Orlando Bosch was in contact with CIA in 1962 and 1963, as the agency itself admitted, as recorded in the National Security Archive[3]. At this time, Bosch was the General Coordinator of the Insurrectional Movement of Revolutionary Recovery (MIRR). He was a member of the anti-Castro Operation 40.
Belgian researcher Marcel Dehaeseleer believes that Orlando Bosch is the "dark-skinned man" who sits next to the Umbrella Man in the famous Zapruder film footage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Bosch testified to the House Select Committee on Assassinations that he was at home in Miami when the president was assassinated.
Orlando Bosch entered Venezuela in mid-September 1976 under protection of Venezuelan president Carlos Andres Perez, according to the National Security Archive[4]. A CIA document described a $1,000-a-plate fundraiser in Caracas, Venezuela, held between September 22 and October 5, 1976, to support the activities of Orlando Bosch. The informant quoted Bosch as making an offer to Venezuelan officials to forgo acts of violence in the United States when President Carlos Andres Perez visited the United Nations in November, in return for "a substantial cash contribution to [Bosch's] organization." Bosch was also overheard stating: "Now that our organization has come out of the Letelier job looking good, we are going to try something else." Several days later, Posada was reported to have stated that "we are going to hit a Cuban airplane" and "Orlando has the details." (Both the Bosch and Posada statements were cited in an October 18, 1976 report to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger posted by the National Security Archive on May 17, 2005.)
Miami area law enforcement officials linked Bosch to several dynamite bombings, including a blast in the offices of Mackey Airlines in 1977, after the airline announced plans to resume flights to Cuba. [5]
Flight 455
On October 6, 1976 Cubana Flight 455 was destroyed after takeoff by the detonation of a bomb that had been placed in the aircraft toilets. All seventy-three people on board were killed, including many young members of a Cuban fencing team. Five people from North Korea were also killed on board the flight. This bombing would have been plotted at the same meeting, attended by Luis Posada Carriles and DINA agent Michael Townley, where Chilean former minister Orlando Letelier's assassination, in Washington, D.C. in 1976, was decided. Bosch was jailed in Venezuela[citation needed] awaiting trial for his role concerning the Cubana Flight 455 bombing, but he was never convicted of these charges.
Arrest and release
In 1968 Bosch was arrested in Florida for an attack on a Polish freighter with a 57 mm recoilless rifle and was as a result sent to prison for a ten year term. In 1987, almost a decade after the Flight 455 incident, Bosch was freed from Venezuelan charges and went to the United States, assisted by US Ambassador to Venezuela Otto Reich; there, he was ultimately arrested for a parole violation. Bosch was detained in the United States for six months until all charges were dropped and he was able to live in the United States freely. Although many assume he was pardoned by President Bush, this is inaccurate.[6] Bosch was merely released after Cuban-Americans pressured Jeb Bush to have his father intervene on Bosch's behalf.[7] "Although many countries seek Bosch's extradition he remains free in the United States. The political pressure to grant Bosch a pardon began during the congressional campaign run by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, herself a Cuban American, and overseen by her campaign manager Jeb Bush. [8]
^ 638 Ways to Kill Castro, Channel 4 Television, 28th November 2006: TV documentary covering the many attempts by the CIA to eliminate Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a segment of which focussed upon the Flight 455 bombing.
^ Democracy Now!, Terrorist Cuban Exile Luis Posada Carriles Seeking Political Asylum in U.S., May 9th 2005 [1]
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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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1. FAMILY NAME: Bosch-Avila, Orlando [middle name marked as] n/a ALL OTHER NAMES: Pedro Pena, Emilio Davanzo Cintolecy, Carlos Luis Panimiagua. BORN: August 18, 1926 Santa Clara, Cuba NATIONALITY AT BIRTH: Cuban NATIONALITY AT PRESENT: Cuban OTHER NATIONALITIES: None
2. ALIEN NUMBER: A28851 622 and A11881 810
3. SEX: [box checked] male
4. MARITAL STATUS: [box checked] married
5. IF STATELESS, HOW DID YOU BECOME STATELESS?
Fidel Castro has claimed that he no longer considers me a
citizen of Cuba. However, I still consider myself a citizen of Cuba
6. ETHNIC GROUP: Cuban
7. RELIGION: Methodist
8. LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English, Spanish
9. ADDRESS IN UNITED STATES: Metropolitan Correctional Institution, Miami, FL
10. TELEPHONE NUMBER: n/a
11. ADDRESS ABROAD BEFORE COMING TO THE UNITED STATES:
(unknown) Caracas, Venezuela
12. MY LAST ARRIVAL IN THE U.S. OCCURRED ON: February 16, 1988*
AT THE PORT OF: Miami, Florida I WAS INSPECTED: by a U.S. Marshall AS A: Political Refugee MEANS OF ARRIVAL: Viasa [Venezuelan airline] DATE AUTHORIZED STAY EXPIRES: n/a
13. MY NONIMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER IS: n/a
14. [SCHOOLING]
Havana University, Medical school, from 1946 to 1953, graduated as M.D.
Santa Clara H.S., H.S. [diploma], from 1941 to 1946, graduated, as Bachelor
15. WHAT SPECIFIC SKILLS DO YOU HAVE? Medical Doctor, Artist
16. SOCIAL SECURITY NO: unknown
17. NAME OF HUSBAND OR WIFE: Adrianna [Adriana] Delgado
18. MY HUSBAND OR WIFE RESIDES APART FROM ME:
6000 N.W. 7th Street, Miami, Florida, USA. YOUR ADDRESS: I'm in their custody of the Attorney General
19. IF IN THE U.S., IS YOUR SPOUSE INCLUDED IN YOUR REQUEST FOR ASYLUM: no
20. IF IN THE U.S., IS YOUR SPOUSE MAKING SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM: no
21. IF IN THE U.S., ARE CHILDREN INCLUDED IN YOUR REQUEST FOR ASYLUM: no
22. I HAVE (6) SONS OR DAUGHTERS:
Vivian Bosch, F, born Cuba 1/13/55. 7232 S.W. 16 St, Miami, FL
Miriam Bosch, F, born Cuba 5/19/56. 3376 S.W. 28 Terr. Miami, FL
Lourdes Bosch, F, born Cuba 2/16/--. 1214 Lisbon St. Coral Gables, FL
William Bosch, M, born Cuba 4/12/57. 5665 West 20 Ave., Hialeah, FL
Orlando Bosch, Jr., M, born USA, 9/21/60. 7232 S.W. 16 St., Miami, FL
Karin Bosch, F, born Chile 1/4/76. 6000 N.W. 7th Street, Miami, FL
23. RELATIVES IN THE U.S. OTHER THAN IMMEDIATE FAMILY:
Adelfa Perez, 1538 N.W. 15 Ave Miami, FL. sister. resident
Rosa M. de Fernandez, 1538 N.W. 15 Ave Miami, FL. sister. resident
Miguel Bosch, 31 Willy Ave., Savannah, GA. brother. resident
24. OTHER RELATIVES WHO ARE REFUGEES BUT OUTSIDE THE U.S.: n/a
25. LIST ALL TRAVEL DOCUMENTS SUCH AS NATIONAL PASSPORT...:
[The issue date, expiration date, obtained by, and number, all marked unk/unknown except for Cuba]
Dominican passport, Dominican Rep
Chilean passport, Chile
Costa Rica passport, Costa Rica
Venezuelan passport, Venezuela
Cuba passport, Cuba, obtained from Government
26. WHY DID YOU OBTAIN A U.S. VISA: n/a
27. IF YOU DID NOT APPLY FOR A U.S. VISA EXPLAIN WHY NOT:
I have applied for a Visa to the U.S. Your files have this information.
28. DATE OF DEPARTURE FROM YOUR COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
See numbers 30, 31 & 32
29. WAS EXIT PERMISSION REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY: yes
IF SO, DID YOU OBTAIN ANY PERMISSION: no
See Attached Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
In 1960 I left Cuba without permission after receiving advice that a warrant was out for my immediate arrest and execution by Fidel Castro and his agents.
30. ARE YOU ENTITLED TO RETURN TO COUNTRY OF ISSUANCE OF YOUR PASSPORT:
See Attached Exhibit B
EXHIBIT B
I was issued an identity document by the Venezuelan Government. This document does not give me the rights and privileges received by residents or citizens of Venezuela. Furthermore, because Venezuelan authorities asked me to leave the country, I do not believe I am entitled to return there. I will be executed if returned to Cuba, the only country that has ever issued me a valid passport. The passports that I received from the Dominican, Chilean, and Costa Rican governments are under aliases. As such, I am not entitled to return to those countries. Further, I cannot expect any of these countries to protect me from Castro agents who would assassinate me should I be returned to any of these countries.
31. WHAT DO THINK WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU RETURNED:
See Attached Exhibit C
EXHIBIT C
If I were to be returned to Cuba, I would be executed. Castro has sentenced me to death for my participation in and [AND is stated] organization of counter revolutionary groups in my home province of Santa Clara. This occurred between 1959 and 1960, when I left the country.
The Fidel Castro regime issued a second death warrant against me in 1961. This death warrant was issued because I coordinated a group of counter revolutionaries who landed in Pinar del Rio province in order to establish a democratic government in Cuba.
I was tried in abstentia and sentenced to execution. All five members of that expedition were captured and executed by Castro.
Around 1977 I was again sentenced to death by Fidel Castro as a result of false allegations concerning my participation in the Cuban Airlines crash of 1976, for which I was twice acquitted in civil courts by the Venezuelan government, and once by the Venezuelan military, and for which I spent 11 years in a Venezuelan prison. Should I be returned to any of the countries listed in my answer to question 25, I would be immediately assassinated by agents of the Castro regime as a result of three outstanding death warrants issued against me.
32. WHEN YOU LEFT YOUR HOME COUNTRY, TO WHAT COUNTRY DID YOU INTEND TO GO:
I left Cuba to go to the U.S. because I would have been executed in Cuba. The night before I left I was told I was going to be tried and executed.
33 WOULD YOU RETURN TO YOUR HOME COUNTRY: no
See this entire application, exhibits and addenda
34 HAVE YOU OR ANY MEMBER OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY EVER BELONGED TO ANY ORGANIZATION IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY:
1959 MIRR -- To overthrow Castro -- General Coordinator
35 HAVE YOU TAKEN ANY ACTION THAT YOU BELIEVE WILL RESULT IN PERSECUTION IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY: yes
See attached Exhibit D EXHIBIT D
I participated in organizing MIRR, an organization that strives for the democratization of Cuba. Numerous leaders of MIRR have been executed by Fidel Castro. This includes Sinesio Walch, Commander in Chief of MIRR, Plinio Prieto, and "El Negro" Ramirez, both Captains of MIRR. MIRR existed between 1960 and 1968.
I also participated in CORU, an anti-Castro organization which existed between June 1976 and 1977, and other anti-Castro organizations.
36 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DETAINED: yes INTERROGATED: yes CONVICTED AND SENTENCED: yes IMPRISONED IN ANY COUNTRY: yes
See attached Exhibit E
EXHIBIT E
On October 6, 1976 a Cubana Airliner blew up. Venezuela believed I was responsible. I was held in custody and tried twice by civil authorities and once by the military. I was acquitted all three times. I was not involved in any activity which caused the crash.
The U.S. Government has the information concerning any conviction in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on November 15, 1968 as well as the information that I was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshal on February 16, 1988.
I was given 3 months sentence by the U.S. Parole Commission on the parole violation relating to my November 15, 1968 conviction.
37 IF YOU BASE YOUR CLAIM FOR ASYLUM ON CURRENT CONDITIONS IN YOUR COUNTRY...:
See entire application, exhibits and addenda
38 HAVE YOU OR ANY MEMBER OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY EVER BEEN MISTREATED BY THE AUTHORITIES OF YOUR HOME COUNTRY: yes
See Attached Exhibit F
EXHIBIT F
Since I left Cuba in July of 1960 with my ex-wife Myriam and 5 children, (Vivian, Myriam, Lourdes, William and Orlando), my brother Miguel A. Bosch, his wife, Martha Bosch and their children, my entire family and relatives remaining in Cuba have at different times, been interrogated and have been victims of threats by the Castro regime. This included my father, Miguel A. Bosch, my mother Rosa Bosch, my sisters Adelfa Perez and Martha Fernandez, until they came to the United States. My uncle, Armando Bosch and his family, who are still in Santa Clara, Cuba are still under constant threats and surveillance.
All these actions by the Cuban Government against them were due to their name Bosch and due to my activities, belligerence and struggle to have a democratic government in Cuba against the Castro regime.
I was never mistreated since I escaped before being caught by the Castro regime, after being advised that I was going to be arrested and murdered by the Castro regime.
39 AFTER LEAVING YOUR HOME COUNTRY, HAVE YOU TRAVELED THROUGH OR RESIDED IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY BEFORE ENTERING THE U.S.: no
I have traveled through numerous countries in transit to avoid and escape persecution from Fidel Castro and his agents. I also spent 11 years in a Venezuelan prison.
40 WHY DID YOU CONTINUE TRAVELING TO THE U.S.?:
To avoid being arrested, and murdered by Fidel Castro and his agents.
41 DID YOU APPLY FOR ASYLUM IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY? no
The only country in which I have applied for asylum is the United States. I was never re-settled or in a position to apply for asylum in any other country.
42 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A REFUGEE BY ANOTHER COUNTRY OR BY THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES?: no
43 ARE YOU REGISTERED WITH A CONSULATE OR ANY OTHER AUTHORITY OF YOUR HOME COUNTRY ABROAD?: no
If I did I would be arrested and executed
44 IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT COVERED BY THE ABOVE QUESTIONS?:
See attached exhibits. Additionally, I reserve the right to present further information and witnesses at the time of my hearing.
[ COMPOSITE EXHIBIT G contains a translation of an article published in GRANMA, 19 October 1980, titled FICHA CRIMINAL DE ORLANDO BOSCH, or Criminal Index file of Orlando Bosch. Since it is so large, it is being placed on another page.]
45 UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE AND ALL ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS ARE TRUE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF:
--------------[signature of Orlando Bosch Avila]
DATE: 5-24-88
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx
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