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ROLANDO MASFERRER

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On or about 24th September 1960 Frank VILLIAMS (see

Appendix A) was approached in Marathon, Florida Keys, by a man called

"Julio" who

asked him to take a load of petrol to refuel another boat

WILLIAMS is the owner of the diesel-engined converted L.C.V.P.

SUNSPORT registered in Florida with licence No. FL45285A.

offered $100 a day for this job which he accepted.

subsequently

the SUNSPORT in Miami with twenty drums of high test gasoline

Bond 10-8-28-17296A

accompanied by Paul(HUGHES (see. Appendix A) left Biscayne Bay near Miami

to keep a rendezvous with a fast P.T. boat, the ALADINO, at Mira por vos

Cays about fifteen miles southwest of Castle Island lighthouse.

Island is immediately south of Acklins Island in the Bahamas).

The ALADINO is believed to belong to Rolando MASFERRER a

supporter of the ex-Batista government in Cuba.

This vessel, with

twenty-seven anti-Castrolrevolutionaries on board, had left Miami at

the same time as the SUNSPORT.

The Captain was a Cuban called

GONZATEZ-PADRON and the engineer another Cuban MARRERO-ORIEGA (See

Appendix A).

The original intention was that the ALADINO should go

straight to Cuba and then return to the Castle Island rendezvous where

she would be refuelled from the SUNSPORT.

Owing to incompetent navigation

she ran aground several times on her outward journey through Bahamas waters

and ran out of fuel.

By the time ATADINO reached Castle Island lighthouse

on about 1st October her engines were in poor condition and it was not safe

for her to, proceed any further.

The invasion party of twenty-seven men

transferred to the SUNSPORT and on about 4th October were landed at a

point one and a half miles southeast of Baracoa light in Oriente Province,

Cuba where according to WILLIAMS they were given a hearty welcome by the

The SUNSPORT then returned to Castle Island and found that the

ALADINO had gone aground hear the lighthouse,

the anchor having broken..

She is likely to become a total wreck.

After a day's delay GONZATEZ and

MARRERO were taken aboard the SUNSPORT with five carbines, one rifle and

twenty-two rounds of assorted 30, •38 and •45 ammunition

which did not fit

According. to HUGHES these weapons were withdrawn from the invasig

party (who were armed with carbines, rifles and revolvers) because of their

doubtful serviceability.

The SUNSPORT then set course for Nassau but as she was running

out of fuel put in to Georgetown, Great Exuma where she arrived on 7

By this time the Bahamas police had got wind that something was

going on and the four men were taken into custody.

WILLIAMS and HUGHES

i quently allowed to retum to that on about ith october.

TERRER.

Hivered to the twenty-seven men in Cuba.

He said he had the promise of

800 sten guns from some sympathisets in South America to help further

invasions of Cuba and that he intended to operate off the Cuban coast with

a boat about the size of the ATADINO but which was more economical in fuel.

HUGHES alleged that the U.S, authorities boarded the ALADINO after she left

Miami but asked no questions about the large number of men on board, declined

to search for arms, and wished them good luck and allowed them to proceed.

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While the SUNSPORT was at Castle Island either on its

outward journey or on its return from Cuba, (it is not clear which),

it was contacted by an aeroplane piloted, so WILLIAMS believes, by

Messages were dropped asking if they were in trouble and if

the men had been put ashore in Cuba.

On 11th October WILLIAMS returned to Nassau to claim the

SUNSPORT.

Among the documents found on the SUNSPORT was a letter

addressed to Senor Santiago Alborez, 701 S.V. 8th Street, 'Miami.

According to subsequent Press reports fifteen at least of

sol'he must have returned to Cuba after leaving Nassau on & October.

In January 1960 HUGHES, together with a man called Matthew

DURE, used the airstrip at Great Exuna

as a jumping off point for a fire-

raising raid on some Cuban sugar fields.

In May 1960 DUKE was killed in

Cuba while trying to exfiltrate

from that country.

20th October 1960.

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Paul Joseph HUGHES

8 October

1928 Atlanta, Geor

Nationality:

II.S. citizen

425 Harold Avenue, N.E. Atlanta

also 524. Teckwood Drive, N. Wo

Atlanta.

ya

Claims he participated in revolution in Cuba at end of 1958

with anti-Communist group liaising with

Castro to overthrow

Batista's government;

was smuggled out of Cuba in August,

1959 after being in jail for anti-Communist activities and

since that time has

helped organise anti-Castro Cubans in

Fank/WILLIAMS

Nationality

11 September 913-Daytona Beach, Florida.

U.S. citizen.

Address:

117 N. Flaegler Avenue, Homestead, Florida.

Occupation, Fisherman and owner of SUNSPORT.

Horatio fONZATEZAPADRON

Born:

27 June 1910 Havana Cuba.

Nationality:

Cuban.

Address:

c/o Coinmar Lines 2974 N.V. River Drive, Miami, Florida.

Occupation: Boat captain.

Claims he has been working with Moody's towing and dredging

company in Miami for the past two years.

Produced a U.S.

driving licence and

a paper from U.S. Immigration Service

dated 11th August, 1959 giving him conditional permission

to

remain in the U.S.A.

Claims he was engaged to sail crash-boat

'Aladino' for one trip only - apparently took job for mercenary

reasons.

Abel ardo MARRERO ORIEGA

Born:

6 May 1928 Havana Cuba.

Nationality:

•Cuban

Address:

Filling station at junction of 6th Street and 8th

Avenue, S.W. Miami.

Occupation: Merchant shipping mechanic.

Claims he left Cuba 2 months ago after serving jail sentence for

anti-Communist activities.

Escaped to Miami on a fruit boat;

jumped ship in Miami and went to U.S. Immigration Office where he

was given conditional permission to remain temporarily.

The

document issued by the Immigration Authorities was lost when

the engine room of crash-boat 'Aladino' was flooded after she

ran aground.

look job as meghan

to help in overthrowing the Castro

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