Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, OT
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/20/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/28/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10213-10431

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 29-28704-4978

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:. LEG, OT

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE : 11/20/1962

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

SMO, ASSOC, TELCAL

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/23/1996

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC LTR

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

ADERESSEDI ISSIONER.

cORRESPOnDENCE TO BE

R. C.

POLICE,

OTTAWA

62 HQ-1180-1-A-10

FILE NO.

Your Ref:. 49-13

HEADQUARTERS

OTTAWA, November 19, 1962.

CANADA

Mr.

Moss Lee Innes,

F.B.I. Liaison Officer,

United States Embassy,

100 Wellington Street,

OTTAWA.

Re: Billy Sol ESTES -

National Bankruptcy Act

CANADA

Referring in particular to your memorandum

of October 12, 1962 please be advised that John COTRONE, r

1840 Everett Street, Montreal, Que

telephone No.

RA 7-6406 was interviewed and he stated that this

telephone No. had been his since 1959. When questioned

in connection with the telephone calls made from the

doN. on April 18 and 19, 1962, by one Tom COHEN, No 16C.

COTRONE stated that he had never receivea such calls,

and the name COHEN and Samuel MANNARIN are unknow

No Lod.

to him.

2.

John COTRONE was

born in Italy. January

He was employed

a and thei

obtained employment as a night club cashier at the Cafe

Monmarthe, formerly called the Val D'Or Cafe. He

retired from this job in 1948 and purchased a Billiard

living in retirement and has done so for the past three

years.

COTRONE is a distant relative to the notorious

COTRONI family that are well known to your Department.

Mrs, John COTRONE was also interviewed

and a lone distance

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+2928n644978

213-10431

ENCLOSURE

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Release

DATE:

the dohi

11-14-2017

10T-Re

cords -

RA 7-6404 was interviewed and he informed that this

telephone number is registered to his store

"nouveau

Tissu engr."

Mr.

GROSSO is positive that no telephone

calls from

Tom COHEN or Samuel MANNARINO were made

to his telephone number.

The COTRONE families are

not known to GROSSO.

6.

As both COTRONE and GROSSO deny having

any knowledge of the telephone calls in question, we

are concluding this phase of our enquiry.

ricon SS01

C.W.J.

Goldsmith, Supt.,

Officer in Charge

29-28704-4978.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

THÊ:

R: C. M. PÜLICE,

OTTAWA

FILE NO.

62 HQ-1180-1-A-10

Your Ref:, 49-13

HEADQUARTERS

OTTAWA, November 19, 1962.

CANADA

Mr. Moss Lee Innes

F.B.I. Liaison Officer,

United States Embassy,

100 Wellington Street,

OTTAWA.

Re :

Billy Sol ESTES

National Bankruptey Act

CANADA

telephone

RA 7-6406 was

telephone No. had been his since 13:

When questioned

in connection with the telephone

COTRONE stated that he had never received such calls,

and the name COHEN and Samue) MANNARINO are unknown

John COTRONE was born in Italy, January

He was employed

and then

1, 190 the one in a at do ad the cate

Monmarthe, formerly called the Val D'Or Cafe.

retired from this job in 1948 and purchased a Billiard

Hall at 1018 Ontario East, Montreal,

which has

since been sold and dismantled.

ONE is presentlY

living in retirement and has

so for the past three

COTRONE is a distant relative to the notorious

geTRo Camily that are well known to your Department,.

Mrs. John COTRONE was also interviewed

and she informed that she once received a long distance

telephone call for one Jean COTRONE, however, as there

was no such person,

as far as she was concerned, she

enquiring party.

Mrs. COTRONE had no

idea who placed the call, where it originated, or the

exact date same was made.

Jonn (Giovanni) COTRONE was

arrested by

this Force in 1930 or 1932 for possession

of counter-

feit coins.

He was convicted

served two months in

gaol.

Since that time he has had no further dealings

with

the police.

5°

Mr,

R

*ROSSO, holder of telephone No.

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