEREIN {S UNCLASSIFIED ~ ; BR , te an anti-tank weapon. designed ae ie Today ina nate ‘delivered to - Cuba's , Ror Moscow hed achnowledg- the U: S. embassy in Moscow, - By noon, neltier Havana the Soviet Union formally held - the United States responsible for ; ed the attack. In the wake of the Alpha 64 raid, Havana radio reported ‘that some. wounded sailors had been taken to a hogpital. but the. broadcast did not mention an at- - .tack. Moscow radio issued a: quick denunciation. Subsequently, - the U.S State I Department said it “is strongly te. hit-and-rum . attacks -- on "Cuba’- by. splinter ‘refugee |. grewps" ‘becatse such attacks’ ¢. do not really.“‘weaken ‘the arip 7 of G2 Castro. fegime."” a ares the March 17- attack on the ope _ freighter Lgov. The strong message declar. a ‘ed the Soviet government “ex. ° pects the U.S. government to take decisive measures to pre- vent auch provocative actions: in the future.” The note asserted “without® material-support from the U. S. government and without the Sup. | > ply of Ameridan arms and ves. .. sels the group of traitors to the Cubaa people’ ow. hiding: ‘on: U.S. territory cayld not engage in this kind’ of, -pFévocation. “ The site of this latest’ atack’ agalia Castro’s Communist Tee “gime Is the same as the ‘Mai‘ch “I raid by the Alpha’ 66 organi - gation, in which a ‘Russian. shij and military: _camp : wert ~. shelled. Isabela. de ‘Sagua ig) in? Las Villas province of ‘Communist north coast: : Members of the Commando. | “action group formerly belong-” | _ed to Alpha 66, but broke away- > to form their own fighting ‘unk. because of: differences with: the Alpha 6 leadership: OA spokesman for’ Commando . “L said here today a radio mes. ‘saze had. heen received éariy~ this morning from the raiding ~ crew. wo ' “The: message stated that’. u ‘things went as expected, ev-. * erything fine and no casual les," "the spokesman | sald. : Continued on Page 1A, om