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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

AUG 1 1 1961

TELETYPE

Mr. Toleon

Mr. Belmont

Mr. Mohr..

Mr. Callahan

Mr.

Conrad.

Mr. Deaf

Mr. Malone

Mr.

Rosen.

Mr.

Sullivan

MI. Tavel

Mr. Trotter_

Tele. Room

Mr. Ingram

Aliss Gandy.

URGENT: 8-11-61

3-35

PM NP.

TO, DIRECTOR, FBI -92-2914--92-2918

FROM, SAC

PITTSBURGH 92-2-36--92-228

GABRIEL CANVARINO, AKA, ARO, SAMUEL MANVARINO, AKA, ARO ON

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EIGHT ELEVEN INSTANT, DJ ATTORNEY WILLIAM KEHOE TELEPHONICALLY

CONTACTED SA THOMAS G. FORSYTH III FROM MIAMI, FLA. HE SAID

HE AND DJ ATTORNEY KENNY INTERVIEWED JOSEPH R. MEROLA PAST TWO

DAYS IN MIAMI AND FELT MEROLA. WAS COOPERATING RE MANNARINOS.

MEROLA SAID WILL NOT TESTIFY. KEHOE HAD MEROLA AGREE TO INTERVIEW

BY BUAGENTS BUT MEROLA WILL NOT TALK WITH AGENTS OF MIAMI OFFICE,

WILL NOT COME TO PITTSBURGH AND INSISTS. DJ ATTORNEY KENNY BE

PRESENT DURING INTERVIEW. MEROLA AGREEABLE TO INTERVIEW IN MIAMI

SA JOHN S• PORTELLA, WITH WHOM HE HAS AT LEAST A SURFACE

FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP, AND SA FORSYTH WHO IS HANDLING MANNARINO

INVESTIGATIONS• KEHOE ASKED IF SAS PORTELLA AND FORSYTH COULD

COME TO MIAMI. ON AUGUST FOURTEEN NEXT FOR INTERVIEW AND WAS

& FILED IN

UNRECORDED COPY

ADVISED HE SHOULD MAKE REQUEST THROUGH NORAL GHANNELS A KEHOE 19 L

SAID HE WOULD CALL AAG SILBERLING AT DU AND RAVE HIM MAKE

REQUEST OF BUREAU. KEHOE FEELS THAT SINCE SAS PORTELLA AND

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FORSYTH ARE MORE FAMILIAR THAN HE WITH ACTIVIFIES AND ASSOCAAAAS 1961

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ROF MANNARINOS AND OF MEROLA. THEY CAN CONDUCT A MORE PENETRATIVE

QUESTIONING OF MEROLA• FORSYTH AND PORTELLA WILL TAKE NO

ACTION VACB.

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