Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, HO
To: SAC, DL
Document date: 03/27/1992
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER: 124-10273-10442

RECORD_ SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE_ NUMBER: 89A-DL-60165-5

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53025 Date:

05-23-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, DL

TO:

SAC, HO

TITLE:

DATE: 03/27/1992

PAGES: 7

SUBJECT:

JFK, ASSA, FBI, REQ, INTV, WHITE, THOMAS III, INMATE, REGARDING,

MEETING, TRAFFICANTE, REGANO, A/O IPPILITO

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

ORIGINAL

Secret

CLASSIFICATION:

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

09/05/1996

Redact

UPDATE DATE:

02/14/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

INC 2 LTR

HW 53025

DocId: 32199707

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FD-36 (Rev. 11-17-88)

FBI

363

CLASSIFIED BY: 5668 SiD/GCL

REASON: 1.5

(c,d)

DECLASSIFY ON: X_(0)(6

JFK) 4124196

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

Facsimile

AIRTEL

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

CLASSIFICATION:

I SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

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SECRET COUNTAbre 31/27/92

TO

: SAC, HOUSTON

FROM : SAC, DALLAS (89A-DL-60165)

5/70 HBBILLSTE

SUBJECT ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY: 10-2043

11/22/63;

DALLAS, TEXAS:

00: DALLAS

Destrtsth

as: ARER

Enclosed for Houston and the Bureau are two copies

21, 1992 airtel from WMFO to Bureau

on March 11, 1992, AUSA LARRY E. JARRETT, UNITED

STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Northern District of Texas, Dallas,

Texas, provided the original of the March 8, 1992 letter

described above to FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI),

Dallas, Texas.

A pertinent portion of that letter describes

an incident which WHITE claims occurred in Tampa, Florida, in

1963. WHITE describes overhearing a meeting which occurred

between SANTO TRAFFICANTE, FRANK IPPILITO, aka "COWBOY, and an

attorney by the name of FRANK REGANO at an establishment

identified as the S. M. S. ITALIAN CLUB, located on 19th

Street and 8th Avenue, Tampa, Florida.

It is alleged that the

conversation involved the assassination of President JOHN F.

KENNEDY.

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89A-DL-60165

In the March 12, 1992 letter, WHITE expresses his

concerns passible inmate retribution. ParalA

The January 21, 1992 airtel from Washington Field

Office to the Director has been provided as background

information.

Houston should be advised that prior to working as

the AUSA,

JARRETT worked as an Assistant District Attorney

for Dallas County. JARRETT'S first contact with WHITE

occurred when WHITE sent in an unsolicited letter to JARRETT

regarding the involvement of an individual in a rape case

which JARRETT was handling. As a result of testimony WHITE

provided, a conviction for aggravated rape was obtained by

JARRETT in state court against an individual by the name of

MARIO GARCIA.

AUSA JARRETT advised that he never promised

WHITE anything for his testimony in the GARCIA case.

LEADS

HOUSTON DIVISION

AT ALICE UNIT NUHBER ONE, HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS:

Houston is requested to interview THOMAS WHITE III

regarding his knowledge of the 1963 meeting between

TRAFFICANTE, REGANO, and IPPILITO.

In particular, Houston

should attempt to obtain any identifying information regarding

the location of the meeting, the participants, and the topics

of discussion.

Additionally, Houston should attempt to illicit

specific information regarding a Tampa police officer

identified only as FNU MASSEY, a black male, who worked in the

"Central Avenue" community of Tampa,

Florida in 1963.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Regarding the January 21, 1992, airtel from WMFO to

warnings set forth

2

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