Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, RO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/5/63
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

Date:

5/14/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10212-10426

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-539

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, RO

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE :

'PAGES:

12/05/1963

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SUBJECTS :

[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

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CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/01/1997

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

DATE :: 11-14-2017 •

. THE FOREIGN SERVICE

OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The American Embassy

Rome, Italy

Date:

December 5, 1963

To:

Director, FBI (92-6054).

Jun From:

Legat, Rome (92-80) (P)

Subject: LA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

J05

REVIEWED BY FBVJFK TASK FORCE

ON

4/5/97 NiN/ DAb/2

RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PART

TOTAL DENIAL/

ReRomelet dated 11/20/63.

On 12/3/63 Doctor ARISTIDE MANOPULO, Central Bureau,

cate NICOLO GENTILE.

.Set out below are the contents of an airgram from

the U. S. Embassy, Rome, to the Department of State pertain-

ing to the negotiations presently under way to establish

contact between Italian and U.S. legislators. investigating

the LA COSA NOSTRA:

"During conversation November 18, Dott.

FRANCESCO COSENTINO, Director General of Chamber

of Deputies Office

for Parliamentary Committees,

who is also acting as stall director of Italian

Parliamentary Committee to Investigate Mafia

Situation in Sicily, said committee had voted

recently to proceed with direct contacts with

Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

First approach would be on functionary level,

then hopefully between committee members them-

selves.

"Embassy Officer took occasion to raise

with COSENTINO article in filo-Communist Rome

daily newspaper Pase Sera of November 13, 1963.

Bureau

REC- 39

92-6054=537

(1 - Foreign Liaison)

1 - Rome

6 DEC 10 1963

JCM: hcs

ODEC 16 26

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