Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). : 11-14-2017 or . DATE JFK Assassination System Date: 5/4/2015 Identification Form Agency Information "~ AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-90124-10064 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 105-97459-211-104 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: AT TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 06/16/1965 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : MITCHELL LIVINGSTON WERBELL III DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/12/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: | MEMO v0.1 . 12 Docld:32335506 Page 1 ,
ecords Collection Act of [ Released under i Fo Kennedy Assassinat \ + 11- ~lieat Cm NO. 10 , , 7 ! Ka . al in POO 7 5 supyecr: Re Bureau teletype dated 2 6/10/68’cetorving to LEGAT teletype number one and Knoxville letter dated 6/7/65, captioned "DOMSIT". Knoxville furnished information regarding MITCHELL WERBEL , . 5010-107—02 mN MAY 1962 EDITION NF GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 ‘ UNITED STATES AG Memorandum oe FBI -3 ~ sERNMENT : \ "(105-97459"211) DATE: © 6/16/65 Bon. @os-1612) Onartonanrry. {GROUP P_-COVERAGE - , “MITCHE WERBEL undoubtedly is identical with METCHELL Le L, ral Route 1, Powder Springs, Ga. Wy RBELL oo het} be ff C Co, | cs mM HE, The htianta indices in regard to. MITCHELL 1, L ees III, reflect he was mentioned in the. investigative ma matter SLAER HENRY LOUGHLIN, RA-Haiti, N.Y. Origin, Bufile 97- 3808. On 12/13/62, WERBELL was reported residing. in Guatemala SY % City. On 1/9/63 it was determined through credit bureau of Atlanta | records a Federal Tax Lien #61-7090' for $6,282.69 was s outstandif 1 against WERBELL, Cute Wala Ela, _ On ‘3/14/63 MITCHELL L, dence in Powder Springs, Georgia.. he was president of~ ‘Communication International, WERBELL“Was interviewed at his 3 ioEke - On this occasion WERBELL advised‘ Inc. lain wel) and is engaged in the field of Public Relations. “Fence. va tal y On 9/11/62, the U. S. Customs Office in Savannah, Ga. was advised that information had been received fromza Confidential Source (AT 1762-C) of unknown reliability regarding a possible illicit international traffic in arms and ammunition which may be in violation of our Neutrality Laws, to wit: ; e epee F ‘ ' Communications International , reportedly an Atlanta, Ge. | concern with offices at 1602 Rhodes-Haverty Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. is doing business with one General FONDOSA of Costa Rica, and fey be negotiating to provide a large quantity Of, arms for use ue ~ Bureau RM i - Knoxville RM 2 - Atlanta (1 - 105-1612 DOW fark t iA ea [05-9 We oF aylf a) i - is) ATs Lh 0. a “oR made as ie Eeviey fre pp ay Le 1965 (1 - 2-35) Able ¥ 7 aA Bonds Regularly on the Payroll §, Ne ah pe a Docld: 32335506 Page 2?
(Releaséd under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (42 UT Foy Ho fe T. “DATE we 11-14- 2017 b i v7 aa a a os re AT 105-1612 ina revolutionary attack on the present regime in Cuba (CASTRO). Ostensibly these arms were to be purchased in Belgium for shipment to Costa Rica by Communications International. It is noted that MITCHELL C, WEREBELL _ of Cobb County, Ga. was identified as President of Commun- ications International. One JOE- KANE of 805 Peachtree St., Atlanta, was also identified as having some unknown connection with Communications International, Inc. along with one SAM McCONNELL of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. No information was received from Customs as to . action taken in this matter of arms from Belgium to Costa Rica for General FONDOSA, On 10/12/64 AT 1762-C reported that MITCHELL WER-BELL , resident of Powder Springs, Ga., is now in the Dominican Republic. In January 1958, case captioned EDWARD SCOTT GALLANDT HOLLER, was, ETAL, ITSMV, ITSP, CRV, Bufile \ -26~-23004, Birmingham Origin, MITCHELL WERBELL advised , \ Subject HOLLER unknown to him, HOLLER in September 1957 \ passed three worthless checks drawn on the account MITCHELL " WERBELL, advertising, amounting to approximately $200. In case captioned JOSEPH MEROLA, was., ITSP : (Bufile 87-39831) MITCHELL L. WERBELL , Ill, of Powder Springs, Ga. was .mentioned prominently. MEROLA is described as a top jewel: thief and was reportedly in contact with WERBELL in October 1959 regarding a possible Cuban PESOS 2 swindle. The extent of WERBELL's participation this matter : unknown to. Atlanta as Chicago was origin in this investiga- 5/476 WERBELL was also in contact with MEROLA 2/28/61 and 3/4/61. ; The Clerk's Office, U. S. District Court , Atlanta, reflects that MITCHELL WERBELL Inc. on 11/21/57 filed a petition for bankruptcy. In 1959 the bankruptcy file failed to reflect final adjudication of this petition. -~-2-_ | Docld: 32335506 Page 3