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From: SJ
To: HQ
Document date: 08/16/1974
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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/21/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-90102-10241

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : CR 185-354-2X1

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Mosassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

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FEDERAL JUREAU OF INVE TIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

SAI JUAN

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

SAN JUAN

TLE OF CASE

UNZION! SUSUZCES;

BOMBIIG OF THE VENEZUELAN

(CONSULATE, SANTURCE,

PUERIO RICO, AUGUST 5, 1974

DATE

8/16/74

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

8/6 - 8/16/74

REPORT MADE BY

JOSEPH A.

GAMNON

CHARACTER OF CASE

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REFERENCES:

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San Juan airtel to the Bureau, 8/7/74,

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BOSCH, head of the terrorist group known

as Accion Cubana, has claimed credit for recent package

bombs sent to Cuban diplomatic establishments abroad, and

is now a parole violator fugitive.

The DR is an action group, one of whose members,

JUAN FELIPE DE LA CRUZ, was killed on a mission to bomb

the Cuban Embassy in Paris, France, when a bomb blew up

in his hands in August, 1974.

Previous investigation has disclosed that ALDO

VERA SERAFIN, born 7/29/28, at_Caibairen, Cuba, Alien

Registration A 12403 951, 18 a former member of the DR. FlORis

He has a long history of involvement in anti-castro revolutionary

activity. VERA resides at 528 calle Arabia, Puerto Nuevo,

Puerto Rico.

MM T-1 is MM 1337-S•

Source has been instructed to attempt to obtain

more details concerning alleged involvement of M-7 in this

bombing and information concerning membership and plans of M-7.

In referenced teletype to the Bureau from Miami

dated 8/9/74, the following information was obtained:

on 8/9/74, MM 1337-S furnished following

additional information:

Central

- Headquarters of M-7, terrorist group of

Cuban exiles, is in san Juan, Puerto Rico, under the leader-

ship of ALDO VERA SERAFIN, according to JOSE ANTONIO COIMENARES,

who confided to MM 1337-S.

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COLMENARES said M-7 also dynamited Peruvian

Consulate, san Juan, Puerto Rico, prior to bombing of

Venezuelan Consulate.

MM 1337-S observed that VERA was in Miami about

one month ago and was always accompanied by COLMENARES,

whom source suspects is also member of M-7. San Juan is

requested to exercise discretion in conducting any investi-

gation based upon this information in order to protect

MM 1337-S.

The following investigation was conducted by

SAS JOHN M. WALSER and DIADER H. ROSARIO:

on 8/8/74, an attempt to locate ALDO VERA SERAFIN

at his residence, Number 528 Arabia, Puerto Nuevo, Puerto

Rico, was negative. A ten-to-twelve-year-old boy who

identified himself as the son of ALDO VERA, disclosed his

father had been in Miami on business for the past three or

four days and would return Friday night, 8/9/74, at about

9:00 PM.

on 8/9/74, records of the local Immigration and

Naturalization (INS) Office, Pan Am Building, Hato Rey,

Puerto Rico, were negative regarding ALDO VERA SERAFIN.

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SJ 185-21

By airtel dated 8/7/74, the San Juan Office

submitted to the FBI Laboratory all evidence collected

in this matter.

on dates indicated, the following sources were

contacted and advised that they could provide no informa-

tion relative to captioned matter:

Source

Date

Contacting Agent

SJ 1442-PSI

8/6/74

SA DONALD W. MANNO

ST 801-S

8/13/74

SA LEON E. FISH

laba

on 8/2/74, SJ 1348-s advised that he had learned

from a friend who is closely associated with the family of

PEDRO PEREZ-POLA, a white Cuban male, that CARLOS PEREZ-POLA

and GUILTERMO IGLESIAS-BOUZA may have been involved in

the bombing of the Peruvian Consulate, Urbanization San

Francisco, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, on July 26, 1974, and

the bombing of the Cuban Consulate in Madrid, Spain, approxi-

mately eight months ago. The confidential source advised that

the family of PEREZ-POLA have indicated that PEREZ-POLA

receives suspicious type telephone calls in the late hours;

that he was in Spain with IGLESIAS at the time of the Cuban

Consulate bombing; that he has money which is not derived

from his business at DAVID PABLO's Ornamental Shop, Central

Avenue, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; and that he came home on the

early morning of 7/26/74, the morning of the bombing of the

Perüvian Consulate, in a sweat and extremely nervous.

SJ 1348-s also advised that IGLESIAS Informs every-

one that he is employed by the Federal Bureau of Investiga-

tion and is extremely anti-Communist and has in the past

attempted to recruit Cuban businessmen in Puerto Rico to

sponsor his activities.

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on August 15, 1974, SJ 1348-s advised he had

learned through a friend who is in a position to obtain

information regarding the family of CARIOS PEREZ-POLA,

that PEREZ was in Spain when the Cuban Consulate was bombed,

and PEREZ had told his family not to reveal the fact that

the fame the

he was in Spain at the time the incident occurred. Allegedly,

upon his return he was infuriated at certain members of his

family because they had revealed where he had been to other

friends. Source also heared that PEREZ has a bodyguard named

"ARMANDITO", not further identified.

PEREZ was described to Source as a nervous individual,

who always feels that someone is "out to get him", and he has

indicated that he would like to sell his business and leave

Puerto Rico.

The person who furnished the information to Source

indicated that he felt sure that PEREZ was involved in the

recent bombings in San Juan of the Peruvian and Venezuelan

Consulates, possibly hiring someone

to do the actual bombing.

Source was advised that PEREZ is believed to be

closely associated with GUILLERMO IGLESIAS BAUZA, who possibly

resides in Miami, Florida, and that the two of them are

members of some clandestine organization.

In view of above information obtained on August 15,

1974, will re-interview CARLOS PEREZ-POLA. It is to be noted

that

PEREZ-POLA during interview on August 14, 1974, stated

that IGLESIAS is working for the CIA.

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On August 8, 1974, SJ 1438-PSI advised that he had

not closely followed the activities of individuals who abandoned

the Partido Revolucionario del Pueblo (Peoples Revolutionary

Party) (PRP) but had heard that they had followed the lead

of ENRIQUE NUNEZ ALVAREZ who was involved in a leadership

capacity of Cuban exiles in San Juan, Puerto Rico, who favor

a more active fight against the CASTRO regime through any

means to bring about the downfall of CASTRO.

PSI advised

that CARLOS LOPEZ LAY, eX-PRP member, was an attorney at

San Juan, Puerto Rico, whose business was located at Parque 407,

Santurce, Puerto Rico, telephone number: 725-5300, and whose

residence was Garden Meadows B-9, Gardens Hills, Bayamon,

Puerto Rico, telephone number 783-9054.

He advised that

LOPEZ LAY was a close friend of ENRIQUE NUNEZ and was an

associate of NUNEZ with the newspaper "Replica" published

at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Source doubted that LOPEZ LAY

would discuss NUNEZ' activities with the Federal Bureau of

Investigation (FBI) •

oples Revolut irane

Pax!

Source advised that GEORGE wILT, a former member

of the PRP, had been a constant troublemaker in PRP, spreading Flo 11

numerous falsehoods about PRP and appeared to have been planted

inside the PRP to attempt to disrupt the PRP functioning. As

soon as ENRIQUE NUNEZ was kicked out of the PRP, GEORGE WILT

abandoned the PRP following NUNEZ.

Puerton:o

(ci)

Individuals named by SJ 1462 regarding individuals

who abandoned the PRP were discussed with SJ 1438-PSI. SJ 1438-

PSI could provide little additional information regarding the

individuals but verified that the individuals named all

possessed attitudes described as extreme activists regarding

actions aimed at the overthrow of CASTRO. He could provide

no specific information regarding bombings of consulates

at San Juan, Puerto Rico, but felt through rumors he had heard

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SJ 185-21

on 8/8/74, SJ 1377-PCI, who resides on Calle

Hipodromo, Stop 19,

area of santurce,

Puerto Rico, advised

that by chance she was sitting on her balcony, which faces

calle Hipodromo, at 3:00 AM, 8/6/74. At that

time, she

heard a single loud explosion from which direction she

could not at that time discern. Thereafter, about fifteen

minutes later, an automobile came down Calle Hipodromo and

stopped at a building on the same side of the street as her

residence and to the south of it.. She advised this was

remembered in that there was no traffic on the streets at

this time. The car pulled up in front of the building,

which she advised has a dress shop on the ground floor, and

which is located between Avenida Fernandez Juncos and La

palma, and that the car remained parked for a period of

about

thirty minutes, after which two individuals, who

appeared to be male, emerged and went inside the building.

She pointed out that she subsequently associated the two

events since almost all the inhabitants in that building

are Cubans, and she has heard rumors that they are "trouble-

makers". She felt that perhaps some relationship existed

between the explosion and the arrival of the car shortly

thereafter,

and felt that perhaps inquiry at that address

might be productive.

on 8/13/74, CARLOS GARCIA-PEREZ, 753 Hipodromo,

santurce, Puerto Rico (above-described address), owner, The

Dress Shop (a factory and retail outlet) advised that he

rents the first floor of this building and part of the

second floor for his business, however, does not reside in

same.

He employs a tenant in his business, AMELA LEAL

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SJ 1462-PSI was

contacted on August 2,6,8 and 13,

1974, regarding organizations known as Accion Cubana (Cuban

Action) (AC), Frente de Liberacion de Nacional Cubana (Cuban

National Liberation Front) (FLNC) and Ejercito Latinamericano

Anti-Communista (Latin American Anti-Communist Army) (ELAC),

He provided the information which he felt may be pertinent

to the above organizations and also possibly related to recent

bombings of the Argentine, Peruvian and Venezuelan consulates

in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (LU)

During June, 1974, an organization known as AC

organized by ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA had advocated the internátional-

ization of the fight

against Cuba and had claimed credit for

bombing numerous Cuban consulates and consulates of countries

with political relations with Cuba.

During the same period a group known as FLNC became

very active in the San Juan area painting slogans on walls

around the city and advocating the overthrow of CASTRO through

any means.

The FLNC publicly claimed credit during July, 1974,

through "Replica" newspaper, published at San Juan, Puerto Rico,

for the

following terrorist acts:

October 10, 1972, capture and destruction of

two CASTRO boats

January 28, 1973, attack on a spy boat of the

CASTRO regime

October 3, 1973, capture of two CASTRO regime

boat's with the destruction of one which was

eguipped with electronic espionage equipment

December 3, 1973,

dynamite bomb attack against

the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City

December 30, 1973/ explosion of the boat Mareghan IInn

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reported to be armed nearly all of the time with a revolver.

LEDO acts

as a bodyguard for ENRIQuE NUNEZ.

LEDO is the

only member of FLNC that the source knows of who owns a

mechanics repair shop and was a possible source of the

nuts and bolts used in the bombs against the consulates

the bombe against the

in San Juan®

PSI said this was only a suspicion of which

he had no evidence.

1u)

PSI advised that ENRIQUE NUNEZ, MANUEL LEDO, ELVIO

RIVERA LIMONTA and RAUL VARANDELA ESTEVES were all close

associates and were seen together frequently. They had

a gathering spot at the Farmacia Boringuen Towers where

they

normally spent a lot of time. He advised that the activities

of FINC and AC appear to be centered around the Puerto Nuevo

area of San Juan.

Regarding RAULAVARANDELA, ESTEVES the

source disclosed that he resided at 1511 Esperanza, Caparra

Heights, Pueblo Viejo, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and had tele-

phone number 782-7512.

He advised that VARANDELA was a close

associate of Dr. ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA and also was reportedly

closely associated with FLNC and AC. He advised that

VARANDELA spent large amounts of time in Miami, Florida

and was considered by some as a bodyguard for BOSCH.

Source

advised that VARANDELA has been reported to cary a weapon

although the source has never personally seen one on VARANDELA.:

Source advised that most people spelled VARANDELA's name

BARANDELA but that this was incorrect since the initial letter

of his surname was "v" (Ku)

psI advised that he had personally recently written

an article which was extremely critical of the President of

Venezuela acting as a voice for the Club for Free Cuba which

he explained was a club of 50 ex-Cuban newspapermen which had

as its motto "For the Liberty of Cuba with Democracy Against

Communism."

•PSI advised that this club limited its activities

to written publications against the CASTRO regime. The

article PSI wrote he explained was in no way a threat against

-Venezuela but was by way of open criticism of a regime whichiticis

promised one thing to gain Cuban votes in Venezuela and then

when elected went against campaign promises and established promis

close ties with Cuba.:

PSI advised he had no direct knowledge

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On August 13, 1974, SJ 1462-PSI disclosed that

ALDO VERA SERAFIN was a former head of the Department of

Investigations.of the Police of Cuba under the CASTRO Regime.

He advised that VERA had been arrested while in the process

of making bombs to use against the BATISTA Regime in Cuba

and that upon the overthrow of BATISTA by CASTRO, VERA

was released and placed as head of the Department

Investigations of the police.: He advised that VERA had been

residing in Miami until about two years ago, but had then

moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he resided currently at

Calle Arabia, Number 528. He was self-employed as a door-to-

door salesman.

source did not know anything regarding VERA's

current political activities.

on August 13, 1974, Mr. ARTUROXVILLAR BERGNES, who

desired that his identity not be disclosed, provided the

following information:

He is a member of the political council of the

Partido Revolucionario de Pueblo (People's Revolutionary

Party) (PRP), and was formerly a member of the Executive

Committee of the PRP. He had made inquiries among his Cuban

associates regarding recent bombings of consulates in San Juan

and recalled that about ten days ago, a person he desired not

to identify, had told him on an airplane flight that the

Frente de Liberacion de Nacional Cubana (Cuban National Liber-

ation Front) (FLNC) and Accion Cubana (Cuban Action) (AC) was

composed of the same membership under two separate names.

ENRIQUENNUNEZ ALVAREZ was reported to be the local leader of

both groups with the following individuals as supporters of

NUNEZ in the groups:

CARLOS LOPEZ-LAY, an attorney who resided at

San Juan,

former member of the PRP, was very friendly with

NUNEZ and

had followed

NUNEZ' lead in abandoning the PRP.

AGUSTIN BARRES, who had only attended one meeting

sended pe

of the PRP when it was organized in Costa Rica. BARRES~

attended the meeting at the invitation of NUNEZ and thadonot

MENTER

been associated with the PRP since the initial organization

of the PRP:

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