Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/12/63
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/4/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10278-10408

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 97-4474-89

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 12/12/1963

• PAGES: 8

SUBJECTS :

MIRR, ACA, MEMBERS, OBA, RAID, CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS: IC; 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/30/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

INC NOTE, MEMO, LHM

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Date:

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December 13, 1963

DireCtOI

Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Department of State

GA

From:

John Edgar Hoover, Director

TANFD

CON

UNCLASSIFIED

BY SABI

8 MO

Subject:

MOVIMI ENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION

REVOLUCIONARIO

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

NEUTRALITY MATTERS

Reference 1s nade to our letter dated December 12,

1963, with enclosure.

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HEREIN

DATE

Attached is the original of a nenorandum dated

December 13, 1963.

A copy of this memorandum is attached for

each of the the other recipients.

He are endeavoring to obtain additional information and

the pertinent data vill be nade available to the recipients.

End lo sure

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DireCtOI (Enclosure)

Central Intelligence Agency

Attention: Deputy Director, Plans

1 - Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (Enclosure)

Department of the Army

Tolson

Belmont

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Casper

Callahan

Conrad

DeLaach

Evans

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Demestic Inte

gence Division

Informalve Note

12-12-63

By teletype 12-11-63 Miami advised Alpizar

approached by Orlando Bosch, leader

Movimiento Insurrecional de Recuperacior

Revolucionario (HIRR), anti-Castro group,

to pilot twin-engine

Beechcraft on bombing

raid over Cuba 12-14 or 15-63.

Plane to be

flown from Florida to Bimini,

Bahama Islands,

by American pilot on ostensible pleasure

flight and Alpizar and 3 additional bombing

crew members to travel to Bimini from Miami

area in fast boat.

Alpizar now identifies

William Johnson as individual who has rented

Beechcraft plane to be used on raid.

Johnson

has been subject of intensive investigations

by Customs in recent past and has been

involved in previous operations of MIRR.

Plane presently in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Alpizar is attempting to obtain additional

details concerning identity and location

of boat and time of its departure for Bimini.

We agree with Miami that raid can best be

stopped by Custons exercising its seizure

powers. We have so advised Miami by

teletype 12-12-63. Miami will keep Bureau

advised of developments.

AJD

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

_ BY SPEBJALEC

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in Tonastic Intel jence Division

•Informa

ve Note

12-12-63

By teletype 12-11-63 Miami advised Alpizar

approached by Orlando Bosch, leader

Movimiento Insurrecional de Recuperacion

Revolucionario (HIRi), anti-Castro group,

to pilot twin-engine Beechcraft on bombing

raid over Cuba 12-14 or 15-63.

Plane to be

flown from Florida to Bimini,

Bahama Islands,

Dy American pilot on ostensible pleasure

flight and Alpizar and 3 additional bombing

crew members to travel to Bimini from Miami

area in fast boat. Alpizar now identifies

William Johnson as individual who has rented

Beechcraft plane to be used on raid. Johnson

has been subject of intensive investigations

by Customs in recent past and has been

involved in previous operations of MIni.

Plane presently in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Alpizar is attempting to obtain additional

details concerning identity and location

of boat and time of its departure for Bimini.

We agree with Miami that raid can best be

stopped by Customs exercising its seizure

powers.

We have so advised Miami by

teletype 12-12-63. Miami will keep Bureau

advised of developments.

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AJD

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNGLROSINED

DATE 9/ILg5

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December 13, 1963

MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL.

DE: RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIO

On December 12, 1963, our source in this matter who

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has furnished rellable information in the past learned that

William Jobnson, a United States citizen, pilot and businessman

who has been previously involved in anti-Castro activities,

rented a twin-engine Beecheraft shich 13 scheduled to be used

In the bombing raid. This alrplane is located at Broward

International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, rather than

at Orlando, Florida, as previously indicated.

Some consideration

1s being given, however, to using an Areo Commander airplane

located at Broward International Alsport Instead of the Beechcraft.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Orlando Bosch Avita, head of the Moviniento

HEREIN iS UNCISSIFIED

Insurrecional de Recuperacion Revolucionario (MIRR), has

indicated that there may be some slight postponement of this

EXCEFT WHERE SHOWN

operation but he has not made any definite announcement of a

change of schedule.

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Classifled by SPEBTALUCL

NOTE:

Declassify ant: DAR 9/1/85

Original to State, copies to CIA, Army, Navy, Alr Force,

DIA, Customs, INS, FAA, Coast Guard, Yeagley. Copies separately

being furnished John Grimmins, Coordinator Cuban Affairs,

Department of state, by Courier Service and Stott. (S)

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Casper

Callahon

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans

Gale.

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

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ALL INFORNATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIKIED

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN

URGENT

12-12-63

9-17 PM EST RM

OTHERWISE

TO. DIRECTOR, 197-44741 AND SAC, TAMPA /105-374/

FROM SAC, MIAMI / 105-2855/

MOVIMIENTO INSURRECIONAL DE RECUPERACION REVOLUCIONARIO,

TATERNAL SEÇURITY-

MIRR/ BASH IS DASH CUBA, M- NEUTRALITy MAtteR

12-11-63

21: 01005

With

TAMPA TELETYPE DECEMBER TWELVE, NINETEEN SIXPYTHREE TO BUREAU.

12-12-65

ON AFTERNOON/ DECEMBER

TWELVE, SIXTYTHREE, EVELIO ALPIZAR PEREZ,

AKA. EVELIO ALPIZAR, /PROTECT/ FURNISHED FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORM-

ATION

I CONFIDENTIALLY.

12-12-63

ON MORNING DECEMBER TWELVE, SIXTYTHREE, DR. ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA,

OADR

claired 85

Declassify on:

HEAD OF MIRR, AND ALPIZAR MET AND TALKED WITH WILLIAM JOHNSON,

U.S. CITIZEN, PILOT AND BUSINESSMAN PREVIOUSLY IMPLICATED IN CUBAN

REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES. JOHNSON WAS REVEALED TO ALPIZAR AS THE

INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS RENTED A TWIN ENGINED BEECHCRAFT AIRPLANE WHICH

IS SCHEDULED TO BE USED ON INSTANTING RAID EIS A E

LOCATED AT BROWARD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, REG 30AUDERDALE,!

NOT AT ORLANDO, FLA., AS BOS*H' HAD PREVIOUSLY INDICATED.

SOME

CONSIDERATION

• IS ALSO BEING GIVEN TO USING AN AERO COMMANDER

FLANEN

AT BROWARD

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INSTEAD OF THE BEECHCRAFT.

BOSCH

EXPRESSED SOME DISSATISFACTION WITH PRICE DEMANDED BY JOHNSON FOR

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USE OF A PLANE, BUT INDICATIONS ARE THAT DEAL BETWEEN BOSCH AND JOHNSON

WILL BE CONSUMMATED AS ALPIZAR IS SCHEDULED TO TRY OUT TOMORROW MORN-

ING AT BROWARD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE PLANE WHICH WILL BE USED

ON THE RAID. ALPIZAR HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN COMPLETE IDENTIFI-

CATION OF PLANE.

ALPIZAR BELIEVES HE WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING

IDENTITY AND LOCATION OF BOAT PRIOR TO ITS SCHEDULED TIME OF DEPARTURE

FROM MIAMI AREA. BOSCH HAS INDICATED THERE MAY BE SOME SLIGHT POST-

PONEMENT OF THIS OPERATION, BUT NO DEFINITE CHANGE OF SCHEDULE HAS

BEEN ANNOUNCED BY HIM.

TODAY MIAMI BRIEFED GREGG BENTLY, SPECIAL BRANCH, BARAMEAN POLICE,

ON FACTS AVAILABLE THIS MORNING. HE EXPRESSED DESIRE TO FULLY COOPERATE

AND STATED THAT IF ANY PERSONS ÄRRESTED IN ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF FROM

BIMINI ON INSTANT BOMBING RAID THEY WOULD BE CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL ENTRY

AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION EXPLOSIVES BY BRITISH AUTHORITIES. MIAMI WILL

BRIEF BENTLEY ON FURTHER PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS AS CIRCUMSTANCES RE-

QUIRE. (G-1) (u)

IN VIEW ALPIZAR/S POTENTIAL IN ESTABLISHING LOCATION AND IDENTITY

BOAT, AND TIME OF ITS DEPARTURE FOR BIMINI, IT NOW APPEARS THAT

SEIZURE BY U. S. CUSTOME OF BOAT AS IT IS DEPARTING WOULD BE MOST

FEASIBLE WAY TO STOP THIS OPERATION.. U. S. CUSTOMS, MIAMI, HAS ADVISED

THAT UNDER EXISTING POLICY, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE BOAT WOULD NOT

BE. ARRESTED, BUT THE BOAT AND EXPLOSIVES WOULD BE SEIZED. • THIS

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PROCEEDURE WOULD AFFORD ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO ALPIZAR. U. S. CUSTOMS

IS COORDINATING ITS ACTIONS WITH U. S. COAST GUARD AND BORDER PATROL

IN PLANNING SUCH A SEIZURE. INTERCEPTION BY THE BRITISH AT BIMINI

WOULD SERVE AS A STOP GAP PROCEEDURE IN EVENT BOSCH ENGAGES IN

SUCCESSFUL LAST MINUTE DECEPTIVE TACTICS.

ALPIZAR MEETING AGAIN TONIGHT WITH BOSCH. HE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED

IMMEDIATELY ADVISE THIS OFFICE ALL FURTHER PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS.

MIAMI HAS ORALLY ADVISED OFFICE CUBAN AFFAIRS, STATE DEPARTMENT,

U. S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL, LOCALLY ALL PERTINENT FACTS AND IS

DISSEMINATING LETTERHEAD MEMO BEARING TODAY/S DATA TO THESE AGENCIES

AND TO FAA, INS, CIA, ONI, G-2, AND OSI.

TAMPA DISCONTINUE.

BUREAU REQUESTED TO AFFORD COMPLETE PROTECTION TO ALPIZAR.

END AND ACK PLS

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