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From: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/13/1968
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DECLASSIEICATION AUTECEITI DEBIYED TROU

FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIEICATIEN CUIDE

DATE D5-15-2023

BY: 3043/98142

(continued)

FAR

MDC

MIRR

MRR

SISS.

SECRET

• Cuban Revolutionary Air Force

Movimiento Democrata Cristiano

(Christian Democratic Movement)

Movimiento Insurrecional De

Recuperacion Revolucionaria

(Insurrectional Movement of Revolution-

ary Recovery)

• Movimiento De Recuperacion Revolucion-

aria (Movement for Revolutionary

Recovery)

• Senate Internal Security Subcommittee

*****

the July 26 Action Group leaders in Miami

On 7/28/58, Legat, Havana, telephonically advised that

Frank Florini

was in Jail in Havana, having been arrested by Cuban

authorities in connection with driving a car that was.

being watched by

Cuban authorities in connection with arms movements uv

It was noted that the Legat might desire to Interview

Florini.

US Customs was to be advised of Fiorini's whereabouts.

Add. info.

97-3244-254 p.1,2; encl.p.1

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The synopsis of Miami"report dated 8/5/58, captioned

"July 26 Revolutionary Movement, Miami" (97-3244) set out Frank Anthony

Florini as one of the leading members of the action group within that

Movement. Details of the report failed to substantiate this information

In that the name of Frank Anthony Fiorini was not mentioned in the

Information therein pertaining to these members; however, information

was included indicating that Frank Anthony Fachetti was a member of

this July 26 Action Group.

On 4/28/58, MM 639-S advised that Gabriel Navarette of

2160 S.W. 4th Street, Miami

was engaged in the purchase and transporta-

tion of guns for the July 26 Action Group and that an American named

Frank (Inu) was living with Navarette at that address.

On 4/29/58, MM 639-S advised that Frank Fachetti, about

23 or 24 years of age, 6' tall, black hair, dark complexion, -talian

extraction, and from the NYC area, was residing at 2160 S.W. 4th Street.

MM 639-S advised that Fachetti reportedly fought in Cuba with the rebels

in the Sierra Maestra mountains against the government forces of Cuba

and that he now was working with Sergio Sanjenis in the Miami

area

purchasing arms for a possible future smuggling operation.

On 4/30/58, Wallace Shanley, US Customs, Miami, advised he had

obtained information that Frank Anthony Fachetti,

white male, 6 tall,

between 25 and 28 years of age, black wavy hair, 180-190 pounds, was

residing at 2160 S.W. 4th Street and had been seen driving with

Navarette in a 1950 Plymouth, 1958 Florida license # 1-115646. According

to records of the Dade County Auto Tag Agency,

this license was listed

to Richard M. Kedziora, 35 N.W. 58th Street, Miami.

Add. info.

1a Seato 500024,05.570

Correlator's Note: Foregoing Information on Frank (Inu)

and Frank Anthony Fachetti 1s being included as possibly

pertaining to Frank Anthony Fiorini, subject of this

summary; however, information is insufficient to positively

establish this fact.

This reference sets out background data on Frank Florini, aka

Frank Sturgis

from files

o the Norfolk, Virginia Police Department,

REVIEWED BY

SMJFK TASK FORCE

23.97 dar

(continued)

ON

RELEASE IN FULL

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SEGRET

dus

CIA report relating to the reaction of Cuban exiles in

costa Rica following the successiul overthrow of bulgencio Batista on

12/31/58 - 1/1/59, under FIELD COMMENTS reported information obtained

from Official Costa Rican immigration lists. This included information

that on 1/3/59, a special flight, airline unspecified, took 8. Cubans

and calizen, frank Angelo' Fiorini, to Santlast de Cubs.?

109-480-1666 p.2

(24)

Andrew Szentgyorgyi (protect identity, who had just returned

From about six weeks in havana,

Cuba, on a

special assignment for "Life"

magazine, advised a New York Office Agent on 2/19/59 that while in

Havana he ran across several Americans, one of whom was Frank Florini,

Captain in the Rebel Air Force, who intended to stay in Cuba.

109-581-12 encl.p.9

(16%

On 3/23/59, Michael R. Moreno, a Miami photographer, furnished

information relating

to the arrest and

questioning of Moreno, Robert Daut

and nichard valle by the Department of Logistics (109-590) in, Cuba, on

or about 3/5/59. Moreno and Daut, a Miami pilot, who were enroute

British Honduras on business, were met in Havana

by varie, a business

acquaintance, and these three proceeded to the Cuban Air Force Base at '

Camp Columbia to obtain clearance to proceed to British Honduras.

It was here they were held by military police and while guns were pointed.

at the three men, Frank Florini happened along and told Moreno and his

companions not to worry as he would get them off.

Moreno said they never

saw Florini again.

Add. info.

(U)

109-590-8 p. 20,33

(18,427

On 4/20/59,

at Police Headquarters, Habana, Cuba, Lawrence

Eugene Hall (105-78016), a US citizen, advised that

he arrived in

Habana on 3/19/59. He then met Captain Frank Fiorini, an American

with the Revolutionary Air Force.

Hall said his purpose in coming to

Cuba was

to join the Revolutionary Forces and that after explaining

his purpose he was introduced by Florini to a Lieutenant Duany and to

a Cuban lady known only as "Lucy.

many identified himself

as a member

of the "13th of March Movement".

105-78016-6 encl.p.2

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Andrew Szentgyorgyl"(protect Identity), 104 Pearsall Drive,

Mount Vernon, NY, advised on 4/3/59 that he had

returned recently to

the Us from a month's trip to Havana, Cuba. In Havana he met and

spoke with Frank Fiorini who had been active with the Castro movement

in the US in supplying arms to Castro's forces in the mountains.

Szentgyorgyl stated that at the present time Fiorind, was Chief of

Security for the Cuban Air Force.

109-480-1798 encl.p.1

(16%

On 6/19/59, MM 635-S advised that he and Douglas Leftbright

(ph), a canadian serving in the cuban Air Force, had been sent to Miami

several days previously by the Cuban Air Force to Sabotage a P-51

airplane which allegedly had been dropping anti-Castro leaflets over

cuba.

They located the

plane at Fort Lauderdale and were in the

proximity of the plane; however, they had no intention whatsoever of

actually going through with this mission. On 6/20/59, James Byers

protect identity, Assistant sales Manager, herodex,

Miami National

Airport, advised that Leftbright,

along with a member of the Cubar

Air Force (not further identified), had come to the

leftiright said that he and his companion had Just would oa

Cuban Air Force,

had been sent to Miami on another mission

they had spent a lot of money but accomplished nothing; and that they

executed by Leftbright and his companion

no matt to con to deal which had been"

Ub-5541-15-

Information concerning the late 1958 - early 1959 activities

of frank fiorini was brought out during SISS (62-88217) hearings

involving the testimony of Ricardo Luis Lorie y Valls, Cuban citizen, in •

Executive Session, on 7/24/59 at Miami Beach, Florida, and of Dr. Juan

Orta Cordova, former private secretary of Fidel Castro, on 3/31/65,

place of hearing undisclosed for security reasons.

This related to

activities of florini, an American, in behalf of the Castro regime, both

in Cuba and

the US, Including his

involvement in the smuggling of arms

to Cuba and use of

planes purchased with Cuban funds in Florini's name,

two of which remained in his

possession when he left Cuba at the time

Pedro Diaz Lanz of the Cuban Air Force defected on or about 7/1/59.

(Hearings enclosed, Part 14, entitlec

"Communist Threat to the United States

Through the Caribbean")

62-88217-2947 encl. p. 919,946,964

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On 2/5/62, MN"639-S/advised that Frank Fiorini claimed

that he would be the military leader for the organization of Carlos

Prio Socarras

(109-430 24

Other investigation had indicated that Frank Fiorini, US

citizen, was a soldier of fortune involved in Cuban revolutionary

activity.

Florini also was known as Frank Sturgis. (No sources given).

This reference stated that Prio, former President of Cuba,

had a preliminary

plan to establish a military base on a Key off the

Cuban coast.

109-430-2410 p.6

(16,357

Alexander I. Rorke, Jr., 51 Chambers Street, NYC, who had

been associated with various

anti-Fidel Castro activities, on 4/21/62

advised that he had learned from Frank Fiorini that on either 4/17/62

or 4/18/62, he and Pedro Luis Diaz Lanz and others associated with

Diaz were stopped about 40 miles southeast of Miami, Florida and turned

back to Miami by the US Coast Guard. According to Florini, the Coast

Guard action in stopping two of the boats belonging to Diaz was prompted

by orders from Washington, DC. Rorke advised on 4/25/62 that he again

spoke with fiorini who was very much disgusted because they had been

stopped by the Coast Guard and said he belleved Diaz set up this

activity in order to discontinue all activity against the present

Cuban Government.

Florini said there were both men and plenty of weapons

aboard the boats but that the men were not detained nor were the

boats or weapons confiscated by the US Government.

This reference identified Diaz Lanz as former head of the

Cuban Revolutionary Air Force.

105-208646-4 encl

In connection with foregoing, this reference 1s a Justice

Department communication advising

that

according to the US Border

Patrol,

Miami, Pedro Diaz Lanz and ten other Cuban exiles were aboard a

"Q" boat proceeding out of Biscayne Bay on 4/15/62, and they were

stopped

and ordered to return to the Miami River by the US Coast Guard

This reference stated also that Alexander I. Rorke, Jr.

and Customsy/25/6a that in conversation with Frank Florini, he was told

by Florini, an associate of Diaz Lanz but who was not reported to be a

DOS

REVIEWED BY BEJFK TASK FORCE

(continued)

ON

2. 1-98 da

RELEASE IN FOLL

RELEASE IN PART

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MM 639-S advised on 10/29/62 that Mario Garcia Kohly

(105-88521) was in Miami, Florida at that time and had conferred with

Frank Florini who told Kohly he would arrange for an interview between

Kohly and Jack Cumings of "Newsweek" and Jack Anderson, a Baltimore,

Maryland newsman, and that these interviews would result in considerable

publicity for Kohly.

Florini, in return, expected Kohly to contribute

funds to Fiorini for arms and ammunition. Fiorini claimed that Nat

Bishop of Larchmont, NY, was expected to arrive in Miami on 11/3/62,

at which time Fiorini would show Bishop a fast boat which he hoped

According to Fiorini, Bishop

This reference indicated that Kohly, who maintained

readquarters at 1000 south Joyce street, Arlington, Virginia, claime

hat he was leading a newly-formed Cuban Government in Exile. (l4)

105-88521-75 encl.p.3

(13,407

A fairly reliable CIA source (not further identified)

advised that on 1/2/63, source was called to the Miami Airport by Frank

Fiorini to meet Alex Rorke and his five-year-old. son, Bill Johnson, and

a girl reporter-photographer who was not identified but was described

(description set out).

Rorke, his son, and the girl were leaving for

New York on a Northeast flight.

They asked for information concerning

•the activities of Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, which information source was

unable to supply except for some brief background data.

Source learned

that Rorke, his son,

and the girl had left Miami about 12/28/62, on

the boat

"Violin III" for Anguila Key, returning on 1/2/63. During

that perlod, horke, with camera and eguipment, had proceeded Irom

Anguila Key

to an unnamed point in cuba to deliver arms and ammunition,

aboard the

"Sigma II"

105-116892) which was manned by Menoyo and about

5 crewmen. (CIA). .

chit to me 16892-5 p.2

3/14/63,

Final edition, page I, In an article entitled

"The Charleston Daily Mail", Charleston, W. Va bowned Lost

"Cuba: Guns

, stated that Robert Thompson (105-106093), a flier who

had disappeared on 12/14/61, was reported by the Pompano

Beach Sun-

Sentinel,

Pompano Beach, Florida, (date not indicated) to have been

shot down over Matanzas, Cuba, while dropping anti-Castro leaflets.

Missing with Thompson was another pilot, Robert Swanner.

They

CIA IF REMAINS CLASSIFIER

(continued)

AS PREVIDUSLY MOREO PEra P/2S/86

e. 490-16449-257)

SOBJA/CEL 21,326 - 1/22/90

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almed at Cuba.

Other associates of Florini in activities involving

the

"VIolyn III" included Zacarias Costa Garcia, head of a group called

Los Pinos Nuevos; Evelio Duque Miyares,

head of

the Cuban Anticommunist

Army; Jerry Buchanan, an American adventurer; and Jose Maria Gonzalez

Hernandez, a Cuban radio operator.

Florini allegedly maintained

contact at sea with the "Violyn III" although he disclaimed knowledge

of its whereabouts. On 3/29-31/63, Fiorini, Johnson and Gonzalez

reportedly traveled to Nassau and Norman Key, Bahamas, in connection

with a plan of Evello Duque to take radio equipment into Cuba; however,

they were intercepted by British authorities and returned to Miami

before the plan materialized.

As of 4/13/63, Hernandez reportedly

claimed he was working with Sturgis and Johnson. It had been reported

also,

that Fiorini admitted having a clandestine radio station in

operation, however, he did not disclose further details concerning it.

Administrative information set out, indicating that MM 639-S maintained

direct contact with fiorini and that both MM 639-S and US Customs

suspected florini of being a CIA informant:(U

SUBJECT OF FILE

REFERENCE

Anti-Fidel Castro

Activities

109-584-3604 p.21

SEARCH SLIP

PAGE NUMBER

(18,425

Ejercito Cubano

Anticomunista

(Frente

Escambray) (Cuban Anti-

communist Army )

(Escambray Front)

Jose Maria Gonzalez

Hernandez

Los Pinos Nuevos

105-102448-36 p.1,2

-42 encl.p.3

-45 p. 2-4

-46 p.1-6

- 47 p.2

-52. p. 1,2;encl.

p.1-4

-72 p. 2,3,8-11

105-74764-20 p.3,6,7

-26

p.11

2-1855-3 enc1. p.3

145

14,407.

Not Indexed)

(Not Indexed)

(147

110,40%

Not In dexed

137

The following serials of the main file on Alexander I. Rorke,

JI., an American free-lance news photographer and writer, relate to the

investigation to determine the authenticity of his claim of being

involved in a raid over Cuba on 4/25/63. Background to this alleged

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raid indicated that Rorke was closely associated with Frank Fiorini

and had distributed a leaflet which referred to participation in

expeditions against Castro in the Spring of 1961 which were commanded

by Florini, the Commanding Officer and organizer of the Anti-Communist

International Brigade.

had claimed that plans

It was reported that during April

1963 Fiorini

were in progress for a new

"; also,

that Fiorini had been in contact with Edgardo Sopo Barreto of the

MRR

who, on 5/1/63, alleged that Fiorini made frequent visits to Manuel

Artime Buesa's organization* where he made irresponsible claims that

were not true. During an interview in Miami on 4/27/63, Fiorini

advised that he first met Rorke in 1960 in Miami, at the home of a

leading anti-Castro Cuban, Pedro Diaz Lanz.

He stated that about one

month previously in Miami, he met with Rorke, Hansruedi Tanner and

Geoffrey Sullivan who wanted Fiorini's help in proposed aerial action

over Cuba; however, Fiorini declined to assist them. He denied

knowledge of the 4/25/63 mission beforehand and expressed doubt that

it actually took place:

REFERENCE

97-4623-35 p.8

-36 p.1-3

SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER

1850r

-68 encl.p.4

-84 p.1,2

-107 p. 90-93,95,96 (Interview with

187

Florini, 4/27/63, Miami, set

out).

Correlator's Note: Subsequent information in this file

indicates that facts of the investigation were submitted

to the Justice Department and prosecution was not authorized.

* Not further identified. Probably the MRR.

(V)

on 3/22/63, INY 3693-5*

jIurnished the New York Office a copy

of a letter dated 2/20/63

to the Cuban Mission to

he taited attons, Nichrom ferry brooks (100-434935) who identifled

himself as a Captain in

the

Brooks wrote that information

he would send from time to time would concern

"the Minutemen who are

really Alpha 66 not so-called Cuban Exiles

"; also, that one DePugh had

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/(U)

to the UN

an address at which "the F.B.I. & Secret Service won't

connect you with me.

included

He furnished a list. of "Minutemen" which

"Mr. Frank Fiorini,

in command of Minutemen.

Alpha-66, 22nd St., Miami, Florida, 2nd

(Copy of letter and list enclosed)

100-434935-1X encl.

(Not Indexed)

With reference to foregoing, Frank Anthony Sturgis, better

known as Frank Fiorini, 2515 Northwest 122nd Street, Miami, was

interviewed on 4/24/63. He denied any connection with Alpha-66, even

though in the past he had admitted cooperation with Cuban anti-Castro

groups. Fiorini said that several weeks previously, date unknown,

a. Mr.

William DePugh in Missouri called him and inquired about Jerry

Brooks (100-434935).

Florini called an address where Brooks supposedly

resided but obtained no information. He notified DePugh of that fact

and had heard nothing since then.

He was unable to furnish information

concerning anyone else on foregoing list.

Florini, who had always expressed cooperation with the FBI

in Miami' in the past, again contacted Delugh in Missouri by phone on

or about 5/2/63 and

on 5/7/63, he furnished additional information

on Brooks obtained from DePugh at that time. It was Fiorini's observa-

tion that Defugh would not cooperate with the Bureau in view of his

connections in the

Fiorini also pointed out that Brooks

supposedly was In Miami for two or three days (date not given), reason

unknown to Fiorini.

100-434935-6 p.1,2

18-39%

On 6/14/63, MM 639-S advised that Rich Albert Lauchll of

Collinsville, Illinois recently arrived in Miami, Florida with a

station wagon load of arms for sale. American adventurers and

mercenaries, Gerald Patrick hemming, Jr. and rank Anthony sturgis,

took Lauchli around to meet the different Cuban exile leaders in Miami

and he subsequently sold weapons to the Second National Front of the

Escambray,

American mercenary Bill Garman, Ramon Font of Comandos I,

and miscellaneous equipment

to other organizations.

*(4)

109-584-3742 p. 36

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In connection withfforegoing, MM 639-S advised that on

6/10/63, Rich Lauchli was with Frank Anthony Sturgis who took him to

the home of Santiago Alvarez, at which time Alvarez purchased some of

the guns from lauchl (U

This reference indicated that Santiago Alvarez Rodriguez, one

of the leading figures in the Comandos L (105-117222) anti-Castro

organization, and his son, santiago Alvarez Fernandez, honorably

discharged from the Us Army, both resided at 541 N.W. 45th Avenue,

Miami.

105-117222-112 encl.p.3

(40%

On 6/18/63, MM 639-S advised that Mike Morino, 5730 Northwest

LIstn terrace, Hialeah, florida, appeared to be an American citizen

who previously had sold arms to Cuban exiles in Miami, Florida.

Morino reportedly was a friend of Frank Anthony Sturgis who introduced

him to members of the DRE, an anticommunist Cuban revolutionary

organization. (Ud

2-1693-92 encl.p.1

(38)

The following references in the main file on Rafael Santos

Inclan y Argudin relate to information originating on 8/3/63, when

Inclan, a delegate of the Federacion Estudiantil Universitario (FEU)

(Federation of University Students), advised WFO of a plan*, which

he previously presented to CIA and which was discussed and agreed upon

at recent FEU meetings in Miami, Florida and Washington, DC, to

assassinate Cuban Premier Fidel

Castro at a vacation resort probably

in late November or December, 1963.

Inclan said his group had a boat

owned by Pedro Diaz Lanz to be used in this matter and weapons obtained

rom the Cuban Freedom Fighters (CFF), a Miami anti-Castro organization.

He stated that Pedro and Marcos Diaz

Lanz and Frank Fiorini were

executive officers of the CFF and that the CFF had pledged its assistance

to the FEU in its assassination plan.

Fiorini advised on 9/5/63 that

ne met Inclan in the late fall of 1962; that Inclan accompanied Florini

and Pedro Diaz on two or three unsuccessful missions to Cuba in early

1963, on Diaz' boat, the

"Moppie"; that in the Spring of 1963 Fiorini

accompanied Pedro Diaz to visit with Inclan in Washington, De but dio

not attend any meetings; and that Fiorini discouraged a plan of Inclan

to assassinate Castro and said he would not participate in such a plan.

Florint stated that neither he nor Pedro Diaz Lanz had any organization

(continued)

*Subsequent information in this file gave no indication that this plan

ever materialized.

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(continued)

After lunch Sanders and Fiorini drove Miro to the Hong Kong Restaurant

in Miami where Miro was in contact with an unidentified person.

This reference described Ruben Oscar Miro Guardia (105-75663)

as a Panamanian citizen and attorney with offices at Plaza de Francia 4,

Panama City, Panama.

105-75663-94 encl.p.9-1:

10,35,407

including Chub Cay, Andros Island; Green Turtle Cay, Little Abaco

Island; Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island; and Freeport, Grand Bahama

Island. On this flight were William Johnson, a pilot and used car

salesman; Robert Lee, owner of the American Air Taxi, engaged in the

leasing of aircraft; Frank Anthony Sturgis, also known as Frank Florini,

an American adventurer and soldier of fortune; and Michael Rafferty,

Johnson's associate in a Miami used car business. This flight was in

furtherance of. Bosch's plan to use a suitable air strip in carrying out

a raid against Cuba. All expenses for the flight were paid by Bosch.

a xpenses for the 148h:

On 6/22/64 Bosch held a meeting (place not indicated) with

a group which included Johnson, Fiorini and Rafferty as well as

several members of the MIRR, Including Gervilio Gutierrez y Concepcion

and one Luis (Inu - description set out).

discussed an MIRR effort to bomb Cuba, on 6/19/64, resulting in the

crash of the MIRR plane with three crewmen aboard. (Details set out).

(William Johnson - protect identity -

1271 Northwest 180th Terr., Miami)

7-4474-132 encl.p.2,'

71,39

SI as. par.

1

97-4474-126 p. 2

179,397

MM, 639-S advised that on 8/9/64, Laureano Batista Falla,

military leader of the MDC. (97-4110) stated that he wanted to leave

on the following day to visit his military training camp outside the

US (not further identified). Batista planned to meet an unidentified

person in the parking lot of an unidentified super-market in Miami

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during the night hours, to receive some home-made bombs which

previously belonged to frank Anthony sturgis, aka. Frank Fiorini, an

American mercenary and adventurer living in Miami, Florida

97-4110-132 encl.p.1

(6,38)

On 9/9/64, MM 974-S reported that Orlando Bosch häd been

consulting Frank Fiorint in order to obtain a plane for use in making

an air attack against Cuba.

Fiorini located a twin engine plane at

Its purchase.

This reference described Dr. Orlando Bosch Avila as leader

of the MIRR (97-4474) an action group of Cuban exiles headquartered in

Miami.

97-4474-155 encl. p.2

177

Miami teletype dated 12/24/64, captioned "Alleged Plan By

Cuban Exile Organization ReAl to Blow Up British Ship at Nassau,

Bahamas Between Christmas and New Year's Day, 1965" (105-137014)

indicated that attempts by Miami to verify this allegation had met with

negative results. Relative to information from Secret Service, Austin,

that Lynn

Pelham,

"Life Magazine"

photographer, had been visited

by one

"Frank" who said

he was from Miami, Florida, and who made

captioned allegation, Miami considered the possibility that "Frank"

might be identical to Frank Fiorini, aka Frank Sturgis, an American

adventurer who had been involved In

Cuban revolutionary activities for

about six years and who had the reputation among several local federal

agencies of peddling information which frequently was found to be

unfounded and untrue.

A telephone call placed to Fiorini's house (no address given)

on the night of 12/24/64, produced no answer.

No further attempts

to

contact him would be made, pending results of interview of Pelham.

105137014-18 p.2

(15,35

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In the latter part of Oatöber, 1965, PSI (UD) Guillermo

Arencibia (protect identity), a member of the

Allanza Revolucionaria

Democratica (ARD) (Democratic Revolutionary Alliance ) (105-134875)

in Miami, Florida, stated that Frank Florini, an American who had

been involved in Cuban affairs

at Miami since Fidel Castro came to power,

visited the home of Arencibia (address not given) together with

another American named Bill Johnson, on 10/20/65. Fiorini claimed

that he wanted to get in contact with Dr. Manuel Urrutia Lleo when

the latter came to Miami.

He told Arencibia that he had an important

plan in which Urrutia would. be interested.

Arencibia suspected that

riorini might be working for a US Government

agency and reporting

matters discussed by anti-Castro exiles.

This reference identified Urrutia as leader of the ARD.

Bill Johnson was not further identified.

105-134875-28 encl.p.5

(15%

On 11/2/65, MM 974-S advised that recently, probably during

the past 3 or 4 days, General Elias Wessin y Wessin was at the home

of the Cuban exile newspaper man Antonio Lano Montes in Miami and

among those who met with Wessin was Frank Fiorini. (No further

information).

This reference described Wessin as a Dominican military

officer and political figure who was residing in Miami Springs, Florida

at

that time.

109-12-211-8496 encl.p.3

(197

In connection with the investigation captioned "UNSUB:

Attempt to Bomb Freight Boat 'Oro Verde'

of Nassau, Bahamas, Registry,

Pier 3, Miami, Florida, 10/18/66" (45-10628), Frank Fiorini, aka

Frank Sturges,

was interviewed on 5/5/67, at his place of business,

United Motors, 9001 Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami.

At Fiorini's

request the

interview was witnessed by Joseph Ambers, Sales Manager,

United Motors, and Florini read and signed a Warning and Waiver of

Rights form.

Fiorini furnished background data on himself, referred

to past activities during 1959 with Cuban Premier Fidel Castro,

former Cuban Air Force General Pedro Diaz Lanz and his brother,

Narcos Diaz Lanz, and Miami anti-Castro revolutionary, Dy. Orlando Bosch.

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Fiorini claimed he made numerous trips to Cuba for the purpose of

sabotage against the Castro dictatorship and to gather intelligence

data for various Cuban exile groups in Miami. Fiorini admitted being

knowledgeable and experienced in the use of explosives for sabotage

purposes but denied any such activities in the US.

He denied any

connection with the attempted bombing of the "Oro

Verde" or with any

vessel in the Miami Harbor.

45-10628-28

144447

The following reference on Frank Fiorini located in a file

maintained in the Special File Room of the Records Branch,

Files and

Communications Division, was reviewed and found to be identical

with the subject of this summary; however, the information contained

therein has not been included:

REFERENCE

64-330-213-2831

(V)

SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER

(45)

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REFERENCES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY

See the search slip filed behind file for other references

on this subject which contain the same information (SI) that is set

out in the main file. Differences

in source will be noted on the

search slip.

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