Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NY
To: HQ
Document date: 11/20/1958
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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124-90100-10014|

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/2/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90100-10014

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

52-72398-NR

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

NY

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE :

11/20/1958

PAGES:

12

SUBJECTS :

JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA

THEFT OF 318 WEAPONS, 16 BLANKETS, ONE CARBINE

RANK, OHIO NA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Confidential

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

08/03/1998

OPENING CRITERIÁ: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF CIA

COMMENTS: MEMO

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Tige

Confidentiat

NY 105-25980

wich regard to possible violations of the Neutrality Act and

the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

Copies of this

report are

being disseminated therefor to IGP case files at the Bureau,

New York,

Newark, Miami,

and Cleveland.

New York, In order

avoid duplicatior, 1s not submitting a separate report under

the TGP caption at this time as

enclosed report contains all in-

vestigative information to date.

Identity of

Informant

INFORMANTS

Date of Activity

or Description

T-1 NY 2323-S

Date

Furnished

BLANCA gave State

8/19/58

Department docu-

ment to FIN

Document FLN

Docunent FLN

Document FLN

Agent to .

File in

whom

which

Furnished Located

THEODORE P. 105-28427

ROSACK

8/12/58

T-2. NY 988-S

T-3 SJ 420-S

2/20/58

9/8/58

Careful consideration has been given to each

source concealed and T symools were utilized in this report

only in those instances where it was deemed advisable to con-

ceal the identity of the source.

Confidential

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Concidenisad

•NY 105-26980

LEADS

ALL OFFICES RECEIVING COPIES OF THIS REPORT

Will report any information which pertains

to the theit of government property case under the

Theft of Government Property (IGP) captioned,

"UNSUBS; Theft of 318 weapons, 16 blankets, i carbine

from Ohio National Guard Armory, Canton, Ohio,

10/14/58; ICP; Neutrality Matters (00: Cleveland), "'

Will report any information developed in

Theft of Government Property investigation mentioned

above which may pertain to the DR, its members,

activities, or

associates, under the caption of this

report.

3.

Will, before covering leads in this case,

determine

whether similar leads have been received

in the Theft of Government Property case, so as to

avoid duplication.

REQUESTS OF THE BUREAU

The Bureau is requested to contact CIA!

and

to request that an

Invescigation be conducced in

British Honduras to determine the activities ard contacts

Of LOUIS MARTINEZ, whO allegedly made a trip

to

British Honduras

In July or August' of 1958.

The Bureau is also requested to furnish

a

copy of this report to the Foreign Agents Registration

section of the Department of Justice for an opinion

relative to the registration of this organization and

its leaders in the United States.

The Bureau is requested to furnish a copy to the

Legat in Havana

so that investigation can be conducted

there to determine LEBLOVIC! and NEUBAUER's activities

In Havana in late May and early June, 1958.

(И)

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NY 105-26980

2.

Confidential

LEADS CONTID

A. WAISHAY

4878 Magnolia,

Chicago, Illinois

Phone Sunnyside 4-5375.

CLEVELAND

At Cleveland, Ohio

1. Will determine significance of address

224 West 23, Cleveland, Ohio, which was found in the

address book of MARTINEZ.

will report information received from

SAILY in DR caption as well as other pertinent data

developed in the ICP investigation.

At Wooster; Ohio

1.

Will

investigation at Western

Union identify THOMPSON who sent

telegram to MARTINEZ

in September, 1958.

Will reinterview. SALLY re source of MARTINEZ'

income and the meaning of her telegrams to him in

September, 1958.

3.

Wi11 Identify NICK TRIKILAS, Wooster,

to whom IEBLOVIC furnished money at

MARTINEZ.

the request of

At MansPield, Ohio

Will check indices, determine repusation, and

interview, If deemed advisable, VERNA ROSS, 2 Stoodt

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