JFK Assassination System Date: 6/1/2015 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John . AGENCY: FBI - Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90089-10296 oe Lasassination Records ; Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 54460 Date: ' AGENCY FILE NUMBER: — 100-344127-NR HO-o4-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE : oF DATE: © 05/21/1959 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES ROLANDO MASFERRER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 07/15/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO v9.1 15 HW 54460 Docld:32330261 Page 1
Offi Memorandum - CRN Bri: Sloss a letterhead memorandum entitled: ig qe loyal to the Uniten Sf Siderable amount of valuabies aes “5 He has Sabet 7 ‘ pine’, ‘ 3 \STANDARO FORM NO. 64 F . ie SY ( \ J eed UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ged herewith are eleven copies of "Caribbean “To DATE: MAY 21 1959 a — SAC, MLAMZ (109-45) ° SUBJECT: - CARIBBEAN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES - CUBA gS Foreign Political Matter - Cuba cn a vane bg lan Kp Add MASFE ARER ee Political and Revolufionary Activities involving mo Cuba, Panama, Pominican Republic, Nicaragua” i aa This memorandum is being classified "SECRET" | ae in order to further protect the identity cof MM 635-S, | ms who furnished informatiscn set forvrh in this memorandum. 3/4.) L > aaigl , as MM T-l 1s /OSEPH MEROLS. .ontacted by SA LEMAN L, STAFFORI?, FR on May 9, 11 and 16, 1959. It should be noted the MEROLA ta ALLlegei to have been a jewel thief in ifs te He claims to be completely furnisned a con- information regarding some of Cuban and Panamanian “evrlutionary matters, which has been verified oy other sources. Therefore, it is believed tha- information he has furnished in the past has been rei lable MEROLA is presently under indictment in Fittsburgh. bennsylvania in con- nection. with the robber of a quantity of guns and otner materials from To. National Guard Armory at és Canton, Ohie, October L 58. MEROLA has been Ah) (2)- Bureau (Enei » UM. 1 - New York (Encl 7 RM ° 1 - Washington Fiels .&nc1 L> (RM) 1} - Chicago (Encl i} PRM _—" 1 - Denver (ees RA) JOI—lA BL Bho 1 - San Diego (Fn=2 ‘ (RM) ae ; i - Los Angeles (Ene ')) CRM) ec 38 way 25 1999 \2 15 - Miami ” LLS ; ems ; (23) ld a a , ges aor yer REMC Loe, ~ltccan . s | | tet Bz id cai / HW 54460 Docld:323302761 Page 2? w/o SBS [09 fb a 53F
we Oo bis office on a volunta: «anfadenttal bass: HYS Igentity should be fuliy prot ¢ ad Mm) MM "-2 1% RICHARD JAPFE, 666 Northeast 125th Street, North Miami, Florida, contacted May 11 1959 by SA GEORGE E DAVIS, JR. (by request}. Km) a a og. oan - MM 3 18 MM 635-8, contacted May 12, 1959 by SA GRORGF BE DAVIS. FR. Original information is in locate? in Miawt file 134-211-sub-a, Xu) vopies for information purposs3 are being designated for New York and Washington Field Offices, in view of thelr intersst in the Garibbean political situation. information copies are being designated for Chisagc, Denver, San Diego and Los Angeles Offices in view of recent aclivity in those divisions relating to Panamanian revolutionary matters. Te should a, individual is HILANDO MASPERRER has furnished a message to be Tellversi te CARLOS PRIO SOUCARRAS. LA a18o tnformed that he was present during the ereation between Sir SIDNEY CAKES and NICO YPERIFANOS. ‘be oc. .#* that JOSEPH MEROLA is bo. t I S - £ Gs my Rod ¢ + MEROLA **2+ 23 that he would attempt to obtain additional information as it comes to him regarding } the possible arms purchase by Sir SIDNEY OAKES from - YPERIFANOS. He infarmed that he would also be alert to report other matters ag they came to him regarding the Caribbean political situation, coples of this memorandum have been disseminated on a local level to Immigration and. Naturalization Service, Miami; United States Customs, Miami; Office of Naval In- telligence, District Intelligence Office, 6th Naval District, United States Naval Base, Charleston, South © Carolina; G-é Headquarters, Phird Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia; and 7th Mistrict offices of Spesial Investigations, . MacDill Air Porcs Pass, Tampa, Plorids. Translation of MASPERRER letter to PRIO was made by S.OFHIE SALTBA, rranslater, Miami office.’ HW 54460 Docld:323302761 Page 3