Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, WMFO
Document date: 01/16/1992
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John E. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote) -

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UNT AUDAD UNDIDARI

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_ NUMBER: 124-10185-10283

RECORD_SERIES: HO

AGENCY FILE_ NUMBER: 89A-DL-60165-4

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

SAC, WMFO

DATE: 01/16/1992

PAGES: 4

SUBJECT: SEE FBI 62-109060-8288

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Secret

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

09/24/1997

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

02/12/2001

COMMENTS:

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (1)(B)

DATE FIRST PARAGRAPH

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

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

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA:

Teletype

Facsimile

AIRTEL

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

Priority

Routig ECRET

CONHDZNTAL

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

UNCLAS EFT O

UNCLAS

Date 1/21/92

TO

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

FROM : SAC, Washington Field Office (DI 89A-43) (RUC) +70 HBB/KSR

SUBJECT DALES NEE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, + 2093.

DALLAS, TEXAS,

11/22/63

KFO

Sty 9803 ADD/15T

(00: DALLAS)

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

For clarification,

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

source case agent who now is a designated an alternate source

contact agent. S SA MACKEY is responsible for disseminating any

criminal information developed by source regarding criminal

activities outside the New York Metropolitan area

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CLASSIFED BY: 5768 S00/mde

REASON: 1.5 (c,d)

DECLAS GEON: X 016)

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

DI 89A-43

PAGE TWO

CONFIX NIA!

New York is being provided information SECRET

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:

Source providing the attached information is

SEX 2856-047 (2 (5)

WARNING: INFORMATION FROMINY 7856-0A IS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN

NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL SOURCE'S IDENTITY. SOURCE

IS A HIGH LEVEL,

, INFORMANT (CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL

INVESTIGATIONSISWHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY

LEAD TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY• (E)

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TO UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF STATE VIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION

TO THE ATTENTION OF

SECURITY

PROBLEMS FOR SOURCE. Ye

EUR EMPLOYEE JESSE CLEAR MAY CREATE

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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Helgased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 711 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

, FD-736 (Kev: 8-29-85)

FBI

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Date 1/21/92

TO

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

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

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SUBJECT: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY,

DALLAS, TEXAS,

1-40-30 43

11/22/63

KFO

(00: DALLAS)

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 egoviding the attached information is

former WMFO Top

chelon source.

This source has provided reliable and very

sensitive high level information in both criminal and FCI

matters, for many years. 3

For clarification, attached information is being

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

ource case agent who now is a designated an alternate sourc

ontact agent.'SSA MACKEY is responsible for disseminating an

criminal information developed by source regarding

criminal

activities outside the New York Metropolitan area.

ALL YAFOR ATION CONTAINED

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2-WMFO (Enc 2) 916196 (UTD 2/3/97)

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CLASSIFIED BY: 5668 Sug/nde

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h'the John F. Kenner Assassination Records Collecti

Aot of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

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DL 89A-43

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New York is being provided information copies for

inclusion in source file only.

SECRET

The attached

is provided

whataver 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:

Source providing the attached information is

EX 2856-01. JON(5)

WARNING: INFORMATION FROM NY 7856-OATS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN

NATURE AND DISCLOSURES COULD, REVEAL SOURCE'S IDENTITY. SOURCE

IS A HIGH LEVEL INFORMANT (CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAI

INVESTIGATIONS WHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED,

WILL POSITIVELY

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

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TO UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF STATESYIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION

TO THE ATTENTION OF IN 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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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

89A-DL-43

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CLASSIFIED BY: 5668 Sc0/mdc

REASON:

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DECLASSIFY ON: X. (016)

9/16/96

(UTD 2/3/97)

JFK)

Investigation (FBI), Washington Metropolitan Field Office, on

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 "Iles". DU)

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

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.

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 RAGANdS 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.

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 LCN 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.

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

Source identifiea JosEPHiCONNO (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

Know edge a mos causes prio to the assassination of PRET

PRESIDENT KENNEDY.

SECRET

Based upon source's relationships with past ICN bosses,

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

against PRESIDENT KENNEDY were true, RAGANO would have been

Killed by the ICN 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 OUR-DA IS HIGHLY SINGULAR IN NATURE

AND DISCLOSURES COULD REVEAL

"IDENTITY. SOURCE IS A HIGH

LEVEL INFORMANT (CRITICAL TO MAJOR FCI AND CRIMINAL

INVESTIGATIONS SWHOSE IDENTITY, IF REVEALED, WILL POSITIVELY LEAD

TO PHYSICAL DANGER TO SOURCE AND SOURCE'S FAMILY.

WARNING: DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TO[UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF STATERVIA CHANNELS THAT WOULD BRING INFORMATION TO

PROBLEMS TOO SOUR 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) . (Su)

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