MM 9-2024 Dade County Public Safety Department . Miami Police Department . U.S. Coast Guard, Miami U.S. Customs , Miami Federal Aviation Agency, Miami On June 10, 1968, the contents of the above mentioned three telegrams directed to the three. separate Heads of State were discussed with ‘Assistant U.S. Attormey LLOYD G. BATES and he advised that in his, opinion these telegrams or ecablegrams did in fact contain a threat within * ‘-the purview of the Federal Extortion Statute. He said that prosecution would be considered in . . -the event the subject or sender was identified. | JEK Law-10(a).2._ . | | | 7-48136- “26 | HW 45701 Docld:322787615 Page 6
“MM 9~2024 1 By communication of June 19,,. 1968, the Bureau advised Miami that the Spanish. National Police: had confirmed on that date the receipt of the cablegram by the Spanish Government sent to General FRANCO on ~ June 7, 1968. MARIANO FERNANDEZ PULIDO of the Spanish National Police could testify regarding the ‘Feceipe: of this cablegran.(S | , On ‘Sune 17, 1968, the Bureau advised Miami that 4 Mexican City newspaper, "Ultimas Noticias" on June 7, 1968, carried an Associated press dispatch to the effect that Bder Cubano claimed to have ‘sent cablegrams to Mexico, Spain, and England, threatening action if commercial relations with Cuba were ‘Rot ‘broken off, (SE) (u) | ‘Air was ascertained from a confidential source abroad that when the President of Mexico é was available pit. would be determined whether or (Z/( not a witness could be designated to testify to Yeceipt of the c cablegram Lif necessary. Y32(t) On June 21, 1968, the Bureau advised Miami that the aforementioned source had advised . on June 20, 1968 that he had consulted with Mexican Presi- ‘dent GUSTAVO DIAZ ORDAZ.3 The threatening cablegram | ‘had been receivedgby | the Presidency in Mexico and ‘since there was no trial to take place at that ‘time the President felt no uYgency and wished to” over with the Mexican Attorney General to deter-: ~~ mine if there, would be international complications in . view of the cablegram having been addressed to the | President personally. The President had said, however, KW 18 —SFERE 9-4€130°28 a a ______J HW 45701 DoclId: 3227687615 Page 7 7.
MM 9-2024 CFR Taw tO4ay2 The FBI Laboratory was YTequested to; - Dete rmine if each message was prepared om the same typewriter and identify the manufacturer and type of machi ine use ed, @ Zo ote . etm in ne if the messages delivered to EDIGER wete exa épt copies of the originals and if prepared by the same machine. 9 36 Determine if the messages wete identical with thosei that had been sent to the Embassies in asi ington , D. C., of Great Britain , Spain, and 4 4, Determine if these messages had been typed by any machine used by ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA in a pYevious extortion investigation. i 21 HW 45701 DoclId: 3227687615 Page 6 § yan
MM 9-2024 7 On June 24, 1968, the Bureau advised Miami that mone of the Westem Union forms submitted had any latent) impressions of value. By communication of June 10, 1968, Washington - Field advised as follows: On June 10, 1968, Mr. ALBERTO BECERRA SIERRA, Minister, Mexican Embassy , (2829 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., phone AD 4-6000, advised he was in possession of an envélope postmarked Miami, Florida, and received at the Embassy June 10, 1968. Mr. BECERRA SIERRA felt that the threatening communications were contained in . this ; envelope. uO On June ‘10, 1968, Mr. BECERRA SIERRA was interviewed and he requested that the interviewing Agents open the envdope which he thought contained the threats. The envelope was opened and contained therein were three Western Union tdegram forms which contained a typewritten message in the Spanish language. oo | The contents of each of these telegram forms were translated by: SA ROBERT S. CAVANAUGH, The translation of each is as follows: . No. i Western Union telegram dated June 6, 1968, addre essed to General FRANCISCO FRANCO, Madrid, Spain; “"Distegatding ‘the pe etitions of the Cuban people, it obliges us to give an ultimatum of war against your Government unless- you suspend all commerce with the oo ; Cuban Communists regime, If you-do not do this, you co -will be the one responsible for the Spanish planes and . BS 4 9-Y5130 4 _ _ : _ __ ee eee ee HW 45701 Docld:322787615 Page 9
HW 45701 MM 9-2024 — "Distegarding the petitions of the Cuban people, it obliges us to give an ultimatum of war against your Government unless you suspend all commerce with the Cuban Communists regime. If you do not do this, you will be the one responsible for the Mexican ships and planes that will be dynamited. To avoid further mishaps, don’t make the mistake of under estimating this advice from Cuban Powe® Signed ERNESTO Delegate General Cuban Power" The envelope in which the above described telegram forms wete received is postmark ed Miami, Florida, and dated June 7, 1968. It is addressed "The Honotable Ambassador of Estados Unidos de Mexico to the United States, Mexican Embassy, Washington,D.C." Mr. STERRA advised that only he handled the emidope and he further advised that he has been fingerprinted in the pat by U.S. Immigration Service. SIERRA further advised that the MetYropolitan:». Police Department is affording protection to the Mexican ‘Embassy. _Intelligence Division, Metropolitan Police Department, was advised of the above information. 26 Docld: 322787615 Page 10