| Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : . ORIGINATOR : FROM: . TO: TITLE : DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Docld: 32294655 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). Date: JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10213-1043] HQ CR 29-28704-4978 Document Information FBI LEG, OT DIRECTOR, FBI 11/20/1962 3 SMO, ASSOC, TELCAL PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 01/23/1996 INDEFINITE INC LTR $/28/201 \
/Released under the John F. Kennedy As i i aoe . y Assassination Records Collection-A 7 Hotei DATE: 11-14-2017 ct of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotes. pa) * . * ALip CORRESPONDENCE TQ BE c ADERESSEDITSN I”. , ° \ tae ey 2 THE al “SSiONER, “ R.C. M. POLICE, ° OTT AWA ro q : 62 HQ—1180-1-A-10 FILE NO, Your Ref:, 49-13 HEADQUARTERS ottawa, November 19, 1962. CANADA Mr. Moss Lee Innes, F.B.I. Liaison Officer, United States Embassy, 100 Wellington Street, OTTAWA. Re: Billy Sol ESTES - | fin National Bankruptcy. Act Ales Referring in particular’ to your memorandum of October 12, 1962 please be advised that JohnXCOTRONE, A 1840 Everett Street, Montreal, Que.4, telephone No. “106 was interviewed and he stated that this telephone No. had been his since 1959. When questioned in connection with the telephone calls made from the te | G8. on April 18 and 19, 1962, by one TomAQOHEN, we toe, oo COTRONE stated that he had nevgr received such calls, and the name COHEN and SanuepAVANNARINO are unknown Oo, Me ee to him. 2. John COTRONE was born in Italy, January 1, 1907 and arrived in Canada in 1922. He was employed | Tn construction work on first entering Canada, and then / obtained employment as a night club cashier at the Cafe Monmarthe, formerly called the Val D'Or Cafe. He retired from this job in 1948 and purchased a Billiard Hall at 1018 Ontario East, Montreal, Que., which has ‘gince been sold and dismantled. COTRONE is presently living in retirement and has done so for the past three years. COTRONE is a distant relative to the notorious COTRONI family that are well known to your Departments | i i foo Mes... John COTRONE was also interviewed , Fe ieee EE TE te d_a_lLong_ distance et perogtem RE 4 | Docld:32294655 Page 2 —— ae cd
r DATE: 11-14-2017 : a ' ” RA 7-6404 was interviewed and he informed that this — telephone number is registered to his store "nouveau. » Tissu engr." Mr. GROSSO is positive that no telephone calls from Tom COHEN or Samuel MANNARINO were made to his telephone number. The COTRONE‘families are. not known to GROSSO. . 6. As both COTRONE and GROSSO deny having any knowledge of the telephone calls in question, we . ‘are concluding this phase of our enquiry. “W.d. Goldsmith, Supt., on Officer in Charge, fA inion Investigation Branch. 18
i Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. ' DATE: ° ALI, CORRESPONDENCE TS SE ADERESSEDI 4A”. 2 ° \ TAR oh “SS 1ONER, < R. Cc. M. POLICE, OTT AWA e FILE NO. Your Refs 62 HQ-1180-1-A-10 RA 7-606 was interviewed and he Stated that this ‘ Tn construction work om first entering Canada, and then -4has Force in 1930 or 1932 f 11-14-2017 . HEADQUARTERS 49-13 | oTTawa, November 19, 1962. CANADA Mr. Moss Lee Innes, F.B.1l. Liaison Officer, United States Embassy, 100 Wellington Street, OTTAWA. Re: Billy Sol ESTES - fos National Bankruptcy Act TEU ga Aa ead oS Referring in particular to your memorandum of October 12, 1962 please be advised that JohnXCOTRONE, 1840 Everett Street, Montreal, Que.4, telephone No. telephone No. had been his since 1959. When questioned in connection with the telephone calls made from the U.S. on April 18 and 19, 1962, by one TomXCOHEN, wo ee, a COTRONE stated that he had nev received such calls, and the name COHEN and Sanu QMANNARING are unknown | to him. wo Kor. ee ee et Ze John COTRONE was born in Italy, January 1, 1907 and arrived in Canada in 1922. He was employed obtained employment as a night club cashier at the Cafe Monmarthe, formerly called the Val D'Or Cafe. He retired from this job in 1948 and purchased a Billiard | Hall at 1018 Ontario East, Montreal, Que., which has since been sold and dismantled. COTRONE is presently living in retirement and has done so for the past three years. COTRONE is a distant relative to the notorious COTRONI family that are well known to your Department, — 36 Mrs. John COTRONE was also interviewed and she informed that she once received a long distance mM telephone call for one Jean COTRONE, however, as there , was no such person, as far as she was concerned, .’she hung up on the enquiring party. Mrs. COTRONE had no idea who placed the call, where it originated,’ or the exact date same was made. 4 Tokn (Giovanni) XQOTKONE was arrested by or possession of counter- feit coins. He was convicted and served two months in gaol. Since that time he ‘has had no further dealings with the police. bh: Vy ae -5e Mr, R&SGROSSO, holder of telephone No. -