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FD-302 [REV. 71-27-70) 8, ou, wt ye ee og tae ‘ , LR Pe ge Pe nd Se ee a TE Re ‘ee aati te oe 2 tin ata te ki ie ain od oh ou Sr t FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Dote of tronseription. STL TO WILLIAM ROBERT PLUMLEE, 9411 North 16th Place, telephone mumber 9/H}--0965, was advised of the identities of the interviewing Agents and that the interview pertained to his association and knowledge of JOHN ROSELLI. PLUMLEE furnished the following information: He stated that he first had contact with ROSELLI in 1956 at West Palm Beach, Florida. He stated that at the time = he (PLUMLEE) was working for Riddle Airlines as a mechanic if and he was aiso using Regina Airlines equipment to fly arms ye and ammunition to FIDEL CASTRO for the revolution in Cuba. be against BATISTA. On some of these missions he used the 4 pseudonym WILLIAM H. PIERSON. His involvement in the pro- of Castro effort pessogiated him with persons involved in "Operation M-26-7," anc underground pro-Castro. moyement supported by the Central intelligence Agency (CIA), which persons included one JOE WESTBRQ@K (who or zed guerrilla support in Mexico 3 HCLLIAW WIASLs In Be Smith Aircraft Corporation; WO ARR (phonetic) (CIA - Havana, Cuba); Ys P OL Us S. Delegation on Cuban-American (First Name Unknown CABRESTE phonetic °)3 JOHN, in organized. » Florida)” (pro-Castro nowenent and SOHN ROSELLI @ and pro-Castro movement). In October, 1956, after the signing of an agreement for pro-Castro guerrilla support from Mexico, an agreement initially negutiated by JOE WESTBROOK, he flew ROSELLI from West Pals Beach, Fiorida; to Marathon Key, Florida. He said that at the time of the flight, he was under the impression that ROSELLT was from Detroit or Chicagp. . He stated that in 1958, he earned that. WILLIAM. x. “GARR; the CIA Agent in Havana, sent SAM GIOVANNI (not sare Uf this man is identical to SAM GIANCANA) or JOHN ROSELLI to the Isles of Pix€é Prison with $100,900.00 to bargain for the release of one UIN, a political figure in Cuba, who had a close assocts th American business, He akso ativised that on ed with ROSELLI during this time period - Was an = Tndividnal known to him (PLUMLEE) as "RIP," who he believesis | identical to WILLTAM ROBERTSON a CLA contact with the Ouban Fa 5/7- Vole Interviewed 818-76 Phoenix, arizona _ Fite # by Cc a ead SEP 1974 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. {1 Is the propesty of the FBI and ts locned to your agency: _ he eel tert TS tT) it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. * aoe