Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEGAT, MX
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/18/1971
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 744 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/7/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10201-10173

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3171-2331

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FB!

LEGAT, MX

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE :

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

05/18/1971

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DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION :

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS :

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

SGI, WHEREABOUTS, ACT

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

4

Redact

04/11/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released

under the John Fi Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Note) .

• DATE

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 1

MAY-"

DEDITION

PROPRIATE AGENCIES

GSA FPMR (41 CFR),101-11.6

AND F

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT."

ADVISED B

Memorandum

(SLIP (3)

DATE

BONYDEN THRE REYERSE

SIDEF

TO

DIRECTOLASSTPTED DECISTONS FINAIIZED

CLASSINICATIRATE:

35 RKPIMA

5/18/71

BY DEPARIMENT RSVIEW COMMITTEE (DRE) ACTION

108ES

FROM.

LEGAT, MEXICO

CITY

5/12/93-9803-21 pu

CLASS. & EXT. BY

DATE OF REVIEW

08/к

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SUBJECT: SAMUEL M

GIANCANA, aka

AR /(V

Bufile

82-3171

MEX file 92-13

(P)

Classifled by 12.

WF/598

Exempt from GDS, Categ

MEYER LANSKY, aka

Date of Declassificat on Inderinite

ARE A82-283

9-8-78

sufile

316/84

classified lay sPLoskIom

"MEX file 92-93

(RUC)

335,255

DECLASSIPIED BY SPaCICKS

Deciassit pn: OADR

ON a S/REBuCaD 4/12771 entitled "NEYER LANSKY. "E)

HARDEN IS UN

arreal 4/4/84

02-16.1

CADR

1698 REPEAT

OR:

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6784/94-57K

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Recab reported information from an informant that

ANTONIO CAPONIGRO was believed to be visiting SAM GIANCANA

in Mexico and he believed that MEYER LANSKY might also be

in Mexico &

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On 472/71

[CS MEX 287)

advised that he had not had

any personal contact

with the subject, SAM GIANCANA, for/several

weeks but heard from mutual friends that subiect departed

Mexico City

ut 3/23/71, possibly for Central or South

America (&)

ĐIC

ANAC

1531

On 4/13/71 source advised that he had received

tho information concerning GIANCANA

nd did not believe h

Thad returned to Mexico City. (8)

In subsequent contacts to date source has advised

That no one in subject's circle of friends in Mexico City

Has heard from him.

They did not believe he had returned

to Mexico City and did not know his whereabouts. kep

Reportedly, his attorney,

GIANCANA's house in Cuernavaca,

Mexico,

SOR ASTERS

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4/13, 14 and 15/,71,

82, Mexico

11130 5 6 33/711

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MAY -24* 1971

Soda

100

(2 - Baltimore)

(2 - Chicago, 92-349)

(1 - Miami,

92-102 - LANSKY)

2(1 - Newark, 92-376 - CAPONIGRO)

UN 8 84715 cramento)

Al CONPDENTIAM

RSC/gle Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on

the Payroll Savings Plan Ex

(15)

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

CONF bENTIAL

MEX 92-13

MEX 92-93

City. He saw no sign of subject or his car and no activity

in the apartment.

He did not believe the apartment

was oc-

cupied. He noted a 1970 Mustang with California license

257-COF and a 1970 Chevrolet with Maryland license

AN7745

parked at the apartment building l 860(2)

On 4/13 and 25 and 5/4/71, WILLIAM C. DAVIS (PROTECT),

a retired American who resides in the house adjoining GIANCANA's

house located at Nubes No. 2, Cuernavaca, Mexico, advised that

he has noted no signs of occupancy and does not believe the

house is currently occupied.

He has noted Spanish-speaking

children playing in the garden on Sunday afternoons &

XOn 4/13, 14 and 15/71, MEX 258 advised that he had

checked the major hotels in Mexico City and could

ate

record of the registration of

In addition

NEX 2)

advised 4/14/7

checked records of the Hiltof Hotel in Acapulco

he had

where

LANSKY

has stayed in the past, with negative results.

Information concerning the purported visit was fur-

nished on a confidential basis in 4/13/71 to MARIO DEL VALLE,

Acting Chief of the Inspection Section of Mexican Immigration

(PROTECT) ,

He arranged for stops to be placed at the Mexico

City International Airport and subsequently advised that there

was no record of the arrival of CAPONIGRO at Mexico City in

the first weeks of 1971. He confirmed that both GIANCANA and

LANSKY have been circularized by Mexican Immigration at the

Mexico City Airport and other ports of entry to deny entrance.

to Mexico. AMAA

On 4/13/71 FERNANDO GUTIERREZ BARRIOS, the new

Mexican Assistant Secretary of Government (PROTECT), expressed

interest in this matter and desired to be advised if there

were any confirmation.

He inquired about the reported resi-

dence of GIANCANA in Mexico and was furnished the two addresses

for GIANCANA. He was advised that these addresses had pre-

viously been

furnished the Mexican Government and that GIANCANA

has been residing at these addresses for several years.

2

CONFIN

ANTIAL

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

CONFIDENTIAL:

MEX 92-13

MEX 92-93

was informed that although GIANCANA's present whereabouts

were unknown, it was considered that these two addresses

were still his residences.

He commented that he would make

inquiry concerning this matter and noted that GIANCANA would

certainly be subject to deportation.

LEADS:

BALTIMORE

AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Will check registration for Maryland license AN7745

and furnish

results to Legat, Mexico and Chicago under GIANCANA

caption.(d)m

SACRAMENTO

AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA:

Will check registration for California license

257-COF and furnish results to Chicago and Mexico City under:

the GIANCANA caption. (M

MEXICO CITY

AT MEXICO, D.F

Will continue to follow through Cs Max 287.

CONEPEANTIANS

SECr

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