AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10285-10137 RECORD _ SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-9-42-80 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, SL TO: DIRECTOR. FBI TITLE: DATE: 03/27/1959 PAGES: 1 SUBJECT: | BBA, ASSOC, LOCAL 405 TEAMSTERS, RACK ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT c ORIGINAL Unclassified NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: 05/09/1998 UPDATE DATE: STATUS  Redact . ° RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: DoclId: 32304125 Page 1
ial ° fo ‘ ofAtioans ts FORM: No. Aa ~ : \ / awe . ' ; . *» ay . Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR, FBI | DATE: 3/27/59 “ Ke SAC, ST. LOUIS (92-263) f oe ry ere wv Top CHF OBE babe t4 SUBJECT: INFORMATION CONCERNING LABOR RACKETEERING NOT WITHIN woe BUREAU JURISDICTION . ng CRIMINAL RACKETS. ACTIVITIES | Abe _# on 3/24/59 SL 1130- C ‘advised, SA HOWARD C, KENNEDY ca he had on 3/20/59 talked to Mr. (FNU}MBARTOSIC, Executive Assistant to MARTIN O'DONOHUE of the court- appointed Monitors, Teamsters International Union Office, in which he called to BARTOSIC's attention the fact that a letter directed to the Monitors by ousted officers of Local 405, St. Louis, on 2/16/59 had not yet been answered. Informant advised that in this, letter they had called to the/Monitors'! attention that . BARNEY (BAKER had been appointed as Sécretary=Treasurer of Local iy * 405, _Teamsters, when HAROLD JOSEPH¥GIBBONS took over as : International Trustee and that BAKER. was succeeded by PETE 4 SSSAFFO-at™ “thé time that SAFFO was ‘Secretary-Treasurer of ’ Teamsters Local 610, St. Louis. The letter mentioned that ; SAFFO “was Succeeded by” PHIINREICHARDT who holds this office 4y 4 at this time and that none /of these had previously been a, members of Local 405, nor had they ever driven any taxicabs to the knowledge of the writers of this letter, which was signed by informant, LLOYD YOUNG, TOM SMITH, and CHARLES SUMMERS. This letter. further pointed out that the. only elected officers of the local had been discharged from their jobs by GIBBONS, that no detailed financial statement had ever been. submitted to the membership since 1953, that. no one except the Secretary-Treasurer had been permitted to examine the books and records.of the local, that there were no. benefits enjoyed by the membership except a $1,000 term life Py insurance policy, that membership dues of $5.per month had . ae been paid by all members since 1953, although the membership [- had been informed that there was no balance on-hand in the aonet's bank account, and that the local is actually now in ° Ap This letter further pointed out that there had beef four strikes called in recent years, that gains had been v minor in nature, and that meetings of all members had been’ prohibited, meetings being conducted on a company-wide basis only... ~ The letter concluded that GIBBONS had refused to grant Loca taat onomy and that GIBBONS had not attended any meetings within;recent years and had to rely on the word of local, officers who have no experience in the Sazycan, 5 drivers!y } =. profession. mo REC. 53 bew ee LL on Sh ee me A) - Bureau \ - St. Louis (1 - 92-263) (1 137-3153) 28 Man 90 1980 eee 62 APH toro AR OO" crite DoclId: 32304125 Page 2?