CABLE-ALLEGED ABORTIVE AIR RAID OVER CUBA BY THE MIRR.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: JMWAVE
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 2/4/65
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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CENTRAL INTELIGENEE TENGY

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DISTRI FEURURY 1955

ALLEGED ABURTIVELAIR SUID OVER CUBASY THE

MON IMLENTO INSURRECCLONEL DE dECUPEPACION

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INTELLIGENCE, THIS INFORMATION IS ORTAINEO FRICA A FRISNO OF

BILL JOHNSON.

ON 2 FEB 65 BILL

•SUPPORT ASPECTS OF AIR STRINES AGAINSE CUISA BY DILANDO BOSCH AVILAS

MOVIMIENTO INSURRECCIONAL. DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIA MIRR,

¡INSURRECTIONAL MOVEMENT FOR REVCLUTIONARY RECOVERYD, SAIO THAT WAGK BERCIS

THIN-ENGINE BFECHCRAFT CRASHED WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPING TO LAND AT

FREEPORT, GRANU BAHAMAS ISLANE, ON 2 FES. JOHNSON SAIO THAT A

BOAT WITH ANMUNITION AND SUPPLIES WAS WAITING FOR THE PLANE TO ARRIVE

AT FREEPORT. THIS CARGO WAS THEN TO DE TRANSFEDDEO TO THE SEECH-

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MRS. WRIGHT 1O "KEEP HER GUIET."

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2. JOHNSON ALSO SAID THAT WRIGHT MAD FLOWN THE SAME BEECHCRAFT

OVER CUBA ON 17 JAN WHEN THE MIRR BOMBIO THE NIAGARA SUGAR MILL

IN PINAR DEL RIO PROVINCE. (FICLO CONMENT: ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY

REPORTED THAT WRIGHT DEPARTEO AT I2:30 P.M. ON. 16 JAN IN À BEECHCRAFT

BEARING REGISTRATION N. 52933 FROM FORT LAUDEPDALE FOR. FREEPORT.

HE LEFT FREEPORT AT 5:17 P.M. AND CHECKED THROUGH FORT LAUDERDALE

CUSTOMS AT 6:28 P.M. THAT DAY. THERE IS NO INFORMATIÓN TO INDICATE.

THAT THE N 52933, THE SAME AIRCRAFT THAT CRASHED ON 2 FEB, WAS

FLOWN ON 17 JAN.)

3. (FIELD COMMENT: THE 3 FEB ISSUE OF THE MIAMI HERALD REPORTED

THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY IDENTIFIED THE DEAD PILOT WHO CRASHED

AT FREEPORT AIRPORT ON. THE AFTERNOON OF 2. FEB AS JACK BROOKS

WRIGHT OF 62ES NE STH AVE, MIAMI. WRIGIT TOOK OFF FROM FORT

LAUDERDALE - HOLLYVOOD INTERMATIONAL AIRPORT AT 11:18 AM. IN THE

TWIN-ENGINE GEECHCRAFT, WHICH WAS REPORTEO TO HAVE BEEN RENTED TO A

UNIFORM SUPPLY FIRM. THE FA SAIO THAT WRIGHT HAS LISTED AS THE OWNER

OF THE PLANE.)

N. FIELO DISSEM: CIMCLANT, CINGSO, COMRUESTFOR, MIAMI REPS

OF STATE, USCE, BORDER PATROL, LANS, FEI AND CUSTOMS.

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