Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-7017 AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90107-10001 RECORD SERIES: ~HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 105-117222-71 Document Information — ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 04/13/1963 . PAGES: 126 SUBJECTS : COMMANDOS L. JOHN THOMAS DUNKIN DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: — Consulted; 1C; 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 08/30/1999 OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF USCG COMMENTS : RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES i-ii, REFERRED TO USCG A v9.1 . Docld: 32333375 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information - 47
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 : rN seal baide 105-7054 SE | mt 10 } RET ct CONFIRENTIAL of Justice to make a prosecutive opinion. Copies of this report have been furnished | locally to U. S. Customs, INS, U. S. Border Patrol, U. S,. ‘Coast Guard, CIA, ONI, G-2 and OSI. ~ INFORMANTS - ses LOCATION s-\ MM T-1 is ELIAS D. rsd 4 Instant report, ' CIA, Miami. ie 2 LMM T-2 is MM 492-8. ore san file 134-44-Sub A ofefar Ce | £m 1-3 is LUIS BALBUENA, | , 908 S. W. Fifth Avenue, Miami. Instant report, page 104 | MM T-4,js\a confidential source abroadPknown to the Bureau and . _ furnished by the Bureau to oO Miami FWY in Bureau airtel 4/4/63, , MT instant case This report is being classified "gecret" in view of the references contained herein to CIA: “) yy — : COVER PAGE : | SECKT — : . | \ Co . | | os Docld: 32333375 Page 2? CONFIDENTIAL
[> leased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 US¢ 11-14-2017 . O DATE: REVIEWED BY RBWJFK TASK FORCE EASE IN FULL | | | "return to U. S. as they were following the same pattern . graphs of the "Alisan" in the Cay Sal area several days mM 105-7054 | SEC RE} speedboat then left the scene and rendezvoused with the 'Alisan" at Dog Rock in the Bahamas at about 6:00 A.M. the same day and then separately returned to Miami. The raiders claimed they had no guns or explosives on board either boat upon their departure from or return to the U. S. and that these materials had been obtained from | islands in the Bahamas where they had been previously stored for this operation. The two newspapermen were JOHN THOMAS DUNKIN of Moore Haven, Fla., and ANDREW ST. GEORGE, who allegedly took photographs for "Life" magazine during this operation. DUNKIN admitted his participation. CUESTA stated that the entire operation cost about $7,000, which was raised over a 5 months period, during which time the 11 participating Cubans individually donated their labor and money-and solicited funds. from sympathetic Cuban exiles. CUESTA stated that the raiding party did ‘not notify U. S. Customs or INS of their departure or. previously set when such operations were carried out with the assistance and cooperation of the U. S. Government. _ He claimed that if a responsible U.S. official had so requested, he would have refrained from making this raid. - He stated that the action of the U. S. Government in opposing this raid came as a complete surprise to him and his companions in view of official statements and 4 previous actions of the U. S. Government with regard to the Cuban situation. U. S. Coast Guard took aerial photo- prior to the attack. U.S. Customs, Miami, searched and | . seized the "Alisan" at Rama Marine Docks, North Miami Beach, Fla., on 3/31/63. U.S. Customs found on board a ship's log reflecting various movements of this boat during the pertinent period, a 20 mm. cannon, a quantity of ammunition, explosives, sea charts and a code. On 3/28/63, FIDEL CASTRO issued statement from Havana Radio | Station CMQ denouncing the 3/27/63 attack on the Soviet | / a cargo ship ''Vaku,'' which was carrying sugar to i Soviet . >} Docld: 32333375 Page 3 2107 Hotey.
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 usc 2107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 . a “ | © . a WS FD-202 (Rev. 1-28-60) | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION oN \ ete Shrb]e5? oo Lieutenant. AARON ROGERS, Assistant Intelligence Officer, _U. S. Coast Guard, Pan. American Bank Building, Miami, Florida, was contacted in the office of Commander G. D. CLIZBE, “Intelligence Office, U. S. Coast Guard. Commander CLIZBE was” Present: at the time of contact. @ ‘Lieutenant ROGERS advised that on Saturday, March “oe 23, 1963, a U. S. Coast Guard plane, flying out of St. Peters- burg, Florida, ‘on routine search and rescue flight, located a-yacht at an unnamed key in- ‘the Cay Sal Bank between Damas . Cay and Anguila Cay. He pointed out that the location of the yacht was, at that point, approximately 75 miles north- northwest of the Port of Caibarien on the northern coast of Cuba. ‘Lieutenant ROGERS stated that the Coast Guard plane, on March 23, 1963, took a photograph of the yacht which, he stated, has "een identified by the Coast Guard as the Yacht | "Alisan." Lieutenant ROGERS displayed a copy of the Coast -Guard photograph of March 23, 1963, and it was noted that. the "Alisan" appeared to be lying at anchor, and had tied to .its stern an inboard motorboat which appeared. ‘to be about 20 feet in length, and which had a ‘rather long whip antenna projecting from the location. of the boat's windshield. _ Also tied behind the "Alison," as noted from the photograph, ‘was a rubber, balloon-type boat which appeared to be 5 to 6 _ feet in. length, and which contained a cylindrical object. which was about 4 feet in length and had the general appear- ‘ance of a depth. bomb or underwater mine. Tied on, behind the rubber craft, was.a rowboat about 12 feet in length with no. motor observed. on the transom. Lieutenant ROGERS advised that on Sunday, March ~ 24,.1963, a Coast Guard plane flying out of Miami. apotted the ‘game > craft, the "Alisan," described as about 50 feet in length, _ in the same location as it was observed by the Coast Guard plane on March’ 23, 1963. Lieutenant ROGERS stated that he, himself, was aboard that flight, and that the Coast Guard on 3/28/63 ot Miami, Florida __ rite #__Mlami._ 105-7054 by 8 ecial Agents JAMES J. 0! ‘CONNOR and _ Date dictated. (3/28/63 This document contains neither recommendations nor. conclusions of the FBI. It isthe) Wel an tee -and is loaned’ to your agency; it and its contents are not to-be distributed outside your agency. Docld: 32333375 Page 4
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 C va . . \ MM = 105-7054 photographer took four photographs of the "Alisan," which still had the three small craft tied on behind. He stated _ observation and the photographs were made at approximately Moon on ‘March 24, 1963. Lieutenant ROGERS’ displayed the four photographs _ and it was noted that in the photographs there could be observed approximately eight individuals aboard the boats, two of whom were taking pictures of the Coast Guard plane at the time the photographs were being taken from the Coast Guard plane. Lieutenant ROGERS stated that again on March 25, 1963, the "Alisan'' and the small boats tied to it were re- ' ported by the Coast Guard plane flying out of St. Peters- - burg, Florida, to be observed in the same location where © they had been observed on the two previous days. He stated no photographs were taken on March 25, 1963, however , and the report of the "Alisan's" position was made by radio message. Lieutenant ROGERS stated that all the islands of . the Cay Sal Bank, with the exception of Cayo Sal, itself, are not ‘permanently inhabited and none has any water ‘supply, other than Cayo Sal, itself, so that the Coast Guard, in making its flights, considers anyone found in. these islands . to be marooned, unless it is obvious they are not experiencing any difficulty. He said there had been no signal of distress from thé individuals aboard the "Alisan" at the times the Coast. Guard plane flew over the yacht. He stated there was no evidence of any weapons aboard the "Alisan" at the time he, himself, observed the eraft on March 24, 1963. Docld: 32333375 Page 5
i h " /Reledsed under the John F. Kenne DATE: 11-14-2017 a ion Records Collection Act of 199 Li Sioa55 a a MM 105-7054 GED : pmc | on March 23, 24 and 25, 1963, and who took the photographs on March 23 and 24, 1963, as follows: Crew of Coast Guard Air Station, St. Petersbur Florida, plane, March 23; 1963: so Lieutenant F. F. SILVIA, Pilot Lieutenant J..G. STOELTJE JOHNSON, AD1 STRIFF, *aT3. ROGERS, SNAE Crew of plane from Coast Guard Station, Miami, Florida, March 24, 1963: Lieutenant T. J. HOWARD, Pilot. Lieutenant J/GW. S. PAWLEY R. F. THURK, AD2 ~ (Lieutenant "AARON ROGERS was on this plane also. ) Coast Guard Air Stations St. Petersburg, plane, March 25.3 1963: Lieutenant Commander WOLFARD, Pilot Lieutenant J/G.J. M. ‘BOWEN ELKINS, AD2 | GRIMES, AD2 CAPPS, “aT Lieutenant AARON ROGERS advised that R. F. THURK, AD2, was the photographer on the March 24, 1963, ET -6/ -~ Docld: 32333375 Page ?F
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 WS¢ 3107 Nofey- DATE: 11-14- 2017 | | — ~ / | ONG Senpey MM 105-7054 . Ga iPae plane, and he assumes those with ratings of "ADL" or"AD2" on the other planes were photographers, although he did not recall the exact rank designated by the single "AD". SECRET L a 7 . | | Co _ Docld: 32333375 Page &
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 ~ * . fo ; FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60) _ Lt. J/G TIMOTHY J.. ‘HOWARD, U. S. Coast Guard Reserve, U. S. Coast Guard Air Station, | Miami, Florida, ‘advised as follows: | On. March 24, 1963, ‘Lt. HOWARD was “the pilot: ‘of a U.-S. Coast Guard plane designated as the HG 16, on routine Key Patrol from Dinner Key, Miami, Florida, along the Florida Keys, South to Anguila Key in the Bahamas and then North through the Bahama Keys and back to Miami. . Lt. HOWARD recalled sighting the approximately 50-foot boat "Alisan" at approximately noon on March 24, 1963, and his records show that the Coordinates at the place of sighting were 23-43-N and 79 42-W. Lt. HOWARDrecalled ~ the sighting as 17 miles Northwest of Point Alfa or the. | _ Southern tip of Anguila. Lt. HOWARD upon sighting the "Alisan", thought it was a suspicious boat in view of the auxiliary boats ‘behind it and asked R. F. THURK, AD2, a photographer on board, to take photographs. Lt. HOWARD went low over the boat several times, giving THURK an opportunity to take photographs. HOWARD did not notice anything aboard the "Alisan", except wen and canvas. He cannot recall noting anything in the auxiliary boats. we i : £ 4/3/63 Miami, Florida. | Miami 105-7054 On at File #_ ss SA PETER J, NERO :jll a ‘414163 by —_—. een __. - Date dictated™ | : This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is tel robertyzor® 7 S ey is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not. to be distributed outside your agency. a a . Docld: 32333375 Page 93
’ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hote). _ DATE: - 11-14-2017 ; a v4 | FD-202 (Rev. 1-25-60)  "\_DERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIO._ April 8, 1963 Date a ee Coe La, ROBERT F. THURK, AD2, (Aviation Machinist Mate, 2nd Class), U.S. Coast Guard Air Station, Miami, Florida, - advised he was a member of the crew of a U. S. Coast Guard a plane of which Lt. HOWARD was the pilot on March 24, 1963 on _ Foutine Key ‘Patrol from Miami to the Bahamas. . Se, THURK stated he acted as | photographer aboard this plane and he took 4 photographs of a suspicious - appearing _ boat about 50 feet in length, which he was told was the “Alisan". The photographs taken by THURK were taken from approximately 75 feet above the water while the plane was at a speed of approximately 150 knots per hour. THURK _ gtated he did not notice anything except the occupants of “the boat and canvas on the boat, inasmuch as he | was pre- occupied taking the photographs. 4/3/63 Miami, Florida SA PETER J, NERO ll by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor. conclusions of the FBI.: It 4s the property of the FBI..and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. Docld: 32333375 Page 10
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records DATE: 11-14-2017 rn ; XX Pay *| on Y on MM 105-7054 ; , GED :pmc. “Ll. With regard to the information furnished by SANTIAGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ on March 29, 1963, to the effect that ‘at Cay Sal, Bahamas, there is a Negro by the name of (first name unknown)7THOMPSON, who is cooperative and sympathetic, and has been of help to “ALVAREZ in the past by warning him of the arrival of the British Bahamas Police boat in sufficient time for arms to be unloaded and hidden, with THOMPSON's help, the following is set forth: & U: On April 3, 1963, MM T-4, a confidential source abroad, advised THOMPSON lives at Cay Sal,,,Bahamas, and described him as a tide waiter employed by the_C Department,.of the Nassau,.Government .(y_ (Ss) | ustoms With regard to the 23-foot speedboat used by the. raiders in this case, on April: 3, 1963 T-1, employed by a Federal agency which conducts intelligence investigations, reported that a source who is the United States owner of a marina which is intimately connected with maritime matters in the Florida Keys, had advised it was possible that the boat in this case is a 22-foot vessel bearing Florida registration FLO320F. MM T-1 said this boat has a blue hull, goldes ck, a white canvas top, and is registered to ISID ORGAS, a Mexican national tourist who_resides at 2165 Arch Creek | U) eH £8 iE . Drive, North Miami, Florida. yhapsh ee — th nanl Opt’ , a With regard to ANDREW ST. GEORGE, a professional photographer who participated in this raid, on April 3, - 1963, Mr. GLENN R. ADAMS, Immigration and Mturalization Service (INS), Miami, advised the real name of ANDREW ’ “ST. GEORGE is ANDRES SZENTGYORGYL, pronounced ST. GEORGE, Dana UY doen not warndat clanorf cain TNS hettor Ualgg 7 Spi SK \RBC bl25189 —(lf~~ SE’ -_ Doclda: 32333375 Page i1