Released under the John F.-Kennedy Assassination Rec i L' . ay ords Collection Act of 1 DATE: 11-14-2017 “ 0 a 7 ~ ok wo _ 992 (dd use 2104 Hote), aa NE OO RR tT Kp FD-36 (Hew $-22-64) ‘ ae SECRE! ot FBI i - I ~ Date: May 8, 1973 { \ Transmit the following in ee _ | “ (Type in plaintext or code) My : vi AIRTEL AIRMAIL ior S ia ——— ee (Priority) yen, THFORMATION CONTA TRED FROM: SAC, MIAMI . MM 1550-KS At. 5:10 p.n., MANCLO REBSSO, © Minmi City Commissioner, residing at 40 Shore Drive, Ray Heights, Miami, came to the Miami Office, where he was interviewed by SAS ROBERT JAMES PYYER and GEORGE E, DAVIS, JR, Mx. REBOSO, whe was appointed to the position.of City Commissioner, is the first person q of Cuban origin to hold such position in Miami. He advised that he is a Bay of Pigs veteran and attended Georgia Tech, , that MM 1550-KS is involved in a plot with one MANUEL _ &¥ | OTERO to discredit REBOSO before the next elections wi | 7 : Mr, REBOSO stated that he wanted to report & tog! 2 (<i by having OTERO make a public“statement to the effect Ss > \thot HENRY GUTIERREZ made a pay-off to Mayor DAVE mF w_*n. KENNEDY and that REBOSO arranged the meeting between 3 te | GUDTERREZ and KENNEDY, REBOSO described GUTIERREZ 3 on , as a wealthy Cuban builder who has just completed rast &@ construction of Miami's tallest building. It is to i) Sr & be noted that Mayor DAVE KENNEDY was recently indicted Cc oe + ¢ by State Grand Jury in Florida on charges relating . go % _to alleged corruption while serving as Mayor of the aoe Sp City of Miami, Mr. REBOSO acknowledged that he is - = - a friend of Mayor KENNEDY, as well as KENREDY's . oe <y predecessor, Mayor STEVE ae (ie “S (Oh a7 A : i 4 &\-"  GED/neb MAY 24 1973 * (3) oma ee ci sy Bg s+ 973 SOR fe “— (aD paren (RM) Lo NOT RECORDEB< MAY e ~ Miami . 184 a ee: amen ee eo . Approve agri meg ONNE YF Docld: 32332439 Page 2
en inati i £ 1999 (44 USC 2107 H@ in F ination Records Collection Act o [‘Reteased under the John F. Kennedy Assass ‘ : ' ' DATE: 11-14-2017 | . ; | a | NM 194-553 1 REBOSO requested that his primary source, PILAR ALFONSO, not be disclosed, He indicated that he is still in copract ade revéaled that he had been the recipient of one of these anonymous letters and was | | aware of its contents. SA DAVTS informed Mr. REBOSO that there was no truth te the allegations, *) | . Mr. REBOSO said that he had an appointment on Monday, 5/7/73, with Congressman DANTE FASCELL | of Miami, to discuss this matter, At the same time, | Mr. REBOSO advised that the FBI could cali on him at any time and he would be glad to cooperate, Mr. REBOSO advised that he had ascertained that MM 1550-xKS has a permit to carry a weapon, He asserted that he intends to have this permit revoked, He Examination of Miami file reflects that i _ on 5/26/72, IRS, Miami, advised by letter that in connection with the National IRS Narcotics Project, -it was requested that complete background information be furnished on JOSE MANUEL REBCSO-BELLO, born _”, 11/26/33, Havana, Cuba, Naturalization No, 934 7055, - » residing at 40 Shore Drive N., Bay Heights, Miami, oo a At that time, Miami advised trg that information in our files reflects that REBOSO is a construction “designer and in 8/61 was President of the Beachhead Brigade for Cuban Freedom in Washington, D,' Cc.) In . 1965, he was head of the Cuban Constitutional Unity, an organization which attempted to obtain U, S, Sponsorship for anti-CASTRO lectures in South America, He claimed that he had been physically persecuted in Cuba because of his father's military status with the: BATISTA Government, and that he had been in jail for forty-one days in Cuba while beirig held for investigation, On 1/29/71, MM 1311-c-TE reported that ‘MARIO ESCANDAR, arrested with JUANITO RESTOY in a narcotics raid in Miami, knew SANTO TRAFFICANTE from Cuba, and had introduced TRA¥FFICANTE to MANOLO REBOSG, Cuban architect, who is going to build a race track in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (SANTO TRAFFICANTE is a well-known LCN figure in Tampa and Miami). SUES EET CE REDE OR pe ee cr te cette peng ce eer cree eer seinen eng mony gerarih a Docld: 32332439 Page 3
[Released under the John.F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Ho ee DATE: 11-14-2017 ' brings him political benefits, * e 0 ji oN ; . ’ . i Lo ‘ On 10/30/68, Detective CESAR CAMACHO, Dade County Public Safety Department (PSD) (protect by request), advised that several weeks previously, at Crela‘ts Restaurant, Miami, he obsérvéd SANTO © TRAFFICANTE seated at a table with MANOLO REBOSO, owner of the Flagler Medical Center, and close friend of Mayor STEVE CLARK, with two other men, MM. 134-553 On 5/8/73, MM 1337-S, who has a wide range of contacts among Cuban politicians, newsmen, activists, and other elements of the Cuban community in Miami, advised that REBOSO has the reputation of being a petty gangster type, and it is rumored among some _ menbers of Brigade 2506, as well as other Cuban groups, that REBOSO is involved in narcotics, MM 1337-S said that he possessed no evidence of this, however, MM 1337-S said that he recently had a conversation with REBOSO, at which time REBOSO made derogatory remarks against Chief BERNARD GARMIRE of the Miami PD because of the Volusia County Grand Jury proceedings which resulted in the indictment of ' Mayor KENNEDY of Miami, who-is a close personal friend of REBOSO, ' REBOSO, according to MM 1337-S, accused Chief GARMIRE of responsibility for KENNEDY's indictment. MM 1357-S said that REBOSO is not relaté@ in any way to Mr. "BEBE' REBOZO, a personal friend of President RICHARD M. NIXON, However, MANOLO REBOSC has told MM 1337-S that many people in Miami believe that he is related to BEBE REBOZO and that this fact For the information of the Bureau, MM 1550-KS is separated from his wife and ke has not mentioned the name of PILAR ALFONSO to SA DAVIS, who is the contacting Agent. Also, he has not mentioned MANUEL OTERO or RAUL LOPEZ, neither of whom is identifiable ~ in Miami files on the basis of information furnished by REBOSO, © , On 3/23/73, Wr [2047 advised that PILAR ALFONSO, same address as fUrnished by REBOSO Mhed requested a visa of the Czech Embassy to enable her to_travel to Cuba to visit her gravely-ill mother, LUCIA ELIAS, wo (R) - tots oe a - : ee ce Docld: 32332439 Page 4