Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, LA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/13/1966
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

Date:

5/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES:

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10221-10208

HQ

92-3267-731, 732

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, LA

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

12/13/1966

9

JRO, ASSOC, AKA, INTV, EDWARDS, SHEFFIELD, WIT, TEST,

FGJ, REL, DEPOSTION, INSTR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 04/17/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC MEMO, A/T

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AIR MAII: - REGISTERED CIA INfo declassed

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DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3267).

APPROPRIATE AGENCIES

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TO

FROM:

SAC, DOS ANGELES (92-113)

AND FIELD CEFICES

ADVISED BY NOURING

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3-05-8/17

RE:

JOHN ROSELLI, aka

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00: LOS ANGELES

Exempition Glo, Category ...

Daen decision n 7598,

7129/7

Re Los Angeles airtel to Bureau dated 11/18/66,

and Bureau airtel to Los Angeles dated 12/7/66.,

As the Bureau has been previously advised, to date,

only two persons have been interviewed who have admitted

knowledge that JOHN ROSELLI is identical with PHILIP SACCO,

namely LA 4448-C-TE and TANCREDI TORTORA.

Neither of these

individuals is available to testify against ROSELLI. U

Other than these two, Colonel SHEFFIELD EDWARDS,

RE

the former Director of Security, CIA, who presently heads

the

firm Sheffield Edwards Associates, 1815 H Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C., is the only person who has admitted

having information concerning ROSELLI's true identity in that

ROSELLI stated to him that FBI Agents gave ROSELLI a

photograph of himself when he was a young boy and the

photogrape referred to

was that of PHILIP SACCO. The Bureau's

knowledge concernin this sent n information

furnished to the Bureau by CIA relative to Colonel EDWARDS'

conversation with ROSELLI in May,

1966.

Bureau Agents have

never interviewed Colonel EDWARDS concerning his conversatior

with ROSELLI.

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Released-under the John F

DATE: 11-14-2017

Kennety Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USE 410% Hote).

12/13/66

AIRTEL

AIR MAIL - REGISTEREE

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3267)

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (92-113)

RE:

JOHN ROSELLI, aka

AR

00: LOS ANGELES

Re Los Angeles airtel to Bureau dated 11/18/66,

and Bureau airtel to Los Angeles dated 12/7/66.

As the Bureau has been previously advised, to date,

only

tus persons have been interviewed who have admitted

knowledge that JOHN ROSELLI is identical with PHILIP SACCO,

namely LA 4448-C-TE and TANCREDI TORTORA.

Neither of these

individuals is available to testify against ROSELLI.

Other than these two, Colonel SHEFFIELD EDWARDS,

the former Director of security, CIA, Who presently heads

the firm sheffield Edwards Associates, 1815 H Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C., is the only person who has admitted

having information concerning ROSELLI's true identity in that

ROSELLI stated to him that FBI Agents gave ROSELLI a

photograph of himself when he was

n Con chat the

photograph referred to was that of PHILIP SÁCCO. The Bureau's

it to was to

a young boy and the

knowledge concerning thie is based only on information

furnished to the Bureau by CIA relative to Colonel EDWARDS'

conversation with ROSELLI in May, 1966. Bureau Agents have

never interviewed Colonel EDWARDS concerning his conversation

with ROSELLI.

Bureau

2

- Boston (92-458) (AM-RM)

2 - Washington Field (92-715) (AM-™)

2 - Los Angeles

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