Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, MX
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/22/1974
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:

6/15/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10197-10324

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2781-1438

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, MX

TO : DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 08/22/1974

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

LST, ASSOC, COSTA RICA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: • Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennet

DATE :

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

i - MAY! 962 EDITION

GSA 'FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.0

UNITED STATES GOU

Memorand

Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

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DIRECTOR, FBI

,92-2781)

DATE:

8/22/74

TEN

LEGAT, MEXICO CITY (92-18) (P)

SANTO

AR

TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka

Re Mexico City letter to Bureau dated 6/19/74,

captioned "EVARISTO GARCIA VIDAL, aka - FUGITIVE, ET AL.

IGA; AR; ECT; 00J; BD" (Bufile 162-2223) .

EVARISTO GARCIA VIDAL,

EVARISTO GARCIA SARMIENTO,

EXP. PROC

and LAZARO MILIAN DID are all Cuban nationals who were former

residents of the United States. Both GARCIA' VIDAL and

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MILIAN DID are Bureau fugitives. They have been under

investigation át San Jose, Costa Rica, since May 1971.

They

fled the U. S. in order to avoid arrest and imprisonment.

During the course of investigation of these individuals

information was developed to the effect that they were

engaged in a retail clothing business which recently has

1 10 ta2t clothing busin

proven to be extremely profitable.

In connection with the

activities of these individuals one MIGUEL/HERNANDEZ (protect)

a part time employee of the AID Section of the U. S. Embassy

in San Jose, Costa Rica, advised that SANTO TRAFFICANTE

frequently visits the three above named individuals in San Jose.

The source did not know the purpose of TRAFFICANTE'S visiti

but indicated that TRAFFICANTE is a close personal friend

all three of them.

Checks were made at the office of Costa Rican

Immigration on 8/14/74,

and the following

record of entries '

and exits into Costa Rica for TRAFFICANTE were noted.

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Bureau

- Foreign Liaison UniEX-110

(2 - Miami, 92-88)

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 210)

DATE:

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MEX 92-18

Entered

Departed

4/13/73

5/15/73

7/27/73

9/1/73

11/17/73

1/17/74

2/11/74

5/3/73

5/18/73

8/29/73

9/22/73

10/13/73

1/15/74

1/23/74

2/27/74

On each occasion TRAFFICANTE entered Costa Rica

with

a' tourist card:

He entered from the U. S. and on

each exit he departed Costa Rica for Panama.

A further

record was located indicating that TRAFFICANTE had been in

Costa Rica during July 2974, and had departed 7/21/74, for

Panama.

He was accompanied

at that time by JOSEPH

TRAFFICANTE and SANTO PANIELLO. They departed Costa Rica

or Panama. All three had entered with tourist cards.

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The source who furnished information concerning

TRAFFICANTE's visits to Costa Rica on 8/14/74, stated that

as of

that date TRAFFICANTE was then physically in San Jose,

Costa Rica.

It was not possible to verify TRAFFICANTE's

arrival inasmuch as Costa Rican Immigration records run

two or three months late before filed.

Cost can

LEADS

dead

MIAMI OFFICE

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

Will furnish any background information available

indicating the connection between TRAFFICANTE and subjects

GARCIA VIDAL, GARCIA SARMIENTO and LAZARO MILIAN DID.

TAMPA OFFICE

AT TAMPA, FLORIDA

Will furnish any background information indicating

interest on the part of TRAFFICANTE in Costa Rica, it being

noted that TRAFFICANTE is listed as one of the top hoodlums

in organized crime in the United

States.

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