Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 3107 Hote). | DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/20/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10288-10445 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-6054-2435 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC,BU | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: 2 DATE: — 10/15/1968 * PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : LCN, THEFT, REMBRANDT PAINTING, MAGADDINO FAMILY, ASSOC ARRESTED, PAINTING RECOVERED DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/08/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC NOTE , a v9.1 26 Docld: 32305815 Page 1
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