‘Reléased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 27107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 ‘ AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: \ . | TITLE : DATE : PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : ' CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : ‘DATE OF LAST REVIEW : COMMENTS : v9.1 DoclId: 32300996 Page 1. * OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10277-10333 HQ 105-8029 1-76 Decument Information FBI DONAHOE, S. B. _ SULLIVAN, W. C. 06/29/1961 6 DEB, BKG, ASSOC, LT, CRIMINAL ACT, BRIBERY, SMUGGLING ARMS, ACA, DESCR PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B;1C Redact 05/22/1998 INDEFINITE INC RAPSHEET 25 Date: 4/22/201
“RET ase” under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotes - DATE: 11- 14- -2017 “ . OR, ronne1 Oi NO, 10. _ ~ ~ Tolson . a? io o A ) 3 . QD . "2 Belmont ¢ UNITED ‘STATES - GOVEP voiNT . - ~ : q oO won M emoranduin : TO A Ce Sulliv Wwe ; Conrad _~ Delgoach i . i ae l- Belmont CUS FROM : So Be —_ l - Zvans ~ ; ™>s i = Rosen & O l1-W% C.- Sullivan =  fsunjecr: powmwicK EDWARD BarTowE 4 ~ Donahoe vm a k& IS - CUBA - pee q =| 2 RAGISTRATION ACI - CUBA S i oo . sf Al zz = Ap Om Bm BAe Cleveland Office has advised that Departmental attorney Oo "| Srfon# J. Kiernan has expressed desire to discuss with SA Michael H. = “1 oat ren subject's ‘possible criminal activities. Cleveland plans to. = tnbid-such discussions 6-29-61 without reference to reports or li 2 pothe communications unless advised to contrary by Burem. Kiernan is attorney in Criminal Division and purpose of inquiry not known. However, Department has reports in security case which Kiernan has possibly seen. We are advising Cleveland that contents of reports can be discussed but otherwise to find out what Kiernan wants and advise BUre dite ORS Subject was born. 88-13, New York City, and is Cleveland Rr: pusinéssman. In view of his involvement in Latin-American matters 8 we have ‘been closely following his activities to determine if they oo are such. as to require his registration under Registration Act. ~ subject was arrested 5-22-59, by Customs, Miami, along Swith’ ‘others, in connection with attempted bribery:of Customs... offitials Gnd departure of minitions-laden plane for Dominican “Republic. “Arms involved were to be used to equip anti-Castro . exiles there. nvestigation disclosed. subject enjoyed ose |: 68 relationship with [Dominican Consul General,\ Miami, @ as reportedly | friendly with William Alexander Morgan, expatriated prican soldier of fortune, executed by Castro, March, 1961. Subject plead guilty to charge of smuggling arms and on 12-30-59 was placed: on three years probat. ton and fined $10, 000. Subject, in April, 1960, was reported,y in contact with Dominican, ie ariot lly State without portfoli n Miami. He vised (this of 1ot ai Rphat for $300,000 he was prep to ‘stage. roger . ‘WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE. . jj bombing attack agai ? cast Dominican Republic§$) Subject , claimed he had necessary pl pilots_for use in’ such attack - which would be lauuched from outside U8. [Bominiean official neni subject 's proposal < aa In December, 1962 tons, Miani, advised it learned Vax Garcia, Tampa, Florida, had gone to=t-ami-at- expense 0 VOZ ~ £0 & - y/ Enclosures - — SEbRET 25 JUL a 7. hy 105-80291 V4, RON © 56 JU 1961. wr Oo 4 - | Docld: 32300995 Page 2? ‘HPREIN LS UNCLASSIFIED EX _ ALL UHVORMATION CONTAINED ~,
rox _ ae . ——- fi eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC eT DATE: 11-14-2017 ' SEGRE Memo Donahoe to Sullivan. DL Re: DOMINICK EDWARD BARTONE (105-80291 ~ 0 a -} under orders of subject to locate buyer for arms. Garcia was to look for legitimate proposition and then turn matter over to. subject. Garcia did not know where subject intended to get the arms but surmised they would come from Hurope. It is noted Garcia had. been in touch vith | the Doninicansge Investigation has also disclosed that subject is official of Servicios Internacionales, Ss Acs a Panananian Corporation. Edward Browder, Jre, is also affiliated with this Corporation. Browder was convicted of violation of Neutrality Act in late 1940's and was convicted in June, 1959, and April, 1960, in connection with the receiving of over $136,000 in stolen Canadian bonds. Browder is presently out on bond pending appeals of these convictions. On 6-30-59 subject appeared before Senate Select Committee on Improper Management in the Labor and Management Field. Subject's attorney requested Committee to dismiss subject as witness since subject was then under indictment for conspiring to smuggle arms. Committee granted request. . Subject has also been allegedly associated with various enterprises in Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio, with hoodlums and racket figures. Included among these is Louis "Babe" Triscaro, noted Cleveland labor racketeer and William Joseph Conrad. Conrad was sentenced in 1959, to 18 months in Federal Penitentiary for selling $50,000 of worthless uranium stocks to Toledo residents. Subject was President of uranium company. One source in February, 1960, advised subject claimed to have been bondsman for Frank Costello and other such racketeers. Source commented he did not believe anyone who so acted would ever talk about it, and in his opinion whatever subject said could be discounted about 99 per cent. Subject's identification record, FBI Number 440 734 C (copy attached) shows arrest in 1956 for issuing checks with insufficient funds as well as arrest for arms smugglinge We have — furnished copies of reports concerning subject to Department, Customs, as well as to other interested agencies. Discussion of subject's possible criminal activities with Departmental Attorney will not affect our inquiries and there is no objection to such discussion. SECRET ¢ DoclId: 32300995 Page 3