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MESSAGE FORM TOTAL COFFR Robert Bladergroen:new 30 June 1967 CABLE SECULTARAŤ DISSEMINATION SECRET ROUTING AND/O १. BRANCH RS FALE IN CE FILE 01-300985EC C/WH/COG 5, Clwit 6 DESTROY 15 NL KO-ENDER COMA 06C 2 ☑ RID COPY DIFOR RLI V clci, ADEP

PILE RID (class.Boutien) SECRET PRIORITY JAWAVE ΚΑΡΟΚ ΤYPIC AXCLEVE-15 REF DIRECTOR 15805 pacte ona time led 30 15 49FZ felitel (reference sumbed Ipiont CITE DIRECTOR 5915 ब 1. REQUEST STATION TRACES ALBERT LARRAIN MAESTRE. 2. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVISES HE A FUGITIVE UNDER NARCOTICS INDICTMENT AND ALLEGEDLY ADMITTED TO ANCLEVE-15 HIS INVOLVEMENT IN BOMBINGS WITH ROSENTHAL. REQUEST STATION COMMENT ANCLEVE-15 EVER RECEIVE SUCH ADMISSION FROM LARRAIN MAESTRE. 3. NO HQS TRACES.

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WILLIAN V. BROS C/WHD

EARL J. WILLIAMSON AC/WH/COG

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INDEX: O VES CLASSIFY TO FILE NO. X-REF TO FILE NO. FILL BID DESTROY 30 ACTION RET. TO BRANCH. $10, CLASSIFIED MESSAGE PERSON UNIT NOTIFIED TOTAL COPIES SECRET A PR REPROD LUH CO ADVANCE COPY JONTY RID COPY ............ RS INFO FILE OR CSDO, C/WHG, C/CI, Cr. ?, ADDP TIME 306702204 702284 SECRET 302022Z CITE JMWAVE 7953 PRIORITY DIRECTOR

ΚΑΡΟΚ ΤΥΡIC AMCLEVE/15 REFERENCE: A. DIRECTOR 15805 B. DIRECTOR 15915 : 1. ANSWERS KEYED TO QUESTIONS IN REF A AS FOLLOWS: A. AMCLEVE/15 DID NOT VOLUNTEER SELF TO LOCAL FBI. HE DID REPORT TO JMWAVE, WHICH IN TURN INFORMED FBI. FBI THEN APPROACHED AMCLEVE/15 ON THEIR OWN DURING LATE JULY 65 AND QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT JULY 65 DEAL. B&C. JMWAVE INFORMED FBI ON 24 JULY 65 (SEE A ABOVE) D. SINCE AMCLEVE/15 FAILED TO REPORT OCT 66 TRANSACTION TO JIWAVE UNTIL 9 JUNE 67, FBI NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 15 JUNE 67. CAMCLEVE/15'S EXPLANATION FOR NOT. REPORTING OCT 66 TRANSACTION WAS THAT HE "JUST FORGOT") E. SEE PARA 2 BELOW. F. SOURCES WERE LOCATED IN THE MIAMI AREA ONLY. G. AMCLEVE/15 CLAIMS HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MΟΝΕΥ FOR OCT 66 TRANSACTION; ONLY MONEY AMCLEVE/15 EVER REPORTED SECRET • 14-00000 : SECRET PAGE 2 JAVE 7953 SECRET RECEIVING WAS $500 FRON ROSENTHAL DURING JULY 65. ROSENT HAL HAD INSISTED AMCLEVE/15 TAKE $500; TO AVOID ANY ROSENTHAL SUSPICION OF ANGLEVE/15, LATTER WAS INSTRUCT ED BY JMWAVE TO TAKE THE MONEY. AMCLEVE/15 WAS ALLOWED BY STATION TO KEEP THE $580. 2. AMCLEVE/IS UNABLE TO RECALL ALL DETAILS OF JULY 65 DEAL. AMCLEVE/15 CLAIMS HE ONLY PASSED TO DIEGO (BORGES) TORRES (201-254161) 6 GRENADES WHICH AMCLEVE/15 OSTAINED FROM HERMINIO DIAZ) SANDALIO (201-203040). BORGES IN TURN PASSED THEM TO ROSENTHAL. (BORGES AND NORMAN ROTHMAN WERE ACTING AS AGENTS FOR ROSENTHAL). FRANCISCO (RODRIGUEZ) TAMAYO (201-293114) MADE SILENCERS. RODRIGUEZ AND AMCLEVE/15 JOINTLY DELIVERED THEM TO BORGES. JMWAVE RECORDS DO NOT SHOW WHERE DIAZ OBTAINED THE GRENADES. 3. AS REPORTED IN REF AMCLEVE/15 IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE FBI AND FOLLOWING THEIR INSTRUCTIONS RE ROSENT HAL. 4. RE REPORTER

AVE TRADES LARKAIN.AMOLEVEVIL ON 21460L STATING JÓ HOWEVER THAI LAGAIN INFO IO FBI 2 IO JPWAVE MWAVE ON ON 2143 214 IT WAS ONE DOMINGO CECHEMENDIA C ACALAME1201-297840542 PARA 4 SAID THATSKALRAIN WAS -44-8, 2- "AMCLEVE/15 REPORTED LARRAIN INFO TO FBI AND TO JMWAVE ON 27 JUNE 67 STATING, HOWEVER THAT IT WAS ONE DOMINGO E (CHEMENDIA) ESCALANTE (201-297940) WHO HAD SAID THAT" 1 14-00000

PALE. SECRET 0-83 3 JMWAVE 7953 SECRET OF BOMBINGS AND ROTHMAN WAS THE BOSS. 5. WOULD APPEAR HQS JUSTICE QUERIES BASED ON FBI REPORTING FROM MIAMI. WOULD IT BE OF ANY HELP IF WE GOT TOGETHER WITH BUREAU HERE TO RESOLVE IN LOCO (INFO HAS) ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SECRET: BT *PORTION GARALED BEING SUCD SECRET べ NNNN 3 14-00000

TO FROM DISPATCH SUBJECT Chief, WH DE Chief of Station, JMVAVE TYPIC CLASSIFICAT:0 SECRET X AMCLEVE/15 Contact with Frank "Lefty" ROSENTHAL ACTION REQUIRED REFERENCES Reference: JMWAVE-7900, 27 June 1967. WH/COG PROCESSING ACRO MARKED FOR RO INDEXING REQUIRED ORLY QUALIFIED DESA CAN JUDGE INDEXING MICROFILM Transmitted under separate cover per reference are copies of three JMWAVE memoranda to the FBI dated 24 July and 11 August 1965, and 15 June 1967. Subject: Procurement of Arms and Munitions by American Group.

CROSS REFERENCE TO Gary L. FLUSTIKOFF

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DISPATCH SYMBOL AND UFCA-27903 CLASSIFICATION BECRR BESENSITIZED File is 23008 JUN 3 0 1967 29 June 1967 KOS FREE 19-133-5-193/4 14-00000 וזוויט ΟΑΤΕΙ R.A. Ortman:jeb WH/COG/NO 7451 29-June-1067- CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATION CONA 30 ML C/LWH/COCGRID.COPY MESSAGE FOME TOTAL COPIES SECRET RET DESTROT POUTING AND/OR INITIALS ΜΑΝΟΙ INDEX BSTURN 10 NO INDEX ALU AO FILE NO. MFO FILE . 201-300985 t ckl, ec.cz, c/WH6 classificatien FILE FID ADAP fait plea (date and time led Preference member CITE DIRECTOR 15805 10 SECRET JMWAVE PRIORITYKAPOK TYPIC AMCLEVE/15 29 23 07 Z. : REF: JMWAVE 7900 (~ 00397) 1. FOLLOWING QUERIES FROM JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAVE EMERGED FROM MEETINGS WITH OFFICE GENERAL COUNSEL. REQUEST REPLIES

: : SOONEST. : A. DID AMCLEVE/15 VOLUNTEER HIMSELF TO LNERGO OR DID THEY APPROACH HIM INITIALLY. DATE FIRST ANCLEVE/15 CONTACT LNERGO. B. WHO INFORMED LNERGO OF JULY 1965 DEAL. AMCLEVE/15 OR JMWAVE.

FLORIDA. . C. ON WHAT DATE WAS LNERGO INFORMED. D. SAME INFO B AND C ABOVE FOR OCTOBER 1966 TRANSACTION. E. WHAT WERE AMCLEVE/15'S SOURCES FOR ITEMS OR COMPONENTS. F. WERK THOSE SOURCES WITHIN OR WITHOUT STATE OF G. JUSTICE HAS INFO TO EFFECT THAT AMCLEVE/15 MADE PROFIT ON OCTOBER 1966 TRANSACTION WHICH HE ATTEMPTED TURN IN PELSASING OFFICER -CONTINBED- COORDINATING OFFICIES SECRET مد وع REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. AUTHENTIC AΓΙΝΟ OPPICSE COPY NO 2 : 1 14-00000 : UNIh zh DATE CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATION CONF 10 PER classifientien PAGE TWO MESSAGE FORM TOTAL COFICH SECRET DMDF NO INDEX BOUTING AND/OS RITIALS F 10 DESTROY BSTURN 30 BRANCH FILE IN CS PILE NO. RID COPY INFO PISE Ve louse and time led) CITE DIRECTOR زهر دوم PILE BLD polerence number 15805 ר TO "THE COMPANY" WITHOUT SUCCESS. PLEASE COMMENT. 2. ALSO PLEASE ELABORATE ON STATEMENT PARA 2 REF THAT "PER JMWAVE INSTRUCTIONS ANCLEVE/15 COOPERATED WITH BORGES AND ROSENTHAL BY ACTING AS INTERMEDIARY IN PASSING SILENCERS AND GERNADES." 3. JUSTICE HAS SUGGESTED POSSIBILITY USE AMCLEVE/15 TO ASSIST ROSENTHAL OBTAIN ADDITIONAL MATERIAL AS BASIS FOR ARREST OF ROSENTHAL FOR HAVING POSSESSION OF SUCH MATERIALS. APPRECIATE JMWAVE COMMENTS.

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OGC Mr. Bladergroen (draft) C/WH/COG/CICS Mr. Mahoney (draft) Jacal S. Ententeme William V.. Broe C/WHD

Earl J. Williamson AC/WH/COG

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INDERIO VES CLASSIFY TO FILE NO 01-25/11/CLASSIFIED MESSAGE B-PER TO FILE NO. DESTROY TROY ☐ SIC TOTAL COPIES SECRET PERSON UNIT NOTIFIED ADVANCE COPY REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED ACTION INEO FILE COD COPY WA SECRET 272815Z CILE DOWAVE 7900 PRIORILY DIRECTOR DESENSITIZED KAPOX TYPIC ANCLEAVE/15 REF DIRECTOR 14671 UNIT TIME ☐ 1515- CELINER AN WN/COG ABSTRACT INDEX 18 Jum 67 IN 0.0397 1. ANCLEVE/15 CURRENTLY COOPERATING WITH LOCAL FBI IN INVESTIGATION OF FRANK "LEFTY" ROSENT HAL. ACCORDS OFFICER STAMP 2. ANCLEVE/15 INITIALLY BECAME INVOLVED WITH The following Retion da ROSENTHAL IN JULY 65 WHEN DIEGO EMILIANO (BORGE Sauthorist: Diziracle TORRES (221-284161) INTRODUCED HIM TO ROSENTHAL AND NORMAN ROTHMAN. (BORGES WAS AGENT FOR ROSENT HAL R.O. IN PURCHASE OF WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES). PER JMWAVE. Note: S1... IN STRUCTIONS AMCLEVE/15 COOPERATED WITH BORGES AND ROSENTHAL BY ACTING AS INTERMEDIARY IN PASSING SILENCERS AND GRANADES FROM HERMINIO (DIAZ)

8 Vill WH/LOZL I str cite reasons and coordinate if appropriate. whilREOC AN ABSTRACT X NDKY SANDAL 10 (201-203040, AND FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ TAMAYO (231-293114) TO BORGES WHO IN ILAN PASSED THE MATERIAL TO ROSENTHAL. 3. LOCAL FBI WAS NOTIFIED AT THE I INE PUT AFTER ABOUT ONE WEEK JHAVE INSTRUCTED ANCLEVE/15 TO WITHDRAW HAVING DISCOVERED THAT GROUP WITH WHICH • 4 201-284/6/ 28 June '67 14-00000 : PAGE 2 JMVAVE 7988 SECRET HE WAS IN CONTACT WAS COMPOSED OF GANGSTER ELEMENT S. 4. FROM JULY & TO CIRCA OCT 66 AMCLEVE/15 NOT INVOLVED VITH ROSENTHAL ALTHOUGH AT VARIOUS IIMES ROSENTHAL CALLED ANCLEVE/15 AND ASKED HIS HELP OBTAIN WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES WHICH AMCLEVE/15 REFUSED. AROUND OCT 66 ROSENT HAL CONTACTED AMCLEVE/15 AT LATTERS RESIDENCE AND THREATENED HIM BECAUSE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED BY BORGES TO ROSENTHAL WAS FAULTY. ANCLEVE/15 THEN MADE AND GAVE ROSENTHAL 120 PENCILS AND 50 FUSE DEVICES WHICH SEEMED TO SATISFY ROSENT HAL. 5. AMCLEVE/15 DID NOT REPORT PARA FOUR ABOVE TO JMWAVE UNT IL 9 JUNE 67 AFTER ROSENT HAL HAD A GA IN CONTACTED HIN ON 6 JUNE 67, THREATENED HIM AND ASKED HIN FOR MORE EQUIPMENT. LOCAL FBI WAS ADVISED BY JNWAVE ON 15 JUNE 67 OF AMCLEVE/15 ROSENTHAL CONTACTS OF OCT 66 AND 6 JUNE 67. 6. AS REPORTED IN PARA 3 OF REF AMCLEVE/15 CURRENTLY TRYING TO SUPPLY ROSENT HAL UNDER INSTRUCTIONS LOCAL FBI. FBI HAS PROMISED MAXIMUM SECURITY AND 14-00000 * PAGE 3 JMWAVE 1920 SECRET PROTECTION FOR ANCLEVE/15. FBI HAS NOT NOT IFIED LOCAL POLICE DUE POSSIBILITY POLICE PENETRATED BY GANGSTER ELEKENT. 7. ANCLEVE/15 CLAINS NONE OF MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY SUPPLIED ROSENTHAL WAS OF WOFACI ORIGIN; HE ALSO CLAIMS HE NEVER SUPPLIED ROSENTHAL WITH C-4 EXPLOSIVES. 8. NO ADDITIONAL JMWAVE INFO ROSENTHAL AND ROTHMAN. NO OPS INTEREST BORGES RODRIGUEZ. DIAZ DECEASED. 9. POUCHING HOS COPIES OF JAVAVE MENOS IC FBI UFGA-27888. SECRET BT 201-28 16 28 67 14-00000

SOT 28 June 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Luis Clements POSADA-Carriles REFERENCES: a. Memo for Record, 26 June 1967, by LRH, same subject b. Williamson/Henze Telephone Conversation, 28 June 1967 1. In my meeting with the Department of Justice today, I confirmed that POSADA-Carriles was our man. I outlined the pre- liminary information we had developed on the transactions between him and one Lefty Rosenthal. 2. Justice was advised that our information disclosed that POSADA-Carriles had passed silencers and grenades, to Rosenthal during July 1965, and that in October 1966 he had furnished pencils and fuses. I also stated that it was our understanding that POSADA- Carriles was in contact with FDI/Miami and that it had been advised of these dealings. Justice was told that the items involved were not of Agency origin. It was emphasized, however, that this was our preliminary conclusion and that we would undertake to verify it. 3. Justice acknowledged that FBI reporting disclosed POSADA-Carriles as its contact but apparently the details are some- what vague. To make a federal case against Rosenthal because of his suspected involvement in the bombings, it will be necessary to show that the items used were obtained through interstate commerce. A preliminary reading suggests prosecution under Title 18 Section 837. Out of concern for the allegation of entrapment, Justice asked that hint el ser yot the sound. F : 14-00000 1 1 we supply answers to the following: (a) did POSADA-Carriles volunteer himself to the FBI or did it approach him initially; (b) who informed the FBI of the July 1965 deal - the Agency or POSADA-Carriles; (c) on what date was this information given; (d) similarly as regards the October 1966 transaction, the date the information farnished and by whom; (e) what were POSADA- Carriles sources for the items or their components; (f) were these sources within or without the State of Florida? And inci- dentally were we aware that supposedly POSADA-Carriles realized a "profit" for furnishing the October 1966 items and that he tried without success to turn it into the "company"? While I agreed to undertake to obtain the information requested, I suggested that much of it might be readily available from the FBI. Justice con- coded this and intenda to have further discussions with it. 4. Daring the course of the meeting the interesting hypothesis was suggested to the effect that POSADA-Carriles might have been "moonlighting" for Rosenthal, and only when he began to feel the pressure did he start reporting to the Agency and the FBI. 5. Under strictly controlled conditions with POSADA- Carriles acting as a conduit, Justice is considering the possibility of assisting Rosenthal to obtain his needed items, whereupon he will be arrested immediately for possession. I told them while we might be willing to have POSADA-Carriles so used we were under- standably concerned over the adverse comment that our employee's involvement could generate. 4. On a matter that may be related: one Albert LARRAIN Maestre is alleged to have admitted to POSADA-Carriles that he has been involved in the bombings with Rosenthal and to have said more explosives were needed. LARRAIN Maestre is a fugitive under a narcotics endictment having formerly resided at 153 East 57th Street, New York, New York. Do we have any information on this person? ROBERT J. BLADERGROEN Assistant General Counsel OGC:RJB:mej Distribution: Original Subject 1 Signer 1. Chromo SO 14-00000

Wi IAMSON NOTES برة 28 JUNE TELOTON W. HENZE AMCLEVE 15 currently cooperaing FRI Became involed R July 65 On station instructions coopérated as intermediary in passing stuff-- silencers and grenades--at that FBI informed Instructed to withdraw Until Oct 66 -- was threatened -- asked to make or obtain At this point he made certain things 150 pencils. Did not tell station until fairly récently Then put in touch with LNERGO 6 June told 9 June told FBI 15 June $350.00 FBI man called up north 15 wants their assistance "to disappear" Probably not losing a great deal 14-00000

DRAFT 28 June 1967 NOTE FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Telephone Conversation - Williamson/Henze, 1015 hours, -28 June 1967 1. Station reply sent 1640 hours 27 June (JMWAVE 7900). 2. AMCLEVE/15 currently on Station roles at $350 per month. He has been cooperating with FBI. 3. During July 1965, 15 introduced to Rosenthal by third party. On Station instructions he cooperated with Rosenthal acting as inter- mediary in passing to him silencers and grenades. FBI informed. In accordance with Station instructions, 15 broke off contact with Rosenthal. 5. On October 1966, 15 recontacted by Rosenthal. Rosenthal demanded he make or obtain additional items threatening him with bodily harm and also complaining previous items faulty. Whereupon 15 furnished Rosenthal 150 pencils and some fuses. Station only recently advised of this transaction and 15 put in contact with FBI. 6. Items furnished July 1965 and October 1966 transactions not Agency origin. 7. On 6 June, 15 again contacted by Rosenthal. 8. On 9 June, 15 reported Rosenthal contact to Station. 9. On 15 June, Station advised FBI. Поте 285 1 14-00000 10. 15 wants Ration assistance in doing a disappearing act. 11. 15% FalI contact now in Washington for discussions re this case. 12. Re proposal para 3 DIR 14671, Henze's imraediato reaction this probably Off and we not using much but would want to check it further. ROBERT J. BLADEROROEN Assistant General Consel T 14-00000 ola Fobert Ortmap:now Laci٢٠ FH/COG/PO 7451/1948 DAIL 26 Juno 1967 CADLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATION MPSSACE FORM TOTAL COPE SECRET INDEX 30 Conn 22 CA MO RR GICS CIOS BRANCH DESIDOR RS NO INDIE FILE IN CE FILE NO. ESEC- C/WH/COGS kighalfieatment SECRET 10 PRIORITY JNWAVE RID COPY one FILE va DDP, ADDP, OGCZ RYBAT AMCLEVE-15 IMMEDIATE HANDLING 1. ! Idute and sum 27 00 00 2 pelerence e/wH6, cla, C/F17, C/FL/INT CITE DIRECTOR 14671 7 ple 3 DEPARTMENT JUSTICE INVESTIGATING ONE LEFTY ROSENTHAL BELIEVED TIED IN WITH MIAMI CRIME FIGURES AND INVOLVED IN SEVEN RECENT BOMBINGS MIAMI AREA. 2. ROSENTHAL ALLEGEDLY APPROACHED U.S. CITIZEN NORMAN ROTHMAN IN DOMREP WHO PUT HIM IN TOUCH AMCLEVE-15 WHOM ROSENTHAL KNOWS TO BE AFFILIATED WOFACT. ROSENTHAL CLAIMS AMCLEVE-15 SUPPLIED HIM WITH CAPS PRIMERS AND C-4 EXPLOSIVES ALSO CLAIMS OFFERED TO DISCUSS BACKGROUND BOMBINGS, WHO INVOLVED, AND WHY, WITH AMCLEVE-15 BUT LATTER INDICATED NO INTEREST. 3. ROSENTHAL REPORTEDLY ASKING AMCLEVE-15 TO SUPPLY 240 POUNDS C-4 WITH CAPS AND PRIMERS BY 1 JULY 67. 4. LOCAL POLICE INVESTIGATING SEVEN BOMBINGS BUT NOT AWARE FOREGOING DETAILS RELATIVE AMCLEVE-15. 5. APPRECIATE PRIORITY COMMENTS INCLUDING TO ANY POSSIBILITY MATERIAL GIVEN ROSENTHAL COULD BE WOFACT ORIGIN. RELIASING OFFICEE COORDINATING OPPICEM SECRET Restedottomalle Con ngrading and REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED, AUTHENTICATING OPPIKSE COPY MO 14-00000