' Released under e John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-7017 — JFK Assassination System Date: 4/27/201 | | Identification Form | Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10291-10399 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: CR 105-81895-15 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI | FROM: SAC,MM TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 01/14/1960 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : NRO, ASSOC, ACA, SUSP, BOMBING, SUGAR CANE FIELDS, HAVANA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 08/13/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 1 Docld: 32307259 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 Usc¢ 2107 Hote;. DATE: 11-14-2017 ; PAGE TWO MIRANDA, BROTHER IN LAW OF FORMER CUBAN PRESIDENT BATISTA. r / df vo “of fo \ CUSTOMS BELIEVES ARRANGEMENTS MADF BY NORMAN™ROTHMAN, MIAMI BEACH HOODLUMs CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH BILTMORE TERRACE GROUP. || essere | cseens HAS NO INFO RE IDENTITY PLANE OR PILOT. ON JAN ! | THIRTEEN LAST VINCENT Je HANARD REGISTERED AGENT FOR CUBAN GOVT., WHO HAS FURNISHED SOME RELIABLF INFO IN PAST AND IS IN POSITION TO KNOW, ADVISED RELIABLE SOURCE TOLD HIM PLANE FLOWN JAN TWELVE WAS TWIN ENGINE BEECHCRAFT, SN N THREE EIGHT Z, RENTED FROM LIBERTY AVIATION COs, MIAMI, IN NAME BERNARD ~Prqmemmvens dicate AgAFEEES HANARD CLAIMED PLANE LEFT MIAMI ELEVEN Ae Me JAN FLEVEN, FLEW TO MERIDA, YUCATAN, MEXICO, THEN TO CONSUMER PAREN PH END PAREN ISLAND, MEXICO, THEN FLEW TO CUBA, DROPPED BOMBS, RETURNED MIAMI ELEVEN AM, JAN THIRTEENs ON JAN. I Pon lee THIRTEEN PCI ROY-KATON, ARMS DEALER INVOLVED IN CUBAN REVOLU- ee IO TIONARY ACTIVITIES, SAID CHARLES WILLTAMAHORMEL,s NOTORTOUS Cr. - camer anes hos ARMS SMUGGLER AND PILOT, SAID ROBFRTO FERNANDEZ MIRANDA CONTACTED ” HIM TO FLY MEN AND MUNITIONS FROM NEW ORLFANS AND/OR MOBILF TO UNDESIGNATED SPOT IN MEXICO. HORMEL SAID FERNANDEZ MIRANDA-S GROUP HAS MACHINE GUNS, PHOSPHORUS AND DYNAMITE END PAGE TWO COR—LINE—q WD 1 SLF BE  CUSToms - Doclda: 32307259 Page 3
eleased under the John F. Kennedy Hssassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Use 2107 Hote). DATE in L1- -14-2017 PAGE THREE IN NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE AND ARE FLYING IT TO MEXICO IN B TWO FIVE AIRPLANES. PHOSPHORUS AND DYNAMITE TO BE USED TO BLOW UP AND BURN SUGAR CANE FIFLDS.AND REFINERIES IN CUBA. HORMEL TOLD KATON THAT ON JAN FLEVEN LAST TWO PLANE LOADS OF GUNS FLOWN OUT OF Us Se AND OVER PAST SEVERAL WEEKS ABOUT NINE HUNDRED MEN HAVE BEEN FLOWN TO SECRET 4/ ENCAMPMENT IN MEXICO WHERE BATISTA GROUP REPORTEDLY FORMING \ INVASION FORCE. HORMEL SAID HE TURNED DOWN MIRANDA-S OFFER \ AND THAT MONEY ARRANGEMENTS TO BE HANDLED BY NORMAN ROTHMAN & WHO OBTAINS MONEY FROM MRS. FULGENCIO BATISTA, RESIDING 7c DAYTONA BEACH, FLAs MOBILE AND NEW ORLEANS ADVISE Ue Se CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL LOCALLY, INASMUCH AS THESE VIOLATIONS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION. MIAMI WILL ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP FURTHER DETAILS AND NOTIFY BUREAU. TED-WHITEHOUSE, PILOT Co AND FORMER HEAD OF CUBAN CAA, RESIDING BILTMORE TERRACE ! HOTEL, CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH ROTHMAN, ADVISED TODAY HF DOUBTED FLIGHT ON JAN TWELVE WAS MADE FROM Ue Se Ue Se BORDER PATROL OF SAME OPINION, WASHINGTON FIELD CHECK FAA FOR OWNERSHIP TWIN ENGINE BEECHCRAFT, SN N THREE EIGHT Ze LIBERTY AVIATION DISCLAIMS ANY KNOWLEDGE THIS PLANE. WA RELAY TO WFO END ACK PLS IN ORDER WA 5-10 PM OK FBI WA RAM FOR RELAY NO OK FBI MO ES NO OK FBI NO LRC CCa¥RS BELMONT TU DISC Doclda: 32307259 Page 4