AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: — FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90035-10131 - RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 122-2424-144 . Kennedy Wss5assination Records ollection Act of 1992 Wi44 TSC 2107 Note). ase#:NW 45703 Date: 1i-—16-2017 ORIGINATOR: FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECT: DOCUMENT. TYPE: ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW _DATE: STATUS COMMENTS: DOCUMENT INFORMATION FBI WMFO HO 01/26/1960 2 BARNEY BAKER PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT » Unclassified 06/04/1998 Redact RESTRICTIONS: Consultation. JFK Law 10(a)2 AT, REFERRED TO DOJ HW 45703 Docld:32325234 Page 1 NEW CLASSIFICATION: UPDATE DATE:
Mr. Tolson__.___ }} Sp-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) . F ; ° e , | : . * i LA {i Mr. Mohr... | 2. a * h \ {i Mr. Parsons... ° . , . . aS ‘|i Mr. Belmont____. | ° lf Mr. Callahan... jf FBI ’ lf Mr. DeLoach___. j . ly Mr. Malone_.____ | ll My. McGuire Date: 1/26/60 QA Mr. Rosen._.._4 Transmit the following in PLAIN TEXT - Cig li Mr. Trotter _|{ _ (Type in plain text or code) f Mr. W.C.Sullivan # ; ft Tele. Room__.__. | Vio _ AIRTEL ee Mr. Ingram. | a (Priority or Method of Mailing) | Miss Gandy. / TO: | DIRECTOR, FBI (122-2424) ATTN: . EBL Laboratory 7,], i FROM: SAC, WFO (122-464) A ot | ROBERT BERNARD BAKER, aka ET AL LMRA, 1947 (IM); PERJURY ~- (60: PG) ReWFOairtel to Bureau 1/25/60. For info of Lab, subject EDWARD F. WEINHEIMER has been indicted by FGJ, WDC, for perjury and his trial will commence 2/3/60. Investigation determined that on 8/14/57, $1,000 in currency was sent via registered air mail in three separate envelopes by ESCO to WEINHEIMER at Des Moines, Iowa and on 9/16/57. $1,000 in currency was sent via registered regular mail in two separate _ envelopes by ESCO to WEINHEIMER at Detroit, Michigan. The government is contending that_these funds were give Oo subject Baki EINDEIMER TPK-haw.10(a)2 7 On 1/25/60, PLATO CACHERIS and ABRAHAM PORETZ, Department of Justice attorneys, stated that a possible defense by WEINHEIMER would be that the currency would = a . have weighed too much to have been sent via minimum postage. /’ In this connection the attorneys advised that GEORGE . \v FRANCIS CALLAHAN of ESCO was unsure in his testimony as to. . whether or not the currency was in $100 or $50 denominations. They said he indicated the money was not sent’ by cover _ letter or within an enclosed inner envelope, however, they ml. ./ said they felt that this was possible. They requested Lt! \E -E-3 B . yt e oe Fictsburgh (122-97) REC- 35 =p f - if / / Nba | Kel ; - WF ; ; . Tom . } : on a a a B —— (4 EWekar (0 JAN 28 1960 Cry HW 45703 Docld:32325234 Page 2?
iS) -_ \ 2 o ae ; { 4 } of S } ; - ~ ° bat al “ Ye WFO 122-464 that a test be made by the FBI to determine whether or not | 20 used bills of any denomination as well as a letter size piece of paper and a business size envelope could be sent through the mails for the minimum amount of postage. | ™, . It iS requested that the Lab conduct appropriate |; tests to accomplish the request of the departmental attorneys. In addition, it is requested that the FBI Lab if possible determine the weight of various denominations of currency. It is requested that expeditious attention be given to this matter invview of the date of WEINHEIMER's trial. . Lap” tin A Ld Fo ' a eet — /\ “eR a AL ¢ ° = ie . t . . iy %, <N - ~~ WEB vsy ee HW 45703 Docld:32325234 Page 3