Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/21/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-90102-10022 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 105-64869-NR Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: MM TITLE: DATE: 08/29/1973 “PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : MAX LESNICK DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Confidential RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Withhold DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/08/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : TRANSLATION; TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH a a v9.4 Docld: 32332375 Page 1
finder = ATE: 11714-2017 CONFIDENTIAL TRANSLATION FROM SPANTSH Bit Cis Hed ACTIVITIES OF CUBANS Patek ot ;OADR qf “In connection with and in reply to your connunication regarding Cuban nationals, we have beon able to obtain the following infermation: ORLANDO ROSCH = Leader of the Insurrectional Movenent of Revolutionary Recovery (i.I.B.R.) | Dector of Medicine frea the University of Havana. Extremist of anarchist ideae. Is considered as the true leader of the terrerist factions auong Cuban exiles, Blames the Americans, ag well as the Russians and Chinese, ef having reached an agreement to perpetuate Castro in power, thus impeding Cuba's independence. ft is Kknewn that he has been in contact with Puerte Rican terrorist erganizationg and exchanged explosives with ‘then, Considers: the present Spanish governmnent 2g being “erooked and an ally of Castroisn." After his release from a federal penitentiary in (¢) December 2972, it is believed that he will res His terrorist activities inside and outside U.S. territory. HUMBERTO PONTANA - Financial contributer te Cuban activist E¥CULS. Ue is very close to Dr. Enrique Huertas, President of the Association of Cuban Docters, who was recently in Hgdaria. . ANDRES HAZARIO | SaRGli~ He was Commander of the Second Front tN the Escimoray Bread during the struggle against Batista's ropinme. He has always been clogely accusinted with MAX LESNICK, As te pessible contacts with ORLANDO BOSCH, it is believed thet they have been superficial, since both aspire after absolute powsy Within the radical and extremist faction in the 0.8.8 Hoy rover, there haa been exchance of support within the terrorist CREP, according to operational needs, At present, the: Alphe 65 organization,.ef which / PRANSLATED BY: Vi4=3= MADELEINE T, STONE:Isp. \:0 /QO S 7 b YRFE9 = \. August 29. 1972 \soccassovsen Page 2?
——— senasseneo Page 3 ; Sea Onder 1 Orin EF. ReETOLeE ASSASSE1TNnATIO RECOrds ollection Ac o a4 2 CURE 4 “DATE: 11-14- 2017" ; 2 +| Becrults activists a@nong the exiles in order to train then CONFIDENTIAL . ANDRES KAZARTO SARGEN is the no most prominent figure, is the anti-Castre military groups which has most distinguished and ‘pacrificed itself in Betton ‘Or Cuban territory. The leaders of these groups are nov planning to ereate & common front of Cuban residents in the U.5., in~ cluding the pha 66 group, BOSCH's group and others. . HAX LESNICK™SENENDEZ - He was a comrade of Fidel Castro's in the ranks of the Orthedox Youth, the political party of © epposition to the Batista regime. He is considered to be a> good journalist aad a very aggressive writer. He has very good connections and is possibiy an active militant of the Alpha 63 group, since the sajority of its. active members cone from the Second Front of Escanmbray and other revolutionary groups which broke away from Castro after he gave in to Meerow . He is the son ef a Jewish father and a Cuban nother. Hie collaboration vith international Zionian on Anerican territory is active and devoted. fhe magazine “Replica ie &@ source of financial aid, due to ite Director's economic policy. capable of comaitting any act of violence, ag it is evident At the present tine, he is not considered to be (0) that he respects and fears ORLANDO BOSCH, JORGE GUTEERREZ = At the moment, unknown. -ANTONIO DE VECTANA ~ Enthusiastic«e partisan of the creation of 2 connon front in the anti-Castro struggle. ANDRES JORGE GONZALES - ORLANDO BOSCH'a eeordinator and deputy. im guerrilla warfare, An-expert in demolition work. As far as (Sergio) GONZALEZ is cencerned, he could be his brother, 2ithough he ig little known and sivays acts “behind the scenes." He is considered an expert in han qling dypanite and plastic explesives. Directly connected with BOSCH. GUILZERNO AND TGNACTO NOVO ~ Considered the most radical of ait the netivist ‘groupe in exile. Anticomauniste and. decid- edly in favor’ of sscrifice in the anti-Castro struggle, They seem to have resources of material for the clandestine ntruceie,
ak dSEo Giger OTL - . REI eay ASS oaSS 1a 10h Records ollection 4c o 79 a4 1 P DATE: 11-14- 2017 ; V] ri CONFIDENTIAL and they transfer their ecuipnent from state to state, within the J.S.A., and also abroad. They are believed to have placed explogives on the prenises of the Inter~ national Fair in Mentreal and of having thrown 2 Bazooka grenade against the United Nations building when Fidel Castro was delivering a speech there. The NOVO brothers’ political inclinations are frankly anticommunist. They were both closely associated with the erstwhile Cuban Nationalist Movement QG.N.C.) which was headed by FELIPE RIVERO DIAZ. “rhe WOVG brothers new aecenuse FELIPE RIVERS DIAZ ef being &@ farcical leader. This opinion is shared by other extrenists who deseribe RIVERO age an irresolute pergon who aid nat know how to lead an activist movement in the U.8.A.° — te bear pressure upon world public opinion. The NOVO brothers have the support and. solidarity of thousands of Cubane@ in Hiami and New York. FELIPE RIVERO DIAZ = Founder of the Cuban Nationalist Movenent WC. ), whieh GS ne longer in operation. He participated — in the abertive invasion sf Cuba im 1986, as @ member ef the Grigade 2506. ae yo ‘He was not known during the process of the etruggie against Batista. . At present, he supports the activities of terrorist groups without participating directly because he has “lost conbativeness,” according to the opinion of his comrades. - RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE - Known in exile circles as (9, 13u WHGRELITOS. © Eee belopeed te various activist organizations. . joist Was asked by the FBZ to infiltrate ORLANDO BOSCH's group. Participated in varicus attacks and was accused of the death of various Cuban nationals in the U.S.A, EET ET A ge deceived ORLANDO BOSCH and, with a special tape poecordor, obttinegd cenfidentiai gtatenernts fron hie waickh tater servad as evidence fer his convicticn. Hae been sentenced to death for treageon by various Sctiviet groups, First and forensst anong then being QRLARLS BOSCH s. group. Duriag BOSCH's trial for the charge of terrorisn, CONFIDENTIAL = 3 x Docld: 32332375 Page 4
Sen. Winer / DATE; 11-44-2017, | RECARDO CASANUEVA = asSination Records Collection act oL 1% co a CONFIDENTIAL —— HORALITOS, under questioning by the defense attemey, admitted te the court that he was a Specisl cellaborator af the FBY, publicly admitting that he had betrayed the secret Plains of an @nti-Castroe organization, . oS Person connected with the NOVO brothers’ war secret group. % . - ‘Madrid, July 19, 1973 * CONFIDENTIAL i | Docld: 32332375 Page 5