MM 149-425 cn JGP/mev SECRET Re: | FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ TAMAYO: RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE; xe MANUEL PENABAZ SA JAMES J, O°CONNOR developed the 81 information from MM 1119-8 on January 30, 1968 / 8) (a Uy MANUEL PENABAZ has been im Miami for the couple of weeks, On January 26, 1968, he obtained a viea at the Consulate of Venezuela in Miami for travel to the Dominican Republic. He claims this travel is in connec- tion with land sales. /x W . PENABAZ stated Hé had clipped some newspaper articles regarding recent activities of Poder Cubano and had sent them to EDUARDO FERNANDEZ who is a Cuban cur- rently sérving as an officer in the U.S. Army believed stationed in California, possibly at Fort Ord. PENABAZ . claimed that EDUARDO FERNANDEZ originated the idea or at least the name of Poder Cubano and PENABAZ mentioned the idea to FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ TAMAYO and RICARDO MORALES. PENABAZ claims that TAMAYO and MORALES are involved with another group in the bombings at Miami. PENABAZ stated there was a meeting at the residence of TAMAYO in Miami. during the week of January 21-27, 1968, which was attended by several Cubans from New Jersey. TAMAY O reportedly . showed them arms, description not known, Also, those at. the meeting allegedly smoked marijuana, PENABAZ claims ORLANDO -BOSCH has nothing to do with Poder Cubano. PENABAZ indicated he would be flying to the Dominican Republic via Pan American on January 31, 1968 (HL) os HY 50957 BDoclda: 322794534 Page 3 | | i { | | i
HY 50957 SECRET MM 149-425 SUSPECTS - ANDRES JORGE GONZALEZ GONZALEZ | aka “Bombilla”™ Date of Birth: October 17, 1931 1 INS Number: Al2 478 993 PAULINO MARIO GUTIERREZ VIDAL Date of Birth: Jume 22, 1923 INS Number : Al2Z ee: 809 on January 30, 1968, Be covert, Miami (Protect), furnished the ollowing information, which ° he said was classified “secret ." He indicated all of this information is from their source nn Om JORGE GONZALEZ, aka “Bombilla,” resides at 51 N. W. 76th Avenue, Miami, telephone 226-6819. He drives a white Ford, approximately 1964 model, bearing | 1968 Florida license 1- “123172 (¥ u) received a telephome call at his residence] approximately Gs) én AM from PAULINO GUTIERREZ, inquiring)about his, “SD. source's,health and conditionlas a result offan automobile G ) accident \in which the sourceTwas involved.| uring the cours of (he Tonversationj{PAULINO GUTIERREZ mentioned the Cuban G) Power had just put another bomb [a few mimutes previously (t this conversation)} in am Office which sends parcels to. GS Cuba. No further details information was furnished concerning this matter. (6) Far On January 28, 1968, @uring the afternoos ee ( GONZALEZ, aka "Bombilla, »"[yisited the source's residence He\was interested in learning the reaction and opinion © Taare Cuban exiles with regard to Cuban Power. He was apparently attempting to find out what comments the Cuban exiles had made and what effect the purported activities of Cuban Power had had on the Cuban colomy in the Miami area (e | vu) the above-ment ione d source S yer 7 BDocld: 322794534 Page 4
SECRET MM 149-425 GONZALEZ criticized FELIPE RIVERO‘s statements (ts the press| indicating that it was an open sign RIVERO 6) ad sold himself to the U. S. Government. (Reportedly RIVERO made a statement to the press concerning the recent bombings attributed to Cuban Power as being “acts of cowardice’) GONZALEZ also critized the att de of the Second National Front of the Escambray (e ) )@e au) . GONZALEZ asked | who was ) | present at the oles 1t that time. Z. even to the point _ GONZALEZ also ie that some of the Cuban exiles in the Miami area were of the opinion ORLANDO poscH® was the creator of Cuban Power and OG ON bombings. (The brains behind the bombings. (¥ Mio uv) The source further advised (TOMAS REGALADO, of j local Spanish-language radio station WFAB,( Miami, told = the now [it that (the Fit had interrogated him and wanted to know fit the G NAG ve pie person who called WFAB was that of BoscH.(\\é) | GONZALEZ ba ines ny c bof the CuSan Power and the pone eG & ro) f the B-25 airplane at the Miami Imternmational Aorpor’ hich is the reason ("they” called him at 3:05 AM Sk | during the meeting wittt, (< (sJ GONZALEZ obtaimed GONZALEZ* address, telephone number , and H) (ge the licemse plate of the car which hey. ey was driv ing Ce) Gi u) HY 50953 DBoctd: 32294534 Page 5
SECRET MM 149-425 By memorandum dated February 13, 1968, CIA, Miami, furnished the following additional information regarding JORGE GONZALEZ :(SO/u) . On February 9, 1968, ! k | ORGE GONZALEZ, military chief of the GS) Movimiento Imsurreccionmal de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (MIRR). GONZALEZ stated that the activities of the Cuban Power group would comtinue. He said they intended to “frighten” some members of the news media, such as NORMAN DIAZ ARTILES and JUAN AMADOR RODRIGUEZ of Radio Station WHIE, and SERGIO VIDAL CAYRO of Radio Station WFAB( 3¥¢.u) GONZALEZ stated that they knew they were under investigation by the FBI. He said the only evidence against ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA during his trial for extortion was that the threatening notes had been typed om a type- writer to which BOSCH had access. For this reason, when Cuban Power had something to write, they rented a type- writer at the cost of $30.00 for the purpose. GONZALEZ said that different persons rented typewriters from different places in order to elude the investigative efforts of the FBI. ex” GONZALEZ said that Cuban Power was preparing news releases which would be sent to the local news media that night (February 7). According to GONZALEZ, the MIRR and ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA were preparing “an important work about Cuba” which would reaffirm the position of the MIRR so that there would be no connection between the MIRR and Cuban Power. GONZALEZ said this action would allay the suspicions of (is FBI since it would appear that the MIRR was imactive. & Xu . | | A ne een ne — HY 50953 DBoctd: 32294534 Page 6