Emilio Milian Bombing
Continuing Investigation Dec 1976
[Reference: Dade County Florida OCB CASE NO: 3-92; 4-800]
DATE: December 21, 1976
Continuing investigation into the EMILIO MILIAN bombing.
SYNOPSIS:
Interview of FELIPE GONZALEZ SERRAIN conducted by this writer and Det.
D. Bonitos on Monday, December 20, 1976, at approximately 7:30
p.m. The interview took place at GONZALEZ SERRAIN'S residence.
DETAILS:
On Monday, December 20, 1976, this writer and Det. D. Bonitos
interviewed FELIPE GONZALEZ SERRAIN, who provided the following
information.
That the full name of the female who met him and ROBERTO FERNANDEZ near
the WQBA parking lot is BLANCA SOTO nee BLANCA JIMENEZ. That she
is a Chilean national who is presently residing in Miami
illegally. That BLANCA SOTO had called him on Monday and asked
him (SERRAIN) for a job at the Ocean Pavillion Hotel.
That he would set up a meeting with ROBERTO FERNANDEZ to meet this
writer on December 21, 1976 at the Ocean Pavillion Hotel, room 1614, at
approximately 12:00 noon. That FERNANDEZ was very hesitant to
speak to anyone about the incident (Milian bombing) and that he felt
that the meeting should include only this writer, FERNANDEZ and himself
(SERRAIN).
That he recalls that the vehicle he observed GASPAR JIMENEZ and the
other unidentified person working on at the WQBA parking lot was a
white or light colored station wagon which was facing toward S. W. 1
Street and was parked approximately in the middle of the WQBA parking
lot. SERRAIN described the unidentified male as a W/M
approximately in his 20's, approximately 5'8" in height, medium
complexion, with blonde or light brown hair, with a handsome Latin face
and no facial hair. SERRAIN further stated that he was shown a
photograph
of the same person by FBI S/A V. Warger but that he did not tell S/A
Warger that the photograph depicted the same person he had observed at
the WQBA parking lot working under the above described vehicle.
It should be noted that SERRAIN had not disclosed to S/A Warger that he
(SERRAIN) had been present at the WQBA parking lot when the
aforementioned event took place, but that he had only informed Warger
that he knew a person who had been present and Warger gave SERRAIN the
photographs so that they could be shown to the other person.
That allegedly he had met with CARLOS RIVERO DEL COLLADO on at least
two occasions in May 1976. During one of those meetings RIVERO
attempted to recruit him to work for the Cuban government and offered
him money and also showed him a photograph of SERRAIN'S son and
RIVERO'S son which was taken in Cuba and also gave him a 25 cent coin
that had been stretched out to the size of a silver dollar and
instructed him to keep that coin because it would be used to identify
SERRAIN to other Cuban agents.
That after the JESUS GONZALEZ CARTAS homicide he received a phone call
from HUMBERTO LOPEZ, SR. during which LOPEZ instructed him to attend
the GONZALEZ CARTAS funeral and to take the aforementioned coin with
him. That when he arrived at the funeral home he was standing
holding a conversation with VIDAL MORALES and REVEREND (FNU) O'FARRIL
when he was introduced to GUILLERMO (WILLIE CALVINO); that the young
bearded person also pulled out of his pocket a coin similar to the one
that COLLADO had given SERRAIN and that he then stated it was important
for SERRAIN to see EVA GUTIERREZ, who was also present at the funeral.
That he later met with EVA GUTIERREZ who in turn introduced him to a
Cuban mulatto male known to him only as HERMINIO, who is also a Cuban
agent and who at a later time informed SERRAIN that he should travel to
Jamaica in order to meet with CARLOS RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ (a high ranking
member of the Cuban politburo and communist party); however, SERRAIN
was unable to travel outside the U. S. territory and was unable to set
up the meeting.
That HERMINIO at a later day instructed him to travel to the New York
City area where he was to make contact with two ABDALA members, LAZARO
ALVAREZ and GUSTAVO MARIN DUARTE, who in turn would introduce SERRAIN
to RICARDO ALARCON (Cuban consul to the United Nations Cuban
delegation). That ALARCON would provide SERRAIN with money and
instructions on how to set up a "dummy corporation" which would serve
as a front to pay a group of people which would consist of 10 or 12
members personally recruited by SERRAIN which would be made to believe
that they are working for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).
This group of persons may be used to carry out political assassinations
including that of MANUEL ESPINOSA.
That according to HERMINIO, REVEREND MANUEL ESPINOSA would undertake a
propaganda campaign which would be favorable to the Cuban government
and which would culminate in the release of several American prisoners
from Cuba's jails approximately in mid January 1977. That after
that event takes place, ESPINOSA would be assassinated by SERRAIN'S
group of people in order to make it appear as though the CIA was
responsible for ESPINOSA'S assassination.
Investigation continues.
PREPARED BY: _________________________
E. F. MEDEROS, Officer
Terrorist & Security Unit
APPROVED BY: __________________________
P. JANOSKY, Sergeant
Terrorist & Security Unit
REVIEWED BY: __________________________
T. LYONS, Supervisor
Tactical Investigation Section
EFM/do
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