Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: CV
To: HQ
Document date: 10/17/1958
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System'

Identification Form

Agency Information

• Date:

6/2/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90100-10404

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 52-72398-6

Released under the John

' Kennedy

issassination Records

Collection

Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:ND 54027 Date:

08-25-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: CV

TO:

HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 10/17/1958

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA

THEFT OF 318 WEAPON, 16 BLANKETS, 1 CARBINE RACK,

FROM OHIO

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT -

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/29/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: AT

v9.1

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DocId: 32332186

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AIRTEL

Date: 10/17/58

PLAIN TEXT

AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY

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TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM:

SAC, CLEVELAND (52-1918)

UNSUBS; Theft of 310 Weapons.

16 Blankets,

One Carbine Rack

from OnioNational Guard Armory,

20/247/58

TGP

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED \ F-/

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 6/10/4 BY 5P A TAP/CA

Re CV teletype to Bureau, 10/14/58, and CV airtel to Bureau,

10/15/58.

VIOLA BESSIE KRAJCIK, Wa..

SALLY, (protect identity),

advised she is former girlfriend of LOUIS MARTINEZ,. Attorney,

formerly residing Canton, Ohio.

MARTINEZ active in obtaining

arms and equipment for Cuban rebel forces. MARTINEZ received

$30,000 from Cuban

rebels to obtain arms.

MARTINEZ gave money. to

other unidentified individual to complete transaction and money

disappeared.

Cubans were pressing MARTINEZ for return of money

or arms.

Associater of MARTINEZ

IS MARTIN RUTHFORD, 535 West 11)

Street. New York City, demolition expert reported engaged by

rebels to do demolition job on ammunition supply of Battista

Government.

PETER LEBLOVICH,

Montclair, New Jersey,

associate,

'gave money to MARTINEZ for purchase of arms. In 7/58 or 8/58,

MARTINEZ in Toronto, Canada, where negotiated purchase ten

surplus fighter planes for rebels.

Four Panamanian pilots

engaged

to fly planes to Cuba were prohibited by Canadian authorities

from entering Canada.

Planes reported now in New. Jersey.

men described as American industrialists from Milwaukee,

- Bureau (AMSD - RM)

- New York

(AMSD - RM)

~ Newark

(AMSD - RM)

- Miami

(AMSD - RM)

- Milwaukee

(AMSD. - RM)

- San Juan (AMSD - RM)

- Washington

Field

(AMSD - RM)

- Cleveland

WHEW: ete/ rmr

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