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14-00000 pee we | oo i a ™ So ee miacer acl ’ REPORT COVER SHEET. «SECRET UFG-8720 PROM ~ oe aes ~ ° GATE ot? REPORT =~ ee JMWAVE ‘Jo DECENBER 1966 _ John C. TARBEL /lep APP HOVING OPPICER Pd 4 Philip G. ELMARD DACKGROUNG “DATA AND COMMENTS: REPORTING OFFICER ; — “ap so Henry J, SLOMAN xX Ab | “REPURTS CFPICER er eee | ~ rs ee TYPIC : SOURCE: AMOT reports DD-1958, 12 November, from ANOT-256; DD-1960, 14 November 1966, and DD-1983, 8 December, both from AMTAUP=2; DD-1956, 10 November from AMTAUP- 2 and AMOT-133; BD-1979, 2 December, from AMOT-133, AMOT+145 and Ramon SANTANA Scoane: and DD- 1999, 22 December, from AMOT-245, The second paragraph of Field Comment 2 was received from AMCLEVE-15. RID: No index, Group 1: Excluded from Automatic Downgrading and Declassification OPTIONAL: EMYRITG BELOW NEE BOT 82 PULED IN uw DUPLICATRD I ite | ACCOMPANYING | REPORT DIS TRIBUTION IMTRA-AGENSY EXTRA AGENCY ce eer eer) oe neem: stcemntamem rrentmremtemmemmmnsaaantesnnanatanarne 4 ~ Hqs. . fa en Naamt Reps: 1 - BCS ear e I&NS U. S. Customs Border Patrol a a _-USCG. — res | COUNTRY |. NO. OF ENCLOSURES. NO. PAGES SUBJECT ~ | REF eRENCES ~~ i ae) an my be. 3% | woo: ee f erect - — aoe eee ~ 4 “4 ee i PADA t nee ee ee ene a tt ee Ae _ — oe 4 a — APPR DO1 Woe Zoo 3 ' SECRET PEt a= boo = pe ene ent . (Roy + RM 1447 ver 2-00 PREVIOUS 2) | FLO ey j § . OS pany . TP Fe me
14-00000 I ete Sg ey bad 2 o ¢ FIELD INFORIAATION- REPORT Party ratania D Pint usually rofatte E: Net rohabte [Age test GRADING OF SUURCE- A: Completety rohabta, @ Usuaty re os fp Rohelslity cannot be petged (Apphod to untested of insuicrcitty ta reurces of Goubtiul honesty of loyalty, regardless uf ther coroeton 9) fosted sources}. APPRAISAL OF CCOMFENT: Lb: Confirmed by sther indepemdent acd tol atio euros, 2s Peatel'y true, 3: Posably teva. 4: Cuubtfut, § Protaply fang, = & Cannot be pudgod, : Cua fe Ve fate LaNwTeTedeL CONTPOLL : bipo /iiD POFPIGH DISSE! achterenascinanee «a3 country Cuba REPORT NO. ee . Lt ‘ sugsecr Alliances Among, and Splits. DATE OF REPORT 2.9 encesd or 1866 Within Cuban iaigre Organizutivns . NO. PAGES a REFERENCES pate or December 1966 ~ ~ INFO, : . PLACE & DATE aca, | UFG=-8720 THIS 1S UNEVALUATED IMPOR MATION BOL SCE CRAVINGS ANE NEF iaITivt APPRAISAL OF COMPENT (8 TEMTATIVE sourct: Members of a group of Cuban vaigrey traitnood in the techniques of information collection, The group has provided useful reports since 1961. . 1. Summary. This report contains information on alliances ‘among, and splits within, some of the Cuban emigre orpuniza- tions as they exist in VDecenler 1960, 2. Field Comment. ‘Two organizations which have emerged as dominant groups in the exlrre comunity are the Hovimiento Tnsurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (HIRPR, Insurrectional Hovement for Revolutionary Necovery), headod by Orlando Bosch Avila, and the Representacion Cubana cn el Extlio (CHECK, Cuban Repregentation in Exile), headed by Ernesto FPreyre Varona, Most of the action-type organizations are now associated with one vf these groups, 3. As of December 1966 the fellowing orvanizationus are associated with the HIRR: - a, One faction of Comandcog L (CL). b, The alliance of the Soguncde Prentea Nacional del Escanbray (SFNE, Second National Front of the Fscambray) and Alpha-66. This alliance hag a auvtusl agssistansce agreemont with the MIRR-CL alliance, although no formal pact has been signed. The Movimiento de Recuperacion Ruvolucionaria Cubana (RRC, Cuban Revolutionary. Recovery Moveuent). d. The Comite de Ayuda a la Resistencia (CAR, Committee for the Aid to the Resistance). 4. The SPNE-Alehba-66 alliance, in turn, bag pacts with the How York branches of the folloviny organizations, im addition to having a branch of their organization in New York:  CQeN-P-7]-D-K-N-T-3-A-L CONTROLLED DISSEM/NO FOREIGN DISSTY GROUP f Excluded tres automatit doangeadeny and éethassehcation DISTRIBUTION warns
The . C~ Nave}-O0-N PT. §-4-L CONTEOLLED DISSEH/NJ TURVIGN DISSEM -2- UFO-ST: One faction of the Movintento Revolucionarito 30 de Noylenubre (HEIN, 30 Noventer Revolutionary Mevenent) “SRRC Rescate Denocratico Revolucionario (RDR, Rovoluticzary Democratic Rescue). \ groups listed below are assuciated with the Coordiascion de Fuerzas (CF, Coordination of Forees), an alliance ferred by the initiative of the Representacio (RECE, Cuban Representation in Exile): 3 Cubana en el Ex:lio One faction of the CL One faction of the MRTN Movimiento, Democrata Cristiano (HDC, Christian Desocratic Movement). ; CL is split into two factions. The faction which is allied with the MIRR is headed by Jose A. Rajoy, and ig composed of the majority of the action-type members of the original organization. The faction which is affiliated with the CF is headed by Ramon Font Sa®fell. This faction has a larger nunber of the. members of the original organization, but fever of the action type. A significant number of the nesters of this faction are adherents of Fulgencic Batista taldivar, former President of Cuba. Each faction controls part of the equipment which belonged to the original organization, The a. MRTN is split into three factions. The faction which is allied with the SFNE is Jocated in New York, and is headed by Hiram Gonzalez Herrera. Although this group has few members, tt is the best organized of the three factions, The main activity of this group is to collect mency for the SFNE, The faction which is associated with the CF is disorganized, beset with internal dissensiva, and has few members. Since early summer 1966, two leaders of this factien hare resicned because of internal problems, first Miguel Isa Fresneda , 4 then his successor, Luis Moreno Alvarez. Raul Horta is now the leader of this faction, which is expected to maintain its association with the CF. fhe third faction, which is ealled the Frank Pais Revolutionary Movement (HMRFP), is actually 4 phantea organization, Arturo Gonzalez Gonzalez, the leader, uses the name of this group in an effort to create the impression that he has a position of leadership in the emigre community. This faction is not known to be connected with any other organization, although at one time it was associated with the Alianza Revolucionaria Deszocratica (ARD, Democratic Revolutionary Alliance}. C-~O-N-F-1I-D-E-N-T-I-A~L CONTROLLED DISSEH/NO FOREIGN DISSEM
Ex Bey 1. Source Comnont, Ce Ty ory soa San f aE es] on on oe, FS é Ga Gbes stom % =e, CUMS Lhe Babess PEAS ee heey S60 Sept RS STs so Tn early Roveaber Frayre aaid that he ‘approved of the affiliation of the SFNE, Alpna-8d and CAR, with the BIRR, two "action KTOUPS , He gaid that the oxistonce of only those Neaded by RECE and HIRR, would facilitate thescoordination of plaus 6ar action “againat Cuba, i (2, Field Cozmant. which reported the detention in BSTtT Ss? , Articles ‘14 tho Miasi Herald tn December, ve Cuban emigros, _ reforred to this alliance ag the Cubab Coordinating Comnittea (CCC), and stated that it was composed of RECE, CL, MR’ Asociacion Veteranes de Bahia de Cochinos (Brigada 2304 §300)°7, Another source who has gany close associates who are” members of emigre activist. organizations, reported taat the Agociacion VEC, Amsocdation of Veteraps of the Ba y of Pigs ¢ Brigade aad Loa Pinos Nyovos CPN, New Pines). . @q Asquitcotes Cubanos en el Exilio (AACR, Association of Cuban Architects in Exile), and Municipio de Cardeaas (Cardenas. Muntcipality), a chapter of the Cubaa Municipalities in Exile. (ECE) are also associated with the Cr, The 10 Deceabor issue of Diario las Americas @ASBi od a paid politiesl] announcensnt 9 atate t Municipales Independientes (Cubanog) CIMT, Muaicipal Districts) is boing formed by euigros who had reaigned from the MCE, Source Commants: HOC 's association wita the C# bas not been announced 3. 4. vas b “me sate reo 2 ARVO gtd ot . publicly. 16 Terminog Indepesdent . Isa ig no longer active in eaigre organizations, He devotes his tine to directing and administering a school for dental technicians, GC kbcbllen Pum Bo Rn Beran fin] aGeod, CSIRALED MEYERS FOREIG Sia . hg k shear, a8, ay eee a %
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nena REPORT COV'2 SHEET . oar FSOCESSENS ACTION coves § Sheet wc ne ee wae a Te ce eee ——_ . 2GEFCRT NOL ~ > os Vacnd? Foe imotatag SWAY . a ee ree inotetag Fife Tin. orricra Dare Qe areorr Ne Putney OuINED th oe peteper lors can REPOSTED sePamatELy |. aenpy J. SLOUA . lz tay 196600 ee we ee a farvere orpicga oo CC PRalcer CS CPSSEMINATION . John C. TAP an - ; ee eb Lee ek wees FEACES SOuBCE CarPe S&S rope see, press SESSEMIMATION An ts EXTRE. aSENtY State Border Patrol FBI ; USCG TENS Customs TS. PS EWENTAL OAT A TyPr¢ SOURCE: AMPAUP-2 in AMOT report DD 1857, 10 May 1 received the information fron Orlando | BOSCH Avila. "She F d Comment is based on UFG-8749 and UFG-8251. Please ad i numdvers. RID: No Index eroup 1: Excluded from Automatic ~oungrading and Leclassification | Why FRO7 Sous GS Cli DItegoag * 4 = =. ‘ PA. Fos. Do 529}
sete ome FIELD INFORMATION REPORT wi ates OR Urges ° Cohady wtete GON wre SNe cooneteng es ' Rehabs cascade ist € Not pebante Agphad oS 19 untested er maadtoentty elighte  GPADING OF ie wrurces ee toe "seater sources fpr UAPFEAISAL OF CONTENT Contemeg ty other incependent ang rehable sowees 2 Proketlc tus do Pau Ne tae’ 4 Couttt § Probably tale "-6 Cancel be aco, | ” CONFIDENTIAL CONTROLLED DISSEM ———HO-FOREEGN-DESSEM , | COUNTRY Cuba. an oe etF0Rt NO “suatct” prans of the. Insurrectional DATE OF SORT ob? ay 1086 “Movement for Revolutionary NO SAGES ‘Recovery (MIRR) to Attack a ° , a ‘Soviet Vessel on the High Seas * . ao REFERENCES INFOQ, = . PLACE Date RS UPG-8274 | _ . we MONE RAL OAS ED oneoewar on $QURCE WSRA2INSS AQ DEFINUE VE deesarsan Of CONTEND rs TENTATIVE, sounck. , AY member: of a group;of Cuban emigres trained in the techniques of information collection. The group has provided useful ‘reports since 1961. On 8 May 1966 Orlando. Bosch Avila, leader of the Movimiento - Insurrececional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (MIRR, Insur- rectional Movement for Revolutionary Recovery)., said that between 9 and b May théoMIRR will attack ae Soviet vessel on the high seas.” He hada picture of a boat about 26 feet long which he said would be used in the attack.’ 1. Field Comment: Two recent reports from the same source yave Information which may relate to the plan. One renort mentioned a MIRR plan which would involve the United States ina "serious way", for which the MIRR needed a 28-foot high-speed launch. The other reported that a olanned attack on a vessel was aborted when the MIRR beat encountered difficulties after it was under way. but that another attempt would be made to carry. out the operation, 2. Source Comment: The name and registration number of the boat Was not Visible in che photograph. A man With a receilless cannon was aboard the boat. The date and place where the photograph was taken is not known. ca CONFIDENTIAL . CONTROLLED DISSEM — . NO FOREIGN DISSEM reseiet a and DISTRIBUTION i t | SN Cate cree tannin mse tenner : Nott wn men menemnbewmeeses  gatedis 2 en eo tte werner . teense seca
14-00000 een | epee ye ene te ner epee a REPORT COVER SHEET PROCESSING ACT LON _ _ IMWAVE We POAT ES fe oF e rere” . A , ANS mene _. Henry J. scat a REP OTs orrscse rrow jcovea “$NEET pesneo FOR INSOUING UFG-8251 seen meer ewptarte eritmeentsneten one snten, . “GF “er PowT J }xe HSPEOING SeoulREO pers Cala BLP Se TED SEPAPATELY See tet tn een eeeenntnee ee eeeetint: we nm eet et wal een etna rankieet don eet ae PROJECT ig 7 John ¢. TAKBRLL/bep_ “APP SOY es bee “Bot ier zat zo : is Pissluinaticn. ee tet eer te atin Atrtan ten «ene souace ‘c ave r AMTAUP=2 F FEEL. vista four JOR ftecs ofsscwrnation 4 = Nas. ees 1 - “DCs TYPIC Customs Border Patrol USCG SOURCE: AMTAUP~2 in AMOT report DD~1843, 2 May 1966, He received the .information from Orlando BOSCH, Group 1: Excluded from Automatic Downgrading and Declassification. so 1567 wee Potvicus bsetegas a
‘DATE ACQ ~ SOURCE ~ "og. Information collection, ~ SEADING GE SOURCE A Compatels cal ce Fe yourses of fetes scores APPOAIS AL OF COMSIENT ot Conformed by ether imcegendent and reliable sources fave 8 Canne?t be petged, icounrey . SUBJECT e ~~ FIELD INFCRMATION REPORT C Farly cebonte On doustyl benesty oe Joy aly vega ties ai iter cz 2. Probable true oo} Poidly true 4 Doubtlat 7 CONFIDENTIAL CONTROLLED DISSEM. . BORE GHD SSE Cubs: REPORT NO. ‘plans’ of the | MIRR to Sabotage Vessolg of Nations Which Trade With Cuba: . . Ce DATE OF REPORTS. May. 1966 NO. PAGES > 2 ; REFERENCES pate oF =] INFO: PLACE & Wig 5 UE WALUSTED INPURYAT ON SOUSCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINIT.V) AUPE AIGAL GF CONTEAT 15 TUATATIVE, A member ‘of @-group of Cuban enigres trained in the techniques The group has provided useful | reports ‘since (1961, Field Comment. -_ “The MIRR has for some time been planning a, CO. attack vessels of nationg which trade with Cuba, . Basides Babotage on vessels in ports, members of the - MIRR have discussed ‘plang to attack vessels on the high: “gas; some plans included: the. use@ of aircraft as wall as ‘boats, On 28 April, 1966 Orlando Bosch Avila,. leader of the Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria (MIRR, Insurrectional Movement for Revolutionary Recovery), said ‘that 20 men were located in various ports in the United States “bave, on vessels of nations which trade with Cuba, which they One of the best’ men is in Costa Rica, and the firat act of sabotage against a vessel may occur there, He said that the men are and Latin America with orders to place explosives, , in touch with labor leaders at the ports where they are located, According. to, Bosch, he has received a vote of confidence from. " members of the HIRR ‘to be solely responsible for the planning and execution of the sabotage of ships which will be carried out by these men, Only he can identify the men and their locations, and he.is the only person who is in touch with them, He said that not even the executive committes of the MIRR knows the. identities of the: men, - Bosch said that one plan of the MIRR to attack a vessel on the -high seas which waS engaged in Cuban trade failed when the CONFIDENTIAL CONTROLLED DISSEM “NO “FORE IGH-BISSEM- DISTRIBUTION iat usually eel able “& Not rbabe  Apgéled $ Rebatulty cannat be qwdget (Anohed to untetted of imsud ceentty $ Probably
14-00000 CONT LOSER TIAL CONTROLLED DISSKY \ NO PORSIGN DISSE ~2-. UPG=-3351 MIRK boat encountered difficulties after it waa under way, and wos forced to return to ita point of departure, but that unother attempt will be made soon, Hoe said that the United. States Government authorities will be unable to prevent this attack because the MIRR boat is outside of the Unitod States, : \ Bosch compentod that there will be no picketing when he goes on trial,” However, if the verdict is not favorable, he will then arrange street demonstrations and pickets, Ficld Comments: 1, The MIRR publicly claimed crédit for the attack on the SATRUSTEGUI, a Spanish vessel, at San Juan, Puorto Rico,’ on 9 October 1965, 2, An article on Bosch, written by Carlos Martinez of the Latin American Staff of the Miami Herald, was published in that newspaper on 1 May, The article reports on the militant activities of Bosch and the MIRR which violate Us. S. laws, Bosch is facing three separate trials ina two-week period beginning on 19 May, «The charges pending against him includo: -conspiring to export arms to Cuba, extortion, and illegal transportation and possession of explosives, Bosch is quoted as saying that "we have a . Fight to work for Cuba here or anywhere in the world,” CONFIDENTIAL CONTROLLED DISSEH NO FOREIGN. DISSEM 0 anatase toe see err Arte erento entrerremmctoensm ee
“s E Cc R- z . a) aerony. Lier "UFG-8238' | Date oF atPORT oe 3. May 19 1966. Coven meet: WARKED ror PROLEING | | [nO InOT RING ACQUIRES en “fors Cara atroareo- ‘SEPARATELY. + [pregeer YoCs OFSSCMiNATION ERTRAS Kerner i cae revere yeps of: . State - ne FBI. - TaNS . °. ‘Customs > Border Patrol USCG - SuPPLeMCMT AL ‘DATA TYPIC : ANTAUB=2, Paras, lL and 2 in EE~5187, 28 April 1966, fron -, Ramon DONESTEVEZ : ‘Dominguez, and. para, 3 in DD~1843, 2 May 1966, from Orlando ‘BOSCH. Avila, : Le RI cross-reference to 201-787318 and 201-290292, - SOURCE: a Ya Group: 1: Excluded from oa . en » Automatic, Downgrading: ye se and Declassification | yale y 40 he } 20} F Niel £867 use : : 7.64. . ec vious ho 5 | sotteoms Ft t /Y - 3C-2O ih jo . a 4, Shitsesalinewtte Cn. rat EHRs AAS ERE a r taveel Dna CY i Eten WerIs seal r; a salen rhs Ble er EY ipa TURLETS betta ol bs Pie :
14-00000 2 C, Fs. tlytrelatie =O Not “etgatte ned ase e os , “Rel webibty cannct 28, hagas “tape. wd #0, vétestes S: oueces. 2 Probsbs true. 3: Powy me. ry Deed. S. Prota oh an. “CONFIDENTIAL CONTROLLED: ‘DISSEM BS eset be a REPORT NO. secre see rien). ~ DATE ‘CF REFORT «6g “way 1966 Be rate av ba ‘No. PAGES a "REFERENCES pate OF. INFOS: PLACE 3S DATE: VACQ. DIFINITwe. > APPEASAL OF CONTENT ES TENTATY “PPS oo UNEVACUATED ” INFOEMAT-ON SOURCE Gear: SS art lot a group ‘ot cuban: euigres ‘trained ia the tectiniques: Ration: collection, The group has ‘Provided useful re~. i'n ce. .1961, ; | "SOURCE: 11 1966 Ramon. Dénes tevez Dominguez texpressed a. désire . rlando Bosch Av leader of the Movimiento ‘Jnsurréc- Recuperacion Revolucionaria (MIRR,! Insurrectional . for Revolutionary Recovery). . He pianned to ask Bosch ‘o to have members of the MIRR picket in Miami on 5 May sponte teraze was scheduled to be tried on charges Pe caine n oro TR TE LTE. MTN In return, Donestevez sree ys Antroduce Bosch- ‘to American investors. who can fe ee eo ote cae teeta as OO ene : : ' 5 at . . o mee eens eee ee wo earn lane, . ae ed A eet eee OE or ane ne : 2 ened a it: ‘that it is. an advantage to be friendly with an action group such as the MIRR. | ae _ On, 28 -Ap rid. Bosch said. that ‘he was very interested in meeting #ith "Dobos tevez and being introduced to American investors who — might be |willing to lend money to the MIRR. He said that he . ~ was also: -onsider ing having Donestevez build a boat for the -MIRR. make . “Field Comments: i, Donestovoz has been involved ‘in negotiating for the re- , lease | of political prisoners in Cuba, and he has travelled to Cuba’: for that- purpose, (Cf, CSDB-312/01128-66 and - related reports.) He has a factory which manufactvres | . ; fiberglass: boats” at 2215 West ‘Nineth Avenue, Hialeah, © ; vite CONFIDENTIAL = = : nie CONTROLLED DISSEM- «force SS amen] | NO FOREIGN DISSEM | exe] ‘|| pisTRIBUTION Re —_ ; —_