JFK Assassination System Date: 6/4/2015 Identification Form _ Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10278-10391 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 97-4474-72 . a, . . Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: = 12/28/1963 “PAGES: 15 SUBIECTS : MIRR, MEMBERS, OBA, BOATS, AIRPLANE, MIL ACT, RAID, CUBA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1A; 1C;4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact — DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS : INC NOTE, MEMO, LHM - . . . v9.1 ; 9 . HAW 55271 Docld:32301556 Page 1 ' ~
CO SD ( a : 1 - Liaison oo RET 1 - Nasca | f QEYIEWE AY GRINPK TASK FORGE (NI) 97-4474 4.20 -% | : ) ° Lao : January 2, 1964 oc dsad WN PULL ye Cl AELEASE IN PART ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED a yee INSURRECIONAS, oy) ed by HE GIP! | WEREIN 1S UNCLASSLFIED DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIO ssitied by SOZ<" EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN 7 i Declassify on: OADRY, Of nes OTHERWISE , , ‘ Previous information has indicated that the | E captioned anti-Castro organization was planning to carry‘ out ‘a bombing raid over Cuba from Bimini in the Bahama ¥ Islands. The airplane scheduled to be. used in the raid aN was located at the Broward International Airport, % Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and two boats were scheduled to be used in the operation. __ i - Qn December 26, 1963, our source in this matter, is who has furnished reliable information in the past identified the airplane to be used in the raid as a Piper Aztec, Number 4811-P, and indicated that the final practice fli = had been scheduled for that day. In addition, our source learned that one of the boats to be used in this operation was schedgled to leave Miami, Florida, between 5:30: p.m. and 6100 p.m., December 27, 1963, for Bimini with the crew for the airplane and the bombs atoard. 2. Cer RELEASE i bok [ RELEASE in PART © TOTAL DENIAL | | | . On December 27, 1963, our source advised that the eperation had been postponed until December 28, 1963, and _ that an 18«foot boat and a 28+foeot boat would be used. The 28-foot boat was identified as the “Ebb Tide" and the “ Bureau of Customs in Miami made plans to seize the boats to prevent the raid. . 7 The Federal Aviation Agency in Miami on December 28, 1963, advised that the above-mentioned Piper Aztec airplane Telos ———piloted by William 7. Scherar took off from Broward 3elmon' dor —___¥nternational Airport that day headed for Bimini. The Jasper zalichon —_ Bureau of Customs in Miami advised that the two boats ” ) ‘+ Setowch Mentioned above were seized by Customs representatives on 7 VEN:klw (17). 9 7- by ae NOTE PAGE TWO 7 J ie the evening of December 28, 1963, at a rendezvous point off tia ehe Florida coast. Four bombs were found aboard the boats. \ — f -CRET AW 55271 Doctld:32301556 Page 2? * ~ ‘avel ‘rotter ele. Room olmes andy
ERO EOP OAL LEO mown VANS ee SA 5-113 2 p a Domestic Intelligence Division INFORMATIVE NOTE Date hen 28—-63 Attached deals with planned anti-~ Castro bombing raid over cuba to be our informant, tipizar, bombing «. | crew pilot, we have identified plane and 2 boats to be utilized, We have detailed plans concerning route and rendezvous points and Miami has alerted Customs. Customs will exercise seizure powers to prevent raid. We have disseminated ipertinent information in attached telephonically to Customs, FAA, Department, State, CIA, befense Intelligence Agency, and. Situagyior ; MATAR CON mh gam HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED "'Y HW: 55271 Doeld: 327301556 Page 6
ces : a EN . Domestic Intelligence Division INFORMATIVE NOTE erat ee 2- Attached de nals with planned anti-~ Cast cro be “ang raid over cuba to be enant , | Nipizar, “bombs ing cy WE nave identified . 2 boats to be utili stailed plans concerning ih rendezvous points and nag alerted Customs. Customs exercise seizure powers to | event raid, ‘fe have disseminatec eetinent information in attached | ephonically <c Customs, FAs epartment, Ste cs, ox vate jintelligence Age; AW: 55271 Docld:32301556 Page 7
GENT 12-28-63 “27 AM. TO DIRECTOR, FBI /9 44 74/ on SAC, MIANI. /105-2855/ 4° PG f a i MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE DE RECUPERAG ion REVOLUC IONAR TSE NEUTRALS T. NT [utrR] PAREN, IS beOe CUBA, NM. er 246,/963 a RE MIAMI TEL DECEMBER THENPESIX STETYPHREE. _ BUREAU TELEPHONE Pn BY SUPERVISOR ANDREW ‘Ja DECKER a 8 19 G3 ETO MIAMI DECEMBER HHENEEEVEN SHEPERHRER. Ba B 27%, .. / 76 Bae AT FEACHRERGY AM DECEMBER THEMDREGYEN SMEMORSEE sek Ret 6 a] j is 5 | en ADVISED ‘THAT EARLIER SAME DAY, DOCTOR oh "i BME o / BEE : ORLANDO. BOSCH AVILA, HEAD OF MIR Snowe hw ERGHPEEN ) 7 / f- F BES. FOOT BOT, FL PAE ene OnE SEVEN Per WIT PORTE HORSEPOWER as UTBOABD MOTOR LOCATED ON CANAL AT ows ant st 20 NORTH i . é PWENTYSIX AVENUE ROAD, MIAMI, WHICH WILL BE USED ON THIS PERATAON. . 3 a. : 12 Bosc TOLD["« s+ ° off MEET HIM AT PHREE PM DECEMBER @ TWENTYSEVEN FOR FINAL INSTRUCTIONS, HOWEVER, WHEN THIS MEETING 42h £168 UNTIL TF SE¥ELCH HREE = S TOOK PLACE BOSCH ANNOUNCED HE HAD POSTPHONED THIS OPERATION Be ogy B JAN 9 1964 era a | : “ an a “ ot . a . Po See 8 ° oe! Tae moe ae HW 55271 DoeId:32301556. Paye 8 2.” Cree ee RD - Dot LT we ee ee ee ee oe - an v . Lave ”
! PAGE Two | a9 - | AT $58 PM DECEMBER rvesiseven[ REPORTED THAT HE ACCOMPANIED BOSCH AT SEVEH PM SAME BAY TO THE THENTHGHT FOOT BIG BOAT WHICH WILL BE USED THIS OPERATION. WILLIAM JOHNSON WHO WAS ABOARD ‘THIS BOAT AT BAKER-S HAULOVER DOCKS euerep[__ jon BOATS MOTOR, RADIO, AND OPERATION THIS BOAT IS THE @veTe EBB TIDE’ “END QHOTE WHICH IS UNDER TaEneoun HOUR SURVILIENCE BY us cusToMs. BOSCH UNFOLDED rol FOLLOWING PLAN OF ACTION RELATING TO SCHEDULED BOMBING RAID OF OIL REFINERY AT | NUEVITAS, CUBA, FROM BIMINI, BAHAMA ISLANDS, aT -BEeGEN AM _ DECEMBER ef ecus’ Sri WENTYEECHT Ot E. BOSCH WILL ACCOMPANY [0 ee es + Co ee = = . . q BN FOOT FL PE¥E Se ont ove SEVEN DASH H aND[ WIL PROCEED ALONE IN BOAT DOWN MIAMI RIVER T@ A SPECIFIC POINT WHERE HE WILL PICK UP A YOUNG CUBAN WOMAN, IDENTITY UNKNOWN. ‘TOGETHER THEY WILL PROCEED TO A~ SPECIFIC POINT OFFSHORE OF MIAMI BEACH NEAR GOVERNMENT CUT\. THEY WILL FISH UNTIL ABOUT rive PM WHEN THEY WILL PROCEED TO A SPECIFIC POINT NEAR BY ISOLATED NORTH SHORE ; ” . *3 z “eo Yo aan * HW 55271 Docld:32301556, Paye 9- 32% so eee D8
SECRET) PAGE THREE OF VIRGINIA KEY WHERE THEY WILL MEET SEVERAL CUBANS INCLUDING DR. BOSCH AND DANIEL ORLANDO RAMIREZ, BOMB EXPERT. @& FEFHY POUND BOMBS WILL BE LOADED IN THE BOAT. THE GIRL AND DR. BOSCH WILL REMAIN ON SHORE. ee Act © (ay AND ANOTHER CUBAN, IDENTITY UNKNOWM, WILL PROCEED IN EEGHSEEN FOOT BOAT WITH THE BOMBS TO RENDEVOUS POINT NEAR THE LAST BUOY DESIGNATED AS @WOTE"BELL THO A BAGH BAGH FL BASH R” BND-QUOTE LOCATED OFF GOVERNMENT CUT CHANNEL. HERE THEY WILL MEET THE QyeFE' EBB TIDE END-QHOTE SKIPPERED BY CUBAN CAPTAIN FAY HERHANDEY MAO IS SCHEDUALED TO HAVE DEPARTED FROM BAKER-S HAULOVER AT RENEE PM SAME DAY ALONE TO FISH. EACH BOAT WILL SIGNAL THREE TIMES WITH FLASHLIGHT IN APPROACHING THIS RENDEVOUS: AFTER BOMBS AND CREW OF SMALL BOAT TRANSFER TO THE PuENeHouT FOOT BOAT THE LATTER WILL PROCEED I8 A MENECEPIVE DEGREE COURSE TOWARD BIMINI, TOWING SMALL BOAT. [sca eo] WILL BE IN COMMAND OF OPERATION FROM THIS POINT ON.. SECRET ” oe ' oy .
SECRET PAGE FOUR a ABOVE FACTS IMMEDIATELY FURNISHED IN DETAIL TO US CUSTOMS, MIAMI, WHICH IS COORDINATING ITS ACTIVITIES WITH US COAST GUARD TO SEIZE BOTH BOATS AFTER THER BOMBS ARE LOADED ABOARD THE LARGER ONE. CUSTOMS ALSO PLANS TO SEIZE THE PIPER AZTEC PLANE, N room BRENT OnE OnE P, UPON — ITS RETURN TO BROWARD COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM BIMINI. THIS ‘PLANE IS SCHEDULED TO DEPART BROWARD AIRPORT 28, 1908. DECEMBER ‘THE fe = FOR BIMINI PURSUANT TO - BOSCH=-S ORIGINAL PLAN IN THIS CASE. WITH REFERENCE BUREAU INSTRUCTIONS MIAMI MAINTAINING CLOSE LIASON WITH CUSTOMS AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE : TO IMMEDIATELY INTERVIEW INDIVIDUALS PICKED UP BY CUSTOMS | be AT TIME OF SEISURE OF BOATS AND WILL ALSO INTERVIEW BOSCH, WILLIAM JOHNSON, AND OTHERS IMPLICATED FOR POSSIBLE VIOLATION NEUTRALITY STATUS. MIAMI WILL OBTAIN SIGNED STATEMENTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. ALL POSSIBLE CAUTIONS BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT SECURITY| ea: 6 | MIAMI WILL TELEPHONICALLY NOTIFY BUREAU RESULTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. : ‘ END AND ACK PLS iw RS Bos | WA 4-43 AM OK FBI WAYS 2 ay iy — TU AND DISC fo 4 7 WW 55271 0 Docld:32301556 Paye 11. a
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