CABLE-FROM FRANK FIORINI-DECISION OF ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA TO USE A CUBAN PILOT ON THE MIRR'S AIR STRIKE.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: JMWAVE
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 02/18/1965
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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COUNTRY: CUBA.

SUBJ:, DECISION OF ORLANDO DOSCH AVILA TO USE A CUBAN PILOT ON

THE MIRR'S AIR STRIKE SCHEDULEO FOR 1Ó FEORUARY 1965

DO1: 17 FEBRUARY 1965

PADA: UNITED STATES, MIAMI (1Y FEBRUARY 1965). UFG-6727

SOURCE: A MIAMI BUSINESSMAN LIO NAS A RESIDENT OF HAGAÑA FOR SEVERAL

YEARS. THE SOURCE HAS CONTACTO IIO RECOGNIZE MIMAS A CHANNEL TO U.S.

INTELLIGENCE. THIS INFORMATIÓN WAS OUTAINEO FROM FRANK FIORINI.

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DECISION OF ORLADO: BOSCH AVILA TO USE A CUBAN.

PILOT ON THE MINI'S AIR STRIKE SCHELULED FOR

16 FREPUARY 1965

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APPRAISAL A MIAMI BUSINESSMAN WHU VIS. I RESIDENT OF MABANA FOR SEVERAL YESES.

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HAS CONTACTS WHO RECOGIZE MES AS A CHANEL TO U.G. MITELLIGENCE. THIS INFORMATION

WAS OBTAINED FROM FRANK, FIGRIIIL,

1.. AT ABOUT. 1:0O P.M, D 17 FEORUARY 1965 FRANK FIORINI SAID

THAT ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, LEADER DF THE MOMENTO INSURRLECIONAL

DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA (MIRR) INSURRECTIONAL. MOVEMENT FOR

REVOLUTIONARY RECOVERY) AGREÇO TO LET THE CUBAN PILOT FLY THE.

MISSION SCHEDULED FOR I6 FEERUARY INSTEAD OF THE AMERICAN PILOT.

(FIELD COMMENT: THE SAME SOURCE REPORTEU THAT BOSCH HAD SCHEOULED

AN AIR STRIKE AGAINST THE CITY OF HABANA FOR 16 FEERUARY IN A Q-25.

AN AMERICAN, PILOT WAS TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT BUT VAS TO BE ACCOMPANIED

BY A CUBAN PILOT. THE CUBAI PILOT WAS BEEN TRAINING IM THE D-25

AND APPARENTLY IS EXPERIENCÃO ENCUCH TO MAKE THE TRIP TO CUUA

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HE HAS HAO PALVIOUS TRAINING IN A STA FURY AND IN A TWIN-ENGINE

SEAPLANE, PRESUNABLY A PUY. FIORINI SAID THE D-25 WAS PURCHASED

IN- TUESON, ARIZONA, NOT IN TEXAS AS HE PREVIOUSLY STATEO.

2. THE CUSAN PILOT IS. THE SAME PERSON WHO WAS TO MAKE A.

SOSCH-FINANCED RAID IN A SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT AGAINST AN UNSPEÇIFIED:

TARGET. THE PLANE WAS TO LEAVE FROM THE KEY WEST AREA.

3• FIORINI SAID THAT BILL JOHNSON, AN AMERICAN PILOT WHO

HAS BEEN ARRANGING: THE SUPPORT ASPECTS FOF BOSCHES RAIDS, RECEIVED

AN UNICENTIFIEO SUM OF MONEY FROM BUSCH ON 17 FEBRUARY.

4. ACCORDING TO FIORINI, IF THE RAID HAD NOT TAKEN PLACE

ALREADY, IT WOULD PRODAQLY DE MADC WITHIN 24 HOURS.

5. FIELD DISSON: CINCLANT, GINCSO, COMKUESTFOR, MIANI REPS

OF STATE, FOL, 1OHDCR MATROL, GUSTONS, LENS, AND USCO.

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