Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 5/5/53
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

4/23/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10220-10291

RECORD SERIES: HQ

• AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

2-897-220, 221

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

05/05/1953

PAGES:

5

SUBJECTS :

EB, ASSOC, ARRESTED, EXTRADITE, DISPOSITION,

IMITATION, MACHINE GUNS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Confidential

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/15/1995

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS : INC RGM

Released under the John

C. kennedu

issassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:WH 54463 Date:

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v9.1

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24n Ladd

Mr Nichols

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SENILE

Vit. Belmont

Mr. Clegg--

Mr. Giavin.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

IL INFORMATTOSF CONTAINS

Mr. Tiarho....

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

Mr.

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Mi. XiasI

WHERE

SHOWN OTHERWISE.

FB.

MIAMI

505-53

AIR- TEL

Transmit the following Teletype message to:

DIRECTOR, FBI

AIFMAIL

EDWARD BROWDER, JR., JESSE A

VICKERS, M. F

VICKERS

NEUTRALITY ACT. RE EL PASO AIRTELS 4-13 AND

4-30-53

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MIAMI AIRTEL 4-17 LAST. JESSE A. VICKERS,

600

COOLIDGE

DRIVE, MIAMI SPRINGS, WHO OPERATES FEDERATED SALES COMPANY,

BUILDING 701, MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WAS INTERVIEWED

MAY 4. HE EXHIBITED LICENSE NO. 3245 UNDER FEDERAL FIREARMS

ACT, AUTHORIZING HIM TO EXPORT FREARMS. VICKERS ADVISED HE

WENT TO EL PASO IN APRIL, LAST, UPON INVITATION EDWARD BROWDER,

JR., WHOM HE HAS KNOWN SINCE ABOUT 1946 AND WITH WHOM HE HAS

HAD PREVIOUS DEALINGS CONCERNING SMALL AIRCRAFT ENGINES•

BROWDER OFFERED TO PUT VICKERS IN TOUCH WITH A CONTRACTOR WHO

AS COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT SANTE FE, NEW MEXICO,

IND DESIRED TO DISPOSE OF SEVERAL F-& DIRT REMOVING TRACTORS.

THIS DEAL FAILED TO MATERIALIZE. VICKERS CLAIMS THAT BROWDER

THEN EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD PURCHASED IN ARIZONA 11 M3 GUNS

WHICH THE US GOVERNMENT HAD DISPOSED OF AS BEING UNSERVICEABLE

AND BEYOND REPAIR, BUT THAT BROWDER FELT THEY COULD BE PUT

IN SHAPE.FOR RESALE. VICKERS CLAIMS HE AGREED TO TAKE TEN OF

THESE GUNS AT TEN DOLLARS EACH UPON CONDITION THAT THEY COULD

GED: rew

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IRMAIL

AMM 2-165

2-899-251

Cc: 2-E1

Paso

MAY I 121953

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Special Agert in Charge

Sent_

CONFIDENTIAL

Per

SEXET

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F.B. I. RADIOGRAM

4-42a

CONt

DECODEO COPT (C)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXC

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE,

FROM EL PASO

22-30-53 (/R 301645 C)

1:43 PM

IRECTOR AND SACS, MIAMI, ALBUQUERQUE, SAVANNAH AND DALLAS

DEFERRED

Mr. Tolson -

Mr. Ladd

Mr. Nichols (

Ar. Belmont

1r. Clegge

Mr. Glavin -

Mr. Harbo

Mr. Rosen -

Mr. Tracy -

Mr. Gearty-

Mr. Mohr -

Mr. Winterrowd.

JESS VICKERS, M. F. VICKERS, NEUTRAL-

AUTHORT SLARIL 29 VAST ER SO HAS TSA VARIANTS OUTSTANDING COSTA,

AGAINST BROWDER ON CHECK AND AUTO CHARGE AND ARE TAKING STEPS.

EXTRADITE. ALBUQUERQUE ADVISE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SANTA FE AND

DISCONTINUE INQUIRY AS SET FORTH IN EP RADIOGRAM APRIL 23_

LAST. EP WILL INTERVIEW BROWDER WHEN BROUGHT TO EL PASO RE

ACTIVITIES AND DISPOSITION OF IMITATION MACHINE GUNS.

RECEIVED:

24-30-53_ (C)1:48 PM

EB

MIAMI, ALBUQUERQUE, SAVANNAH AND DALLAS ADVISED. VIA RADIO

10/8194

Classifiod by

SOSMACSAT.

Declassify on:

DADR

(FK)

RECORDED - 58

12-891-220

2a MAY 631953](C)

(C)

If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated

outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in

order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.C

CONFIDENTIAT

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