Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DWYER, ROBERT JAMES
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 1/12/60
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/28/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10220-10486

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 97-3640-8

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

DWYER, ROBERT JAMES

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

01/12/1960

30

SMO, GAMBLING ACT, NAPIER, LEE, TRA, CONSPR, CUBAN

REVOLUTIONARY, FINANCES, ARMS, ASSOC, FRI, RM,

NRO, AV, PDL, TARABOCHIA, AL, INTV

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

01/29/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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in Miami and why he placed toll calls to her in

New York.

Will ask Mrs. TAAFFE why NAPIER contacted

RODRIGUEZ COUGARDand RODRIGUEZ TAMAYO at the Sherry

Netherlands Hotel, New York City, in July, 1959, his

relationship with

ESTEBAN VENTURA, and why NAPIER was in

New York in 1959 with RODRIGUEZ COUCEIRO.

Will ask Mrs. TAAFFE if she directed subject

to make inquiry concerning the Raquet Club, North Bay

Village, Florida, and report information developed to

her. If so, for what purpose she gathered intelligence

information concerning

activities of four nationals in

the United States.

MIAMI

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

1. Will recontact PSI RICHARD B. JAFFE for

information concerning present connections between

subject and ROLANDO MASFERRER.

2. Will contact former City Judge HERNANDEZ.

and attorney NORMAN HOFT for any information they have

concerning subject.

3. Will instruct MM. 639-S to allow RODRIGUEZ

COUCEIROto introduce him to NAPIER so informant will be

in a better position to report on activities of subject. (fay

4.1

(Will carefully select someone in the Cuban

Consulate or a representative of the Cuban Government,

who is

friendly to the United States, to contact concerning

subject.

Will notify Bureau before such a contact is made. 4)

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ON

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11225/

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RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PART

5.

Will recontact MM 639-S for descriptions,

serial numbers and disposition of guns given to RODRIGUEZ

COUGEIRO by subject: (las)

INFORMANTS

IDENTITY

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL INFORMATION

MM I-1 is (MM 679-5*7658

MM T-2 is FRANK WATERSON,

Security Officer, State

Department, Miami,

Florida (by request).

Instant report, page 6.

Instant report, page 7,8,18,19

STATE SEPTINFO IS

USCLASSIFICO PER

Who 44

1 d.

MM I-3(1s PSI RICHARD B.

134-370-Sub A-9.

JAFFE, PSI (UD)

M TO 4 is 639-5709s

(pa 134-238-5ub A-267

MM T-5 is WALLACE SHANLEY, Instant report, page 18

U. S. Customs Agent,

Miami, Florida

By request)

MM I-6 is JOHN EK;

Gun Dealer, Seminole

Gun Shop, 3214 N. W. 54th

Street, Miami, Florida

(By request).

K is registering as an

gent of the Cuban

overnment.

Instant report, page 16.

Careful consideration has been given to each

source concealed in this report, and "T" symbols have

been utilized

be concealed.

only in those instances where identity must

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ADMINISTRATIVE

The Intelligence Unit of the Miami Police

Department comes under the supervision of Captain LEE

NAPIER.

The Intelligence Section has been investigating

matters relating to Cuban revolutionary activities during

the past two and

one-half years, and has made several

seizures of guns and a number of arrests relating to

violations of local ordinances. It is possible that

some of NAPIER's contacts with Cuban revolutionists

have been of a legitimate nature pursuant to his official

duties.

U. S. Customs, Miami, has advised that NAPIER

has, in different ways, tried to get information from

U. S. Customs, both in

Washington, D. C., and Miami,

Florida, concerning anti-TRUJILLO groups. They have

refused to give him any information, suspecting that he

would transmit this information to the Dominican Republic.

AL TARABOCHIA, Deputy Sheriff, Intelligence Unit,

Dade County Department of Public Safety (formerly the

Sheriff's Department), advised that the Intelligence Unit

does

not trust or cooperate with NAPIER.

Miami Office contacts NAPIER only on certain

matters within his jurisdiction, and then with great

circumspection, and considers most information furnished

by NAPIER as being self-serving and not within the realm

of verification.

It is noted that RODRIGUEZ COUŒIDhas, on several

occasions, desired MM 639-S to be introduced to NAPIER.•

The Special Agent handling MM 639-S has instructed informant,

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FD-204 (Rev.

9-28-58)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

BECKED

Copy to:

1 • U. S. Customs, Miami, Florida (RM)

Report of:

Date:

File Numbers

i ED

EXCEP

THEN SHOWN LEE NAPIER

OTHERWISE

SA ROBERT JAMES DWYER

JAN 1 2 1960

MIAMI 97-254

IFFROPRIATE AGENCIE

AND FIXED OFFICRE

ADVISED BA

LAING

SLIP (S)01

1883

Ofice: MIAMI

BUREAU 97-3640

#211,326

Classifed by SeperA/sCh

Declassify on: ADR /2/85

Character:

INTERNAL SECURITY - DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC;

REGISTRATION ACT - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

DECLASSIFIED BY 5668 SLO/KSE

Synopsis:

ON LL-3-97 (JFK)

In 1956 Director,

Crime Commission, advised that subject,

Lieutenant in the Miami Police Department, was then

associated financially with the Southern Armored Truck

Service, Miami. Item appeared in "Miami Herald"

Newspaper in 1/56, stating subject, Captain in Miami

Police Department, came under scrutiny and was long-time

controversial figure in Miami Police Department. Acting

Cuban Consul, Miami, representing CASTRO regime, in

a news article in 1159, implied subject was working

for BATISIA....

Anonymous letter received by Justice

Department accused subject of receiving $700.00 a month

from former Cuban Consul in Miami under BATISTA Government.

GILBERTO FERNANDEZ, Major in July 26 Revolutionary

Movement, described

subject to ROY RAYTON, arms dealer,

as "very nice"

and that they went to a night

club together

Former Cuban Consul under BATISIA (U)

regime denied

ever having paid money to subject.

early 1959, subject reportedly went to Dominican

Republic as guest of General TRUJILLO. There is rumor

and gossip that subject being paid by Dominican Republic

for information concerning anti-TRUJILLO activities.

SEE REVERSE

CIDE FOR

CLASSZFICATION

ACTION

On 5/22/59, JOSEPH C. LIQUORI, member of subjeet'

Miami Police Department Intelligence Unit, was arrested

by U.S. Customs attempting to export arms.

subject

sent Miami Police Department officers out of their

jurisdiction to watch Cuban Air Force planes being repaired

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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind.

It is the property of the FBl, and is a loan to your agency!

It and/or. Its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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It is to be noted that Mr. EDUARDO HERNANDEZ

was the cuban consu venerat in Miam auring the

BALISTA regime, in Cuba, and up to January 1, 1959,

the BATISTA government collapsed and FIDEL CASTRO took

over the Cuban government and 1s presently Prime Minister®

On March 26, 1959, Mr. HERNANDEZ advised that

Captain LEE NAPIER Of the Miami Police Department had

never been employed by him in any capacity whatsoever,

and that at no time had he ever given NAPIER $700100

as a salary or for any other purpose.

ME. HERNANDEZ stated that at no time had he

ever employed any police officer of the Miami Police

Department of of any other police agency in the United

States.

Mr• HERNANDEZ stated any statement to the

contrary was

absolutely false and without any founda-

tion whatsoever.

Mr. HERNANDEZ continued that while he was

Consul General during the BATISTA regime, he did

receive considerable information from time to time

relating to 1llegal

smuggling and other revolutionary-

type activities on the part of Cuban exiles then

residing in the Miami area, and that he did furnish

this information to appropriate federal agencies in

the Miami area, and that as a result, many arrests

and convictions were obtained by federal agencies

during the past few years in Miami.

MS. FERNANDEZ stated that over a period of

severa. years, he has received anonymous threats fron

time to time, and that since January 1,

received several saditional threate to whin he has

become accustomed, but that at no time has he ever

received any threats that had any relation whatsoever

to Captain NAPIER.

ISE RET

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NIC. HORNANDEZ stated during the time he was

consul General, on onLy two occasions had the Cuban

consulate received any assistance from the Miami Police

Department, and that on neither of these occasions

was assistance requested.

He explained on one of these

occasions, which arose in 1957 when a group of Cuban

exiled demonstrators began to march from Bayfront Park,

want, to the Cuban Consulate, carrying banners and

placards,

the Miami Police Department atteupted to

stop

this unlicensed narch. Two officers were severely

beaten. The march was broken up, and a considerable

number of demonstrators were arrested by the Miami

Police Department.

An Incident was thus avoided at the

Cuban Consulate.

The second incident occurred when Mr. HERNANDEZ

was at the Seaboard Railroad Station in Miami with the

family of a Cuban offielal who was departing for Washington,

D. C.

A large group of threatening Cuban demonstrators

appeared on the scene, some reportedly with guns, and

the Miami Police Department rushed police to the scene to

avola an incident.

A considerable number of these

demonstrators were also arrested by the Miami Police

Department.

IM T-I, on March 111959 advised that Rou

on a man gun dealer, contacted GILBERTO, FERNANDEZ,

who had reportedly served as a major in the July 26th

Revolutionary Movement. FERNANDEZ disclosed that he

then remarked "They are very nice they will take care.

The only thing you have to see what you can do.

If you

can do anything with us, we'll work with you 100%.

You

can count on that." MM C-1 was unable to furnish more

information about

this conversation, and was also

unable to clarify 1t.

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MM T-4 said he subsequently talked to RODRIGUEZ

who said that NAPIER was very friendly and told him that

1f he ever got into trouble, to

caly him and he would de

everything he could to help him.(x)(M)

RODRIGUEZ said that at times, NAPIER has called

at his (RODRIGUEZ') residence and asked his advice prior to

performing some official act.

RODRIGUEZ gave as an example

the time when ESTEBAN VENTURA first entered the United

States in 1959, NAPIER came to RODRIGUEZ and

was in the United States lllegally and that he could arrest

VENTURA and have him deported.

He asked if this was what

RODRIGUEZ wanted,

and roDRIGUEZ said "No". NAPIER did not

have VENTURA arrested: (4)M)

RODRIGUEZ also said that NAPIER offered to give

RODRIGUEZ as much protection as he was able to give regard

ing RODRIGUEZ' revolutionary activity. (&M

On December 19, 1959, MM T-4 advised that at

about 2:00 a.m. that day, RODRIQUEZ COUCEIRO was contacted

by an individual who stated he had a method of shipping

guns to cuba and that rodriGuez should immediately obtain

what guns he could for this snipent ((m)

RODRIGUEZ COUCEIRO immediately made a telephone

call to Captain NAPIER and stated that he needed some more

"candy". Because of the early hour, it appeared that NAPIER

was uncertain as to who was calling him, whereupon RODRIGUEZ

stated he wanted more "candy", the same

type that NAPIER

had previously delivered to RODRIGUEZ at a motel.

RODRIGUEZ

told NAPIER he needed the "candy" before 6:00 a.m. I.(S)(M)

At about 3:30 a.m. on December 19, 1959, NAPIER

arrived at the residence of RODRIGUEZ COUCEIRO in a

Chevrolet automobile, was met by rodrIGuez outside the

house, whereupon NAPIER opened

the trunk of the automobile

and gave a box containing 19 revolvers to RODRIGUEZ. NAPIER

Inmediately left. No money exchange between NAPTER and (7(M1)

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