Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, SI
Document date: 04/23/1968
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

Identification Form

Date:

5/20/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10290-10402

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-2ND NR 2311

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI

TO :

SAC, SI

TITLE:

DATE: 04/23/1968

'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

SAC, Springfield (137-632)

April 23, 1968

Director, FBI (06-2542-11-52)

ATTENTION

TO RAN PRORA NAT.

OLA COSA NOSTRA

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Mr. Enery

3 - Mr. Leggett

54311-52 46

It has been previously pointed out that one of our

Crisinal Intelligence Progran is the fall

identification and subsoguent prosecution of the menbership of La

Cosa Mostra (LCI), the doninant group in organized crime in this

CouRSEy •

ever incrensing pubiie awarenens of tho signifi-

cance of LCH

national basis and ta consideration of the Bureau's

vast

responsibilities in the field of organized eriso, At 1s

plete intelligence be developed regarding ICk.

A review of progress recorded in the identification of

the nonbors of Ich roveals that a Babstantial number have been

Identified by many offices.

However, yous office has reported only

one LCd asaber

as residing in your territory. It is noted that

this identification was not made by sourcea of your office.

A Jack of additional infomation regarding ICH in your

diviston cannot be construed to mean this organiention does not

exist in your territory, but rather suggents that there are no

available sources

sufficiently well placed to furnish additional

Fellable data

• topic.

has been undeveloped.

the baste makeup of LCN in your division

Our Investigations of ICH have revonled the

absolute nocossity of entablishing sources who are in a position

to provide securate.

and authentie data regarding this organization.

A true picture concerning

the prevalence of LCH in a particular

area cannot be established without such sources.

There le an urgent

need for your office to obtain a membor-infoment in LCH.

Identifying LCN members

, withận your division.

office must have

an imaginative and

continuous program to

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