Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/20/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI . RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10290-10499 RECORD SERIES: HQ ' AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-6054-2507 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,NY TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: - DATE: 02/11/1969 “PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : ' LCN, MEMBERS A/O ASSOC, LEADERSHIP, MEETING DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 07/27/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : < OO ™eeoOlOD TO OPS $$ v9.1 32 Docld: 32306859 Page 1
Of Hote v: " Rel ed under the- Fohr Fo - Kennedy Assassipation Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 UsC 21 eleas ae DATE: 11-14-2017 32: Memoreidum — TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054) "pare: 2/11/69 From’: * SAC, NEW YORK (92-2300) SUBJECT: ~~ . LCN AR-CONSPIRACY ‘RErep of SA ROBERT G. O'NEIL, 9/26/68 at New York. _- BUREAU (92-6054) ~ ALBANY (92-535) - BALTIMORE (92-403) - BOSTON (92-605) BUFFALO (92-337) - CHICAGO (97-1173) 0 CLEVELAND (92-748) DALLAS (92-383) DENVER (92-222) DETROIT (92-914) INDIANAPOLIS (92-549) ‘JACKSONVILLE (92-635) KANSAS CITY (92-883) LAS VEGAS (92-625) LOS ANGELES (92-1112) “MIAMI (92-853) - MILWAUKEE (92-262) NEW HAVEN (92-282) NEW ORLEANS (92-365) . NEWARK (92-1203) S - PHILADELPHIA (92-1027) . PHOENIX PITTSBURGH (92-599) - SACRAMENTO = ST. LOUIS (92-77u) SAN DIEGO (92-229) SAN FRANCISCO (92-593) - - SPRINGFIELD (92-461) {hi i NN NNN NN NNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! - TAMPA ~ NEW YORK (92-2300) q 2 60 SH . 2507 PGD: DJG | ; Spee (66) oe \969 - ‘5 a 1 F E Bee a 9 Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan Docld: 32306859 Page 2? .
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 oi DATE: 11-14-2017 r o 7 . ~~ do. NY 92-2300 Since the inception of the related investigations pertaining to the Organized Crime Program one of the primary objectives of this program was to identify members and positions of leadership. To this end knowledgeable informants were contacted in all pertinent field offices. On the whole the informants: supplied accurate information, which was subsequently verified by highly. confidential sources and by member sources but as to the exact number of LCN members in the U.S..many diverse numbers were received. Some of the figures apeared to be unrealistically high and much.confusion has arisen.as to the exact number of _LCN members. Even member sources are not consistent in their estimation. As recently as September, 1968, NY 6436-C-TE (member source) who is an extremely knowledgeable informant was contacted and opined tat there were 2,000 members in New York City. but. 500 were dead. The NYO can account for over 500 living members with’ several hundred known dead but it is exceedingly unlikely that the NYO will surpass 700 active members. Therefore, at this time an attempt should be made to reconcile the exact ree .Membership. | . poe As a. point of reference the membership books according to reliable sources were closed for all families a short time follow- ing the Appalachian meeting on 11/14/57. It is conceded that in a few isolated instances, for specific reasons, some members were admitted, however, the number is relatively insignificant. 7 | Therefore, to come to a determination it will be necessary for | all offices to review their AR files md. list all deceased members — on a separate list. It is expected that this project can be . easily completed for inclusion into the next LCN National . Summary: report in the Fall, 1969. It is believed that by following this procedure, an accurate determination can be made as to the approximate number of LCN members in the U.S. at it's high point in November, 1957. ‘Since that time the active membership list would necessarily decrease primarily because of deaths. Offices are not necessarily confined to the time of Appalachian and should include the names of persons. identified as members -~ Who died prior. to. this time so that a complete deceased list will be: ‘compiled. Docld: 32306859 Page 3