Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, WMFO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/21/1992
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10184-10059

RECORD. SERIES:

NY

AGENCY FILE_ NUMBER:

89-75-1ST NR 854

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC. WMFO

TO: DIRECTOR. FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 01/21/1992

PAGES: 5

SUBJECT: SEE FBI 62-109060-8288

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

09/24/1997

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (1)(B)

COMMENTS:

INC INSERT, A/T

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• 1 FD-36 (Rev. 8-29-85)

TRANSMIT VIA:

Teletype

Facsimile

AIRTEL

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

Immediate

Priority

Routine

SECRED

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

• SECRET

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Date 1/21/92

EXCRET WHERE SHOWN

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TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (ATTN: VIOLENT CRIMES SECTION, CID)

FROM

:SAC, Washington Field Office (DL 89A-43) (RUC)

SUBJECT : ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY,

DALLAS, TEXAS,

20-20-93

11/22/63

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Re WMFO telcalls to Violent Crimes Unit,

FBIHQ,

1/17/92 and FBI, Dallas, 1/21/92.

Enclosed for FBIHQ, Dallas and New York are two

copies each of a self-explanatory insert documenting

information from a high level New York source concerning

captioned matter.

For information of FBIHQ and Dallas,

New York FCI

source providing the attached information is a former WMFO Top

This source has provided reliable and very

sensitive high level information in both criminal and FCI

matter? for many years.

For clarification, attached information is being

provided by WMFO as WMFO SA WILLIAM M. MACKEY is the original

source case agent who now is a designated an alternate source

contact agentS SA MACKEY is responsible for disseminating any

criminal information developed by source regarding

criminal

activities outside the New York Metropolitan area.

89-7

Dallas (Enc. 2)

New York (Attn:

SA Dave Cavanaugh, squad I-6)PHD

2-WMFO (Enc. 2)

UTO) 3197)

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JAN 2 8 1992

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Approved:

REASON: 1.5 (B.C,D.)

DECLASSIFY ON: X

1, 5,6

(JFK)

AFOREM

Transmitted

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(Time)

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SECRET

New York is being provided information copies for

inclusion in source file only.

The attached is provided for whatever action deemed

appropriate. Leads are being left to the discretion of

Dallas.

Since no leads are outstanding, WMFO is placing

this matter in RUC status.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

EX [2856-07.J(5)

Source providing the attached information is

NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL SOURCE'S IDENTITY. SOURCE

IS A HIGH LEVEL, INFORMANT «CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAI

INVESTIGATIONS SWHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED,

LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY.

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TOLUNITED STATES [S]

TO THE ATTENTION OFLINR EMPLOYEE

PROBlEmS FOR SOURCE.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY

OTHER AGENCY WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL..

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE

UNITED STATES INTORMATION AGENCY (USIA) GUY

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byeNy G856-0/s01lowing information was telephonically provided

-o Special Agent WILLIAM M. MACKEY, Federal Bureau

of Trivestigation (FBI), Washington Metropolitan Field Office, fon

1/16-17/92:

Source learned Tampa, Florida, attorney FRANK RAGANO

(phonetic) would be appearing on the ABC News show "PRIME TIME

LIVE" on 1/16/92 claiming to have information that former

TEAMSTERS President JIMMY HOFFA instructed La Cosa Nostra (LCN)

bosses to kill President JOHN F. KENNEDY in 1963. Based upon

source's past relationship with both HOFFA and RAGANO, source

categorized RAGANO's claims as "lies".

Source advised source's relationship with HOFFA began

in the late 1950s while HOFFA was a Vice President of the

TEAMSTERS. Source's relationship with HOFFA lasted until HOFFA's

disappearance. Source

„described the relationship between

source

and HOFFA as "close" noting

that source was one of HOFFA's few

associates who could meet with or call HOFFA at any time without

an appointment.

Source stated HOFFA offered source a position as

one of HOFFA'S

trusted assistants which source respectfully

declined! (S)

In regard to RAGANO, (source recalled attending only

three or four meetings with HOFFA

and others in the early 1960s

which were also attended by RAGANd SAlthough source has not had

contact with RAGANO for many years, source recalled RAGANO (1ike

most people attempting to contact HOFFA) was required to make an

appointment to see HOFFA in the early 1960s. Source was not aware

if RAGANO'S status with HOFFA changed in later years.

Source identified attorneys close to HOFFA

as EDDIE

SHAFITZ (phonetic), a partner of the late EDWARD BENNETT WILLIAMS

in Washington, D.C. and an attorney (name not recalled) who was a

close associate of the BUFFALINO ICN family. Source did

not

consider RAGANO an attorney "close" to HOFFA.

Source advised HOFFA was

, very close to ICN bOSS SANTOS

TRAFFICANTE and other LCN members. Source said HOFFA was capable

of ordering a contract "hit".

Source advised HOFFA was always

"doing favors" for high level LCN members and, if HOFFA requested

a contract "hit", the "hit" probably would have been done by the

ICN for free.

9/16/96 (UTD 2/3191)

CLASSIFIED BY: 5668 S40/rede

REASON: 1.5

(B.GD)

DECLASSIFY ON: X

ALT INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIZIED

EXCOP? VIERRE SHOWN

JFK.

00-50-93

Classified by S70HBB_KSR

Declassify of DADa (5FK)

SECRET

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Source identified JOSEPH CONNO (phonetic) as a current

TEAMSTERS official in New York City. Source described CONNO as

one of HOFFA's close assistants in the 1960s who may have

knowledge of HOFFA's activities prior to the assassination of

PRESIDENT KENNEDY.

Based upon source's relationships with past LCN bosses,

source commented that if RAGANO's claims about an ICN contract

against PRESIDENT KENNEDY were true, RAGANO would have been

killed by the LCN years ago. Based on RAGANO's claims that HOFFA,

through RAGANO, requested TRAFFICANTE to arrange for the murder

Of PRESIDENT KENNEDY, RAGANO should have been killed shortly

after PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S assassination. This would have been

done to prevent RAGANO from identifying either HOFFA or

TRAFFICANTE as orchestrating the "hit".

ADMINISTRATIVE:

INVESTIGATIONS S)WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD

TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY.

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TO UNITED STATES [SJ

DEPARTMENT OF STATEIVIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO

THE ATTENTION OF OUR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR DAY CREATE SECURITY

PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION

ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO ANY OTHER AGENCY

WITHOUT PRIOR BUREAU APPROVAL.

WARNING: STATEMENT TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISSEMINATION:

INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE UNITED

STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA) @AXU

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