Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: CV
Document date: 10/27/1948
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

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Date:

6/2/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90100-10409

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 52-72398-11

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 54027 Date:

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10/27/1948

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JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA

THEFT OF 318 WEAPON, 16 BLANKETS, 1 CARBINE RACK,

FROM OHIO

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

07/29/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: AT

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October 27, 1948

AIR TEL

To SAC, Cleveland (52-1918)

From Director, FBI

16 BLANKETS, ONE CARBINE RACK

NEUTRALITY MATTERS.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS CHCLASSIFIED

Rourairtel 10/20/58. DATE 5/1/39 BYSPSTAP/CR

You should insure that information developed

concerning the gun smuggling and arms handling activities

of Louls

Martinez and his associates is disseminated to the

Bureau of Customs at Cleveland on a local basis.

on page

four of reairtel Information is set forth that Martinez

transported a bomb on an airplane.

This may be a violation

of the Civil Aeronautios Act of 1938 within the investigative

jurisdiction of CAA. Consider dissemination of this infor-

mation to appropriate CAA Regional Attorney•

When reporting

such information to the Bureau you should indicate whether

or not it has been disseminated.

Tolson

Boardman

Belmont .

Mohr .

Nease.

Parsons

Rosen

Tamm

Trotter

Clayton.

Tele. Room

Holdy an -

Gandy -

NOTE: A Cleveland Office PCI (Viola Bessie Krajoik) has

furnished information concerning a former boy friena,

Louis Martinez, whom she states has been active in obtaining

arms and weapons for Cuban Rebel forces. She states when she

read in the paper of the captioned burglary she suspected

Martinez had something to do with it.

She had no definite

information in that regard.

She did

furnish extensive

information concerning Martinez's activities in connection

with the Cuban Rebel forces.

airtel dated 10/17/58,

Cleveland has stated in an

that the customs Oflice, Clevelands

hio, has been advised of the information indicating possible

violations of statutes within their

jurisdiction.

EX-135

8-72398-11

MAILED 30

OCT 2 * 1958

COMM-FBI

RLB: jlp/spe

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EOCT 30 19586

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