Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: MM
To: HQ
Document date: 06/20/1959
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/22/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90071-10078

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 109-64-42

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

MM

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 06/20/1959

PAGES:

9

SUBJECTS :

DOMINICK EDWARD BARTONE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/01/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

MM 105-1571

CONFISENTIAL

SECRET

Will report the results of the check of

toll charges, *charged to FR 1-1676 which is reported to

be the personal telephone used by the subject. * (&

3. Will continue to obtain coverage of the

subject's activities through informants and established

sOurCES.

ADMINISTRATIVE

The records of the First National Bank were made

available by WILLIAM D. HEWETT, Auditor.

This report is classified confidential since it

reveals our investigative interest in a foreign diplomatic

official.

Extra copies of this report are being furnished

the Bureau in event additional dissemination is required.

INFORMANTS

IDENTITY

MM T-1 is

JOSE M. NOEL Y SIMPSON

Former Dominican Consul, Miami

PSI (under development)

T-2 is

HERBERT L. BEHRENDT

Honorary Dominican Consul

Miami

Confidential Source

T-3 is

MARIANO FAGET

Former MM-492-CS, and

Former Chief of Cuban

Bureau for Repression of

Communist Activities (BRAC)

LOCATION

ORIGINAL SOURCE

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Instant Report Page

2,3

SECRET

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• COVER PAGE

CONFIOAITIAL -

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hatej

DATE: 11-14-2017

MM 105-1571

SECRET

CONFIDENT

claimed that the Custons agents were attempting to "shake.

him down."

(SU)

On June I1, 1959, MM T-2, who is well acquainted

with FERRANDO, advised the subject maintains a personal

bank account at the First National Bank, Miami, Florida,

and that he has a personal, telephone number, [FR 1-1676]S

at the Dominican Consulate

-(s)

Miami, Floridates

I-2 said that he had received information that

the subject is not perturbed over his recent arrest for

attempting to bribe U. S. Customs agents, however, the

subject would not converse on this subject. f(ul)

On June 12, 1959, MMII-3, who is well

acquainted

with the subject and other

Dominican officials, advised

that FERRANDO had propositioned him to move to

• the Dominican

Republic, to work for the Dominican government. T-3 said

he felt that this proposal meant that he would be given some

Eype of latelligate salamen in the Doadniean Republic (e)

I 3 trated se bElleved JOIN VILLAN ABARCIA

the head of the Dominican Intelligence Service, in'the

Dominican_Republic was behind the attempt to bribe Customs

officers as he feels that ABBES-GARCIA is the subject's

superiOr. la

T- 3

also advised that subject contacted him after

the subject was arrested. The subject said he wanted advice

from T-3 as to what he should do in regards to the arrest.

T-3 said he told the subject to tell him (I-3) what actually

happened. The subject claimed he had never attempted to

bribe any Customs officials; and that it was only a "shake

down."

(и)

T-3 said he told the subject he did not believe

his story; that the two Customs agents WALLACE SHANLEY and

WILLIAM LANKFORD, would never attempt any "shake down" and

could not be bribed.

4)U)

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