ne This » focument consi a atomatic  - @ oO, a, @-e< Copies, Series April 1, 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR: The 2 Attomey General SUBJECT : Actions and Recommendations “to Prevent Pin-Prick Raids against Cuba At the Miami meeting Qlarch 29-30), the gx coup. learned oo os that ten exile raiding operations were planned for the immediate future and recommended the following actions 1. Authorize Coast Guard to dispatch aircraft to watch over Norman Key in the Bahamas, from which action appeared imminent. Current Status; Approved by White House. ee “Airerakt dispatched. 2. Obtain British cooperation in preventing action _ £com the Norman Key and other Bahama islands and seek British permission for Coast Guard to land men as necessary. Current 5 Status: Approved by White ‘House.’ British Ambassador, informed of U.S. a concern . over raids, was receptive to. Suggestion of British cooperation. CIA and FBI arranged to provide British Intelligence a continuing information regarding proposed ““,vaids that might involve British territory. British Embassy action officer undertook to act immediately on intelligence. Twenty man Bahamian police force landed - at Norman Key at dawn March 30 and detained ‘ 7 - two Americans and one Cuban (names not yet known) who arrived by airplane while police were there. Still closer arrangements with British will be pursued. Miami “Coordinator will go. to Nassau this week... .. 3.7 “Authorize INS ‘to impose departure contizols over uspected Cubans and Americans. oo ~ Chae ae HW 54214 DocId:32424013 Page 2... - Current | status: . . My rt if rae
HW 54714 ‘Docld: 32424013 : Gurrent Status: Approved by White House. List of 29 highly suspect Cubans agreed upon by Miami intelligence agencies. INS served 25 with warnings not to depart U.S. and, in case of parclees, not to depart Dade County, Florida, State and Justice legal staffs agreed upon procedure for controlling departure of suspect Americans; policy officers will consider implications. - Authorize Coast Guard and Customs to impound suspect boats. Current Status: Approved by White House. Coast Guard and Customs informed. If personnel involved in contemplated raids are. parolees, authorise appropriate agencies to warn © and/or detain suspected parclees. (INS can detain suspected parolees for brief or extended periods for having violated the condition of their parole). Current®Status: White House approved warnings but not detention. INS should be permitted to detain suspects who ignore. warnings. * _.. Decision requested, . Warn all exile suspects that U.S. desires raids to stop and is prepared to take necessary action. Current Status: Approved by White House. Suspects are being informed. issue policy statement. as soon as ‘Possible. Current Status: Approved by White House. Joint St tate-Justice policy | statement issued March 30. De tat Initiate intensified surveillance. of Prime suspect s ~ S -_ : Page 3_
HW 54714 ~3- Current Status: Approved by White House Intensified surveillance being conducted. 9. Study question of prosecution of suspectsawho are generally undesirable, Gurrent Status: Approved by White House. oe ke eee a The Miemi group also recommended the following sustained actions to diminish the number of raids over the long ren, for which-approval is required. “1, Authorize Coast Guard. to conduct daily. air sur- velilance of the Bahamas . *2, Authorize Coast Guard to maintain continuous boat surveillance of the Bahamas. - 3. Issue periodical statements to educate the public on United States policy, as elaborations upon the an March 30 basic statement. 4, Publicize raidin g plans ‘of exiles as they become known, ; 5. Authorize INS to detain suspect raiders. 6. Prosecute selected cases. 7. Continue intensifiéd intelligence collection. i . : 8. * Coast Guard now has ‘4 Albatross aircraft anid:: would need 4 to 6 more (possibly from Navy). Coast Guard has 3 helicopters and would need 4 more, Coast Guard now has two 95-feet patrol bee ld need 6 more.- With additional equipment Ce ileves it would have a 50%. chance of d ds. a 4 LU WD ecting ra 2 u é i DocId:32424013 Page'4
HW 54714 **§,. Request Customs, Goast Guard’and INS to intensify present programs, . wo 9, Warn persons who may assis raiders, such as boat charterers and fad entritutors 10, Develop guidance for more| fruitful exile activities 11. Include Puerte Rico in all foregoing programs. (As the Miami area tightens, many suspects will shift to Puerto Rico; additional funds, per- ' . gonnel andequipment would be needed to control activities there). Lo Robert A. Hurwitch Deputy Coordinator of Cuban Affairs “* If Customs is to pick up “and hold on to suspect boats, it would need 65 more men in order to cover the 500 mile ‘coast line.. Coast Guard gave Custcms one 30-foot: boat on March 30 and Customs urgently needs one more “35-foot boat for the Key West area, - | - ae hy ne = DocId:32424013 Page 5 - . re