Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, BA
Document date: 04/24/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10290-10403

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 92-6054-3RD NR 2311

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TO :

SAC, BA

TITLE :

DATE: 04/24/1968

'PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

LCN, MEMBERS, OC, IDENT, CIP

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

1 - Mr.

Emery

1 - Mr. Benjamin

SAC, Baltimore (137- 4030)

4/24/68

PERSONAL ATTENTION

Director.

FBI

(66-2542-17-3)

TOP ECHELON CRIMINAL

INFORMANT PROGRAM;

LA COSA NOSTRA

ANTI-RACKETERRING

It hasy previously been pointed out that one of

our primary goals in the Criminal Intelligence Program is

the full identification and subsequent prosecution of the

membership of la Cosa Nostra (LCH), the dominant group in

With an ever-increasing

publio awareness of the significance of LCH on a national

basis, and in consideration of the Bureau's heavy

responsibilities in the

field of organized erine,

it 1s

necessary that complete intelligence be developed regarding

LCH .

A substantial number of LCN members have been

identified by many offices, however, a review of monthly

airtole submitted by your office regarding acconplishments

in the Crininal Intelligence Program discloses that within

the past ono-year period, the numbers of ICN members

identified within your division has decrensed fron sis to

five.

This serves to highlight the urgent need for your

office to obtain sources who can rellably identify LCH

membership within your division.

The basie nake-up of LOT

In Maryland has been relatively undeveloped.

Our investigations of LCN have revealed the absolute

nocessity of establishing sources who are in a position to

provide accurate and authentic date regarding this organization.

It has also been shown that a complete picture concerning the

prevalence of ICN in a particular area cannot be established

without such sources.

The importance of developing, a member-

informant in lit canot to everephastiad.

+ 10574

are expected to show a marked improvenent in

identifying LCH membors within your division.

To this end,

there must be a concontrated and imaginative effort to

penetrate ICk with nember-informants.

The significant

achievements by many offices in this field clearly establisheil

that an aggressive and vell-planned program will produce

concrete results.

NOT RECORDED

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