Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 27107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 - JFK Assassination System Date: 6/25/201 Jdentifi cation Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10348-10028 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: SEE TITLE Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: PG TO: HQ TITLE: [Restricted] DATE: 12/01/1964 PAGES: 7 SUBJECTS : ; ANTHONY PROVENZANO DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT. CLASSIFICATION : | Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/02/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : LHM © v9.1 10 Docld: 32316499 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 , oh @ Sece UNTIED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STICE ; en se FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania FileNo. 137-1028 : December 1, 1964 _ a CRIMINAL INFORMANT SEMIANNUAL LETTER fr 2 / Y SYMBOL NUMBER me —— Lone NF. | PG 601-C lary BUFILE NUMBER A re - 137-6160 EMPLOYMENT 4 Until February 24, 1964; this informant was employed full time as a trtick unloader for the Beatty Motor Express Company, Washington, Pa., and unloaded that ‘company's trucks making deliveries in the Pittsburgh district. He elected to do this type of work in order to remain in and about Pittsburgh and exercised his seniority in the Teamster's Union in order to gain it. -QoFebruary 24, 1964, the Interstate Commerce Commission — put into effect, new regulations barring trucking companies from furnishing helpers. for the loading and unloading of their trucks at the points of origin or destination without charging the shipper far such services. As a result of this, the amount. of work available to informant has been limited since that order went into effect. So that in order to work regularly, he has had to accept driving assignments and now works principally as an over-the-road driver for Beatty Motor Express Company. When he does obtain unloading assignments, they are for unusually early morning hours:when he has little’, contact with other workers. 7 th OO PRot4ED -~S , |NOT RECORDED . y k ‘Ly 1984 | ‘Tt Decl wae af e OS JANG 1965 heya: 32316499 “Page 2
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records i | . ] = Collection Act of 1992 (44 US Hote}. DATE: 11-14-7017 ‘ . sam a . - . Fy ’ 137-1028 . DATES OF CONTACT - May 20, 1964 — , June 23 and 30, 1964 August 13, 1964 ~ September 14,, 21, and 24, 1964 October 5 and:15, 1964 November 19 and 30, 1964 OUTCOME OF CASES NOT PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED Ce None —_ . INFORMATION FURNISHED OR ASSISTANCE. RENDERED “4 LABOR MATTERS On June 23, 1964, CI furnished current photographs of 11 prominent, local Teamster Union officials which have been retained in file for possible future use. On September 24, 1964, CI advised that Local 249 ‘International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), Pittsburgh, is voting on September 27, 1964, on the ratification of a contract with A&P and that both the company and the union's officials are obviously working to gain a favorable vote. _ In this connection, source advised that James Halbert, Pittsburgh District Supervisor of Transportation and Warehousing for A&P, residence address 220 Orchard Drive, Pittsburgh 35, Pa., has stated that negotiations on a national level have been conducted in New York City between the IBT and a labor consultant firm which is representing the A&P. . Two of the negotiators for the wee 2. 1)‘an at during the last week of the Hoffa trial in hicago, Avery and Lewis were vacationing in Connecticut and *  . were summoned to New York where they met with "Tony Pro" in regard tothe pending negotiations. ‘ : (: - ARP are a Mr. Avery and a Mr. Lewis. .He stated that . Ms f the laboxysconsultant firm is actually owned by 'Tony:Pro" — (Anthon ovenzano, prominent New Jersey Teamster Union — -2-. Docld:32316499 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 ~ 137-1028 From other. sources, CI advised he has learned that Jimny Hoffa, IBT President, desires ratification of the A&P contract and, at the same time that Avery and Lewis. were in New York City, Tom Fagan, President of Local 249, was summoned to Chicago where he met with Hoffa and an A&P representative from the East in connection with ways of obtaining the desired ratification... Subsequently, in the same connection, Fagan has made two trips to New York City without divulging their purpose to anyone. Fagan is most desirous of pleasing Hoffa in this regard because Harry Tevis, Third International Vice-President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a Pittsburgh resident, is slated for removal from office by either voluntary or involuntary means, and Fagan is the leading contender to be his. replacement. The source stated that the current grocery warehouse strike situation in California is the result of rank and file rebellion inopposition to the new; A&P , contract. On October 5, 1964, CI advised that at the time Halbert mentioned the trip to New York by Avery and Lewis he commented "We finally got around to fighting you guys with one of ‘your own guys. We got Tony Pro's boys working for us. He does not. recall that Halbert disclosed the name of ; the labor consultant firm employed by. A&P, but ‘described the firm only as "Tony Pro's firm." During subsequent contacts with Halbert he has been unable to determine the. identity’ of the consultant firm. CI advised that Hoffa is endeavoring ‘to establish a national contract, that he has achieved his goal within the "Central Conference," and is endeavoring to obtain a similar contract in the East. The. source explained that the voting on September 27, 1964, by members of Local 249, related to a national contract in that a failure to approve ‘the proposed contract with A&P locally would result in, their being subjected to the terms of a national contract similar to the one negotiated in other sections of the country. Reportedly Fagan told members -3-. DocId: 32316499 Page 4.
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 : , 4 < 137-1208 of Teamsters Local 249 that if. their negotiations on a local contract with A&P at Pittsburgh were unsuccéssful they would be forced to accept. the terms of amational contract. The implications to this CI. were that ratification of a local contract was essential because A&P would receive benefits resulting in cancellation if its proposed transfer of distribution facilities from Pittsburgh to Salem, Ohio. Under a national contract these special advantages would not be granted to A&P and therefore the firm would proceed with its plans to move out of Pittsburgh. oo, On October 15, 1964, CI advised that the President ba of the Teamsters Local Unioh.at. Youngstown, Ohio, is an Ytis individual Anown as JohnnyxAngel, whose ture name is believed to be JohmAAngelo. ~ pH " jotheee gi AneHees nformant advised that Bill Presser is Hoffa's ~ fran in Ohio. , On about September 15, 1964, James\Matoney, Business , . Agent forTeamsters Local 635, Pittsburg! mt to Washington, dps D.C., with Harry Tevis, Fourth Vice-President of the Teamsters.“ International, the purpose of this meeting being to meet with Hoffa on the labor agreement with A&P and to discuss the effect it would have'on Local 635. At the meetig in Washington a question arose concerning the moving of A&P facilities to Salem, Ohio, and Hoffa telephonically contacted JoRpayey enged? rather than Presser, and from the conversation transpired, Hoffa acceded to Angelo in the nature of seniority of the Youngstown men that would be transferred to Salem, and it was decided that Pittsburgh men would gobehind the last man from the Youngstown group in seniority status. A week previous to this discussion in Washington, James Matoney met with Hoffa alone and at that time Hoffa did not concede any seniority standing to the Pittsburgh group. _ oo Cl advised that the above information was obtained by him from Matoney and it is his, CI's, omclusion that Hoffa had to conver with Johnny Angelo prior to making concessions. jThe CI advised tmt Angele ~4- Docld: 32316499 Page 5