UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to File No. Miami, Florida December 19, 1963 Re: MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE - RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MIRR) INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA. NEUTRALITY MATTER: : Previous information furnished by MM T~1, a \ ban exile who has been involved in: anti-Fidel Castro / or several years, reflects. that Dr. Orlando / Bos head of the Movimiento Insurrecional_dé— / <ecupéracion Revoluctionaria (MIRR), an anti-Fidel Castro. f gation of Cuban éxiles, 1s planning a bombing raid against an oil refinery at Nuevitas, i Camaguey Province, Wo, _Cuba. This raid was originally scheduled for the night | \. of December 14 or 15, 1963, but encounteréd several post- 7 ponements. The raid was to have been based in Bimini, B. W. I. / “2 Ne Fe ' MM T-1 identified an Aero’. ‘Co nder:' airplane, / registration N2624B, property-of Charles » Broward County International Airport, Florids, the plane scheduled to make the raid.. It was planned, according to MM T-1 that this plane would: be flown by. Bush to Bimini shortly prior..to the scheduled: bombing raid. The Ariane would be. parked on the Bimini air strip, and Bush would leave the plane and register at a Bimini hotel. Thereafter, under cover of darkness, a Cuban pilot, accom- : i panied by a Cuban crew of three individuals arriving by / boat from the Miami area, would load: the plarie ‘with bombs’ | and take off about 1:00 a.m. for their target. They — / | would then return to Bimini and depart under cover of / darkness in their boat for Miami. J MM T-1 advised on December 17, 1963, that adverse weather conditions in the Miami area had prevented ‘HEREIN IS NC v14Pr Jae DATE 56/85 5, ne | 6-1/- U,. Ef? mae MSE | [ ALL | Zi rected CONTAINED DoclId: 32301565 Page 2?
a / Ne Re: MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MIRR) INTERNAL SECURITY. -. CUBA ‘ NEUTRALITY MATTER: the Cuban pilot, Ever sefCiptzaptferes, from taking fo his third and fourth practice flights with the Aero fo. Commander at Broward County International Airport on December 16 and 17, 1963. ; In the meantime, according to MM. T-l, Bosch and his companions continued with preliminary preparations for the raid. The sum of $21.00 was furnished to the pilot, Alpizar, to purchase maps / and a computer for the raiding flight. On December 18, 1963, MM T=1 advised that - . \ Since weather conditions in the Miami area had cleared \ up, Bosch planned to resume. his schedule for the bombing | raid. Bosch furnished $75.00 to Alpizar for another L . practice flight scheduled to take place in the Aero / ee Commander on December 19, 1963, at Broward International Ce practice flight. preparatory to the raid would take i place on the night of December 20, 1963, in the. Aero SCA as had been originally planned, due to the opposition of ~ lew Charles Bush, who felt that this would entail a security BEE . Airport. Bosch also indicated that the last and final: Lew Commander but that this flight would: not go over. Bimini | ae Lore risk. MM T-1 advised that Bosch also plans to have the plane drop anti-Fidel Castro propaganda leaflets during its flight over Cuba. “ MM T-1 also advised that wi11199\omeon, who made arrangements for procurement of: the Aéro Commander on behalf of Bosch,.1is-also involved.in making arrangements for procurement of/the boat which will be used in trans~- porting members of the raiding party from Miami to Bimini: and back again. -MM T-1 said that it now appears only one boat, instead of two, will be used in this operation. ‘The boat which will be used has been described by some of the - 2 -. _" Docld: 32301565 Page 3
. a a . ry ne . oN ‘ oe e { ' . Joe ree Ww , Re: MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE '  RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MIRR ) INTERNAL SECURITY .- CUBA NEUTRALITY MATTER; =“ individuals planning the raid as a 28 foot one motored boat with a flying bridge of the type generally used by sports fishermen. MM T- 1 Pp ively identified a photograph \ of DANIEL ORLAND NaS HRAMENEZ, a Cuban exile_born -July 21, 1 Alien Registration #Al2 479 033, ‘as the in vidual responsible for constructing the home made bombs which are being used in the raid. Ramirez will take part in the raid as crewman. : . T-1 also identified a a photograph of Marcelino. gs imenez, born July 18, 1908, 14n Cuba, Align ~~ wr K1l2—-443-528, as a Cuban exile w 8 been | azsocdating with Dr. Orlando Bosch and Laregm Rodriguez, ws , Treasurer of the Treasurer of the MIRR, ¢ during the past sev days. MM T-1 observed a photo of Jose Gjse(Humberto om Cuban exile born November 740 ba len Registration Al2 829 382, a Sadi tabears, 7eaemb lance to a Cuban who seems to be a close friend and companion of Ramirez, and who has been observed to drive a Falcon automobile, white in color. MM T-1 believes the driver of the Falcon automobile may be scheduled to participate. in the bombing: raid as a crewman. \. PROPERTY OF THE FBI - This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property.of the. FBI and.is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DoclId: 32301565 Page 4
FD-36 (Reve 12-1356) oo : ~ os ; ‘< tre: ‘ . , “ FBI Date: 12/19/63 AIRTEL Transmit the following in : (Type in plain text or code) 1 Via AIRMAIL { (Priority or Method of Mailing) nm nr ee ee ee bene uy TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (97-4474) ; tus woh | y FROM: C, MIAMI (105-2855) (P) ‘ ‘ af WL ae | Po MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE orrnn) Ly grr XECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MIRR VA .- W tS -CUBA  — ALL Pres ANE NM . HEREIN JS UNCLASSIFIED Re Miami airtel to Bureau, 12/16/63,’ and 6-//-9Y rH Miami teletypes 12/17,18/63 to the Bureau. Z, ayy Enclosed are 12 copies of a letterhead memorandum, dated and captioned as above. oe ... Copies of instant letterhead memorandum are being furnished locally to INS, State Department, Border Patrol, Customs (local and regional), Coast Guard, G-2, ONI, OSI, . g GIA and ‘FAA. Q 4 ai 3 § A fF ) ak TA 8 < i. ae iss A,é BSR a —_ ea Miami will maintain close contact with MM T-1 2a and will keep the Bureau and agencies informed of pertinent ae @ developments. Bit ag 77 _ sf 8 & | . 3-- Bureau (Enc. 12)(AM)(RM) -. ™ L497 ~3/ >» |e 2 - Miami ¥ _ 1-9-6 , 8 GED: bt a EX'= 117 12 nega tong I ny Copies wads | —_ a -Soad fdr at FB BA hig WE Approved: ~—+,;-—____M Per iy Special . | o. : WW. 43 (S64 —~ *, wer dt 7 oe oe . . - we ae a “oe - NT eet eee ee ee Camede, — DocId:32301565 Page 5 : fone lon
F'b-36 § (Rove 12-13356) ra yey ede . j « SN aw f FBI Date: 12/19/63 0) To: DIRECTOR, FBI (97-4474) JyFROM: = SAC, MIAME (105-2855) (P) ye _ Bat -MOVIMTENTOINSURREGLONALDE | RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MIR) | ant, 4. ANE Ts i3 6 CUBA ™ HEREIN IS ewe f? ” pfeil zk ‘ ‘ Re Miami airtel to Bureau, 12/16/63,’ and 6-{/-94 Loe ° MYami teletypes 12/17,18/63 to the Bureau. AOR par oe +e se * . > ye, een a Enclosed are 12 copies of a letterhead senoranaus (2! a | dated and captioned as above. Copies of instant letterhead memorandum are being furnished locally to INS, State Department, Border Patrol, Customs -(local and regional), Coast Guard, G-2, ONI, OSI, SL Lf Solel, Cobar af fer, PEL, STA arid’ FAA ;, z - JD ia The Miami Office has disco been keeping Mr. GREGG/ BENTLEY ; Special Branch, Bahamian Police, Nassau, current advised concerning all pertinent developments. Mr. BENTLEY has advised that he has taken preparations to prevent the \ (ee Fait be eZ plane from departing on a bombing raid in the event the MIRR as should succeed in evading U. S. interception. arlsc " MM T-1 1s EVELIO ALPIZAR PEREZ, 3625 Northwest ae AS lith Street, Miami, a former Cuban commercial pilot. <t ly EX 2 Miami will maintain close goritact with MM T-1 ane and will keep the Bureau and leg or informed of pertinent mt & {2 developments. ae M7Z. 2-H £94 “2 g C3 ‘Bureau (Enc. aN Gal) ‘ag Y - ~ / » | 2 - Miami & pe 4. _ & |S GED:hmt - re CTI pee 2 cg ¥ | A wp ee aa AY a rn ae NLA fdr bevig a ay } Approved: _ HSCA re Sf op tp M pecial A 79 JAN'LoiG4 ” DoclId: 32301565 Page 6