Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: MM
To: HQ
Document date: 08/29/1958
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

Date:

6/3/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-90110-10066

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : CR 97-3575-1

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

MM

TO:

HQ

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

08/29/1958

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JOSEPH MEROLA

JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

08/06/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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

DATE:*11-14-2017

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

AUG 2 9 1958

TELEYXPE

Mr. Jolson

Mr. Belmont!

Mr. Mobr_-

Mr. Nease.

Mr.

Parsons_

Mr. Rosen

Mr.

lamm_

Mr. Trotter_

Mr. Y.C.Sullivan

Tele. Room

Mr. Holloman

Miss. Gandy-

URGENT 8-29-58

9-12

• PM EST, RBJ

JFK

TO DIRECTOR FBI

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

FROM SAG,

MIAMI

2

до

DATE 1/21/95 BYSp

JOSEPH MEROLA, LEONARD

BIRD, UNKNOWN PILOT, ROBERT N. DILLARD,

NM, RA. REMYTEL AUGUST TWENTYEIGHT, LAST. VICE CONSUL RUDOLPH BABOUN,

NOT BABOUR, RECONTACTED AUGUST TWENTYNINE, ADVISED INFORMANT, A HAITIAN

CITIZEN WHOM HE DECLINES TO IDENTIFY, IS REPRESENTING UNKNOWN PILOT, /-1

WHO WANTS TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR INFROMATION RE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN ALLE

ED EXPEDITION, LOCATION OF DEPOT OF ARMS IN MIAMI AREA, AND LOCATION OF

ARMS CACHE ON AN ISLAND. PILOT ALLEGEDLY OFFERED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO

FLY ARMS TO HAITI, BUT AWAITING CONSULS ANSWER TO HIS DEMAND FOR

TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. FOR INFORMATION. • BABOUN SAYS INFORMANT-STATES

TWENTY SEVEN AMERICANS INVOLVED, INCLUDING QUOTE FIVE FBI MEN END QUOTE.

*ALLEGED FBI MEN NOT IDENTIFIED AND THEIR PART IN MATTER NOT KNOWN.

INFORMANT SAID LEONARD BIRD, MIAMI, INVOLVED. ONE B. LEONARD BIRD,

CALLED MIAMI OFFICE AUGUST TWENTYTWO, ONE NINE FIVE EIGHT, FROM DOCTOR-S

HOSPITAL,.. WHERE A CORONARY PATIENT, STATED HAD INFO RE HAITIAN MATTERS.

ON INTERVIEW SAME DATE DID NOT FURNISH ANY INFO RE INSTANT MATTER:

EFFORTS INTERVIEW BIRD TODAY AT ROSYDNCE NECATIVE SINCE BIRD CONFINED

TO BED ON DOCTORS ORDERS AND

REC- 8

NAVA FLABLE FOR THERE

-ABOUN SAID

ONE ROBERT GREEN CONTACTED HIM AT HOME TODAY, REPFESENTISE JOSEPH

let t State; OC CIA, ONI, ACS1, 051

Mister

"Belmont

He SEP Q 19588

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Releaser

under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Rote).

DATF* 11-14-2017

PAGE TWO

MEROLA, PAREN MIAMI TOP JEWEL THIEF PAREN. GREEN SAID MEROLA LEFT

FOR NEW YORK TODAY AND IF CONSUL WANTED TO QUOTE DEAL END QUOTE WITH

HIM, TO SEND WORD THROUGH GREEN• GREEN QUOTED MEROLA AS SAYING QUOTE

TIME WE WON-T MISS END QUOTE, WHICH BABOUN INTERPRETS AS MEANING THE

REVOLUTION WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. GREEN TOLD BABOUN MEROLA GETTING A

PERMIT TODAY TO ENABLE HIM TO DEAL IN AUTOMATIC WEAPONS.

ROBERT NO DILLARD, JUS-RITE BUILDER-S

SUPPLY, ONE EIGHT FIVE ZERO

ONE BISCAYNE BLVD•, ADVISED HAS NO INFORMATION RE ARMS OR EXPEDITIONS

TO HAITI. HAS NO FRIENDS, RELATIVES OR ACQUAINTANCES WHO ARE

PILOTS. INFORMANTS ALERTED. BIRD WILL BE INTERVIEWED WHEN

PERMISSIBLE. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING.

END ACK* PLS WA

10-19 PM OK FBI WA CS

TU DIXCV.

CO: MR. BELMONT

AND BERERKISER

DOM. INTEL. DIVISION

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