424-10278-10401 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/4/2015 Identification Form . ; Agency Information . AGENCY: FBI | RECORD NUMBER: 124-10278-10401 | ! RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 97-4474-82 . Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 12/16/1963 “PAGES: lf SUBJECTS : MIRR, MEMBERS, OBA, FINANCES, FLIGHTS, RAID, CUBA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1A; 1C;4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact . DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/30/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA COMMENTS : INC S/S, MEMO, LHM ES TSC ttt A TT heehee ES sr Sn vol 17 WW 50353 Bocld:32301566 Page 1 eed
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1 - Liaison 1 = Nasce (NI) 97-4474 fecem ber 18, 1963 isu Florida. On December 14, 1963, our source in this matter iished reliable information in the past advised that tam Johnson, a United States citizen, pilot and busine who has previously been involved in anti-Castro activities, received $450 £ the treasurer of the captioned organization for obtaining the airplane to be used in this operation, er 16, 1963, our source advised that the ne ing raid is an Aero der, iber N26248, which is located at Broward Internatio al Airport | which is ioe property of | who operates an : lis scheduled to fly the e — Fort Louder ale to Bimini, Practice flights were cember 16 and 17, 1963, and ox ng given to a th. Staples fly over Bimini oe the December 17, 1963, Our source further advised that the captioned organization intends to utilize two boats in this operation. ec A large boat piloted by a Cuban captain will depart from the aelnon  -BMidami, Florida, area without contraband on an ostensible fishing Casper _ @n the evening of the scheduled raid. This boat will rendecvous at sea with a smaller fast boat carrying the SEE NOTE PAGE TWO Holmes Gandy HH 50953 DocId: 32301566 Page 3
The boubs will be loaded on ‘the be rport eat Bimini. e believes that a small farm owned by Laredo Rodriguez, treas: of the captioned organization, located in the area of Homest Bey Front Park, on or near a canal, will be utiliged in the for the departure of the small beet. According to information ebtained by our source, sett expert who will participate in this operation is one i rnation indicates that individest is possibly identical with Deniel Orlands & i who has served as a bombing expert on one or more ralds previo: concucted by the captioned organization. Orlando Bosch Avila, head of the captioned organization, has indicated he desires that this operation take place during the current week. . . authorities were advised of the above Abretmett Original to State, copies to CIA, Army, Navy, Alr Force, DIA, Customs, INS, FAA, Coast Guar, Yeagley. Copies separately being furnished john Crimmins, Coordinator Cuban Affairs, Department of State, by Courier Service anc ) HW 50953 Docld:32301566. Page 4
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SO - SECRET: (PEBERAL BUREN OF KnveSriaR=I0. COMIALRICATIONS “SECT id ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED DEC 1 6 1963 _ HEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED pec A EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN TELETYPE OTHERWISE RGENT 12-16-63 3-36 PM EST SHR a ca DIRECTOR, FBI {37- “RATA oO ROM SAC, MIAMI /105-2855/ 3 P MOVIMIENTO INSURRECTIONAL DE RECUPERACTION REVOLUCIONARIO, F § j 3 : ¥ : IS DASH CUBA. . RE MIAMI TEL, DEC. FOURTEEN, SIXTYTHREE. ON EVENING DEC. FOURTEEN, SIXTYTHREE, EVELIO ALPIZAR PEREZ _ # PAREN PROTECT END PAREN ADVISED THAT DR. ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA f. f INSTRUCTED ALPIZAR TO CONTACT LAREDO RODRIGUEZ, TREASURER OF [F Ry WHICH IS HEADED BY BOSCH, AND THAT LAREDO WOULD FURNISH ALPIZAR ewe, Cee, Peepcentes , fF és 00 2p, Leap vive rt tn bree od bap 0, MIR . WITH FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS TO PAY WILLIAM JOHNSON FOR BOSCH ALSO [ADVISED OBTAINING AN AIRPLANE FOR THE SCHEDULED RAID. ALPIZAR HE WOULD PAY FOR ALPIZAGAS PRACTICE FLYING TIME \) & PREPARATORY THIS OPERATLON. | Ly REC 33 ia Y Y Vy Bx by SUBSEQUENTLY , ON DEC. FOURTEEN, SIXTYTHREE, ALPIZAR OBTAINED i) S JAN 9 364 a8 FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FROM LAREDO WHICH HE PAID TO JOHNGONS. : os a Noy THEREAFTER, ACCOMPAINIED BY JOHNSON AND RARBN FNU\ BNDRAREY AMO, 2 AgSURANAILOT, ALPIZAR PROCEEDED TO BROWARD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 4 get OSs, br é WHERE HE PRACTICED FLYING FOR ONE HOUR IN AERO COMMANDER N TWO. SIX. y 4 DEAS pac Oitae3 Meno Si200 . 7 +o Soller ~ _ aps SECRET
SECRET PAGE TWO TUO FOUR B, PROPERTY OF | WHO OPERATES AN AVIATION COMPANY AT THE SAME FIELD, ALPIZAR WAS CONSIDERING RAMO AS HIS CO DASH PILOT BUT RAMO NOT UNTERESTED IN THIS VENTURE. ON DEC. SIXTEEN, SIXTYTEHREE, ALPIZAR ADVISED THAT HE AGAIN ON DEC. FIFTEEN PRACTICED FLYING FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR WITH IN THE SAME AERO COMMANDER PLANE, HE LEARNED THAT THIS IS THE PLANE WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE USED ON THE BOMBING OPERATION AND THAT . IS SCHEDULED TO FLY THE PLANE FROM FT. LAUDERDALE TO BIMINI PREPARATORY TO THE BOMBING OPERATION. PROVIDING WEATHER CONDITIONS PERMIT, ALPIZARM IS SCHEDULED TO AGAIN PRACTICE WITH THIS PLANE ON AFTERNOON OF DEC. SIXTEEN AND SEVENTEEN. HE PLANS TO FLY OVER BIMINI ON DECEMBER SEVENTEEN PROVIDING HE IS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY[ | ALPIZAR HAS OVERHEARD DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN BOSCH, JOHNSON AND LAREDO WHICH LEADS HIM TO BELIEVE THAT BOSCH INTENDS TO UTILIZE TWO BOATS IN THIS OPERATION. A LARGE BOAT, PILOTED END PACE TWO . + SECRET
re ~ ree + reeemcnnnatts antaneneeer—_—aremeen eran —- —_ pacedrurer.- - €),  SECRED BY A A CUBAN CAPTAIN, WILL DEPART FROM MIAMI AREA, WITHOUT CONTRA- BAND ON AN OSTENSIBLE FISHING TRIP DURING EARLY EVENING OF DATE OF 8 SCHEDULED RAID. THIS BOAT WILL RENDEZVOUS AT SEA WITH A SMALLER FAST sa BOAT CARRYING THE DEMOLITION BOMBS WHICH WILL HAVE DEPARTED FROM THE | HOMESTEAD, FLA. AREA. THE BOMBS WILL BE LOADED ON THE BIG BOAT WHICH WILL THEN PROCEED TO THE BIMINI AIRPORT AND PROCEED ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS PLANS OUTLINED. BOSCH HAS DISCLOSED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THAT THE BOMBING EXPERT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS OPERATION IS ONE ORLANDO OR RAMIREZ. PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION BY U. S. CUSTOMS HAS j . : . DISCLOSED THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL IN UNDOUBTEDLY IDENTICAL WITH DANIEL ORLANDO RAMIREZ BENIS WHO SERVED AS A BOMBING EXPERT ON ONE OR MORE PREVIOUS RAIDS CONDUCTED BY MIRR. ALPIZAR ALSO Te tt ag BELIEVED THAT A SMALL FARM OWNED BY LAREDO RODRIGUEZ IN THE AREA OF HOMESTEAD BAY FRONT PARK, ON OR NEAR A CANAL, WILL BE UTILIZED IN PLANS FOR DEPARTURE OF THE SMALL BOAT. y ALPIZAR IS STILL ATTEMPTING TO DISCREETLY ASCERTAIN MORE INFO RE THE IDENTITY OF THE BOATS AND OTHER PERSONNEL INVOLVED. ‘ | BOSCH HAS INDICATED HE IS DESIROUS THIS OPERATION TAKING PLACE a, DURING THE CURRENT WEEK. | | | U. Ss CUSTOMS AND OTHER INTERESTED AGENCIES IN MIAMI HAVE | BEEN ORALLY ADVISED. } : LETTERHEAD MEMO SUITABLE FOR DISSEMINATION .FOLLOWS. q | MIAMI WILL KEEP BUREAU ADVISED ALL PERTINENT. DEVELOPMENTS. C aA ana he tS “a : we me rine), B' END AND ACK PLS be, + &09 PM OK FBI wa MsL oTxs -. SECRET TU AND DISC
. ee : . f TLE a te maa Fe . . Pa | i | t | | | "PREPARATORY THIS OPERATION, WHERE HE PRACTICED: ruyre FOR ONE HOUR IN AERO COMMANDER N TWO SIX F , ‘Toes baton. . , f Wb WRLTAOTSL FEDERAL BUREN) oF meeTiCnt eo Bike Soke n Ver A pian On t Ma. Caspar. CORTE Sd See Bere ; 7 Me. Ceteaeis wes ; Hiv. Orcuad DEC 16 1963 fo” [toe Beck re. i Wa. fet me. TELETYPE iM 3 — | - v4 Mik oe —_ | a Oo WN): ie Se a a . . yo el a: ; Miss Yow an | URGENT A2-$6°65 3486 PH EST SHR OT joy | ) DERECTOR, FBI /97-4A7TAh Tf Vahaoe | prom SAC, MIAME 7405-26853, SPO gare FMOVINEENTO. INSURRECTIONAL DE RECUPERACTION. REVOLUCIONARIO, Is DASH CUBA, RE MIAMY TEL, ‘DEC, FOURTEEN, SIRTYTHRER. ON EVENING DEC. FOURTEEN, SIXTYTHREE » EVELIO ALPIZAR PEREZ PAREN PROTECT END PAREN ADVISED THAT DR» ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA INSTRUCTED ALPIZAR TO CONTACT LAREDO RODRIGUEZ, TREASURER OF - MIRR, WHICH IS HEADED BY BOstH, AND THAT LAREDO WOULD FURNISH ALPIZAR WITH FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS TO PAY WILLIAM JOHNSON FOR as OBTAINING AN AIRPLANE FOR THE SCHEDULED RAID. BOSCH ALSO ADVISED ALPIZAR HE WOULD PAY FOR ALPIZAR/S PRACTICE FLYING TINE t ' 4 : dV, i : ' k 4 | SUBSEQUENTLY, ON DEC, FOURTEEN, SIXTYTHREE, ALPIZAR_ OBTAINED, FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FROM LAREDO WHICH HE pare 10 JONNSON. a “THEREAFTER, AGCONPATNIED, BY, JOHNSON AND PAREN FNU END PARES RAMO, | A CUBAN PILOT, ALPUZAR, PROCEEDED FO BROWARD INTERNATIONAL ATRPORT fs: | BND PAGE ONE ~ ALL INFORMATION. CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED \ EA, - a a 7 Sa . & 4 “ Poo ~ ad © 1 - a a € 2 . = ae St - . : w —* ; cd aad : inn we my “ a & “ ry . Ey eons oy Fy 6 a « ro & of s 2 @ = os + ° ° % 2 HW ADS4AF Docld: 32301566. Page ‘Q. 3 ; - atv * & . o oma - . . 4 : Me 4. - ne an Sot 7 are : . na o fo, ees oS ' - ue ee a e me a ns * . er or
PACE THO 7 ) “Two Four B, PROPERTY OF[ «(WG OPERATES AN AVIATION COMPANY AT THE SAME FIELD, ALPIZAR WAS CONSIDERING RAMO AS HIS CO "BASH PILOT BUT RAMO NOT UNTERESTED IN THES VENTURE, | ON DEC, SIRTEEN, SIXTYTHREE, ALPIZAR ADVISED THAT HE AcAIN fe ON DEC. FIFTEEN PRACTICED FLYING FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR OITA | | . IN THE SAME AERO COMMANDER PLANE» HE LEARNED THAT THIS IS THE PLANE WHICH Ts SCHEDULED TO BE USED ON THE BOMBING OPERATION AND THAT |i SCHEDULED TO FLY THE PLANE PROM FY, LAUDERDALE | . TO BIMINT PREPARATORY TO THE BOMBING OPERATION, PROVIDING | WEATHER CONDITIONS PERMIT, ALPIZARM IS SCHEDULED TO AGAIN PRACTICE WITH THIS PLANE ON AFTERNOON OF DEC, SIXTEEN AND SEVENTEEN, NE PLANS To FLY OVER BINENY ON DECEMSER SEVENTEEN ‘PROVIDING HE IS NOT . ACCOMPANIED BY ALPIZAR HAS OVERHEARD Discussions: BETWEEN BOSCH, JORNSON AND LAREDO WHICH LEADS HIN TO BELIEVE THAT BOSCH INTENDS TO : UTILIZE Tye BOATS IN THES OPERATION, A LARGE BOAT, PrLOTED | END } PACE Two ; HWW 50953 DocId:32301566_ Page 10- .
“pace YHREr QO | Q an ow A A CUPAN CAPTAIN, WELL, DEPART PRom MEANT. AREA, WITHOUT cONTRA~ BAND ON AN OSTENSIBLE FESHING TRIP DURING EARLY EVENING OF DATE OF “SCHEDULED RAID, THIS BOAT WILL RENDEZVOUS AT SEA UITH A SMALLER FAST am) BOAT CAPRVING THE DEMOLITION BOMBS WHICH VILL HAVE DEPARTED FROM THE - HOMESTEAD, FLA, AREA, THE BOMBS WILL BE LOADED ON THE BIG BOAT WHICH WILL THEN PROCEED TO THE BIMENt AIRPORT AND PROCEED ACCORDING To PREVIOUS PLANS OUTLINED. | | BOSCH HAS DISCLOSED ON TWO SEPARATE ‘OCCAStONS THAT THE | “BOMBING EXPERT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS OPERATION.I8 ONE ORLANDO Se! OR RAMIREZ, PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION BY Us Sy CUSTOMS HAS | ae DISCLOSED THAT THIG INDIVIDUAL IN UNDOUBTEDLY IDENTICAL WITH PANIEL ORLANDO RAMIREZ DENIS WHO SERVED. AS A BOMBING EXPERT ON ONE OR MORE PREVIOUS RAIDS CONDUCTED BY MIRR. ALPIZAR ALSO BELIEVED THAT & SMALL FARM OWNED BY LAREDO RODRIGUEZ IN THE AREA OF HOMESTEAD BAY FRONT PARK, ON OR NEAR A CANAL, WILL BE UTILIZED IN PLANS POR DEPARTURE OF THE SMALL BOAT. _ ALPIZAR IS STILL ATTEMPTING TO DISCREETLY ASCERTAIN MORE INFO RE THE IDENTITY OF THE BOATS AND OTHER PERSONNEL INVOLVED, BOSCH HAS INDICATED HE IS DESIROUS: THIS OPERATION TAKING PLACE. DURING THE CURRENT WEEX, | | Us, So CUSTOMS AND OTHER INTERESTED AGENCIES IN MIAMI HAVE EEN ORALLY. ADVISED .« | LETTERWEAD MEWO SUITABLE FOR pissentwarion FOLLOWS. . i MEAMI WILL KEEP BUREAU ADVESED, ALL. PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS « corse wren mere Stee atam aptahee tee END AND ACK PLS . ss HeOS PM OOK FBT WA MSL TKS 7 : | wet ean “stp TY AND DISC GRIG: MR. BELMONT FoR DIngcron = °” Hs _ HW 50953 Docld:32301566, Page 41 2 7 32) 78 pe aw me Ser