Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: NY
Document date: 06/15/1973
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

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Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90115-10111

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 97-4882-21

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06/15/1973

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EDWIN MARGER

MITCHELL LIVINGSTON WERBELL III

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Confidential

RESTRICTIONS: 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

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08/07/1998

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EDWIN MARGER; MITCHELL LIVINGSTON WERBELI, 117, IS = SAHANA

REINYAIRTEL 6/6/73, CAPTIONED "UNSUBS; REVOLUTIONARY GROUP ON

ABACO ISLAND; IS - REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES, " COPIES OF WHICH WERE

DIRECTED TO MIAMI ANDATLANTA. U

FOR INFORMATION OF NEW YORK, THE BRITISH EMBASSY, WASHINGTON,

D. C., ACTING ON BEHALF OF BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT, HAS REQUESTED THIS

COUNTRY TO FURNISH ALL INFORMATION INDICATING INVOLVEMENT OF AMERICAN

CITIZENS IN ANTI-BAHAMIAN INDEPENDENCE ACTIVITY&

NEW YORK, THEREFORE, INCORPORATE PERTINENT INFORMATION CONTAINED

IN REFERENCED COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING MANNER IN WHICH PICTURES TAKEN •

BY MARK SENNET WERE OBTAINED BY BUREAU, IN FORM SUITABLE FOR

DISSEMINATION. COPIES OF PICTURES, IF AVAILABLE, SHOULD BE SUBMITTED

AS ENCLOSURE TO MEMORANDUM. USTI-102

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ATLANTA AND MIAMI SUBMIT RESULTS OF ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION

RECEIVED TO DATE RELATING TO CAPTIONED MATTER, EXCEPT THAT CONTAINED

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Released under the John, P. Kennedy Assassinat

DATE: 11-14-2017

Records Colleation det of

142 U5C 2107 Hote) -

TELETYPE TO NEW YORK, ET AL.

RE:

EDWIN MARGER; MITCHELL LIVINGSTON WERBELL, III

97-4882

BUNK IDENTIAL

DISSEMINATION. U

AS ABACO ISLAND IS DUE TO BE GRANTED INDEPENDENCE BY GREAT

BRITAIN ON 7/10/73, RECIPIENTS SUBMIT REQUESTED MEMORANDA BY

RETURN CONMUNICATION UTILIZING COVER AIRTEL BEARING ABOVE CAPTION.

RECIPIENTS MUST FOLLOW CAPTIONED MATTER CLOSELY AND SUBSEQUENT

INFORMATION RECEIVED IN THIS REGARD SHOULD BE FURNISHED HEADQUARTERS

BY MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS DEEMED NECESSARY.

NOTE:

Boston, by teletype dated 5/22/73, under caption of

referenced communication, advised that 15 photographs depicting a

heavily armed men receiving firearms training and bearing

caption "Men On Abaco Island Practicing War Games On Beach Of

Mash Harbor" were found aboard Delta Airlines flight originating

in Palm Beach, Florida, and terminating in Boston, with stops in

Tampa and New

York.

Based on photographs and information appearing

therewith, Boston speculated photographs were to be used in

preparation of news article. Investigation determined photographs

most probably taken by Mark

Sepnet, who was identified as a staff

photographer for "London Daily Express,

"with office at 2 East 42nd

Street, New York.

New York, in referenced communication, set forth

results of interview with Mark Sennet and one John Ellison, who

accompanied Sennet to Abaco Island. These individuals identified

two of the above photographs as appearing in recent edition of

"London Daily Express" and one of the individuals pictured therein

is a member of Parliament representing Abaco island, wich caused

some question among British authorities CAnother individual

appearing in remaining photographs has been identified as subject

Webell, ammunitions dealer who was pictured holding a submachine

gun at his a home in Powder Springs, Georgia. The British Embass!

furnished U. S. State Department with a letter dated 4/27/73

expressing Bahamian concern regarding coming independence of Abaco

Island C/State Department made this letter available to bureau

Coolate to tation the di-s Above matter he bpartmen

has not requested active investigation, but has orally requested

that any information bearing

upon captioned matter receive

appropriate dissemination.

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