JFK Assassination System Date: 4/24/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10225-10473 RECORD SERIES: HQ ‘AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 92-2717-1ST NR 1084 Document Information ’ ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: WALKER, DAVID E. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: — 12/13/1963 PAGES: 55 SUBJECTS : ABR, ASSOC, LCN, BKG, STRUCTURE, LEADERSHIP, MEMBERSHIP, CRIMINAL ACT, B/FINT . DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 04/10/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 2 v9.1 . , 305 Docld:32299693 Page 1
Foy PH 92-1027 | , . | BALTIMORE : Ar Bay i Will, concerning perso underwerld under such logical sources, develop information — | peportediy members of the organized Italian y of the names set forth in this report. Will, if pees ebtain photographs of these individuals and forward es eopy. ef cach to Philadelphia in erder that on the next contact, they may be displayed. to PH 599-C-TE,. CLEVELAND : sR a aay Was i “7 So __IN- CLEVELAN aToWN, and WARSEN ‘ AREAS Will ide of the erganized £ nbify individuals believed to be members _ vane underworld. . ‘In view of ¢t chat ae 599=0-TR — Somewhst acquainted in Ghie , epy Jelphia . of a photograph Be one willl be displayed te \ _ NEW YORK s ; AD _NE =. aes Will summary eny . of this repert. FRULADELSHS ong s Docld: 32299693 Page 2?
the Cosa Nostra” as ar (7 \ “conditions of Anse ry PH 92-1027 Leads cont'd: under any of the names set forth in this report,: where it is apparent that it refers to one group. Admini ministre? ive Data information is eene get fepth in this report, which information was furnished by PH 251-¢ (deceased), during a period from 1946 to 1960. his information concerns his knewledge of the Italian underworld ¢ POUR » known to him as, mest frequently, "The Organization,” and at other times as “The Syndicate,” “The Combination,” or “The Mafta aa He insisted that this group is the American branch of the Mafia and ebtained his information from personal knowledge of the Mafia whem he was in Italy and, although he was not a me ember, & close agseciation ef many years with powerful menbers in the United States. It will be noted that his deseription of member rehitp DeqaTremenss. Leadership, and activities is, in mest part, the same as that furnished. more recently by cther sources concerning “te Cosa Nostra. 8 ntained information furnished by FH 599-C-E to the "Le Cosa Nostra” originated in Sicily hundreds of eo and that it is the same organization that has been referred te ‘for many years in Italy and Sicily as “The Mafia." The peferen £ many guestie ont be wii Ling a eee tee It is unanswered that PE pointed ob OP a Se s desired, As indicated in iphia Letter te apes s dated. 10/4/63, information could | be ieee a been furnished to Gommissioner | ax pia Police Departments, aes SBiLe ef the "La Cosa Nostra” Shortly after publicity began te appeer , Concerning spe Haas Yow .. d ns JOSEPH VALAGGA! Docld: 32299693 Page 3
x. N fc . a, Lr or _ ~~ Yay PH 92-1027 Commissioner LEARY tai squad ¢f tenant JOHN BARRON to head a special confidentt men and report directly to the Commissione: 2 ties in| erganized crime and possible relate: corrupt Or. RL contacts of Bureau Agents with Lieutenant BARRON ever a peried of years have indicated phat he is a dedi ad, honest, professional police efficial, ho greatly admires the Borsau and its operations. ‘ iofermants Wherever possible send legical, the variable dat ef contacts of informants have been set ferth in the body. of chis eé letterhead memorandum, report and in the enc les: PH T-1: PH 251-C (Deceased), who was contacted from 1951 to os oo, his time of death by SA DAVID E. WALKER. PH T-2: FH 599-U-TE, contacted by SA DAVID E, WALKER, PH T-3: PH 614-0-%E, contacted by SA JOSEPH A. VERICA PH T-4: PCL MAX POENICK, DAVID E, WALKER, The memorandum is Ke fied in the enclosed letterhead ted by & aA é ° ROBERT PES ARCE. : fentifie a in eted by : os HORE W. He The second scurce i terhead memorandum is PH 591-03 The roe furnlehing informatien in the enclosed letterhead memorandum is. ©f 5li-c*,: contacted by SA ROBERT W. HOLMES. Docld: 32299693 Page 4