JFK Assassination System Date: 5/21/201 Identification Form . Agency Information Released under the John AGENCY: FBI . . . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90102-10241 , ; issagaination Records oOllection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 Usc 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 54460 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 185-354-2X1 _ no-o4-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI . FROM: SJ : TO: HQ Z TITLE: DATE: 08/16/1974 ‘PAGES: | 90— SUBJECTS : MAX LESNICK DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT... CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact ( DATE OF LASTREVIEW: —08/ 19/ 1998 oo OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT v9.1 HW 54460 DBocld: 32332594 18 Page 1
% - , . , 4 . . . : BD-265 (Rev. 1-7-72) on, FEDERAL SUREAU OF INVE.. JTIGATION REZORTING OFFICE i OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE . INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD a SAN JUAN SAN JUAN 8/16/74 8/6 - 8/16/74 7 ; wT LE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY oT , TYPED By _ BCH! PXQHE VENEZUELAN [CHARACTER OF CASE” \ consuL UATE, SANTURCE, OO | PUERTO RICO, AUGUST 6, As en NO — ae PRO, >, SUBVERSIVE ee a REFERENCES: San_ guan ‘teletype to the Bureau, 8/6/7h, , Sen Juan airtel to the 8 Bureau, 8/7/74, / ot San Juan airtel to the ‘Bureau, 8/8/74, . : . - Miami teletypes to the Bureau, captioned "UNSUBS; _ BOMBING OF VENEZUELAN CONSULATE, SAN JUAN, PUERTO 7 RICO, AUGUST 7, 1974, EID; M-7, IS - CUBA" datea ert, and 8/9/74. 7 Moe "ALU INFORMATION CONTAINED “F- | HEREIN. | IFIED Bee Qs ia aby Se a ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED (CXNONE : ACQUIT-F casas oa@tn: ae , convic, | ruc, [Fines TALS | 2 ° PENDING OVER ONE-YEAR Ces ino | PENDING PROSECUTION =~ . _ OVER SIX MONTHS ves 1 Eine ey approveo \))\ Ho Eee DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW.” | COPIE Fanner: ce 60 Ht fee rn... 7’ - Bureau Decsof f pT nade jon — — - USA, San Juan<sc-L evtia- a - Miami FRIHG por re partes! New York +) - WFO ms ROP B AY77 ~ San Juan (285-21) - AUG 22 174": ———-. yyy EA | HPS RM, at v/ Dissemination Record of Attached Report Notations Ageney so hats SL oo aR renorn Ns omer ‘bx rea [ofp laa La ei : : IP(5) gy ” ENS ALIS n — pie gg ! DFA, ' 60 PAG S74QCT 2471974 0 ‘OVER, Pa oe . HW 54460 Docla: 32332594" Page 2 Hi wy =: i . -
7 - BoscH, ¥ head of. ‘the: terrorist group . known as Aecion Cubana, has. claimed. credit for recent package “bombs sent to Cuban diplomatic. establishments abroad, and _is-now 2 parole, violator fugitive, tisk te. | ‘The DR’ is an “action. ‘group, ‘one of ‘whose members, JUAN. FELIPE. DE LA CRUZ, was:killed on a mission to bomb~ -the Cuban Embassy in: ‘Paris,’ France, when a bomb blew: up. “in his hands | in August. loth. eo or previous: investigation has. ‘disclosed that ALDO. vERaN SERAFIN, born. -7£29/28,_at. Caibairen, cuba, Alien: /o eda da egistration A- 12403. ‘951, is a:former member of. the DR. la e has a. long ‘history: of. involvement in anti-Castro:. revolutionary ) tivity. VERA. resides at 328 Calle Arabia, Puerto o.Nueves Puerto. Rico oe ee . source. as been - ‘instructed. to: attempt: to. ‘obtain. “more. details. concerning alleged involvement of M-T. in this - : “In: ord tived veltiype 4 to ‘the Bureau 1 from Miami ated 8/9 ye the. > following. information: was: s obtained: "COVER PAGE Page 3 HW 54460 DoclId: 32332594
ss 185-21, 7 ae ‘COLMENARES said. M7 ‘also. Gynamited Peruvian - “consulate: San Juan, Puerto Rico, prior to ‘bombing of Venezuelan Consulate. — ; ee ES NM 1337-8 ‘observed. ‘that VERA’ was in Miami ‘about | one month: ago and was always accompanied by COLMENARES, - whom source suspects is also member of M-7...San Juan is requested. to exercise discretion in conducting any investi- - ° gation based. } Upon. this: information in order vo protect The ‘following investigation was coset or wes sts JOHN M., \WALSER and DIADER H. ROSARIO: ob. “on 8/8/71, ‘an. attempt to ‘locate ALDO" VERA. SERAFIN at his. residence, Number 528 Arabia, Puerto Nuevo, Puerto ‘Rico, was. negative. CA. ten-to-twelve-year-old boy who .: identified. himself. as” the.son. of. ‘ALDO VERA, disclosed his _.~ father had been in Miami on business. ‘for the past three or | “four days: and woul return: riaey, night, 8/9/78 at about oe On 8/9/74, records of. the. ‘local ‘Immigration and Naturalization (INS): Office, pan Am Building, Hato Rey, (gg uerte Rico, were: negativ regarding. ALDO \ VERA : SERAFIN. HW 54460 Docld:32332594 Page 4
$F 185-22 ee : = By airtel dated 4 8/7/74; “the san Juan office submitted to the FBI laboratory” all evidence collected in this. matter. cae Ca woe a + — be bere: on: dates indicated, “the: ‘dt towing” ‘sources were eee contacted and advised that they: could provide no informa- an tion. relative to captioned matter: fas santa pe ens <c ee Barre, | ~~ gource™ a Date . ‘Sd whe-pst | SA ‘DONALD W. MANO mn ‘sh ‘LEON E, FISH so 1318-8 advised that. he nad learned CNG RMONIGLES TAS-BOUZA:. may have. been: ‘involved. ance the bombing of the Peruvian Consulate, Urbanization San _ Francisco, Rio. Piedras,» Puerto. Rico, on. July: 26, 1974, and _. the bombing of. the Cuban: Consulate in Madrid,. Spain, approxi-°- _ mately eight months ago. The. confidential source advised: that — _ the family of. PEREZ-POLA have indicated that PEREZ-POLA - -.. receives suspicious itype. telephone- ‘calls:in the late: fhours;)0 a _. that. he was in Spain with IGLESIAS.at the time of the Cuban = | ~ Consulate: bombing;. that: he has money which is not derived = 2 from his business at DAVID’ PABLO!s Ornamental - Shop, . Central. Avenue, Guaynabo, Puerto’ Rico; and:that he came home.on the «=. early morning of 7/26/74, the:morning of the bombing’ of the ae _” Peravian Consulate, An_8 sweat) and extremely nervous. ey SPilae gz- 1348- s. also advised that IGLESIAS ‘fnrorms ‘everys 0 28 : one. that he. is: ‘employed - by the Federal Bureau of fe eet -tion-and is’ extremely anti-Communist and ‘has’ in the past... » attempted to: recruit. ‘Cuban businessmen. in “Puerto Rico: to HW 54460 Docld: 32332594 Page 5
SJ 185-21 on | PHW/Isp oy on August, 15, ag7i,. sa. + 13lB-s advised. he had | - learned ‘through a friend who. isin a. position to obtain _ -<dnfornation regarding. the .family of .CARLOS..PEREZ- JPOLA:, ae \ - that PEREZ was in Spain when ‘the CubM Consulate was bombed, and PEREZ had told his family not to reveal the fact that. _he-was in Spain at the time -the™ incident occurred. Allegedly, / upon his- return he was infuriated at certain members of his . family because they. had revealed where he: had been to other _ °° friends... “Source. also -heared that PEREZ. has a bodyguard named cae | ARMANDITO!' 5. not further identified. - . ae * PEREZ was: . described to) Source | as. a. nervous. individual, “who: always feels. that: ‘someone is. "out to get him", and he has _ indicated ‘that. he- would. like’ to sell his business and leave | — Puerto Rico. | yee : : ~ cee “The. person who ‘furnished ‘the: information to Source. “indicated: that he. felt’ sure that PEREZ ‘was involved in the | “recent bombings. in ‘San: Juan of. the. Peruvian and Venezuelan .. “Consulates, possibly hiring. someone sto” do the. actual Bombing. Taal “source. wa advised that PEREZ ° is: ; believed +0 be mare ‘closely associated with -GUILLERMO- IGLESIAS BAUZA;:.who. possibly os resides in- Miami,. ‘Florida, and that the two of. ‘them are . “members of, some. clandestine: organization, okey” a Ua vdew of above: information obtained on , August 15, Pee “4974, will Yre-interview. CARLOS : “PEREZ ~POLA. It. isto be noted that’ ‘PEREZ -POLA during: ‘interview on August. ub 197, ‘stated | HW 54460 Docld:32332594 Page 6
: not closely followed the activities of individuals who. abandoned : ‘Santurce,- ‘Puerto Rico,. telephone number 725- -5300, and whose | of the PRP, had been a constant | troukbNemaker in. PRP, sprewding 4m. de “on August. 8, 1974, ‘sa 1438-Pst advised that he chad. the Partido Revolucionario del Pueblo (Peoples Revolutionary Party) (PRP) but had heard that they had: followed the lead _of ENRIQUE~ NUNEZ ..ALVAREZ who was: involved ina tJeadership “Capacity. of Cuban. exiles .in- San Juan, Puerto Rico, who-favor a more active fight. against. the CASTRO regime through any means to ‘bring about the. downfall .of CASTRO. - PSI advised - that. CARLOS LOPEZ “LAY, @x-PRP member, was an attorney at San Juan, Puerto.Rico, whose business was ‘located at Parque 407, ‘residence was. Garden Meadows .B-9, Gardens Hills, Bayamon, ‘Puerto: Rico, ‘telephone number - 783- 9054. He advised that. LOPEZ LAY:was -a-close friend of ENRIQUE NUNEZ: and was an“ associate. of NUNEZ with the newspaper "Replica" published. ‘at San: Juan, Puerto. -Rico... Source doubted that.’ LOPEZ LAY “would ‘discuss. NUNEZ". activities. with: the Federal Bureau of _ Investigation” (FBI). 59) : . ree bon . * ource advised. ‘that. GEOR WILT,» ae “former ember: “numerous : ‘falsehoods | about. PRP: and’ appeared to have been planted] - inside the PRP to: ‘attempt. ‘to. disrupt the PRP functioning. As. ae ‘goon as. ENRIQUE: ‘NUNEZ. was: ‘kicked out: of. ‘the ‘PRP, | GEORGE WILT . -abandone he’ PRP ollowing: NUNEZ... ae ata KR: aren aes egarding. individuals Individuals. ‘named vyfer "146 | who. abandoned. the:. RP were. disctssed.. with SJ 1438-PSsT;: OJ 1438- we no" ‘specific’ information: regarding . bombings of. consulates © “PSI.could. provide little additional. information regarding the =~ 7 oy individuals: but ‘verified. that the individuals named all 2 oe "possessed. attitudes: ‘described as extreme activists regarding © ~actions:: aimed’ atthe. overthrow of CASTRO. -He could provide ‘Puerto Rico,*but. felt: through rumors -he had heard HW 54460 Docld: 32332594 Page 7
83 185-21, ) - eee eee ee ee - On 8/8/7h, SJ 1377- -PCI, who resides. ‘on calle Hipodtomo} Stop 19, area of Santurce, Puerto Rico, advised that by chance. she was sitting on her balcony, which faces | Calle Hipodromo, at 3:00 AM, 8/6/74. At that time, she heard a singie Loud . explosion from. which’ direction ‘she could not at that time discern, » Thereafter, about fifteen _minutes later, an automobile came. down Calle’. Hipodromo and. ~ stopped ata: ‘building on the same side of the street as her residence and to. the south of it.. She advised this was remembered in that there was no traffic on the streets at ' this time. - The car pulled up in front. of the: building, which she advised has a dress shop: on the ground: floor, and ..— ' which. is located between Avenida. Fernandez. Juncos. and 1a Palma, and that the car. remained parked: fora. period of. about thirty. minutes, after which: two individuals, who appeared to be male, emerged and went inside the 2 a ae! - . She’ pointed. out: that. she ‘subsequently associated the: two HW 54460 ‘events since’ almost ali the inhabitants ‘in that: building _.@re Cubans, and she has ‘heard: rumors that. they are "trouble-. — makers". She felt that. perhaps. ‘some. relationship existed . between the explosion: and the arrival of the car ‘shortly ~ .. thereafter, 4nd felt: that. “perhaps: inquiry at thet. address . oo ~ might 1 be > Productive, — : oe on 8/13/78; (CARLOS: GARCTA- PEREZ; 753 3 Hipodromo,- _ “santurce, ‘Puerto Rico’ (above-described address), owner, The oo . _-. Dress Shop (a factory and retail outlet) advised that he 2.0 rents the first floor of this. ‘building. and part of the _ second floor for his: business ;° however, . does not reside ain a game. He employs § a, tenant. in® his | BuSINeBBs AMELA LEAL : +o, HERNANDEZ « es oe a Docld: 32332594 Page 6
ck $3 1462-PST was contacted on August 2, 6, 8 ‘and 13, a 1974, regarding organizations known as Accion Cubana (Cuban. # Action) - (AC), Frente.de Liberacion: de Nacional Cubana (Cuban | -s National Liberation. Front) .(FLNC) and Ejercito Latinamericano~ 2 Anti-Communista | (Latin: ‘American Anti-Communist Army): (ELAC), — _: He ~provided -the “information which he felt may be pertinent . to the above ‘organizations and also possibly related to recent: : bombings of the Argentine,: Peruvian and Venezuelan consulates . in ‘San ) Juan, Puert piles ieee aroun means... “The” LNC ‘publicly claimed credit ‘during: July, 1974, . Ehrough . "Replica newspaper y published at San Juan, Puerto - Rico, aE : he i 10 CASTRO regime with. the destruction “Of oneswhich- was. oneal 1 ; ni mae HW 54460 Docld:32332594 Page 9
reported to. be armed nearly all. of the ‘time with a ‘revolver: _ LEDO acts as a bodyguard for ENRIQUE NUNEZ. LEDO is the - ’ only member.of FLNC that. the source knows of who owns a ~~ -" mechanics repair shop and was a- possible. source of the © “) nuts and- bolts used in the. bombs against the consulates .'-: in San Juan. PSI said this. was. ony. a Suspicion of which . os whe had no © evidence. fictur _ i 7 Ce goes we PST advised: that ENRIQUE. NUNEZ, MANUEL LEDO, ELVIO— . (RIVERA 1 LIMONTA and RAUL VARANDELA ESTEVES were all close. . | associates and were seen together” frequently. They. had a gathering © ‘spot..at the Farmacia. ‘Borinquen Towers. where they normally spent.a lot of: time. He advised that the activities . - Of FLNC and. AC appear to be.cent magn around\|the Puerto Nuevo. “area of San Juan. ~Regarding: RAUDNVARANDELARESTEVES the ” “> source © disclosed that he ing OA 1511 L511 Espera ranza, _Caparra * Heights, Pueblo ) Viejo, ‘San’ Juan; ’ Puerto. ‘Rico, rto Rico, and had telé- phone number 782-7512... He advised that’ “VARANDELA. was.a close). ‘associate’: of Drs” ‘ORLANDO. BOSCH: “AVILA::and. also: was.) ‘reportedly/ ‘closely associated. with: FLNC. ‘and AC.’ He. -advised: that: VARANDELA, ‘spent. large: ‘amounts: ‘time in: Miami ;:. Blorida, “and was considered: by ‘some: as°* ‘a bodyguard for BOSCH. “Source. advised that. VARANDELA. has’ been*reported.to cary a. -weapon -- although: the source has ‘never’ ‘personally seen one on VARANDELA .: -' Source advised: that: most’ ‘people’ spelled. VARANDELA' ‘Ss name “BARANDELA but- that this ‘was incorrect since: the initial letter. :Of ‘his surname was’ "VT. ¢ ae wo - “PST advised’ ‘that. he jad: personally recently written® ae . an: article. which. was- extremely. -critical_of_the.President of-- 2... _,» Venezuela. acting as a voice for: the: Club. for Free Cuba which | -. he.explained was ‘a club of 50. ‘ex-Cuban newspapermen ‘which had > ag lits motto. "For the: Liberty-~ ‘of Cuba with- Democracy Against - : ~ Communism". © ‘PSI ‘advised ‘that: this. club limited its activities oe to. written. ‘publications: against: the CASTRO -regime.- The - a “article PSI: wrote he: ‘explained: was: in-no way a threat against a ‘Venezuela But “was ‘by: way--of-open criticism of a: ‘regimecwhich?{i¢: ‘promised one thing to: “gain: Cuban. “votes-in Venezuela and’ then’... 2! owhen iélectied-went against: campaign: promises. and: established promiz:: lose: ties with Cuba.. PST advised he’ Ahad no. direct reese ig i u) HW 54460 Docld: 323327594 Page 10
- $3°185-21 -. IMW/bkb ee “On “August 13, 1974, $s 1462- PSI disclosed that f° ~Sarpo. VERA SERAFIN was.a‘* former*head-of the Department of ~.. “Investigations . of the.Police of Cuba under the CASTRO Regime. _ . He advised that. VERA had. been: arrested while in the process — . of making bombs to use against the »BATISTA Regime in Cuba... and ‘that upon the overthrow of ®BATISTA by CASTRO, VERA. = =: '-was-released and placed as head of the Department of. Investigations of the police. : He advised that VERA had been’ _ residing: in Miami until. about two’ years ago, but had then. '. moved.to San Juan, Puerto’ Rico, where he. resided currently at ~~ Calle Arabia, Number 528. He was. self-employed as a door-to- door salesman.” Source did not know anything ‘regarding VERA's ‘current, Political Setivities 202: angenmen! “On. August 135 19th Mr. - ARTURO iricanleesones, who provided the i ar the pol ; J. Partido Revolucionario de’ Pueblo Vbecsiete Seoniate meee. Party) (PRP).,..and' ‘was: formerly: ‘a member of ‘the .Executive “Committee of the PRP.: He had ‘made. inquiries. ‘among his. Cuban. . associates. regarding recent. bombings of consulates in San Juan eG -,and recalled: that about: ten days‘ago, a person he desired not. _: to identify,: had: told: him:on an’ airplane flight that the ee . os '. Frente. de Liberacion de. Nacional:-Cubana: (Cuban National Liber-  . ~ation Front)(FLNC) and. Accion-Cubana* (Cuban: Action)(AC) was...” . composed of the same membership. under. two: separate names.:::°.. -. ENRIQUENNUNEZ -ALVAREZ: was’ reported:to be the local leader of - both groups. with the: following individuals. as. Supporters: of: NUNEZ in the” groups ae : Es CARLOS LOPEZ-LAY, an. attorney ‘who resided-at- - “$a van, | former member ofthe .PRP, was. very friendly with. NUNEZ ‘and. had: followed. NUNEZ". ‘lead’ in’ “abandoning: the PRP, 2 Acustin: BARRES,” “who Ahad’ ‘only. attended: one:mee ting f.the ‘PRP.when it ‘was. organized: in Costa Rica. °. BARRES” atvended the, meeting. at. the. tavtta tion, of ‘NUNEZ and thad cnot HW 54460 Page 11 DoclId: 32332594