Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: CV
To: HQ
Document date: 5/5/59
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/8/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90136-10055

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-70973-19

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Casef:NI 54462 Date:

10-05-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

CV

TO : HQ

TITLE:

, DATE: 05/05/1959

PAGES: 3

SUBJECTS :

WILLIAM ALEXANDER MORGAN

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

09/26/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56)

-CONFIDENTIAL

Date: 5/5/59

PLAIN

TEXT

(Type in plain text or code)

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

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TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, CLEVELAND

RE: WILLIAM ALEXANDER MORGAN 4709931E6-69

'IS. -. CUBA

Classe

FIDEL CASTRO

FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS

cies 108905-39

229744

The following information was volunteered by ROBERT J. ABODEELY,

137 Yale Drive, Toledo, Ohio on 5/1/59. If any dissemination

1s made of this information the identity of ABODEELY should be

protected at his request.

It is also noted that consideration

1s being given to developing ABODEELY ag a PSI, and Bureau

authority to contact him as such will be sought upon completion

of background investigation concerning him.

0H10

OHIO SUDA

Source advised that JACK,

JARUE and DOMINICK BARTONE, both

residents of Toledo, Ohio have just recently returned from a

visit to Cuba where

they met with WILLIAM ALEXANDER MORGAN.

MORGAN Is a Toledo native who fought in the Cuban Revolution

vita the forced of ribbt GAstro, old who was corinted the le

high military post by CASTRO following the success of the

CASTRO forces.

According to source,

LARUE stated on 4/28/59 that MORGAN was

JFK

probably in Panama

during his trip to Cuba that they (apparently meaning

military contingent)

were planning on going into Panama

the near future.

Bureau (RM)

Cleveland

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F.D-36 (Rev. 12-13-56)

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(Priority or Method of Mailing)

CV 105-3187

Source advised that according to LARUE, MORGAN 1s.

very close to FIDEL CASTRO and 1t was his opinion that MORGAN

would not be going on such an expedition without the knowledge

and consent of CASTRO.

Source further advised that LARUE and BARTONE are

of a group who have been attempting to sell several

_C-75 transport planes owned by the Akros Dynamics Corporation,

1810 Terminal Tower Building, Cleveland, Ohio to FIDEL CASTRO.

Source stated that these planes are presently based at Phoenix,

Arizona and LARUE has indicated that one of these planes has

already been delivered to CASTRO and It was anticipated that

he would purchase at least a total of four of the planes.

Source stated that to his knowledge LARUE and BARTONE

have no connection with the Akros Dynamics Corporation, but.

were aware that they had the planes for sale and entered into

an agreement with Akros to attempt to sell the planes to CASTRO

through their contact with MORGAN.

It is noted that previous information regarding the

sale of these planes to CASTRO was recently furnished to the

Bureau under the caption "DR. FIDEL CASTRO, FOREIGN POLITICAL

MATTERS. "

According to source, LARUE also stated that MORGAN

expressed an interest in purchasing "Combat Jackets"

which

could be used as military clothing fron the LarUs, BarIoNE

combine if they could obtain such jackets for resale.

MORGAN

Indicated that Cuba was attempting a build-up in military

strength, and the previously mentioned airplanes would be

used as a part of the over-all military build-up.

Any further details of the Cuban situation furnished

by ABODEELY will bo forwarded to the Bureau, (60

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Special Agent in Charge

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