JFK Assassination System - Date: 4/21/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10302-10040 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: —29-31889-222 ' Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, CG , TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 02/19/1964 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS >: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 05/16/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LHM DoclId: 32310096 Page 1 58
FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56), yy eo “4 oe é) . : o « oe ae FBI Date: 2/19/64 (Type in plain text or code) (Priority or Method of Mailing) [* TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (29-31889) enous fo, CHICAGO (29-1999) (RUC) SUBJECT: JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA; DOMINICK EDWARD BARTONE, Aka.,; ET AL FRA; Etc. 00: DETROIT K Enclosed for the Bureau, Detroit and Memphis are 4, 2 and 2 copies respectively of a letterhead memorandum containing information furnished by ROBERT C, MEISSNER on 2/18/64. ALL-INFORMATION CONTAINED ~ HEREIN (S$ UNCLASSIFIED: ' @- Bureau (Encl, 4) EUS pe parce - Detroit (29-1432) (Encl,2 ) 2 - Memphis (72843)(Encl, 2) : (7x 1 «- Chicago GTJ: Jel we (8) a . SS 2 @PP9 — ES 249. 3HkJa2F- ~ anal Pape Criminal} Division. Jy, 4 -, 5 FEE. et 196 : \ss Attention: Mr. Walter J. Sheridan een! Room 2509 : wor te } cE Wik Ry * . \ oe range = C ‘es ‘a a Ba bo Or ee al . on Z3 > os Approved; _ Sent LM Per Special Agent in Charge DoclId: 32310096 Page 2?
co UNIveD STATES DEPARTMENT OF-JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to Chicago, Illinois File No. February 19, 1964 JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA; DOMINICK |} EDWARD BARTONE; we a ET AL. __Robert_ C. . rs 12 _rrinceton, Hinsdale, Illinois, “appeared at ‘the Chicago Office of the “Fedéral Bureau of of Investigation on February 1 (964 shortly Qa f/- after he had a brief meeting with Josep reeaaet in a! Chicago, and furnished the following intormatioma?\ »— <.<—.©"'“™ He has been talking to Verhelle by telephone on an average of two or three times a week for the past month or so, . During these conversations, Verhelle mentioned that. four people would probably testify for the defense at the Chattanooga trial of Hoffa and if these people testified he, Verhelle, would also probably have to testify. The testimony was beiieved to introduce in the Hoffa trial that the Justice Department would stop at nothing to get Hoffa, and aS an example, would | refer to the situation at the Public Bank of Detroit which was ruined by the fact that a ‘horae: of examiners came into the bank which caused Verhelle to leave the | bank with the result that the inefficient new management caused the bank's downfall, Verhelle blames the Justice | Department for ruining the Public Bank, | Verhelle mentioned today that a State of Michigan Banking Commissioner went to Washington, possibly recently, and visited the Justice Department and talked to the . Attorney General and let it be known that he believed the Justice Department was carrying on a vendetta against Hoffa which, in turn, caused the persecution of the ! Public Bank of Detroit. No identities of new potential defense witnesses were mentioned by Verhelle, however, Verhelle stated that : it was decided that he now would not testify in Chattanooga, c 8 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED | AY gl ey ys mae? ae. se | DoclId: 32310096 Page 3
on @ | ae a . Lf : , / Re: JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA: Etc. Meissner got the impression, however, that someone will probably testify as to the Public Bank of Detroit situation to show that the government is going all out against Hoffa _ and it could be possible the above mentioned Banking Commissioner will be the person to testify. \ qe. pany re and Verhelle met with Robert]Cole, of the. Chicago’ realty firm of Hogan.and..Farwell,’‘in Cole's office, “today, regarding the possible purchase of the Sinclair Building in Chicago, Cole told them that the New York. Life Insurance Company could not take a parellel mortgage on this building, therefore, it appears there ‘will be no further action on the purchase of the building by Verhelle or himself, Cole also mentioned a New York City building which he did not identify in which Verhelle expressed an interest and Verhelle is‘ to recontact Cole in the next week or two. Verhelle also mentioned to Cole that if other properties having a good yield were located, that he, Verhelle, would buy them. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is the property of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, DoclId: 32310096 Page 4