eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 TdT Ust clu? notee DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/4/2015 : Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10287-10409 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 97-4474-297, 298 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 04/22/1966 ‘ PAGES: 17 SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/26/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC NOTE, A/T, ADMIN PAGE, LHM Vv v9.1 DoclId: 32305279 Page 1
Released undet the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 210¥ Hote}. AE ALAN | | ss 8 | ! | | | 1 Date: 4.20.6 mare Transmit the following in | ss (Type in plaintext or code} _-- \ Via AIRTEL REGISTERED MAIL Lae g rs (Priority) ee MAL DTT TTT TT TR Rm ne nm a he, - po Re fey = TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (97-4474) ; 4 - aNd FROM: SAC, MIAMI (105-2855) (P) \ yea SUBJECT: —MOVIMIENTO MOVIMIENTO INSURRECCIONAL _DE_ RECUPERACION os a i REVOLUCIONARIA_(MIRR) aot . Is - _CUBA i 6 (00: Miami ) Re Miami teletypes to Bureau, 4/21 and 22/66. Enclosed for the Bureau are 11 copies of a LHM dated and. captioned as above. The LHM is classified Confidential to protect MM T-1, an informant of continuing value. Copie are ng furnished locally : Secret Service (3 evensoy- (otbiinhe Y bin z. wa s ae /oia Fae - S. Border Patrol, Miami pr: - U. S. Customs, Miami ax - U. S. Customs, Region II, Miami 4 : to: CLA/State/BE9 Copy ONI/OSI/ acsy¥@ ~ U. S. Customs, Key West df, by souteg ap fr IS Ll “INS, Miami Ah -‘NISO, 6th ND, Charleston, S.C. 170 a G-2, Ft. McPherson, Ga. | OSI, Robins AFB, Ga. CIA, Miami Coast Guard, Miami & Office of Coordinator of Cuban Affairs, Dept. of State, Miami. (2 aye ererererayarere | = 1 - USA FAD, on "(3 zBureau ghee (RM) IL tthe YL 4 3 5 4 a ‘s RJD , a ey z te 4 " te a 5 LD ap ved: _4 lo be uv O Ay res Gent in Charge Docld: 32305279 Page 2?
” ¢ . . \ . . . ‘ . . x a a — MS | cONMPENTIAL ~” | " MM 105-2855 ’ Released under the John F. Kennédy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 21 , f DATEs 11-14-2017 1 - FAA, Miami 1 - Secret Service, Miami / ar (wm -1 is fin 630-8. Jo Ku) a For the confidential i formation of the Bureap, — the following is furnished: Mend of tlle. On 4-17-66, 39- dvised that on 4-16-66, Hn: he accompanied ORLANDOWWOSCH/and GUAJIRO (JOSE ANTONIO 9. 49. a;.ay| ILETAGONZALEZ)_to Nap to survey the aréa or tire — “4 Atte’) —~ / a f airport > BOSCH decided to use Naples as the departure ¥ point for his planned air raid, and a specific plan was laid out as to where the plane should be parked for loading with bombs by BOSCH and his confederates after MM‘'639-S, the pilot, parked the plane and went into NY is: AO MW, - 3505 Tok, Wipdfihe | - On April 21, 1966, MM 639-S navy that-at 9:30 A.M., that date, he met with BOSCH who decided that 77%. -the raid against Nuevitas, Cuba, should be made on the night of April 21. BOSCH then drove MM 639-S to the i Bacardi Building, Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, where ° BOSCH picked up GUAJIRO. They then drove to the Boulevard National Bank where GUAJIRO wrote out a check.for BOSCH in the amount of $500.00. This check was cashed by BOSCH and the $500.00 was handed by BOSCH to MM 639<S for the rental of a plane. It was decided by BOSCH, after discussion with MM 639-S, that the plane was to be flown to Miami International Airport on the afternoon or early evening of April 21, 1966; that a co-pilot, to be chosen by BOSCH, would meet MM 639-S at Miami International Airport and would fly with him to Naples where they would park the ‘ plane as planned. BOSCH stated that, upon signal from MM 639-S, the bombs would be transported from Miami to ; ¢ 4 - Naples. BOSCH said that he and his companions would be waiting for a telephonic message from MM 639-S at telephone FRanklin 3-1859. It was agreed that the plane would depart some time during the evening of 4-21-66, for Naples and that the bombing raid would be made shortly after midnight. &) (W) The above information was immedately furnished to ikMr. WALLACE SHANLEY and Mr. STAN SCHACHTER of U. * fu) —Usss ; REVIEWED BY FBYJEK TASK FORGE av on 2-23.97 dab 7 RELEASE IN FULL o CONFINENTIA {* - CL RELEASE IN PART oY Cl TOT Iai ey. OTAL DENIAL 59 = WA oy DoclId: 32305279 Page 3
Released er the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 notes ie TE* 11-14-2017 ‘N - po a ( an ~ CON PENTIAL MM 105-2855 a Customs who had already been briefed on previous developments. Mr. SHANLEY and Mr. SCHACHTER had already worked out a plan of action in agreement with this office and the Collier County Sheriff's Office with the thou in mind of giving maximum protection to MM 639-S. «Yu ht At 9:40 P.M., 4-21-66, MM 639-S advised aN was ready to depart Miami International Airport and had Just notified BOSCH, who said he would immediately bring the co-pilot to. the airport. MM 639-S had rented at Florida Airmotive Sales, Inc., Fort Lauderdale International Airport, a twin-engine Cessna 310-I, Registration 8137M, with wing tip tanks. &)W) Before his departure, MM 639-S was alerted by this office of the fact that he would be interrogated by a Collier County deputy at the airport gs a possible suspect. but that he would not be arrested. (@) Ww) At 1:30 A.M., Mr. SHANLEY telephonically notified this office that BOSCH and two companions had, ‘just been arrested by the Collier County Sheriff's Office in possession of six bombs 15 miles east of Naples. Subsequently Mr. SHANLEY and Mr. SCHACHTER furnished the following details which are of interest to the Bureau. In cooperation with Customs, Sheriff HENDRY set up a road block 15 miles east of Naples. This road block was manned by two deputies and one Customs agent dressed as a deputy sheriff. From a concealed point Customs observed the two cars, bearing the Cubans, as it approached the road block from a point 5 miles east. When the two cars came to the road block, the deputies simulated a search for two escaped convicts from a Collier County prison camp. One deputy, dressed as a convict and wearing handcuffs, was brought from the adjoining field to an official car along with a bloodhound to simulate the capture of one of the two convicts. The sheriff, within hearing of BOSCH and his companions, made appropriate. radio calls and instructed a Yu) , t _" ; ; 3. CONFIRENTIAL SPANOS DoclId: 32305279 Page 4
eae under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC YIU? Hotes. DB ~ /DATES 11-14-2017 } © UONENTAE a * MM 105-2855 deputy to proceed to the Naples airport as a precautionsy measure At e event the other convict had made his way there. 4) UL At the appropriate time, after MM 639-S and his Cuban co-pilot returned to the airport at Naples, they were approached by a Collier County deputy who questioned them concerning an escaped convict. MM 639-S advised that this was done in a most realistic fashion. The Cuban co-pilot, who was not arrested, has been identified by the Collier County Sheriff's Office as JUAN FRANCISC (conan 828 S. W. 2nd Street UL | “ Miami, born 6-16-43, | Z Wax prrox waiting impatiently for an appropriate period of time, MM 639-S and his co-pilot mutually concluded that something had gone awry since the plane had not been loaded with bombs and BOSCH was not in sight. Whey then returned to Miami where they encountered MARCELINNA.GARCIA, the number two man in BOSCH's organization. GARCIA ex ined that BOSCH had just been picked up while enroute to,Naples and that he was. going to Naples to assist \iyy BOSCH. ga(U 4 publ ) / MM 639-S has expressed the opinion that so far hé does. not appear to be under any suspicion for his part in this matter. W@W) U. S. Customs has decided not to appear as having been involved in any way in the apprehension of BOSCH and his 33-5: GU in order to afford further protection tot MM 639-S S. Q) (w) cee MIAMI av AT MIAMI, FLORIDA a 1) Will report any further developments to the re Bureau. ‘ ; -  @) =WAl1l follow and report State prosecution of mo BOSCH. VONFIDENTIAY spaced Docld: 32305279 Page 5
F Released under the John F. Kennedy Assdssination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote) Domestic Intelligence Division INFORMATIVE NOTE paeApril 22, 1966 Movimiento Insurreccional De Recuperacion Revolucionaria (MIRR) is militant Miami, Florida, anti-Castro organization, headed by Orlando Bosch Avila. Previous information indicated MIRR was planning air attack on Cuba in hear future, and Bosch had propositioned one of our {nformants to act as pilot. We have followed this matter closely and developed plans, with the Department's -concurrance, whereby bombs would be seized bby Customs. This would thwart,the raid and protect our informant. ] lu Attached sets forth details of MH ta i fast aioli activity and plans of . f. o(b this ANCLASSIFIED a fF “3 ORMA fUN CONTAINEL o\fustoms and Collier County Sherif “fave since been advised that earl '4@.m. Bosch, Mulet (referred to in the attached) and one other Cuban national were arrested for being in possession of explosives and six bombs were confiscated. 3! ALL HEREIN We have previously advised White House and the Attorney General of this situation and we are furnishing them current pertinent developments. WLS s cwb Classified 2 Declassify an: DECHASST tp YS ld Pant? ri onal ha 1 Th JTRS Docld: 32305279 Page 6
he mt r Rédeased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 - ( Fees i ° Toleon eos ~ DeLoge Callahan Conrad ° Felt “" -pEcODEDICoPy y» & Tovel Trotter CIAIRGRAM <= CABLEGRAM RADIO waxTELETYPE foo |” 2:43AM EST URGENT 22-66 LVA 6 DIRECTOR FROM MIAMI 220)),0 C wovimiento INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MIRR), . INTERNAL SECURITY: +3-CUBA, NMy NEUTRALITY MATTERS i EY Fo Réference my teletype tal UsAPRIL 15, 1966. B s|s-" Mtant; gta /7- AM /6 5083 WHO HAS FURNISHED RELFABLE INFORMATION IN THE cof f PAST, ‘GN noRAL 21, 1966 FUR, ‘OLLOWING INFORMATION: | *. : ¥. Als s INFORMANT AND ORLANDO YSOSCHTMET SY ANDESTINELY TODAY TO “Zi S FINALIZE PLANS FOR BOMBING RAID FROM FLORIDA AGAINST SUGAR REFINERY IN _CUBA,.. BOSCH INSTRUCTED INFORMANT ‘To a0, TO FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, AND RENT A PLANE FQR MISSION, AFTER PLANE IS RENTED INFORMANT WAS: To FLY iro iA, LAND AT ME AMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND PICK. UP A “co-biubt, THEN THEY. ARE, To FLY ON TO NAPLES, FLORIDA, LAND PLA eft peas AIRPORT AND: .LEAVE PLANE UNATTENDED FOR A UPL 1 HOURS. FeG¢ 2. 47 a NS eel INFORMANT AND CO-PILOT RETURN PLANE WILL HAVE AERIAL BOMBS ABOARD “AND WILL BE READY FOR RAID AGAINST CUBAs wy Y/ 1 7 MF open | va 7 ae - If the intelligence contained in thakabove message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably. paraphrased in order. to protect the*Bureau’s. cryptographic systems. DoclId: 32305279 Page 68 gro? ay = “ a4 {oF W. Aye >
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote; DATE: 11414-27017 4-3 (Ree, 1:27:66)" 3 a ¢ Telson Casper Callahan Conrad - Falt . p Gale . ; . Roser : : Sulliven, ¥ Tavel « et Trotter ‘1 OAIRGRAM cC.CABLEGRAM (CRADIO yxxTELETYPE “= Gandy Oe seer ere ee ee mee ee mr me Bee PAGE TWO FROM MIAMI 220)40 es eet, tte ot aa, BOSCH INDICATED HE MIGHT ACCOMPANY VEHICLE CARRYING BOMBS ic TO NAPLES. THIS TRIP TAKES ABOUT ONE AND A HALF HOURS BY AUTOMOB/!ILE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS MIAMI HAS. BEEN NOTIFIED AND THAT 1 AGENCY WITH COOPERATION OF COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT — AT NAPLES, WILL SET UP ROADBLOCK NEAR NAPLES AIRPORT TO INTERCEPT VEHICLE CARRYING BOMBS, CUSTOMS WILL FURTHER BACK UP SHERIFF'S ROADBLOCK WITH OTHER CHECKPOINTS TO MAKE CERTAIN BOMBS DO NOT REACH AIRPLANE. atu BOSCH GAVE INFORMAMT $500 TO BE USED TO RENT ALRPLANE. INFORMANT RENTED CESSNA 3100 1, REGISTRATION 8137M, TWIN ENGINE, COLOR WHITE OVER BLUE. (o w) CUSTOMS EXPRESSED GREAT INTEREST IN AND APPRECIATION FOR OPPORTUNITY TO SEIZE BOMBS. BELONGING TO BOSCH WHO | THEY CONSIDER A CONSTANT THREAT IN TRYING TO CAUSE INTERNATIONAL INCIDENTS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CUBA. (x (WD AT 9:0 PM APRIL 24 INSTANT INFORMANT LANDED CESSNA AIRPLANE IN MIAMI, BOSCH AT THAT THME WAS ON HIS WAY TO MIAMI ~ Ky of NTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH JOSE ANTONID te AGONZALEZ ARA_Gls0 | : a) ea Lf, | . : CONFIRENTIAL —— . If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested:that it, be: suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the. Bureau’s cryptographic systems. DoclId: 32305279 Page 9
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 usc 27107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 4-3 (Rev. 1-27-8664 \ C0 oa NTIAL | <- Caliehan Conted ° Felt DECODED COPY ce Sulliven Tavel Trotter CAIRGRAM ci CABLEGRAM CRADIO xm TELETYPE ‘3:."= Holmes PAGE THREE FROM MIAMI 220))0 GUAJIRO WHO WHLL FLY AS CO-PILOT. INFORMANT UNDER IMPRESSION ( t none unknown ) GERVELIO UTIERREZ CONCEPCION AND BOBBY ( AS 8B CUBAN NATIONALS, WILL PARTICIPATE IN DELIVERY OF BOMBS TO waptes,, 244: Yu} yV-MIAML IS MAINTAINING TELEPHONE AND RADIO CONTACT WITH CUSTOMS AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT AND WILL KEEP BUREAU ADVISED, RECEIVED: 2,58 AM RPT If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order ta protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. DoclId: 32305279 Page 10
a Released . ‘Minder the John F.. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 2107 Hote; DATE “11- -13-2017 v . 4-3 (Rev, 1-27-66) - < G .. Delench eee . Mohr | : oo c NTIA Wick | ~ ; NT? Casper Callahan Conrad Felt DECODED Copy can Sullivan Tavel Trotter CAIRGRAM i CABLEGRAM RADIO wxMELETYPE [3.!= Gandy 2:43 AM/EST URGENT ye22466 LVA | (GEM POUL 8 220440 Classified by 4 \ he fork GLE Gi ee ; , S aE Declassify off: RADR oA. fog any Lo /¥ | 5 |g MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MIRR), 7 ALL INVORMA HEREIN ¥§ IS=CUBA, NM, ore 1 EXCRE OT REMYTEL APRIL 15, 1966, MM 639-S, WHO HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST, ON APRIL 21, 1966 FURNISHED FOLLOWING INFORMATION: INFORMANT AND ORLANDO BOSCH MET CLANDESTINELY TODAY TO FINALIZE PLANS FOR BOMBING RAID FROM FLORIDA AGAINST SUGAR REFINERY IN CUBA. BOSCH INSTRUCTED INFORMANT TO GO TO FT.-\LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, AND RENT A PLANE FOR MISSION, AFTER PLANE 1S ‘RENTED INFORMANT WAS TO FLY IT TO MIAMI, LAND \ AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND PICK UP A CO-PILOTs “THEN THEY ARE TO. FLY ON TO NAPLES, FLORIDA, LAND PLANE AT LOCAL AIRPORT AND LEAVE PLANE UNATTENDED FOR A COUPLE HOURS. WHEN INFORMANT AND CO=PILOT RETURN PLANE WIL HAVE! AERIAL BOMBS ABOARD AND WILL BE READY FOR RAID ASAT cupa GY cae th du _- ‘Go nae CONAOENTIAL df the intelligence contained in the above message is to be dig¢seminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it-be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems. DoclId: 32305279 Page 11
i af (4: 3 2107-hotey. ' Released tinder the John F. Kennedy Assassination DATE: 41-147 2017 4-3 (Rev. 1-27-66) ™ | DECODED copy ca Tavel Trotter COAIRGRAM —CABLEGRAM (CIRADIO ya TELETYPE =i Holmes a a ae PAGE TWO FROM MIAMI 22040 . BOSCH INDICATED HE MIGHT ACCOMPANY VEHICLE CARRY ING. BOMBS ae TO NAPLES. THIS TRIP TAKES ABOUT ONE AND A HALF HOURS BY AUTOMOBILE 3 UNITED STATES CUSTOMS MIAMI HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THAT AGENCY WITH COOPERATION OF COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT ' co AT NAPLES, WILL SET UP ROADBLOCK NEAR NAPLES AIRPORT TO INTERCEPT VEHICLE CARRYING BOMBS, CUSTOMS WILL FURTHER BACK L UP SHERIFF'S ROADBLOCK WITH OTHER CHECKPOINTS TO MAKE CERTAIN BOMBS DO NOT REACH AIRPLANE. (MY(L) BOSCH GAVE INFORMAMIT $500 TO BE USED TO RENT AIRPLANE, INFORMANT RENTED CESSNA 3100 i, REGISTRATION: 8137M, TWIN ENGINE, COLOR WHITE OVER BLUE. (YW) CUSTOMS EXPRESSED GREAT INTEREST IN AND APPRECIATION ! FOR OPPORTUNITY TO SE1ZE BOMBS BELONGING TO BOSCH WHO’ THEY CONSIDER A CONSTANT THREAT IN TRYING TO CAUSE INTERNATIONAL INCIDENTS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND cusa.(.)(W) AT 92h@ PM APRIL 24 INSTANT INFORMANT LANDED CESSNA AYRPLANE __!N MIAMI, BOSCH AT THAT TIME WAS ON HIS WAY TO MIAMI r | CONFRRENTIA If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that‘ it%be ‘guitably paraphrased in order ta Protect the Bureau's cryptographic systema. wa > > % “* DoclId: 32305279 Page 12