TH E W HITE H 9 U S E WAS H IN G T C N A p ril 1 1963 SECRSX MEMORANDUM FO R M R DUNGAN SU B JEC T E x ile G ro u p s Bob H u rw itch ta lk e d 'to Jo h n C riro m in s Bob w ants to c le a r th e follow ing w ith y o iy Y o u can c a ll him -- he put c a ll in to you -o o r you can le t m e know 1 New s S to ry To c o r r e c t th e p r e s s in b alan ce you r e f e r r e d to C rim m in s w ould lik e to have INS b r ie f the n ew sm an on a b ack g ro u n d b a s is a ttrib u ta b le to INS th a t d e p a rtu re c o n tro ls a r e lim ite d to le s s th a n th ir ty people whom we had re a s o n to b e lie v e in te n d ed to c a r r y out r a id s in th e im m e d ia te fu tu re 2 V ecian o H ead of A lpha 66 W ants to Go to P u e rto R ico V eciano h as re q u e s te d p e rm is s io n to go to P u e rto R ico to tam p down h is p eo p le th e r e M He is one of th e people r e s t r i c t e d to Dade C ounty C rim m in s and H urw itch do not th in k we should le t him go a He can tam p it down by telep h o n e o r c a b le b P e r m is s io n to V eciano would c o m p ro m ise o u r w hole p re s e n t p o s tu re cc M r Bundy S B ft T I go along w ith #1 and #2 I h av e r e s e r v a tio n s about #2 h o w e v e r I don t th in k we have any c h o ice b u t to sto p V eciano so soon a f te r th e public an nouncem en t of o u r in te n tio n s if we le t V eciano go at th is tim e n e ith e r th e A m e ric a n p e o p le th e R u s s ia n s th e C ubans o r th e Cuban ex ile c o m m u n ity w ill b e lie v e we m e a n b u sin ess H ow ever o v e r th e lo n g e r t e r m we sh o u ld r e m e m b e r th a t we a r e c o n tro llin g th e tr a v e l of th e s e p eo p le and not c a te g o r ic a lly r e s tr ic tin g it P re s u m a b ly th e r e w ill b e tim e s in th e fu tu re when th e y should be allo w ed to move G ordon C h ase SECRBT V t ' kh ' - ' J L 2 J fK P j k J S F Txi 1 4 f i E i nsh 4 S ggCRJCT April 1 19M MEMORANDUM FOR MR DUNOAN SUBJECT Exile Groups I taw Bob Hurwitch this afternoon who had Just b M John Crimmoas I Distance ths phone with Boat on Miami River ' Bob referred to his earlier M A ftrsillos with ytn tad wanted you to know that the custom people met the boat and turned H haeh up the river Everything was very friendly and there was no problem 2 Boat Plched Up by British on Norman Car Bob referred to his earlier conversation with yon and said the British will release the I men and the boat Intact tomorrow after noon The boat will be escorted by Bahamian authorities to the three mile limit and will then be picked up by the U3CG and escorted back to Miami John Crlmmone Is ashing the American Consulate General In the Bahamas to urge the British to remove the ammunition from the boat before lending it off When the boat reaches Miami INS will detain the aliens for not more than 48 hours INS and the FBI will question ths one American aboard and release him The boat will be Impounded S Andrew St Oeorgo ' Andrew 9t George the life photographer who was with the exiles on one of the recent raids has some pictures which Indicate that the attach originated from the United States There Is a possibility that TD Tab 24 1983 KARA DatejgAlft fof SttdHBT oZ mo th plcturti will INI bi published If the U S Go rtrnm olAr l6t t the mothtr ship ui d by tht raiders which was impounded thii A M with considerable arms aboard Tht Implication la that we don't want the pictures published since we said in our March 30 statement that Our preliminary evidence suggests that these raids have not In lad been launched o o from the U S Bob HurwItch and John Criminous want a part hf the deni If It comes up matter of principle sahntoge our current policy They want your confirmation m SC- f agree that we shouldn't make a deal I don't see how It hurts us lf the pictures are published Also I doubt that they would be published M f M M f # the raiders have anything to do with the decision By publishing the pictures the raiders would be I s f f i h s w H i f S i d -rm y H f J further heat on them Gordon Chase cc Mr Bundy 9S0RBT 7 THE WHITE H O U S E W A S H IN G TO N OECRBT A p ril 1 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR MR DUNGAN SUBJECT E xile G roups I saw Bob H urw itch th is a fte rn o o n who had ju s t been on th e phone w ith John C rim m o n s D izlan ce - - Boat on M iam i R iv e r Bob r e f e r r e d to h is e a r l ie r c o n v e rs a tio n w ith you and w anted you to know th a t the cu sto m s people m et the boat and tu rn e d it b ack up the r iv e r E v ery th in g w as v e ry frie n d ly and th e re w as no p ro b le m 2 Boat P ick e d Up by B ritis h on N o rm an Cay Bob r e f e r r e d to h is e a r l i e r c o n v e rsa tio n w ith you and sa id the B ritis h w ill r e le a s e th e 17 m en and the boat in ta c t to m o rro w a f t e r noon The boat w ill be e s c o rte d by B ah am ian a u th o ritie s to the th r e e m ile lim it and w ill th en be picked up by the USCG and e s c o r te d b ack to M iam i John C rim m o n s is ask in g the A m e ric a n C o n su late G e n e ra l in the B ah am as to u rg e the B r itis h to rem o v e the am m u n itio n fro m the boat b efo re sending it off When the boat re a c h e s M iam i INS w ill d etain th e a lie n s fo r not m o re than 48 h o u rs INS and th e FBI w ill questio n the one A m e ric a n ab o a rd and re le a s e h im The boat w ill be im pounded 3 A ndrew St G eorge A ndrew St G eo rg e th e L ife p h o to g rap h e r who w as w ith the ex iles on one of the re c e n t r a id s h as som e p ic tu re s w hich in d ic a te th a t the attac k o rig in ated fro m the U nited S ta te s T h e re is a p o s s ib ility th at SSCRKT D E C I n r i7 I2 D Ise Fob 24 1983 NARA Date -2- ffi f j L ' r the p ic tu re s w ill l be p u b lish ed if th e U S G o v e rn m e n t re le a s e the m o th e r ship u se d by the r id e rs w h ic h w as im pounded th is A M w ith co n sid e ra b le a r m s aboard 1 The im p lic a tio n is th a t we d o n 't w ant th e p ic tu r e s p u b lish e d since we said in o u r M arch 30 s ta te m e n t th a t O u r p r e lim in a r y ev id en ce su g g e sts th a t th e s e r a id s h av e not in fa c t b een lau n ch ed fro m th e U S Bob H u rw itch and Jo h n C rim m o n s w ant no p a r t of th e d e a l if it co m es up m a tte r of p rin c ip le sab ato g e o u r c u r r e n t p o lic y T hey w ant y our c o n firm a tio n z a g re e th a t we sh o u ld n 't m ake a d e a l a I d o n 't se e how it h u r ts us f th e j ic tu re s a re p u b lish ed A lso I doubt th a t th e y w ould be p u b lish ed p a rla jly If the r a id e r s have anything to do w ith th e d e c is io n B y p u b lish in g the p ic tu r e s the r a id e r s would be -GeSiSm - h e a t on them c Z G d G ordon C hase cc M r Bundy -S R C R E X A 3 6mm Rt L 4e f at Exits 4 6 USF A p ril 1 1963 5E C R TT MEMORANDUM FOR MR DUNGAN SUBJECT Exile Groups Bob Hurwitch talked to John C rim m ins Bob want# to clear the following with you You can call him -- he put call into you - o or you can let me know 1 Newt Story To c o rre c t the p ress inbalance you re fe rre d to C rim m ins would like to have INS brief the newsman on a background basis attributable to INS that departure controls a re lim ited to le ss than th irty people whom we had reason to believe intended to c a rry out raid s in the immediate future 2 Veclano Head of Alpha 66 Wants to Go to Puerto Rico Veciano has request C J perm ission to go to Puerto Rico to tamp down his people there He is one of the people re stric te d to Dade County go Crim m ins and Hurwitch do not think we should le t him a He can 'tam p it down' by telephone or cable b P erm ission to Veciano would com prom ise our whole present posture cc Mr Bundy o 2 o I go along with #1 and #2 I have rese rv a tio n s about #2 however I don t think we have any choice but to stop V ed aao so soon a fte r the public a n n o u n c e m e n t of our intentions if we le t Veciano go at this tim e neither the A m erican people the R ussU ns the Cubans or the Cuban exile community will believe we m ean business However over the longer te rm we should rem em b er Kat we are controlling the tra v e l of th e se people and not categorically restric tin g it P resum ably th e re will be tim e s In the future when they should be allowed to move Gordon Chase S EURR T JFK Arm NSF @447 ma a tics I 4 63 I 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