Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, WMFO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/21/1992
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER:

124-10151-10233

RECORD_SERIES: HO

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-109060-8288

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC. WMFO

TO: DIRECTOR. FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 01/21/1992

PAGES: 4

SUBJECT: JFK, ADMIN, PROCEDURE

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Secret

09/24/1997

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

02/12/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (1)(B)

COMMENTS:

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DATE: 11-14-2017

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• Priority

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CONFIBENTIAL

CLASSIFICATION:

TOP SECRET

SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

UNCLAS EFT O

UNCLAS

Date 1/21/92

TO

* .

DIRECTOR, FBI (ATTN: VIOLENT CRIMES SECTION, CID)

R18/93

SAC, Washington Field Office (DI 89A-43) (RUC)

SUBJECT : ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F.

KENNEDY,

5170 ABB/KSR

119-93JFK

DALLAS, TEXAS,

10-20-93

11/22/63

KFO

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9893RD0/KER

(00: DALLAS)

Re UMPO telcalls to Violent Crimes Unit, FBIHe,

1/17/92 and FBI, Dallas, 1/21/92.

Enclosed for FBIHQ, Dallas and New York are two

copies each of a self-explanatory insert documenting

information from a high level New York source concerning

captioned matter.

For information of FBIHQ and Dallas, New York FCI

source providing the attached information is a

former WMFO, Top

source.

This source has provided reliable and very

sensitive high level information lin both criminal and FCI

matter for many years. @ (5)

For clarification,

attached

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47-1090600-8288

ion is

being

provided by WMFO as WMFO SA WILLIAM M. MACKEY is the original

source case agent who now is a designated an alternate source

contact agent.() SA MACKEY is responsible for disseminating any

criminal information developed by source regarding

criminal

activities outside the New York Metropolitan area.

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2-Bureau (Enc. 2)

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2)

2-New York (Attn:

SA Dave Cayanaugh, Squad I-6)

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inclusion in source file only.

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pourerst

The attached is provided for whatever action deemed

appropriate.

Leads are being left to the discretion of

Dallas.

Since no leads are outstanding., MFO is placing

this matter in RUC status.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

X (856-07.104) (5)

Source providing the attached information is

WARNING: INFORMATION FROMNY E856-OA IS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN 0)

NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL SOURCE'S IDENTITY. SOURCE

INVESTIGATIONS WHOSE ADENTERE, CA REVEALTO, FEEL POSCRINENAT

• IF REVEALED,

WILL POSITIVELY

LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY. (S

WARNING: DISSEMINATIQN OF THIS INFORMATION TO UNITED STATES CA

DEPARTMENT OF STATE VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION

TO THE ATTENTION OF INR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR MAY CREATE

SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY

OTHER AGENCY WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE

UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA) • (8(4)

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DATE: 11-14-2017

Q4 894-43

SEC

1/16-17/92:1

Source learned Tampa,

(phonetic) would be appearing on the ABC News show "PRIME TIME

LIVE" on 1/16/92 claiming to have information that former

TEAMSTERS President JIMMY HOFFA instructed La Cosa Nostra (LCN)

bosses to kill President JOHN F. KENNEDY in 1963. Based upon

source's past relationship with both HOFFA and RAGANO, source

categorized RAGANO's claims as "lies". f) (U)

Source advised source's relationship with HOFFA began

in the late 1950s while HOFFA was a Vice President of the

TEAMSTERS. Source's relationship with HOFFA lasted until HOFFA's

disappearance. Source described the relationship between

and HOFFA as

"close" noting that source was one of HOFFA's few

associates who could meet with or call HOFFA at any time without

an appointment.

Source stated HOFFA offered source a position as

one of HOFFA'S trusted assistants which source respectfully

declined.

(5)

regard to RAGANO, [Source recalled attending only

three or

four meetings with HOFFA and others in the early 1960s

which were also attended by RAGANO.

Although source has not had

contact with RAGANO for many years,

source recalled RAGANO (like

most people attempting to contact HOFFA) was required to make an

appointment to see HOFFA in the early 1960s. Source was not aware

if RAGANO'S status with HOFFA changed in later years.

Source identified attorneys close to HOFFA

as EDDIE

SHAFITZ (phonetic), a partner of the late EDWARD BENNETT WILLIAMS

in Washington, D.C. and an attorney (name not recalled) who was a

close associate of the BUFFALINO LCN family.

source did not

consider RAGANO an attorney "close" to HOFFA

*(a)

GENITINOD NOTIVAGOARE

Source advised HOFFA was very close to LCN boSS SANTOS

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

TRAFFICANTE and other LCN members. Source said HOFFA was capable

of ordering a contract "hit".

Source advised HOFFA was always

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"doing favors" for high level ICN members and, if HOFFA requested

a contract "hit"

LCN for

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Source identified JOSEPH. CONNO (phonetic) as a current

TEAMSTERS official in New York City.

Source described CONNO as

one of HOFFA's close assistants in the 1960s who may have

knowledge of HOFFA's activities

PRESIDENT KENNEDY.

for to the assassination of

Judge EVe

Based upon source's relationships with past

"ICN bosses,

source commented that if RAGANO's claims about an LCN contract

against PRESIDENT KENNEDY were true, RAGANO would have been

killed by the ICN years ago. Based on RAGANO's claims that HOFFA,

through RAGANO, requested TRAFFICANTE to arrange for the murder

of PRESIDENT KENNEDY, RAGANO should have been killed shortly

after PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S assassination. This would have been

done to prevent RAGANO from identifying either HOFFA or

TRAFFICANTE as orchestrating the "hit"

ADMINISTRATIVE:

LEVEL INFORMANT CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL

INVESTIGATIONS&WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD

TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY.

WARNING: DISSEMINATION

OF THIS INFORMATION TO UNITED STATES CA

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO

THE ATTENTION OF LINR

EMPLQYEE

JESSE CLEAR, MAY CREATE SECURITY

PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE.

(5)

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION

ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY OTHER AGENCY

WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE UNITED

STATES INFORMATTON AGENCY (USIA) - (SLA

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DATE: 11-14-2017

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, FBI

TRANSMIT VIA:

Teletype

Facsimile

AIRTEL

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

Priority

Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

TOP SECRET

SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

UNCLAS E F TO

UNCLAS

I Date 1/21/92

ALE INFORSATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

EXCEPT IS ARE SHOWN

OTHERMISE

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (ATTN: VIOLENT CRIMES SECTION, CID)

FROM : SAC, Washington Field Office (DI 89A-43) (RUC 5170 MBB/KS

SUBJECT : ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, 1- 9138-437

DALLAS, TEXAS,

11/22/63

KFO

9803 RDD/KSK

Chas then Gy

(00: DALLAS)

Distessity es

Re WMFO telcalls to Violent Crimes Unit, FBIHQ,

1/17/92 and FBI, Dallas, 1/21/92.

Enclosed for FBIHQ, Dallas and New York are two

copies each of a self-explanatory insert documenting

information from a high level New York source concerning

captioned matter.

For information of FBIHQ and Dallas, New York FCI

source providing the attached information is a former WMFO Tol

Ichelon source.

This source has provided reliable and very

sensitive high level information in both criminal and FCI

matters for many years. 8) 11)

For clarification,

attached information is being

provided by WMFO as WMFO SA WILLIAM M. MACKEY Es the original

source case agent who now is a designated an alternate source

contact agent]( SA MACKEY is responsible for disseminating any

criminal information developed by source regarding criminal

activities outside the New York Metropolitan area. (K)

2-Bureau (Enc. 2)

2-Dallas (Enc. 2)

2-New York (Attn: SA Dave Cavanaugh, Squad I-6)

2-WMFO (Enc. 2)

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DATE: 11-14-2017

Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107

DI 89A-43

PAGE TWO

New York is being provided information copies for

inclusion in source file only.

this.

The attached is provided for Whatever action deemed

appropriate. Leads are being

left to the discretion of

Dallas.

Since no leads are outstanding, WMFO is placing

this matter in RUC status.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

AX (2856-04-J041(S)

Source providing the attached information is

WARNING: INFORMATION FROMYNY 7856-0A IS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN

NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL SOURCE'S IDENTITY. SOURCE

IS A HIGH LEVEL INFORMANT (CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL

INVESTIGATIONS WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED,

WILL POSITIVELY

LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER IO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY. (SE)

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TO UNITED STATES CS.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION

TO THE ATTENTION OF INR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR MAY CREATE

SECURITY PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO

ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY

OTHER AGENCY WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE

UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA). (ED (L

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Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

DL 89A-43

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEL

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN

OTHERWISE

CONFES TIAL

The following information'was telephonically provided

bYANY 7856-04;to Special Agent WILLIAM M. MACKEY, Federal Bureau

of Investigation (FBI), Washington Metropolitan Field Office on

1/16-17/92:

Source learned Tampa,

Florida, attorney FRANK RAGANO

(phonetic) would be appearing on the ABC News show "PRIME TIME

LIVE" on 1/16/92 claiming to have information that former

TEAMSTERS President JIMMY HOFFA instructed La Cosa Nostra (LCN)

bosses to kill President JOHN F. KENNEDY in 1963. Based upon

source's past relationship with both HOFFA

and RAGANO, source

categorized RAGANO's claims as "Lies". Co (U)

in the late 1950s while HOFFA was a Vice President of the

TEAMSTERS. Source's relationship with HOFFA lasted until HOFFA's

disappearance. Source described the relationship between source

and HOFFA as "close" moting

associates who could meet with or call HOFFA at any time without

it th or caree

that source was one of HOFFA's few

an appointment.

one of HOFFA'S trusted assistants which source respectfully

declined: (B/S)

i a stea to nor so do operation aa

In regard to RAGANO, spurce recalled attending only

three or four meetings with HOFFA and others in the early 1960s

which were also attended by RAGANg @Although source has not had

contact with RAGANO for many years, source recalled RAGANO (like

most people attempting to contact HOFFA) was required to make an

appointment to see HOFFA in the early 1960s. Source was not aware

if RAGANO'S status with HOFFA changed in later years.

Source identified attorneys close to HOFFA as EDDIE

SHAFITZ (phonetic), a partner of the late EDWARD BENNETT WILLIAMS

In Washington, D.C. and an attorney (name not recalled) who was a

close associate of the BUFFALINO ICN family. Source did not

consider RAGANO an attorney "close" to HOFFA f§(u)

Source advised HOFFA was very close to LCN

I boss SANTOS

TRAFFICANTE and other LCN members. Source said HOFFA was capable

of ordering a contract "hit".

Source advised HOFFA was always

"doing favors" for high level ICN members and, if HOFFA requested

a contract "hit", the "hit" probably would have been done by the

LCN for free.

9/1l9n 43147

5170 MBB INSR 11-9-93

10-20-13

JFK.

REASON: 1.5

(BC.D.)

DECLASSIFY ON: X

5115,6

Lionists sy

9803 B20/KSR

Doctassty

CAR JFK)

Classified by

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≤ on: DADR

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DATE: 11-14-2017

source identified JOSEPH CONNO (phonetic) as a current

TEAMSTERS official in New York City. Source described CONNO as

one of HOFFA's close assistants in the 1960s who may have

Knowledge of HOFFA's activities prior to the assassination of

PRESIDENT KENNEDY.

SECEFT::

CONTENTIAR

Based upon source's-relationships with past LCN bosses,

source commented that if RAGANO's claims about an LCN contract

against PRESIDENT KENNEDY were trie, RAGANO would have been

killed by the ICN years ago. Based on RAGANO's claims that HOFFA,

through RAGANO, requested TRAFFICANTE to arrange for the murder

of PRESIDENT KENNEDY, RAGANO should have been killed shortly

after PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S assassination. This would have been

done to prevent RAGANO from identifying either HOFFA Or

TRAFFICANTE as orchestrating the "hit".

ADMINISTRATIVE:

(5)

WARNING: INFORMATION FROM/NY

7856-OATIS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN NATURE K

AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAI

SOURCE'S IDENTITY. SOURCE IS A HIGH

LEVEL INFORMANT (CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAI

INVESTIGATIONS'S/WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD

SOUNTE AND*

TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY. (A)

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TOUNITED STATES LS

DEPARTMENT OF STATE VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO

THE ATTENTION OF INR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR MAY CREATE SECURITY

PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE. (K

(5)

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION

ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY OTHER AGENCY

WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE UNITED

SZATES INPORMATION AGENCY (USIA). (EXC

SECIT

SECYEN"

CONFIYNTTAT

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