Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/16/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44

USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/11/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10211-10084

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2781-816

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, MM

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 09/16/1963

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

LST, ASSOC, TRAVEL, FISUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/15/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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DATE: 11-14-2017

MODERAL BUREAD DE POFESTGARION

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

SEP 16 19602

TELETYPE

Mirea

Belmonti

KEr.

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Callahan

Tre.

Conrad

WEr.

Deloach

Mr.

Erans.

Mr.

Gale.

Mr.

Bosen

Mr.

Sullivan.

N2.

javel.

Mr. Trotter

Tele. Room

Kiss Folmies

Misa Gandy.

URGENT 9-16-63 6-24

TO DIRECTOR, FBI 192-2781/

FROM SAC, MIAMI 192-881

SANTO TRATFICANTE, JRO, AKA, AR.

PM EST RM

uScS

REVIEWED BY EIFK TASA POPEGE M

MOORE

as 9/14/95 dat

E RELEASE IN FULL

I RELEASE IN PART

I TOTAL DENIAL

DAILY TELETYPE SUMMARY•

RECORDS, U. S• CUSTOMS, MIAMI, REFLECT LAST TWO ENTRIES

OF SUBJECT INTO U. S• THROUGH MIAMI FROM FOREIGN COUNTRY

WERE JANUARY SIXTEEN, NINETEEN SIXTY AND JAN. TWENTYSEVEN,

NINETEEN SIXTY FROM HAVANA, CUBA. ASSOCIATES LISTED AT

THAT TIME AS JOSEPH SAN FRANTELLO, TAMPA, NORMAN ROTHMAN,

NICK JEROME, MIAMI, AND JOE ROGERS, NEW YORK.

AS CUSTOMARY PROCEDURE, SUBJECT IS SEARCHED BY U.S.

CUSTOMS AGENTS EACH TIME HE ENTERS U. S. AND A REPORT OF EACH ‹

ENTRY AND SEARCH IS SUBMITTED TO SUPERVISING CUSTOMS

AGENT, TWO ZERO ONE VARICK STREET,

ROOM FOUR ZERO FIVE,

NEW YORK, NEW YORK.

4320

512+2791-8/6

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t's.

12 SEP 18 1963

5 9 SEP 25 1983

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NEW YORK OFFICE REQUESTED TO REVIEW RECORDS OF

SUBJECT-S ENTRIES INTO THE U. S. AND FURNISH ALL AVAILABLE

DATA REGARDING SUCH TRAVEL TO MIAMI AND TAMPA.

ON SEPT. THREE LAST, MM EIGHT FOUR ZERO DASH C ADVISED THAT

WITHIN RECENT WEEKS DR. PEREZ PIDA MADE TWO TRIPS TO BRAZIL.

PIDA WAS DESCRIBED BY INFORMANT AS CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF

EVARISTO GARCIA VIDAL AND CLOSE FRIEND OF SUBJECT. PIDA

TOLD INFORMANT HE WAS RETURNING TO BRAZIL PROBABLY BY SEPT.

FIFTEEN NEXT.

ON SEPT. THIRTEEN LAST. MM EIGHT FOUR ZERO DASH C REPORTED

FURTHER CONTACT WITH PIDA WHO ADVISED INFORMANT THAT HIS FIRST TRIP TO

BRAZIL

WAS TO STORE SOME COFFEE THAT BELONGED TO SUBJECT. PIDA

SAID SECOND TRIP WAS TO

SELL TRAFFICANTE-S COFFEE AND THAT

TRAFFICANTE TOOK A LOSS ON THE SALE OF THIS COFFEE.

INFORMANT UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN AMOUNT OF COFFEE INVOLVED,

BUT PIDA SENT QUOTE A LOT OF COFFEE END QUOTE.

PIDA ALSO TOLD INFORMANT HE IS LOOKING FOR A LOCATION

FOR A GAMBLING CASINO IN BRAZIL FOR TRAFFICANTE. INFORMANT

DID NOT FEEL HE COULD PRESS PIDA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AT THIS

TIME BUT HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO SEE PIDA AGAIN BEFORE

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