Originator: FBI
From: LEG, HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 1960-02-18 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/11/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10195-10340

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2781-121

-Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: LEG, HAVANA

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

55994 Date: 11-01-2021

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

02/18/1960

1

LST, ASSOC, RES, GAMBLING, ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

10/01/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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• OFTIONAL FORM NO. 10

010-104-0155

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UNITED STATES

TERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

Director, FBI (92-2781)

DATE:

February 18, 1960

FROM:

Legat, Havana (92-1)

SUBJECT:

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Re Havana letter to the Bureau dated 12/31/60.

As of the date of the last letter, SANTO TRAFFICANTE

had not returned to cuba.

Regular contact with PCI Alberto

Suarez Aleman, doorman at the apartment building where SANTO

TRAFFICANTE resides when in Cuba, reflected that as of January 27;

1960, PCI still had no information indicating that TRAFFICANTE

had returned. However, on February 9, 1960, PCI stated he

had heard that TRAFFICANTE had returned to Cuba for five or

six days and had again returned to Florida. He did not come

to the apartment building although he continues to pay the

rent and still has the apartment.

HAV-33 has furnished the following information:

On January 24, 1960, while on a routine check of individuals

in the Capri casino, Havana, he noticed TRAFFICANTE with

NICHOLAS DI, COSTANZO, HX BEDOL and an IndIviduaL, apparentLy

American, unknown to

intormant.

as he had been able to ascertain, TRAFFICANTE returned to Cuba.

about January 19, 1960, and is in an apartment in the FOCSA

Building, a 40-story apartment building, and is using an

apartment there in the name of HENRY SAAVEDRA. SAAVEDRA iS •

also from Tampa and is associated with gamblers working at

the Hotel Capri casino.

HAV-33 also reported that he saw TRAFFICANTE on

February 9 and 11, 1960, at the Hotel Comodoro casino. It is

noted that both HAV-33 and PCI Suarez Aleman have reported in the

past that when TRAFFICANTE does not have his wife in Cuba,

he

frequently takes show girls to his apartment or goes to the

apartment of some other individual.

It is requested that Miami advise if any information

is available indicating the present whereabouts of TRAFFICANTE.

Any additional information concerning his activities in Cuba

wlaf,bg promptly reported to the

N8 BH

274-12

copies of thisttretter

information of the Miami and

Jacksonvime offices.

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16 FEB 24 1960

¿ co MAR ½ - Havana

6 - Bureau (2-Miami 92-88, Jacksonville 92-7>

ÊLS: MEG

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