Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/13/1976
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_ NUMBER: 124-10206-10332

RECORD_SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE_ NUMBER: 2-2173-42

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 10/13/1976

PAGES: 3

SUBJECT:

DOCUMENT_TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

OBA, CUBANA AIRLINES, ACA, BOMBING, SUSP, ARREST

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Confidential

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

07/26/1995

UPDATE DATE:

Redact

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

INC NOTE

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote) (

DATE: 11-14-2017

10/15/76 CONFOEMIAL

= = GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE DI

• This concerns the

"pected bombing of'

Cubana Airlines DC=8 near Barbados, West

Indies, October 6,

19.76.

Attached from Miami Office advises of

information received from Dade County Public

safety Department (DCPSD), Miami, Florida,

that information had been

received from ar

unknown source in Caracas, Venezuela, to the

effect that 15 persons, including' a well-known

anti-Castro Cuban exile leader (presumed to

be Orlando Bosch Avila) had been arrested in

Venezuela in connection with bombing of

Cubana Airlines. ASA Joe Leo, Legat, Caracas,

confirmed this information by telephone,

identities of those arrested have not beer

made by the Venezuelan Government, however,

sA Teo has been notified of arrests and of

Government's

(Venezuela's) apprehension con-

cerning reprisals against Venezuelan

officials and property in the United States. c

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DETECTIVE CURTIN STATED THIS REQUEST IS BEING ACCEDED IU BY DOPSD.

SA JOE LEO, LEGAT CARACAS, CONFIRMED ABOVE INFORMATION BY

TELEPHONE, ADVISING OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENI OF ARREST AND IDENTITIES

OF THOSE ARRESTED HAVE NOI BEEN MADE BY VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENI,

HOWEVER, SA LEU HAS BEEN NOTIFIED UF ARRESI AND OF GUVERNMENT"S

APPREHENSION CONCERNING REPRISALS AGAINSI VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS

AND PROPERTY IN HE UNITED STATES, J C)

ADMINISTRATIVE

NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON FIELD NOTIFY APPROPRIATE LOCAL

AUTHORITIES CONCERNING POSSIBLE REPRISAL ACTION AGAINSI ANY UFFICAL

VENEZUELAN ESTABLISHMENTS IN THOSE AREAS.

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