a . ! . opin ERY i 5 Ry , £ 5 ~* a | ; SOS GAA ev. 5-2,2-6 4). m 7 -@ ; ak On a ee fo ve, a ° 4 ry . , { . . . . 4 ; , | | \ 4 _—APPROPRIS PORATION CONTAINED ¥ ary rr NQUIASSTP LEDARRESG, = ; 7 MES ECTOR, ( TEAS Hn 5 /DIRECTOR, FBI (105=172694) FCIM, i, 1- NE 0 4 268 ) pate. cp ps. ZV Boe DECLASSIFIGA TION NAS SAC, MIAMI (2-192) (P) aay eae Sera oe = SUBJECT; — INTERNATIONAL _ANTI=CONMUNIST -" Soee BRIGADE (TACB), aka ra “ORGANIZACION EJERCITO SECRETO. ; DE LA BRIGADA INTERNACIONAL NTI-COMUNISTA | 'SECRET ARMY ORGANIZATION OF THE | fy S TERNATIONAL ANT Fo OHMUNSET BRIGADE) y 4A/YIS ~ CUBA BY “/O fi & Y NM - CUBA y WE CAT DATE OF. DECLA N ee Re Norfolk airtel to the Bureau, dated. (10/12/68; 4° & gpiméan letter to Assistant Attorney General, dated 10/8/68; i ® ee ® ~ Mami airtel to the Bureau, dated 10/3/68; Bureau ‘airtel FS ae of fo Miami, dated 9/25/68; Miami letter and enclosed LHM 9S both dated 9/25/68; Mami teletype to Bureau, dated 9/23/68; e and Miami letter as Nenclosed LHM, both dated 9/19/68. eh f wee BAM ancl 2 Ce AIR / Bureau (Enc * (RM) ; wee A 6 fot Fe toe € Ht OG (2 = Legat, Mexico) Gas 2 4) aby 0? ene! safrey le . San Antonio (En RM! New York to in ERM) ey hetein) - Newark (Enc 1) (Info) (RM) — C . Norfolk (Enc 1) (Info) (RMS 0s SS Zo. OY Gf J i Miami [1-29-49 (1 = 134-1313A 10 OCT 2 | a= 134-1558) 0 LUIS DIAZ LANZ) cy, peak i BN | se sen ROE : : my |  state/CIA/Seerot Service/RAO FSD aay fd “(aH 4] Army/Navy/Air Foree/DIA/Cus stoms/Coast Guard RYN CG. Bishoy Coordinator of cyban Affairs, fe LA IN- AuiRIcAN 1 R/S Bo. gute Mt; fi "Special Age 7 in n Charge we cy f= fe HW 54462 DBocld:32310201 Page 2?
MM 2-192 * b ¢,°7% tha be FE ri 5 Conti} ten Enclosed for the Bureau are 11 copies of an LHM, dated and captioned as above. Two of these copies are for transmittal to Legat, Mexico, along with two photographs of FRANK ANTHONY STURGIS, aka Frank Fiorini, leader of captioned organization, Enclosed for New York and San Antonio are two copies each of enclosed LHM, One copy each of enclosed LHM is being enclosed for the Newark and Norfolk offices as these offices may later be requested to conduct investigation in this matter. Copies of enclosed LHM have been locally -disseminated by the Miami Office to the following agencies: CIA, Miami; INS, Miami; U.S. Coast Guard, Miami; ISAFAD, Miami Springs; U. g, Border Patrol, Miami; U.S. Secret "Service, ‘Miami; OSI, Robins AFB, Georgia, U.S. Customs (Miami and Region II); 1llth M. I, Group, Orlando; NISO, 6 ND, Charleston, South Carolina; and Coordinator of Cuban Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Miami. INS F-] Lookout Notices have been placed by the Miami Office regarding FIORINI. under his present legal name, FRANK ANTHONY STURGIS, and under FRANK ANGELO FIORINI, his birth certificate name and the name by which most of his associates know him, As it generally takes several months for a Lookout Notice to be fully distri- buted to INS Border Offices, a 90- day emergency notification request regarding FIORINI was telephonically. placed by the Miami Office with INS, International Airport, Miami, on 10/14/68, it being noted that FIORINI reportedly. indicated several weeks ago that he would shortly fly to Venezue ja and from there proceed to“Mexico, oe wit T=-1 in enclosed LHM is PEDRO LUIS DIAZ LANZ (protect by request) , former head of the Revolutionary Cuban Air , Force under CASTRO and a long-time associate of FIORINI. DIAZ LANZ has been cooperative in the past regarding. Cuban matters and is being eR nsidered for PSI deve 1opines MM T.2 taf fiz89 3 i ge The enclosed LHM is classified confidential because it contains information from MM T=2, a source of continuing value, the unauthorized disclosure of which could reasonably result in his identity and thereby com- promise his future effectiveness. . J onfkgontte3 on HW 54462 DBocld:323102701 Page 3
Ae BY SK TASK FORCE ULL IN PART VU97Z cree ft SEA Pry is ey tn Pg R MM 2192 ampr haw, oe 6h yf, - : al On 10/10/68, ED A ERSON, GIA Covert, Miami, (ie advised that FRANK FIORINI ‘is not of operational interest o» to CIA and that no information is available concerning the current activities of FIORINI, ‘*K U aN On 10/11/68, FRANK ALATONE, USAFAD, Hialeah, Florida, telephonically advised that he had sent a carbon yerhe | we copy of referenced 9/19/68 LHM to the USAFAD Station in Puerto Rico, inasmuch as CARLOS PRIO, ex-President of Cuba mentioned in referenced LHM, is of operational interest to that station. ALATONE indicated that FRANK FIORINI is not of operational interest to USAFAD. . He further advised that he had no information concerning the present activities of FIORINI, MM 1312-C, who, as previously advised, was contacted by FIORINI as to whether he would be interested in joining the IACB on an expedition to Central America, has been unable to determine more information regarding this expedition. He will attempt to obtain full details regarding any implementation of the above proposed expe= dition when next able to contact FIORINI, ‘ On 10/17/68, STEVE CZUKAS, Agent, U.S, Customs, Miami, advised that his office's source regarding FIORINI and the IACB had been to date unable to furnish any infor- mation regarding the current whereabouts of FIORINI or current IACB activity. CZUKAS felt that information would be available from the*source upon the return of FIORINI to his residence and employment. The following == Miami Office informants were unable to furnish any information concerning the present whereabouts of FIORINI or current IACB activity: REYES Boy TASK a . . thes ils daé ___ MM 639-S | YL MM 776-S 10/3/68 SA PETER J, NERO ae cs, 10/7/68 SA ROBERT JAMES DWYER oe MM 635-S 10/7/68 SA ROBERT JAMES DWYER O TOTAL DENIAL Fin ey Cay s HW 54462 DBocld:323102701 Page 4
7 HW 54462 MM 22192 ARP Yeo SA ROBERT G, STRONG MM 492-5 . 10/14/68 SA JAMES D. HAYES Yau fee} 26) SA SAMUEL W, JONES Legat, Mexico was previously requested to alert Mexican authorities regarding possible presence in Mexico of FIORINI's group. Photographs and a description of _FIORINI were thereafter provided Legat, Mexico for dissemination to Mexican authorities. Legat, Mexico is requested to also contact, if not already done, appro- priate Guatemalan authorities and U.S, representatives in Guatemala regarding the possible presence of FIORINI and members of his group in Guatemala. An additional two sets of photographs of FIORINI are @nclosed for the assistance of Legat, Mexico. (uj San Antonio is requested to place emergency F-1 stops for FIORINI under the names FRANK ANTHONY STURGIS and FRANK ANGELO FIORINI with appropriate INS Border Posts in its division, it being noted that a source previously reported that IACB members| would drive into Mexico through Matamoras, which Mexican border town is located near Brownsville, Texas, The New York Office is requested to contact, using a Suitable pretext, DOLORES COLON, 327 Fillmore Street, Statan Island, New York, regarding present where- abouts of her brother, MAX IMILLION "MAX" GONZALEZ, reportedly a IACB officer. Miami, at Vero Beach, Florida, will maintain contact with. Detective Lieutenant CARL PEASE and with Mrs. MARGARET ANDERSON regarding the indicated return ta the Vero Beach area of MIGKIE ROLAND: $APP:.and. JAMES WALTER WELLS, Attempts should be made to “Litereiaw; as possible subjects, SAPP and WELLS upon their return. If they are cooperative, detailed information should be obtained concerning the present IACB mission and the activities of FRANK FIORINI in this mission, along with those of anyone else involved in this matter. - 4 - ten? dont tal ~ DoclId: 32310201 Page 5