7 is ‘ i , “ . > “. . FD-36, (Rev. 5-22-64) ; {S a | . ; . ° | . FBI j ‘ . Date: 12/14/65 | : | | Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) 4 ,, v TIAL Via AIRTEL __ ATRMATL oP Zag | ; ' (Priority) \ NECLASSIFIED BY TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (105-117222) >. From: (4 SAC, SAN JUAN (105-6323) (P) SUBJECT: (-COMANDOS L IS ~- CUBA : NEUTRALITY MATTERS AL Re Bureau airtel 11/24/65, captioned as above; Bureau airtel, 11/24/65, captioned "Anti-Fidel 7 Castro Activities"; Miami airtel to Bureau with enclosed letterhead memorandum captioned "Represen- an tacion Cubana del Exilio) (RECE)" dated 12/3/65; and San Juan airtel to the Bureau, 11/22/65, captioned ‘ "RECE". “9 Va Se Enclosed for the Bureau are eleven copies and for Vo Miami four copies of a letterhead memorandum dated and captioned [Q_°s/ as above. - | Dy & 533-S, SJ 492-s, CS SJ 486-S ana SorL________] OTHER 46. ee cd been contacted regard’ng possible anti-CASTRO ra lanned by Comandos L and possible other anti- ~ 4 CASTRO groups located in Puerto Rico. A) a wh 8. const! Bia, BAT 8S "es ifm mac ONI, INTE, OSI, INS, rs 5-Bureau ie (Enc. (105- 117222) et 1-109-584 (atari oe Activities) oe ple Q 1-105- 1) (RECE 08 “~_ /} 7 3 ae MSc (RM) se) Oe REC- 49 [2 ie 1 105- 7054) (Comandos KK 2 1-105- ney? Seer REDE ‘CASTRO ectvities) fo” Q 1-105-8280 ) Ree) yr? ra $-San Juan (105-6323) be, ot e— 8 F108 -13bepr to: cama fe ie 1 DEC calvin) ( WENT! [ ; :zhe ONI/OSI/ACSI/D/# / Custom (11) By ro ew iG info. 7 COs rick Da any ch ec: | Spee rieae NW 45773 DociId:32333359 Page 2
@ t In addition, HENRY FERNANDEZ SILVA, Comandos L financial backer and registered owner of the Comandos L ship “Angelina”, as well as JULI¢6 BRAVO, the captain of the "Angelina" have been contacted and have indicated a desire to be cooperative. Both of these individuals independently contacted ¢ {san /Juar; Office on December 9, 1965, to advise the "Angelina" may Nave! 57; to be moved to a new location. They indicated they planned to place the "Angelina" in dry dock for major repairs and would keep the San Juan Office advised concerning the activities | of the "Angelina". u ~ Portions the information corfained in enclosed letterhead memorandum were previously submitted under the caption of "RECE" by referenced San Juan airtel, however,for the interest of clarity, this information is being restated in enclosed letterhead memorandum. ‘sg 105-6323 | The following agencies were contacted for the purpose of effecting close liaison and to determine what action these agencies were taking to prevent the departure of unauthorized anti-CASTRO raiding groups from the San Juan area: Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) TYRUS E, MINNIX, Deputy District Director, advised his office in San Juan has received no instuctions regarding steps he should take to prevent the departure of unauthorized anti-CASTRO rading groups. He stated he would contact his office in Miami, Florida, regarding the crew of the “Angelina” and would request the Miami office of INS to obtain from the coordinator of Cuban affiirs their 4:.- vice relative to the serving of prevention of departure notices on the members of the crew of the "Angelina." He stacea that the serving of this notice is the only action which his agency can take to discourage unauthorized anti-CASTRO raids. He also advised he would, in the future, take the same steps regarding any aliens that came to his attention as possibly being involved in plans to initiate raids against Cuba. U. S. Coast Guard - RICHARD J. HIGHSTREET, Captain of the Port Office, advised the Coast Guard is periodically boarding the "Angelina" so that the crew of the "Angelina" will be aware that the Coast Guard does not intend to allow that boat to leave the island with arms aboard. He advised that other than routine patrols the Coast Guard does mt have specific plans to discourage anti-CASTRO . t eR AP BAT AaSie PUREED yuan He stated, however, tha ov > lwhad deb a ert vot tit S644 PART NW 45773 DociId:32333359 Page 3
« . . mm B € ’ ‘ € -. . . e © ° Ke e . . « . . ro yee r . * SJ 105-6323 Se on receipt of information, indicating the planned departure of an anti-CASTRO raid from Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard will make every effort to prevent the departure of ERR nS party. U. S. Customs - JESUS M, MARTINEZ, Customs Agent in Charge, and MANUEL F, CASANOVA, Assistant Customs Agent in Charge, advised the interest of their agency lies in possible violations of the Neutrality Act by the exportation of arms or munitions from San Juan for the purpose of carrying out acts of aggression against Cuba, In this regard, they stated they had boarded the "Angelina" on two occasions and had not encountered any arms or munitions. They stated that on receipt of specific information relating to planned departures i of exiled groups from San Juanin the possession of arms or munitions, their agency would cooperate in every way in the seizure of these arms and munition, They further indicated they had received no instructions from their headquarters in Miami, advis- ing them to conduct any investigation relative to planned anti- CASTRO raids, . ZN. San Juan has conducted considerable investigation regarding the "Angelina" in connection with the attack which took place in Havana harbor on Geéeber 14, 1965. This information is reported under the caption of "RECE", In the future, inves- tigation regarding this boat will be reported under the "Comandos L" Caption. SJ T-1 is RAUL FERNANDEZ SILVA, brother of HENRY, / mentioned above, @ W SJ T-2 is (PSI, UD ao al was a member OTHER 4 / of "Comandos L" until recen LEAD: SAN JUAN DIVISION Will continue to follow activities of "Comandos L" in San Juan, and will continue attempts to locate the two small boats belonging to that group which are alleged to be somewhere in Puerto Rico. Ss NW 45773 Docid:32333359 Page 4