“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 °(44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date.  4/27/201 Identification Form eee Agency Information. , AGENCY: FBI . RECORD NUMBER: 124-10289-10362 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: " 97-4030-13 | ae : - Document Information: , \ ORIGINATOR: EBI . FROM: HAYES, JAMES D. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 06/16/1960 ‘PAGES: 16 SUBJECTS : ’ NRO, REL, BKG, ASSOC, FINANCES, TRA, ACA, CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY ACT, TRANSPORTING FIREARMS, INDICTMENT ; : DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified : RESTRICTIONS: 4 _ CURRENT STATUS: ‘* Redact a . DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 03/24/1998 . “a OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 . 6 . Docld: 32306232 Page 1 ,
" Releaged under the John F. Kennedy Assassifiation Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 21I07 Hotes. DATe: 11-14-2017 Investigative Period 2/9 - 5/28/60 Report made by 3 JAMES D. HAYES JDH:mén, CHARACTER OF CASE yee ae ur Bere HN ‘ DEC LAS ae : BA = CUBA Repsr se mine ie IN Ts wash ay, 10-047 -2)) 97 Adis , Synopsis: 4 REFERENCES: Report of SA JAMES D. HAYES, 1/21/60, Miami. sul 7 New York letter to Bureau, 2/16/60. AY Washington Field letter to Bureau, 3/21/60. Gi . Miami teletype to Bureau, 4/29/60, in the case entitled "ANTI-FIDEL CASTRO ACTIVITIES, Is = CUBA". 0 er Lo, Approved . Do not write in spaces below Copies maior | Vv : 10 + Bureau (RM) (l-Legat, Havana) 1 - U..S. Customs, Miami (RM)- - 2 - Miami (97-213)  pencr AAG, State, CHA, gg on? " ¥ PERRO OSL Crademne, [fterre FT, me 2)! ; , / pate FOR, Gad = he. fears < és apace HOW e a eo ok ¥ U. 8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1986 O—#85319 . an Docld: 32306232 Page 2?
ation Records Callection A j=S 134-211-Su raced by SA GEORGE gE. AVIS, JR., 1/17/60 T-3 is MM 660- 137-1594 itacted by SA C. GRAHAM AURST,, 2/9/60 and 3/7/60 : , me. DAVIS, JR. 5 MM T-5 is DAVE WILLIAMS, 97-213-41 Assistant Station Manager, Guest Alrvays, Miami Inter- national Airport, Miami, Florida, (by request), contacted by SA JAMES, D, HAYES, 2/17/60 COVER PAGE. Docld: 32306232 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Sc 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-7017 UNITE’ STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUS™ 7E K.JERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION  - - U. S. CUSTOMS, MIAMI (RM) | JAMES D. HAYES . .. | Offleer: - MIAMI, FLORIDA June 16, 1960 © oo. ask : ’ Bureau File #: = Jae ‘Miami 97-213 Tile: 3 > = 2 S| 2 2 = NORMAN. ROTHMAN > i us co i tt © C19 8 be S| rbd se NW a4 wa — ST REGISTRATION ACT - CUBA HY Sy 00 Synopsis: NORMAN ROTHMAN was born 12/26/14, Bronx County, New York, - Hew York. MM T-1 advised 1/12/60, that ROTHMAN received =~ money from Mrs. MARTA BATISTA, wife of FULGENCIO BATISTA, - former President of Cuba. MM T-1 also stated that ROTHMAN desired to change site of anti-CASTRO operations from Miami area, due to intensification program cf U. S. - R authorities in S. Fla. area. [On 1/17/60, MM T-2 advised ROTHMAN reportedly paid $10,000.00 each for several B-25" or - B26 airplanes, which were located in the Miami area fon‘ 2/9/60, MM T-3 advised ROTHMAN reportedly had stored fire- arms with ABE DANCHES, owner of a plastic plant, Hialeah, Fla. 1959 Suburban City Directory, Miami, lists ABE DANCHES, Secretary-Treasurer, Everglades Plastic Corp., 1055 E. 35th St., Hialeah. On 2/15/60, MM T-4 advised ROTHMAN was. attempting to exchange 1,000,000 Cubam pesos into American dollars, for use in case ROTHMAN decided to leave U. 5S. On 2/15/60, JOHN R. EKBERG, 570 Lee Drive, Miami Springs, _ Fla., advised: Cuban Revolutionary Police interested in ~ ROTHMAN's activities concerning raids against Cuba, and ’ indicated ROTHMAN and his "group" were paying $10,000.00 to pilots making such flights over Cuba. On 3/7/60, , records d@ the Passport Division, Department of State, J Washington, DC, reflected ROTHMAN had been refused a passport because of "Cuban revolutionary activity; under indictment and bend for transporting firearms". On { woes DEG RSBIEIED By oP Peete . , ais document contains neither recommendations nor Eonclusions.df the FBI. It is the property o BI and is loaned to” \ your agency; it and its-contents are not to be distributed outside. your agency. . / soe ‘ Fe neti: Uae mms Ane DoclIa: 32306232 Page 6
of 1992 (44 US DATE: 11-14-2017 WM 97-213 DETAILS; On February 8, 1960, L.C, WALTER P. Ms reviewed the birth records of Bron County » New York, which reflected under record No. 15680/14, that NoRM ROT Ns male, wh bo father’s name wae F LEO MAN. age 30, Rumania, and his“mother’s name , Listed ag] TANNENBAUM, age 26, born in Ryhanita. ROTH : \was . Listed] as 1155 Prospect Avenue, Brome, New York, and the record reflected that WORMAR ROTI | wae the second child of 1 0 Ad », 1960, MM T-t“an hag clajhed to be familiar with eert activivies and their zelationsh! iodividual who ain phases of arms to Cuba and the niniean WGATISTA, the wife of : UGENCIO BATISTA, “former ‘Presidgnt of Cul bringing BATISTA money to the Bilt Beach, Florida. Mre. BATISTA reportedl y is al | distributed this momey to her brother, ROBER' DA, and NORMAN ROTHMAN, described as M Biltmore Terrace Hotel. race Hotel, My am: Lieged t te ave, ‘ MM T-l said that due to the intensification ; program of the U. S. Border Patrol ‘tleularly in the - Miami area, amti-CASTRO actiwitd south Florida had been greatly slowed down, an both ROTHMAN and PER) EZ MIRANDA were in favor of a change of site for amti-CASTRO operations, mot further described, x On Jamuary 17, 1960, MMT acquainted with certain phases of Gu activities, advised that Nw individual -errevolutionary of the Biitmoye ( (uw) lee e Docld: 32306232 Page 7