AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: — FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10206-10337 RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 2-2173-37 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DIRECTOR. FBI TO: SAC.MM ~ TITLE: DATE: 10/15/1976 PAGES: 7 SUBJECT: | OBA, SUSP, CUBANA AIRLINES, BOMBING, TRA, ASSOC, POLIT DOCUMENT. TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW _DATE: — 05/11/1998 UPDATE DATE: STATUS  Redact a RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(B) COMMENTS: HY 50953 Bocld: 322791061 Page 1
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