Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 9/9/63
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/28/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-10207-10117

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-9-29-715

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, MM

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 09/09/1963

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

CIP, SGI, ASSOC, INTV

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/30/1998

OPENING CRITERIA :

INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVER

ENT

‹Memorandum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-29)

DATE:

9/9/63.

wolfe.

SAC, MIAMI (92-882). (P)

REGA

157,0

SUBJECT:

INTERVIEW PROGRAM

CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERSEX 116

Re Miami letter to Bureau, dated 8/9/63.

During the month of August, 1963, the following

interviews were conducted by Agents of the Miami Office in

connection with captioned program.

With reference to SAMUEL M. GIANCANA, Miami fle

92-170, Bufile 92-3171, on 8/19/63, SAS JAMES J. KEARNEY and

FRANK J. SMITH interviewed BEN W. SWIFT, JR., 1832 South

Ocean Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida,

SWIFT, through his

association with CHRISTINE MC GUIRE has developed a personal

relationship with SAMUEL M. GIANCANA, commissioned member of

La Cosa Nostra.

SWIFT was receptive to being interviewed and has

agreed to advise Agent KEARNEY Of GIANCANA's whereabouts and

activities when in the Greater Miami, Florida, area. It 1s

anticipated that the Miami Office, supplled with information

from this source will be in a position to provide discreet

coverage of GIANCANA in this area.

SWIFT related that he was in GIANCANA's company

recently in Las Vegas, Nevada, and observed that "celebrities"

DEAN MARTIN, FRANK SINATRA, and EDDIE FISHER were friendly

with GIANCANA and treated him as a "big shot.

He recalled

that FISHER came over to GIANCANA's table and was most cordial

to him. He said that GIANCANA, referring to the recent ruling

of a Chicago courts "cop the fifth."''

said that he was pleased and satisfied

he made the Bureau

JOHN MINORE,

9072 Carlisle Avenue, Surfside, Florida,.

was interviewed on 8/28/63, by SA FRANK J.

SMITH.

2) - Bureau

2. - Miami

67-2-2-715

AWC: bad

(4)

12 SEP 12 1963

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62 SEr 23 1963

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