Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, RO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/21/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot o1 1992 711 05c 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

5/14/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10220-10108

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

92-6054-IST NR 403

- Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, RO

TO : . DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

' PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

08/21/1963

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION :

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/16/1995

[Restricted]

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

Gilt

CONTAINED

ASSTrY bINED

StOP FLED

INFORMATIO

EXCEPT

THE FOREIGN SERVICE

OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The American Embassy

CONFIDENTIAL

Date:

To:

From:

Subject:

August 21, 1963

Director, FBI

Legat, Rome (32-6)

VITO GENOVESE

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Rome, Italy!

2-24-81

CLASSIF ED AND

EXTENDED BY SEL GSK CH.

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FOR ENTENSION

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LASSFICATION 8-21-93

Comp # 207,11960

VM

N 10-23-94-

Doctor ARISTIDE MANOPULO, Central Bureau, Criminal

Division, Italian National Police, Rome, Italy, advised on

8/13/63 that the Italian press reported the arrest and sub-

bOrn 11/21/1897, Turino, Naples, ILaly (MUTTO GENOVESE,

sequent conviction in the United States of

Doctor MANOPULO stated the Italian police would

be most.anxious to learn the details surrounding the arrest

and subsequent conviction of GENOVESE, particularly if any

Italian citizens were involved in criminal activities with

GENOVESE.

92-2909=

The above request undoubtedly emanates from the

extreme interest evinced by the Italian police in the recent

disclosures made by JOSEPH VALACHI concerning

La Cosa Nostra"

and their desire to establish any possible connection withi

the Mafia in the United States and the Mafia in Italy.

the Bureau is aware, an Italian Parliamentary Anti-Mafia

- Commission is presently making a study of the mafia in Italy

and Italian police have greatly intensified their aculty

gainst the Mafia, particularly in Palermo, Sicily.

ORIGINAL, FILED IN

• As a co-operative measure with Doctor MANOPULO, our

most co-operative and productive contact in criminal matters,

the Bureau is requested to furnish any information available

concerning GENOVESE'S arrest, subsequent conviction, and

possible involvement of Italian citizens

Weth GENOVESE, which

can be disseminated to Doctor MANOPULO

APROTTTATTY GENCIE

Bureau (1 - Foreign

Liaison)

AND FrECa

- Rome

(94-4 [MAFIA)

ADVISED B

1 - Rome

(32-6)

192-60545418(5)

SOURING

TJB/hcs

_DATE

CLaSS

NOT RECORDED

(5)

SNS

184 AUG 27 1963

58 SEP SEP181963

NINE CONFIDENTIAL

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