Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: MM
To: HQ
Document date: 9/8/58
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/3/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-90110-10061

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

CR 97-3575-6

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

MM

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

09/08/1958

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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: AT

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

PAT56 (Re. 41-3967

Transmit the following in

Via

FBI

Date:

9/8/58

AIRTE

(Type in plain text or code)

AIRMAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, MIAMI (97-230)

7

JOSEPH MAROLA;

LEONARD BIRD;

ROBERT N. DILLARD

NM, REGISTRATION ACT

JFK

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 1/21/95 BY 5p3 Wa

3-1

Re Miami teletype dated 8/29/58.

B. LEONARD BIRD, Financial Consultant,

friena of ARTHUR BONHOMME, Haitian Minister of Public

Works, and is attempting to invest $400,000.00 in Haiti

through BONHOMME.

BIRD said he is in favor of present

Haitian Government and never has been involved in

Haitian or any other revolution.

Numerous attempts have been made to contact

JOSEPH MEROLA.

He is currently out of the city. He

will be interviewed when he returns.

RUDOLPH BABOUN, Haitian Consul, Miami, re-

a Haitian citizen, is now In Haiti and he does not know

when informant will return.

belteve informant's information re Bada ne dOEsARD

be reliable.

P

SEP 20-1958

(3) - Bureau (AM)RM)

1 - Miami

CWE : s11

(4)

9 SEP 22

1958

stio

pines

Approved:

Sent

M

Per _

Special Agent in Charge

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