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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 : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90110-10050 HQ CR 87-58729-29 / Document Information FBI WELTE ROSEN 04/13/1961 3 JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 08/06/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO, INC ADMIN PAGE HW 45876 DocId:32334057 Page 1 Date: 6/2/2015
et or : ws - , eee, . ' oe? “ Se ee rr tn ce enact an a emetic seen et eg a «tt pep ep ee nee page a : : Pikes renee Se mmpenceneipeee: = OTHER 4 ’ -/7 ia > & a. wy ——S. ? a Orpona Foam MO. 10 Cy UNITED STATES GOV. &nMENT Memorandum TO > Mr. Rosen f FROM : Vv. B. verte) SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS (2); Armed Robbery of Approximately $117,200 Jewelry and Cash, Residence of Edith and Fritz Werner @ norigo, Hallandale} Florida, March 20,1961. "INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY - ad 3 MAJOR THEFT MD cRI 460 {fi . This is to advise of a complaint made to the United States Attorney's (USA) Office, Miami, by O. B. Cline, a former Assistant United States Attorney now in practice of criminal law in Miami, that the FBI had intimidated Joseph Merola by insisting that he become a st: pigeon or his probation would be revoked and people would be advised hi was an informant. The SAC, Miami, obtained an affidavit from (SA H. Wayne Swinney who interviewed Merola and the action of SA Swinney indicates he used poor judgment in the interview. BACKGROUND: Victims Edith and Fritz Werner Dorigo who own and operate the Hofbrau Haus restaurant, Hallandale, Florida, on the evening of 3/20/61 were robbed by two armed white bandits who wore gloves and had stockings over their faces. Miami Informant | —sounit? advised he believed Joseph Merola's "two boys comm ed this robbery. He based this the fact that immediately following the robbery Merola had in his possession expensive jewelry. Merola has a gun equipped with a ilencer and this type weapon was used in the robbery. f Merola has an extensive criminal record dating back to 1947. He is now serving a two-year probationary sentence in connection with an Immigration and Naturalization Service matter. Merola until recently was an informant of the Miami Office and has in the past furnished information primarily concern ie ille + ay~ shipments to Cuba. \ INTERVIEW OF JOSEP - °g B APR 26 1961- Merola voluntarily appeared at the Miami Off#ce on 4/5761 case. He denied participation in the robbery or any knowledge of it. He refused to submit to a polygraph examination or furnish an alibi. iz was thoroughly interviewed by SA Swinney as a suspect in this Enclosure 1 - Administrative (Ny on if rs) 1 - Mr. C. A., Evans sf Syr/ | GEB: raj ¥ Fa eB wa ~ 6 MAY 1961 HW 45876 DocId:32334057 Page 2
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 : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 JFK Assassination System . Identification Form Agency Information FBI * 124-90110-10052 HQ CR 92-2730-21 Document Information \ FBI MM HQ 07/03/1958 8 JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact - HN 08/06/1998 INDEFINITE RPT 10 HW 54027 DBocld:32334059 Page 1 Date: 6/2/2015 Released under the John Kennedy Wssassination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). asef#: NW 54027 Date: ns—-25-2017
MM 92-153 po Be INFORMANTS ; ; T-1 is MM 644.-c, who has furnished reliable information in the past and whose information should not be disseminated in any manner which might. compromise informant. T-2 is Mrs. MARY LAUTON, Unit.Supervisor, Southern Bell _Telephone and Telegraph. Company, who furnished the information to SA ROBERT E. SUNKEL. : eo mens te a BE a Pe Qi ae Veo ; “a, wae ae freee woe y } HW 54027 Docld:32334059 Page 2
Released under the John F. 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 : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 f Docld:32334067 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI -124-90110-10060 HQ CR 97-3575-6 Document Information FBI HQ DOS 09/15/1958 2 JOSEPH MEROLA JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 08/06/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO. Date: 6/3/2015
DATES 11-14-2037 \ -orman a po REC. 9 L7-3975 = ¢ ’ pe Dates or 15,° 1258 hin Bedley Froa: John Edgar Hoover, Sirect Federak > Suveat of "sabe Tgeeten Sun jects a We MATION CT CONTAINED os ference in mide to wy semerendun dated eptember . 1958, slieve the infernont’s Inforustion t Tie Biltard was reliable. . ton an be furnished ony additional pertinent fins —1 = Havana Lit OL Wi | boat 48 hy font = Assistang ttorney Generali” |. Re ve ve 4 Nease Internal. Sécurity Division (By 0-0, sapendatek—— UL Parsons Rosen | = Foreign Liaison Unit - Tamm WC: ers . Trotter : ay Clayton 1G Hf, . ; _ L } Tele, Room —. at fons ee ‘ ll an et st gid ped { Gandy. a ; MAIL. ROOM gS f Grp 59 asi - | . ! Doclda: 32334067 Page 2?
Released under the John F. 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 : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 323340658 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90110-10061 HQ / CR 97-3575-6 Document Information FBI MM HQ 09/08/1958 1 JOSEPH MEROLA JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 08/06/1998 INDEFINITE AT Date: 6/3/2015
Pes tay Wea ° U © Reléased fmder the John F> Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 27107 Hotes. I | I { | FBI : | | | | ! Date: 9/8/58 | Transmit the following in . AITRTEL (Type in plain text or code) Via AIRMATIL [ (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, MEAME (97-230) Oo | ge JOSEPH MEROLA; ALL INFORMATION CONTAINER r LEONARD*BIRD; HEREIN JS YNCLASSIFED 2) ROBERT N{eDILLARD DATE_s/ui/4S__BY_s NM, REGISTRATION ACT Fa Re Miami vepcbine dated 8/29/58. B, LEONARD BIRD, Financial Consultant, Shamrock Eneinee ring Corp., 651 N.E. 31st Terrace, \| Miami, interviewed 9/3/58. He stated he is personal ch friend of ARTHUR BONHOMME, Haitian Minister of Public UY Works, and is attempting to invest $400,000.00 in Haiti / through BONHOMME. BIRD said he is in favor of present 1) ~ Haitian Government and never has been involved in Haitian or any other revolution. Numerous attempts have been made to contact JOSEPH MEROLA. He is currently out of the city. He will be interviewed when he returns. RUDOLPH BABOUN, Haitian Consul, Miami, re- contacted today. He said his informant, HAROLD BUSSINIUS, J le a Haitian citizen, is now in Haiti and he does not know iy when informant will return. BABOUN said he does not believe informant's information uC BaD and DILLARD Fz be reliable. pee md225 sy P 1958 (3)- Bureau we “1 - Miami | ove s11 tn Ln " ZK «(\ (Ars " Special Agent in Charge Approved: os y Docld:32334068 Page 2?
Released under the John F. 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 : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32334069 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90110-10062 HQ CR 97-3575-5 Document Information FBI HQ DOS 09/02/1958 3 JOSEPH MEROLA JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 08/06/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO of 19932 (44 USC 2107 Hote). Date: 6/3/2015
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection DATE: .11714-27017 . on “oe Pe ; . -—F. : 7, i : Le * . . — ; i * * g | me . fiew could forniah we information i aera i - . ! ‘ . ° , ™ . , . : I . . | Docld: 32334069 Page 2?
eleased under e John F. 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 : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32334071 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90110-10064 HQ CR 97-3575-3 Document Information FBI MM HQ 08/28/1958 2 JOSEPH MEROLA JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 08/06/1998 INDEFINITE TT Date: 6/3/2015
Released under the John F. hnedy Assassination Records Colrection Act of 1997 (44 USC Fi0T Hote; . DATE: 11-14-2917 NS . ) es Spe + FCDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Pon oe SEPARTMIENT OF JUSTICE SA Pe COMMUNICATIONS SECTION AUG 28 ly TELETYPE’ fy | | arr ; ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED) °%) ; | HEREIN § air \ i" ' —. PATE series BY str ceatlap._ f " URGENT <28-58 5-41 PM. EST. JWA | 5 TO DIRECTOR, FBI it ® FROM of MIAMI 2P og’ yy y (s | , | \) JOSEPH MEROLA, LEONARD BIRD, UNKNOWN PILOT, FNU_DILLIARD,  -: ——_—_—_—_— | NM, RA. THIS CONFIRMS TELEPHONE CALL TODAY BETWEEN SAC MIAMI AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BELMONT. RECOUNTING FACTS, __. we ARES VICE CONSUL, HAITI, RUDOLPH BABOUR, REPORTED ro ete N b . SAC IN MIAMI OFFICE TODAY THAT UNNAMED INFORMANT HAD GIVEN /- 27¢ SS HIM FRAGMENTARY INFORMATION ABOUT REPORTED EXPEDITION OF iS aeaa PEOPLE AND POSSIBLE SHIPMENT OF ARMS TO HAITI. THIS. pea 0 REVOLUTIONARY ATTEMPT PER INFORMANT MIGHT BE MADE OVER CA L N v LABOR DAY WEEK END OR SOME TIME DURING SEPTEMBER NEXT. / “ 5 oN “dl CLAIMS TWENTY SEVEN AMERICANS INVOLVED, INCLUDING ABOVE b nag pk A ey NAMED INDIVIDUALS AND FIVE FBI MEN. VICE CONSUL= STATED pe ; ra CONSIDERED ALLEGATIONS. RE FBI MEN INVOLVEMENT RIDICULOUS BUT WANTED THIS OFAECE KNOW OF IT. HE WAS..£ | > yo BBY REC 6 =| (MOTE? DEFINITELY NO FBI MEN INVOLVED. INFORMAW®‘ ADVISED HALT.IAN REVOLUTIONARIES HAVE DEPOT -OF g4R¥GP ASD 1958 ° oa _AMMUNITION IN ABOUT END PAGE ONE AM © — ~ fSeanmragints ; Docld: 32334071 Page 2?
DATE: 11-14-2017 Lo . \ PACE TWO HAVE ARMS WORTH SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS CACHED ON SOME ! ISLAND BETWEEN FLORIDA AND HAITI. INFORMANT STATED ONE | FNU DILLIARD LOCATED IN MIAMI IN LUMBER BUSINESS REPORTEDLY TRYING TO GET CONTACT THROUGH HAITIAN GOVERNMENT .. AND COUSIN OF DILLIARD IS MARRIED TO PILOT WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN - QR OFFERED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS BY REVOLUTIONARIES TO FLY ARMS TO HAITI, PURSUANT TO INSTRUCTIONS MR. BELMONT, 1 TU DISC ( INVESTIGATION BEING INITIATED. CONTACT WILL BE MAINTAINED WITH VICE CONSUL IN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE IDENTITY OF | | | INFORMANT. ASSISTANT IN CHARGE OF U. S. CUSTOMS, MR. WALLACE, IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED RE FACTS THIS CASE AND HAITIAN CONSUL DIRECTED TO LET CUSTOMS KNOW LOCALLY ABOUT THIS MATTER | so IN VIEW OF ARMS FEATURE OF CASE. BUREAU WILL BE KEPT | ADVISED, : | ; | END | | ACK PLS | WA «6-47 PM OK FBI WA cS | | | GF%-357T~- 3 | DocId: 32334071 Page 3
Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES:: i AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : _ DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32334072 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC S107 Hotey. JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90110-10065 HQ CR 97-3575-2 Document Information FBI HQ DOS 08/29/1958 2 JOSEPH MEROLA i JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact - 08/06/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO Date: 6/3/2015
[Released ‘under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Hotter. DATE: BE -14-2017 A eee ys ° 1 - Li, jon | ) | 1 - Mr><orman i | \/ Dates August 29, 1958 af Hs Tot pial an Bailey pe be epee edgar Hoover Hirectar 2 roe af" investigation Supioets ALL INFORMATI DATE Lele BY spp es | This wiht eontire information telephonically furnished om Atguat 26, 2950, 40 Hf. Bally N shoes of vor ] 9 i fan * on Mebonald, ee s é is i ee ease Agency’ ~ ow f f eo barcau of Customs, Hi ior He Be Tina’ " i lave lens, Degnr ant or tee Ais Force; - vs aol rie ee tg assis <0 “ ariaen®, the Agee [ BY 4 =— } co ‘fie wort ae aye Boorman at ge lonad jntivinale are aT relves . Belmont Mohr eS 1 en Beoriea Nease ___ ] - Assistant _Attorney General Parsons Rosen Internal ,jecurity Division (by 0-60, spud igh Tamm 1 - Foreign Liaison Unit rotter Tretter RWCsers (14) , Tele. Room —_ Holloman ~ A by . Nr BSE gigs er 1 Docld: 32334072 Page 2
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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Us¢ D107 Hote;. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/3/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90110-10066 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 97-3575-1 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MM TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 08/29/1958 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : JOSEPH MEROLA JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 08/06/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : TT v9.1 11 . Docld: 32334073 Page 1
eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records | DATEL 14-2017 _ em OL ii st Mg y ~ \ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION . U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AL ™ COMMUNICATIONS SECTION AUG 29 i958 » Mobr__ . Nease » Parsons. . Rosen. . Tamm . Trotter. TELET BE : - : “aur AFORMATION CONTAINED “° - HEREIN I$ UNCLASSIFIED \ DA 1S BY sa ay NM, RAs’. REMYTEL AUGUST TWENTYEICHT, LAST. VICE CONSUL. RUDOLPH BABOUN, “NOT BABOUR, RECONTACTED AUGUST TWENTYNINE» ADVISED INFORMANT, — A. ao ED ‘EXPEDITION, LOCATION .OF DEPOT OF ARMS “IN MIAMI AREA, AND wo ogfsoi OF . ARMS CACHE. ON AN: ISLAND. PILOT ALLEGEDLY OFFERED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FLY ARMS TO HAITI, BUT AWAITING CONSULS ANSWER TO HIS DEMAND FOR | ‘TEN “THOUSAND DOLLARS. FOR INFORMATION. | BABOUN SAYS INFORMANT. -STATES ‘TWENTY SEVEN. AMERICANS INVOLVED, INCLUDING: QUOTE FIVE FBI MEN: END QUOTE. “ALLEGED ' ‘FBI-MEN NOT IDENTIFIED ‘AND THEIR PART IN MATTER NOT KNOWN. "INFORMANT: SAID. LEONARD. BIRD, MIAMI, INVOLVED. ONE Bs. LEONARD BIRD, | CALLED MIAMI OFFICE AUGUST TWENTYTWO, ONE NINE FIVE EIGHT, FROM DOCTOR-S * HOSPITAL, WHERE. ‘A CORONARY PATIENT, STATED HAD, INFO RE HAITIAN MATTERS. ON INTERVIEW “SAME DATE RID NOT rurysx ANY INFO RE, INSTANT MATTER. EFFORTS INTERVIEW axgltoony 4 Af op DENCE NEGATIVE. SINC BIRD CONFINED C Lewes o % TO. BED , ON DOCTORS ORDERS AND fiNAVA LE. FOR {—RHOUN SAID REC- 8 ONE ‘ROBERT GREEN CONTACTED HIM AT HOME TODAY, va BAB ENT ORE yl END PAGE ONE cipat i ey bP, A MGI Lo a Belmont | Docld: 32334073 Page 2? Collection Act of/1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey.
Tee 11-14-2017 oS ¢ A Ee “the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 7992. (44 Usc 2107-o otey: PACE TWO “MEROLA, PAREN MIAMI TOP JEWEL THIEF PAREN. GREEN SAID MEROLA LEFT FOR NEW YORK TODAY AND IF CONSUL WANTED TO QUOTE DEAL END QUOTE WITH HIM, TO SEND WORD THROUGH GREEN. GREEN QUOTED MEROLA AS SAYING quote ‘ear TIME WE WON-T MISS END QUOTE, WHICH BABOUN INTERPRETS AS MEANING THE REVOLUTION WILL BE: SUCCESSFUL. GREEN TOLD BABOUN MEROLA GETTING A ‘PERMIT 1 TODAY TO ENABLE HIM TO DEAL IN AUTOMATIC WEAPONS. ROBERT Ne DILLARD, JUS- RITE BUILDER-S ‘SUPPLY, ONE EIGHT FIVE ZERO ONE BISCAYNE BLVD. y ADVISED HAS NO INFORMATION RE ARMS OR EXPEDITIONS _ TO HAITI. HAS NO FRIENDS, RELATIVES OR ACQUAINTANCES WHO ARE | PILOTS. INFORMANTS ALERTED. BIRD WILL BE INTERVIEWED WHEN — PERMISSIBLE. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING. © _END ACK" PLS WA 10-19 PM OK FBI WA ‘cs, Tu DIXCY CC: MR, BELMONT Sree ARS-SEFERMISOR DOM, INTEL. DIVISION ~~ ! H Docld: 323354073 Page 3
AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ] COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 54027 Docld: 32334081 ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: ; PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : ~ RESTRICTIONS : - CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90110-10074 HQ CR 105-83117-91 Document Information FBI NH HQ 10/19/1961 1 JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA MANUEL ADALBERTO ARQUES DIAZ PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified a 4 Redact 08/06/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO 14 Page 1- Date: 6/2/2015 Peleased under the John Kennedy WSssassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NU S4027 Date: HS-25-2017
\onnrED > STATES ON ERNMENT NO. 2 10 _ a 4 ° ae M emorantham TO > DIRECTOR, FBI (105-83117) DATE: 10/19/61 row] SAC, NEW HAVEN (105-3555) © SUBJECT: MANUEL ADALBERTO ARQUES ‘DIAZ, aka IS - CUBA; _RA.- CUBA 00: Miami — Re Bureau airtel to New Haven 10/3/61, and New Haven Letter to Bureau 10/12/61. There are enclosed for the Bureau five copies and for Miami one copy of a letterhead memorandum reflecting _ results of interview with BERNARD HOLMES BRENNAN, Main Street, Moodus, Connecticut, concerning captioned. subject. “BRENNAN advised he would be available to testify in connection with this case in the event his services are desired. It is pointed out that BRENNAN expressed a desire to receive a retainer over and above that which vernment witness appearing | is normally furnished. to a , in Federal Court. a i. Cj LE INFORMATION CONT ; } Buc. ang OY HEREIN URPLASSIFED Co a, , fZ-Bureau (Encls.-5y OATE 2 y.Bemac {KAT iN “l-Miami (105-2221) .(Encl.-1) an 2-New Haven (105-3555) ! ae (134-590) . Z ot -_ TMM/1rf . . a (5) [a REGISTERED MAIL Ke ae _S rt Ky  & a 3 & O wv 3 o! i \ o \ oN \e\ : 0 & O > ra AIETEA WF , oO co J 0-2-6 =e - o30; Baw . e i | HW 54027 DoclIda: 32334081 Page 2?
JFK Assassination System Date: 6/2/2015 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy oOllection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). , ase#:NU 54027 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: — CR 105-83117-91 ne—-25-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ ; TO: NH , TITLE: DATE: — 10/24/1961 PAGES: 1 SUBJECTS : ; JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA MANUEL ADALBERTO ARQUES DIAZ __ DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 08/06/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: = AT v9.1 ; ° 16 | HW 54027 DocId:32334083 Page 1
10/24/61 Airtel FX. 2 103 To: SAC, New Haven 495-3555) From: Director, ce 1 (108-83117) - 7 | MANUEL ADALBERTO ARQUES Diag, akan = | IS = CUBA : [ REGISTRAT ION ACT = CUBA ReNHiet 10/19/63. By return airtel advise reply given ‘Brennan to his expressed desire to receive retainer, 1 = Miami (105-2221) 1 = 137-5707 (Brennan) ALL IRFORMATION COTAINE J Jap: aly ' i | ones ar wanted NOTE: ‘Department is attempting to determine whether there ‘is sufficient information in this case upon which it could initiate action against subject. In connection. therewith, it requested — Brennan (former PSI of Miami Office) be ‘contacted, Brennan advised i he would be willing to testify, However, he expressed a desire to cone receive a retainer owérand above that which is normally furnished to a ~, Government witness appearing in Federal Court. Presumably, : New Haven made no comments in this regard; however, as this information, will be passed on to the Department, we should check with New Haven, ~/ & | OCT 41961, pes TEE ae r-¥ Be oo Dufiie #2.117290)) Fan ,Room« VS 5 f , + iy ‘GH he OM NE 6 ht Ae ne hae 1 MAIL Le ietiwa TELETYPE uniT LL] ge : Pa . . = =a sa A tN fase i lit Raa erg tcp HW 54027 Docld: 32334083 Page 2? u
Released under the John F. 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 : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32334094 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90110-10087 HQ CR 105-79067-2 Document Information FBI HQ MM 07/31/1959 1 JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA SIR SYDNEY OAKS f PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 4 Redact 08/06/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO 13 Date: 6/2/2015
ea ased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 Us 3107 Hote} . ‘DATE: 11-14-2017 ¢ ; we ' oN 1 - BPf Nasca - wu a €& SAC, Miami . July 31, 1959 | REG- 35 | Director, FBI (1105-79067) ~-2— f cam A of | ied ( ) . 2 BLL IRFORMATION G . Pepe 1S UNOLA gigs Ft ee ANTAINEL . \ STR SYDNEY OAKES 4. IS = CUBA —— _ Reference is made to Miami letter 5/21/59 captioned "Caribbean Political Activities, IS - Cuba” with enclosure. The pertinent information concerning Sir Sydney Oakes contained in the enclosure was made : avatlable fo a confidential. source abroadfs) (109-12-210-535) On July 21, 1959, the confidential source abroad furnished the enclosed report which was classified "Secret." In the event any of the information contained in the enclosed report is incorporated tn a report © es prepared for dissemination, it should be appropriately paraphrased, A copy of the report furnished by the confidential source abroad, together with a copy of its enclosure, is attached.Furnish summary enclosed daw to Customs locally G- 29-97 imolosures (2) CLASSIFIED BY SOUS SCO/KIE, ree AGO PEL an DECLASSIFY OW: 254. VHN: bud £ gupta ba | / cogent o DGS oh Jif fie , for ene rote ee purile BEQ-LLT z (See bt ob . Classified WwAq~ecx yo AILED 39 i ' Tolson Belmont '  DeLoach | SULS 2 1958 See | o ane eee . 4 Per aed a Ag ' McGuire Mohr ' Parsons “ Rosen ba ia . . . . Tamm a tet lige oo : ; a : (off - ne » Trotter .., a OE See ad wt if be a ¢ a hos cd f . wd = j SO aT oa : . W.C. Sullivan, — ah the tf ar ony eee . | 7 . * i . eee Tele. Room —- Qa?‘ . af ; To : oe Holloman’ : Ys . ae Gandy MAIL ROOMS] TELETYPE UNIT | v poo, .. ye i : St i oe pinnae tient no | Docld: 32334094 Page 2?