Ae ifs. Belmont Ss He Donahoe SLEASE IM FULL RELEASE IN PART f) TOTAL DENIAL LRIBERY | matters In summary, allegation hes : | CAlfred Monhein, Miani arms dealer} concerning € § € y _ LEOWARD L. BUBSTEN, et ale - IRPERIVAL S&CURITY * copa HEAD AGARIST THh COVERIMENT - CONPLIOR or Iurenwsr | 6htTYy into U. Se -sforex-Cudani dictator Batista. | b@ splié between Congressman Abraham Mulier of. January 22, 1960 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN {$ UNCLASSIFIED DATE/LELS “Gf BY SOE Mma c/KS i Heference my memorandum 1/6/60 Setting out highlights of this béén réceived JSrom Miami source alleged scthene to secure for sun of $150,000 to Mew York, Leonard Lursteny, Miami Beach attorney, and iw Pattsie adherents in Vian éy Orlando. Piedra wmbiduarde Hernandez, . Pepartment has previously advised that this . Séate Department, which Previous] on 1/7/60 to intervie Sursten, Pi Scheme was being put into ef feots data recei ved from dManhein, origé with Cong | On 1/18/6 appear before Congressional Commi from another source that Hernande hag recently become evasive with | Medter on Jour ocGesions -in Octob 2-242 (Davidson) roller = 02-7048] (Batista) WC. Sullivan non, a me ple. Room __ te vf HA ay be be Tue ndy mn MAIL, Room] TeLetypr unre LO] been holding active investigation in told Manheim hé would be attending cocktail matter invelves possible vi olations of various ¥ indicated it Case with White douse, adviged on 1/6/60 that ¢ | to Batista in any cases Lased on this advice, - bribery statutes. & intention to discuas 4 will not iseue visa wée instructed Miami edra,and Hernandéz. ive hed previously mal source. 6G & and. Piedra. @ Rime ~~ iitami teletype 1/21/60 further noted told calls charged to Sursten's offtiee shoushé er. and Novembe Malle to Devidson, Washington; De Coy On numero aeheyance pending some indieatian by téletype 1/21/60 Miant ‘has furnished following additional a 1/5/60 Bursten Led 2 barty in Washington, De Ces reasman Mubter on 1/5 er 6/60, ne other details available. 60 Hernande x advised source he ad received reply. from Batiste to. effect he appreci ated offer but did not desi | | Congress at this time (scheme involved having Batista subpociaed to re to testijy before -dearned on 1/16/60 ré now seeking to eliminate other intermediaries and. obtuin commission from Batiste entirely for themselves. Manheim “noted in this regard that Hernandes that cheek of long-d éetance was in contact with ry 19595 that he placed us occasions between ~ bd ~ 134-5296 (Manheim) | HW 54027 Docld:32306223 Page 2? 176 JAN 27 1960 NOT RECORDED.
. Ei sks 7 “2 oS se- 6 . \ . n 1 - “ ) ; ; uses emi ne iain Donahoe PN Belmont oo RE - a ED i EK TASK FO CE “Ree LEONARD Ee BURSTEN, et als on_2/24 — | _ 1095-63419 | MM RMLBASRINGUIL = a f) RELBASH IN PANT - . — TOTAL DENIAL dies oat J 32/26/59 and tneit he placed numerous calla to Pom Webb De Ces from 10/12 to 12/28/59... Davidson is apparently - | : ids 9 regtstered. Niedraguan agent who,’ nas sav and Cuban matters for some timé if of former Spe tal Agent. Thomas. De Webb. B Hea. on a number OF occasions one David n. has. been. intervie bey nave: dtamt: gonduet- interviews reviously requested, ‘anil: that | AW 54027 Doclda:323082273 Page 3
RN wa . ~ Parsons ~ Dehoaen \< B - Rogen .. = Sooo St - Bonahoe. FY . oe i - Biateon . ..° Ce < Ae He Belmont | Sanuary 22; 1960 eR a q Be Bs Henenee. te ALL INFORHATION CONTAINED rm id ee HEREIN IS UNC ! Be > onteeed fb GO Ope. mg LEONARD Le BURSTEIN, et ad. : RA. SECURITY ~ CUBA Te) a B AUD. AGAINSE ris GOVERNED. ~. ‘Connrer OF IeBREST Xi RULZASE IN FULL, a REVIEWED BY He my memorandum 1/6/69 eetting out highlights in thie case. Allegation. was: received fram Alfred Manheim, Miami arms. dealer, re alleged stheme to secure G.. Bo. entry for’ ‘en~-Cuban dtetetor Batiste for sun of pl 503 000: te be eplit betwee ongressman Multer of New York, Burseten, @n attorney, and twe Batista followers an Miami. Department has noted possi bie ont bery . violations. State De, oartment, which. planned to discuss matter with White House, advised. 1/6, 60 that. Batista would. not bé issued visa and on 1/7/60. we inetrueted Miami to interview Bursten and tno satiste foldowers an Mime s Grlando Piedra and. Eduardo Hernandez. ag ‘Miant has now furnished additional information. received from Manheim indicating Batista has turned down preposition and that Héevnanded and. Piedra may be seeking to eliminate ethers involved to obtain commission entirely for themselves. Miami inquiries have revealed Bureten as been..in frequent touch with I reing Davidson,. Vicaraguan agents and former Special Agent (8A). fom Webb, who tg connected with Clint - hen, POA oo Murchison enterprige at. Washington, Do @. Miami recemiends against interviews of Bureteny Herndndes and Pi edra on grounds of possibly jeopardising Manhe tite — , Ba a iy “Mannein has volunteered information to Mé ami doncerning Cuban matters in past: but has never been: informant or ular source and his “reliability has been doubtful. _ in. view of serious charges involved,’ sogeill ¢ bribery violations pointed : ‘out by Department and possible 464 be [House interest, it. is felt we. should. Prege te jasodve matter as. soan as ‘) possible. ft. ie not. hed saved | we. d inbervi ene nebe tbinhiadl Lo) A detailed memorandun setting “out facts in this matter ts \es fe CACHED Semere  ADB Belmont’: “O5-B3419 cy __ NOT RECORDED ( i) 2-423 (Davideon). 176 JAN 2% 1960. = 67-65976 (Webb) Ro ne Oe=YO44I | (Batista) Coe Bs, ed d “~~ 134-5298 (Hanke tim) famm ; ; sasetamnaianelllneieeeieemneomheeees tall gore a i rm \I a rs YOUR a Sn Aoi =. TELETYPE UNIT CI HW 54027 DBocld:323062273 Page 4