CABLE RE HIJACKING OF CAPTAIN ALONZO CAMPOS ESCALANTE OF MEXICAN FISHING BOAT"AMIGO".
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: GUATEMALA CITY
Document date: 1968-10-17 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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: DIRECTOR

: WITHHELD

: CABLE RE HIJACKING OF CAPTAIN ALONZO CAMPOS ESCALANTE

OF MEXICAN FISHING BOAT"AMIGO".

DATE

: 10/17/1968

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SUBJECTS : JFK ASSASSINATION

AMIGO HIJACKING

SHAG BOQUE CAY

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25 OCTOBER 1968

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MEXICO CITY 7793. (BEING RELAYED TEGUCIGALPA)

REUTERS REPORT OF 25 OCTOBER FROM BELIZE SAYS

POLICE HOLDING 13 AMERICANS WHO SET UPSARMED CAMP ON TINY

ISLAND OF SHAG BOQUE CAY SOUTHEAST OF BELIZE. CAPTAIN

ALONZO CAMPOS ESCALANTE OF MEXICAN FISHING BOAT "AMIGO"!

TOLD POLICE BOAT HAD BEEN HIJACKED BY AMERICANS.'

THEY

ORDERED BOAT TO HEAD FOR BRITISH HONDURAN WATERS WHERE

RENDEZVOUS WITH ANOTHER BOAT WAS PLANNED. NAVES OF FIVE OF

13 AMERICANS ARE CHARLES ORR CONNELL AGE 30, ROBERT CURTIS

AGE 31 OF POMPANO BEACH FLORIDA, HERBERT JOHN FENDERN AGE

26 OF VERO BEACH FLORIDA, FRANK BONELLI AGE 44 AND MAX

GORMAN BOTH FROM MIAMI.

POLICE CONFISCATED RIFLES, CARBINES

AMMO AND ANTI-COMMIE LITERATURE.

NAME-OF SECOND BOAT NOT PROVIDED.

3. INDEX FIVE AMERICANS WHO PLANNED SET UP BASE FOR

OPS" AGAINST. CUBA

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Ref describes.theft of tEll Amigoland involvement

of Max GORMAN, Roberter CURTIS and others who

planning set up base for opslagainst Cuba and

to go to Guatemala and clean out anti-Guat

guerrillas:

Celim Ma Suitts

JOHN R. HORTON

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in/3/a b. Burris. (telecoord)

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BR. Harrington (telecoord)

WH/COG J. Mertz (telecoord)

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