Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, DL
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/18/1958
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10226-10250

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 97-3487-25

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, DL

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 11/18/1958

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11

SUBJECTS :

NRO, ASSOC, AARON, GEORGE HOWARD, BLACKSTONE,

JAMES HARRY, SUSP, CONSPIRACY, BOOTLEGGER,

AMARILLO, TX, BKG, TRA, TESUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: Consulted; 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/29/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF INS

COMMENTS: REFERRED TO INS, INC R/S, MEMO

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64

Office Men andum • UNITED SI. CES GOVERNMENT

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (97-3487)

DATE: 11/18/58

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SAC, DALLAS (105-745)

6/23/28

# 21, 326 ORMBEH (K)

Classified by SPE BTAlGOL

SUBJECT:

NORMAN ROTHMAN

IS - DR; REGISTRATION ACT

Declassify on: OADR /1/85

(/Re report of SA EDWIN D. BUYKENDALI, 12/18/58, at Dallas t

and

Dallas letter to Bureau, 11/18/58, reflecting administrative

data concerning that report.

Referenced report and letter

are enclosed herewith.

Inasmuch as consideration is being given by the Dallas Office

to interviewing subject, data concerning him is submitted as

follows:

WARLO! SUSTAINED

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1.

Subject resides at 10715 Coogan Drive, Dallas, Texas. He

is a citizen of the united states, having been born on

January 4, 1921 at BrOnx, New York. Subject is employed

by Bermuda Pools, Inc., 2609 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas.

This firm was incorporated in Texas on April 9,

1958, with

NORMAN ROTHMAN being Vice President.

firm is engaged

in the selling and installation of swimming pools and in

handling maintenance work concerning swimming pools.

Information also has been received reflecting that subject's

wife,

as of september, 1958, commented that subject was

traveling some and had made a trip to Los Angeles, Calif.;

that he was engaged in public relations work. The Los

Angeles Office verified that subject, accompanied by two

businessmen from Dallas (JAMES C. HADSELL and GEORGE AARON)

was registered at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, from

september 3-10, 1958.

These three individuals made

sumerous telephone calls to various Los Angeles firms,

including City of Hope, 208 w. 8th Street, Los Angeles,

for which agency subject was employed prior to 1957 as

southwest public relations director in Dallas.

(No

derogatory data 1& known to the Los Angeles and Dallas

0131Ces concerning HADSELL aRE AARON.)

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SESTK TASK FORCE

1: 12/10/97 ma/dal

Subject wrote a letter dated 1/13/58 on stationery

captioned, "Southwest Associates - Public Relations,

publicity, Promotion, merchandising, Consultants",

the United States Department of State, Washington, D. C.

FULl

iN PART

Subject signed this letter as president of that firm.

ROTHMAN advised his company was investigating the

possibility of representing as public relations

consultants, on a year-round basis,

"certain Indies,

' Central and South American countries". ROTHMAN

iya indicated be understood certain steps were necessary

; in order to clear with the U. S. Government and requested

decessary forms and information.

1. Lj

Investigation revealed that subject had ceased operating

his firm, Southwest Associates, 1708 Patterson, Dallas,

April, 1958, after which

he was connected with the

firm Bermuda Pools, Inc.

II.

Subject is married to GLORIA KING ROTEMAN, a housewife.

She and

subject reside at 10715 Coogan Drive, Dallas.

Ill.

Subject, on 1/21/58, (telephonically contacted MANUEL SE

DE MOYA, Dominican Republic Ambassador, Washington, D. CJ

asked if any decisions had been made concerning

his working for the Dominican Government "on a year-round.

basis". DE MOYA told him he would advise him whenlhisLS

government had made a decision.

ROTHMAN indicated he

might go to the Dominican Republic to see Generalissimo

TRUJILLO about the matter fo

The above information was made available by WE 984-S*.S

spoken to DE MOYA about subject's working for the Dominiçai

Republic on a year-round, basis.

stated that Col. ENRIQUE POUJIBET (phonetic) was believed CS:

information that

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they would "sell out" any associate or country to

achieve their mercenary aims.

(5)In 1949, information was made known to this Bureau that

an invasion and overthrow of the Dominican Republic

government was to be commanded by col. JULIO LOPEZ

a plot being formulated to overthrow Haitian government.

ALFRED MIRANDA, who operates out of Mexico City, was

supposed to have agreed to deliver firearms to the

revolutionary forces in Haiti as soon as $250,000 was

raised.

A mail cover,

in May, 1958, revealed subject NORMAN

ROTEMAN in Dallas received correspondence from ENRIQUE E.

\PUGIBET. 505 Main Street, Dallas (address of county jail):

in Dallas also, during January, 1958, was in

telephonic contact with a person in New. York City

believed identical with ENRIQUE PUGIBET on a few

occasions.

Mexied.

Dominican

Records of the Dallas County SO reflect ENRIQUE ERNESTO

PUGIBET was arrested in New York City and returned to

Dallas, Texas, on February 7, 1958, for PWC and to be

held for immigration authorities.

PUGIBET was given a

sentence of two years on the check charge at Dallas and

was, on May 28, 1958, deported by I&NS. PUGIBET, according

to I&NS, was born in Paris, France, is a Mexican citizen,

and resides i the Dominican Republic®

Dallas Count 0 fingerprint records list PUGIBET has

a friend nas NORMAN ROTHMAN, 10715 Coogan Drive, Dallas.

PUGIBET's O-cupation was listed as cattleman for Inter-

national Livestock Exports, Dominican Republic. SO

records reflect no indication of contacts between PUGIBET

and ROTHMAN.

It is to be noted that an unidentified person using

NORMAN ROTHMAN'S business telephone number (at 2609 Cedar

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Springs Road, Dallas), on 3/5/58, made a telephone call

to Kim's Children's Weaghat store was visited Prom 5:12

Israeli Delegation to United Nations, New York, New

•The significance of this information as pertains

to ROTHMAN is not known.

IV.

None, except as shown under III.

V. None known.

VI. Unknown.

VII. None known.

VIII. It is

believed that an interview with subject would

reveal his present sympathies.

If found to be cooperative,

it is expected he would explain the nature of his

association with Dominican representatives and possibly

would reveal whether or not he has any affiliation with

any foreign country, which activity could possibly be a *

violation of the registration act.

IX. If authority is granted for an interview with subject, it

is contemplated inquiry will be made of subject concerning

the identity of PUGIBET, who listed on Dallas County so

fingerprint records that subject was his friend. If in

the interview subject is found uncooperative, the inter-

view will be terminated.

If subject appears willing to

answer questions and indicates some cooperation, subject,

after being advised of his constitutional rights that he

that ht,

desires to give concerning his affiliations and connec

tions with any foreign country.

Bureau authority is requested to interview subject, in

accordance with existing instructions relating to inter-

views of security subjects.

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Care will be exercised to protect the original source

in this matter.

No direct questions will be asked

during the interviewwich will disclose the identity

of the official or the establishment contacted, the

method used in the contact or the fact that we

aware of the contact No affirmative steps will be

taken during the

initial

interview to direct his C&

activities. If subject Is cooperative, a separate

communication will be directed to the Bureau, setting (SJ

forth results of the interyiew and requesting further

contact with subject as a PSI or double Agent}S)

ADDENDUM-Bureau files contain no additional pertinent

information other than information already

in possession of your office.

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