Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/16/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-10205-10474

2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

JFK Assassination System

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124-10205-10474

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105-106995-4TH NR 5

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SAC, MM

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 05/16/1962

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3

SUBJECTS :

AGRUPACION MONTECRISTI, ANTI-CASTRO

ORGANIZATION, ACA, PROPAGANDA, RADIO BROADCASTS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1A; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/23/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS :

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The 5/14/62 issue of "Revolucion", Cuban govt.-con-

trolled newspaper, reported the SV 28, a Cuban naval patrol

boat, while on patrol duty off north coast of Cuba (off the:

northeast coast of Santa Cruz del Norte, within territorial

waters of Cuba) was cowardly attacked at 11:30 P.M., 5/13/62

and attack resulted in death of 3 crew members. Five crew

members were wounded.

Article described attack as another demonstration

of criminal and cowardly acts made by workers of CIA and the

U.S. Govt.

On 5/16/62 MM-492-S, Cuban exile residing Miami

area, who is familiar with both pro- and anti-Castro activities,

and who has furnished reliable info in past, advised that

JUSTO CARRILLO HERNANDEZ, General Coordinator of Agrupacion

Montecristi, an anti-Castro organization, on evening of 5/15/62

personally visited office of United Press International,

Miami, accompanied by several of his members., CARRILLO stated

his group, "Montecristi"', was responsible for attack on the

Cuban navy patrol boat 5/13/62 off coast of Cuba. Stated it

was

not act of piracy, but act by patriotic Cubans to help rid

Cuba of CASTRO and communism.

Admitted two of his group were

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MM 62-3573

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MM-492-S advised that on morning of 5/16/62 Cuban

govt.-controlled radio station "progreso", Havana, accused thê

U.S., President JOHN F. KENNEDY, and CIA of the outward at-

tack on the Cuban naval patrol boat and referred to admittance

of the act by CARRILLO. Broadcast said Cuban Govt. has proof

now that CARRILLO acted in service of CIA and the "Yankee

Imperialists" (U.S.) and that the boat was located on the

coast of Fla.

MM-492-S advised on 5/15/62 that RAUL CASTRO,

Minister of Defense of the Socialist Revolutionary Govt. of

Cuba, spoke on Cuban nation-wide radio broadcast from Cemetery

of Havana during evening 5/14/62 at funeral services for those

killed aboard the patrol boat on 5/13/62. He denounced the

U.S. and CIA for having provoked the incident which resulted

in death of 3 Cubans and wounding of 5, all members of the

Cuban Navy.

On 5/15/62, WILLIAM MacCLAIRE,

JIA, Covert, Miami,

confidentially advised this office that the attack on the

Cuban Naval patrol boat was made by a boat in which CIA has

operational interest. Stated the boat involved in the lid

cident was due to retum to Fla. on 5/16/62. MacCLAIRE

not possess specilc details concerning this matter.

Above is submitted for info of Bureau.

Chos

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