Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PH
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/25/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot Of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/14/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-10286-10371

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-6054-638

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, PH

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

'PAGES:

- SUBJECTS :

05/25/1964

7

LCN, BKG, AKA, MEMBERS, MAFIA, OC, ASSOC,

LEADERSHIP, B/F INT, ABR, CRIMINAL ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS :

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

Redact

06/29/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

V9.1

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Released under the John F

*DATE: 11-14-2017

Tured Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

MEMORANDUM

TO:

LET FROM

SUBJECT

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

SAC, PHILADELPHIA (92-1027)

DATE:

(P)

LA COSA NOSTRA

ANTI-RACKETEERING

TOO:

NEW YORK)

MAY 25 1964

to information he furnishes, it is pointed out that he has

for several years.

He admits not currently being aware for

the reason indicated above of

some of the changes of

membership, control, and policies.

It is also believed desirable to point out that

does not "hurt anyone".

A review of information furnished by him reveals

that he has adhered to this policy. He has furnished

- Bureau (92-6054)

2

- New York (92-2300)

18 - Philadelphia

1 - 92-1027

1

- 89-55

1

- 92-444.

•:.92553

= 92=97.6

92-1070

• 92-1073

1: 92-1075

1

1

1

1

1

1

92-1078

92-1142

92-1173

REC- 104

92-1175

• 92-1330

92-1377

= 137-1309

• 137-2706

• 137-3547

-137-4049

RE6 4992-6054-638

/ MAY 26 1964

10x 104.

1

DEW : LMW

(22)

4 JUN 8 hoRA

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

•DATE:: 11-14-2017

PH 92-1027

if the last-mentioned individual is identical with the person

identified by PH 599-C-TE or if he may be identical with the

JOSEPH MAGLIOCCO who recently died and had recently been the

head of a Family in New York City....

It is pointed out, however, that the informant

claimed that the original boss was killed, and thereafter,

control was taken over by "LUCKY" LUCIANO, who was elected.

He said as he recalled, however, at the time of LUCIANO'S

control there were also other bosses who had some say in

the overall control and were very similar to members of

"the Commission" at the present time.

The informant said that although he assumes..that

the name...

"'La Cosa Nostra"

grew into popular use through some

mistake, he had never heard the Organization referred to

in this manner until the year of 1963. He claimed that he

had never heard actual members refer to it by any name, and

considened

that this was not necessary

Names frequently used locally in Philadelphia for

convenience purposes over the years have been:

"the Greasers"

(the most common.)

"the Organization"

"the Combination"

"the Syndicate"

He assumed that use of "La Cosa Nostra"

may. have

developed as a result of some members talking in the presence

of another individual who was not a member. - In attempting

to make themselves clear to each other, one

of them may have

referred to the Organization as "Our Thing", and the use

of La Cosa Nostra subsequently developed.

He pointed out that whenever a member

wanted to

introduce to other members, he would merely say, "I

would

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