424-10278-10398 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/4/2015 Identification Form rr ————— am Agency information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10278-10398 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 97-4474-79 : AE te tease “ Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 12/18/1963 “PAGES: 11 SUBECTS : MIRR, ACA, MEMBERS, PLANE, BOATS, 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 vol 14 WW 50353 Boctldad:32301563 Page 1 ~
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‘Donestio Inteli.gence Division Informative Note L2-18-G3 Miami Office source, Alpizar, approached during past week by leader of Movimiento Insurrecional de Reeuperacton Revoluctonaria (UIRR), anti-Castro group, to pilot plane on bonbing ratd Cuba seheduled for current week, Plane to be flown_from Flerida to Bimini, Bahama Islands territory), by ~ American pilot on ostenstble pleasure fitgiht and Alptgzar and crew members to travel to Bimini in beat. Alptzar identified Johnson as individual who has rented atreraft te be used on paid and postttvely identified plane involved, Johnson previously tnvolved in operations MIRR. | owner of plane previously rented planes for similar opera tia, Miant has furntshed pertinent data to Bohamanioan cuthoritties, Customs and Federal Aviation Agency (FA4), Miami, and Bureau has disseminated to interested agenctes at head= quarters level, Alptzar continuing efforts to identify boats and Customs will exercise its geeizure powers te prevent departure of boate and plane tf necessary. Attached teletype advises Alptzar will make practice flight 12-19-63 and final practice flight lp-2063, Weather favorable and posstile paid will ceceur this weekend. We are following elosely and information in attached digseminated 1218-63 FAA, Customa, State, CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency and John H, Davttt, Department attorney. 9 pe HY 40953 Docld: 32301563 Page 3
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- Domestic Inteluigence Division Informative Note vis Uiamt Offtce source, Alptzar, approached during past week by leader of Movimiento Insurrectonal de Reecuperacton Revoluctonaria (IRR), anti~Castro group, to pilot plane on bombing ratd Cuba scheduled for current week, Plane to be flown_from Florida to Bimini, Bahama Islands territory), by Amertcan pilot on oatenatble pleasure fltgh% and Alptzar and crew members to travel to Bimint in boat. Alpizar identified Johnson as individual who has rented atreraft to be used on raid and posttively tdentified plane involved, Johnson previously tnuolved in operations MIRE, | owner of plane — prevtously rented planes for stmilar operation, © Miami has furnished pertinent data to : Bahanmanian authorities, Customs and Federal Avtation Agency (FAA), Miami, and Bureau has disseminated to interested agenates at heade quarters level. <Alpizar continuing efforts to identify boats and Customs will exercise its se‘zure powers to prevent departure of boats and plane if necessary, Attached teletype advises Alptzar wtll make practice flight 1219-63 and final practice flight 12-2063, Weather favorable and posstble ratd will oceur this weekend. We are following closely and tnformatton in attached disseminated 12@18-63 FAA, Customs, State, CTA, Defense Intelligence Agency and John £, Davitt, Department attorneys ALL INFORN HEREIN |S UI DATE “nfs HW 30953 Docld: 32301563 Page 5
SECRET | 1 » Liaison L « Nasea (NT) 97-4474 | , , ember 20, 1963 ERACION REVOLUCIONARIO rmation has indicated that the captioned anti-Castro organization is ples re raid over Cuba from & has furnished reliable information in the past advised nander ailrpls er N26245, located at the above-mentioned alrport "and echedulec to be used on the raid, was to be made on semper | 1963, and that a final practice flight was scheduled to be ma on December 20, 1965. No practice flight will b @ over Bimini as the owner of the airplane, is opposed to it for security reasons. Orlando Bosch Avila, head of the captioned o: plans to have a quantity of propaganda 1 aflets corre? 3 the airplane during the reid over Cuba. Bos associates have described a boat to be used in this operation as being 26 feet long with a bridge on top. With reference to this boat, our source has learned thet William , on United States citizen, pilot and busines im srrenging for the airplane to be used on thi a mid, ‘is also involved in arrenging for the use of the above-mentioned boat. es Belmont Original to Yeagley ‘Separately. | copids to State, CIA, —__Amy, Navy, Air Force, DIA, Costoms , eS, FAA, Coast Guard. Copies Ce or Cuban Affairs, _Bepartment of State, ed Courter Service and ; ye wat poowL—_l TeLeryer unr Ll HW 30953 Docld: 32301563. Page 6
oe a “: | FEDERAL BUREAN OF INVESTIEATION “Ah ; a aREORMATION counarme obi SECTION qpRErN 18 cane DEC 1 8 1963 2’ EXCH WHET SE TELETYPE URGENT 12-18-63 9-14 PM EST # 4 TOR /97-4474/ Te Deaessty on: OADR C, MIAMI /105-2855 / MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCTIONARIA Leternirk Seeur/p/ = , MMIRR?| EG-DASH CUBA, NiteMaupealiety etter REBUTEL AND MIAMI TEL DATED DECEMBER SEVENTEEN, SIX TYTHREE. TODAY MIAMI HAD DISCUSSION WITH JOHN KINNEY AND HIS SUPERIOR, FAY Federak Aviafiers Argerey LINEHAN, SUPERVISING INSPECTOR,/FeA, AND EDWARD FICKIE, U. S. CUSTOMS, WHO IS HANDLING INSTANT CASE FOR CUSTOMS, AND REITERATED BUBEAU/S. POSITION THAT PREVENTION OF RAID IS WITHIN JURISDICTION OF CUSTOMS AND FAA, AND CONSEQUENTLY THIS OFFICE NOT MAKING ANY REQUESTS FOR GROUND- ING INSTANT PLANE. LINEHAN STATED FAA HAS INVESTIGATIVE POWERS BUT ! NO POLIG@E: POWERS AND IF PLANE IS GROUNDED IT WOULD HAVE TO BE BY ACTION OF, ‘cusTOHs AGENCY. LINEHAN STATED FAA WOULD CONTINUE TO/F} ia Se vhlheg COOPERATEc WI THEN. SCOPE ITS JURISDICTION. FICKIE ADVISED THAT Ue Berroa, CUSTOMS 1st PREPARED TAKE PROPER ‘ACTION AND WILL COORDINATE WITH FAA. i TODAYZEVELIO ALPIZAR PEREZ, /PROTECT/, ADVISED THAT HE MET LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING WITH DR. ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, HEAD OF MIRR, WHO jifsa/e 4 bom od gy Ao LITE, Lg, Cre O-y, at isa, Bell, He, Con hrm, FAR, CE, GAVE HIM SEVENTYFIVEBOLLARS FOR @hyPRACTICE FLIGHT yITH | _ id fF: | AERO COMMANDER AT -BROWARD INTERNATEONAL AIRPORT: ON SECEMBER NINETEEN. oh a A HENNE PRAGPICE FLIGHT Is ALSO Now ol "9 BER 7 TWENTY 5, SIXTYTHREE BY ALPIZAR. ooo hie uit ve WALL NOT oa END PAGE ONE - ” # 9 1964 ¥. a Se beat i=] Lr] an [a La) t= a bs fats ia) he a te i=] pari Gn om ia] Li) RL it La "ed % % om oar ce i Uy $
woo? x eee pe = VSSECRED PAGE TWO TAKE PLACE AS | IIS OPPOSED TO THIS FOR SECURITY REASONS. WEATHER CONDITIONS IN MIAMI AREA ARE NOW FAVORABLE. BOSCH PLANS TO HAVE QUANTITY OF PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS DROPPED DURING RAID OVER CUBA. ALPIZAR, WHO HAS MECHANICAL SKILL, HAS OFFERED TO CHECK OUT MOTORS ON BOAT TO BE USED PRIOR TO ITS DEPARTURE AND HE BELIEVES HIS OFFER WILL BE ACCEPTED BY BOSCH. BOSCH AND HIS. ASSOCIATES NOW DESCRIBE mo BOAT AS BEING TWENTYEIGHT FEET LONG WITH A BRIDGE ON TOP. ALPIZAR oo HAS LEARNED THAT WILLIAM JOHNSON IS INVOLVED ALSO IN ARRANGING FOR USE OF THIS BOAT. ne oP, MIAMI HAS ADVISED ee Ee S. CUSTOMS, AND OTHER LOCAL FEDERAL AGENCIES RE PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CLOSE LIAISON WITH THEM. LETTERHEAD MEMO SUIT- ABLE FOR DISSEMINATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TWELVE NINETEEN SIXTYTHREE. BUREAU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED ALL PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS. END AND ACK PLS | Wa 9-22 PM OK FBI WALA’ tee. ce CALLE: TU AND DISC: fog ue epic ‘. SECRET VPA-LY IL - PG
ss ‘ ea : P | ab THFORMATION CONTAINED DEC 1 § 1963 HEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED TELETYPE | sarah WIESE SHOWN eras E kK URGENT 42-18-63 915. PM EST RM TO DIRECTON s9TsqeTa? DES ; 7, 1S DASH cuba, Nt, | | “REBUTEL ANOMIANE TEL DATED DecEMar SEVENTEEN, SIYTYTHREE» TODAY MIAME HAD DISCUSSION WITH JOHN KINNEY AND NIS SUPERIOR, FAY LINEHAN, SUPERVISING INSPECTOR, FAA, AND EDUARD FICKIE, U. Ss. CUSTOMS, WHO IS HANDLING INSTANT CASE FOR CUSTOMS, AND REITERATED SUPEAU/S 2 tie UHM FAA, AND CONSEQUENTLY THIS OFFICE NOT MAKING ANY REQUESTS FOR GRoUND- {NG INSTANT PLANE, LINEHAN STATED FAA HAS INVESTIGATIVE POUERS BUT NO POLICE POWERS AND IF PLANE IS GROUNDED IT WOULD HAVE TO BE BY ACTION OF CUSTOMS AGENCY, LINEHAN STATED FAA WOULD CONTINUE TO FREELY Bits CYcoorERAre UITHIN SCOPE ITS JURISDICTION. FICKIE ADVISED THAT Us So TS cuSTOME IS PREPARED TAKE PROPER ACTION AND WILL COORDENATE WITH FAA. +1 TODAY EVELIO ALPIZAR PEREZ, /PROTECT/» ADVISED THAT HE MET LAST S NIGHT AND THIS MORNING WITH -DRe ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, HEAD OF NERR, WHO s Mast E any Alef j— Jf 5 | POSITION THAT PREVENTION OF RAID 18 WITHIN JURISDICTION OF CUSTOMS AND £ a wes ia HIM SEVENTYFIVE DOLLARS FOR A PRACTICE FLIGHT WITH Ro AERO COMMANDER AT- BROWARD INTERNATIONAL “AIRPORT ‘ON DECEMBER NINETEEN « ade PvEwry, SIXTYTHREE BY ALPIIARS RA FLIckt - OVER BININY WILL NOT pie pe ast ope Bo Bn ee 20-6 | ~ 3 = ° . = . a fae a, = os ' . . 3 a rn ne io . . ee, < at oS? M 2 ae - aa, & oF - ? ‘ -* a * —~o.? . gr 2, oe = 4 2 $ . = ° . Cote, : . £ Be : 2n seo 4 a oF 1 Be _ ot sy - * - al - : S ” - * . ak ws . : of t ot v at » 7 © . gos i. 50953 Docld: 32301563 Page 9 * Pe ° pe
. at wt a? | . : - | so, ” { Loge q ve “e . Sy oe ; SECRET: © 7 - ; PAGE Tro. ee ra ot “Tae Place ag| ys opposite Te nas FOR SECURITY REASONS. | WEATHER CONDITIONS IN MIAHY (HEA ARE NOU FAVORABLES i |. BOSCH PLANS TO HAVE QUaWTtTY OF PROPAGANDA. LEAFLETS DROPPED" a | DURING RAID OVEW CUBA, | | | —«ALPIZAR, WHO HAS MECHANICAL “Sunt HAS OFFERED TO CHECK OUT ' MOTORS ON BOAT TO BE USED PREOW TO ITS DEPARTURE AND HE BELIEVES HIS | OFFER VELL BE ACCEPTED BY BOSCH, BOSCH AMD HIS ASSOCTATES Now DESCRIBE I. BOAT AS BEING TWENTVEYGHT FEET LONG WITH A BRIDGE ON TOP, ALPIZAR * "RAS LEARNED THAT WELLTAM JOHNSON IS’ INVOLVED ALSO IN ARRANGING FOR "USE OF THIS BOATS gaye MIAME HAS ADVISED [eneee BENTLEY, SPECIAL meaner Ue Se CUSTOMS, AND OTHER LOCAL FEDERAL AGENCERS RE PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS AND ELL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CLOSE LIAISON WITH THEM, LETTERNEAD MEMO SUIT~ ABLE FOR DISSEMINATION WILL, BE SUBMITTED TWELVE NINETEEN SIXTYTHREE, | SUREAM VILL BE LHMEDIATELY ADVISED ALL PERTENENT DEVELOPHENTS, “END AND ACK PLS WA pe22 PM OK FRY WA ‘LA T awd prsc. a oe we Bit, ER aa : Time 274g ; VR 49 F¢- FF — ce - ee 4 "ps & S * * Set Bree ty °e ee an S ae ee oo 38 7 HW 50953 Docld:32301567, Page ig. * Pr wg Be be oF o T tok a Pa OG