Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, CG
Document date: 05/23/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10216-10043

RECORD_SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE_NUMBER:

139-1201-41

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Note!.

Case#:NW 53025 Date:

05-23-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, CG

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

05/23/1961

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT:

AB, SGI, ASSOC, NEG

DOCUMENT_ TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

12/11/1997

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

HH 53025

DocId: 32295767

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Rev. 12-13-56)

FBI

Date:

5/23/61

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TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (139-1201)

SAC, LAS

VEGAS_ (139-1)

FROM:

SAC, CHICAGO (139-105

ARTHUR JAMES BALLETTI, ET AL

UPUC

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 2/9/84 BYSP8BTAl

(Cha)

240812

Rebuairtel to Las Vegas, 5/12/61. U

Efforts were made to make contact with SAM

GIANCANA at all of his known hangouts, residence, and

with associates on 5/16-19/61, with negative results. U

ANTHONY V. CHAMPAGNE, Attorney, I North La Salle,

Chicago, telephonically advised SA RALPH R. HILL, JT., On

that "his client" (GIANCANA) had contacted him and

advised him to relay a message to SA HILL to the effect that

he did not desire to be interviewed on any matter.

CHAMPAGNE said that inasmuch as he was merely relaying the

desires of his client, he did not feel it to be in his pervnew

to attempt to persuade GIANCANA to make himself available

for an interview..U

Contact was made with DOMINICK "BUTCH" BLASI,

River Forest, Illinois, on 5/19/61, by SAs HILL and PAUL

MARUM, at which time BLASI advised

that GIANCANA: waS

Of town and refufad to disclose his whereabouts. MasT im

GIANCANA's close associate and bodyguard.

CG 6457-PC advised SA HILL On 5/20/61 that BLASI

told her on 5/19/61 that GIANCANA had left town shortly

after learning that FBI agents were attempting to contact

him.

3 - Bureau

REG 9/39

2

- Las Vegas

1

- Los Angeles

(139-88) (Info)

17 MAY 25 1961

1

- Miami (139-63) (Info)-

- Washington Field (139-61)

• Wick

2 - Chicago

(139-105) - (62-349)

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