eleased 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 re AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Agency Information FBI 124-10296-10107 HQ CR 105-83419-10 a ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: ‘PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Doclda: 32308779 Page 1 Document Information FBI SAC, MM DIRECTOR, FBI 12/31/1959 13 NRO, ASSOC, BATISTA, FULGENCIO, EXILE, TRA, US, TEST, FINANCES, IID, INTV PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified Consulted; 4 Redact “03/16/1998 a INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF INS REFERRED TO INS, INC LHM
Released under the John FO Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 {44 Tsc SioT Hote; DATE: 11-14-2017 STANDARD FORM NO. 64 , Office Mem. ndum + onrrep sta. TO TO: “Be. ) 3S GOVERNMENT — DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: DEC 3.1 1959 SAC, MIAME (105-2214) CIS HAS NO OBJECTION TO RE: LEONARD BURSTEN; UEC ee a ie NexOR, SUBJECT: ALFRED MANHEIM; 7 SME SHMATION noes CONGRESSMAN ABRAHAM MULTER; IN jHS COCUMENT. J/”, 6 36-9) - ORLANDO PIEDRA A: emo MY Sth : é FULGENCIO BATISTA; ple RAG om TER | Mrs. MARTA BATISTA; Por review at wanes (JFK) é INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA "Scaro, mame BRIBERY (See Bur ii¢ 73 otra stg ff FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT - CONPLYG??°0) a OF INTEREST Be fx y NS ReBuairtel 12/18/59 to SAC, Miami. as Ny Enclosed are eleven copies of a letterhead Sik ay N memorandum suitable for dissemination, entitled: rw &' Alleged Plot to Bring About Entry into United States : ecw gy of Former Cuban President Fulgencio Batista". ee Oe oo MM T-1 is ALFRED MANHEIM, 6328 S.W. 39th oo ~5 ? Terrace, Miami, who furnished information to SA C2 § GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR. SSS = NIN Miami will maintain close contact with co 2S } MANHEIM for additional information and will check > = Sg appropriate telephone recoyds and cablegram records To for verifying data. URE “ | 2 & SXQ - Bureau (Encl. - 119° \(RM coe f/f - 2 5 \ C | = - New York (Encl. - 2) (RM) ac soe 8 ‘ | 2 - WFO (Enel. - 2) (RM Ge oye Qy : att WV 9 - Miam See enn? ee (3 - 105-2214 ap. be ~ 1 - 105 1880 bp hu :, rrovED 1 - 105-179 E( 7 as lO copins. DES 1 > iog-ie7 ae | | i aa iL - 134-190 ie 2 6 SER-42 8M 1 - 105-1997 coe 11 JPN ~4 196p 1 - 105-1855) GED: ems -: — ate (15) ‘a aN Doclda: 32308779 Page 2?
: i 99> (44 USC 27107 Hote). the John F. Kennedy Assazsination Records Collection Act of 1 { @leased under e Joa . - aan DATE: 11-14-2017 : ‘ } UNsTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF suUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to File No, MM 105-2214 Miami, Florida DEC 3 1 1959 Re: ALLEGED PLOT TO BRING ABOUT ENTRY INTO UNITED STATES OF FORMER CUBAN PRESIDENT FULGENCIO BATISTA On December 7, 1959, MM T-1, who has furnished Some reliable information in the past, and who has an acquaintance with a number of high officials of the former regime of FULGENCIO BATISTA of Cuba, furnished MM T-1 referred to the fact that former Cuban President BATISTA is now living in exile in the Madeira Islands, Portugal. ‘ On December 5, 1959, according to MM T-1, Miami Beach attorney LEONARD L. BURSTEN, office address 407 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, and residence 4838 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, contacted+sALFRED MANHEIM, Miami, relative to a plan conceived and put into motion by BURSPEN for the purpose of bringing - about the entry of FPULGENCIO BATISPA into the United States from his island exile. MM T-1 described BURSTEN as being a former United States Attorney at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who has in his possession a certificate to that effect, ALL INFORMATION CONTAR y COPmes DESTROYED HEREIN |S INCLASSIFED eee | CQPIES DESTROY! _ PATE ; BY St Lana. , 2 6 SEP 12 1974 _ Mba wi inj95— | / 5-834 7- ENCLOSURE ~ ~~, Doclda: 32308779 Page 3
PReteased under the John F. Kenne DATE: 11-14-2017 “Was opposed to BATISTA's coming to the United Stat dy Assassination Records Collection Act of foes MM 105-2214 On December 18, 1959, MM f-1 advised that HERNANDEZ disclosed: that: on December 17th, he had . received a cable from Mrs. BATISTA, stating that her _ Ship would arrive at the Madeira islands on December 21st, and that HERNANDEZ should make certain as to what hotel in Paris the United States Congressmen would be in, so that GUELL in Madrid could meet then. HERNANDEZ expected to hear from GUELL on the evening of Decenber 21st. BURSTEN, according to MM T-1, advised that | ERVIN DAVIDSON was still in Miami, bee chee DAVIDSON 8,5 OTHMAN because BATISTA has had connections with NORMAN-;R Miami Beach gangster and hoodlum, who, accordir 3a DAVIDSON, once attempted to embarrass Vice President jo bk On December 14th, examination of the outbound " WA manifests in possession of iImiigration and Naturaliza- . tion Service, New York City, reflected that ABRAHAM and. JTER, 1397 East 2lst Street, Brooklyn, Passport Numbers 218346 and 218721, respectively, departed New - York City via TWA Flight 900, on Novenber 25, 1959. . The first foreign port for this flight was Lisbon, Portugal. * : While being intervieyefl in another Matter, on December 16, 1959, Z. ERVINGYDAVIDSON, 1612 K. Street, N.W., Washington, D. ¢., advised Special ‘Agents RICHARD B, mo GG “and DONALD HOEFING he had learned while in Lhapsk Milani over the past weekend, thet a plan is under way /*2*)" to get BATISTA into the United States, in spite of - previous refusals by Duiigration and Naturalization Service and the State Department to allow his entry. He said a group, whom he would not narie, but some of whom he said are "no good", desired to present a ~ the United States for a price, by arranging for his testiniony before a Congressional Committee or Committees. 79 - proposition to BATISTA whereby they will get him into ng to" syle » Docld: 323508779 Page 4 o e}.