AGENCY INFORMATION Released under the John . Eennedy Assassination Records . ollection Act of 1992 AGENCY: FBI (44 USC 2107 Note). RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10220-10026 ase#:NU 54027 Date: RECORD_SERIES: HO | pS-29-2017 AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 2-2173-1ST NR 211 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: CIA - FROM: CIA / TITLE: DATE: 12/07/1976 PAGES: 5 SUBJECT: | CUBANA AIRLINES, BOMBING, SUSP, OBA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: — 12/05/1996 UPDATE DATE: STATUS  Redact . . RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(B) COMMENTS: HW 54027 DBocld:32297750 Page 1
SECREI (wren ritileda in) - ee ee @ ROUTINE Intelligence | Information Cuble WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES A AND METHODS INVOLVED STATE/INR JCS/MC (DIA) Cer NSA TREAS NSC/S 300 NiO CAS PAGE T OF | 5 PAGES ‘ T , iN BeceS? Classified by Rec -Meporting mpt from General Deciassification Schedule of 8.0, 11452 Exemption Category a8 0. Impossible to fare ener ate of Autometic Declassification. . FURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT to CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT. THIS iS . inches REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE IA HAS NO “ ~3L5/1226?-76 CR FAS NO. SATION AND/OR, GMB 9AL an FASE OF CIA INFORMATION DIST 7 DECEMBER 1976 © IN THIS DOCUMENTAS SANITIZED REPORT CLASS S EC RE T WARNING NOT ICE* SENSITIVE “INTELLIGENCE, ete wisi S aneiicas: os -. OPERATIONS sda ca RAS eet BC ainda Team ie S te SOURCES AND. METHODS INVOLVED SNOT. RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS= AY NO 7 RELEASABLE TG CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/C NSUL TANT So Neo DISSEMINATION AND EXTRACTION OF INFRMATION CONTROL ED BY ont atnaToA 3 . & ¢9 UNTRY VENEZUEL A/ CUBA x Me, a oe iy  «&OF Wate py oe PN ! . - . . 4 uA “AS pol | EARL Y= MI D-NO VE MBER 1976 44SEC gg we TO PS SUBJECT «© COMMENTS BY GRLANDO BOSCH ON 1 Ee ROM EI NGsaDEY A CUSANA!\ | <a | “AIRLINER . ity acG Lene ZUELA» CARACAS| (14 NOVEMBER “1 DECEMBER 1976) wy SNS 7 (F teu NO HVCRI554, v WY SS Why oo Ses PSS sources SEE BELOW | te! Wy wv oS SUMMARY! WHILE DENYING HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE ASSASSINATION | as 2 OF FORMER CHILEAN FOREIGN MINISTER ORLANDO LETELIER, CUBAN EXILE 7 Se KDER ORLANDO BOSCH LP LreD THAT HE, fiszi wouver IN THE BOMAING OF iS A+B do 6 113 bp for: 2 1atK. 8 i CUBANA AIRLINES ste SAD THAT BRE STOENT CARLOS aN De DEP RER ERE Ly iy a ; tee ed , soley SECuITEEE AERIS ANGRY AT HIM BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT BOSCH BROKE ATS ACREENENT i wa ened Gy PLANNED THE CUBANA INCIDENT IN VENEZUELA WHICH BOSCH DENIES, iS 2 HERNAN RICARDO WHO 1S ALSO IMPLICATED “IN THE PLANE CRASH ADMITTED - {ys + { neers SAID THAT THE CUBAN EXILE COMMUNITY IN VENEZUELA ! == a ATION conta rNED/ dic ) (88. JEN 3 {9/7 HERETNIS UNCLASSIFIED ee pate 5/8/44 on eey SERN fat tee ; HW 54027 DBocld:32297750 Page 2?
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