TP 92-1 Will report subscriber to New York telephone RE 7-2137, which number was called on 6/22/60 from St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, . . #22-4513, and thereafter advise whether or not subject could be using | this number or location. (Lead set out by referenced letter.. ae TAMPA DIVISION AT ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA Will report subscribers to following numbers and conduct appropriate inquiry to determine if subject visiting at such locations: Te 22-3475 called 8/11 and 8/16; DI 4-9922 called 9/19 to KEVIN KUENZEL; DI 3-3161,.called 9/20 to RICHARD P. DILLON. ben AT TAMPA, FLORIDA Will maintain contact with informants and sources to report bo, activities of subject. . Lhe ADMINISTRATIVE: This report reflects hereinafter that SANTO called from Havana, Cuba 3-9435 on 8/8/60 collect to his residence RE 6-6073, Tampa; however, no extra copy of this report is being furnished inasmuch as the Tampa Office understands there is no longer a Legat at Havana. . oo . ? Some information is set out in this report that was not deemed // ° ‘necessary to set out in the referenced summary report for ff : dissemination which accounts for the conflicting periods. TP 23-PC advised SA JOHN D. MEDAGLIA on August 14, 1960, that on - such date SANTO TRAFFICANTE and his wife left Tampa, Florida, on National Airlines flight 808 ostensibly for Miami, Florida. The Jacksonville Office advised that regular contact with Jacksonville CIs and Sources failed to develop any information that subject has traveled in the Jacksonville Division. ‘ As of July 26, 1960, PCI HORACE FALLEN, Jacksonville, advised SA. FREDERICK W. BUOL that JOHN DE SALVO of Jacksonville, Florida, . and one JUNIOR CROCKETT, Valdosta, Georgia, formerly of , -MacClenny, Florida, were bolita operators and they were allegedly. "laying off" to the TRAFFICANTE group in Tampa. oy : . - B - , oo a oo ; _ Mt V8 WBAH t . | HW 45966 DoclId:32266572 Page 2
uf JFK Act 6 (4) TP 92-1 The Miami Office advised by communication dated August 23, 1960, that all logical PCIs and CIs were. contacted in the Miami area for information regarding subject ‘covering the period from July 8,. 1960 through August 4, 1960, with negative results. They advised no information had been received from Immigration and Naturalization Service, Miami, Florida, regarding any notification of subject's contemplated travel. : . “per, advised SA JAMES P. O'NEIL on 9/22/60 a e eve e TRAFFICANTEs. ‘were "steering clear" of... © bolita in the area and that with the incarceration of HENRY TRAEFFICANTE perhaps they | would, move into horse or dog booking. Po PCI, Tampa, a#davised SA JOHN J. GAFFNEY . on October 2] and , 1960, that according to his sources, subject was in Miami, Florida, and that he had been unable to determine the exact address in Miami or what subject was doing in Miami. : PCI, advised SA O'NEIL on October 20, 1960, relative to JAMES M. McEWEN's public charges that Republican ' U.S. Congressman WILLIAM C. CRAMER received money .from FRANK TRAFFICANTE, that there was no chance that the money had been *~ given to C. RAY SMITH, DRAMER's partner, and then not be turned in by him. Source said he was sure that the money went to CRAMER though in all probability it was not reported as a campaign contribution. He noted he had received information from “good sources", and in addition knew CRAMER had been the guest of SANTO TRAFFICANTE in Havana, after the 1954 election. He said he had been in Havana the week following, stayed at the same place, the name of the apartment hotel he could not recall, and learned then that CRAMER, with ROYCE KILPATRICK, former - law partner of CRAMER, had been there and SANTO TRAFFICANTE had picked up the tab. PCI said he would not and could not testify to such but that he believed ROYCE KILPATRICK furnished the above information to JAMES M. MC EWEN. > Ls SA EDGAR ADAIR, Intelligence Unit, IRS, Tampa, who requested his identity not be disclosed outside this Bureau, advised on October 28, 1960, th. , , —_——Fevieweo ey me TASK FORCE ’ Cc | ON Thagy ve __.. 2 RELEASE IN FULL - | : GA RELEASE IN PART | \, oe Ey TOTAL DENIAL\ Sr UGE ee | HW 45966 DoclId:32266572 Page 3
HW 45966 intent en er DE MN JFK Act 6 (4) TP 92-1 SEK Law ll(a On October 11, 1960, EVANDER - “eRED" HAMILTON, JR., who requested his identity not be disclosed outside this Bureau, and who. is. owner of Hamilton Brothers, Banana brokers, Tampa, advised SAs FRANCIS X. O'BRIEN and STEPHEN J. LABADIE that he had during’ the past week spoke with subject, He said subject advised he had been busted by the CASTRO regime in Havana, and that with his brother HENRY serving time, things were very bad. Source said subject was not observed to be wearing his usual diamond rings or two to three hundred dollar suits. He said subject also was not extravagant with money and he was definitely of the opinion subject was having a hard time. On October 12, 1960, PT eormer PCI of Tampa, who requests his identity not ‘disclosed, advised:SA's FRANCIS -- X, O'BRIEN and STEPHEN J. LABADIE that he had personally seen SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., dining at the Columbia Restaurant, 22nd Street and E. 7th. Avenue, Tampa, on October 10 and 11, 1960. On October 31, 1960, advised SA LABADIE that ‘subject was broke, tbaas took him for everything, and that he supposedly did ‘not “get out of Cuba with a lot of money. Source said subject was not. supposedly in Tampa but in Miami, location unknown. - On October 31, 1960, (oe PCI), who requested his identity not be revealed outside this Bureau, advised SAS WILBURN K. DeBRULER and STEPHEN J. LABADIE that subject had not been seen by him at the Columbia Restaurant since approximately October 12, 1960. He said his source related to Zz him that subject was in Miami, address unknown. On November 7, 1960 {td advised SA LABADIE that subject was personally observe y him at the Columbia Restaurant at approximately 3:00 pm. He said this was the first time he had seen subject at the Columbia in approximately. three weeks, _ LA Docld: 322786572 Page 4