ROUTING SHEET AND INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CABLE RE: ATTEMPT OF MIRR LEADER TO SEEK A PILOT TO BOMB A VESSEL TRADING WITH CUBA NEAR THE PANAMA CANAL: OFFER OF A MEXICAN GENERAL TO ASSIST THE DRE IN ITS ACTIVITY
Originator: CIA
From: WH/SA/INTEL/REPORTS
To: MULTIPLE ADDRESSEES
Document date: 08/24/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DISTR: 27. AUGUST 1964

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ATTEMPT OF MIRR LEADER TO SEER A PILOT TO BOMB

A VESSEL TRADING WITH CUBA NEAR THE PANAMA

CANAL; OFFER OF A MEXICAN GENERAL TO ASSIST THE

DRE IN ITS ACTIVITY

UNITED STATES MIAMI, (25 AUGUST 1964)

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FELD REPORT NO.. UFG-5756

A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO IS WELL ACQUAINTED WITH

MARITIME MATTERS IN FLORIDA.

SOURCE HAS SUBMITTED A LARGE

NUMBER OF REPORTS BASED ON THE DEBRIEFING OF CUBAN REFUGEES

AND HẠS BEEN A CONSISTENTLY RELIABLE REPORTER ON THE PLANS

AND ACTIVITIES OF ANTI-CASTRO GROUPS ENGAGING IN BOAT

OPERATIONS:

1. A PILOT IS BEING SOUGHT BY ORLANDO ZOSCH AVILA, LEADER OF

THE MOVIMIENTO INSURRECCIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MIRR

INSURRECTIONAL MOVEMENT FOR REVOLUTIONARY RECOVERY); TO FLY A

PLANE FOR THE MIRR FROM AN UNIDENTIFIED SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY

CLOSE TO THE PANAMA CANAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF EOMBING A MERCHANT

VESSEL SOUND FOR CUEA.. THE STRIKE WOULD TAVE PLACE AFTER THE VESSEL

LEAVES THE CANAL.

2. ACCORDING TO AN UNIDENTIFIED PERSON WHO IS THE UNCLE OF

JULIO GIARAU (PHONETIC) AND WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE DIRECTORIO

ILA TORLATIAI COnTRIDE IATOiMALIA ATOCUDE IDA MASICaRi DATEDRO Ol RDA UnITed BeARCA MIChIn the MeADLaS Of lDA RAplODAgO LATA. TItlE

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REVOLUGIONARIO ESTUDIANTIL (DRE, STUDENTS' REVOLUTIONARY DIREC-

TORATE) WITH CONNECTIONS IN MEXICO, THE DRE HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY

AN UNIDENTIFIED MEXICAN GENERAL IN VERA CRUZ WHO HAS OFFERED TO

ASSIST

THE GROUP IN ITS ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES. THE GENERAL

SUGGESTED THAT IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO SABOTAGE A CUBAN VESSEL AT

THE PORT OF VERA CRUZ, HE WOULD BE WILLING TO COOPERATE. HE REQUESTED

$3,4DE FROM THE DRE FOR HIS COOPERATION. THE GROUP ALLEGEDLY DOES

NOT TRUST THE GENERAL BUT. PLANS TO TEST HIM FOR RELIABILITY.

3. FIELD DISSEMS CINCLANT, COMAWESTFOR, CINCSO, MIAMI REPS

OF STATE, FBI, BORDER PATROL, CUSTOMS, I&NS, AND USCG. (ALSO.

SENT MEXICO CITY.)

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