Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: WALKER, DAVID E.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/13/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/14/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-10212-10432

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-6054-544

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

WALKER, DAVID E.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 12/13/1963

• PAGES:

39

SUBJECTS :

LCN, EXISTENCE, STRUCTURE, LEADERSHIP,

MEMBERSHIP, CRIMINAL ACT, BUSS ACT, MISUR, TESUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/29/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 2

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination

Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

FD. 269-19€1.5-1-59)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

PHILADELEHIA

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

LA COSA NOSTRA

PHILADELPHIA DIVISION

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

DEC 1 3 1963

6/1 - 12/4/53

REPORT MADE BY

DAVID E. WALKER

CHARACTER OF CASE

TYPED BY

AR - CONSFIRACY

APPROVED

COP ES MAI

Reference

Report of SA JAMES ' MULLAN, JR...

dated

6/11/63

at Fhiladelphia, Fa.

Enclosures

Eureau: (SIX).

Original and one ory of letterhead memorandums:

dated and

captioned as above, which memorandun characterizes

Informants furnishing Information in this

report.

with information furnished by confidential Informants.

ortion tum thras

Original and three copies or letterhead memorandom

dated

and cantioned as above.

Me Islatmore:

M.D.

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92-2717 BRUNO

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Buffalo 192-239

Cleveland 192-743)

Newark 192-12091

- New York (92-3001

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PH 92-1027

2e008

BALTIMORE:

Wilt, through logical sources,

develop information

concerning persons reportedly nembers of the organized Itallan

underworld under any of the names set forth in this report.

Will, 11 possible, obtain photographs of thee

individuals and forward one

copy of each to Philadelphia

1n

order that on the next

contact, they may be displayed

PH 599-C-TE.

CLEVELAND:

IN CLEVELAND

YOUN

and WARREN

AREAS

W111 Identiry Individuals belleved to be menbers

of the organized Italian underworld.

In view of the fact

that IN 599-6-TE Is somewhat

acquainted in

Chie, 1111 forward

to

Philadelphia

one copy

of a photograph er

any such person,

and these photographs wilt

be displayed to

the Informant

on

the nest

contact.

NEW YORK:

AT NEW YORE GETY

Will report in& subsequent natiena. sumary any

of this report deened pertinent.

PHILADELPITA :

AT PELLADELENT, PA.

Wilts

through inforants and any

other 10g10al sources,

continue to develop and report Information perilment to the

background and activities or the organized Italian underworld

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DATE: 11-14-2017

PH 92-1027

Leads contid:

under any of the names

set forth in this report, where 1t 1s

apparent that It refers to one group.

Administrative Data

Information is being set forch in this reports unich

information was furnished by rH 251-0 (deceased), during a

period from 1946 to 1960.

this information concerne his knowledge

of the Italian underworld group, known to hin as, most frequently.

she Organtzatio the Marla,

8 and at other times as

she Syndicate"

Combinationg

He insisted that this group 19

the American branch of the

Mafia and obtained his infornation

from personal knowledge of the Maria when he was in Italy and

although he was not a member, & close association of many years

with powerful members In the

United states.

It will be noted

that his deseription of membership requiremente, leaderships

and activities 18, In most part, the same as that furnished

more recently by other sources

concerning

"LA COSA NOStrA"

The referenced

report contained information furnished

by FH 599-0-1E to the effect that

"In Coss Nostra"

originated

in Sicily hundreds of yeors ago and that it Is the same organization

that has been veferred to for many years n Italy and siciay as

"The Mafia.

It 1s pointed out that many questions

are

yet

unanswered that PH 599-0-0 might be willing to answer.

The

conditions of Interview are

such,

however

that it 1s not

possible to

conduct

exhaustive type incerview that

desired.

As Indioated In Ihiladelphia letter to Bureau,

dated 10/4/63, Informatien

could be given to hin has been

furnished to Commissioner HOWARD R.

Inary of the Philadelphia

Police Departments

said informasion pertaining to

sons phases

of the

"La Cosa Nostra""

In the Thiladelphis ared.

Shorely

after pubilelty began to appear concerniag

"Le Cosa

Nostra"

• result er

the testinosy of JOSEPH VAILOCHIS

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DATE: 11-11-2017

TH 92-1027

Commissioner LEARY appointed

Ideutenant JOIN BARRON to head

a special confidential squad

Ist men and report directly

to the Commissioner concerning

activities in

organized crime

and possible related corruptior.

A11 contacts of Bureau Agents

with Lieutenant BARRON over a period of years have indicated

that he 1s a dedicated, honest, professional police •f11c1a1,

who greatly admires the Bureau

and

1ts operations.

Informants

Wherever posalble and logical, the variable dates

of contacts of informants hare been

set forth 1n

the body of this

report and in the enclosed letterhead

memorandum

PH T-1:

PH 251-0 (Deceased), who was contacted from 1951 to

his time of death by SA DAVID E. WAIRER.

PH T-2: FH 599-0-1E, contacted by SA DAVID E. WAIKER.

PH T-3: IH 614-6-TE, contacted by SA JOSEPH A. VERICA.

PH T-4: POI MAX POTNICK, Contacted by SA DAVID E. WALKER.

The firet source Identified In the enclosed letterhead

memorandum Is PM 623-0%, contacted by sA f. ROBERT PEARCE.

second

source Identified In the letterhead memorandum

1s PH 591-0*, contacted by Sa ROBENd W. HOLMES.

The third souce furnishing Information In the enclosed

letterhead memorandum 1s FY 512-%, contacted by SA ROBERT W.

HOLMES.

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