104-10048-10236 - SUBJECT: : ' Intelligence. Service on suspicion that he was acting as a Santiago de Cuba.” €or. Gubanand Castro at which time he was associated with . Pedro DIAZ Lanz in these activities. After Castro came to power in’ early” 1959, subject was reportedly working with _ Santiago de Cuba area. Later in 1959, subject had a falling out with the Castro regime and by late 1959 was engaged in “: anti-Castro activities. During 1960 he was frequently . ‘Yeported engaged in various anti-Castro activities. and once ' “more was associated with Pedro DIAZ Lanz in these activities. : activities have. revolved around the purchasing of and Castro activities. He reportedly proposed to anyone who - would listen to him that he had small groups of men who | would follow. him and he has proposed many times to land on Cuban soil with these alleged groups of men. _ involved with one Alex RORKE (American freelancer engaged ay Bal Be G aaa 3 July 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD = rank FIORINE | de Subject is an American citizen who has been active. in Cuban’ affairs for many years and who is one of the original supporters of Castro. He first came to the attention of the Agency in October, 1958, when he was arrested by the Batista courier forthe. 26th of July Movement between Miami and 2. “tn ‘ate’ ‘1958, he was active in obtaining supplies Raul Castro. ‘and engaged in the training of militia in the 3. “Subject. ds a 4 qualified pilot and most of his planning for the use of various type aircraft in anti- 4, For the past several years, subject has been in anti-Castro activities) in a variety of proposals of action against the Castro regime. re GROW? 1 wid Excluded frars autamatte ssratiag declass ine tion re, =p 9° 23°
13-00000 -2= 5. ‘In June, 4961, subject again came to the attention of the Agency’ through|| which of ways. In May, 1962, (were intervened.)f At this time,]| reported that ' FIORINI ‘had told Ruby Phillips of the New York Times that | he had 50 men who were willing to engage in commando-type -. raids. in Cuba.and ‘asked Miss Phillips to obtain official_ i  U. S. support for. his activities. In August, 1961 - reported to C.I.A. that RORKE and FIORINI were attempting | to obtain funds. for an anti-Castro program involving 5,200 | men which would operate from off-shore islands, possibly the British Isles. The program again involved and — PT boats. - During. November and December of 1961 - reported that RORKE and FIORINI were working with ex~Ambassador Sergio ROJAS and had flown two leaflet operations against ' Cuba, the last being approximately 12 December 1961. On _ these flights FIORINI. flew one aircraft while RORKE was a. _ passenger on. the. other. (On the 12 December flight, one - aircraft crashed at sea and the wife of the American pilot was causing. a fuss due to reported U. S. Government - involvement . in the. activity. ) se 6. By late December, 1961, RORKE and | appeared to. have fallen out with ROJAS an reported . that Pedro DIAZ Lanz (who by this time was also associated with RORKE/FIORINI/ROJAS combination) appeared to have become ROJAS': military advisor with FIORINI shunted aside. - About this time, when ROJAS had to withdraw from active - anti-Castro activities due to his funds running out, it appears that FIORINI, Pedro DIAZ Lanz and RORKE formed . reported that FIORINI and DIAZ Lanz, along with 27 other people had departed Florida in an unnamed boat around the middle of April. They were to land on one of the Cuban Cays, return to Florida to their own group and a. to obtain funds in a variety pick up RORKE whereupon all would return to Cuban waters regime. According to the U. S. Coast Guard intercepted the FIORI Lanz expedition while enroute to Cuba and gently "urged" them to return to Florida, which they did. Since May this group has been raising. funds for their anti-Castro activities and reportedly had purchased or could get an aircraft and also had several boats at their dis osal, and commence harassment we the. against the Castro -? a. GRGU? 1 : BP Excladed from aulsacn ¢ fowasradag gad dectuschiicatlen
13-00000 ae “an i datereating sidelight is a May, ‘1960 report | - that FIORINI had been trying to line up some University | of Miami radio hams to assist him in setting up ao seaborne/commio™ ‘system ‘and training othe s in the | ‘operation ‘and maintenance of radio: equipment . a CHARLES CBoyloy nas TFW/ ve Panied i