Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, WMFO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/21/1992
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) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER: 124-10276-10464

RECORD_SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE_ NUMBER: 89A-DL-60165-5

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

SAC, WMFO

DIRECTOR, FBI

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

DATE: 01/21/1992

PAGES: 5

SUBJECT: JFK, ASSA, SUSPECTS, TEAMSTERS, HOFFA, JIMMY, LCN, TRAFFICANTE,

SANTOS

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Secret

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

09/24/1997

Redact

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (1)(B)

COMMENTS:

INC INSERT

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

• NOTE 11-14-2017

FD-36 (Rev. 8-29-85)

TRANSMIT VIA:

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PRECEDENCE:

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Priority

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CLASSIFICATION:

TOP SECRET

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CONFIDENTIAL

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UNCLAS

Date

1/21/92

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TO

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

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

570 HEB/K

SUBJECT : ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY,

110193 5714

110.26-9°

DALLAS, TEXAS,

11/22/63

Masaned by

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1803 RDD,KSA

(00: DALLAS)

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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

sent ento the bare hat orded denta

source has provided reliablecand very b

levelfinformation In both criminal and FCI [X

matterS for many years. (S

For clarification, attached information is being

provided by WMFO as WMFO SA WILLIAM M. MACKEYEs the original

source case agent who now is a designated an alternate source

contact agent! sA MACKEY is

responsible for disseminating any

criminal information developed by source regarding criminal

activities outside the New York Metropolitan area.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UACLASSIFIED

ZaBureau (Enc. 2)

2-Dallas (Enc. 2) 54

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWIN

2-New York (Attn: SA

• 2-WMFO (Enc. 2)

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CLASSIMIED BY: S08 SLD Aide

REASON: 1.5

(B, 40)

DECLASSIFY ON: X

89A - 43-5

SEARCHED

SERIALIZED

_ INCEXES

SECRET

JAN 27 1992

Transmitted

EEL - DALLAS

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DL 89A-43

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inclusion

New York is being provided information copies for

• in source file only.

CREE CONFIDENMAL

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:

-Nx (2856-0A.] 89(5)

Source providing the attached information is

(S)

WARNING: INFORMATION FROMENY (7856-0A

IS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN /X

NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD

REVEAL SOURCE'S IDENTITY. ESOURCE

IS A HIGH LEVEL

INFORMANT

CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL

INVESTIGATIONS?" WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY

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

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS THIS DO UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF STATE VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION

TO TRE ATTENTION OF LINE EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR MAY 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) . '/

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DATE : 11-14-2017

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CLASSIFIED BY: 32

168541

REASON: 1.5

(B,0,0)

DECLASSIFY ON: X.

(8)

The following

Information was

y onically provided

bY\NY 7856-0A to Special Agent WILLIAM M. MACKEY, Federal Bureau

Investigation (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 clalms as "Iles". fal

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.

5)

In

regard to RAGANO, [source recalled attending only l

three or four meetings with HofFA and others in the early 1960s

which were also attended by RAGANO, Although source has not had

contact with RAGANO for many years, source recalled RAGANO (like

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 (4l

EDDIE

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

close associate of the BUFFALINO LCN family. Source did not

consider RAGANO an attorney "close" to HOFFA.

Source advised HOFFA was very close to LCN bOss SANTOS

TRAFFICANTE and other LN members. Source said HOFFA was capable

of ordering a contract "hit".

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

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

LCN for free.

5/70 HBB /KSK

X19-93 JFK

19-20-93

ALL INFORMATION CONTAIRED

HEREIS IS USOLASSIFIED

EXOEFT WHERE SHOWN

OTHERWISE

bade 040v

is 9803 ADD/KS ARE

SERIALIZED

Dedessly

BUT: DABB (JFIL)

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JAN 27 1987.

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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 agsassination of

PRESIDENT KENNEDY.

source commented that if RAGANO's claims about an IN 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:

WARNING: INFORMATION FROM\NY E856-0A

IS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN NATURE &

IS A HIGI

INVESTIGATIONS) WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL

POSITIVELY LEAD

TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY&

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TO LUNITED STATES (5)

DEPARTMENT OF STATE VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO

THE ATTENTION OF UNR EMPLOYSE JESSE CLEARlY CREATE SECURITY

PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE. (0)

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 ENORANTON BORER USERS CA/

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