Seer 37, 1260. cable 7. he. Direciue freuen “ASH w Cosas) | stove: atmatte om Fer. as. aduseck of approach made to Frank Fiocins for _procuremen* ot hoo MEG arrcraft which would be pProwent fo states Dp one. Crech And one Cuban eilot. Approach 1 1 rade by mormon Rothman who $ hoock indicted we gun soning and Stolen bonets. curceatly ort an $50,000 bunds : * a rer. combat eit Rothman inferest was straight proht mohveor hope fee. favorable sreatment | re above tap. Contact siatea na: “onance whatever later ana snack haa adinsed Fiorini thar FSD (could not handle. Such. a dea) bat woul pa; ho other invresieck uw S. gous agency. Said shar spe. oF ab xrve der aa, rio. pelieved.  Eagihrnan - voy oroaly. pmax” THIS COPY IS NOT | NBL. Hos. HQs.. dng. ro terest pursue.” FOR RELEASE, |eaaguariers.. fesponded on. Sepr as, 194g¢0 (Mr 62972 stahng,. J tf Ref. pare. 4 plan. involved aefechor ot MIG and — Cteen pilot fram. Cube Has. Vitaly interes hea. Paune aw. gechnent aertarts. ” 7 ; Lamas. PES RONDE, on Och 1,19 60 Cmas ir ODS 5 a : Sa I tew. Rorhman. Forthoom ney, trial iocal FBZ ‘teels iPashce Deeeictmen?.. de. advised. prior any cA contact Subs, Ths. tm. erevent ony compucanen prosecuhun if op Succeeds hi ona Rothman Gnempts make dea} £@ passible prisun tere. A ae. Pee, delecon LRA See. INAH  advuiek HQs Sanhago yp ROTHMAN, lo wth Same pian tet A decides go: “ahead. withops, MASH plan
‘Request ceplie, mas# O841), FBT still ha, calle several times, rets Ceeteranc a are masia Osas ‘ a Gpen emi Core Ret A gna ha Piso device que parhue answer +o Sanhage Rey. on ref B, “ No responding cable from Wag, LW comtaned in this Ale. The fle comtaineh two memorenda foc the recora pre pared by Po hte Sune 30, 140! and Duly io Me “The Sune 320 memo Contains the following informahnm: a- Rothman's DOB is) ae Dea 4/4 ; POB is Grom x ,NY. b- “@MNEen Rothman first Came to CIA's anenhun wh Seer. 1938 ne ways bhorngin Dallas Texas and was OVeded ly engaged IV Public Celahans wore. According ro hus wit Gloria, he mad@ a one-week trip +p hos Angelos in Sept ember “an UNOScIOeA business, 7 : Ne C- Zo Oct 1454, Rothman was managina the B,ltmore —_ . . . by a fecrate Herel iA TMniam’ tromusmch he was re porte Sty the FBT “t be supplying an anhn-Castre OGANZARN wih arms wich fe she obtaing¢a through uU.d. Gangsters. . a- Following, Pittsburgh conuichion, Rothman went to “Chicago , Where Ae surrendered oncherge of Plaging a tey role af. one of the biggest the robeeri@s in Modern eriminz2i history , 2IRS million loating oS a Canaddizn baqk. .,.. “Robbery was “mache. off When the Canadian brancn of the mafia recemeda. Snare AP ucdee fruon the Caribbean tur arms . —the Canadien omaha did abt have the Manew to Bay ATTA, _ out it kM 2rd Dow * get hands on the. contents of the Brockville Ontario ban. | a Called upun the US. Maha ec * sand 1+ was then ‘sna Rothman entered the oot t yoas corer ged. Subsequenti:
: eAgortTt : : | Por Tors OF loot turnea upin Shanghas , Brgenhn a Cuog land Pus tralia. * i i i e- * Befo re Rothman was tracked down in connechan worth the abdre crimes, he woQ3.. feported DY the FBT as Traveling to Yucatan bo seek a ware of operahuns against the Castro govt. In +his enter prise h2 was Qssociaied wien (Tedd uw) Wartenowe Insua, cormeri ob the Cuban Gurl Aeronauhca! Pissocizhun', ex-Colone / rlande Pedro, Negueruela y former member of BEAQ ano “head of Cuban Bureau of Trveshgohens | atc Colonel Raber} 7 ‘Fernandez Mirahcle, prother-in- jaw of Bahsta and former commander of the presidenna! Quards Os well as pravi ident of the. NANOn2e) Sports Commissidn . While nomenhun ia mede of Rolando Masterrer in rhs connechun, Rotnnnan hes engagec An meny exploits and deals with Mas serrer.” | #." Ln Seer I9@O Rothman shill out on 8S0000 bud. made an approach tt Frank Fiorini, soldier of Foctune, aHecing tp. ObMiIin. Too MIAQS- one Flown oy & Cun ‘and another bya Cuban. Fioriny felh That geothman's interes t+ (WOs shmulated by & sttaignt proht mohve or buy Nepas 4 or favorable. trearme nt fegardina the Fed. Case against him,’ i 48 . . 7 I. Ge Tn. Oct.19@O, Rorhman. AgGa'N appeared in Dallas lw here he. Oper oath eck Robert €&. Grinnan : Ane ai] contracy .efomehon man... Rothman claimec.ts heve ‘Connections with. Nor-Rorh Lodustries of N.Y.O and stanied that chenis. of his) had ar interes in purchzsindg Amiiioan metric tons of dhesal. fuel oil ands Jd camllon metric Tas of crude. ol 4 be dehvered over a five- eae peclock. iit Hamb ey, bermany... —GrShCRELariea By: rhe offer, ie 1
| Hazcuy oe | teporied to the FBT. “Re went to ALY. in NQuembec and med Rohm AN and +he other principals of the deg) ,& Mary ‘Talley and a Re. Philhp Paneth de Panay. harge by became of Grinnan's SUuUSPIctONs the deal way never ‘censumaed | | ' Ps of December INoo >. Rothman 4 lying Ts Dallas, Texas.” Tne second memorandum te +he record, (uly iv, iter) ‘contains addvhone!) background information and an updateck TRA leocanon on Rothman. The, MEMS INGLCUMS Bawden during . “the Bahsta regime | Roth PIGN ws +he supervise of Slot machines iA Cam Qqgue wy province under the nohonzi Supervisor | Alberts Praur& Moun , Who wa one oF Suoners oF she Tromeana migntclub in RaLaNG. The memo staies tha@r recant reports place Rotaman ja miami Tne fle also contains a memorandum for the Tepury Cet of the Wwes¥ern wmispnere Division from Clar le WW. Simmons (2. A meeting with Rothman ana David Mm, : MeConnel . The memo is Gatea June 30,1461. The meeting “occurred wn June a4, I9@), at +he Deputy AMorney Ueneral's ajnce “ana was or the purpose oF . Cvdluahng “Rothman's ciaim +o “Oper ahora assetS wside Cuba ana eleuhere in tre Cars dbear. . EES ae , MeConne}| LArea , An agreement was. MAC that -Geebeeee, udou lc b -< are pomhed of Rothmants “gperahunzl poteonel in Cuban affairs” o6 Tuly §, / Cinece iS nd cfCREI” yne hie ot tee any farther Comrauni cation wo? Mmelonne\l\_
SECRET rs agoritt Ax tne beginning vf the meeting melonnel spake te Simmeans (privately. Metunnell describea nimmelF as a “leading police } ‘gure w= the Bemocranc Pachy Mmathine 19 N. Caroline, Sank stawa he was ACGUAINKA wren Robert Kennedy, Gener TAabor and i } fF il | (Genera) van Fleet, Meloane\i is a corporate tax attorney GNC wa CONCEFMN4a About the embarassment iw tre Kennedy . “admunistrahun Cauy ec by tre Cuban "asco pe stand that i i | Rothman chims % have assets and capabilities wshish Would lenabie Rothman ro, destrow the arms AU™Mps on the [plantanon of e@x- president Cardenas of mekice jy setup “eperahonzl bases in the Yucatan ata cosh of A5o-B1,8%9 to sabatege targebs in Cuba idennhed by rere US. gov ‘and to prouide poshue inkeihgence on the achwhe “Chines & Com munist: Groups ‘sn the Webtern Hemi pref t. wnen ROtTAMan was i qQu@annead by Simmapns he | made the fallowin 9, pons: i- Castro pad execuheck tree of Hi clase frienay' (Francisco= war name’ “Rogelio Gonzalez , Sory Mario ann EF igenio Fer vender | 4 d- Rorhenan has the aperahmr) capadilhy to destroy arms umes of Cardenat, Re hay agent asserS IN Mexicg wh Wham he he made contach. 4. o> MONThs ago. b- Re nad _Andians convict an airstrip on the WuUCGTan | \Gne..8- 26 haa landed snerg. Jim Ye 1S. wel acquamnita woth Sanchez ArFangc Oo atc ‘consid ers hirn A Close. persone) Friend. he las mer Araag> © » ‘yf — ure & \cs BQO. Lsapstoge | ore targa * oSEGRED4 iN Cube. He has a a. i | oe S- Te has the. pefsyanel AN. copabs shes ro. atacle oF
i S 4: 14411000; SECREI ‘basic plan foe Assassinathon of Caytro. The Plan called. fur an Or atack with napalm agains Castro when he Was addressin a TOM He hus 100 PCTS Wo had parhipaie wy ” the iovasion of Cuba and ae now working far the Cunqolese Pir Force RODMAN usould not ent ihy the pilots, ¢ 6 Rothman said he hack, many agents going 19 and out of Cuba We us in contact with © agents attend hme. The agents ‘are in the toucsst-teave!l business or impor t-ex por BUsINeY) . (QnA ener the US. Through 304 countr ed. )- hte. Knows oF man a Chinese cammunists Going IW Canada from Cuba. S- Rothman expresseh cesentment aver Gun-run mina, ‘charges He =Saiek " rh 4t CEA wsea the same people in the. GUN running alhusihe and the same Howes bye lonich ne (mr. tothman) WG bEING prosecuuled by the Federal Government. Fe sara that he had Superuisech Yo stip operamnuns an behalf “of the Frenie against Cuba. He said that cre WOW Feu cle jhe smusf{ tt the pant of ship prcle-u pe, wrere he C mr. Buthman would Superuise the loading of the sweeps . He said that ne naa Purchased +he aOth srip "reefer which was the frst “bo a+ to Support the undergrounch in Cubs. He added that he eNew everything The CLA plianrec 1N marrhme operaho sand for the muasion,. ” 1 - _ Rothman stake he 3% a clare friend oF Jonn Abbves Gocesa : Th et of Dominican Pepublic Securs hy | ‘At the concluson of the memorandum Sinam sas commen ts, \ thet he did. not peheveS LORE an's claim ‘ot conTrally ma
jagents — ‘ana material assets | pe fecoumme neds that there be no Lurther | Aiscussun . wor, @othman re these @ clzimi. Simmons notes from this. meehn gy Q.ive mcConnel\'s ALATESS AS Charlolé.,.w Caroling, Tnts meme inckides idddinanel comaments mage by Corman — | a- Claims t> know Pro, Betancour?* : a b- “Sus pects Patricic op a) deing Manny and i\l-adused.” ¢- 39 the lost year Rothman nas met Arango a0-aF time. sRotnman Knows Meads) “Goraa” aad “Tir " i a. Rusia Young %. Rothman's persunal eilot, @- He last visited. cme Borminican Beep. im tas a etre (urpore of COMMUNICA AG wih asets anck contacts Tann A bbes Forked Rothman do Job" Tne hile also contains some infarmahiun an Eduardo j i ' i i i WOMwnow+ > Grliando Piedra »anad Morand cw. Fernendez, i t | (Ft Kdvarae Tahoe wnrtehowe Tniue (008 314-14) coke Teddy”. Whighowe i dexcmbed a3 a compatnot oF Rutymea! (An Apel S,1toO repoct stare, that WA HHO? and Elliot Spinning | oniended ty take oF .8-Ab6 to Vera Cruz. Sam Rubin Live heved: ad be. idenrrcal won. Sam " Stretch Qubin »chief [doorman at the limo Terrace Hore |.) Loa)  reporied to be phe ovoner of the 8-26 (Reg* Bayne) | a pec. 31,148 4 irepor* indicates thee Us.Cultoms sened 4 B-Abat Miami anc ae ane ther. ( wassi6) ar Vero Beach , wnen wWhpiienave and. IS pyaning. avemn ed. te. Mn ove. them, who ‘Dec 1760 rtepat Tt re prates that. Lonmirehourse. wa fresponirble fae se Thag, dire p> ye. manor efops.. on. eo SEGRET Staten he. uty askes. b 4
111100G¢ RET | Alberto Fernandez Sac nelp. Fernandez has setup a. quent OFGaMTATILN. A 13 Feb i961 repurtstates dhat According to Alexander BG Rorke, Te. »HORiz_n owe Nery 70 pilots Gual&ble and ready to take drashe ache agin (Castro and have worked uwt ao “dem be elan of achun” + accomphth. “Cattrats querthecuw,” T.Oriando Pedra Pedra was form erly iNGharge of +he Dept. af Ain ves gahe, sundec Bahsta, A $ Tan 1960 fpeport state that raccordong ht Enrique Fernandet Parajon ,born ne and. “Predra. are heackin g the "military Sechon” of the counmrer~ revolunorerig. grovp which Vs teeing monetary supp oct fron Bansra . PRY poarch 1%69 report iAdicates Piedra. “met oc planned ty meer with General Jose Pedrata durin. othe loners Gisit te Washington | Piedra is descermbed as ce “member of BRAC who fled Cuba an Tan 1, 145%. “Relerence SB Made HW Aa New Orleans FRO repucr datedk marcn 375;1\NGI.. On. OCF AALASG there WO repatt FRO Piedra received. drcers Duy Banste tra Tae Suarez Aysunee ™ Im medialel dn ‘consolidate anty-Castro forces. Mm moranda fernandez - Ynere 45 ane report, 3-G-6) wrich states Miranda Gcimi FECA seein 15 furnishing ain + Rolando Ynasferrer 1m IAS4- 1960. ye state het now providing OLA. ond. ASSISTANCE by nes Gwemer mav\v Fat regiment wWrro ore STN In Cub c% wor et NG against Castro , Be thinks. the. Group SECHET “~~ wih FRO. EAs
Leshe Uwwizelman ¥ DCD summary - Verona. | The DCD ptouided the fo lowing documents Gack informancaa: G- memod visit to R. Ruben be Leen Garona ,~daated l-Ab-o) ene caeameneraentmten rennin Ce Leon atfived in Mam, and us@ cent+actedl-aS-6!. Be LhEOM , Pe CLOLLS SZ of the vespect he commands from the different fucken leaders ia Cuaa , loms assigned the mnigsien of SINGING +The rival Seacchions *woge thee in order to expedite she soluhen of the Cubana problem. We stated the Qroups 1M Cubal nave completed plans ty ettect the ovecthrow oF the Castro reaime. ‘ay memo From miami fretad office — feporring being Com Pad rect oy Carter Ogden , furmeriu a. large landowner in CUBA , “Ne i Nou residing ian Mussissippr. OAden usa ba PAtam' ON & sPeCLal miuissicm Re the Sec.at the Armay . Sader impix that at had Samething to do unth consideration of Dr. Ruben de Lear Garcia, ar aN important adovuec to +rne US Acme is Connmechon with she sittahon yn Cuba. @> memo dated as& dec \qca te eackeground e+ cde Leen fay memo ot Chicagoans Conuersanens “th varcag, Source: Or. Martin F.Pella- On ag Sep+ 1463 baron Leacrd Jinn Chicage acc tolch Pella that *ne Pear. of Honduras nad offered him tne use of an island off Hoadueas as & base ter ANtrH- Castro achorher: fe AE Yarona. told Pella of difficuthes encountered Od urs SSorno2za. in planning, crdids on Cuba. Pians were made cou m be Aropped because arms expected From the US gout were not deliveted, 1111004:
@ Interview unth former Bay ot Pigs prisoner, — Edaardso Antonio Buttari , Sec as-ay ,ttGa, Enlistedin CeRir in July i%eel Wenr ro SUuatemaly. a4 Aug 19460- Oscar Carol was aASSLENCA Nead yt the Cubar instcuctocs . And eersonnel at TRA ”® base, Col. V&\leyo way Am-officer in Charge. Late 19 Wov 1960) bi ue ae ferplaced by Franig who arriyped with ae yh , ve te ve . . Burnie) Gorden , Par ang c.8. Describe, Bau oF Pigs NVvasion and afietmath, 4414410042