DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/14/20] Identification Form I I ~ Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10212-10402 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-6054-518 I Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI _ FROM: SAC, SF TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 10/23/1963 * PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : LCN, THE CLIQUE, LEADERSHIP, MEMBERS, RULES, ‘ CRIMINAL ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/29/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: INCLHM I v9} 3 Docld: 32294176 Page 1
, e ‘ @ DATE: 11-14-9017 / OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-106~05 MAY 1962 EDITION an ° : / _ GBA GENT REG. No. 27 wo a a : ae ; yj © UNITED STATES od RNMENT © 0 OO ‘ . on, ed Memorandum — DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054) + SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (92-593) (P) OC SUBJECT: LA COSA NOSTRA . AR; CONSPIRACY Re Bulet dated October 11, 1963... Enclosed for the Bureau are seven (7) copies of a Letterhead Memorandum reporting the results of interview with _ Former KC 254-C. on October 15, 1963. copies of the above Letterhead Memorandum. ! \ Informant's identity the Letterhead Memorandum does not refleét + on powers On October 15, 1963, Former KC 254-C was inter- , viewed in accordance with the request from the Department as set forth in the letter attached to referenced Bulet. y _ It is to be noted that in order to protect the his name and further the location of writing the Let Memorandum has been set forth as Washington 25, DiC. CCs:. . | \ 4 — Bureau (ENCLS. 6) (REG. MAIL) C37- 92-6054) . (1 - 137-3897) (ENCL. 1) 3 - Kansas City (ENCLS. 2) (REG. MAIL) ~ . [44 (2-- La Cosa Nostra) a —_— UA. (1 ~ 137-1260) (ENCL. 1) oS %2 605 2 - San Francisco (1 - 137-2186) Docld: 32294176 Page 2? (1 - 92-593) > p OCT M363 Enclosed for the Kansas City Office are three (3) “ee Aa re Vey, + DATE: October 23, 1963 « ™ UNREC COPY AND COPY OF under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (4a YSU 2107 ROtey * ENCL FILED IW 7/3 7-9I77— a nS
‘eased under, the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1999 {44 US 2IUr “HOteT = anne * DATE: 11-14-7017 ; , ‘ hoe ‘ _ y . . ‘ 5 ‘ ' - “ an 4 - —_. _ 1 . foe , . i . \ an t 4 ‘ : , 4 ~ , \ : : ” aes e a RE: THE CLIQUE a a 7 : Kansas City, Missouri ‘ Informant related that under CIVELLA is a group of men who control the activities of "The Clique" .and who set the policy of operation. He advised that-there is no special | name given. ‘to this group of men and it is their .job to handle gambling, labor, etc. Each man-has his own followers and ‘in turn these individuals are responsible to only. one man but they. can be used by the other leaders if necessary. Any robbery, burglary or other type of criminal act must be cleared first _ by the individuals leader and if a crime is committed without this approval the individual man may be:made to return whatever he had stolen and if he failed to heed the warning he could be killed. \The leaders of this group only report to NICK CIVELLA .. and if a problem arises that requires a higher decision, CIVELLA -will then take this matter up with "The Men at the Bakery.” | This procedure is followed right down the line~to where hustlers and sneak thieves have. to ask permission. He stated that this . is how "The Clique" controls all of the men in their group. Informant. advised that he has nevér heard the ‘term, “our friend", or "my friend", used as he was instructed never to identify anyone as being connected with "The Clique." He stated that he was never made a member of "The Clique" and, therefore, is unable to have any knowledge. of terms used after . a@ person becomes a member. He stated: that he knew that in order | _to be a member of "The Clique" you did have to have a Godfather to’ sponsor you but he has no knowledge of any other requirements _or ritual pertaining to the initiation. He 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 "on trial" and being watched in _every= thing you did or said. Informant stated that he was close to NICK CIVELLA and only had ‘to report to him and this was based on the fact that his father was a very close friend of "The Men at the Bakery. " Informant stated that he has never heard any of the members called "soldiers" nor, has he heard the term of “caporegime" or the term "Dutton men" used, ~ ' , j / . ~ on : _ Informant stated that several years ago he was playing golf with NICK CIVELLA fand a stranger joined in the group. He stated that this man was layer identified to the Informant as "The Man". from St. Louis, JONNVVITALE, but he was not introduced. | > 4 . . . a Docld: 32294176 Page 3
. DATE: ° 11-14-2017 ‘ . a ryote . 5 . . : 4 . C) : . _ r (3 . _ . ; a Se RE: .THE CLIQUE, Kansas City, Missouri again he was not introduced to ACCARDO and he, ACCARDO, was identified to him as "The Man" from Chicago. He stated that several months after the Apalachin meeting he was told that JOE PILARDO and NICK CIVELLA had attended the Apalachin meeting. Informant said that "they" only told. you what they wanted you” to know and you never ask questions, “He stated: that JOE CUSUMANO was the Godfather of © his brother and that is why the close ties existed between the Informant and 'The Men at the Bakery. " Informant stated that ‘he has reviewed and heard on television the accounts of the testimony given by JOE VALACHT and he 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. He stated that he has no evidence whatsoever to prove that there is such a connection, nor was he ever given any information to indicate that members of both organizations associated with each other except for the visits of VITALE and ACCARDO. He added that there is no doubt in his mind that if the members of> the Kansas City ‘group were called upon for assistance by members of the Cosa Nostra that such assistance and cooperation would ~ be given. Docld: 32294176 Page 4 under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 USE 2107 Hoter=