y OPTIONAL F-7-2M NQ. 10» ’ fN\ co “ Ss 5010-104 i] UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT _Memorandum TO THRU FROM _ SUBJECT: HW 535244 SY --Mr. William 0. Boswell SY/P - Mr. Elmer R. Hipsley SY/P - Marvin B. Brocken/; After-hours Duty Officer Report —_ x At approximately 7:30PM, Friday, December 15, 1961,. the following “ + _ 4 . SUBJECT:—The Pregident's Visit.to South America nn information was eae the writer-by(Mr. Andrew J..Decker, FBI!) 1) One( Homer BRET;) who was formerly, employed by {CIA and released in 1957 as“being -u Stablé,) furnished the Bureau: with the following information: ."The Army ard Air Force in Caracas and ‘Marquepia are confined to their barracks and their duties reportedly have been taken over by the National Guard and the Navy which services are under the command of pro-communist offices". . .2) An informant from the University of Michigan,. Ann Arbor, furnished the following to the FBI's Detroit Office: This source advised that Venezuelan. students at the University _of Michigan, representing all shades of Venezuelan opinion, have in the past few days expressed concern regarding the President's trip. Those representing a pro-revolutionary view, but anti-Castro as well as staunch conservatives, express great fear for the safety of the President. .Both groups.state that they regard political evolution in Venezuela now impossible and both groups look for a ."blood bath" in their country. (Opinions expressed by students only). Note: FBI source very close to various students from South America, There are some eighty (80) Venezuelan ‘students in Ann Arbor, , , -3) The following information was furnished FB1I/Washin ton: by FBI/San Juan: ; i | 255 that (that -one: SamGé1:|0QUENDO overheard in'd small cafe on the waterfront A Mrs..Magda BOURET senor a conversation last night (12/14) -section of San. Juan to ‘the effect thatthe Nationalist and pro-Castro groups had gotten together to s opr a: demons eration ont e President's arrival. This group of more th nN Eee” persons were discussing a small bomb they had found, and, |further, made thelstatement that it % was a.very UNCLASSIFIED DoclId: 3227681830 Page 2?
. recoaAenNn bas YY oBSa a) edo CL SS et ’ so 2.- was avery small bomb.as compared to the one they were going _to throw at the President. (Cte. Decker, FBI,} reported to the writer that this information was given to the A ‘Signal Corps at. San Juan for immediate relay to the Secret Service. - The three items, -teported above, were furnished to Mr. John McIntyre, ARA. Duty Officer, at approximately 7:45PM, December 15, 1961, ; At. approximately 9PM, December 15, 1961, Mr. Decker, FBI, ) reported the following to the writer: The ‘Legal: Attache's Office at Mexico City reported the following to the FBI/Washington: -An informant advised the FBI that-he. received information from a.reliable source that.a.chartered viscount flight -would £ly directly from Havana to Aruba on December 19, 1961 with fourty (40) -persons aboard, This group is being flown :to Aruba for interference with the President's trip and. the crew members are reportedly .anti-Castro. This: source reportedly has a wide acquaintanceship -with the Havana airlines personnel. (This information might be related to the President's Bermuda. visit.) The above information was reported to Mr. John McIntyre, ARA Duty Officer at 9:15PM, December 15, 1961. . Distribution: Orig & lec: - addressee lec --writer lee - chron: file SCA: SY/P:MBBrocken: mbb | HW 532744 Docld:3227816830 Page 3