- Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/20/201 : Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10293-10250 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  92-6054-2449 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI TO: [Restricted] TITLE : DATE: — 11/22/1968 ‘PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : — LCN, MEMBERSHIP, NARCOTICS TRAFFIC, CRIMINAL ACT INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 07/21/1998 ? OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC LTR v9.1 16 Docld: 32307892 Page 1
ennedy Assassination Bec DATE: 11-14-2017 e November 22, 1968 Commonwealth } AN IONS My dear Commissioner: Me your file 100/ 1. letter that you be furaighed with a summary of the antecedents of leading Mafiosi in this country, | regret to advise you that we will be unable to do this. As much as we desire to assist you in thi meer of mutual interest, allegations of "Mafia" connect: received concerning such a great number of persons that it would be a practical impossibility to assemble the personal background data in oe” » ay relationship of persons engaged in organized crime in tralia with those similarly engaged in the United States would aturally be of interest to us here, as well as of interest to you. Wherever belieis * such activities come to your attention, we would State es = Department of Justice. —-. NOTE: See Page 2 1 - Liaison Section (bere eg —_ : Ma ROOM LO reveryee untele] « Docld: 32307892 Page 2?
Commigsioner BR. W. Whitrod of value in line with your request because of the nature of the narcotics traffic, which often involves international movement. I is suggeated the you write directly rather than having your letter of November 7, 1062, arced because of the possibility that you may have specific infor - mation in thie field which would be of value to the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Druga in reeponding to any request that you may make. Again, I would like to aseure you of the desire of the Federal Dureau of Investigation to cooperate fully with you in matters of mutual interest. 10; Sincerely yours, J, Edgar Hoover ‘Director NOTE: Commissioner Whitrod's letter indicated that his organization is already in possession of the reports of the hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee of Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations of the United States Senate (McClellan Committee) in which Joseph Valachi and others gave extensive testimony concerning La Cosa Nostra membership and activities in the United States. In his letter, Whitrod indicated a prime interest in narcotics traffic and requested to know the genetic antecedents of leading (Mafiosi) La Cosa Nostra members to determine possible ; relationships with persons in Australia. FBI investigations have shown no particular value in gathering such information andjis not available in most instances, nor set up in such a manner that it can be readily assembled. Our investigations of La Cosa Nostra have not indicated any liaison with similar elements in Australia. “) J Fl o oS ~— < 4 Ss ae -2- | Docld: 32307892 Page 3