Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, RO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 03/23/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10286-10333

HQ

92-6054-610

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

LEG, RO

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 03/23/1964

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

LCN, OC, MAFIA, LEADERSHIP, ITALY, L'ORA,

WHEREABOUTS, GENTILE, NICOLO

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 04/19/1996

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

INC MEMO

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Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote) •

DATE: 11-14-2017

- 3TANDARE FORM NO. 84

Office Memor indum •

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

EMEROM

SUBJECT:

Director, FBI (92-6054)

Legat, Rome

(92-80) (P)

LA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

DATE: March 23, 1964

ReRomelet, 10-3-63; Bulet, 3-6-64; and

NY airtel, 2-20-64.

Enclosed for the information of the Bureau

are articles pertaining to the Mafia experiences of

Arit

4-13-664

newspaper of Palermo, Italy.

It is believed that the

information set out in the enclosed articles is almost

identical with the information set out in the articles

which appeared in the Rome, Italy, leftist Italian-

language newspaper "Paese Sera"

which were furnished

to the Bureau by relet of 10-3-63:

The enclosed art-

icles were received on March 18, 1964, from Mr. JAMES

TILLMAN, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Amer-

ican Consulate General, Palermo, Italy. Mr. TILLMAN

is attempting to obtain the additional one or two

articles which appeared in "L'Ora" at about the same

time as those enclosed.

When such articles are re-:

ceived from Mr. TILLMAN, they will be promptly for-

warded to the Bureau for its review.

On March 17, 1964, the question of ob-

taining copies of the three long installments which

set forth the framework of "The Honored Society" which

appeared in "L'Ora" in 1962, according to re NY airtel,

was discussed with Mr. PHILBERT DEYMAN, Consul, Amer-

ican Consulate General, Palermo, Italy. Mr. DEYMAN

stated that he would make every

effort to have these

articles located and would furnish them to this office

when found.

When received,

these articles will be

promptly furnished to the

Bureau as requested in re

NY airtel.

0n

5 - Bureau

(Enc. 3)

1 - Rome

JCM: OC

(6)

(1 - Liaison Section)

(2 - New York

92-2300)

92-80

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We MAR 26 1964

ENCLOSURI

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FOR LAB ACTION AND REPORT

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DATE: -11-14-2017

On March 18, 1964,

the matter of obtain-

ing a copy of the document which re NY airtel indi-

cates as pertaining to a confession made to the Italian

Police in 1937 by a certain Dr. MELCHIORRE ALLEGRA of

Castelvetrano, Sicily, was discussed with Dr. MICHELE

GAMBINO, Vice Questore, Palermo Police Department,

Palermo, Italy. Dr. GAMBINO stated that he would make

every effort to attempt to locate a copy of this docu-

ment.

Dr. GAMBINO was also asked to make available

any other material which he might have which would be

of assistance to the Bureau in its understanding of

the make-up and development of the captioned matter.

Dr. GAMBINO promised that he would search his files

for any such information which might be pertinent and

of value.

Dr. GAMBINO was also informed of the

intestions of this office in attempting to locate

NICOLO GENTILE".

Dr. GAMBINO promised to promptly

furnish any pertinent information which may come to

his attention concerning GENTILE.

As the Bureau is aware,

this office main-

tains frequent contact with Dr. ARISTIDE MANOPULO,

Central Bureau, Criminal Division, Italian National

Police, Rome, and has repeatedly restated our interest

in locating GENTILE for interview.

To date, however

the Italian Police have been unable to locate GENTILE.

Dr. MANOPULO is being urged again to make

all possible efforts to locate GENTILE, including

possible contact with the publishers of GENTILE's

book, "Vita di Capomafia", who may be aware of his

present whereabouts.

This office also maintains frequent con-

tact with representatives of the Bureau of Narcotics

who are attached to the American Embassy in Rome and

who also have alerted all of their sources concerning

NICOLO GENTILE.

The Bureau of Narcotics representatives

have advised that

they will promptly notify this office

should they receive any information concerning the

whereabouts of GENTILE.

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