Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USc Pil Hotey. 11-14-2017 DATE: JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: —_124-10221-10351 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  97-4474-356 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, NY TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 07/25/1967 ~ ‘PAGES: 49 I | SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT, PHOTO CLASSIFICATION: — Confidential RESTRICTIONS:  1B;-4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/01/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LHM $$ LL———C v9.1 Docld: 323409558 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? Tif sec elo: note. DALEY A442 2017 SECRET) FBI ) Date: 7/25/67 } Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) _ po (Priority) C - a “RRA ~~~ ------------------------- DECEASSIFY ONL2S A aloes: TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (97-4474) (2 rie) . I I | I . | te vee yO | | I 1 | ~ mys ae a Vinguk 9-F¢9 FROM : SAC, NEW YORK (105-44795) (P) supsEcré—| MOVIMIENTO INSURRECCIONAL DE 3 “4 . GC * om va: a . - RECUPER ACTON. REVOLUCIONART:\ 3/1! |%& pe ney boty iN (INSURRECTIONAL MOVEMENT OF Classified hy SPEBP st REVOLUTIONARY RECOVERY - MIRR Declassify An: SDR 4/a4/e5 yl . IS-CUBA > 4 ~ > ‘|X ReBuairtel, 6/21/67 and Miami airtel with LHM ~) ‘ ‘ dated 7/3/67. 2 Enclosed herewith for she Bureau are thivteecn copies of an LUM containing information concerning above captioned organization. Copies are being designated for Albany, Miami and Newark. 4 There are enclosed to the Bureau two extra copies. of the LHM for dissemination to Legat, Ottawa. |! / : ‘ %) NY mal’ mentioned in enclosed LHM, is [WILLIAM SAMPOLZ whg requested that his identity be provected. é NY T- 1s [EOPOLDO FRADE, | who,als iaaays d, that his cc BS identity be protected] T3 is ory Gees -L is Cc3 = 5 i 5364} Sy WY 7-5 1s’ USNY 4763-8. "is “CSNY obaes. A A NY will, through sources, rong activities of = Ss} above senna eee REG. A tion. /} / om! By The enclosed Cae has’ I en hbk "Secret" @ 2 inorder to protect a source of continuing value and *, disclosure of information congained therein could be detrimenthl to tne best interests of tne (US. a _ one [> > Cee 5-Bureau (incls. 1g iin). a (2- Legat, Ottawa JUL 27 1967 (RASC an 1-Albany (#ncl.1) (Info) (RM) 1+-Miami (105-2855) (Encl.1) (Info) (RM) , a jetta) 1-Newark (Encl.1) (Info) (RM) _ pmmaad tt cass e-New York en hoe ab ve FJO: amh Aa OM Shave ‘AS 7 “T9367 ¥ Si MG he __ Special Agent in Charag brig Ulan wd tole ae - _- ~— we ee . ~ ae Docld: 32340955 Page 2?
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 NORE) . DATE: 11-14-2017 v UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF jester FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION py? * . ALY, pune. ah NEIDENTIAL ly, Wee aN ED re pene BR In Reply. Please Refer to New York, New York CLE TION CONTAINED . ~~ Ls NA f SUL 25 1967 EXcR ieee of SSE TED : Hos {0} E Oat Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (Insurrectional Movement ..., of Revolutionary Recovery) _(MIRR) “Internal Security - Cuba NY T-1, who has ffurnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 4, 1967, that a meeting took place on June 3 ~ 4, 1967, in Jersey City, New Jersey, at the Quality Shoes, Incorporated, 733 Bergen Avenue. This shoe store is owned and operated by Ignac eyNovo, Secretary | we General of the Movimiento Nacionalista Cubdna (Cuban Le Nationalist Movement) (CNM), a militant anti-Castro-— . organization with néadquayters in Miami, Florida. CR Ww ft SN . 1 / NY T-1 advised that present at this meeting, ed above, i addition to Ignacio Novo,were his fe nti sig (—< rot GuillermX Novo,|/ a CNM_member., '* Dr, Orlando AL if pee who is the head off MIRR, and Dr. Manuel Antonio _ ‘ rona, who is head of Rescate Revolucjonaria Democratica » both anti-Castro organizations. (& (w NY T-1 advised that Dr. Orlando Bosch wanted to carry out a two-pronged attack against the, Cuban Government in Canada. Bosch specifically spoke about the assassination of the Cuban Ambassador to Canada and a simultaneous attack on a Cuban ship in the Port of Montreal. a 0) This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FRI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. bayer , CONBP ofan BY SOLsSU 99 _ ff TY > DECLASSIFY ON: 25X ENCLOSURE Docld: 32340955 Page 3
under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act EL 707 Released rae . ctio ct of 1997 (44 USC 7 "ht -3 oo DATE: 11-14-2017 ( 2107 Ho . Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria Bosch, according to NY T-1, stated that they would not use any members of the CNM,because they were 7 too "hot". Bosch said that his man sgfutierrez' in Miami had nine rockets, timing devices, C-3 and C-4 explosives wnieh could be used in carrying out their future plans against the Cuban Government. (XW Bosch stated that the Cuban exiles wanted to shov the United States Government, the Federal Bureau of Investigg#tion (FBI), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service/(INS) that what action had been taken against ivero, National Director of the CNM, could not | van stop in their (as against prime Minister Fidel e Castro of Cuba. é 4 \(we NY T-1 advised that Bosch told the Novo brothers at this meeting that upon his return to Miami, Florida, he would have "Gutierrez" send the necessary equipment to one of his, Bosch's, men in the New York area, and co-ordinate future plans with the CNM through the Novo brothers. (gw NY T-1 advised further on June 5, 1967, that during the entire discussion, Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona did not make any comment concerning these plans of Dr. Orlando Bosch. & It should be noted that the MIRR is a small action group of anti-Castro Guban exiles with headquarters in Miami, Florida, and are under the leadership of Orlando Bosch Avila, a former medical doctor in Cuba. Since 1961, members of the MIRR have been involved in numerous and almost continuous activities of a revolutionary nature including bombing raids, attempted raids, sabotage, demonstrations and propaganda. he Docld: 323409535 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hofer. DATE: 11-14-2017 ‘ CONFIDENTIA! Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-2, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on May 29, 1967, that a demonstration sponsored by Cuban exiles under the direction of the CNM took place in New York City on May 28, 1967, in front of the United Nations Secretariat building from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on that date. NY T-2 stated that this demonstration was a protest against action taken by the United States Government against Felipe Rivero in Miami, Florida on May 12, 1967, when he was arrested by INS authorities and detained for deportation proceédings. NY T-2 advised that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo, © CNM members, arrived together with an individual known wy as VE] Ronco” at this demonstration and during the course + 4 of the demonstration, were in close contact with and friendly to an unnamed individual whom NY T-e said was . the leader in the New York area of the MIRR. i fof oo { feof fi, fig Aisbeceh sh Meee 7 fe : i’, fe gee NY T-1 and NY -during May,, 1967, identified "Bl Ronco" as Jose Manue%#¥Santos of Unfion_City, New Jersey, who recently became active again in the CNM. ~ NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, identified a picture appearing in a local New York Spanish newspaper of Israel Romero as being the same individual with whom the Novo brothers and Jose Manuel Santos conversed with during the course of the demonstration in front of the United Nations Secretariat on May 28, 1967. NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, advised th tXauring a GA) ecent trip,to Miami, Florida, he spoke wscRfteuel may) fen Pedrdy ho is the({Acting Head|.of the CNM, since theCcd idete f Felipe Rivero by INS during May, 196 During contact with (Ben ara) NY T-2 said that@San Pedro Jindicated [¢)} to him that n&,fSan Pe roy was very digappointed fn the{c) | MIRR and said that he haf issued instructions to Ignacio Novo and Guillermo Novo: in New York and told them not to attempt to obtain any explosive material from the MIRR as he suspected that this organization was under the direction of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) -@gfy _ DORFIDENT Ag _ . . annken Docld: 323409558 Page 5
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Reco i J Eey . rds Collection Act of pare. tanta pots of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). — 3 f CONFIDENTIAL Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionarila cS) NY T-2 further advised that Gan Pear) told him that inasmuch as both Ignacio and Guillermo Novo were recentiy arrested in New Jersey, he suspected that the Novo brothers had obtained the explosive material found in their possession from the MIRR and that this information was made available to the police by some member of the MIRR. (@f) It should be noted that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo were arrested on the night of June 29, 1967, by the Jersey City Police Department and were charged with the {llegal possession of explosives. Guillermo Novo was released on bail on July 8, 1967, from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey, while Ignacio Novo was released on bail on July 10, 1967, from the same penal institution. NY T-3, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 8, 1967, that Pedro Yanes formerly headed the MIRR and represented Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. NY T-3 stated that it was now his understanding that Pedro Yanes no longer represented the organization in the New York area and he did not know the identity of the new representative of the MIRR. NY T-4, who has furnished reliable information in the past, on June 8, 1967, stated that the MIRR, at the present time, to the best of his knowledge, had no formal organization active in the New York - New Jersey area. Ny T-4 advised that he did not have any knowledge of any individuals presently affiliated with the MIRR in the New York area. NY T-4 stated that the previous delegate or representative of the MIRR in the New York - New Jersey area was Pedro Yanes,:who, he understands, was recently deposed because of a basic difference of opinion between himself and Dr. Orlando Bosch. _. -4. per Docld: 32340955 Page 6
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Rec i . ords Collection Act of pare. ta ta pots of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hitey. CONFIDENTIAI Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revoluctonaria™ ~~ fi \ NY T-4 further stated on June 8, 1967, that recently there has been some public meetings sponsored in the New Yop area by a movement of Cuban exiles headed by Jose Ram gues, representative_of the National College of Cuban Newspapermen in pxile and this movement is called "Thesis of War". NY T-¥ stated t at at meetings sponsored by this movement in the New York /- New Jersey area, the man representing MIRR was Israeaynhomero.. NY T-4 advised that he was not certain of Romero's residence, y but he| was sure that Romero was a resident of the State of New) Jersey. ns ! NY T-4 advised that, at the present time, there 4s no known leader of the MIRR in the New York City area and he ‘personally had no knowledge of any individuals associated with MIRR in New York at the present time. » NY T-5, who has furnished reliable infomation in the past, on July 7, 1967, stated that he had no knowledge of any individuals in the New York - New Jersey area who are associated with the MIRR. NY T-5 stated that Pedro Yanes had been the representative of the MIRR up until several months ago, but has been replaced and he does;not know the identity of his replacement. ; NY T-1 on July 7, 1967, advised that he spoke with Ignacio Novo on the night of June 6, 1967, in the Hudson County Jail at which time Novo instructed his wife, Nora, to contact Israel Romero in Union City, New Jersey. IgnaciolNovo told his wife that Israel Romero was the official representative of the MIRR and Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jerséy area. The purpose of Mrs. Ignacio Novo contacting Israel Romero, according to NY T-1, was to ask for financial assistance from the MIRR so that Ignacio Novo could obtain bail and be released from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey ( x) UW NY T-6, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on July 11, 1967, that the MIRR ‘* primarily is a Florida based exile Cuban: organization, -5 - Mey | oo SRARET _ SEA Docld: 323409535 Page fF
VReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Use 2107 Ho : LO. UNIT STATES DEPARTMENT OF 17s FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CONFIDENTIAL In Reply, Please Refer to New York, New York ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED a a oe HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED ONL 25 1967 EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (Insurrectional Movement of Revolutionary Recovery) (MIRR) Internal Seourity - Cuba NY T-1, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 5, 1967, that a meeting took place on June 3 - 4, 1967, in Jersey City, New Jersey, at the Quality Shoes, Incorporated, 733 Bergen Avenue. This shoe store is owned and operated by Ignacio Novo, Secretary General of the Movimiento Nacionalista Cubana (Cuban Nationalist Movement) (CNM), a militant anti-Castro organization with headquarters in Miami, Florida. OX Ju) NY T-1 advised that present at this meeting, mentioned above, in addition to Ignacio Novo,were his brother, Guillermo Novo, a CNM member, ..‘ Dr. Orlando Bosch, who is the head of MIRR, and Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona, who is head of Rescate Revolucionaria Democratica (RRD), both anti-Castro organizations .GR Yu) NY T-1 advised that Dr. Orlando Bosch wanted to carry out a two-pronged attack against the Cuban Government in Canada. Bosch specifically spoke about the assassination of the Cuban Ambassador to Canada and a simultaneous attack on a Cuban ship in the Port of Montreal. Gry This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ~ cLXSSIHED BY DECLASSIFY ON: 25X Docld: 32340955 Page &
Released under. the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act en ny hae “of 1992 (44 USC 2107 fr) . DATE: 11-14-7017 C C) SE T CONFINENTIAT Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria ‘Bosch, according to NY T-1, stated that they would not use any members of the CNM because they were too "hot. Bosch said that his man "Gutierrez' in Miami had nine rockets, timing devices, C-3 and C-4 explosives which could be used in carrying out their future plans > against the Cuban Government. CRXW . Bosch stated that the Cuban exiles wanted to show the United States Government, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) that what action had been taken against Felipe Rivero, National Director of the CNM, could not stop them in their fight against Prime Minister Fidel Castro of Cuba. Hw NY T-1 advised that Bosch told the Novo brothers at this meeting that upon his return to Miami, Florida, he would have "“Gutierrez’ send the necessary equipment to one of his, Bosch's, men in the New York area, and co-ordinate future plans with the CNM through the Novo prothers (W) | NY T-1 advised further on June 5, 1967, that . during the entire discussion, Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona did not make \" comment concerning these plans of Dr. Orlando Bosch. (¥ UW It should be noted that the MIRR is a small action group of anti-Castro Cuban exiles with headquarters in Miami, Florida, and are under the leadership of Orlando Bosch Avila, a former medical doctor in Cuba. Since 1961, members of the MIRR have been involved in numerous and almost continuous activities of a revolutionary nature including bombing raids, attempted raids, sabotage, demonstrations and propaganda. ENTIAL Vy cas CONFID Docld: 32340955 Page 3
’ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collect DATE: 11-14-2017 Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-2, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on May 29, 1967, that a demonstration “sponsored by Cuban exiles under the direction of the GNM took place in New York City on May 28, 1967, in front of the United Nations Secretariat building from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on that date. NY T-2 stated that this demonstration was a protest against action taken by the United States Government against Felipe Rivero in Miami, Florida on May 12, 1967, when he was arrested by INS authorities and detained for deportation proceédings. NY T-2 advised that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo, CNM members, arrived together with an individual lnown as "El Ronco" at this demonstration and during the course of the demonstration, were in close contact with and friendly to an unnamed individual whom NY T-2 said was the leader in the New York area of the MIRR. . NY T-1 and NY T-2, during May, 1967, identified ‘B1 Ronco" as Jose Manuel Santos of Union City, New Jersey, who recently became active again in the CNM. NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, identified a picture appearing in a local New York Spanish newspaper of Israel Romero as being the same individual with whom the Novo brothers and Jose Manuel Santos conversed with during the course of the demonstration in front of the United Nations Secretariat on May 28, 1967. NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, advised thatfduring a & recent trip to Miami, Florida, he_spoke with] tBuel (C3 San p dro, \uho is the/ Acting head Jor the CNM, since the CC) detention“bf Felipe Ritvero by INS during May, 1967. During contact with [San Pedro;.JNY T-2 said that#fSan Pedro| indicated Cod to him that he,(San Pedrd,\ was very disappointed in the Cc} MIRR and said that he had“issued instructions to Ignacio Novo and Guillermo Novo in New York and told them not to attempt to obtain any explosive material from the MIRR as he suspected that this organization was under the direction of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (yy Maree 1 IN j eee 24S ar - 3 - Le Doclda: 32340958 Page 10 lon Act of 1997 (44 USC 21 o ee}.
v melee woe wee Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 TSC 2107 Ho DATE: 11-14-2017 ao CONFIDENTIAL Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-2 further advised that (San reaigt>ra him that inasmuch as both Ignacio and Guillermo Novo were recently arrested in New Jersey, he suspected that the Novo brothers had obtained the explosive material found in their possession from the MIRR and that this information was made available to the police by some member of the MIRR. COA It should be noted that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo were arrested on the night of June 29, 1967, by the Jersey City Police Department and were charged with the {illegal possession of explosives. Guillermo Novo was released on bail on July 8, 1967, from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey, while Ignacio Novo was released on bail on July 10, 1967, from the same penal institution, NY T-3, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 8, 1967, that Pedro Yanes formerly headed the MIRR and represented Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. NY T-3 stated that it was now his understanding that Pedro Yanes no longer represented the organization in the New York area and he did not know the identity of the new representative of the MIRR. NY T-4, who has furnished reliable information in the past, on June 8, 1967, stated that the MIRR, at the present time, to the best of his knowledge, had no formal organization active in the New York - New Jersey area. NY T-4 advised that he did not have any knowledge of any individuals presently affiliated with the MIRR in the New York area. NY T-4 stated that the previous delegate or representative of the MIRR in the New York - New Jersey area was Pedro Yanes, who, he understands, was recently deposed because of a basic difference of opinion between himself and Dr. Orlando Bosch. oy _ & - ‘ Docld: 32340955 Page il
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records © tion Act 9 r tf.” : ollection Act of 199 DATE: 11-14-2017 2 NE LENS Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-4 further stated on June 8, 1967, that recently there has been some public meetings sponsored in the New York area by a movement of Cuban exiles headed by Jose Ramon Egues, representative of the National College of Cuban Newspapermen in Rxrile and this movement is called "Thesis of War". NY T-4 stated that at meetings sponsored by this movement in the New York - New Jersey area, the man representing MIRR was Israel Romero. NY T-4 advised that he was not certain of Romero's residence, but he was sure that Romero was a resident of the State of New Jersey. NY T-4 advised that, at the present time, there ig no known leader of the MIRR in the New York City area and he personally had no knowledge of any individuals associated with MIRR in New York at the present time. NY T-5, who has furnished reliable infomation in the past, on July 7, 1967, stated that he had no knowledge of any individuals in the New York - New Jersey area who are associated with the MIRR. NY T-5 stated that Pedro Yanes had -been the representative of the MIRR up until several months ago, but has been replaced and he does not know the identity of his replacement. NY T-1 on July 7, 1967, advised that he spoke with Ignacio Novo on the night of June 6, 1967, in the Hudson County Jail at which time Novo instructed his wife, Nora, to contact Israel Romero in Union City, New Jersey. Ignacio Novo told his wife that Israel Romero was the official representative of the MIRR and Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. The purpose of Mrs. Ignacio Novo contacting Israel Romero, according to NY T-1l, was to ask for financial assistance from the MIRR so that Ignacio Novo could obtain bail and be released from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey .C) Ny T-6, who has furnished reliable infdérmation in the past, advised on July 11L, 1967, that the MIRR © primarily is a Florida based exile Cuban: organization, sled iret tie: e [- - a ee aR eET Docld: 32340955 Page 12
PReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 US¢ Fi0yT Wott DATE: 11-14-2017 -_ c -_ UNITiww STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to New York, New York File No. JU 25 1967 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE PONPIBER me Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (Insurrectional Movement of Revolutionary Recovery) (MIRR) Internal Seaurity - Cuba NY T-1, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 5, 1967, that a meeting took place on June 3 - 4, 1967, in Jersey City, New Jersey, at the Quality Shoes, Incorporated, 733 Bergen Avenue. This shoe store is owned and operated by Ignacio Novo, Secretary General of the Movimiento Nacionalista Cubana (Cuban Nationalist Movement) (CNM), a militant anti-Castr organization with headquarters in Miami, Florida. rc iW) NY T-1 advised that present at this meeting, mentioned above, in addition to Ignacio Novo,were his brother, Guillermo Novo, a CNM member, ..‘ Dr. Orlando Bosch, who is the head of MIRR, and Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona, who is head of Rescate Revolucionaria Democratica (RRD), both anti-Castro organizations. (yy NY T-1 advised that Dr. Orlando Bo&Sch wanted to carry out a two-pronged attack against the Cuban Government . - in Canada. Bosch specifically spoke about the assassination of the Cuban Ambassador to Canada and a simultaneous attack on a Cuban ship in the Port of Montreal GX )(@L Declassify ont OADRY 5 N This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ‘eit By Sob Ks ‘DECLASSIFY ON: 25X_ — CONFIDENTIAp ot ‘ Docld: 32340958 Page 153
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records -io DATE: 11-14-2017 la , _ eS C) CONFIDENTIAN Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria Bosch, according to NY T-1, stated that they would not use any members of the CNM because they were too "hot. Bosch said that his man "Gutierrez" in Miami had nine rockets, timing devices C-3 and C-4 explosives wonich could be used in carrylL oyt their future plans against the Cuban Government. C . Bosch stated that the Cuban exiles wanted to shoy the United States Government, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) that what action had been taken against Felipe Rivero, National Director of the CNM, could not stop them in their fight against Prime Minister Fidel Castro of Cuba «CK u! NY T-1 advised that Bosch told the Novo brothers at this meeting that upon his return to Miami, Florida, he would have "Gutierrez" send the necessary equipment to one of his, Bosch's, men in the New York area, and co-ordinate future plans with the CNM through the Novo brothers ‘GOW NY T-1 advised further on June 5, 1967, that during the entire discussion, Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona did not make any comment concerning these plans of Dr. Orlando Bosch. RL) It’ should be noted that the MIRR is a small action group of anti-Castro Cuban exiles with headquarters in Miami, Florida, and are under the leadership of Orlando Bosch Avila, a former medical doctor in Cuba. Since 1961, members of the MIRR have been involved in numerous and almost continuous activities of a revolutionary ; nature including bombing raids, attempted raids, sabotage, demonstrations and propaganda. 2 - SeMeT  SONFIDENTIAL ' Docld: 32340958 Page 14
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Holey. DATE: 11-14-2017 o_ ' rN CONFIDENTIAL Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-2, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on May 29, 1967, that a demonstration sponsored by Cuban exiles under the direction of the CNM took place in New York City on May 28, 1967, in front of the United Nations Secretariat building from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on that date. NY T-2 stated that this demonstration was a protest against action taken by the United States Government against Felipe Rivero in Miami, Florida on May 12, 1967, when he was arrested by INS authorities and detained for deportation proceédings. NY T-2 advised that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo, — CNM members, arrived together with an individual known as "El Ronco" at this demonstration and during the course of the demonstration, were in close contact with and friendly to an unnamed individual whom NY T-< said was the leader in the New York area of the MIRR. - NY T-1 and NY T-2, during May, 1967, identified 'f1 Ronco" as Jose Manuel Santos of Union City, New Jersey, who recently became active again in the CNM. NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, identified a picture appearing in a local New York Spanish newspaper of Israel Romero as being the same individual with whom the Novo brothers and Jose Manuel Santos conversed with during the course of the demonstration in front of the United Nations Secretariat on May 28, 1967. NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, advised th Yauring a G@) recent trip _to Miami, Florida, he spoke witglleve. San Pearogfino is the [Acting Head] of the CNM, since the ©) detentiorof Felipe Rivero by INS during May, 1967, During ~ - contact with (San_Pedro3] NY T-2 said that}{/San Pedro | indicateaC <J to him that he,(San Pedro,| was very disappointed <n the (& MIRR and said that he had issued instructions to Ignacio Novo and Guillermo Novo in New York and told them not to attempt to obtain any éxplosive material from the MIRR . as he suspected that this organization was under the direction of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). @) ry WA yagi ie? Pda Tae Le L | 7 son _ Docld: 32340955 Page 15
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassinatio i " (4 fey . n Records Collect ‘(4 5 fi pare. ta ta pote ion Act of 1992 (44 USC 27107 Hote). a Lo. _— CONFINENTIAN Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-2 further advised that (San peardyiors him that inasmuch as both Ignacio and Guillermo Novo were recently arrested in New Jersey, he suspected that the Novo brothers had obtained the explosive material found in their possession from the MIRR and that this information was made available to the police by some member of the MIRRL{W/ It should be noted that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo were arrested on the night of June 29, 1967, by the Jersey City Police Department and were charged with the illegal possession of explosives. Guillermo Novo was released on bail on July 8, 1967, from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey, while Ignacio Novo was released on bail on July 10, 1967, from the same penal institution. NY T-3, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 8, 1967, that Pedro Yanes formerly headed the MIRR and represented Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. NY T-3 stated that it was now his understanding that Pedro Yanes no longer represented the organization in the New York area ' and he did not know the identity of the new representative of the MIRR. NY T-4, who has furnished reliable information in the past, on June 8, 1967, stated that the MIRR, at the present time, to the best of his knowledge, had no formal organization active in the New York ~- New Jersey area. NY T-4 advised that he did not have any knowledge of any individuals presently affiliated with the MIRR in the New York area. Ny T-4 stated that the previous delegate or representative of the MIRR in the New York - New Jersey area was Pedro Yanes,: who, he understands, was recently deposed because of a basic difference of opinion between himself and Dr. Orlando Bosch. _. -k- yee hae Phas Haye sien AL, S T Docld: 32340955 Page 16
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 2107 Ho . DATE: 11-14-2017 . . a , oT NS r ' ’ me x “4 CONFINES ran Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-4 further stated on June 8, 1967,. that recently there has been some public meetings sponsored in the New York area by a movement of Cuban exiles headed by Jose Ramon Fgues, representative of the National College of Cuban Newspapermen in Rxile and this movement is called "Thesis of War". NY T-4 stated that at meetings sponsored by this movement in the New york - New Jersey area, the man representing MIRR was Israel Romero. NY T-4 advised that he was not certain of Romero's residence, but he was sure that Romero was a resident of the State of New Jersey. NY T-4 advised that, at the present time, there is no known leader of the MIRR in the New York City area and he personally had no knowledge of any individuals associated with MIRR in New York at the present time. NY T-5, who has furnished reliable information in the past, on July 7, 1967, stated that he had no knowledge of any individuals in the New York - New Jersey area who are associated with the MIRR. NY T-5 stated that Pedro Yanes had been the representative of the MIRR up until several months ago, but has been replaced and he does not know the identity of his replacement. NY T-1 on July 7, 1967, advised that he spoke with Ignacio Novo on the night of June 6, 1967, in the Hudson County Jail at which time Novo instructed his wife, Nora, to contact Israel Romero in Union City, New Jersey. Ignacio Novo told his wife that Israel Romero was the official representative of the MIRR and Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. The purpose of Mrs. Ignacio Novo contacting Israel Romero, according to NY T-1, was to ask for financial assistance from the MIRR so that Ignacio Novo could obtain bail and be released from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey. (¢ WL NY T-6, who has furnished reliable infofmation in the past, advised on July 11,..1967, that the MIRR \ primarily is a Florida based exile Cuban organization, - 5 - Docld: 32340955 Page i?
i 2107 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Tse ‘ « DATE: 11-14-2017 a . UNIT:.2 STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CONFIDENTiar New York, New York : 7 : R : . Ta eel Please Refer vo OU 25 1967 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS uNCLA SSIFIED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (Insurrectional Movement of Revolutionary Recovery) (MIRR) Internal Senurity - Cuba NY T-1, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on ‘June 5, 1967, that a meeting took place on June 3 ~ 4, 1967, jin Jersey City, New Jerséy, at the Quality Shoes, Incorporated, 733 Bergen Avenue. This shoe store is owned and operated by Ignacio Novo, Secretary General of the Movimiento Nacionalista Cubana (Cuban Nationalist Movement) (CNM), a militant anti-Castr organization with headquarters in Miami, Florida. Yh) NY T-1 advised that present at this meeting, mentioned above, in addition to Ignacio Novo,were his brother, Guillermo Novo, a CNM member, ..' Dr. Orlando Bosch, who is the head of MIRR, and Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona, who is head of Rescate Revolucionaria Democratica (RRD), both anti-castro organizations. ®& ) NY T-1 advised that Dr. Orlando Bosch wanted to carry out a two-pronged attack against the Cuban Government in Canada. Bosch spe¢ifically spoke about the assassination of the Cuban Ambassador to Canada and a simultaneous attack on a Cuban ship in the’ Port of Montreal. Q&qU OLE, Classifie Declassify ] This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. _ Re ph Stas | BY .> y cy sh comnionru ‘ Docld: 32340958 Page 15
e eased under. the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC Uy Ho DATE: 11-14-2017 FANFINENTIAL Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria Bosch, according to NY T-1, stated that they would not use any members of the CNM because they were too "hot", Bosch said that his man "Gutierrez" in Miami had nine rockets, timing devices, C-3 and C-4 explosives which could be used in carrying out their future plans against the Cuban Government. Bosch stated that the Cuban exiles wanted to show the United States Government, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) that what action had been taken against Felipe Rivero, National Director of the CNM, could not is : stop them in their fight against Prime Minister Fidel re Castro of Cuba. Aw pO NY T-1 advised that Bosch told the Novo brothers at this meeting that upon his return to Miami, Florida, he would have "Gutierrez" send the necessary equipment ] to one of his, Bosch's, men in the New York area, and co-ordinate futyre plans with the CNM through the Novo brothers. NY T-1 advised further on June 5, 1967, that during the entire discussion, Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona did no ake any comment concerning these plans of Dr. Orlando Bosch. UW) It should be noted that the MIRR is a small action group of anti-Castro Cuban exiles with headquarters in Miami, Florida, and are under the leadership of Orlando Bosch Avila, a former medical doctor in Cuba. Since 1961, members of the MIRR have been involved in numerous and almost continuous activities of a revolutionary nature including bombing raids, attempted raids, sabotage, demonstrations and propaganda. 2. CONFIDENTIAC ( Docld: 32340955 Page 19
eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Reco rds Collection Act of 1992 (44 Sc 2107 Hotere DATE: 11-14-2017 CONFINENTIAT Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-2, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on May 29, 1967, that a demonstration sponsored by Cuban exiles under the direction of the CNM took place in New York City on May 28, 1967, in front of the United Nations Secretariat building from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on that date. NY T-2 stated that this demonstration was a protest against action taken by the United States Government against Felipe Rivero in Miami, Florida on May 12, 1967, when he was arrested by INS authorities and detained for deportation proceedings. NY T-2 advised that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo, © CNM members, arrived together with an individual known as "El Ronco" at this demonstration and during the course of the demonstration, were in close contact with and friendly to an unnamed individual whom NY T-2 said was the leader in the New York area of the MIRR. NY T-1 and NY T-2, during May,_ 1967, identified 'f1 Ronco" as Jose Manuel Santos of Union City, New Jersey, who recently became active again in the CNM. NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, identified a picture appearing in a local New York Spanish newspaper of Israel Romero as being the same individual with whom the Novo brothers and Jose Manuel Santos conversed with during the course of the demonstration in front of the United Nations Secretariat on May 28, 1967. NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, advised tt fauring a R & recent trip,to Miami, Florida, he spoke withfMiguel 7 san p gro, fino is the )Acting Headjof the CNM, since theL¢ detentioi elipe Rivero by INS durin y, 1967. During (). contact with(San_Pedro3| NY T-2 said thaban Pedro | indicated, < } to him that ne, [San Peavo,] was very diSappointed In the (CA MIRR and said that he had issued instructions to Ignacio Novo and Guillermo Novo in New York and told them not to attempt to obtain any explosive material from the MIRR as he suspected that this organization was under the direction of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (V4) CONFIDENTIAT -3- Docld: 32340955 Page 70
YReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassi ion F - 11 5 a . y Hesassination Records Collection Act of 1992 107 Hotere DATE: 11-14-2017 (ag use 2207 Narey SPSEET CONFIDENTIAL Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria >) NY T-2 further advised that (San Pedro)told him that inasmuch as both Ignacio and Guillermo Novo were recently arrested in New Jersey, he suspected that the Novo brothers had obtained the explosive material found in their possession from the MIRR and that this information was made available to the police by some member of the MIRR. It should be noted that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo were arrested on the night of June 29, 1967, by the Jersey City Police Department and were charged with the illegal possession of explosives. Guillermo Novo was released on bail on July 8, 1967, from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey, while Ignacio Novo was released on bail on July 10, 1967, from the same penal institution. NY T-3, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 8, 1967, that Pedro Yanes formerly headed the MIRR and represented Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. NY T-3 stated ‘that it was now his understanding that Pedro Yanes no longer represented the organization in the New York area and he did not know the identity of the new representative of the MIRR. ny T-4, who has furnished reliable information in the past, on June 8, 1967, stated that the MIRR, at the present time, to the best of his knowledge, had no formal organization active in the New York - New Jersey area. NY T-4 advised that he did not have any knowledge of any individuals presently affiliated with the MIRR in the New York area. NY T-4 stated that the previous delegate or representative of the MIRR in the New York - Néw Jersey area was Pedro Yanes, :who, he understands, was recently deposed because of a basic difference of opinion between himself and Dr. Orlando Bosch. _. ~-4e Docld: 32340955 Page 71
eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Re i fi 1 . cords Collect } pare. tata pots ection Act of 19927 (44 UWSc 2107 oo fy fi \ { No \ SET cone ENTIAL Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-4 further stated on June 8, 1967, that recently there has been some public meetings sponsored in the New York area by a movement of Cuban exiles headed by Jose Ramon Fgues, representative of the National College of Cuban Newspapermen in Exile and this movement is called “Thesis of War". NY T-4 stated that at meetings sponsored py this movement in the New York: - New Jersey area, the man representing MIRR was Israel Romero. NY T-4 advised that he was not certain of Romero's residence, but he was sure that Romero was a resident of the State of New Jersey. NY T-4 advised that, at the present time, there ig no known leader of the MIRR in the New York City area and he personally had no knowledge of any individuals associated with MIRR in New York at the present time. NY T-5, who has furnished reliable infomation in the past, on July 7, 1967, stated that he had no lmowledge of any individuals in the New York - New Jersey area who are associated with the MIRR. NY T-5 stated that Pedro Yanes had -been the representative of the MIRR up until several months ago, but has been replaced and he does not know the identity of his replacement. NY T-1 on July 7, 1967, advised that he spoke with Ignacio Novo on the night of June 6, 1967, in the Hudson County Jail at which time Novo instructed his wife, Nora, to contact Israel Romero in Union City, New Jersey. Ignacio Novo told his wife that Israel Romero was the official representative of the MIRR and Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. The purpose of Mrs. Ignacio Novo contacting Israel Romero, according to NY T-1, was to ask for financial assistance from the MIRR so that Ignacio Novo could obtain bail and be released from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New sersey. YW NY T-6, who has furnished reliable inf¢érmation in the past, advised on July 11, 1967, that the MIRR ‘s primarily is a Florida based exile Cuban organization, Docld: 32340955 Page 22
eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 1st 2 DATE: 11-14-2017 ou cr f : UNITE STATES DEPARTMENT OF i. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TONEINGNTiaP In Reply, Please Refer to New York, New York ; File No. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED SUL 2.5 1967 HEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (Insurrectional Movement of Revolutionary Recovery) (MIRR) Internal Senurity - Cuba NY T-1, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 5, 1967, that a meeting took place on June 3 - 4, 1967, in Jersey City, New Jersey, at the Quality Shoes, Incorporated, 733 Bergen Avenue. This shoe store is owned and operated by Ignacio Novo, Secretary General of the Movimiento Nacionalista Cubana (Cuban Nationalist Movement) (CNM), a militant anti-Castro organization with headquarters in Miami, Florida. Q& NY T-1 advised that present at this meeting, mentioned above, in addition to Ignacio Novo,were his brother, Guillermo Novo, a CNM member, ..‘ Dr. Orlando Bosch, who is the head of MIRR, and Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona, who is head of Rescate Revolucionaria Democratica (RRD), both anti-Castro organizations .Ax)(W) NY T-1 advised that Dr. Orlando Bosch wanted to carry out a two-pronged attack against the Cuban Government . - in Canada. Bosch specifically spoke about the assassination of the Cuban Ambassador to Canada and a simultaneous attack on a Cuban ship in the Port of Montreal. Ge) This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. —_ wells ey lake ful | UUNFIDENTIAU. . DECLASSIFY ON: 25% : | CRE) Doclda: 32340955 Page 23
@leased under the John F. DATE? 1114-2017 “Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Tse 2107 Hoeer ) : O NN SE T CONFINENTIAN Movimientq Insurreccional de Recuperacion Re Bosch volucionaria ; according to NY T-1, stated that they would not use any members of the CNM because they were too "hot". Bosch said that his man "Gutierrez" in Miamt had nine rocket s, timing devices C-3 and C-4 explosives which could be used in carrying out their future plans against the Cuban Government. CRY * Bosch shoy the United Investigation (FBI), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) that what action had been taken against Felipe Rivero, National Director of the CNM, could not stop them in th Castro of Cuba. NY T- at this meeting he would have ' to one of his, Bosch's, men in the New York area, and co-ordinate, future plans with the CNM through the Novo brothers, R(u NY T- during the entire discussion, Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona did not make any comment concerning these plans of Dr. Orlando Bosch. RU It sh action group of in Miami, Florida, and are under the leadership of Orlando Bosch Avila, a former medical doctor in Cuba. Since 1961, members of the MIRR have been involved in numerous and almost continuous activities of a revolutionary stated that the Cubdén exiles wanted to States Government, the Federal Bureau of eir fight against Prime Minister Fidel CRU) 1 advised that Bosch told the Novo brothers that upon his return to Miami, Florida, Gutierrez’ send the necessary equipment 1 advised further on June 5, 1967, that ould be noted that the MIRR is a small anti-Castro Cuban exiles with headquarters nature including bombing raids, attempted raids, sabotage, demonstrations and propaganda. sebher PAN DENTIAG Docld: 32340955 Page 274 a
PRéJeased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC i/ DATE: 11-14-2017 \ CONFIDENTIAL. Movimiento fnsurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-2, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on May 29, 1967, that a demonstration sponsored by Cuban exiles under the direction of the CNM took place in New York City on May 28, 1967, in front of the United Nations Secretariat building from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on that date. NY T-2 stated that this demonstration was a protest against action taken by the United States Government against Felipe Rivero in Miami, Florida on May 12, 1967, when he was arrested by INS authorities and detained for deportation proceédings. NY T-2 advised that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo, © CNM members, arrived together with an individual known as "El Ronco" at this demonstration and during the course of the demonstration, were in close contact with and friendly to an unnamed individual whom NY T-2 said was the leader in the New York area of the MIRR. NY T-1 and NY T-2, during May, 1967, identified “El Ronco" as Jose Manuel Santos of Union City, New Jersey, who recently became active again in the CNM. NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, identified a picture appearing in a local New York Spanish newspaper of Israel Romero as being the same individual with whom the Novo brothers and Jose Manuel Santos conversed with during the course of the demonstration in front of the United Nations Secretariat on May 28, 1967. N¥ T-2 on July 5, 1967, advised that uring 2 2 vo) c recent trip_to Miami, Florida, he_spoke withiMiguel San Pedro] ine is the| Acting head] of the CNM;~since theG” detentio Felipe Rivero by INS during May, 1967. During contact with (San Petra; NY T-2 said thaglSan Pedra indicated, Ce) to him that he, [San Pedro,\ was very disappointed “tn the (2 MIRR and said that he frog} was ¥ instructions to Ignacio Novo and Guillermo Novo in New York and told them not to attempt to obtain any explosive material from the MIRR as he suspected that this organization was under the direction of the United States Central Intelligence Agency _ (CIA). gy CONS DENTIAR ri Pact -3- Doclda: 32340955 Page 25
Y Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199 [ 7 Hote; DATE: 11-14-2017 2 NE OES | | CONFIDENTIAL Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria 2) NY T-2 further advised that (San reataftons him that inasmuch as both Ignacio and GuilYermo NoVo were recently arrested in New Jersey, he suspected that the Novo brothers had obtained the explosive material found in their possession from the MIRR and that this information was imade available to the police by some member of the MIRR. O€) It should be noted that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo were arrested on the night of June 29, 1967, by the o Jersey City Police Department and were charged with the illegal possession of explosives. Guillermo Novo was released on bail on July 8, 1967, from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey, while Ignacio Novo was released on bail on July 10, 1967, from the same penal institution. NY T-3, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 8, 1967, that Pedro Yanes formerly headed the MIRR and represented Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. NY T-3 stated that it was now his. understanding that Pedro Yanes no longer represented the organization in the New York area and he did not know*the identity of the new representative of the MIRR. Ny T-4, who has furnished reliable information in the past, on June 8, 1967, stated that the MIRR, at the present time, to the best of his knowledge, had no formal organization active in the New York - New Jersey area. NY T-4 advised that he did not have any knowledge of any individuals presently affiliated with: the MIRR in the New York area. NY T-4 stated that the previous delegate or representative of the MIRR in the New York - New Jersey area was Pedro Yanes, who, he understands, was recently deposed because of a basic difference of opinion between himself and Dr. Orlando Bosch. -4.- s¥por “ONFIDENTIAG - 3 Docld: 32340955 Page 76
eLleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records CoLtection Act of 1992 (442 , DATE: 11-14-2017 ‘ ' sEyfier a Movimiento Insurreccional de ONAD ENTIAL Recuperacion Revclucionaria NY T-4 further stated on June 8, 1967, that recently there has been some public meetings sponsored in the New York area by a movement of Cuban exiles headed by Jose Ramon Egues, representative of the National College of Cuban Newspapermen in Rxile and this movement is called "Thesis of War". NY T-4 stated that at meetings sponsored by this movement in the New York - New Jersey area, the man representing MIRR was Israel Romero. NY TH advised that he was not certain of Romero's residence, but he was sure that Romero was a resident of the State ( of New Jersey. NY T-4 advised that, at the present time, there is no known leader of the MIRR in the New York City area and he personally had no knowledge of any individuals associated with MIRR in New York at the present time. NY T-5, who has furnished reliable infomation in the past, on July 7, 1967, stated that he had no knowledge of any individuals in the New York - New Jersey area who are associated with the MIRR. NY T-5 stated that Pedro Yanes had been the representative of the MIRR up until several months ago, but has been replaced and he does not know the identity of his replacement. NY T-1 on July 7, 1967, advised that he spoke with Ignacio Novo on the night of June 6, 1967, in the Hudson County Jail at which time Novo instructed his wife, Nora, to contact Israel Romero in Union City, New Jersey. Ignacio Novo told his wife that Israel Romero was the official representative of the MIRR and Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. The purpose of Mrs. Ignacio Novo contacting Israel Romero, according to NY T-1, was to ask for financial assistance from the MIRR so that Ignacio Novo could obtain bail and be released from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey. GoW NY T-6, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on July 11,-1967, that the MIRR ic primarily is a Florida based exile Cuban organization, aa sONFIDENTIAR Docld: 32340955 Page 277
" ReT@ased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1 ° 7 Py ot DATE: 11-14-2017 Go me eT pes UNIT)._. STATES DEPARTMENT PT i ' FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION re CONFIDENTIAL In Reply, Please Refer to New York, New York ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED JUL 25 1967 HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (Insurrectional Movement of Revolutionary Recovery) (MIRR) Internal Seaurity - Cuba NY T-1, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 5, 1967, that a meeting took place on June 3 - 4, 1967, in Jersey City, New Jersey, at the Quality ‘Shoes, Incorporated, 733 Bergen Avenue. This shoe store is owned and operated by Ignacio Novo, Secretary General of the Movimiento Nacionalista Cubana (Guban Nationalist Movement) (CNM), a militant anti-castro | organization with headquarters in Miami, Florida. AL) NY T-1 advised that present at this meeting, mentioned above, in addition to Ignacio Novo,were his brother, Guillermo Novo, a CNM member, ..' Dr. Orlando Bosch, who is the head of MIRR, and Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona, who is head of Rescate Revolucionaria Democratica (RRD), both anti-Castro onganizations CR YyL NY T-1 advised that Dr. Orlando Bosch wanted to carry out a two-pronged attack against the Cuban Government in Canada. Bosch specifically spoke about the assassination of the Cuban Ambassador to Canada and a simultaneous attack on a Cuban ship in the Port of Montreal Gy) This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your. agency. aa okelar DECLASSIFY ON: 25 CONFIDENTIAR Docld: 32340955 Page 2765
aged: under-the John F. Kenned i i Re, SE Me. . y Assassi i Vo id DATE d tet kx nation Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 HOtES 7 ‘ | + t _ | \ CONFIDENTIAL Movimiento Insurreecional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria Bosch, according to NY T-1, stated that they would not use any members of the CNM because they were too "hot", Bosch said that his man "Gutierrez" in Miamt nad nine rockets, timing devices c-3 and C-4 explosives which could be used in carrying out their future plans against the Cuban Government. (R 1p ‘ Bosch stated that the Cuban exiles wanted to show the United States Government, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) that what action had peen taken against Felipe Rivero, National Director of the CNM, could not stop them in their fight against Prime Minister Fidel Castro of Cuba. (& NY T-1 advised that Bosch told the Novo prothers at this meeting that upon his return to Miami, Florida, he would have “Vautierrez' send the necessary equipment to one of his, Bosch's, men in the New York area, and co-ordinate f re plans with the CNM through the Novo prothers. COA Ny T-1 advised further on June 5, 1967, that during the entire discussion, Dr. Manuel Antonio De Varona did not make any comment concerning these plans of Dr. Orlando Bosch. It should be noted that the MIRR is 4 small action group of anti-Castro Cuban exiles with headquarters in Miami, Florida, and are under the leadership of Orlando Bosch Avila, a former medical doctor in Cuba. Since 1961, members of the MIRR have been involved in numerous and almost continuous activities of a revolutionary nature including bombing raids, attempted raids, sabotage, demonstrations and propaganda. seer eonripeNTial Docld: 32340955 Page 29
Reteaved tnder the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927"(44 USC 210 DATE: 11-14-7017 4 . . . - . -~, . f . i ‘ Ly , : , Seyfert CONFIDENTIAN a Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-2, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on May 29, 1967, that a demonstration sponsored by Cuban exiles under the direction of the GNM took place in New York City on May 28, 1967, in front of the United Nations Secretariat building from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on that date. NY T-2 stated that this demonstration was a protest against action taken by the United States Government against Felipe Rivero in Miami, Florida on May 12, 1967, when he was arrested by INS authorities and detained for deportation proceédings. NY T-2 advised that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo, CNM members, arrived together with an individual known as "El Ronco" at this demonstration and during the course of the demonstration, were in close contact with and friendly to an unnamed individual whom NY T-e said was the leader in the New York area of the MIRR. - NY T-1 and NY T-2, during May, 1967, identified ‘BL Ronco" as Jose Manuel Santos of Union City, New Jersey, who recently became active again in the CNM. NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, identified a picture appearing in a local New York Spanish newspaper of Israel Romero as being the same individual with whom the Novo brothers and Jose Manuel Santos conversed with during the course of the demonstration in front of the United Nations Secretariat on May 28, 1967. NY T-2 on July 5, 1967, advised that Yauring a ® recent trip,to Miami, Florida, he spoke “sip San Pedro 5) a is the [Acting Headjof the C since the san bedres Gen be Riyero by INS during May, 1967. During 3 contact with (San Stare NY T-2 said thatYSan Pedro) indieatea’e n to him that he, (San Pe was very disdppointed the c_|\ MIRR and said that he ro) issued instructions to Ignacio Novo and Guillermo Novo in New York and told them not to attempt to obtain any explosive material from the MIRR as he suspected that this organization was under the ‘. (co of the United States Central Intelligence Agency CIA). Docld: 32340955 Page 30
VReYeased under the dohn F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act “6 DATE: 11-14-2017 , . TONEINENTION Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-2 further advised that (San Ped¥ro)told him that inasmuch as both Ignacio and GuilTermo Novo were recently arrested in New Jersey, he suspected that the Novo brothers had obtained the explosive material found in their possession from the MIRR and that this information was made available to the police by some member of the MIRR. 9) It should be noted that Ignacio and Guillermo Novo were arrested on the night of June 29, 1967, by the Jersey City Police Department and were charged with the illegal possession of explosives. Guillermo Novo was released on bail on July 8, 1967, from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey, while Ignacio Novo was released on bail on July 10, 1967, from the same penal institution. NY T-3, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on June 8, 1967, that Pedro Yanes formerly headed the MIRR and represented Dr. Oriando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. NY T-3 stated that it was now his understanding that Pedro Yanes no longer represented the organization in the New York area and he did not know the identity of the new representative of the MIRR. Ny T-4, who has furnished reliable information in the past, on June 8, 1967, stated that the MIRR, at the present time, to the best of his knowledge, had no formal organization active in the New York - New Jersey area. NY T-4 advised that he did ndt have any knowledge of any individuals presently affiliated with the MIRR in the New York area, NY T-4 stated that the previous delegate or representative of the MIRR in the New York - New Jersey area was Pedro Yanes,:iwho, he understands, was recently deposed because of a basic difference of opinion between himself and Dr. Orlando Bosch.—. Doclda: 32340955 Page 31
PRef@ased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Co DATE: 11-14-2017 Jiection Act o 7 CONFINENTIA Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria NY T-4 further stated on June 8, 1967, that recently there has been some public meetings sponsored in the New York area by a movement of Cuban exiles headed by Jose Ramon Egues, representative of the National College of Cuban Newspapermen in pxile and this movement is called "Thesis of War". NY T-4 stated that at meetings sponsored by this movement in the New York - New Jersey area, the man representing MIRR was Israel Romero. NY Ty advised that he was not certain of Romero's residence, but he was sure that Romero was a resident of the State * of New Jersey. NY T-4 advised that, at the present time, there is no known leader of the MIRR in the New York City area and he personally had no knowledge of any individuals associated with MIRR in New York at the present time. NY T-5, who has furnished reliable infomation in the past, on July 7, 1967, stated that he had no knowledge of any individuals in the New York ~ New Jersey area who are associated with the MIRR. NY T-5 stated that Pedro Yanes had -been the representative of the MIRR up until several months ago, but has been replaced and he does not know the identity of his replacement. NY T-1 on July 7, 1967, advised that he spoke with Ignacio Novo on the night of June 6, 1967, in the Hudson County Jail at which time Novo instructed his wife, Nora, to contact Israel Romero in Union City, New Jersey. Ignacio Novo toid his wife that Israel Romero was the official representative of the MIRR and Dr. Orlando Bosch in the New York - New Jersey area. The purpose of Mrs. Ignacio Novo contacting Israel Romero, according to NY T-1l, was to ask for financial assistance from the MIRR so that Ignacio Novo could obtain bail and be released from the Hudson County Jail, Jersey City, New Jersey -(% Ww NY T-6, who has furnished reliable in?POrmation in the past, advised on July 11;° 1967, that the MIRR ‘+ primarily is a Florida based exile Cuban organization, -_— ae Docld: 32340955 Page 32