Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HAYES, JAMES D.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/16/1960
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/27/201

identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER:

FBI

124-10289-10362

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 97-4030-13

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: HAYES, JAMES D.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 06/16/1960

"PAGES: 16

SUBJECTS :

NRO, REL, BKG, ASSOC, FINANCES, TRA, ACA, CUBAN

REVOLUTIONARY ACT, TRANSPORTING FIREARMS,

INDICTMENT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 03/24/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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& Form

Reporting Office

MIAMI

TITLE OF CASE

NORMAN

ROTHMAN, aka

Synopsiss

REFERENCES:

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATARNENG

Otfice of Origin

Daté :

Investigative Period

MIAMI

616/60

2/9

- 5/25/60

Report made by

JAMES D. HAYES

CHARACTER OF CASE CIA HAS MN ONCRETON TO

Typed By:

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IN THIS LEG. KP 10-10-47

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Report of SA JAMES D. HAYES, 1/21/60, Miami.

New York letter to Bureau, 2/16/60.

Washington Field letter to Bureau, 3/21/60.

Miami teletype to Bureau, 4/29/60, in the case

entitled "ANTI-FIDEL CASTRO ACTIVITIES,

IS - CUBA".

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MM 97-213

pood

LDENELTY

MM T- IS ROY CATON, former

PCI, contacted by SA

WILLIAM P. KELLY, 1/12/60 and

13/7/60**

No mm 365-5

43.5

MM. T-2 15 MM

500-5,

contacted by

SA GEORGE E.

DAVIS, JR., 1/17/60

MM T-3 is MM 660-C,

contacted by SA C. GRAHAM

HURST, 2/9/60 and 3/7/60

MM T-4 16 ALFRED

MANHEIM, PSI under

development, contacted by

SA GEORGE B. DAVIS, JR.,

2/15/60

- INFORMANTS-

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL INFORMATION

137-1852

134-211-Sub A-163,

137-1594

134-190-Sub A-5

MM T-5 Is DAVE WILLIAMS,

Assiscant Station Manager,

Guest Airways, Miami Inter-

national Airport, Miami,

Florida, (by request),

contacted by SA JAMES, Do

HAYES, 2/17/60

97-213-41

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MM 97-213

MORNILEY

MM T-6 is CIA personnel,

Washington, DC, contacted

by SA ROBERT H. BERKHART,

2/11/60

MM T-7 1S/RICARDO MADAN

RIVAS,

PSI under develop-

ment, contacted by SA

THOMAS H. ERRION, 3/10/60

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL INFORMATION

97-213-51

134-379-Sub A-7

(M)

Additional sources and informants contacted concerning

this matter, who were unable to furnish any additional informa-

tion, were:

from 11/57 to 12/31/

So, conducted by SA JAMES D. Maras, 5/12/60 GO(Au)

MAXIMILIANO PEREZ, 1569 S. W. 1st Street, Miami, Cuban

Catholic priest, residing in Miami in exile, contacted by

SA JAMES D. HAYES, 4/21/60.

GILBERT BARRERAS, PSI, airline purser and private

investigator of Cuban descent, acquainted with anti-CASTRO

elements

5/9/60. 00 M) Mant area, contacted by SA JAMES D. HAYES,

RICHARD B. JAFFE, Corner PSI, acquainted with many anti-

CASTRO individuals in the Miami area, contacted by SA LEMAN L.

STAFFORD, JR., 5/3/60.

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MM 97-213

MARIO MARTINEZ, PSI

of anti-CASTRO activities A

STAFFORD on 5/12/60. (8 M)

with certain phases

- area, contacted by SA

Careful consideration has been given to each source

concealed in this report, and "T synbols have been utilized

only in those instances where identity must be concealed.

COVER PAGE.

F*.

582-10395

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finiter

UNITE STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUS TE

F-JERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

A!':.

SLIF

CONFIDER UN

Copy t0:

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S. CUSTOMS, MIAMI (RM)

Dates

Title:

BUJFK TASK

Character:

VIEWED BY

•12/12/97mpTlr

LSASE IN FULL*

RE

RELLASE IN PART

JAMES D. HAYES

June 16, 1960

'Miam1 97-213

NORMAN BOTEMAN

Officer

MIAMI, FLORIDA

Buroau File As

TOTAL DENIAL

18229326

Classin+d-ha

SAGETAIGAL

Declassify on: OADRA 5106

REGISTRATION ACT • CUBA

Synopeles

NORMAN ROTHMAN was born 12/26/14, Bronx County, New York,

New York. MM I-l advised 1/12/60, that ROTHMAN received.

mOney from MIS. MARIA BATISTA, WIfe Of FULGENCIO BATISTA,

former President of Cuba. MY Iº1 also stated that ROTHMAN

desired to change site of anti-CASTRO operations from

Miami area, due to intensification progran of U. S.

authorities in S. fla, area. [Om 1/17/60, MM T-2 advised"

INFORMATION CONTAIN

SSIFIED

BOLtAN reportedLy paid $10

B-26 airport, wiel vere located dache an all

2/9/60, MS I-3 advised ROTHMAN reportedly had stored fire-

arms with ABE DANCHES, owner of a plastic plant, Hialeah,

Fla.

1959 Suburban City Directory, Miaul, 118t& ABE DANCHES,

HERWI 3S

Secretary-Treasurer, Everglades Plastic Corp., 1055 E.

35th St., Hlaleah.

On 2/15/60, MM Tok advised ROTHMAN vas

attempting to exchange 1,000,000 Cuban pesos Into Anarican

dollars, for use in case ROTHMAN decided to leave U. S..

On 2/15/60, JOHN R. EKBERG, 570 Lee Drive, Miani SprIng8,

Fla., advised: Cuban Revolutionary Police Interested 1n

ROTHMAN's activities concerning raids against Cubs, and.

Indicated BOTHHAN and his "group" vere paying $10,000.00

to pilots making such fligats over Cuba. On 3/7/60,

records of the Passport DIVISIOn, Department of State,

Washington, DC, reflected ROTIMAN had been refused a

passport because of "Cuban revolutionary activity; under

Indictment and bond for transporting flrearng".

On

DECLASSIFIED BY SPE MAL GOT

ON0.94..

COMF

441s document contatne neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It le the property ol

BI and is loaned to

your agency; it and lis contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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MM 97-213

HAN

DETAILS:

1814

On February 8, 1960, I.C. WALTER I. QUIGLEY,

reviewed the birch records of

Bronk County

which reflected under record No. 15680/142

• New York,

that NORMAN

Nic

father's name

one sale; malt or Deember 16, 19140 nie

IS LEOM ROTHMAN,

age 30, born in

kumanie, and his mother's name was listed as BETTY

TANNENBAUM, age

26, born in Rumania.

Iwas Fisted as 1155

ROYAMAN E address

Prospect Avenue,

New York, and

the record reflected that NORMAN ROTHMAN was the second

child of LEON and BETTY

RO TRMEN ROTAMAN.

January 12, 1960, MM Tol, an Individual who

has claimed to be famillar with certain phases of arms

activities and their relationship| to Cuba and the Dominican

Republic, advised that Mes. MARTA

BATISIA, the wife of

FULGENCIO BATISTA, former President of Cuba, was engaged in

brIngIng BALIStA money to the Bitmore Terrace Hotel, Mama

Beach, Florida.

MCS• BALISIA reportedly is alleged to have

distributed this money to her brother, ROBERTO

TE ERNANDEZ

MIRANDA, and NORMAN ROTHMAN, described

a8 Manager of the

Biltmore Terrace Hotel®

UBA

MM T-1 said that due to the Intensification

program of the U. S. Border Patrol, particularly In the

Miani area, anti-CASTRO activities in South Florida had

been greatly slowed dow, and both ROTHMAN and FERNANDEZ

MIRANDA were in favor of a change of site for anti-CASTRO

operations,

not further described.

On January 17, 1960, MM Tol, an Individual

acquainted with certain phases of Cuban counterrevolutlonary

activities, advised that NORMAN ROTHMAN Of

the B11tmore (X)(M.)

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