| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USct 7i0T Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/14/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10277-10289 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  92-6054-562 ; Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LUECKENHOFF, GEORGE F. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: ) DATE: = 12/17/1963 “PAGES: 13 SUBJECTS : LCN, THE CLIQUE, ASSOC, BKG, CRIMINAL ACT, CONSPR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT . CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/29/1998 - OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE ’ COMMENTS : eee v9.1 Docld: 32300954 Page 1
eazed under the John F. ennedy Assassination ecords Collection Act o DATE: 11-14-2017 4 : wee vo ea, e Po. , ; 2 * . v" 7 KC. 92-883 'The Clique” and, therefore, is unable to have any knowledge of terms used after a person becomes a member. T-1 -stated that T-~1 knew that in order to be a member of "The Clique" you did have to have a godfather to sponsor you but T-1 has no knowledge of any other requirements or rituals per- taining to the initiation. T-1 added that those connected with this group all grew up together in the same neighborhood, attended school together, hung around together and so you were always ‘fon trial" and being watched in everything you did or said... (7-1 stated that T-1 was close to NICK CIVELLA and only had to report to him and this was based on the fact that T-l's father was a very close friend of "The Men at the Bakery”.) T-1 stated that T-1 has never heard any of the members Called "soldiers" nor has T-1 heard the term of "caporegime"” or the term "buttom men” used. T-1 stated that several years. ago T-1 was ¢ playing golf with NICK CIVELLA and a stra ger joined in the group.). T-1 stated that, this n wa ater identified 4) to T-1 as "The Man" trom Sst. Louis, JOH TALE,(but T-1 2 was not introduced to him.) T-1 Aurther. tated that on several occasions T-1 saw/TO CCARDO of Chicago in the } |. company of NICK CIVELLA, (but again T-1 was not “Nas ———n to ACCARDO)and he, ACCARDO, was identified(to T-l)as "The Man’ from Chicago. T-1 stated that several “months after the Apalachin meeting/T-1 was told that JOE FILARDO and NICK CIVELLA had attended the Apalachin meeting. T-1 said that "They" only told you what they wanted you to know and you never ask questions. i tie T-1 stated that T-i-has reviewed and heard -"" on television the accounts of the testimony given by JOE VALACHI and T-1 feels that, because CIVELLA and FILARDO attended the Apalachin meeting there must be some connection between "The Clique" and the Cosa Nostra as described by VALACHI.  T=-1 stated that T-1 has no evidence whatsoever to prove that there is such a connection, nor was T-1 ever given any information to indicate that members of both organizations associated with each other except for the visits of VITALE and ACCARDO. T-1 added there is no doubt in T-l's mind that if the members of the Kansas City group were called upon for assistance by members ot the Cosa Nostra such assistance and cooperation would be given. -3- _ a _ - ee ; an ; . a) Docld: 32300954 Page 4