JFK Assassination System Date: 5/5/2015 Identification Form Agency Information ~~ AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: —124-90073-10032 RECORD SERIES: HQ 92-7599-16 AGENCY FILE NUMBER: Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: CG TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 04/25/1967 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : DAVE YARAS DAVID YARAS DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT . CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/01/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE AT COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 323283275 Page 1
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) Cy CO r “ FBI 2 Date: 4/25/67 Ce Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL (Priority) ae ee LL bo TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-7599) FROM : SAC, CHICAGO (92-1684) SUBJECT: DAVID YARAS, aka 4. i AR Re Bureau letter to Chicago, dated 4/13/67. There is no current information at Chicago to indicate DAVID YARAS has taken up any type of permanent residence here. Chicago is unaware of any automobile currently registered to YARAS in Illinois $although he had a 1965 Oldsmobile registered to him at 3600 Lake Shore Drive in 1966, LEONARD YARAS, DAVID's son, lives permanently in Apartment 901 at 3600 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, LEONARD is divorced, ; PCI RAY WALDEN, doorman at 3600 North Lake Shore Drive, advised in 2/67 that Apartment 901 in the building was leased by LEONARD YARAS and co-signed by DAVID YARAS for a period of two years beginning 12/31/66. DAVID YARAS, according to the informant, stays in the apartment when he is in Chicago. ° The source said DAVID YARAS is in Chicago at the apartment on an infrequent basis and DAVID's wife from Miami has only been ff a observed there on one occasion when getting the new apartment ae bn a liveable condition in 1/66. / ~ (CCD TD (3- Bureau o. IS F 1 = Miami (92-1047) REC-64 Ved — PL 77 /¢ 1 ~- Chicago wh HKJ/cah  p- a6 4 F we tS ie 1067 (5) Re Cod EXO . 9° ico rae —_—  — : WO Approved: 7} fv _ Sent Mere pecial Agent in Charge Docld: 32326323 Page 2?
‘ x . . ? f oN “ ao CG 92-1684 ; PCI WALDEN advised on 4/20/67 that DAVID YARAS has . _ only been observed twice at the apartment in the last three months and the last time was approximately one and a half months ago. RONALD YARAS, the other son of DAVID YARAS, is now operating Unique Import Trading, Ltd,, at 1644 North Honore, Chicago, This was formerly operated under the name of M&E Sales Company and at one time was run by MANNY GREENFIELD. On 4/21/67, PCI MANNY GREENFIELD advised that DAVID YARAS has not been seen for a couple of months in Chicago and only occasionally comes here, The informant stated again that to his knowledge DAVID YARAS has no direct connection with } Unique Import and that the operation is handled by RONALD YARAS. On 3/23/67, BEN KAPLAN, 6521 North Sacramento, Chicago, advised he has worked at M&E Sales for ten years and now works for RONALD YARAS at Unique Import. KAPLAN said DAVID YARAS has no voice in the company and it is run on a legitimate basis, He said DAVID YARAS visits at the business occasionally, but has not been seen for sone thme., -; On 4/21/67, KAPLAN said he has not seen DAVID YARAS in Chicago for several months. On 4/20/67, PCI Mr. L.J, MATHIS, Credit Manager of the Continental Plaza Hotel, 909 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, advised SA CARLTON H. WOLFARTH that DAVID YARAS does not reside at the hotel and has no apartment leased, The informant checked his records and showed a photo of YARAS to his security force with negative results. Chicago in its coverage has been unable to determine the exact whereabouts of YARAS outside of the Chicago area and has presumed he is in the Miami area when not in Chicago. Chicago has no objection to be designated office of origin in this investigation, but at the present time, Chicago Cannot assure more coverage than is already maintained due to YARAS' infrequent visits to Chicago, There appears to be no indication that YARAS will be in the Chicago area on a more _f£requent msis than he has been in the past. brant Docld: 32326326 Page 3