The Miami Herald reported that Cuban exiles had planned to kill Fidel Castro during his visit to the Dominican Republic (20-25 August). Reportedly, an informant tipped off the FBI. The newspaper does not name its law enforcement sources. It states that the Cuban exiles were preparing to house and transport the "hit team" to the DR shortly before the murder. Luis Posada Carriles, an exile accused of masterminding a dozen bombings in Havana last summer, is signaled out as the coordinator of the plan. The Herald said that Posada met with three men last month in Guatemala to discuss the smuggling of the guns and explosives into Santo Domingo. The U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic issued a public warning last month on about possible terrorist threats against airliners flying between Santo Domingo and Cuba. Castro’s visit to the DR is part of a Caribbean tour that has taken him to Jamaica, Grenada, Barbados and the DR. He will be in Santo Domingo during the Caribbean Community (Caricom) meetings.
