tone ¢ OPTIONAL. <FORM NO. 10 i) s01711.6 CO \ , . ; - a PN \ \ ' g. UNITED STATES Gi_ £RNMENT ‘~ * oe (Js rae , D - CRET me, Memorandum . an - on HAS NO vex wated and = capt ioned as above. S a a aa aa do DATE: AVG 21 970 — : con St DIRECTOR, FBI (105-202233) | DATE: | OS  OLMLLYEE Voce Ca) SAC, MIAMI (105-18943) (P) wi ma Hibede eke 7{ “ ' fan eek ifs (SUBJECT: UBANOS UNIDOS My 2 LL (UNITED CUBANS) 88 a | | IS - CUBA ROMY, EA/Custor , , 17 NM ~ CUBA a (@o: Miami) | ‘Re? Miami letter with enclosures, 6-19-70, 28 - Bureau airtels to Miami, 6- 24- 70 and 8- 4-3 = ‘Enclosed for the Bureau are 9° copies of a. DEGLASSIFICSTION 4 ANDIOR, Copies are being disseminated locally to be 5 aE EASE GF CIAL iNERMOT Owing Federal agencies: uo os iN THis DOCUMENT. JM 3-47 . | | 7 ae he 3 U. S. Secret Service, Miami - NISO, Charleston, S.C, | - 1lllth M.I. Group, Orlando, Florida - Cuban Affairs (State. Department) , Miami - CIA, Miami on - U. S. Coast Guard, Miami | U. S. Border Patrol, Miami - U. S. Cus toms (1- Miami; 1-Region fT) - INS, Miami - OSI, Patrick Air Force ‘Base, ‘Florida - Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division, ne Miami DECLASSIFIED BYYOGE-s bse ks soar M T-1 is MM 974-S, (xf OM 497-47 (EL Sh ).. a M is JUAN ESPINOSA GONZALEZ, i) Source - . * , 7 Cuban ne Pe . . | | MM T-3 is fers letter, 6~19-70 s Mesos if - Secret, No Foreign fora neteer. 6 ye Q ? (@)sureau (Enc. 9) (RM) Miami ‘ Rite 43 F ENCCOSURE OSep | v SECKET gid | Buy U.S. s savings Bonds Regularly on the Paral Savings Plan at fet 1 ed et pet ND bed bed Be ped et { i ' j 5010-108-01 DoclId: 32309015 Page 2?
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Ro. 7 ne 208 ~ NO FOREIGN DISSEM1L_iTION. RE: CUBANOS UNIDOS (UNITED CUBANS). gasoline storage plants and electric plants in Cuba, However, CU has not formalized these plans, and they are not expected to take place within +h immediate future. NAVARRO explained that. he had been. appearing on “radio and television programs in the Miami, Florida, area, calling ‘for unity of Cuban exile groups and urging these independent groups to join CU for military operations against Cuba. NAVARRO said that CU takes the propaganda ‘position that it is. against any United States help and aid and will liberate Cuba without: United States arms, backing _ or recognition, NAVARRO ‘explained the purpose of this '. policy is to unite the Cuban exiles, but privately CU is | trying to. obtain United States Government help and. backing. : - On- June 23, 1970, MM T=1 advised that certain cu “members claim that they had located a good boat, about _ sixty feet long with a steel hull and two motors. The boat. is owned by an unidentified American. MM T-1 explained , that from the contents of the conversation, it appeared ‘that the CU members planned on contacting the American owner of the boat to ascertain if arrangements could be made for CU to use this boat for operations against cuba. (3 far) : fon June 26, 1970, MM T=-2, a Cuban exile who has been involved in Cu “revolutionary matters for the past five years, -advised> Yat on the night previously, he had conferred with WILFREDO NAVARRO, at which time NAVARRO claimed CU. was going ahead with its plans to sink a Soviet vessel off the east coast of Florida’ as the vessel _was.on its way to Cuba. NAVARRO. indicated that. CU had no: particular vessel: in mind, but that when plans were completed _. they would. attempt to sink ° the ‘first Russian vessel | that’ happened | to come along. On: June: 29, 1970, MM TL reported that he received information that CU was preparing. some type of military. action. against ships trading with Cuba. This action would - involve. an attack ona ship on the high‘seas and possibly . a ship of Russian. registry. The leaders of this. ‘operation | - are WILFREDO NAVARRO and GORDON DI. BATTISTO, an. American, . CU reportedly had two 20mm cannons, two .50 caliber machine guns, and an unidentified boat, owned by an American, not further identified, 1. OF u) : | ‘ale FOREIGN DISSEMINATION DoclId: 32309015 Page 4 Mec