Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 02/18/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/21/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10302-10038

RECORD SERIES: HQ'

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

29-31889-220

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

FBI

SAC, CG

DIRECTOR, FBI

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1 992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

64578 Diate: 1214-2022

DATE:

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

05/16/1998

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FBI WASH DC

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

FEB 1 8 1964

TELÉTYPE

Mr. Tolson

Mr. Belmont

Mr. Mohr...

Mr. Casper

Mr. Callahan

Mr. Conrad

Mr. DeLeach

Mr.

Mr,

Rosen •

Kul' van

IVib

Mr.V

Mel.

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Tele.Moom

Miss Holmes

Miss Gandy_

FBI CHICAGO

8-26PM EST URGENT 2-18-64 DLM

TO DIRECTOR (29-31889)

FROM CHICAGO (29-1999)

1-P

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFAS DOMINICK EDWARD BARTONES AKA ETAL!

FRAS ETCO

ROBERT MEISSNER APPEARED AT CHICAGO OFFICE AFTER HE MET

JOSEPH VERHELLE IN CHICAGO TODAY. VERHELLE DID NOT IDENTIFY:

POTENTIAL DEFENSE WITNESS IN CHATTAINOOGA TRIAL BUT GAVE

IMPRESSION SOMEONE WOULD TESTIFY REGARDING PUBLIC BANK OF

DETROIT SITUATION TO SHOW THE GOVERNMENT GOING ALL OUT

AGAINST HOFFA.

ACCORDING TO VERHELLE, A STATE OF MICHIGAN BANKING

COUNSELOR VISITED THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ATTORNEY

CENERAL POSSIBLY RECENTLY AND LET IT BE KNOWN HE BELIEVES

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WAS CARRYING ON A VENDETTA AGAINST

HOFFA WHICH CAUSED THE PERSECUTION OF THE PUBLIC BANK.

LHM FOLLOWS.

REG. 11

END

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE /0-18-

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WA WS

FBI WASH DC

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