AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: FBI 124-90136-10109 HQ 105-70973-NR FBI DONAHOE BELMONT TITLE: ) , DATE: . PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 54462 Docld: 32337066 08/21/1959 4 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information Document Information WILLIAM ALEXANDER MORGAN PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 09/26/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO. Page 1 30 Date: Peleased under the John Kennedy Assassination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 54462 Date: 1O-oOS-2017 6/8/2015 ee
a | Ae He Belmont ' | August 225 1959 © ire Belmont. a oe @ Mr. Donahoe . . © ire DeBelfeore ad Esabnien oo | of oe : T FOn J EEE FRANK . = Cotter a ALL INFORM " UnARe a  RECISTRATION ACT = DOMINICAN eretanee DAT WULASSIFIED = 50 IMPERNAL SBCURIEY ~ DOMINTCAT REPUB , iat Le Si) ‘Se Bo Donahoe 4 NT ‘= ina tag Das Pe Bo. ~ - ro _ : . . ; . ab Mae 2 %, ~4 &y teletype August 20, 1999, Wiemi hes advised that on | PAr= that date Lie Hene Ae Ratele (HA) of the Monroe County Sheriff's SRR . | Office, Key Vest, Flerida, furnished the following information on.‘ Ss) most confidential. busiss — me - ree Ratole advised that. on August 16, 1959, he was contacted — | #y Watson Ze Roper of Mient, a former FRI agent as well as an ex= deputy in the Monroe Comty Sheriff's Office. Roper arranged to have lunch with Raiole on August 195 1959, at which time he introe aueed Ratole to John Joseph Prank. After a two-hour conversations - oS. during which Frank was obviously sizing Raiole up, Reiele eeked — rn rs Frank and Roper what they wanted. In reply, frank, who indicated. — - po tte was acting on behalf of Dominicans, requested Raiole to under. take trip to Cuba to determine the present whereabouts end status of William Alexander Morgan. (fergan ia Aseriean soldier of fortune who fought against Batista and wae granted high renking pest in = Castro's armed fortese Morgan was prominently involved in recent . « anti-Castro uprising in Cuba and apparently serued ae Castro's double agent in connection with this uprising, posing as a traitor toe Castro and working with antie-Costro elements so as to expose the .coneptracy.) _ rank indicated to Beiole that Morgan has been working with the commandant at Trinidad Barracks in Cuba toe foment enti-Castro rebellion. According to Fran, Morgan had two thousand troops ready to move against Castro and was in touek with the Dominican Republic ~- _ by radios. Frank said Horgan hed requested Deminicane te send hin training officers and Frank indicated that Dominicans want to find out Lore about Morgan before supporting kim. Pranit gave Ratole $100 for plane fare ond expenses and asked him to go to Cuba, determine ~ whereabouts of Morgan end find out whether Morgan is under arrest or just whet hig status iso Reiele aecepted this money but told Prank that he could not give a definite answer as to carrying out proposed assignment at thet time but would fet Roeper know his decision by - Monday, August 24, 1959. Ralole expressed willingnesa to go along toto; 288% Ceal tn order to assist the FRI or other United States Coverne Beinn MERE agency. Mian? requested expeditious advi cg as to what DeLoach To. eo : a eS Pum DRG opure , . Aes ee ib libs om / aF fo Hosen G- 10570973 (William Alexander Morgan) } NOT RECORDED Trotter = 67 “E3206 (Roper) / . 1959" Tele. Roa | “Holloman © EA ay MAIL ROOM: TedetyPeuniroal/ Ty4Y _—— Gandy LS cumamnanmres Vos aN 4 Es * 4 | mW 54462 Docld:32337066 Page 2
Fatson Joost "Roper ant ed poe, | instruenione Ghould be given Hatolés Frank ia e former purenu ‘agent who was triea ae unregistered Doutnican agents en at pl ea of nolo contende: : grt june besiege that J : ne rant was bes dean involved in on index ined a ns he hag U atta ia aR Sere FEge? ng Gt = SAE tdi fe regiat vation atatenent "(aietinet from, ‘Previous Frege hineely ag agent ef Dominican Republ $m ap . investigator and conaul ch & eel of & SO per monthe Wataon Roper ie wlae former Special Agent (1944-93). Boperta resignation was Pequested ‘aid, when he refused to plied t Sane, he was | dropped from the rolls as result of nereonai/ thd nue e Ot = pare 4: ApPEl y | 19530 ie eileges Y wend on vest eué al] night hang ing OF Ou an accident and wae charged. wit ee ia offietelse regarding th éitwe. Subseduent to Birea JS? tn Monroe. Comty Ske bveat Iga: , Ors wety home he HES, “involved uke Srivinge During diseusei one . metters Roper diaplayed bed? igerent . enployuent, Roper worked as Deputy Bing FF 7S Office, Key feat, Ploridas és = | of July, 1950, Roper was employed as & private investigator, detaite [ of employment not iow. _ . . _ Regarding Raiele, ‘ehite agticer attended ‘the 58th Seacion _- of tre National seademy, at which he mede air excellent record and aothing unfavernete ig known concerning dail - Se in view oy widespread psi fei ity regarding. worgone naoubte we eress* of Domintcon=supperted ant ro forces -< unsueceoa sel uprtaing agatast tae ig ‘conspiring agaes waerely G cover cul © 3 . _.. dfarsariy. possialy $0 : mge againes him for hie Bet GML TeCastre movements ed OF background, of Prank. and h & apparen smal. leati for én Galindex eases at @2 & oortaindy nob imp) GUSEDLe Cree - Re ‘wpudd be party to hacia € Schemes, mo | HW 54462 Docld:32337066 Page 3