JFK Assassination System Date: 4/22/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90071-10019 RECORD SERIES: HQ ‘AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 92-2767-48 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: CV | TO: HQ | TITLE: DATE: 08/03/1959 PAGES: 6 SUBJECTS : . ALEX SHONDER BIRNS DOMINICK EDWARD BARTONE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified ~ RESTRICTIONS: 4 oS ’ CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 11/04/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT vol 5 Docld: 323286219 Page 1
CV CV CV CV CV CV CV CV CV cy Docld: 32328219 Page 2? T-1 ‘T-2 T-3 T-5 T-6 T-7 T-3 T-9 is is is is is is is is is CV 92-169 INFORMANTS CSCV~-370-S. IRWIN EHREN, neighborhood source, 17002 Judson Drive, contacted by SA (A) JOHN J. BARRETT. PCI LAWRENCE BERK, contacted by SA DAVID A. SHAPIRO on June 1, 1959. CV-304-C contacted on June 3, 1959, by SA DAVID A. SHAPIRO, EDWARD L, BRAUNE, Agent, New York Telephone Company, New York City, contacted by SA PAUL F, ROWLANDS on May 7, 1959. Dun and Bradstreet, New York City, contacted by IC JOHN T, LYNCH on May 15, 1959. — JAMES W. CURTIS, General Commercial Manager, Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, contacted by SA JAMES P, TUCKER on May 21, 1959. WILLIAM MEREDITH, Special Agent, Bell Telephone Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CV-427-C contacted by SA THOMAS J. O'HARA on May 26, 1959, and June 2, 1959. T- 10 is JANET SUMMERS, District Manager, Clerk, Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Miami, Florida, contacted by SA LEMAN L. STAFFORD, JR., on May 15, 1959. T-11 is VELMA O'NEAL, Service Representative, Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Miami, Florida, contacted by SA LEMAN L., STAFFORD, JR., ..~ on May 15, 1959. - A -« ¢ COVER PAGE SHSM ~ NG Qh’
CV 92-16% - On May 26, 1959, CV T-9 reported to SA THOMAS J. O'HARA that he had visited ALEX SHONDOR BIRNS at his home during the last several days and that BIRNS told him about being involved in the affair at Miami, / .Florida, where U. S. Customs Agents seized an airplane, mf higgd oD) munitions and arrested DOMINI a(BARTONE, WMLILLR i (LL, TA if ip | CV T-9 reported that ‘ATaNS told him he was O77 Mit 6 | nne of the key men in the deal and that if it had gone etter, off, he would have made a lot of money. nes as CV T-9 stated that while at BIRNS' residance BIRNS telephoned someone in New York City whom he called TONY and during the phone conversation from what was said it was apparent that TONY was also involved in the Florida affair. This phone call was made after 9:30 PM. BIRNS stated that he was not going to contact anyone ' down in Florida. He revealed to CV T-9 that on one of - the last nights that he, BIRNS, was in Florida he was with two other men and the wife of one of them. They decided to go look at the plane involved and stopped | to drop off the wife in question and have a few drinks at their house. On the way out of the house it started raining heavily so they did not go see the plane, but returned to the house. BIRNS told CV T-9 that he was lucky in this instance because undoubtedly the plane ; was being watched at this time by U. S. Customs personnel. CV T-9 stated he received the impression from what BIRNS said that the two men with him were from Cuba. CV T-9 stated BIRNS told him that he is not returning to Florida until the heat is off. By letter dated July 15, 1959, the Miami Office ‘y advised as follows: joo CV T- 10 on May 15, 1959, advised SA LEMAN L. \ STAFFORD, JR,, ¢hat UN 6-8334 was an unpublished phone listed to Cc, URTZ, .9540 West Bay. Harbor Drive, .'- Apartment | 4, This phone was connected on December 31, T9577. The files of CV T-10 reflect that this individual - is a retired clothing manufacturer from Serpentine, Pittsburgh, Penns lvania. Hé peéviously had service at LO 6 6-1348, For auderdale, Florida, which was discon- nected probably the latter part of 1957. ¢ - 13 - Docld: 3232682719 Page 4