Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/20/1965
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/4/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10278-10494

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 97-4474-230

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

• PAGES:

08/20/1965

11

SUBJECTS:

MIRR, ACA, MEMBERS, ARRESTED, FUNDS

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

06/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC LHM

v9.1

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(Rev. S-22-64)

(SE

FBI.

Date:

AUG 2 0

196.

Transmit the following in CIA HAS NO OBJECHION 10

Via

AIRTEL

DECLASSE ART RENESE EVIEWED BY CONJFK TASK FORCE

RELEASE SA CV. IMFORIMATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT.

(Priori 3N

-7-23920c

TiKH -2-6-98--

TO: Director, FBI (97-4474)

RELEASE IN PART

FROM: SAC, Miami (105-2855) (P)

USCE

(MIRR)

NM •

DECLASSIFLED BY 51668 5L0/KSS

LO • CUBA

0 2-18-48 E

Declassify gli: PADR /148,85

Reference Miami tel 8/16/65 to the Bureau.

Enclosed are 12 copies of LHM dated and

captioned as above.

()(u) Copies are being furnished locally to ONI,

CIA, G-2, INS, OSI, Border Patrol, Customs, Coast

Guara, Fad and State Department, Cuban Affairs.

On August 16, 1965, Mr. AUSTIN HORN, CIA

Liaison, Miami, advised that CIA possessed no addi-

tional pertinent interest and had no interest in

this operation. He offered to immediately advise

this office of any further information received from

his. source and to consider making the CIA source avail-

able to Miami.

State RAO

ONI/OSI/ACSI

slip for info.

.by.

Copy 10: CIA

8/21/65

by routing

Dato.......

Approyed:

On August 16, 1965 Mr.

STANLEY SCHACHTER

SEE REVERSE

advised his office had received(a copy of the CIA

VE FOR

commnication and it was then in the process of in- dostow

ASSIFIC

vestigating the matter:

He said he had just inter-

viewed CARLOS ZARRAGA, Jho is a Key Source - Cuban

that ZARRAGA had assured him

Bureau (Enöls,

E2) RMYENCLOSURE

7-4474-

2 - Jacksonville

Enels.

2) (RM)

AUG 28 1965

2 - Tampa (105-374) (Encis, 2) (RM)

(1-105-2855)

(1-105-8280- REGE)

_M

Per.

Agent in Charge

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SECREO

MM 105-2855

under no circumstances would his boat, ft 8477-F, bo.

made available to BOSCH or anyone in the MIRR

MM T-1 18 MM 974-S..

MM I-2 18 MM 635-S•

This LHM Is classified SECRET because it

contains Information so classified by CIA:(sCal 4)

TAMPA,

At Tampa, Florida

1, Will ascertain results of BOSCH's visit

to Tampa (see Tampa airtel 8/11/65) •

2^ Will attempt to ascertain if BOSCH is

moving in all his operations to Tampa, and will be alert

for any information reflecting BOSCH has an airplane

somewhere on the West Coast of Florida:

JACKSONVILLE

At Jacksonville, Florida

Tore

Is requested to alert logical informants and

appropriate law enforcement officials and ascertain; 1f

possible, the identities of vessels due in port on

8/24,25/65, bearing in mind that about one year ago the

MIRR planned to sink a vessel near the Florida coast as

it was proceeding from France, with cargo for Cuba.

MIAMI

clarif deto per cla's

At Miami, Florida

13/37/41.

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Gal *741,326

Sulas

SECREI

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м пу"."

off.

SECRED

мм 105-2855

Will maintain close liaison with CIA and U.S.

Customs, and with logical informants such as Mit 635-S

and MM 974-S•

conduct no active investigation as such.

sate see

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INFIDENTIAS

SECKSTI

MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA

SEORET

announce damage done to a Cuban sugar freighter, the

ARACELIO IGLESIAS, near the Panama Canal. He claimed

this damage had resulted from deceptive action of the

MIRR In covering over certain channel lighte. This

article stated that DI. BOSCH explained that the MIRR

would be aided in the future by Representacion Cubana

del. Bx1l1o (RECE), another anti-CASTRO organization.

The article reported that Dr. ERNESTO FREYRE,

President of RECE, confirmed the plan of the two or-

ganizations to coordinate their efforte.

FIAL

CubA

cu

RECE and the MIRR had been holding meetings at 1784 W.

Participante Included ORLANDO BOSCH, FREYRE, JORCELAS

CANOSA and others.

FREYRE, according to MM T41, was outspokenly

critical of the United States and referred to the United

States government's handling of the invasion at Playa

Giron as a comardly betrayal of Cuba.

On July 27, 1965, J00% PERMANDE SANTE, a

Gubar who is head of one faction of the Movimiento

Democratà Cristiano, an anti-CASTRO organization, and

who is also one of the coordinators of RECE, advised

RECE did furnish sone money to MIRR but since the MIRR

had failed (in 1ts attempt of June 10, 1965), Some of

the members of NECE felt that BOSCH had planned that

fallure in order to obtain press publicity to promote

fund raising.

SHORE!

•2 .

SECKED

-CONFIDENTIT

FIA

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CONFIDENTIAt

SECHED

MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA

GHORET

deception or to Impress his listeners, as he did not

appear to be very discreet.

• On August d, 1965, MM To% reported that BOSCH

had just acquired four additional projectiles, of an

explosive type, for a .57 .. recoilless rifle which the

MIRR still possesses and has concealed somewhere, appar-

ently in the Miami area. MM I-2 said that BOSCH dig-

closed that he is interested 1n obtaining an additional

supply of these projectiles as soon as possible for use in

connection with an operation which he has planned for

sonetime in the very near future.

On August 13, 1965, MM I-2 reported that'

GERVED GUTIERREZ, alSO known as

the MIRR needs two

"MIMO," disclosed that

"Lapiceros" as soon as possible.

MM

T-? explained that a "lapicero" is the Cuban term for a

M-1 time delay device, which

and shape.

L dece, he a set to con attor:

detonator for demolition purposes, and it enables the

user to delay the explosion for a specifie period of

time.

MM T-2 said that "MIMO" specified that he wants

a "lapicero" which has a delay action of 11 hours and 50

minutes.

MM T-2 advised that none

of the members of MIRR

have disclosed the specific manner in which they intend

to use either the 57 mm. recoilless rifle or the

"lapicero." He speculated that BOSCH might intend to

mount the .57 um. recollless rifle on a speed boat; and

4.

SECRET

CONFIDE

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CONFIDENTIAL

MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA

SROAFT

that he might use the "lapiceros" to set off an explosion

of some sort.

On August 13, 1965, MM TO3, a federal agency

forcement officer, to the effect that on August 10, 1965

ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, head of the MIRR, was engaged in mak-

Ing plans to sink an unidentified merchant vessel due to

arrive at Jacksonville, Florida on August 24 or 25, 1965..

A frogman 18 to attach a limpet nine to the vessel,. ac-

ring me li tea searce

MM T-3 also reported that

UGUSTER NALDE

MIRANDA, also known as "POllO," is belleved

• be Involve: by permitting BOSCH to use 5is boa

which

arries registration FL 8477-1.69 OANIACK: 1257/40

FLA

Previous investigation has reflected that MIRANDA's

boat, FI. 8477-F, 18 how in the possession of, and under

control of CARLOS, ZARRAGA)PARTINEZ, leader of a small anti-

CASTRO organization known as cuba Libre, who detests BOSCH

and has stated he will not cooperate with him under any

circumstances, nor allow him to use this boat.

FLA!

This document contains neither recommendations nor con-

clusions of the FBI. It 18 the property of the FBI and

18 loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to

be distributed outside your agency.

SBERST

11 5%

CONFIDENTIAL

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