* Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Recor Fe on ie DATE: 113 Listas 2017 So  k a : ee CRLLEZST is en: Sinez rican gaxbler whe was deported from now staying at the “andre” hotel in TOron te, : Ae ORPURD went on te say that the ordorjor! this occasion wae: for the Zane amount as befcre and that ke rene Lod PCLLAR in Ceneva on + &th April whe eenfirced that the current Letter of Credit: “WS Excd. VERFCAD aid not know which banks were Low involved. = | Sus “2,0: Se . Contrary to what O<FOND had told ve esrlier adoring. a telechene - conversation he nuv said that ne had not sean FARA eince has aa vieit te Lenion da Eeeatber 1955, He had, hooever,. spoken aoe she telephone and had set Yiek (nox Adentifled as eyedl ¥ en pa - eyeat eto, Lith oral au Frenkfurt, Viek wags aes sapanied en this occasion b; . i Se) ard WAY M2 ahd ast kn 0 WA SoasrEnD aod hia partner sere trying to mise £20,0X ia cesh  damediately and £80,000 in the next few wecks in or der te Keep an . dssurance congany under thele esntrel. They adzed GILFORD if he astld “S' Basiet in disposing of “hot* Jouellery te she ‘value tf RL VeGELO'g partner ehdag nase URFLE [2D was unable or wed dns  %0 volunterdily amplify the information he had fivan. I, tnerefere, cut | &% to his that there waa little truth in his atory ard stating thet other ‘+ #@ntves Of infercation bad-fadled te es mfirs 3 any of -the facts. he wae _@iving. He resisted thia surcrastion. i, therefore, went on to cay that ce . & telioved that he was, in foot, mixed up dn another ares ceal aigh did. os ok et dnved Ave the Sahsmse but instexd Cestral American count ries. He deried (  °* thise I, therefore, put to hia verlcus names ef asaceiates of Yiex ard i PARRA end asked a he knew Rh 2% they wore. Those nines wich ke reesy gniced - be "By this tine it waa eleer that ozs¢. rere 63 foligwst Rs fm tg Est (an associate of, Mamata) CLFORO hed net nae when in Lonien Doty ee did net. knew his surne-e nor «hat his coaupaticn wase Ha had: Lou iiittct (an ¢meridan asssedate of vows ye at first onsen: did not adit thea full extent of nia kno sleds vi, KRUEINE Bat later was more for rthessine, a had etd (> Lerden in Gecenbers UAESS wag involved with PANSA ‘and Wiex in (| @fWancine @ UK. excore ut leence fer coulis te the value of four _ - million dollers te be exported te Yeheran whieh was being hendied. | Shroughs a bank in arkehe in. this.  oonnestion Vick visited aurden in lesesber. wh et ees Leow . AREER 2 RESTOR ta Goxpany et interest | ‘te Pas RA ‘gra | others)s. CAPGRG aid that this comoany had ext SOnSi VO gandling interestas Norman EXOTCN, one of the sactrera, sas: brother of Gen WESTON aod CxF0R2 says he set these veosle in che _— Yet. in seceuter, The soz: ean saa interes ted is gasbling | nas 42 ao é w . . @lesely involved in ar eangins the augoly and Aelivery of as probably to Micsrasua, A person called Johan SEENTLY gag ‘resorted an a the "cbserver” sone teo years ase as denying that arss sere being shipped to Central africa via Ricaragua), 2XFOR2 had heard this Race and thought 16 cowld have been the person whom HATERFIELS and Tersvsseces Doclda: 32301775 Page i4 . the United King ‘tos a few weeks azo. According to SAYCRD he ig - ae ce palan so a 7 hed Sapper with Hic and other friends of RA. 7 et EE NEEDY (en aa: golete ef Viek ana : PARMA dn. Brussels and. acoarently. ren his pestner were due - “ta Beet an Peveoele: after " leaving FrankPurte oe
Released under . the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records collection Act of A992 (44 use eit Hotes. | DATE: 11-14- “2017: ; on Te AB about this stace of the “ proveedings CKFORD started to — | everlook or forget his earlier deniels and te. san talking about the derger arts transection fox Central AMETACRs A Enq lan havid (a contact of Woktas A payia oHAY of 4 Albensrle- street has elso teen reported to be the owner of a car-driven o ere occasion by Viek). OF¥o00 sata he presumed David wes Savi SHAW and identified his office. He sald that SHAW had eone to the Eshemas with Norman and Lemgee2Tck and FukRA in Novesxber. 7 last. -SHA@ gag in the contraing Misthess and provided the a . . 0rking finanee for the aras deal. He was the “frontesan" and how oo hed attended the zeetine at Kelynes Villas in #resport before Bs! a ~-  gGing en to the United States. GZFURD had subsequently. Been. “: SHAR in London at his office when he completed a real estate. _ tronsest tien with hin on behalf sf soxscne called PeterpCiszili, Engler id t a4 i on { Ba 5 a ALEC fan asucciate of Figmats and Vick's). it is: unlikely that | | 7 GEICRD aia in fact identify the real ALEC but instead epoke | ef an Aledlet: Culbl, a Uete eltizen aged about fitty-: five who wea. prepere] 40 finsnce arss but net rembling transactions, | NITOMELL be its. _ had his own Jot eireraft and frequently vizited London fron — epaland 7 , Florida. He wos in the Pahanas.at the sare tine aa CHAy ard others: ats but CAFUL0 Waa unable te say xhether ho knew af the Beeting st Do FR (a Gorsan associfite of Viek and nueIns), “oxsoap  Adentified Pr eh Rm, | HUPPNER as a person whom Viek came to see in aunheds about PUT ¢ the boginsing of. april. HOPPNER wos engaged in the! Eras business but HORE oan (1 ORPURD nis not oat hin, “ - Co a a ae tr reverted te ties aubjes £ of crms Por the gahacas | end asked po BXFORD how this business beran. He told-ce that the first contact: had i i Bo taken place about tve ucnths before the Dan aERS election. In Noveaber. te an PHGEINGRY had cone. to hacsau end nad taken YIEOLING to ReLANEYta house an Flerids. dt the neeting which took place to consider haw PINOLING ~ @Guld te holped te power SiNTON Suge rested thet saney should be saised_ - te obtain arse. It wea understosd i that ‘af successful at the poils . ~PIkaLiaG would Subsequently & nuke  BBEROD: dat @. eoncessioas bo He hs AREY. co ge.  ° £g asked OXFURB how he had got in touch with the tohazas, police apd he eaid that 058 had ause to his. I asked how this had been arranced . _ 88 CAPURD said that when he wes in Freeport he wanted -a. teloshone loatailea _ > dm a hurry and had got en to the brother cf the Minister of Telecomnunieations, the result. of shinh wne thet bis teleshone was au pplied fizuedistely, - 23.15 OAPORS then went and thenked the Minister, Re EELE! 20H, and the conversation turned to HoLAvEY, eX¥C2D dnai icating that HeUAREY naa poing to back” J 4 Ben ROLOSCH' gs nelitieal osuonents., {0°GH0N anbed hia if he wou le be precared | Poe €@ core to terma with the ehandon Governzent, OXFORD agreed provided an Pols." .3.  SOLQHGN padd Bis expenses. <CLUYON then arranzed for HES to see CAFUAD bo which be did at Freapert. SBLOMER owed OXFORD “65200. dollars. a do. coe exe SAD. then told. ne what followdag these conversations 502 pH9 and @ ! vinisterial Colleseve, Air etefforn BS, wanted to recover certain * papere which had been stolen from SAD) RS" safe and taxen to the United - fa. 3 States, The papers gave details of financiel transactions involzing . pageants Trem the Zahanaa (i.e, the Casines) to various. individuals in the Aadted & tatese. _ bXPORD: was | ex, ployed, te run doen ed recover. these Poe “= Pan heres anes oe Prserscicesinse Docld: 32301776 Page 15
_ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act. ‘of 1992 da use 2107 | Hoey. DATE: Als 14> ‘2017 : : . : “OG papers in erder to preventtt 102 2s falling anto PIRDLING?® hondte Re dia | dn fact manaze to obtain sone of thes and there were now ledeed in ’ Philedelvhia im an Attornay's offices OvPS25 hod abtained the papers Pe, By nersucding two. friends to rob a-car,e (ne person involved 40 pit Au «  . this had teen indited in the United States, his Asse was Avery eee a Sone ef the parers bad alss cine intd the posrension ef fez ae g was had nerbed for £A5nS, There were three parcels cf pefers in ah, '. @nd it wis these high were the basia st she erticies in tee well a : Street. journals OE : ak Me - | OR RO then sola ag 6 Bre tle scry shout his last visit to - Lerden. Aceording to his he was supposed te take an export licenes > @a6 dn the UX. for the exsort of arng am) left here on 23th Secenser -\ apd firat woné to“Kexico City in order te obtein a divorcee. Having -@bteined this in nine days, he went to Colunbia dnvediately aftersards. ane .@md @lay yinited Panaae, His purpose waa te find out wheter area could | ke sold fn that area. Ne alse minted te know who he would be dealing with if be tock cub the expert licence. His cencluaions were that — Gaabawals, ilearegua and @ croup in Braril were ali potential purchasers. and he suk ntly passed this informatics en to Vick, In fanans City he eav & jovellor che 43. & very close friend of the Presiiest, his. name | was finrdeaet GGLAR whose: echeany was Jeyeria | Hepa end whose deseilery , : store in adeea was right sereza from the Panama Hilten where CxFoaD. | . wag staying. He esne to en prrances ent to deel threuch NASCIAg and then went on to fan Andrea whers he visited another jeveller HOSA Dawe wes doze EXSALISA. (fan Andres is the Colucbian islend fresport.lyiag Be “°. Sast of Sdcaragua}, BACALLEA had a half interest in an emerald mine in. . foi. ). Goluebia and esled OR¥OE2 te take sone emeralis te the Sichani jewellery . me “asore in Biemks From Sah andreas SLgSR3 sent to .Jenetes and thes on ta. | past! anes we Le : OF: URS continued te insist that ‘tats a8 a. separate transaction Poe ge to the’ Rehazas Baainean, the siamo ‘dn ‘at wis case being Tour million dollera. | me ‘Coprent . a cerameninetaeinaedl o ‘Intependact sources indicate. that CEPGRD's ascosiates are “$n fast currectly ensaced in a Musinese transaction which fa 0. phe within the lettefo? the law te shio arns to Central Aseridas the the purchase certificate to te provided by the Micarasuan Governzent. ostter actival in Central Anerida it gees Likely that the arms _ - WELL then be shinpe: elzeshere. ULFUID, herever, caly eeuns coe to be invelved in tha earlier portoot the trunsgoticon that ia te | say to get the goods te central 4 Acericae oo ee Tes 13. 0s In the csurse of our conversation OXP89 referred te Satie oo end their intere:t in sazbling, He said that the contact sa the - Gontinent with shea he oculd 70% in touch Af? he wanted te cbhtsin xefla oe assistance « wea @ persen galled *Setsteak” who was Duteh and lived in Be Ansterdaas - Another Hatia cont Rast aa3 arvounthBiac ds BORN». No boc we i: oxpian then seid that he aid been involved: in on/operaticn vs <.€@ get ames to Cuba sbeut sim years arco. Theso had beca shioved from . Rew wrleans prior te which they hed been stored as Bikes fel ; sothar’a fara wins ch #23-5ear tem  Crleana.: foie yA 2el? CO ‘ 15.- . a y asked { CRPORD nay he no longer hed his retum ‘tleket to. Mago, he said that re nad te coach this in when advised to go te ot Pearls. He alae had to finance his sife’a visit te the 0.2%. nhere she Thad dost besn but could only. bring £35 bask with here: aia = 2S Cos ad a re en dn a ay eae Pa a ee Doclda: 32301775 Page 16
“Released under the- John F. Kennedy Assassination Records DATE: 11+14- 2017. : . “Wb. He identified & ‘hotoproph I shone ne of tan i ate ROTAIN - 1. paring « our convervation CORFU 8p continually 2 returned to the od ".  . gabject of az to how he would cet back into the United finedor and a nd mentioned that it had been sugsoated to his he could aleays co in | Lt ‘through the lack door. After sose pressings he teld <e thie wag to * go-to Ireland and froa chere to the Islo of Man where ha was te ask for Pure Sallivan®™ wae Rould fo waat was recessary. , “We OE advined ¢ OXFORD not to attenpt. this. He told me that his |’ ry wife was oonten plating writing ts an H.?. azsealing acainst his ‘exclusion, CXPCHD asked n¢.if i knew why he was not alleved Pe to the United Ningdomy . I replied that I was not inforsed of the resson for the degartzent's 8 Gecizion but I ascuned there was some eoniicotion with SKPULD"@ gambling | antecedents and. his oriminel record ant the ) United Btates end on the os ; Continents Bo oe. Do, Bere tay Ce deve Cheat ce eo - x Doclda: 32301775 Page i?
Released. under . ‘the John ‘FE. Ke t }- mnedy Assassinati “ DATE: re va ‘oa me ) ion Records Collection Act of 199? (44 Use 2107 Hote moe los - . petails of relephone calls made by, hin and for which he » provided tel ehits from the Prankfurteritof Hotel Prankfurt. during Agr 7 Ho P Date me : ee con To - : ne ; . —— Cost. Bele | | ac ‘april ra on |) WATEIUFTELD = « (ast knoges 400) 3a, 20 | oa By Apedy th "fou POLLAR = Geneva ke ae 720. Be Apr Ath wa, waz nods HABBO Uke April Ath 7 PARRA ~ - Teneriffe - os a 58070 2 Se Apel 5th - AERA. - ‘Teneriffe “6, apeal: 6th one PARRA - . Tenerife eee us Jo. April 9th — “PARRA = Teneriffe on 7 Bas 6 fa SBS me “3 8 April th WATERFIELD - + (Bast, Knoyes 3400) BahO 9-9, April l2th -Golony Club (SALIIR) + London 6.60 Rog: Aprdl 12th Colony. club (s: SLA) - London 1.kO 4ij--Apeal 12th Ys Dine SELLINE = Wad'§@ Be TO Uy aay apr Bath “PARRA = Teneriffe ae | Be Apr age Dino CELLINE ~ Lisbon Sg 50 Ue apr Uyth bine CELINE = vedrid » - 15. April. Lith 7 Colony | club - - “London - "36. Apri usth og Colony club - - Lonton aa : ee VW April Uth “ a Dino cHLLINE - . Lisbon oo hyal 4B. April Uyth ~* “Dane CELLINI - Estorie : = SS yg 19. ‘April 15th sine CELLINI ~ Estorie, 36080 205 April 47th ~ Colony, clud = Londen. OO 33.50 | april 17th a, PARRA = Teneriffe. | mo a eee : 7 as - 8.20 2 April ‘7th ae : . PARRA - - , Londen | : : apr 2a & RRA Tene . 5. Apa ast - ae pam - ‘Londen pos sy auth ea 4212 : Docld: 32301778 Page 16
Released under the John F. Kennedy “As: DATE: 11-14-2047... OC: Use 2107 Hofey. Gan Be whe EB. ue - ganvé? Senron @ FINK port FICE NAN | ae 3s Born? kth July 1920, Poland, = WALI pokes U.S. Citizen Passport No.: C.679720 So . | Add: 248 S.We17 Street, Miami, a wort . _ Florida. a . Ste Petes | "Set. Gibb at London Airport reported that the above had arrived at about Ug.00 on Sunday 7th May from Rome on Flight BE.255. _ BENTON had been searched by Customs but nothing of interest was revealed. . - He said that he was here for about four days on business and thereafter 2, -: he was going to Venezuela. He would be staying at the Hilton Hotel _° | (@uring his. visit. He was carrying one suitcase, was about six feet . “+. , two inches wore sunglasses, had a tanned complexion and was wearing a coc. “shocking” orange polo neck sweater. . ae , . 21st March 1967 reference 588/UNREG/555a-30a and 371/66/96-1,6a as the _ person with whom James Russell HAWTHORNE was going to rendevous at the /, Garlton Towers Hotel in furtherance of the alleged illegal supply of arns. _” to the Bahamas. HAWTHORNE has:since been resorted to say that he has had _ further contact with BENTON and that he had arranged a meeting between _ BENTON and. Dino CELLINI in Lisbon in the early part of April. CELLINI is ‘7 -£ believed to be the person who was formerly connected with the Colony. Club °°“ and who was deported from the U.K. as a result of his gambling interests. - According to information received from Special Branch Bahamas, BENTON has: been declared a prohibited immigrant by the Bahamas Government because of — we : _ fraudulent practices in which he was engaged relating to share certificates. | = «.. .:.,. He is deseribed as an associate of criminals end, racketeers in the U.S.A. J ee PR 3005) was previous ly mentioned in Special Branch report of pw rae otto and “had-pre-Castro connection’ with gambling interests in Havana, In - ° oO ' * 1963 he was concerned in the collection of a large arms and explosives _ _ «dump which was discovered in New Orleans. It was believed that these arms had been stored for use by anti~-Castro forces. In 1965 he -was charged - — in the U.S.A, for the transportation of stolen property (share certificates)  aeross State lines but was found ‘not guilty. Co AA 7 € a nn ; Pa - BENTON has been described as a thoroughly undesirable person. ay. *.. «-Who will engage in extra-legal attivity if the financial reward is high ; ve oo, _ enough. ; | re mS eee ae Leki cae ae a lhe -..° In December 1966 the Bahamas ‘police were informed that e group of American citizsas led by Michael WeLanéy and. including David oo 4S |) DPROBINGKY, DukeORDAN, William}HANLEY, Sanuel BENTON, James HAWTHORNE, ie Meee TRAN gNOPIRO, ae seas and ?Vinn ‘had agreed to raise finance and give _.assistance to what was. then the opsosition party.{the Progressive Libenl . Party led by Pindling).but which is now the Government. In ‘exchange this “.-. group expected gambling concessions. Tae assistance whieh took the form xg p,. oF electoral help and also a supply of small arms in case there was a oes - Ok NU} jdefeat at the polls. According to HAWTHORNE the first attempt to buy ry these arms fell through when a Letter of Credit for 250,C00 dollars was .“ vefused by a Swiss bank. A second attempt is -now being made and HAWTHORNE ~ '. Bax said that the present.Letter of Credit had been honoured having been. - _ {brought to Europe by BENZON at the end of March. Apparently HAWTHORNE ee | _ Was supposed to rendevous with BENTON at the Carlton Towers but failed to ~ |. *“@o go when he was refused entry to the U.K. . According to HAWTHORNE it was | Doclda: 32301775 Page 19
Released . under. the - John F. Kennedy “Assassination Records. Collection Act of 199: o e i DATE: 11 14 2017 © ‘ a ee RENTON who made the Pirst sug gestion at. a | meeting in and. attended by ¢ oe Pindling that arms ‘should be imported to the Bahaaas. 5. ‘The arns. involved are said by HAWT HORNE to be 1, coo side arns, 1,000 rifles and a million. rounds of amunition. So-far there has been ' mo independent confirmation that. such a ‘plot exists. It has, however, been learned that JAVTHORNE and others are concerned in a much larzer arrangenent for the supply of arms to the Value of four million dollars | i Dee to be shipped from the Continent to somewhere in Central American and yf ne oe) from there to a third unspecified country not the Bahamas. EL There isa possibility that BENTON is also involved : in this / - _ larger transaction. It-is equally Possible phat the. smaller one does not exist and never: has done 806 Docld: 32301776 Page 20