| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Sc 2107 Hofey. ‘DATE: 11- 14+ 2017 : . ae ; ; la ' wo. a mE : ‘ . fo yor § » to. Aon 6/23/70 MM-1337-S advised that Enrique Garcia, ‘a leading ~ member of the Movimiento Nacionalista Cristiano (105-140309) (Christian Nacionalist Movement) (CNM), headquartered in Miami, Fla.., disclosed that members of the CNM would hold a meeting soon to elect new officers. After this eléction, according to Garcia, the CNM would consider a ~ plan to kidnap some diplomatic official, outside the US in orde: to- pressure the US into releasing Orlando Bosch Avila from jail ‘osch, former leader of the exile Cuban organization MIRR, was serVing a ten -year prison sentence for bombing ships and extortion. ° , , On 7/14/70: MM-1337-S advised that he had received noyindica-. tion that the CNM had implemented the above-mentioned ae 105-140309-56 ep.2 , Hrd). . The following references pertain to the Committee To Free Orlando Bosch (105-210678), which was organized in Miami, Fla., by friends, relatives and sympathizers of Orlando Bosch Avila in December ‘1970 for the purpose of influencing the US Government to release Bosch from jail on bond pending appeal. Bosch and eight _co-defendants* were ot convicted in Federal ‘Court, Miami, in 1968 on charges relating to ship bombings, conspiracy, and’ extortion. Early 1971 the name of this | organization was changed to the Committee To Free Cuban Political ‘Prisoners (105-210678) in order to include other Cuban exiles who were serving prison terms}on other offenses. During the period December 1970 to 4/8/71 in Miami, members of this organization held numerous , ‘meetings and affairs in behalf of ,Bosch, who was serving a ten year sentence in the US Penitentiary, Atlanta, Ga. As of sfaf7a it was reported that the Committee had been inactive since 4/8/71. REFERENCE OS SEARCH’ SLIP PAGE NUMBER _105+210678-2 p.l;ep.1,2 - a (20) -~4 p.1,2 , . ; . . -8 p.l;ep.1-3 © — 6.24) | 109-584-4953 p.9,10 oo a (8724) The following references on .Orlando Bosch Avila’ pertain to his activities in connection with the "Movimiento Insurreccional De. 7 Recuperacion Revolucionaria" (97-4474) and the Cuban Power bombing unit | of MIRR from, approximately 1962 to 1/8/73. The MIRR, an. organization I. of Cuban exiles‘ headquartered-in|Miami, Fla., was under the leadership of Avila until he and eight other individuals were arrested and con-- victed in Federal court, Miami, on charges relating to ship bombings, conspiracy and extortion. Following Avila's arrest other persons. a epee Ton 4 ces - (Continued) —— ~~ —h DoclId: 32301722 Page 3
. Released under ‘the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection “Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hofey. DATE: “11-14-2017 | a lan ae (continued) ; SECR ET ‘ succeeded ' him as head of the MIRR although Avila continued to give- advice and direction from the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Ga., where he was incarcerated after having received a ten year sentence. After the arrest of Avila the MIRR launched a campaign to obtain his release. US President Richard M. Nixon was urged to give Avila clemency and the MIRR instituted a program to place pressure on the US Government in order to obtain the. freleas.e§ of Avila. On.12/15/72 he was released on parole. Avila criticized the FBI by stating "The FBI has for the last six years maintained a constant persecution against me personally" adding. "there exists an animosity against me on the part of a few members of that Agency." _ REFERENCE oo SO - "SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER : - | "> 97-4474-617 p. Lroutg. p.1,2 (17 | 620 pel,2. (QF) -624 p.1;ép. 1, 2 (Criticism of FBI) (47,26) . . oo -625 p.1-3;outg.p.1-3  .- (3447). . o -626 ep.1-7 : ; (8,47) - -630 ep.1-9 - (37,14, 17) : -633 ep.l _ (374-47) -638 p.1,2;outg.1,3 — , (3-,-1-7') - -639 p.1,2; outg.ep.1,2 — (3447) a -641 ep.1,2 (3-7) Coe ‘ 7 1643 ep. 1-4 . (3,37) -645 ep.1,2 | (8%,,47') -652 ep.1,2 : el (¥,AT) -653 ep.1,2 , (3’,.17) oe -655 ep.1-4 . . (37,18) : -660 ep.1;2 . (3',.£8) -661 | - (478) [(205-202193-2 p.3 (s) me wen 8 ‘ 105-205097-6 ep. Av} 149-8873-478 ep.1 an eae ae . (174-776-20 p.2;ep.2,3 (24) 174-3693-48 p.4 Oo (24) 763 pel,2 © ee 2) ‘772 ep.8,9 | (95.255 e On 1/8/73 MM 1337-S advised that Orlando Bosch Avila, who was released on:parole 9/15/72, from a ten year bombing sentence,- commented on the 12/11/72 bombing of Va-Cuba Forwarding Company, Ihc., . Room 104, 1001 S.W. lst Street, Miami, Florida, and stated that it was perpetrated by the Frente De Integracion NaCionalista. (FIN) (105- 220051). . Bosch added that their work was good but that Santiago Gonzalez. Naranjo and Francisco Naranjo Bercande had facist ideas. Bosch did not eee . Ww) t csiscae (Continued) | DoclId: 32301722 Page 4
jReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hote;. DATE: ©11- 14> 2017 lan (continued) : oS “the basis for his comments. (fm) It was noted, however, that Bosch was generally recognized by activists in Miami as the Dean of Cuban Bombers. It was also noted that FIN was under the leadership of Gonzalez and Naranjo. 105- 220051- 48 &P. 4 (S721) SI paragraph 1 105-248640-3 p.2;ep.4 (7,22) (add. info) The following references on Orlando Bosch Avila appear in the main file captioned "People's Revolutionary Party". (PRP). These references pertain to Avila from 1/4/73 to 4/22/73 in Florida. He was an exiled Cuban medical doctor, who was considering joining the PRP Since he was offered a position of leadership by the PRP leaders; but Avila became dissatisfied with this organization because all it ever did was hold nieetings and spent too much money traveling and talking instead of fighting. Avila was former head of the anti-Castro action group known as the MIRR, who was paroled on 12/15/72, after serving slightly more than four years of a ten-year sentence, following his conviction in 1968 in Federal Court, Miami, on charges of extortion, conspiracy and ship bombings. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 105-231511-22 p.2,3;o0utg.p.3,4 (24) --31 ep.2,3 (¥, 22) -32 p.13,14 (4%, 22) --41 ep.5-7 (F722) -45 p.1,2 (22) MM 1337-S advised that Orlando Bosch Avila disclosed on . 6/4/73 that the Novo brothers in NYC continued to work in the business of planting bombs. Bosch explained that in New York the Cuban National- ist Movement (CNM) (not identified) had been re-organized and was again being directed by Felipe Rivero Diaz of Miami, Fla. He said OO ) security reasons the CNM in Miami had not been'! .Ceconstructed. : ew was noted that the Novo brothers referred to by otf were probably Ignacio and Guillermo Novo of the New York-New Jersey area who were allegedly involved in bombings in the 1960's in behalf | of the CNM. Bosch, a Cuban medical doctor, was released on parole 12/15/72 after having served about four years of a ten year sentence for ship bombings, conspiracy, Me ee Le and extortion. _ (Continued) eared toy DoclId: 32301722 Page 5
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 {44 USC 27107 Hote el. DATE: 11-14-2017 . a a (continued) ae Co Ea : i INS revealed that Francisco Naranjo Bercande was given a preliminary examination on 3/6/73, in Miami in connection with his "Petition for Naturalization." Naranjo, who described himself as ‘Secretary-Director of the Frente de Integracion Nacionalista (105- 220051), disclaimed any relationship with Bosch of Miami. 105-220051-53 ep.7,8 (67.24) On 12/14/73, MM 1337-S advised that Miguel Diaz was a bomb expert’ who once worked with Orlando Bosch Avila, who was at this time out on parole after having been, convicted on bombing charges in Federal Court, Miami, Fla., in 1968.1) (ary 2-2068-7 p.2;o0utg.p. 2 (2716) On 2/21/74 the Miami Office advised that San Juan had determined that Orlando Bosch Avila, a convicted bomber who was at that time out on parole, was not present at the Joint Committee of Cuban Exile Organizations in Puerto Rico (105-226004) convention held 10/12- 13/73, at San Juan. Om) 105-226004-14 (7420) On 12/6/73 MM 1337-S advised that he possessed no information whatsoever that Leovino Interian (105-250912) had had any contact with Orlando Bosch Avila.or other suspected bombers (W/m) On 12/13/73 MM 1550-KS, who was knowledgeable concérning some Cubans dealing in explosives, advised that his last fcontact with Interian occurred during the early 1960's when he met Interian through Avila, who was convicted on bombing charges in 1968 but who is now out * on parole. MM 1550-KS advised during recent contacts that he had no - knowledge of. any contact by Interian with Avila. (Miami letter, 2/26/74) 105-250912-3 p.2 (77.22) On 4/19/74 MM 974-S advised that Manuel Bosch, uncle of Orlando Bosch Avila, disclosed that Avila is presently in NYC but would proceed on 4/19/74 to attend the Organization of American States (64-32630) Conference that was to be held in Atlanta, Ga., on 4/19/74- 5/5/74. Ym) ; 64-32630-362 p.2 (2, 16) Co _ a a oO Add. info. Docld: 32301722 Page 6
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 TSC 9107 Hoter. DATE:: 11- 14- 2017 pe aN 1 af SECKE | On 6/25/74 NK 5775-PS1 advised that approximately six or seven weeks previously he {Saw Hector Alfonse Ruiz, aka Fabian, in Union City, NJ and that Ruiz was waiting to meet with Orlando Bosch, of Miami, Fla., wno was then in New York.) 105-245224-7 (22) Correlator's note: Further review of this file revealed that the Movimiento Insurreccional Martiano (MIM) (105-245224), was a small action group of Cuban exiles organized under the. leader- ship of Ruiz, who allegedly recruited into MIM former members.of Bosch's Cuban Power. On 7/16/74, Mrs. Mercedes C. Gil, wife of Aldo Gil, 389 Worchester St., Wellesley, Mass., advised concerning an assassination “list and the death of Jose Elias De La Torriente Y Ajuria (105-148358), who was murdered on 4/12/74. This list might have included Torriente's name. Gil believed that pro-Castro elements were responsible for ‘ Torriente's death and the list. The only individual she could think of with pro-Castro sympathies who might have had something to do with Torriente's death was Orlando Bosch. In July 1970 Torriente stated to Gil that Bosch was a communist and worked for Castro. Gil read an article in "Replica", a Spanish language newspaper published in Miami, Fla., which indicated. that Bosch had made a statement that he did not kill Torriente but it was good that he was dead. 105-148358-147 p.2 Or) | : , ) oe fon 9/19/74 So 1462-PsT4advised that recently he had seen the name of e Dionesio> Suarez Esquivel listed as an administrative advisor on the staff of "El Caiman," a Cuban exile newspaper published... at Newark, N.J., which supported Orlando Bosch Avila and his Cuban os exile group, Accion Cubana’ (Cuban Action). , 105-100316-29 p.2 (4, 18) MM 1337-S advised that Orlando Bosch Avila reportedly attended a meeting on 9/23/74 in Miami, Fla., at the home of Orlando ' Atienza, who participated in the 9/22/66 bombing of the Cuban Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. At this meeting plans were discussed to formulate Opposition to the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the . US and Cuba by a series of bombings of consulates and embassies in th US and South America of countries, Promoting co-existence with cua. Of ) SECREL,. 64-32630-379 ep.2 S (2 16) | DoclId: 32301722 Page fF
“Released under the John E. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of (1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE:. 11-14-2017 Nae MM 1337-S, a Cuban exile active in revolutionary matters, advised that Orlando Bosch Avila, a Federal fugitive, was presently in Chile and was the head of two different exile terrorist groups. NAL) - It was noted that Bosch reportedly had been in contact with | Gustavo Marin and they had come to a common agreement to cooperate and ' coordinate their activities ith Marin working inside the US and Bosch operating outside the US. LY Pe) This serial indicated that Marin was National Head of ABDALA (105-218964) . (Miami letter, (12/31/74) 105-218964-181 ep.3 (6424) The following references. appear in the main files of the individuals listed below. These references pertain to the anti-Castro and the Cuban exile terrorist associations and activities of these individuals and Orlando Bosch Avila in Florida, Georgia, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela from previous to 1967 to 1/8/75. ‘Also set out was “information pertaining to Avila's associations and activities with a: other anti-Castro Cubans and individuals in connection with anti-Castro | groups and organizations. The majority of these individuals were Cuban exiles like Avila. ‘ | a REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER ‘Dunney Pio Perez Alamo 105-104685-8 ep.3 (18) Enrique Jose Nunez Alvarez '105-207966-9 p:1,2,4 . | (20) Juan Jorge Garcia Cardenas . . 105-180559-17 p.2-5,10 (49) Aimee Miranda-Cruz 105-186712-7 (57.19) -8 ep.1 (not indexed) | Raul Varandela Estevez 105- 266071- 4 p.27ep.1,2 (not indexed) © '-6 ep.1,2 (23) -9- meer (Continued) . na z * hat Le . Ly, DoclId: 32301722 Page &
FReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hote;. © DATE: 11-14-2017 fo : os ~ (continued) 7 /105-256571-2 ep.3,4 | (%, 22) Oren -7 ep.3,6,7 (87,23) ee A | -15 ep.3 (8,23) 105-258736-2 p.2-4;outg.p.2,3 | (8,23) -3 p.l (8.28) -11 p.1-12,14-18, 30-40, 45-49 (8,23) co (+12 p.2,3;ep.1,7,8 (8,23) -15 p.2;ep.1,5,6 (8,289 7 105-260007-33 p.6,7,10,15,16,20 (23) { ( 105-261797-15 p.4,7-9 (8.23) | -34 p.7,9,18,19,38,39 (8,23) -37 -p.B,C;E,F (23) 109-584-5136 p.1,6 - , ; (8,24) -5161 p.4-6 | (ES, 24) ~5183 p.l Lo (2-4) -5269 ep.3 (24,32) -5279 p.l;outg.p.1 (87.24) ' -5311 p.1,2;outg.p.1,2 (247 185-295-28p.0, 26,27 | (25) 185-354-2x1 p.B,C,M,T,54,55,57 (97, 25) | ~14 p.D,E,G,¥,3 (257) -15 p.3 | (9, 25°) | KKKKK REFERENCES NOT INCLUDED IN SUMMARY The following references on Orlando Bosch Avila, Orlando’ Villa, and Orlando Bosch maintained in the Special File Room of the Records Sectton, Files and Communications Division, were not reviewed, and it is not known whether they are identical with the subject of this summary... REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 64-330-210-4859 64-330-234-370 (S) ~12- Lo oo es DoclId: 32301722 Page 93