Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote; DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date) 4/28/201 Identification Form — Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-90059-10048 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 92-12846-NR Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MX TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: — 11/27/1972 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : RICHARD CAIN SAMUEL GIANCANA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 06/12/1998 OPENING CRITERIA ¢ INDEFINITE COMMENTS: | MEMO v9.1 : : 9 Doclda: 32327152 Page 1.
ae under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 © RICHARD IARD CAIN, r¥ AR Bureau: 92-12846 Fle DATE 1t- — BECOD BRNO: te ; ’ H GSA FRR (41 Cre VOt-71.6 : ; UNITED STATES GOV} cut Ng BA ‘ oo ‘ly . _ Memor anaum : | rej —: . . ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI : 1 : : mm tes. * “4 AMT TT t evox LEGAT, MEXICO ont gh a TIE <3 (Dao) § Graferpsdarte | supjecT: ~ SAMUEL GIANCANA, aka ; \ . AR \ Ae _ Bureau: 92-3171 a \ , yi Chicago: 92- Me . N Mexico: 92- gio Leh « a DATE “YZ Chicago: 92-2652 Wexico: 92-105} pe Reference i co on “Lette; /9/99/7 &)\) D4 Ses (urx ac) ised 10/13/72 that he had conducted Bs | further investigation in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, and e.g determined that the housekeeper at the Villa San Cristobal oF | in the Las Quintas section of Cuernavaca is named JOSEFINA, w&°| The telephone number at that address is 22500. Source is 428 exploring possibility of establishing contact with JOSEFINA Ghaj in order to develop information concerning GIANCANA. During September and October, 1972, soir ce was in contact on’ several cccasions with GILBERO MORALES, who is aon: the superintendent of the building at Amsterdam 82, Mexico (W me Fc where subject _GIANCANA formerly lived as SAM DE PALMA ) Wy 5 . ; x * LY Na ' MORALES and his wife confirmed information that a We SS w local architect ROBERTO MORALES, Marcella 70-5, telephone mm NS he ~5- 14-15-69, was a personal friend of DE PALMA and was doing iJ | : “Hi work for hin, MORALES had a chauffeur named CAMILO RODRIGUEZ, — 3 | io Gin telephone 5-14-96-28, who also did work for DE PALMA from Se | >} to time and who has come by the Duilding at Amsterdam, nN | 2 QiNS2 ta. check for mail for DE PALMA . Wy addition, it was Al | a | i | M) XR WWE3~Bureau 8 (l1-Foreign Liaison Desk) 3 A Ot. fe - =3 YR (4-Chicago) ; _ CG mm 4 NN (2-Legat, i Vee AND af A: Vadeia PQTENDED if (2-Legat, Madrid) <j BX- A @, 2-Mexico City ‘EASON: FOR 178. ete ‘ RCI, 1, 1-2.4.2. s. RSC: kvw oft CoA : ik TE ‘GF REVIE es 2h DEC 14 4 Bie \DECLASSIFIGATI ON.. By U. s. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Paral Savings 5010-108-02 | Docla: 32327152 Page 2
[ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hotey;. DATE: ,11-14-27017 , ; ia * . . 0 ~ ‘oe werd "My OnE TIAL indicated that attorney JORGE CASTILLO Z. was also very . friendly with DE PALMA and also received mail at Amsterdam 82. CASTILLO has his offices at Plaza de la Republica 32-1, telephone 5-66- 59- ‘00, (ALU 1) RODRIGUEZ indicated to MORALES on a recent visit | that DE PALMA left for Italy about the end of 9/72 ABU) ' The architect MORALES was contacted by telephone concerning the whereabouts of CELSO CARRETO. He immediately responded that CARRETO had gone to the U. S. to work and that Mr. SAM and other friends had made the arrangements ‘4 and helped him with his documentation. He did not know the | address of CARRETO and said the only person who would know | this would be Mr. SAM and he was in Lebanon. (&)(U) On 11/15/72 MEX 287 advised that he had had no | direct contact with subject GIANCANA but had further reports i that GIANCANA was currently residing in his apartment in | Beirut, Lebanon. He reportedly ieft Mexico some three to j “five weeks ago, He retains his home in Cuernavaca and it | . is not known when hewill return to Mexico (¢ JA(U\) q t f He considered that it shaid be fairly simple to’ 4 locate subject in Beirut through the casinos or golf clubs if he is unknown to Lebanese authorities. ( 7.0 MEX 170 advised 10/31/72 that he had determined ; that the full name in the Spanish fashion for CARRETO, who 7 reportedly worked for subject GIANCANA, is CELSO CARRETO ; BENITEZ. CARRETO was born 3/18/30, Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. i. The only address available for him in the records of Social Security is Las Casas 5, Cuernavaca, Mexico. His parents : were listed as JUAN CARRETO and BENITA BENITEZ. He was ; ; ; : originally registered with Social Security as an employee of the Hotel Villa Galeana, Galeana 102, Cuernavaca, Mexico. The records. of the Waiters Union in Cuernavaca indicate he i has also been employed by the restaurants Las Mananitas, 8 Las Quintas, the Marriott in Acapulco and the San Gabriel 7 Las Palmas between Taxco and Cuernavaca. ( \\) _ =) CONFIDENTIAL Docld: 32327152 Page 3
’ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hogey. ‘DATE: 11-14-2017 oe Bo Bg t > | 92- 3 a | _ It is noted that subject GTANCANA is known to have frequented the Mananitas and Quintas restaurants (@\ “_ - The office of INS, American Embassy, Mexico City,: has been requested to check for the immigrant status of CARRETO.(®)y, | : The Mexico City daily newspaper "La Prensa" for 10/24/72 carried an article concerning the Cosa Nostra in Chicago and mentioned the supposed presence of subject GIANCANA in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and the fact that he wa not being bothered by Mexican authorities .(U) ~ The same date attorney JAIME GUTIERREZ QUIROS, Chief of the Inspection Service, Mexican Immigration (protect), commented concerning this article and asked for verification, Both he and attorney JORGE VAZQUEZ ROBLES of the Department of Political Investigations of the Secretariat of Interior, who also made inquiry concerning this matter, were advised that subject GIANCANA apparently has been a resident of Mexico for a number of years, in spite of the fact that the . Mexican government reportedly has prohibited his entry into Mexico. Both advised that they would be making inquiry into , GIANCANA’s status in Mexico and his apparent violation. of Mexican law.(@{) U/ . _ In addition, MEX 170 advised that the Mexican Federal Attorney General's office was again showing interest in subject GIANCANA's whereabouts .¢€)(\\\ These inquiries may have something to do with od subject's reported departure for Lebanon. UL A . On 11/9/72 RICHARD CAIN telephoned ANN ARNOLD, a clerk in the Legal Office of the American Embassy, Mexico City. Mrs. ARNOLD was acquainted with CAIN during his residence in Mexico some 10 years earlier and was acquainted of with CAIN’s former wife who alsc worked at the American _ - { Embassy. CAIN said he planned to go to Cuernavaca for the -weekend and then on to Europe where he planned to spend the months OW GLU he indicated he would be back in two months, GW) | 7 Se CONFIENTIA Docld: 32327152 Page 4