Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DAVIS, GEORGE E. JR.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/15/1974
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/28/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10222-10259

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

9-57631-4TH NR 7

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: DAVIS, GEORGE E. JR.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 05/15/1974

PAGES:

42

SUBJECTS :

MAB, ASSOC, ACA, CUBAN EXILE LEADER, TORRIENTE,

JOSE ELIAS, NUMEROUS INTV, EVID, TYW, PEP, ZERO

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/29/1998

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SECREA

Will

attempt

* to determine

if ANTONIO

CALATAYUD was in New York City on or before 4/16/74.

SAN JUAN:

AT SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

Conduct appropriate investigation to identify

author of the "Zero" letter sent to CARLOS PRIO SOCARRAS

who is well known to the San Juan Office.

MIAMI:

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

Will report results of FBI Laboratory examination

in this case: U

2.

Will maintain close contact with informants and

other logical sources for information leading

to identity

of "Zero,

"and will attempt to obtain typewriting speci

mens from logical

suspects.

3.

Will maintain close liaison with the Organized

Crime Bureau, Dade County Public Safety Department, and

Miami PD for information leading to the identity of "Zero.

ADMINISTRATIVE

(S)

on 4/17/74 MM @115-s who has many contacts

among the Cuban exite community, reported that ROBERTO

PARDO,

son-in-law of TORRIENTF,

expressed the opinion

that a "business enemy" of TORRIENTE was responsible for

his death. He said that at one time, TORRIENTE advocated

military action against FIDEL CASTRO, but after realizing

the futility of

such action, TORRIENTE changed his opinion,

and adonted

a policy of co-existence with the CASTRO regime.

PARDO said that the policy of the Frente de Liberacion

Nacional

de Cuba (FLNC) is opposed and feels that military

action should not be abandoned. The FLNC has claimed

credit for a series of bombings during the recent past

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On 4/22/89,

MM 3142-PSI advised that on

4/21/74, Dr. MIRIAM BOSCH,

former wife of ORLANDO BOSCH,

disclosed that BOSCH had telephonedhis home a day or so

previously, and told his eldest daughter,

'"I am fishing

but don't worry, I am fine."

Mrs. BOSCH expressed

concern about the "Zero" organization and expressed the

belief

that BOSCH might be head of this group

She

felt

that the

"O" might stand for the "O" in Orlando.

(U)

On 4/23/74, MM 974-S, who has many contacts

among Cuban exiles in Miami, reported that ORLANDO

BOSCH and ANTONIO CALATAYUD,

head of the anti-CASTRO

organization known as the Directorio Revolucionario

were in New York City on the date that ARTURO RODRIGUEZ

RIVAS was killed (4/16/74). He advised that RODRIGUEZ

had the reputation of dealing in narcotics, but in the

past had been on friendly terms and worked

on anti-

CASTRO activities with ORLANDO BOSCH and also JUAN

"CHAVO" GARCIA.

GARCIA and RODRIGUEZ were allegedly

involved in narcotics peddling. He said that RODRIGUEZ

was also associated with IGNACIO and GUILLERMO NOVO in

the New York area,

and also with FELIX EGUES CASTILLA.

MM 974-S said that he had heard that two days before the

death of RODRIGUEZ,

that RODRIGUEZ met with BOSCH and

CALATAYUD. At that time, RODRIGUEZ was alleged to have

said that TORRIENTE and others who had collected money

in connection with the Plan Torriente should be killed

if they refused to return the money to the donors.

(и)

It is to be noted that the NOVO brothers

are well known to the New York and Newark Offices, for

their past bombing activities.:

On 5/3/74, MM 1337-S,

who has many contacts in

the Cuban community of Miami, reported that on 5/2/74,

HUMBERTO LOPEZ, SR.,

expressed the opinion that the head of the

organization is ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA.

in 1337-5 said ye(V)

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that this belief has caused alarm among members of the

FLNC, since BOSCH,

who is also the Director of Accion

Cubana, does not have good relations with the FLNC

and is

believed capable at any moment of taking the

lives of members of the FLNC.

LOPEZ related that RODRIGUEZ

RIVAS of New York City was closely linked, with the

activities of the FLNC in that area, and that he has

already been murdered.

MM 1337-S also said that leaders

of the FLNC in the New York area believe that the

murderer belongs to Accion Cubana, although they have

not obtained evidence up to this point.

Ton 4/26174 MN 97AS reported that ATON CONSTANZO

PALAU and (FNU) ELIAS are allegedly connected with the

He described ELIAS as having been employed

formerly at the Guantanamo Naval Station, and as having

been involved with CONSTANZO while the latter was a

fugitive.

He has also been allegedly involved

ROLANDO MASTERRER in arms traftic in the past alt id

to be noted that CONSTANZO became a fugitive Tour years

u)

ago when he allegedly murdered a fellow Cuban in cold

blood in Miami.

He voluntarily surrendered himself several

months ago, and murder charges were dropped after witnesses

were unable to identify him at a hearing. He was recently

given probation of one year on two separate counts to run

concurrently on

a federal bond default charge.

a(4)

With regard to the information relating to

ORLANDO BOSCH provided by informants as described above,

it is to be noted that Miami is conducting a separate

which BOSCH is alleged to be the leader.

claims credit for sending package bombs to Cuban consulates

in several foreign countries, including Canada, Peru,

and Spain.

It is also interesting to note that. Accion

Cubana submerged from notice almost immediately after the

alleged head of the organization gave a secret interview to

the Associated Press in Miami on 3/3/74.

No: further claims

or announcements have been made by Accion Cubana,

"Zero"

came

into being with the assassination of TORRIENTE a little

more

than a month later, on 4/12/74.

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