Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, LA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/19/1962
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 741 USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/6/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10302-10319

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

63-7112-24

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, LA

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

01/19/1962

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RK, EMP, TEAMSTERS UNION

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 12/16/1997

OPENING CRITERIA:

INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC A/T

v9.1

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

→ DATE: 11-14-2017

1/25/62

AIRTEL

TO:

SACS, LOS ANGELES (62-5111)

ST. LOUIS (82-4193)

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI (63-7112) - 5

JAVES RIDDLE HOFFA

REC: 45

EARL ALBERT SCHEIB; ET Al•

MISCELLANEOUS INFORVATION CONCERNING

(ACCOUNTING AND FRAUD SECTION)

(00 :LA)

JAN 25 1962

COMM-FBI

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RelAairtel 1/19/62.

Beforo

making & decision as to whether to grant

St. Louis permission to interview Richard Kavner, the Bureau

desires to know whether Kavner has given any indication in

St. Louis that he is disgruntled with the Toamsters Union,

whether he has resigned, and whether he actually is seeking other

employment

so he could resign.

In this regard, St. Louis should immediately review

its files for any recent

information along this line and furnish

the Bureau with any data which may have come to the attention

o1 St. Louis

and sources who are in a position to know of Kavner's activities

to detormine whether they have any information to substantiate

that furnished by LA 4381-PC and LA 4350-C.

After the above has been done, St. Louis should

lurnish the Bureau and Los Angelos by airtol the information

requested above.

If there is any reason known to St. Louis why

Kaver should not be interviewed, or any information

in St. Louis

files which would have a bearing upon the interview, this should

be set forth in the airtel.

Any contacts by St. Louis with

Kavner on other matters and whether he was cooperativo and

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

• DATE? 11-14-2017

AIRTEL TO SACS, LA, SL

RE:

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA, EARL ALBERT SCHEIB; ET Al.

63-7112

receptive should be set out.

In adaition, st. louis is te

make a specific recommendation, based on the above, whether

it 1s folt Kavner should be interviewed.

Los Angeles should recontact IA 4350-C immediately

and set forth full details of his contacts with Kavner during

the last few weeks, particularly with respect to his disgruntled

actions, or conversation, he

indicated that he would be willing to

Ascertain

details and elaborate sully as to informat's statement that

Kavner is "ripe for interview." Furnish results of recontact

by airtels

Both offices handle on a TOP PRIORITY basis and

submit requested airtel at the earliest possible date.

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

PADE 6 00112-7-363

Transmit the following in

Via

AIREL

FBI

Date:

1/19/62

(Type in plain text or code)

AIR MAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

FROM:

RE:

DIRECTOR, FBI (63-7112)

SAG, LOS ANGELES (62-5111) (P)

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA;

EARL ALBERT SCHEIB

ET AL

MISCELLANEOUS -

INFORMATION CONCERNING

(ACCOUNTING AND FRAUD SECTION)

00: LOS ANGELES

Rerep of SANICHOLAS MC GAHAN, JR. dated

12/19/61 at Los Angeles.

On. 1/18/62 LA 4381-PC advised that RICHARD KAVNER,

International Organizer, Brotherhood of Teamsters, St. Louis,

Missouri, has either resigned or has been fired from this

position. It is noted that LA 4350-C has repeatedly told

the LOS

Angeles Office that KAVNER has been extremely dis-

gruntled with his Teamster affiliation and has been trying

to resign. During the last few weeks. KAVNER has been in

contact with LA 4350-C and requested his aid in seeking other

employment so he could resign from his position with the

Teamsters.

LA 4350-0 1s of the opinion that KAVNER is

"ripe for interview."

It is noted that LA 4350-C has in the past steered

che Los Angeles office to two other individuals that have

Wheld high Teamster positions and both of these individuals

have furnished very valuable information.

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JAN 251957

Approved:

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Specidi Agent in Charge

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aet of 1992 (1 USe 2107 Hote).

-DATE: 11-14-2017

LA 62-5111

The Bureau 1s

requested to grant permission to

the St. Louis Division to interview KAVNER regarding this

case and other Teamster matters. The interview should be

condueted in such a manner so as to develop KAVNER as a

source of information.

If permission to interview KAVNER is granted by

the Bureau, St. Louls 1s requested that during contact with

KAVER no reference be made to Los Angeles sourcestor 1nfor

mants for to do so would jeopardize these individuals' close

relationship to the Teamsters.

The St. Louis Division is requested

after Bureau

permission is obtained to expedite interview with KAVNER.

All necessary documents to conduct this interview are in

the possession of the st. Louis Division. Further inior-

mation furnished by LA 4381-PC reveals that arrangements

for SCHEIB workers to come into the Teamsters Union were

made at a meeting held at Delmonico's Restaurant, Beverly

Hills,

California.

Present at this meeting were ANTHONY

DORIA, EARL SCHEIB, PETER LENTINE, and RICHARD KAVNER.

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