JFK Assassination System Date: 6/4/2015 Identification Form eee Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10278-10408 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 97-4474-89 Vo eee . Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 12/12/1963 . ‘PAGES: 8 SUBJECTS : MIRR, ACA, MEMBERS, OBA, RAID, CUBA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS:  1C;4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC NOTE, MEMO, LHM
lL .j Liaison ' 1. Nasca ‘4 : Date: . December 13, 1963 X to: Director Bureau of Intelligence and Research \ Department of State P SR From: John Edgar Hoover, Director , bject: MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIO Ges INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA OR NEUTRALITY MATTERS on Reference is made to our letter dated December 12, 1963, with enclosure. A) S ~ Attached is the original of a memorandum dated ; cember 13, 1963. A copy of this memorandum is attached for i ©4each of the the other recipients, f ams) HEREIN |S We are endeavoring to obtain additional information and the pertinent data will be made available to the recipients. Director (Enclosure) Central Intelligence Agency \) Attention: Deputy Director, Plans 1 - Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (Enclosure) Seinen. Department of the Army Comper a Callsinen — Attention: Ghigf, Security Division k , mrad ~ i ee ; s ar ' DeLaach _____ . vs Sullivan ____” ~ Tavel { Trotter Dt As. ToletHoom tf 074 Holmes; to-..! Gandy ye roy “0 sad ree maw RoomL_] tevetype unit LJ Vn DoclId: 32301573 Page 2?
.* 2" Demestic Inte? gence Division te Informavive Note 12-12-63 ’ By teletype 12-11-63 Miami advised Alpizar approached by Orlando Bosch, leader Movimiento Insurrecional de Recuperacion Revolucionario (MIRR), anti-Castro group, to pilot twin-engine Beechcraft on bombing raid over Cuba 12-14 or 15-63. Plane to be flown from Florida to Bimini, Bahama Islands, by American pilot on ostensible pleasure flight and Alpizar and 3 additional bombing crew members to travel to Bimini from Miami area in fast boat. Alpizar now identifies William Johnson as individual who has rented Beechcraft plane to be used on raid. Johnson has been subject of intensive investigations by Customs in recent past and has been involved in previous operations of MIRR. Plane presently in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Alpizar is attempting to obtain additional details concerning identity and location of boat and time of its departure for Bimini. We agree with Miami that raid can best be stopped by Customs exercising its seizure powers. We have so advised Miami by teletype 12-12-63. Miami will keep Bureau advised of developments. AJD ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED & HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE Wu FE_._ BY SB A DoclId: 32301573 Page 3
'x Porestic Intel’ zence Division moe ’. ‘Informa ve Note a 12-12-63 By teletype 12-11-63 Miami advised Alpizar approached by Orlando Bosch, leader Movimiento Insurrecional de Recuperacion Revolucionario (MIRR), anti-Castro group, to pilot twin-engine Beechcraft on bombing raid over Cuba 12-14 or 15-63. Plane to be flown from Florida to Bimini, Bahama Islands, by American pilot on ostensible pleasure flight and Alpizar and 3 additional bombing crew members to travel to Bimini from Miami area in fast boat. Alpizar now identifies William Johnson as individual who has rented Beechcraft plane to be used on raid, Johnson has been subject of intensive investigations by Customs in recent past and has been involved in previous operations of MIRR. Plane presently in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Alpizar is attempting to obtain additional details concerning identity and location . of boat and time of its departure for Bimini, We agree with Miami that raid can best be stopped by Customs exercising its seizure powers. We have so advised Miami by teletype 12-12-63, Miami will keep Bureau advised of developments. AJD ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN (5 UpiCLAsSHFIED DoclId: 32301573 Page 4 A
* ” SECRED 1 - Liaison 1 = Nasca (NI) 97-4474 December 13, 1963 MOVINIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIO On December 12; 1963, our source in this matter who has furnished reliable information in the past learned that William Johnson, a United States citizen, pilet and businessman whe has been previously involved in’ anti-Castro activities, rented a twin-engine Beechcraft which 4s scheduled to be used in the bombing raid. This airplane is lorated at Broward International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, rather than at Orlando, Florida, as previously indicated. Some consideration is being given, however, te using an Areo Commander airplane located at Broward International Airport instead of the Beechcraft. 5 | Orlande Bosch Avila, head of the Movimiento § Insurrecional de Recuperacion Revolucionario (MIRR), has zh indicated that there may be some slight postponement of this & a 8 operation but he has not made any definite announcement of a iS “3 3 change of schedule. ‘F Jo dg Veen fu) , fa Seen Wf Grk) Bae E Classified by , ae S ily om: OADR 4, /ps fs fs o 8 NOTE: Declassily on: 0 lu fés Original to State, copies to CIA, Amy, Navy, Air Force, DIA, Customs, INS, FAA, Coast Guard, Yeagley. Copies separately } being furnished John Crimmins, Coordinator Cuban Affairs, Department of State, by Courier Service and/Stott. gj). | | Toleon | Belmont Callahan t . Conrad DeLoach at ve _ . , + Gal. SECKE es \ . Rey ! iliveta y . . ~ f , 4 ‘ i ’ \ Gandy. wai. RooML—] teLerype unit L_] ip, SLO SRB |r DoclId: 32301573 Page 5