Released 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 - ee ‘ Agency Information ‘AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: 124-10226-10250 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  97-3487-25 ; eee Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, DL TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: = 11/18/1958 “PAGES: 11 SUBJECTS : NRO, ASSOC, AARON, GEORGE HOWARD, BLACKSTONE, JAMES HARRY, SUSP, CONSPIRACY, BOOTLEGGER, AMARILLO, TX, BKG, TRA, TESUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS : - Consulted; 1B; 4 CURRENT STATUS: ‘“Redact “ DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 01/29/1998 * OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF INS COMMENTS : REFERRED TO INS, INC R/S, MEMO eee v9.1 11 Docld: 32299970 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Mena andum .€ UNITED ST..fES GOVERNMENT ’ : | To; DIRECTOR, FBI (97-3487) - DATE: 11/18/58 : SECRET, ¢}. COP : SAC, DALLAS (105-745) © . #21, 326 SEMEL} ay a Classified by SUBJECT: NORMAN ROTHMAN Declassity on: IS - DR; REGISTRATION ACT fy on: OADRT/ Qe Dallas letter to Bureau, 11/18/58, reflecting administrative data concerning that report. Referenced report and letter are enclosed herewith. [Re report of SA EDWIN D. KUYKENDALL, 11/18/58, at Dallas, and Inasmuch as consideration is being given by the Dallas Office to interviewing subject, data concerning him is submitted as follows: oN I. Subject resides at 10715 Coogan Drive, Dallas, Texas. He is a citizen of the United States, having been born on January 2, 1927 at Bronx, New York. Subject is employed by Bermuda Pools, Inc., 2609 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas. This firm was incorporated in Texas on April 9, 1958, with NORMAN ROTHMAN being Vice President. That firm is engaged in the selling and installation of swimming pools and in handling maintenance work concerning swimming, pools. - Information also has been received reflecting that subject’s wife, as of September, 1958, commented that subject was “wy .- traveling some and had made a trip to Los Angeles, Calif.; a- “ie that he was engaged in public relations work. The Los = Angeles Office verified that subject, accompanied by two a a businessmen from Dallas (JAMES C. HADSELL and GEORGE AARON) was registered at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, from September 3-10, 1958. These three individuals made . - numerous telephone calls to various Los Angeles firms, including City of Hope, 208 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, for which agency s@bject was employed prior to 1957 as a southwest public lations director in Dallas. (No eh, ie ig derogatory data “known to the Los Angeles and Dallas a ‘ iB Offices concerning HADSELL and AARON.) °. ¥ ; aN on 2 AN oe. , : Eau oe. B Cal) > op aye 2S EDK : hde ivf " (5) 4 Ue "pg NOV 2O 1958 MAILED § NOV2 81959 - Submit re fe — , m, ; Docld: 32299970 Page 2?
I Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC FIV Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 SECRET, DL 105-745 Subject wrote a letter dated 1/13/58 on stationery captioned, "Southwest Associates - Public Relations, Publicity, Promotion, Merchandising, Consultants", to the United States Department of State, Washington, D. C. Subject signed this letter as president of that firm. ROTHMAN advised his company was investigating the . = possibility of representing as public relations “- =< :<? gonsultants, on a year-round basis, "certain Indies, x +, <3 Gentral and South American countries". ROTHMAN K TASK FORCE 5 z Dor 7? qh 4y ra . ~2 C ey ‘3 cf indicated he understood certain steps were necessary To N/ - 0) *2 in order to clear with the U. S. Government and requested Le _— is necessary forms and information. “¥ ma td Investigation revealed that subject had ceased operating his firm, Southwest Associates, 1708 Patterson, Dallas, as of April, 1958, after which he was connected with the firm Bermuda Pools, Inc. Il. Subject is married to GLORIA KING ROTHMAN, a housewife. She and subject reside at 10715 Coogan Drive, Dallas. III. Subject, on 1/21/58, (Celephonically Jeontacted [ANUBL C33 DE MOYA, Dominican Republic Ambassador, Washington, D. C. ROTHMAN asked if any decisions had been made concerning his working for the Dominican Government "on a year-Toune basis". [DE MOYA told him)he would advise him whenlhis(_$ } government jhad made a decision. ROTHMAN indicated he might go to the Dominican Republic to see Generalissimo TRUJILLO about the matter. ‘®) The above information was made available by (uF 984-S*. 3 . (be source further advised subject also in cated(t to (bz MOYA that NOTA at POUJIBET /s(phonetic)\ had cated ac a tye re Spoken (t (to MOYA \about subje s working for the sus Republic on a year-round, basis. That source, further stated that Col. ENRIQUE\POUJIBET ((phonetic) | was believed CS) to be a Dominican Republic official visiting in New York City on 1/13/58, and was believed(with Ambassador DE MO¥A } in Washington, D..C., on 1/15/58. [WF 984-S* (furnished information that POUJIBET ((phonetic used aza 9-5500 7 New York City, and was on 1/13/58 {nm €elepho ic} seers! with {the Dominican Embassy, Washington, D. CHS $s) Lo Ope fe Sa L Sob iF Cem 2 - “ag ehh * Epa ISECREN Docld: 32299970 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act pr 1992" 5 4 use Fi07 07 Notes” DATE: 11- 14- 7017 a ; (enwemen et ce ay . DL 105~745 ot they would "sell out" any associate or country to achieve their mercenary aims. (spin 1949, information was made known to this Bureau that = ¢:.". an invasion and overthrow of the Dominican Republic  .. =. miaeerd government w to be co nded by Col. JULIO LOPEZ a a (HASSAGOZA) 7] hat ALFREDO Sotrranpa was in 1949 acting as “4 a front in e purchase o lanes and. equipment for thé . ~. 7 - LOPEZ (MASSAGOZA) group WS 8/14/58, information was Ho : received by this Bureau from an informant concerning a ptot being formulated to overthrow Haitian government. ALFRED MIRANDA, who operates out of Mexico City, was supposed to have agreed to deliver firearms to the revolutionary forces in Haiti as sdon as $250, 000 was ‘raised. B Ay . A mail eral in D3 in May, 1958, revealed subject NORMAN es , in Dallas received correspondence from ENRIQUE E.  XSuerwer, 505 Main Street, Dallas ddress of county jail). [ ROTHMAN in Dallas also, during January, 1958, was in : | telephonic contact with a person in New York City believed identical with ENRIQUE PUGIBET on a few . | occasions. VY) SV EYCG ; LOE P11, 4.6 ps Leh Ge. bhaé CAO OL tg , Records of the Dallas County SO reflect ENRIQUE zeus TO A PUGIBET was arrested in New York City and returne Dallas, Texas, on February 7, 1958, for. PWC and to be held for immigration.authorities. PUGIBET was given a sentence of two years on the check charge at Dallas and was, on May 28, 1958, deported by I&NS. PUGIBET, according. to I&Ns, was born in Paris, France, is a Mexican citizen, and resides i the Dominican Republic. Dallas Count ;50 fingerprint records list PUGIBET has a friend nar «a NORMAN ROTHMAN, 10715 Coogan Drive, Dallas. PUGIBET's occupation was listed as cattleman for Inter- °° national Livestock Exports, Dominican Republic. SO records reflect no indication of contacts between PUGIBET and ROTHMAN. It is to be noted that an unidentified person using - NORMAN ROTHMAN'sS business telephone number (at 2609 Cedar - 4 = SECRET) ; _ ae ; Oo SSeS Bg J - Docld: 32299970 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotery. DATE: 11-14-2017 SECRET DL 105-745 Springs Road, Dallas), on 3/5/58, made a telephone call to Kim's Children's Wear, 124 Plymouth Park Shopping Center, Irving, Texas. fiat store was visited from 5:12 . M., until 6:09 P. M.§ the previous day, 3/4/58, by RAFAEL MEDAN, Assistant Director of Press Relations, C $_) sra Delegation to United Nations,) New York, New York The significance of this information as pertains to HMAN is not known. IV. None, except as shown under III. Vv. None known. VI. Unknown. VII. None known. VIII. It is believed that an interview with subject would reveal his present sympathies. If found to be cooperative, it is expected he would explain the nature of his association with Dominican representatives and possibly would reveal whether or not he has any affiliation with any foreign country, which activity could possbly be a *“* violation of the registration act. k IX. If authority is granted for an interview with subject, it is contemplated inquiry will be made of subject concerning the identity of PUGIBET, who listed on Dallas County SO fingerprint records that subject was his friend. If in the interview subject:is found uncooperative, the inter- view will be terminated. If subject appears willing to answer questions and indicates some cooperation, subject, after being advised of his constitutional rights that he does not have to maké any statement, that any statement could be used against him, and that he could have an attorney, will be allowed to volunteer any information he desires to give concerning his affiliations and connec- .’ tions with any foreign country. . Bureau authority is requested to interview subject, in accordance with existing instructions relating to inter- views of security subjects. . = 5 - Pee CRE) Docld: 32299970 Page 5
FRéieased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act’ of 1992" EP Ust 2107" Horey = DATE: 11-14-2017 Zo 0 eed . ’ : : 1 20 pot uo : aw? . ys DL 105-745 | SECREL Care will be exercised to protect the original source f,. in this matter. No direct questions will be asked , of({the official or the establishment contacted, the C, methdd used in the contact\or the fact that we are aware of the conta¢éfy~NQ affirmative steps will be taken during the initial. _taterview o direct his Co3° activities.| If subject is’ cooperative, a separate communication will be directed to the Bureau, setting cs3 forth results of the interyiew(and requesting further contact)with subject(as a PSI or double Agent YS) . ADDENDUM-Bureau files contain no additional pertinent information other than information already in possession of your office. Docld: 32299970 Page 6 of [ane the interviewwhich will discigse the ide egy, t t Meee a