INFORMATION TELEGRAM REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY mll rU t o n i t t M In orm4l OA 7Mo rt Ut o of wti cl o r Tk ' Ttl W N i C ft4l 0 f A M C I U i1td SUUt tfc of tfc E tpo q to v tl o i d w o it prohibit by U U II U SC o CLA SSIFICATIO N -- DISSEMINATION CO N TR O LS C O N f t E W n rn n f iiU d COHTROUED DiSSEM ua r r f- IA l Ini TOCS O B - 3 6 5 3 9 3 2 COUNTRY CUBA REFORT NO SUBJECT D E T A I L S ON TWE L -66 R A I D ON C A I B A R I r N DATE DISTR 2 8 MARCH 1 963 PRECEDENCE PRIOR IT DATE OF INFO 2 6 -2 8 PLACE A DATE ACQ APPRAISAL UNITED MARCH 1 9 6 3 STATES 2 8 REFERENCES N MARCH 19 3 FIELD REPORT NO THIS IS U N E V A LU A TE D INFORMATION s o u rc e g rad in cs a r e d e f in it iv e a p p r a is a l o f c o n t e n t is t e n t a t i v e SOURCE PARAS 1 -4 FORMER CUBAN GOVZRN M C Z y t i Z Z CONTACT WI T H THE L - 66 AT LARGE 8 '3 PARA F FROM AN I N SSMAN INDIVIDUAL IN D IR E C T F WHO DEALS WI T H THE P U B L I C FROM ROBERTO VALE A RZS D E C L A S c lF I'c D F O -- ' c- e 1 ANDREW S T GEORGE QUESADA AKA ANTONICO WERE L IB R E S L IF E PHOTOGRAPHER AND' ANTONIO PEREZ IN CLUDED'IN THE COMANDOS ' 66 AKA L - 66 RAID ON CAI BAR IEN F I E L D COMMENT IT WAS P R EV IO U SLY REPORTED THAT ANTONTC CUESTA DEL V A L L E AND RAMON FONT SAUMELL ALSO P A R TIC IP A TED R A ID H ID IN G NARA AS OF 8 0 0 HOURS ON 2 8 IN SOME MOTEL RED CORVAIR MARCH S T IN THE MIAMI AREA IN THE GEORGE WAS SAID TO BE HE IN I S DRIVIN G A RENTED ANTONIO PEREZ QUESADA APPARENTLY WAS FORCED TO GO ALONG ON THE RAI D S I C ONE E U S EB IO CORDOVA MAY CLASSIFICATION -- DISSEMINATION CONTROLS C0NTR0UE0O'SSEM -G O N F T D E N ffA L T T t OIA A W M Y A C l N A V Y TATt oml TELEGRAM OPERATI ONAL R 1C S3 1Kq A IK FBI JC CCOCr I N S NSA NIC AID INFORMATION IMMEDI ATE TO 0 B 8 0 L 1 T J P R S V IO U 8 K D IT IQ N Q US I A PC I f ONC OC Of t Ot I TREASURY REPORT D IRNSA p R r V TATE R C l K I L SMAN STATE JCS CNO OP 9 2 2 Y 1 AFSSO DI A C l I C NIC DFI ACSJ TELEGRAM WH I TE HOUSE S I T RO C M - -------- --------- 1 -- --------CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS CONTROLLED DISSEM C O N flB iW U t ALSO HAVE BEEN W IT H THE L - 6 6 7 TDCS - 3 6 5 3 9 3 2 M fA l R A ID E R S THE MOTHER S H IP FOR THE R A ID WAS THE A L IS A N C A P T A IN E D ' RY SANTIAGO ALVAREZ THE A L IS A N HAD BEEN AT SEA FOR A PERIOD OF 12 DAYS SHE ARRIVED BACK I N MIAMI DURING THE MORNING OF 2 8 MARCH W IT H ALL WEAPONS ABOARp BUT THE WEAPONS WERE REMOVED ' IM M EDIATELY FOLLOWING HER ARRIVAL AND TRANSPORTED TO SOME U N I D E N T I F I E D LOCATION F I E L D CONWENT ACCORDING TO ANOTHER SOURCE THE E X P E D IT IO N C O N S IS T IN G OF TWO BOATS A 2 3 FOOTER DEPARTED ON AT A KEY 17 MARCH ' THE 1 0 0 M IL E S FROM C A IB A R IE N P IC K E D UP AT T H IS KEY THE WAS USED FOR THE F IN A L RUN 23 A FOOTER AND TW3 BOATS RENDEZVOUSED ' WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES WERE FOOTER WHICH COULD M KE lU KNOTS SHE CARRIED S IX MEN ARMED WITH FA LS AND HAD A 2 0 NM CANNON 3 THE 2 3 FOOT BOAT WHICH WAS USED FOR THE F IN A L RUN OF THE R A ID WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE WATER AT HOLLYWOOD BEACH DURING THE E V EN IN G OF 27 MARCH AND TRAILERED TO AN U N ID E N T IF IE D LOCATION AN UNTESTED SOURCE MO IS A CUBAN BUSINESSMAN WHO HAS A DEAL WITH THE PU BLIC AT LARGE REPORTED THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE L -66 STRIKE GROUP WERE INFORMED THAT THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN TE N D IN G TO MEET THEM UPON TH EIR ARRIVAL INVE STIG A TIO N WAS IN M I A M I AND THE R A ID IN G PARTY WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO THE UN I TED'STATES BY WAY OF FORT LAUDERDALE AND H ID E OUT FOR A W H IL E ____________________ _ C W H T O ffiW r CLASSIFICATION -- DISSEMINATION CONTROLS C O m rd E D DISSEM 966H2 CLA SSIFICA TIO N - DISSEMINATION CONTHOLS IN U THE R A ID IN G PARTY ENTERED THE OPENLY W IT H L IG H T S ON THE BOAT V A R IO U S SMALL CRAFT R A ID IN G THERE WERE SEVERAL IN THE HARBOR S H IP UP AND THE AND O P E N E D ' R I F L E S AND H E A V IE R WEAPONS FROM A D IS T A N C E OF ABOUT 2 0 0 YARDS THE R A ID E R S CAME A L O N G S ID E THE TARGET S H I P POUND L IM P E T AND PLACED A BOAT LOADED W IT H THE H U LL OF THE TARGET PR IM A C O R D T IM E R A ID E R S R E T I R E D E X P L O S IV E S ALONG IN THE BOAT WAS A C T I V A T E D DELAY F U S E BY BY A ONE AND AFTER A C C O M P LIS H IN G T H I S THE BUT THREW GRENADES ON THE DECK OF THE VE SSEL AS TH EY PULLED AWAY WERE ABOUT 2 5 0 A TTA C H ED THE L IM P E T AND THE BOAT WERE J O IN E D THE E X P L O S IV E A H A LF M IN U T E THE E X PLO SIO N TOOK PLACE WHEN THE R A ID E R S TO 3 0 0 YARDS FROM THE I T WAS P R E V IO U S LY REPORTED THAT THE WAS A HOME MADE F I V E AND S H IP S W HICH WAS ALSO L I T GROUP AT RANDOM SELECTED THE LARGEST F I R E W IT H A 20 PORT OF CA I B A R IE N Q U I T E TARGET VE S S E L F IE L D COMMENT E X P L O S IV E LOADED BOAT FOOT CRAFT LOADED W IT H 4 0 POUNDS OF P E N T O L IT E 1 0 POUNDS OF C - 4 ANOTHER SOURCE REPORTED THAT THE R A I D I N G PARTY WAS NOT HARASSED AT ANY T IM E BY E IT H E R CUBAN OR S O V IE T NAVAL F O R C E S 5 ACCORDING A C T IO N GROUP FOR L - 66 66 - FROM T H E IR GBP T1MMFNT- ROBERTO VALE ARES COMANDOS L I B R E S NAME AND W IL L MILITARY COORDINATOR OF 66 SOON DROP THE BE KNOWN AS COMANDOS L ANOTHFR S n ilRf F R f PORTED THAT I - A C0NF1BENTIAL W IL L F IE L D HAS AROUT S 0 0 CLASSIFICATION -- DISSEMINATION CONTROLS kz C L A S S IFIC A TIO N -- DISSEM INATION CO N TRO LS IN TDCS O B - 3 coitffimur MEMBERS BUT ONLY ABOUT 2 0 ARE P O L IT IC A L THE MEMBERS HAVE NO ALIG NM EN T AND RANGE FROM FORMER P R O -B A T I S T A I T E S FORMER P R O -C A S T R O IT E S H IT A C T IV IS T S 6 5 3 9 3 2 THE LATTER PR E D O M IN A TE L -6 6 TO R E A L I Z E S TH AND RUN R A ID S ARE NOT THE MOST E F F E C T IV E MEANS OF F I G H T I N G CASTRO BUT CO N S ID ER S THESE R A ID S AT LEAST ARRESTED COLLEAGUES MANY L I V I N G COUNTRY IF IN CUBA IN M I A M I THE U S MOST A C T I V I S T S WHO EXPRESS BOATS OWNED BY OTHER CUBANS AREA AND ARMS ARE PURCHASED ST A TE F B I F I E L D DlSjSEM TO MOVE TO ANOTHER L -6 6 OWNS ONLY BUT HAS AT T I M E S USED OTHER MONEY I S R A IS E D MOSTLY IN THE M IA M I IN EUROPE AND THE U N IT E D S T A T E S C IN C L A N T CINCAR IB MI AMI l NS CUSTOMS AND USCG CONHBTOt SUPPORT TO ARE M A R R IE D MEN C O N T IN U E S TO HARASS THEM THE TWO BOATS p E S C R I BED ABOVE 6 INTENT SY M B O LIC END OF MESSAGE CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS R E P R E S E N T A T IV E S OF 48 1f Quin Bide 3 45 JFKU 6W I I Sin - This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu