CRIMINAL INDEX FILE
of
ORLANDO BOSCH
AVILA
by
GRANMA
[REFERENCE: Part of Composite
Exhibit G,
attached to Orlando Bosch's Request for Political Asylum]
[NOTE: The translator certified she was fluent in
English. However,
this is given here as originally translated and presented
to the court.
Items in brackets are NOT in the original.]
GRANMA [Newspaper published in Cuba]
La Habana [Havana]
19 October, 1980
CRIMINAL INDEX FILE OF ORLANDO BOSCH
With the revolutionary triumph that took place in Cuba on
January 1, 1959
behind him and the adoption of a series of measures that
were to benefit
the general population, Orlando Bosch begins to conduct
contrarevolutionary
activities in the central section of the island and El
Escambray, establishing
contacts with gangleaders in this region. The heads of
these bands
of bandits, committed such revolting and cruel acts as the
murdering of farmers,
teachers, and such heroic figures as Alberto Delgado-the man
of Maisinicu.
In a clandestine fashion, he left the country in 1960 en
route to Miami in
the United States. On the 31st of August of the same
year, he is designated
as the general delegate in exile of the terrorist
organization "MIRR" (Insurrectional
Movement of Revolutionary Recuperation). In
conjunction with this group,
he planned, organized, and participated in actions against
Cuba.
During judicial proceedings that took place in the United
States following
charges accusing him of exporting arms and ammunitions,
Orlando Bosch testified
on June 4, 1966 that the CIA had urged and supported him in
his sabotage
of the refinery in Habana.
During this period, Bosch was also directly or indirectly
participating in
the activities of "Movimiento Nacionalista Cubano" (Cuban
Nationalist Movement)
which was a band of terrorists based in the United States.
In the year 1968, he founded the contrarevolutionary group
called "Poder
Cubano" (Cuban Power) which he used as a means of developing
and implementing
his terrorist theme of war throughout the world. The
primary goal of
which was to attack, and in any way hurt the interests and
objectives of
those countries that had freely established diplomatic and
commercial relations
with Cuba.
The list of international terrorist attacks against the
objectives of Spain,
England, Japan, Mexico, Poland, and other countries that
traded with Cuba,
reached 78 in 1968, being condemned and repudiated by the
international community.
Among the actions taken by this band of terrorists, we can
cite the following
as those in which their leader, Orlando Bosch, directly or
indirectly participated:
1/8/68 Bomb sent in a suitcase to Havana, Cuba.
1/25/68 Bombs placed in various commercial establishments in
the United States.
2/1/68 Bomb against Mexican consul in Miami, United States.
2/2/68 Bomb placed at the residence of the British consul in
Miami.
3/12/68 Bomb placed at a restaurant owned by Cuban emigrants
in the United
States.
3/13/68 Bomb placed (but did not explode) at the Chilean
consulate in the
United States.
4/2/68 Bomb placed at a pharmaceutical company in the United
States.
4/22/68 Bomb placed at the Mexican consulate in the United
States.
4/22/68 Bomb placed at the Spanish office of tourism in the
United States.
5/5/68 Bomb against the British vessel "Greenwood" in the
United States.
5/25/68 Bomb placed on board the Japanese ship "Aroka Maru"
in the U.S.
6/21/68 Bomb placed at the tourist offices of Spain in the
United States.
6/23/68 Bomb placed at the Mexican offices of tourism in the
U.S.
6/27/68 Bomb explodes in the garage of the Mexican consul in
the U.S.
7/4/68 Bomb placed at the Cuban consulate in Canada.
7/4/68 Bomb placed at the tourism office of Canada in the
U.S.
7/7/68 Bomb explodes at the Japanese Office of Tourism in
the United States.
7/11/68 Bomb explodes near the Cuban mission in the United
Nations damaging
the Yugoslavian mission.
7/11/68 Bomb placed on board the Japanese vessel "Michagesan
Maru" in Mexico.
7/14/68 Bomb at the Office of Tourism of Mexico in the
United States.
7/15/68 Bomb is discovered at an office of the French
government in the United
States.
7/16/68 Unexploded bomb is discovered at the Mexican
consulate in the U.S.
7/17/68 Bomb is placed but left unused at the house of a
Cuban dignitary
in the United States.
7/19/68 Bomb placed in the French Office of Tourism in the
U.S.
7/19/68 Bomb placed at the Shell Petroleum Company building
in England.
7/19/68 Bomb at a Japanese travel agency in the United
States.
7/26/68 Bomb placed at Mexican tourism offices in the United
States.
7/31/68 Bomb against British consulate in the United States.
8/3/68 Bomb placed at a branch of a British Bank
in the U.S.
8/5/68 Bomb placed at the headquarters of the
Communist Party
in North America.
8/7/68 Bomb placed on board the Bahamian ship "Caribbean
Venture" while at
a U.S. port.
8/9/68 Bomb against Mexican Representatives in the U.S.
8/9/68 Bomb at the residence of the Mexican consul in Miami.
9/11/68 Bomb placed on British vessel docket at Mexican
port.
9/12/68 Bomb explodes on board Spanish ship "Satrustegui" in
Puerto Rico.
9/16/68 Bazooka attack against Polish ship in the United
States
9/17/68 Bomb placed on board a Mexican airliner in the
United States.
9/19/68 Bomb placed at the home of the Mexican consul in the
United States.
10/18/68 Bomb at a Canadian travel agency.
10/20/68 Gas bomb at a theater where a Cuban actress was
rehearsing.
10/24/68 Assassination attempts against the Cuban ambassador
to the United
Nations.
8/6/69 Bomb at the Mexican Department of Tourism in the
United States.
8/6/69 Bomb placed the offices of Shell Oil of England in
the U.S.
8/6/69 Bomb at the offices of Air France in the United
States.
In October of 1968, United States officials detained his for
his terrorist
activities, further sentencing him to 10 years in prison.
In 1972, he was freed without serving his full
sentence. However,
while he was still in prison, he continued to plan and
direct the activities,
conducted by the terrorist group "Poder Cubano".
In 1973, he traveled throughout various countries in Latin
America, arriving
in Venezuela with a fraudulent passport from the Dominican
Republic, and
is arrested. Afterwards, he traveled to Curazao, where
he met with
Guillermo Novo (participant in the assassination of Orlando
Letelier) and
travelled with him to Chile. There, he received an
official welcome
and treatment from the fascist junta headed by the blood
thirsty Pinochet.
During his stay in Chile- from December 1974 through
December 1975- Orlando
Bosch established numerous contracts with members and
leaders of the Fascist
Chilean Junta and with those from the extreme right wing
group -Triple A.
As a result of his visit and with the objective of
continuing to receive
support from the fascist Junta for his terrorist activities,
Bosch pledges
to physically eliminating Chilean personalities in exile
(which would serve
the interests of the Junta). In this context, he was
involved or directed,
with the aid of Chilean fascist leaders, the following
actions:
10/3/74 Assasination of the former commander of the Chilean
Armed Forces
General Carlos Pratts an his wife in Argentina.
10/5/75 The gunning down in Rome, Italy of Bernardo Leighton
(Vice President
of the Chilean Democratic Party in Excile) and his wife.
3/76 Orlando Bosch is arrested by the Costa Rican police on
charges of the
plotting assasination of the exiled Chilean leader Andres
Pascal Allende
in Costa Rica.
9/21/76 Assasination of a former Chilean minister during the
administration
of Salvador Allende, Orlando Letelier, and his colaborator
Ronni Moffit in
Washington, D.C. in the United States.
In 1974, Bosch created the terrorist organization "Accion
Cubana" counting
on his plans to be executed with the full support of the
chilean fascist
Junata. With this group, he participated or plotted
(during 1974-1975)
the following international terrorist actions under the
auspices of the Chilean
fascists and the Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza.
1/21/74 Bomb placed at the Cuban diplomatic mission in
Canada.
1/21/74 Bomb at the Cuban diplomatic mission in Argentina.
1/21/74 Bomb at the Cuban mission in Peru.
1/21/74 Bomb placed at the Cuban embassy in Mexico.
2/13/74 Bomb placed at the Cuban embassy in Madrid, Spain.
4/4/74 Placed bomb against members of the Latin
Press in Mexico,
but never exploded.
10/1/74 Bomb placed at the Panamenian embassy in Caracas,
Venezuela.
10/30/74 Bomb at the Venezuelan-Cuban Institute of
Friendship in Venezuela.
11/14/74 Bomb at the hotel where Cuban delegation was
staying.
7/75 Shots fired at the residence of a Cuban functionary.
8/3/75 Assasination attempt against the Cuban Ambassador
Emilio Aragones
in Argentina.
11/17/75 Bomb placed at Venezuelan Tourism firm in
Venezuela.
11/17/75 Bomb at the Cuban Embassy in Venezuela.
11/30/75 Bomb against Soviet commercial office in Mexico.
In June 1976, under the leadership of Orlando Bosch, the
organization "Comandos
de Organizaciones Revolucionarias Unidas" was formed in
Costa Rica to carry
out numerous terrorist activities agains Cuba and other
countries.
That year registered the occurrence of the ultimate
terrorist act- the sabotage
(during the course of the flight) of a Cuban civilian
aircraft en route to
Barbados. [ See part II of Mono Morales' deposition for
further information
on this ] Other terrorist activities planned or executed by
Orlando Bosch
with CORU are:
6/6/76 Bomb placed at Cuban mission in the United Nations.
7/1/76 Bomb at the Costa Rican-Cuban cultural center in
Costa Rica.
7/8/76 Bomb at the Cuban mission in Spain.
7/9/76 Bomb at the luggage/freight department of the flight
of Cubana Airlines
in Kingston, Jamaica.
7/10/76 Bomb placed at the office of Cubana Airlines in
Barbados.
7/11/76 Bomb placed at the offices of Air Panama in
Colombia.
7/23/76 Kidnapping attempt of the Cuban consul in Merida,
Mexico, killing
D'Artagnan Diaz Diaz.
8/9/76 Kidnapping of two Cuban dignitaries in Argentina.
9/1/76 Bomb placed at the Embassy of Guyana in Trinidad and
Tobago.
9/18/76 Bomb placed at the offices of Cubana airlines in
Panama.
10/6/76 Sabotage in mid flight of a Cubana airlines flight,
killing 73 passengers.
As a result of his participation in the sabotage of the
Cuban jetliner, Bosch
is arrested by the authorities of the government of Carlos
Andres Perez.
However, from his prison cell, he continued to direct the
activities conducted
by CORU. During this stage, Orlando Bosch- facing the
firm possition
taken by the Venezuelan government in office at that time,
determined to
punish those responsible for the crime committed in
Barbados- instructs the
members of CORU to undertake a course of action that focused
on activities
that would hurt the interests and objectives of Venezuela
abroad, as well
as pressure tactics against the government of Carlso Andres
Perez. During
this period, the following terrorist activities took place:
3/30/77 Bomb placed at the Venezuelan consulate in Puerto
Rico.
8/36/77 Bomb on board a Venezuelan airplane in Miami, United
States.
12/23/77 Bomb placed at the office of the Venezuelan airline
"Viasa" in the
United States.
12/30/77 Bomb placed at the Venezuelan consulate in Puerto
Rico.
Similarly, in 1978, from prison, Orlando Bosch planned and
directed the execution
terrorist activities against Mexico as a statement and
response from the
international terrorist elements, toward the government of
Mexico in relation
to the assasination of D'Artagnan Diaz Diaz by the criminals
of CORU.
Following instruction from Orlando Bosch, the terrorist
groups conducted
the following activities against the interests of Mexico:
2/7/78 Bomb placed at the Mexican consulate in the United
States.
2/7/78 Bomb placed on board the merchant vessel "Azteca" of
Mexico at a Mexican
port, resulting in 2 deaths and 7 injuries.
On September 9, 1978, the revolutionary government of Cuba
announced its
willingness to facilitate the initiation of talks with
representatives from
the Cuban community in the exterior not involved with
terrorism. This
step in the Cuban Revolutionary process provoked a severe
reaction of impotence
from the fascist group headed by Orlando Bosch, who
immediately instructed
the members of his band of terrorists to increase their
activities against
Cuba and against the participants in these
negotiations. Such plans
culminated with the assassination of Carlos Muniz Varela and
Eulalio J. Negrin,
members of the Cuban community in the exterior and of the
Cuban diplomat
in the United Nations Felix Garcia.
Among the terrorist activities undertaken during this stage
under the leadership
of Orlando Bosch in conjunction with the group OMEGA-7:
9/9/78 Bomb placed at the Cuban mission in the United
Nations.
10/5/78 Bomb placed in front of Madison Square Gardens where
Cuban boxers
where scheduled to fight.
10/6/78 Bomb placed at the offices of the tourist firm
"Girasol" of the Puerto
Rican Socialist Party.
10/6/78 Bomb placed at the offices of the tourist firm
"Antillana" in Puerto
Rico.
10/6/78 Bomb placed at the offices of the firm "Record
Public Service" owned
by a Cuban emigrant in Puerto Rico.
10/23/78 Bomb at the newspaper "La Prensa" in the United
States.
11/18/78 Bomb threat against TWA airlines against flying
into Cuba.
12/28/78 Bomb placed at the local offices of the travel
agency "Varadero"
in Puerto Rico, presided by Carlos Muniz Varela.
12/29/78 Bomb at the Cuban mission in the United Nations.
12/29/78 Bomb placed at Lincoln Center in the United States
where Cuban artists
were scheduled to perform.
3/26/79 Bomb placed at the local offices of TWA airlines at
J.F.K. Airport
in the United States.
3/26/79 Bomb placed at the firm Weehawken, New Jersey,
presided by Eulalio
J. Negrin, member of the Committee of 75 (Comite de los 75).
4/28/79 Assassination of Carlos Muniz Varela, member of the
Brigade "Antonio
Maceo" and director of "Varadero Travel" in Puerto Rico.
11/25/79 Assassination of Eulalio Negrin- a member of the
Cuban community
in the exterior and participant in talks and negotiations
with the Cuban
government- in New Jersey, United States.
9/11/80 Assassination of the Cuban diplomat in the United
Nations Felix Garcia
Rodriguez.
This Orlando Bosch, criminal by nature, shamelessly admitted
before the Venezuelan
Military Tribunal in charge of the Barbados crime
investigation, his fascist
convictions and his active participation in numerous
activities against the
Cuban Revolution.
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