180-10443-10179 ay! . . Leslie Wizelman 2 oo: 2 Le OY _ . 44440 — rir reare Gordon Sarton _Merendon ts 3 23, | Zt&A | ():4 date Q2/A71SA:. Subject is pres. Of A co [which will Prourde. Ch Miltary Histocy IGNA- Entere A Nayy Japanese language Schoo! it43- Graduated Neo wg, Japanese. Language. Schoo VG ~Commmissined ud. Navy - Assignect os “Intelligence os hicer, ONT Discharged ar Lt +2 \AYNG- Atendecd Varvard law Schoo] Wie is fhe daugnier of Tame A. Noe, former governcr oS oan ‘THIS COPY Is NOT. © rwsefonee cng cewne sot OEQR RELEASE, O Erevpe- Bra Aagecy. @ Bactgrounct invesngahen dto Januacy (e6G (© OAT Background iNnveNgehcn —- Aeril 1543 © Ciil Servce Lommasin Backgrouncl investhg «fen ato May. (Ted @ FRI Reeoft 4 /aa/s S Title: Gercicn Mectendeun + Howarcdt W. DQ ors --0ICh AA © rer weut Y/19/ST Title. As abuwe ® memo atd Vay /Sa peflechina identity of Con Gdentiel IMIOOMQnt in tas a Back grounA TNE Gata Backafound J Nuestigehan AA Tene (2572. in GN Backqgrouncl Tnvesngatieon Are Poril 1943 (seme as al as)
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* Request rep hes tH rets Ceeserenc a are MASI4+ OGaT 'y mash O8 41), FBT still hay open ames C&re Ret A and hoo callech several Amey, Also derice gwe parhue anvurer 4 Sanhago Rey on ref @, “ No es ponding coible frora Wag, 4 contained in this Ale. The file contained two memorenda for the record pre pare ck yf tale Sune 30,1961 and Suly 10 M6). The re 320 memo contains the following informanun:? a- Rothman ‘s DOB is ae Dec 1414 , POB i's Bron x ys. b- “BhEen Rothman firnsk came te CLAS arenhun in Seer. 1958, he way luing in Dallas Texas and was alleged ly, engaged in public felahoms worl. Accaraing ro his wie... . Gloria, he mad@ o one-week trip +o hos Angelos in September | O0 UNOisclneAa business, 4 | | 7 C- =A Oct 1954, Rothman WICL3 managina the Biltmore terrace Hotel 1A Mmiams trom usnvch he was reported: +he FEL tbe supplying an anh-Castro organizahon wiharms which he obtained through W.). Gangsiers... ° a- Following Pittsburgh consichion, Rothman went to Chicago , Where he surrendered on cherg @ of plaqing a key rae a 10 one of the biggest robberies in Modern eriminel history , the | : HIBS muallion loating of & Canadian bank. .... ‘Robbery was touched of fF when the Canadian brancn of the mafia recemeda hurry “up otder frupy the Caribbean yr arms . the Canadizn maha dd not have the Moonen + buy ans | but it knew how % get hangs on *he contents of +he Brockville SOntario bank | Tt called upm the US. Maha arenes yand 14+ way then HOE, vnay Rothman enlered the od 4+ woos cher ged .7 Subsequently
-porhors of look turnea up in Shanghas ; Prgenhn4 Cuba , anh Australia.” e~ Before Rothman was tracked down in connechin unth the absve CriIMes he was feported Dy rhe Fe as traveling to Yucatan to S$2k a pase of operahans AGaINst +he Castro govt. In +his enter- prise he woes associated with (Tedd uw) Wy ntehoure Insua, formerly of the Cuvan Cru) ] Aeraonauhca! Associzhun', ex-Colonz | (Orlando Pedra, Neguerueler y former member of BRAG anok Wea of Cuban Bureau of IDnveyshgohons (, ana Colonel Rober to Fernandez Miranda brother-in-law of Bahsta ank former cammander of the presidenna| Quards as well as president of the NaHOoNne) Sports Commission. While nomenhun iy mede. of Rolande Masferrer in thy cannechun, Rothman hes engagec : In meny exploits and deals with Massercrecr.” | f. "In Sept 1960 Rothman shil out on 850,000 bwONg ) made an approach te Frank Fiorint. soldier ot furtune , Sfering tp Obtin Noo. MiIgQs- one Flown by a Czech ONA another by a Cuban. Fioriny felt that Pothman'ts ,nteres + WAS Shmulated By a. straight proht+ mohve or by hopes fr favorable treatment regarding the Fed. cate agains} him, gj." tn Oct. 1900, Rothman again appeared in Dallas, where he approached A&obert € Grinnan , ane os] contrac eEromehon man» Rothman claimeck ts heve Connections “1th Nor-Roth Industries oF NYO and staid that cheats of his had am interest in purchesing Amilhon Mmetcva tons of dhesol fuel oil and. } million metric tons of «ude ol 4 be dehvered over & five-year period ty Ramb ecg, Germany, orShORELaried by rhe offer,
fepocted to the FBT. He went to ALY. in AQuember and met . Rothman and the other principals of the dea) ,a& Mary Talley and a Br. Philhp Paneth de Panay. hargely became of Grinnan's suspicions the deal was never Leansumased h.” Ps of pecember ideo » Rothman &% lying in Dallas, Texas.” Vhe second memorandum tw the record, CTuly iv, 1461) contains addihone \ background informoathon @nd an updated locanon on Rothman. Tne memo indicats Booker during the Bahsta regime , Rothmen war the supervise of ‘Slot machines in Camaguewy province under the nchonz! Supervisor Alberto Praura Moya , whoa way one of Swners (oF she = Tropcana night clulb In PUL4NG, The memo states ANG recent reports place Rothman ia. muiam) . Tne fle a\sO contains a memorandum for the Tlepury Cniel of the wes¥ern emis phere Divosion from/Ciar ie .W.Simmons | fe A meenng wath Rothman ana Dovid M, .MecConnelW. The memo is chatek June 301961. The meeting occurred oy June a4, 1Vo), at +he leputy Attorney Ueneral's office Gnd was Or the purpose of evraluahng "“Rothman's claim te Sperahonel assets wside Cuba ang elyeushere in tre Cannbbean MeConnel] . OFEa, An agreement wes made that -Bblebeeea would b-S -pothed of Rothmants “opercahonz | potennal in cuban affairs” ag TwWhy §, There 4 “secorge | ne Hie of -Yygeene Vr ( oe ond “fon + 0 any my, durthec communicanon with mMelonnell\,
mm SECRET age FEAT Axy the beginning of the meetna melonne)) spake rf privately. Melonnell describea nimmelF gy a "leading polihea } Ag ure wW the Democrahc Parhy Machine 9 N. Caroling, ” anch StG¥a ne was ACGUAINHA with fRodertr Kennedy , General Taylor and Genero) van Freer, MeCunne\\ 1s a corporate tax attorney Gn WI concerned About +he embarassment? ap the. Kennedy admmsirahw caused by the Cuban “asco. pe stata that Rothman chaims te have assets anet capebilhes which woul enah le Rothman to destrow the arms dumps on the plantonun of @x-president Caraenas of mexice ire setup Sperahonz| bates in the Yucatan at A tost of $SO-H!, ROO ito sabatege targets in cuba idenhhea by the US. govr and to provide posthue inielhgence on the achurhey of Chinese Communist Groups in the western Hem sp hel t. quesh on ek by| _}e wnen ROMWMaN ws .made the. followin g pont: l- Cashvo0 pad execuheck three of Wis clese frienay' (Francisco war name Rogelio Gonzalez, Sori Marta and Efrgento Farnendes | d- Rothman hos the operahmr\ Capabdil hy to dextroy arms Gumps of Cardenas, ve hay agent assets IN MEXICO Wh Whan he be made contact 4 t% SS montns ANO. b- Re had sandiand cansrruc? an alrstnp in the Yucatan | Gne 8- ae haa lanaed ynere. 4- Ye 1S well acguamla with sanchez Argan O aNd. CONSIAErS Wirn A Close personel Friend - He last met Arango 6 weel’s AQ”. S- He has the persynnel and capabilhes to afacle of sabato ge Gn wy 440g Cr sf o SECRET... in Cubs. Ye has gw. aL
4497000 ; SECRET basic plan ‘foe Assassinchén of Castro, the plan calledL fur an Or anack with napalm agayns* Castro when he was addressin 4 Orally. He has 100 pilots Who had parhapaka in the Isuasion of Cubqa and. ale now working fac the Canqolese Par Force. Rotpman world not ent shy the pilots, 6 Rofmman said he Rack many agents gona, 20 and out of Cuber, Re is in contact with 6 agents at ehiy tmr?. Tre agents ate im the tourcist- travel business or tonpor t-ex port busines . ANd enter the US. through 3rd countried., T- He Knows of manda Chinese communis bs going indo Canada fram Cuba. S- Rothman expresseck resentment over Qua-running. -charges He Saick "eh et crA wsread the same people in these Gun funning AChHuUINe ana the same hous es fr which he (mr. tothman) Was bEING prosecuted by the Federal Government. Re said that he had Superviseh 40 ship operahuns an behalf of the Frenie against Cuba. Hesarck that CEA uwowld trucic ne strugt to the panr of ship prcle- uP, wnrere he Cmr, Pathan ) would superuise the loadin a of the shies. ve savad that he | Nak purchased +he aoth ship "eee fer "which was the frst boat © support the undergrounck in Cubs. He uddeot that he kmMew everuthin the. CLE lanrec +N marvhme operahon wy a e pe 4 and for the muasion, “ 4- Rothman staka he 6 a close frrend of Yornn Abbes Garcia : Cmef of Oominican Repubhe Securihy | At the cuonclunon of the memoranawm(| — kumments Ahat he did not vere SER hans 0 claims of CONT arti Noy “Seaee. ie .
©) seg r ret SEGRE agents and material assets. he tecummenads +hat there be no urther Awcusnon with Gothman ce these & cltims. 4 Jnotes Fron this _meehng Quve macConnel\'s | | AdkAreSs aS Charlol€, Caroling , this memo inchides Gddvnunel commment mage by foxy Aman — a- Claims t> know Pro , Betancourt b- “Sus pects Patrick op a; being fanny and \W-aduwed.” c- tn the lout year Rothman has met Arango a0-as time, . : Rothran Knows Friends ‘ “Garon ” GNA Tap" ia d- Rusthn Young 5 Rothman's persunal erlot, @- He last visited the Domminican Fep. sa las fr the ~purpore of communica hn a WHA avelks anck Contacts. Tann.Abdes -w&kedA Rothman dao Sob" Tne fle also contains some jnfarmahoin en Eduardo Wwrlkthouwit, Orlando Piedra ,Ond Morandc Fernendez, 2. wae Eduardd Tulo Whitehowe Tens wea, (908 3-14-14) . aka Teddy” - Whikhowe 1b descr beck as a comoattiot ut Retymen's | An Peel S,1TO report stakes that whthowe and Elliot , Spinning imended tw take o 8-26 to Vera Cruz. Sam Rubin (weheved * be idenrcal with Sam "Stretch @ubin »chef doorman At the @iltmore Tecrace Hote | ) war reported to be the ovaner of ane 8-26 ( Reg * NBAGNVL) A Dec. 31,1454 report marcates thot usd. Cuitoms sened & B-Ab6 at Miami ancd ano ther ( vase) G* Vero Beach, when Whilehove and Spypaning akemn red to move them -, Ata Dec 1960 report - erates thot Lohitehousxe wo responsrble foe se Ting, tire td Ane sugat-crops an eacl\QSEGRPT States he wm asked bY
o LIFE sR SECREL _ Albecto Fernandez fue nelp. Fernandez has setup a Guec Wa otgamcarien. A 13 Feb 1461 repurt states dhat according to Alexander BG Rorke,Te. ,Writehowe has (70 pilots guaiiable and ready to take drashe ache agznyt Castro and have worked vut ao “dehmbe plan of aLhun"! ts accomplth “Castrats overtheow,” NT.Oriando Predra Pedra was formerly incharge of the Dep?. of ain vesh gahon undec Bahsta, A 8 Tan 1%GO feport state that accordma@ to enrigue Fernander Parajon ,oorh ne anck Predra are Heackin the "Military Sechon” of the cuunter~ fevolUnonery group which ve teceiuing monetary supp oct fromm Bahster . AY parch 1%6O report indicates Piedra, mer or planned to meer with General Jose Pedrata Au ong, the lowers oisit to Ws hing tun . Pedra is described as ou member of BRAC Who fled Cuba an Tan 1, 1434, “Reference SS Made RH a New Orleans FRO. repuct dated ; marcn A751\VGI. On Ocr as1asg thece Wo reparr t+noeh . Piedra received orders by Banste thera Tae Suarez Myune® bs -immedialely cansahdak anh-Castre forces, Mm. miranda, fermandez - Ynere is gone report, 3-G-6) which States Miranda Adm Heck to furnishing aid to Rolando Masferrer 1A 1GSG- 1960. He staled he a now (providing OLA and assistance to nes focmer mya y ye@ment Who oe rsh\l in Cuba WO LING Aqainss Castro , He tnwtks the Group SECRER with FRO. EVO
oa CTOOELEE A Sept 87,1960 cadle to. the Direttuc frum maAsH Cosas) STOO. ttmepetethe "|. FRY has adused of approach made to Frank Fiocios foe procuremen* of hoo MEG aircraft which would be | brought to states py one Creech and one Cuban pilot. Approach made by morman Rothman who fs hoock indicted foc gun cunning and stvlen bores currently ont on $50,000 bund 3 “2. F8T contact €lt Rothman inerest was straight pooht mohveot hope for favorable treatment re above fap. Contact siatea no : cnantceé whatevee later ana that nad adused Fiorini that FED could not handle sich adeal bat woul pay ho. other ineresteck US. govt agency. Said that inspre of apae derag, ito. believed, Rathrnan | COUN yer y probably Proaut é. “ _. | "3. Ros Has. anu, ioterest eucsue.” Headquarters responded on Sept a&, 1960 (Dir 6aaa) stahag, ” If eget para 4 ptan involves defechon of MIG 6nd @& Czech pilot fram Cube Has. vidal interes hea . Raunse all gechnent details. ” es cece IMASH respondeh on Oct 1,19 60 CmasH-o89) : — "Yew Rorhman forthoominey tnal.iocal FBX feels Jushce Department ve aduisead prorany cLA contact sub). | This t grevent any complicahun prosecuwhun if op succeeds OANA ROYNHMAM Ghempts Make deal re possible. prisun term, 2. Pee telecon aX Seer | MASH “ aavned ~HQs Sanhago __ Rey abo Gpproachéa, by Rothman Lo rh Same plan fet A [m6 eLaney . TF HQs decide go ahead withops, MASH Plans make Contact through Rey. ” | 7 This cable way followed b y another cable to the Diteckr from mash ,daled Oct a0, 1460 “Af SH 116a). s tuh | SERRET ) "3
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Pepor TTY | — a ees 3/13/78 leshe Udzelman DCD summery Varoqa. The PCD provided the fallowing documents Gad informahan: G- memo gd woisit to R.Ruben be Leen Garcia , dated I-A&-o) De Leon affived in Mam, and WEY-¥Y Car+acked -2325-G1. De Leon , pe caus 2, OF +he cespect he commands from the different fachkon leaders in Cuba OO assigned the mussien of wringing the cwal fachonrs 3 toge thee rn order to expedite the saluwhen of the. Cuban problem. Re stated the Qfoups IN Cuba. nave completed plans tu effect the overcthrous cof the Castro regime. (a> memo fron miami fietd office — feporting being contacted by Cartec Ogeen , furmerty a large landowner in Cube , wWNe IS Nou FEsiddiagin Miussissieppr. OQdenr war ia Miami ON & SPECLAI miuissien fe the Sec.at the Army . Gaden imeheo that 4 had Something to do with consideration oF Dr. Ruben de Leary Garcia, as an important adoser to the US Army in Connechon WIth she sittahHan in Cuba. @ memo dated a& vec \Qoa fe bacleground e+ de Leon __ Q memo ot Chicagoans Conversanens With VaronG. Source: Or. Martin F. Pella - On 023 Seet 1463 Daron Lo) Visiting Chicago ANA tolcl Pella that +he Pre, ot Honduras had offered him the use of an isand off Honduca Gs OQ base fer anti- Castro achovhes- faa Re yarono. told Pella of difiicuthes encountered. by Vurs Sommorza in Planning rdids aq Cuba. Pians were made caly te be Aropged because arms expected from the US gout were not deliveted, — -£ 8 f% 4° Ld44002- - (i662 7
DA roNGa. © Snterview with former Bay of Pigs prisoner. — Edgardo Antonto Buttari . Oec a3-ay »19Ga. Enlisted tn CRE in July 1460. Went iw 6uaiemala. at Aug 1460- Oscar Carol wes ASSLQNeA head yf the Cuban instcuctocs . ank eersonnel at TRAY base. Col. Vallejo wa, Pm officer in Charge, hate in wou 1960 ae ar af ; replaced by Frank who arrived with ‘ as 4 ’ rey ve ee oe . “Bucnie Goraca » Par ang c.c. Dercribe, Bay oF Pigs NVvaswon and aflecmath,
RESHE WECCIOias 3/13/28 —I|- Os file owe Edward *.moss OS Asf1004; The moss Gle comtams +he Follouoing infor Mahon ancl dlacum ents: Deputy . @® memo for the Cnet of Securshy Research Staff 14 May 1973 in which @ memo dated 25 Feb (968. vs reSerred te, The referenceckh. memo states that “oa verhd) report from DUN L BradsttecT recognizes Moss’ long standing ‘mafia’ Connections. “WM oss5° operation seems to be government comracts for the underworld and probably sur ta ces maha money in legibienat 2 pus Ness ach vines Tris memo also states that from I19S0-S3B , Moss was Serving an Appo Wted post hon with the US Gov't, first ax an Assistant Rdministratuc iA Charge af Pubhe Ln Sor Mahon _Nathonal Production hority y ana then with the Defense Producthun Admuinisttachy Doth unth the Dept. of Commerce ~ d- Who's Wno in America- entry foc moss . 3- Dun& Bradstreet report Gated Sept a7,196£ | On Tune A ,1%6O Moss merged his achorhes wrth Howarc Chase Associates Inc. MOSS Was also Pres. of CO Wholly-6 to neck subsidiary, cnase & moss rac, wash. DC. Yune 1,\U61 parhes agreed todemerge with assets ceturnea to reypechve owners. Settlement negonatens lec to lihgaton. 39 1964 - settlement way ebeected - In i4ey moss Served os Asst Directs, O£0 , wth fesponsibilines ~secteree =e a Far public aitarrs ad orsur to the white House Conference on Civi) Rights.