Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, MX
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/28/1969
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/7/2015

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10205-10119

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3171-2250, 2251

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Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

LEG, MX

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE:

05/28/1969

'PAGES:

6

SUBJECTS :

SGI, ASSOC, RES, ACT, WHEREABOUTS

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 10(a)2

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

04/14/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

• COMMENTS: INC MEMO

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FROM

OPTIONAL FORM

NO. 10

M1907.201101

GSA FPMR

(41 CFR) 101,11.6

UNITED STATES GOVEKNMENT

Memorandum NFIDENTiAL

DIRECTORIE:

(92

3971) 1678 REP

ON 6/318

NLY

LEGAT, MEXICO

CITY (92-1J) (P)

SUUR VERSE

SIDA

SORR

DATE: 1/20969

ACTION

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8/23/14/

SUBJECT:

incited lay

Declasanty

SAMUEL

- BART

M.

¡ IANCANA,

Aka

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

7-16-8

DATE 2-24 94 SYL

BY D5 Kine

15 .

& EXT.

NON-ICIM II,

Remylet 5/28/69.

TALE OF REVIEW

4.2

It is noted that separately reported in

the case

entitled "JOHN LANE, Aka Jack S. Lane" is information received

by the American Embassy at Mexico City from JOHN S. EWING,

(7)

27811 Lupine Road, Los Altos Hills, California to the effect

that LANE had rented his house in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

and he had heard tron police sources that LAnd may formerlyhara

been known

as "'SAMMY GIANCANO" * U

Mexico City had other information available concerning

the LANE family and it is not considered that this could be the

subject but results of inquiry in that matter will be reported

to the Bureau and Chicago if pertinent.

On 6/2/69,

the

following information was received from

JOAN BANNISTER

Secretary, Bureau of Narcotics, American Embassy,

Mexico City:

K8 0031407

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Krante

ON

OFFT

APPr

Her

mother

is a realtor in Cuernavaca, Mexico and well

acquainted with Mrs.

BRUCE VICKERS who has handled most of the

Sproperty in the Rancho Tetelo section of Cuernavaca.

The house

at Nubes #2 is in that section.

Mrs. VICKERS indicated to her

that the house at Nubes #2 was available for sale and that if

she wished to list or show the property she should contact JORGE

CASTILLO, an attorney in Mexico City.

could be contacted and

would probably

authority to list

the property.

[pci

The following

information. a

was received 6/17/69 from

in Cuernavaca

contact ELIZABETH GIMBEL,

at her residence

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AND WIELD

SO

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Bureau

(1 - Liaison

Section)

(2 - Chicago tasti) BY

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EXEMPT FROM GDIS,

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COND/DENTIAN

MEX 92-13

33x:

Source contacted SALVADOR CASTANEDA who was formerly

Associate Manager of the Las Mananitas Restaurant and now manages

the Hosteria Las Quintas V CASTANEDA admitted knowing the

subject but claimed he had no relationship with the subject and

had not seen him for some

time.

He knew the subject as

Mr • SCALZETTI.

Source

recontacted RUTH DORNBERG, Cuernavaca realtor,

and she disclaimed any knowledge of the subject.

She said the

house at Nubes #2 has been rented to various persons.

RY.

Apparently as a result of one or more of these contacts

the Mexico City attorney JORGE CASTILLO called source and made

an appointment with him. CASTILLO wanted to know what the

inquiries were about and claimed he desired to be cooperative.

He said he wanted to save source time by telling him that the

subject was definitely not in Mexico and had not been for some

time.

He did not say where subject was located but let

slip

he himself had recently been in the U.S. and made passing

to the fact that the subject was in the U.S. but

only for 7 days.

Source drew the definite inference

that

CASTILLO had talked to the subject in the U.s. &

LEADS

CHICAGO

AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Will be alert to the possibility

that subject has recently been in that area.U

MEXICO CITY

AT CUERNAVACA

MORELOS.

Wills through PCI

lattemg

to

develop further information as to

subject's

whereabouts.

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JFK Act 6 (4)

NO. 10

2DI1ON

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GC VEKNMENT

APPROPR

Memorandum.

CONFIDENT

ADVISDD

SHIP (S) 05

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-317)7-

ANCIES

INES

TING

SEE

TO

SIDN

FACTION

CLASSIFILA

FROM

LEGAT, MEXICO CITY (92 13) (P)

1698RF0

'ON

6/3/831

SUBJECT:

SAMUEL M.

GIANCANA,

aka

[AR ]E

ALLINFORMATION CONTANE

ACKETEERING

HERE HIS LORASSISTERON

BAR

BATE A IS UNCLASSIFIE

DATE I 20-

1 Remylet

3/.

122/69

CRINGNAL.

INFORMANT

Lids

0166

PCI

made regular

trips

vaca in this matter.

As of 5/26/69 he advised, that there

has been no indication that the house at Nubes?No. 2' is;

inhabited by other

than servants.

Persons in the vicintly

the opinion that the house

Mrs Tolson

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5/28/

Sgir. Callahan.

Mr. Conrad

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Mr.

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Sullivan

Mr. Tavel

IMr. Trotter.

ele. Room,

Miss Holmes

IMiss Gandy.

ON 0182

ADVISIOUT

SHIONIV

AFFAIRE

ISED BY

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Source, on a very confidential basis, furnished

a copy of a letter from subject's attorney dated 11/14/68 •

to the Mexican Immigration Department, requesting that sub-

ject be granted limited immigrant status to Mexico.

ject, whose name was given as SAM GIANCANA, was described

as an American, age 60, male, address Plaza de la Republica

No. 32, Mexico City.

Immigrant status was based on an income

of 3,000 pesos ($240) a month from funds which would be

deposited in the Banco

Nacional de Mexicoin Order to insure

this income for five years.

He would live

and ofier funds received outside dexido. Aul these tundi

we

complaint was made that for several years the

subject has been the target of harassment on the part of the

Government and American newspapers and for this reason

or at i so in no le let up tits persecution,

The request was made that the Mexicän Consul in

Laredo, Texas, be instructed to issue appropriate documen-

tation for the subjèct and that Mexican Immigration offi-

cials in Nuevo Laredo and the Mexico City Airport 'be,

informed,

so that subiect could be permitted to enter lexico ul

00120

(1 - Liaison:

- Chicago!

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City? si

42250

NFIDET

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JUN 1 3 1969 DATE OF

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MEX 92-13

The petition enclosed a memorandum to the effect

that SAM GIANCANA, an American citizen, wage 59, was desirous

of immigrating to

Mexico and for that purpose would estab-

lish an account with a guaranteed monthly income in Mexico

under Mexican Immigration law.

It cited that on 8/23/66 GIANCANA requested a

change of status from-tourist to immigrant and this peti-

tion was denied on 9/8/66, and he was ordered to leave the

of being one of the heads of the Mafia, an organization

which has been subject to fierce persecution in recent years.

The memorandum continues:

1.

It is true that Mr. GIANCANA was involved

in gambling activities in the United States in the

form of bets on horses (bookies). Nevertheless,

Mr. GIANCANA has not been involved in such activities

since 1950 and has

Isince that date d! liemained outside of this activity

2.

Because of

such activities in the past, Mr.

GIANCANA has been the object of a publicity

lagainst him largely instigated by the FBI d ampaign;

One of the reasons?

that this persecution

has increased in recent years is because about four

years ago Mr. GIANCANA backed a candidate for Chicago

City Council against a candidate proposed by the mayor,

and the candidate backed by GIANCANA, who was repre-

sentative of the Italian community in Chicago, won.e

(G)

Since that time the FBI has initiated a cam-

paign of persecution and surveillance of Mr. GIANCANA

with the result that he finally had to seek an injunc-

+ the see to ana

tion from the Federal Judge in Chicago.

The Judge

ordered the FBI to terminate their activities against

Mr. GIANCANA.

was confirmed and the head of the FBI in Chicago was

fined $500. This action infuriated the FBI which, in

spite of the judicial

day its densecution leg lon. has antinued to inst

2

CONFIDEA

IDES

CON

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CONFIDENTAL.

MEX 92-13

5.

Attorney

Jury".

concerning

Because of the foregoing the Federal Dis trict

Grand

utilized this opportunity to ask questions

EK Law 10(a)2

Because of this the judge declared him in contemot

of court and sentenced him to

year in jail,

Finally he was released

because no prosecutable offense was developed. @th

Because of the foregoing, Mr. SAM GIANCANA desires

to remove himself from these harassments on the part

of the FBI and the newspapers and seeks refuge in

Mexico to live antranquil life without dedicating

himself to any financial or remunerative activity,

living solely from his investments.

As is shown by

the foregoing there are no criminal charges against

Mr. GIANCANA and no legal grounds for his detention.

If there were, the FBI would apprehend him immediately

ecause they are constantly

in the United States.& fLaware of his location

ration Department did not accede to this petition.

Source advised that he was personally acquainted

with subject's attorney, JORGE CASTILLO, and CASTILLO learned

that he had made inquiry in Cuernavaca concerning subject.

He believed this was through his contact with RUTH DORNBERG.

he nad contacted RUTH DORNBERG, but she claimed to have

no knowledge of subject. (Lu)

CASTILLO claimed that inquiry concerning subject

was not necessary and that he was willing to cooperate.

However, he did not furnish information as to subject's

whereabouts, indicating only that subject was not in Mexico

Source and SA ALLEN F. RUST were in Cuernavaca

4/8/69 and observed the house at Nubes No. 2.

The place

looked

well cared tor but

there was nothing to indicate

anyone was living there. (fu)

3

SON

9001

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MEX 92-13

NA 1

ROBERTEL. KRAUSE, owner of the Las Mananitas Res-

taurant in Cuernavaca, said, that he had not seen subject

for several years. He suggested that DAN S. LAWSON and

ALBERT ABKARIAN, local realtors, might have some information

concerning the house at Nubes No. 2.

He also suggested

that his former assistant, SALVADOR

CASTANEDA, who now oper-

ates Las Quintas, and HOWARD ARCHER, a retired American

newspaperman, might have some information on this matter. fle

intormation.coM

ABKARIAN was contacted and had no pertinent

SA

RICHARD S. CLARK of this office was in Cuerna-

vaca on 5/17/69 and observed no sigh of occupancy of this

house at Nubes No. 2. Attempts were made to contact Colonel

JOHN BENNER, who has

a house in that

vicinity, but it was

determined that he was not in town

Continual contact with JOAN BANNISTER, Secretary,

U. S. Bureau of Narcotics, American Embassy, Mexico City,

has produced the same information previously reported;

that

is, that her mother, who is engaged in the real estate busi-

ness in Cuernavaca, continues to claim

that the house at

Nubes No. 2 is unoccupied and for sale

"JEK Act 6 (4)

LEADS :

MEXICO CITY OFFICE

AT CUERNAVACA, MEXIÇO

OTENTIAL CRIMINAL INFORMANT

1. Will continue efforts through PCI]

develop information as to subject's whereaboûts.

-to

will be requested to intensify his efforts and consider

contact

with

BRUCE VICKERS, SALVADOR CASTANEDA and ILIZABETH

GIMBEL

2

Will contact HOWARD ARCHER, DAN LAWSON and

Colonel JOHN

BENNER for any information as to subject's

whereabouts

9800.

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