Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, RO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/21/1965
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

Identification Form

5/1/2015

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10288-10196

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-3267-674, 675

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LEG, RO

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

05/21/1965

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JRO, DUAL IDENTITY, ASSOC, SHOOTING INCIDENT,

CRIMINAL ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE:

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/17/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC 2 A/T, LHM

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DATE: 11-14-2017

01.130

Airtel to Rome

Ro: John Rosol11

identity.

Also, they should be requested to furnish in ac

much detail as possible a chronological history of Roselll'e

activities as

they know them from the time he left Boston unttl

they coased having contact with him.

According to LA 4448-G-TE, Tancredi Tottora and

Kosell were close ariends nom the time they were young

until

they separated in the late 1920'e or early

Tancrodi was in the Los Angelos area in the 1920's as was his

brother, Parigi, who at one time operated some type of bar of

liquor store in San Pedro, Calitornia, he reportedly sola this

Liquor store to an individual named Pasquale Dilartino. ultartino

was illegally in the

prior

U.

S. for a number of years and was deported

to World War II

and

was pernitted to return to the U. s.

anter the war.

Referenced Buroau airtel contains information on page

2, paragraph 1,

that Roselli sends money

each year to his

mother in Boston.

It is requested that the legat, Rome, not

reveal this information to the Tortors brothers during the

Interviews.

This information came only from LA 4448-C-TD and

1 1s very

probable that very few other people know about

this.

Theretore,

the revealing of thie information would

definitely jeopardize the security of LA 4448-C-TD.

The Lact

that Rosolll sende money to his mother is not a matter pertinent

to the typo of

information currently being sought concerning

Roselll nor is it a matter concerning which the Tortoras are

Ilkely to have any

knowledge,

In arranging the interviews of Tancredi and Parigi

Tortora you should, 11

possible, arrange with your contacts

Information coptes being sent to Boston, Chicago,

Los Angeles and Las Vegas innsmuch as investigation is being

conducted by those offices.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USe 2107 Mote):

DATE: 11-14-2017

FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

Transmit the following in

Via _

AIRTEL

FBI.

Date:

5/24/65

(Type in plaintext or code)

AIR MAIL - REGISTERED MAIL

(Priority)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3267)

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (92-113 G)

RE:

JOHN ROSELLI, aka

Re Bureau airtel to Legat Rome dated 5/10/65.

There are attached hereto six copies of a

letterhead memorandum containing additional information

concerning TANCREDI and PARIGI TORTORA, which may be of

assistance to Legat. Rome in the interviews of these men.

TANCREDI TORTORA should be interviewed concerning

the shooting of ANTONIO CHARLANDO in Chicago, Illinois in

1922 and the identities of the five men arrested immediately

after the shooting should be ascertained. It is probable

that one of these men was TANCREDI TORTORA and it is possible

that one of them was JOHN ROSSELLI. If, in fact, one of the

was ROSSELLI, this could be the reason he has so carefully

guarded his identity.

TANCREDI TORTORA should also be

specifically interviewed concerning his arrest in Chicago

in April, 1922 on a narcotics charge and the identities of

the two other men arrested at the same time should be

established.nuts.co

Both TANCREDI and PARIGI TORTORA should be requested

to furnish the names of as many persons as they can who are

aware of ROSSELLI's dual identity.

Also, they should be

requested to furnish in as much detail as possible a

3 - Bureau (AM-RM) (ENCL. 6)

2 - Los Angeles

HFD/mjg

(5)

Antil Catego o C i Wick

92-3267-673

21 MAY 25 1965

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Approved:

1/90.42=

Special Agent lin Charge

REC LIG

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LA 92-113 G

chronological history a ROSSELLI's activities as they

know them from the time he left Boston until they ceased

having contact with him.

According to LA 4448-C-TE, TANCREDI TORTORA and

ROSSELLI were close friends from the time they were young

men until they separated in the late 1920's or early 1930's.

TANCREDI was in the Los Angeles area in the 1920's as was

his brother, PARIGI, who at one time operated some type of

in San Pedro, California.

He reportedly

sold this liquor store to an individual named PASQUALE

DI MARTINO: DI MARTINO was illegally in the U.S. for a

number of years and was deported prior to World War II and

was permitted to return to the U. S. after the war.

Referenced

Bureau airtel contains information on

Page 2, Paragraph 1, that ROSSELLI sends money each year

to his mother in Boston.

It is requested that the Bureau

advise the Legat Rome that this information should not be

'evealed to the TORTORA brothers durine the interviews

lnis information came only from LA 4448-C-TE and it is ver

probable that very few other people know about this.

Therefore, the revealing of this information would definitely

jeopardize the security of LA 4448-C-TE.

ROSSELLI sends money to his mother is not a matter pertinent

to the type of information currently being sought concerning

ROSSELLI nor is it a matter concerning which the TORTORAs

are. likely to have any knowledge.

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