[ Released under the dohn F. DRTE 11-14-2017 fo y e oa ‘ é 4 : - \ \ - \ e ; — - 4 _ Rome 92-80. poy ye ' Concerning ‘this. latter point, Doctor MANOPULO; 10/4/63, advised that. the Italian National: Police -have. Stil + - . not: located NICOLA GENTILE. BUREAU ’ = ; : It is requested that.the Bureau explore. the possi-| bilities of furnishing: this office as much public source’ or releaseable. Bureau information pertaining to the. public , _ testimony. presently, ‘being given by. VALACHI as possible. » oo ‘Rome Office is continuing. to follow this matter | and will promptly report pertinent. information ‘developed. . , ! ‘ , \ ‘ ary - . ; n qd 4 \ ~ ” ; / vo “ i / : “ inedy Assassination Records aa of 1992 (44 USC Fi0T Hotter Doctld: 32295513 Page 2?
Released under the John F. DATE 7" 11-14-2017 ‘nnedy Assassination Records eee Act of 19927 (44 USC 7107 Hotter” x 1 : ‘ MS . ue THE FOREIGN SERVICE an OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: V The American Embassy Rome, Italy Date: October 4, 1963 ; To: Director, FBI (92-6054) | \From: _Legat, Rome (92-80) (P) : Subject LA COSA NOSTRA ae | AR - CONSPIRACY ReBucab 10/3/63. . Doctor ARISTIDE MANOPULO, Céntral Bureau, Criminal Bureau, Italian National Police, Rome, Italy, was furnished the. information set out .in referenced Bureau cable. on (10/4/63. Doctor MANOPULO understands . that -verbatim tran~ scripts of the U. S. Senate Sub-Committee concerning this. matter will not. be available for some three months. He re- quested, however, that. this office explore the possibility of obtaining any public source or releaseable Bureau summar ie of the: testimony of JOSEPH M; VALACHI to date. The Italian public at-large, and the Italian National Police in particular, are. closely following Italian public news media reports on VALACHI'S testimony, but these reports are doubtless briefer and much less comprehensive than press cover- age afforded the testimony in the U. S., and. particularly ‘Washington, D. C., papers. Doctor MANOPULO is well aware of the intense interest of the Bureau in this matter and he has ‘made known .to. the Rome Office that the Italian National Police and Italian Parliament are also intensely.interested. He:has stated that he will promptly make: available, in detail, any pertinent. information developed. He points out, however, ‘that. it .is only the U. S. - authorities who have, to date, managed to. break the curtain of silence surrounding key personalities: in this matter in an effective fashion. . Ryo bos of — YY pe ‘ j- Bureau (1 - Foreign Liaison LY. @ OCT 9 1963 1 —- Rome ber Ly | JoMu/hes hi bi, 3 v6 —— — Docld: 322955153 Page 3
Ceazed tnder the DATE: 11-14-2017 Legat, Rome (92-80) 10/18/63 pirector, Fai (92-6054) — Lf ow LA COSA NOSTRA AR -CONSPIRACY Re Rome letter 10/4/63. For your assistance in maintaining favorable _ relations with Italian National Ppolice,\there is enclosed five newspaper articles covering testimony of Joseph Valachi before the U. 8. Senate Committee concerning captioned _ organization, These news articles are from various U. S. newspapers and may be made available to Dr. Manopulo in connection with their interest in Congressional hearings | dealing with La Cosa Nostra, You will be furnished additional similar newspaper articles in the event further significant data is developed with regard to this organiza- tion from testimony at these hearings, Enclosures (5) i ca | La. : J . TJE rap fag? (5) 1 = Foreign Liaison (Route through for review) ¥ MAILED 8 OCT 21 1963 Tolson ‘nanan COMM-FBI — Belmont ” Mohr Casper Callchan * Tonrad JeLoach rant + ‘vans lale psen liven i vel otter lle. Room Docld: 322955153 Page 4