Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, NO
Document date: 03/22/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Note) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

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124-10202-10347

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HQ

62-9-33-310

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FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI

TO: SAC, NO

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03/22/1962

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 144 USa 2107 Rotey.

DATEL

2017

3/22/62

ALrtel

TO:

SAC

New Orleans (98-346)

Fron:

Director, FBI (62-9-33)

CRIME CONDITIONS IN MISSISSIPPI

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

NEW ORLEANS DIVISION

Re your report 3/8/62 regarding crime conditions in

Mississippi.

A review of referenced report indicates several instances

were information is attributed to informants which could compro

mise them.

For example, on page 54, T-2 stated in connection with

his bar and lounge it cost him $300

in payoffs the first nine

wecks ot operatzon;

including initial payments for the privilege

o1 Opening a new establishment.

In this same paragraph, intormant

makes reference to Beat Two constables in Harrison County,

Mississippi.

On this same page informant advised shortly after

opching his establishment he placedslot machines in a back room

which belonged to Horace Crane.

Constable Clyde Collins there-

atter asked informant to use "his" machines if he wished to

exerate them in the back room of his lounge, to which the

informant agreed.

Informant advised the machines were subsequently

delivered to him by Joe Ready.

You should review referenced report to insure no state

"ments are attributed to informants which could compromise them

Based on avallable information in your files. It is important

tast

our contidential sources and informants are protected when

attributing information to them to insure their identity will

not

¡be revealed at a later date.

This matter should be handled and

amended

page or pages

paubmitted to reach the Bureau no later than 4/2/62.

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MALES SO- 691

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MAR 2a 2 1962

COMM-FBI

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