Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: MM
Document date: 01/20/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/15/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90012-10024

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : CR 105-121847-8

Released under the John

f. Kennedy

Assassination Recorda

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

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Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: • MM

TO : HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 01/20/1964

PAGES:

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SUBJECTS :

ASSOCIAION DE VETERANOS DE BAWHIA DE COCHINOS

BERNARDO ALVAREZ

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

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CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/04/1998

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RE:

ASOCIACION DE VETRANOS DE BAHIA.

-DE COCHINOS, BRIGADA 2506

VARELA's plans were for a normal naval command

and organization with command positions to be filled by

capable and experienced graduate officers. The navy's

military activities would consist of maritime actions by

naval commandoes, infiltration of commandoes for sabotage

activities, naval and aerial attacks on vital points in

cuba, and attacks

trade with cuba (Werchant vegaela which coutlaue to

Nicaragua was to create a naval force to be

called "Cuerpo de Vigelancia Naval"

, which was to serve

to satisfy the requisites of international law and allow.

Nicaragua to obtain naval vessels..

VAREIA allegedly received

from other Central American countries offers of territory

for the establishment of hases De operation and tratnines u)

On November 13, 1963,_BERNARDO DE TORRES, AVBC

Military Planner advised JAIME VARELA CANOSA had been

temporarily replaced as President by JUAN JOSE PERUYERO •

VAREIA asked for a release of responsibility until

January of 1964, so he might work

gainful employment

during this period of time.

On January 4, 1964, MM T-1 advised a proposed

plan had been submitted that the Asociacion and the

form an alliance.

On December

T, 1963, the Executive Committee of

the AVBC voted thirteen

to one against the alliance.

EDUARDO

FERNANDEZ, substituting for the regular Financial Secretary

-LUIS ARRIZURIETA ASARDINAS.

cast the only vote in

n"favor of

the alliance. ARRIZURIETA's absence was allegedly due

to

2.

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-SECRET-

RE :

ASOCIACION DE VETRANOS DE BAHIA

DE COCHINOS, BRIGADA: 2506

with the United States Army, has been conferring with

United States officials in Washington, D.C., concerning

the future of the Brigade.

On January 13, 1964, BERNARDO DE TORRES advised (S

[S][DE TORRES stated the AVBC was continuing attempts

to obtain bases of operation outside the United States.

stated that when he and the AVBC President, JAIME VAREIA CS-

CANOSA, returned from a Central American trip in September of

1963, they were full of hopes and expectations. They were CS_

particularly pleased with discussions with former Nicaraguan

President LUIS SOMOZA; however, they have had no contactE S

with SOMOZA since the trip, and no action has materialized

since those conferences in Nicaragua

DE TORRES now feels CS_

that SOMOZA made promises to him and other

leaders which will never be fulfilled

cuban exile

PROPERTY OF FBI - This document contains neither

recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.

It is the

property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and

its

contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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