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104-10104-10209 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (5/31/1967)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch10125 and id is 1 raw text is: OGC 67-1077 31 May 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Orlandb Avila y Bosch 1. Mr. of the WH Haiti Desk called on 25 May 1967 and stated that they had been advised by an asset in New York that Rene Juares Leon had been arrested by the FBI in New York City on that date. A bench warrant for the arrest of Leon had been issued by the District Court for the Southern District of Florida since he failed to appear for his arraignment in March 1967. He was indicted along with Rolando Masferrer for plotting an invasion of Haiti. Mr. Gremillion said that they had no operational interest in Leon, but their sources had indicated Leon might be considered a political asset in the post Duvallier era in Haiti. Mr. asked my opinion as to whether or not this possible future use of Leon might have an effect on the charges being dropped against him. I told Mr. that it seemed highly unlikely that the Judge or the Jnited States Attorney would consider dropping the charges since Leon had failed to appear before the court when so ordered. 2. I called Mr. Morris, Internal Security Division, Department of Justice, the attorney handling both the Masferrer and Bosch prosecutions, and told him that Leon had been arrested. It was in a previous conversation with Mr. Morris that he told me that the United States Attorney expected to obtain the indictment against Bosch on 31 May 1967. Mr. Morris said that both the United States Attorney and the Department of Justice were considering postponing the date of bringing the indictment against Bosch because of the problems which had developed in Miami after a Cuban refugee named Rivero had been arrested. The information available indicates that Orlando Bosch has been the leader of the protest demonstrations against Rivero's arrest. It would therefore seem prudent ,to delay the indictment rather than precipitate greater demonstrations in the Cuban community of Miami. CriIIVhr:

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