Originator: FBI
From: PETERSON, LEONARD C.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 04/25/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-10197-10427

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AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

149-5378-22. 23. 24. 25

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

PETERSON. LEONARD C.

TO:

DIRECTOR. FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 04/25/1968

PAGES:

117

SUBJECT:

OBA, RMN, GONZALEZ, JOSE ANTONIO MULET, SUSPECTS, EXPLOSION

ABOARD CARGO AIRCRAFT

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PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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is presently free on $25,000 bond.

MORALES is presently

cooperating with the Miami Police

• Department in an effort

co solve numerous local bombing cases and in addition.

is reporting information to the Miami

FBI Office which

is of vital interest to the Bureau.

MORALES has been interviewed a number of times

by Bureau

Agents and has always emphasized that he would

not testily to any intormation he has furnished. In

view of the above, MORALES' identity is being concealed

in attached LHM.

Based on contact with ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, MORALES

has identified "BOMBILLO" GONZALEZ, aka ANDRES JORGE

GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ, and JOSE ANTONIO MULET, members of

BOSCH's organization, MIRR, as

the individuals whombombed

the B25 at Miami on 1/20/68.

Miami has previously reported considerable informa-

tion regarding ORLANDO BOSCH and ANDRES JORGE GONZALEZ

in captioned matter; see Miami report of SA LEONARD C.

PETERSON dated 3/8/68, Cover Pages & through W, and report

pages 63 through 67.

No information has been reported regarding

MULET re captioned matter However, considerable information

has been previously reported regarding MULET under case

captioned "JOSE ANTONIO MULET GONZALEZ, aka. IS - CUBA, "

Bufile 105-121159, Miami file 105-7736. Information regarding

MULET is being set forth in on LHM as it would tend to

corroborate information reported by MORALES as well as

furnishing background information on MULET.

MM T-2 mentioned in the LHM is MM 639-S.KX) (Z)

Information originally appeared in Miami LHM dated

4/22/66 in the MIRR case file.

The information relating to the arrests and

trials of subject obtained through the office of the U.S.

Customs,

Costs as Agent STANLI& SCHACHe fically obtained

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INFORMANTS

On March 14, 1968, SA JOSEPH C. BALL interview

OSCAR ANGULO REYES, La

source of CIA, Miami, at the permission

Of CIA, 851 amI. (84)(5)

ANGULO advised as follows:

About one month ago, ORLANDO BOSCH AVAILA stated

there had been another group, in addition to his, utilizing

the name Cuban Power and collecting money under the name of

Cuban Power. BOSCH sald he had met with this group and they

had agreed to consolidate into one organization with BOSCH

as its leader. BOSCH stated at this time that his faction

of Cuban Power had not been responsible for the bombing of

the Cuban Specialized Services shipping company on January 25,

1968, or for

the bombing of the home of the Mexican Consul.

V BOSCH said his faction had been responsible for the bombing

of the B-25 cargo plane at the Miani airport on January 20,

1968. BOSCH did not mention the names of the members of

the

other group but stated they are now all united into one

organization.

(Bureau cases mentioned above are as follows:

file 174-290.

"UNSUB; EXPLOSION IN AUTOMOBILE OF MEXICAN

CONSUL, GENERAL RAPHAEL SPINDOLA,

MIAMI, FLA., 2/1/68. BM,"

Miami file 174-293.

"UNSUB; EXPLOSION ABOARD B-25 CARGO

AIRCRAFT, NO, XB-MOP, MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 1/20/68•

DAMV," Bureau file 149-5378, Miami file 149-425.)

According to BOSCH, within the next few days

will be several bombings by Cuban Power on ships which trade

with Cuba.

These ships have no connection with the United

States and will not sail from the United states.

(U)

BOSCH also stated that in the near future,

Miami

Cuban Power delegate "ERNESTO" will issue a proclamation

publicly naming BOSCH as "civillan coordinator" of Cuban

Power. BOSCH said he will not immediately accept this

position but will issue a public statement to the effec

he will first obtain permission from his organization,

Movimiento Insurreccional de Recuperacion Revolucionaria

(MIRR), in Cuba. Following this, BOSCH will then accept

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the position and thereafter will collect funds in the name

of Cuban Power.

Concerning publications issued anonymously by

Cuban Power in the past, those publications signed by

"ERNESTO, General Delegate," were issued by BOSCH. All

others were issued by the other faction of Cuban Power.

The military coordinator of the MIRR continues

to be JORGE GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, 51 N. W. 76th Avenue, Miami,

Florida.

advised that CIA Headquarters advised Chat that agency (g

had no objection to the interview of OSCAR ANGULe REYES?

On March 22, 1968, OSCAR ANGULO REYES was contacted

telephonically and he

advised he would be unable to meet

with Bureau Agents until the following day.

(u)

ANGULO was met at the corner of 29th

Avenue and

N. W. 93rd Street, Miami, on March 23, 1968, at 9:30 &.M.,

by SAs ROBERT G. STRONG and JOSEPH C. BALLi.

ANGULO there

after furnished

the following information:

И)

ANGULO stated on March 16, 1963, &

Saturday, at

about 5:00 or 5:30 p.M., he was seated in

the Camaguey

Restaurant, West Flagler Street, and 8th Avenue, at which time

he overheard a conversation among an unknown female and three

unknown males, all Cubans, who were seated in the adjoining

booth..

The unknown female departed the restaurant and ANGULO

was able to get only a glimpse of her and thus could describe

her only as a tall and slender white Cuban female.

He di'd

not see her face and would not recognize her if he saw her

again.

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Following her departure, one of the remaining males

asked who she was, at which time the others replied she was

IRMINIA BOUZA, former secretary of WENDELL ROLLASON ard night

employee of the "Miami Herald" newspaper.

This individual

remarked that BOUZA is very "disorganized." ANGULO stated

that although he was able to pick up only bits of phrases

from

the conversation, he stated all of the information

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concerning BOUZA's connection with Cuban Power was obtained

by him during this conversation:

Concerning her transporting

of explosives of Cuban Power,

was specifically used by the unknown males.

ANGuiD stated the term "ted"

ANGULO was unable to recall additional names

which he had picked up in this conversation as members

01

Cuban Power and referred to a typewritten communication in

his briefcase. He then read off the names JESUS DIEGUEZ,

EVA GUTIERREL, CASTOR MOSCU GONZALEZ, ABELARDO IGLESIAS,

HECTOR

DUARTE and OVIDIO KABA ACOSTA. ANGULO Claimed a11 of these

names had been obtained from the above conversation and

although not specifically named as members of Cuban Power,

he received the impression they were "collaborating" with

Cuban Power

the tree undo males, who he feit to ba mambers di

Concerning KABA, ANGULO stated KABA has contact

with the Cuban Power organization and attends meetings.

also stated the automobile of KABA was used by Cuban Power.

ANGULO stated he had recommended to CIA that KABA may

cooperate, it contacted in this matter.

(R)(S)

Concerning the bombing of the Soviet Embassy in

Washington, D. C., on February 1, 1968, ANGULO Stated the

unknown males

had remarked that CORNILLOT had either made or

placed the bomb In the soviet mathy, aguo beins unsbia

to recall whether

the verb was

or "placed."

According

co AnGulo, they did not mention CORvILLOT's

INE ANSILÓ ONLY KASY LAE NANO CORNILLOT DE UNLOCE DaRE

ANGULO stated he at no time looked

these

individuals and could not describe them in any way.

He

stated from their grammar, they did not appear to be too

intelligent. (

ANGULO was specifically questioned as to his having

obtained the bank account number of RICARDO MORALES,

and

he replied this account number was obtained from a

"confidential connection,

"whon he refused to further

identify or evaluate.

He specifically denied that OVIDIO

KABA was his source and denied being personally acquainted

with KABA.

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ANGULO Claimed he had never classified Cuban

Power into "cells" and did not know the Cuban Power

organization to be made up of cells.

He specifically

denied having named certsin individuals as members of cell #1

and other individuals as members of cell #2 of Cuban Power.

he advised he had reported the above conversation as it

indicated he was not personally

acquainted with CORNILLOT,

MoRalEs or any of their friends. yOU

regaraing the above,

it

should be noted that

investigation at the apartment or LAMINA

BOULA, Apt. 3,

963 N. W. Sch Street, Miami,

on marca 10, 1908, determined

that BUlLA went to Mt. Sinal Hospital, Miami Beach, on

previous evening and delivered a baby

the

boy.

According to

RICARDO MORALES,

who is the father of this child, BOUZA

remained in Mt.

Sinai Hospital throughout the entire weekend.

On March 13, 1968,

MM 1119-S whose identity is

known to the Bureau, advised SA JAMES J. O'CONNOR,

that the

wife of RICARDO NORALES used to be a secretary and typist for

JOSE ANTONIO MIRO CARDONA when CARDONA was a leader in the

Cuban Revolutionary front which participated in the Cuban

invasion.

4)

On

March 20, 1968, MM 815-S

known to the Bureau,

furnished a

aT Men repert dated

whose identity is

March 20, 1968, to SA EDWIN L. SWEET.

reported

his observations made during a periodic surveillance

the Toye Coffee Shop,

KuM (815

HECTOR CORNILLOT

-Sadvised that on March 18, 1968, at 5:25 p.M. (C

acconpanied by a man who was

apparently

Cuban,.

who speaks Spanish without

an accent, and who is tall,

and dark, arrived

at the Toyo Cafe.

Each of them

had several mimeographed leaflets in their hands,

they began to distribute them to the businesses close by,

and handed

each Cuban who passed several of those

leatlets,

asking him to distribute them to his friends.

The leaflets

ples of Cuban Power, "

wErE

entitled "Declaration

signed by

'a cortain

GERARDO

of Princi-

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On April

Key source - Cuban, CARLOS

ZARRAGA advised

„SA

ROBERT JAMES DWYER I the fOllowing

Intormation: (X)U)

"About a week ago, RICARDO MORALES said he was

responsible for the bombing of Specialized Services

on January 25, 1968, for which he was arrested.

MORALES said that previously he had contacted

ENRIQUE HUERTAS, President of the Cuban Medical

Association in Exile, and proposed a certain anti-

CASTRO activity and requested money for this

activity.

HUERTAS did not say no but started to

act in an unusual way by giving MORALES a code name

and certain secret

could contact him.

telephone numbers where MORALES

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"MORALES told HUERTAS it was necessary for

them to stop commerce with Cuba. HUERTAS said he could

accomplish this through diplomatic means. Later MORALES

became discouraged with HUERTAS' lack of

action and

apparently started to operate on his owp. MORALES

spent a month working out an alibi. (A)U)

"MORALES said he had been in contact with

FERNANDO PENABAZ, who told him all about his activities.

"MORALES said he was connected with a group of

young Cuban exiles in Miami who were very anxious for

anti-CASTRO activities.

This group, called Secret Army,

kongists of members who have no prior training in the

use of arms or explosives and have had no anti-CASTRO

activities.

MORALES indicated he was not in unity with

this group. Ax

"MORALES complained that the FBI has been

following him and photographing him and now has him

documented as

a terrorist.

If MORALES leaves the

United States

to avoid going to fall other countries

will be advised he is a terrorist.

Eventually

MORALES will jump bond, return to

Cuba clangestinely

and work in the Cuban underground there: (AlU

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"In the meantime, he will try to get PERCY

FOREMAN for his defense attorney and has someone willing

to pay the expense.

MORALES will hope to delay the

trial for a year and a half. He feels that by that

time, conditions will change in the United States and

Cuba.

"Four years ago HECTOR CORNILLOT lived in an

apartment in Miami where marijuana was stored and

used.

HECTOR was seen using marijuana and then was

connected with JESUS GONZALEZ CARTAS and HUMBERTO

NUNEZ. Both were now reportedly in jail. (*)(U1)

On April 2, 1968, Key Source - Cuban, CARLOS

ZARRAGO MARTINEZ advised SA ROBERT JAMES DWYER of

the following titormation: (e

"Last Saturday MORALES said that after his

release from jail,

he put out false information to

KABA, who reported it to MARIO MASIP of the FORDC,

who, in turn, reported it to the FBI. Later when

some of this false information.

"Later MORALES picked up KABA and took him to

the BABUN's warehouse, wherehe put a gun to his head

and made him confess.

KABA gave an oral confession

which was taped and signed a

signed statement

admitting his guilt. (X)U)

"MORALES said that while he was in jail, KABA

used his

automobile.

This car contained a number of

documents belonging to WENDELL ROLLASON, who previously

was with a section of the Cuban Revolutionary Council

(which was of operational interest to CIA and which

administered the Bay of Pigs invasion.

885)

"While KABA had access to the car,

he went to

BABUN's warehouse obtained permission to store a box

full of these documents at the warehouse, later obtained

the key for the warehouse, returned and placed explosives

in the warehouse, and then the police came, found the

explosives and arrested BABUN.

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"Apparently the persons present when KABA gave

the

confession were HECTOR DUARTE, TEOFILO BABUN

and RAUL ROSS. DUARTE iS

Known

criminal and ROSS

is an employee of BABUN."

(И)

knownkto the Aureau, avis, "

On April 3, 1968, MM 635-S,

whose identity is

advised SA ROBERT JAMES DWYER the

following Information: (X/U)

"Today BOSCH wanted to obtain six bars of

C-4 and six M-1 time firing devices.

He said his

telephone number is 444-7216 and he receives telephone

calls at 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM.

BOSCH said that

Poder Cubano was the only active organization at

this time and the only one which Cuban exiles could

look to for anti-CASTRO activity. He said that he

belonged to or backed Poder Cubano and eventually,

everybody else would also. XlU)

"He indicated that Poder Cubano was a secret

organization to which members of the different anti

CASTRO organizations could belong and yet remain in

their own individual groups.

BOSCH said he would be

arnouncins rublicly his backing of Poder Cuband (KU)

On April 3, 1968, CESAR CAMACHO, Criminal

Intelligence Division, Dade County Department of Public

Safety, made available for review portions of a taped

interview of RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE on March 27, 1968,

by a Cuban officer of that Department. The interview

itself lasted over 22 hours.

CAMACHO advised that Officer MARIO JIMENEZ inter-

viewed RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE on March 27, 1968, at

the home of FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ TAMAYO.

JIMENEZ waS

formerly in prison in Cuba with RODRIGUEZ and with this as

an entree was introduced by RODRIGUEZ to MORALES.

The interview was taped by use of sound equipment

located approximately four blocks from the point of interview.

A review of portions of the tape revealed MORALES

stated as follows:

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