STANDARD FORM NO. 64 oF Lote maa sf { Offic 5€ “Memorandum. - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT f TO i A. Ho sernonghY fh re: 1 - Belmont pate: August 3, 1958 & Ll - Turyn d Bocrinay Z— _ Fi l - Corman Boardman FROM : JV. yn Bocrinay Z— ; Mohr Nease Parsons Rosen 1 D _ @ | @ supject: AL DOBEK; ED BROWDER; Unsub, wa. keds Oe NEUTRALITY MATTER, Trotter J, FEDERAL FIREARMS ACT, NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT, Slayton — INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION STOLEN PROPERTY, Hollomgn MAJOR THEFT AP. Baltimore Office advised early P.M. 8-2-5838 t informant, BA 1154-C, advised that date he had been approached by subjects to case ¥ rerarmeo, Alexandria, Virginia, for purpose Of obtaining large Gmount of arms and “aninant Et on ‘e@tther by bribery of 2 f an employee or through breaking and entering? Informant willin Y ff follow Bureau instructions and Baltimore requested Bureau advis f ed Per instructions Mr. J. A. Sizoo, Baltimore Office wag? aan advised Bureau feels data should be disseminated to Customs Servr aot and Alerandria P.D.; however, Baltimore should submit recommendations because of possible compromise of source, his value and whether "source should become involved. +F -- Baltimore submitted teletype 10:27 P.if., stating informant had béen recontacted by Reds who asked informant how he made out D228 ing Interarmco. Informant advised Reds he was-unable td do so due to tllness. Reds told informant. to set up job Monday morning 8-4- 38 Baltimore teletype instructed Richmond to advise Alerandri P.D.v0f information in manner protecting source. Baltimore advise informant would be instructed to call Browder in Miami P.M. &-4-58 and advise Srowder he (informant} cased Interarmco and has decided he wants no part of plan. Baltimore also advised Bureau- may desire to advise Customs. _ Supervisor V. Turyn furnished following information ¢0 ° rrank RugSsell, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Customs, 11:05 P,. M's 8-2-58, telep nigedly: ’ 3 penis 5 REC- A2 aa a LIPO 34] amess addresses “Bureau recetved serormation that sUDfEt ts ni ; and descriptions furnished) plan to obtain l@r antities of arms for possible. shipment by boat to parts sin She RGA LES oF »200 South Union+at Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia, ‘either by bribery of an of fictad or through breaking and entering ind icattons were that | fob would take place soon, possibly Monday, 8- Aa “58. Customs was cautionp ed not to disclose Bureau as source of informatiéon or take any action, which might jeopardize Bureau source,,, Russell was also ‘advised thaw, fe Alexandria P.D. was being” informed ine iD Lew breaking atid entering Ging arate L INFORMATION CONTAINED Ly ss £ BY aha aspect. 3 ie VTe “9 a ser ADDENDUM PAGE 2 \ ee > Shp oem, vr O64 ler. HW 54463 Docld:32296025 Page 2?
. ‘6 COMMUNICATIONS SECTION “RETURN TO MIAMI. CALL WAS MADE FROM A UNKNOWN TELEPHONE. REDS FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION u. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Mr. Tolson ue { Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr... Mr. Nease.......__.. | ' Mr. Parsons... » Rosen_. AUG 2 1958 . Trotter... | a | Mr. W.C.Sullivan | . f Tele. Room URGENT ; B- 2-58: 10- e7 P RHD } Mr. Holloman__ | Miss Gandy_____ TQ IRECTOR, FBI AND SACS, MM, RHy WFO FROM SAC, BALTIMORE 2p | @ @ @ ah OF AL DOBEK, ED BROWDER, UNSUB, WA. REDS, NEUTRALITY MATTER, FFA, nrae ITSP, MAJOR THEFT. RE BA TELETYPE AND BUREAU TELEPHONE CALL TO 3 BA THIS DATE. AT SEVEN FIFTEEN Pe Me CRIMINAL INFORMANT BA ONE yz 4 G By ONE FIVE FOUR DASH € ADVISED THAT UNSUB WA. REDS. HAD JUST reur- PHONI CALLY CONTACTED HIM AND ASKED HOW HE MADE OUT CASING THE fe INTERARMCO. CI TOLD REDS HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CASE JOB TODAY BEGAUSE OF ILLNESS. REDS TOLD CI TO SET UP JOB MONDAY MORNING AND THAT IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY FOR CI TO ACTUALLY PULL THE JOB BECAUSE HE SAID BROWDER HAD JUST FINISHED TALKING TO A PERSON IN EUROPE AND THIS PERSON COULD PROBABLY GET THE ITEMS ALRIGHT. REDS SAID THAT THEY WOULD STILL NEED SOMEONE TO GET THE QUOTE STUFF OUT ENQUOTE. CI SAID HE BELTEVED HIS PART WAS TO EITHER HELP GET IT OUT OF THE COMPANY OR OUT OF THE STATE eee REDS STATED DOBEK WAS ALREADY IN MIAMI AND HE AND BROWDER WERE WAITING FOR A PLANE TO INSTRUCTED CI TO CALL THEM ON MONDAY Pe Me AND BY THEN THEY SHOULD. . KNOW WHETHER THE PERSON IN EUROPE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP. CI ADVISED ALL INFORMATION CON? aT ) END PAGE ONE. +», .#REtE 3 UHC jah . jz ~ p34, 53 AUG 12 1958 an? ae gh Ss ae Sh ee : t@ AUG 8 1858 — (iis Batmoae] | EX-135 LS ‘COPIES WFO HW 54463 Docld:32296025 Page 3 f 4
Mr. olson My. Belmont Mr. Mohr. Mr. Nease______-. Mr. Parsons. Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm... Mr. Trotter. < Mr. W.C.Suilivan ; ele, Room ._— Mr. Holloman | . ; a Aime ¢ Le ; ; Cog, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS sa) AUG 2 1958 , ie Miss Gandy. H “| / URGENT £8-2-58 4-43 PM EDT . Fuse —: f TO / DIRECTOR AND SAC-S MIAMI, RICHMOND, AND WASHINGTO! HUTS ) | / 3 i, B- rz | Ke FROM Sat, BALTIMORE 4 P’ AE. a . G \ BP | oN. ey, 7. AL DOBEK, KD-BROWDER, UNSUB, WAc, REDS, NEUTRALYTY MATTER, FFA, NFA, ; meme ma ee Bs ITSP, MAJOR THEFT. FOR INFO ByAen RECEIVING OFFICES, BA ONE ONE FIVE FOUR C 1S POOL HALL OPERATOR AT MT. RANIERy MD. AT NINE. FIFTY AM THIS DATE Cl WAS CONTACTED BY THE THREE SUBJECTS, WHO WOKE UP CI AT HIS RES- IDENCE. CI HAS KNOW DOBEK SINCE NINETEEN FIFTYFIVE. CI USED TO BE IN REAL ESTATE BUSINESS AND HE KNEW DOBEK AS REAL ESTATE SALESMAN WHO WAS \ ALWAYS OUT TO MAKE FAST MONEY, DOBEK INTRODUCED THE OTHERS AND TOLD CI | HE WANTED HIM TO SET UP A JOB. BROWDER THEN TOOK OVER AND TOLD CI HE WANTED HIM TO GO TO THE INTERARMCO, TWO ZERO ZERO SOUTH UNION AT PRINCE STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA AND CASE THE WAREHOUSE THERE AND MAKE PLANS TO \ OBTAIN THEREFROM A LARGE QUANTITY OF ARMS AND AMMO. BROWDER SUGGESTED ‘\ qwo WAYS TO DO THIS. EITHER TO GET A COLORED EMPLOYEE WITH A TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR BRIBE OR TO SET UP A B AND’ E, BROWDER TOLD CI_TO HIRE Senmnenenmretnmnneergrertmanstennn roe aie s A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK AND STORE IT UNTIL THE JOB COULD BE PULLED. BROWDER SAID HE WANTED THE FOLLOWING ARMS AND AMMO, END PAGE. ONE rep. ay (Mehl SE OE comi tn € 8 HW 54463 Docld:32296025 Page 4