Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . ow. Lo JFK Assassination System Date: 4/22/201 ; Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: 124-90071-10078 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 109-64-42 Document Information - ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE : DATE: — 06/20/1959 PAGES: 9 SUBJECTS : . DOMINICK EDWARD BARTONE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4 _ CURRENTSTATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 07/01/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE _ COMMENTS : RPT v9.1 . 29 Docld: 32328275 Page 1
*Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Sc 2107 Ho el. DATE: 11-14-2017 oo | oo “ a ee - ON MM 105-1571 eroar a CONFIRENTIAL SECRE 2. Will report_the results. of the check of toll charges, harged to (FR 1+1676}%which is reported to be the personal telephone“used by~ the subject (x) 3. Will continue to obtain coverage of the subject's activities through informants and established sources. ADMINISTRATIVE . The records of the First National Bank were made available by WILLIAM D. HEWETT, Auditor. This report is classified confidential since it teveals our investigative interest in a foreign diplomatic ; ae ‘Extra copies of this report are being furnished the Bureau in event additional dissemination is required. INFORMANTS | | , a LOCATION | IDENTITY ORIGINAL SOURCE | MM T-1 is | : MM 105-1571 - 20 %) JOSE M. NOEL Y SIMPSON , ti Former Dominican Consul, Miami _ PSI (under. development) T-2 is , | MM 105-1571 - 23) (K)- ERT L, BEHRENDT ) . : Honorary Dominican Consul, Miami Confidential Source T=3 is. Instant Report Page| MARIANO. FAGET , 2,3 * Former MM-492-CS, and Former Chief of Cuban Bureau for Repression of Com py ome Communist Activities (BRAC) SOOAE i a A =a ' : ! me ed, ~ COVER PAGE r ¥ | | | ONFOQTIAL Docld: 32328275 Page 2?
Released under the John F: Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 WS¢ 2107 tel. DATE: 11-14-2017 ~ an ‘ : 4 MM 105-1571 claimed that the Customs agents were attempting to "shake. him down." u | On June 11, 1959, MM T-2, who is well acquainted with FERRANDO, advised the subject maintains a personal bank account at the First National Bank, Miami, Florida, nd that he has a personal telephone number, [FR 1+1676 |S at [Ehe Dominican Consulate}, Mian, Florida dys } T-2 said that he had received information that the subject is not perturbed over his recent arrest for attempting to bribe U. S. Customs agents, however, the subject would not converse on this subject. u) _ On June 12, 1959, MM'T-3, who is well acquainted with the subject and other Dominican officials, advised that FERRANDO had propositioned him to move to the Dominican Republic, to work for the Dominican government. T-3 said he felt that this proposal meant that he would be given some type of intelligence assignment in the Dominican Republic, (4) T-3 stated he believed JOHN wrttaM)kspes! ARCIA, the head of the Dominican, Intelligence Service; in ‘the = Dominican Republic was behind the attempt to bribe Customs officers as he feels that ABBES-GARCIA is the subject's superior. (4 (u \ 7 T-3 also advised that subject contacted him after — the subject was arrested. The subject said he wanted advice from T-3 as to what he should do in regards to the arrest. . T-3 said he told the subject to tell him (T-3) what actually happened. The subject claimed he had never attempted to bribe any Customs officials; and that it was only a "shake — down." u) T-3 said he told the subject he did not believe _ his story; that the two Customs agents WALLACE SHANLEY and WILLIAM LANKFORD, would never attempt any "shake down" and could not be pried (Wu) | ‘ | o Docld: 32328275 Page 3