Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PH
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/4/64
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:

5/19/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10217-10170

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-856

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TITLE :

FBI

SAC, PH

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 12/04/1964

"PAGES:

10

SUBJECTS :

LCN, PH, PA, STRUCTURE, LEADERSHIP, MEMBERS, ASSOC

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/01/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John'F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USc 2107 Not

DATE: 11-14-2017

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

MEMORANDUM

DATE: DEC 4

1964

TO :

STROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

SAC, PHILADELPHIA (92-1027)

LA COSA NOSTRA

AR

00 - New York

PH 599-C-TE was recontacted on 11/17/64. It/ 18

pointed out that this informant is an admitted member of La

Cosa Nostra although he indicates that this organization was

more commonly known to him as "The Organization" or

"The Mafia"

and claims he only heard the name La Cosa Nostra used in recent

years.

The informant's membership in this group has been

established through reliable sources in Philadelphia In addition

to the informant's statement. Both the informant and other

sources indicate that he has

been a member for many years, however,

the informant points out that he does not have detailed current

Information concerning individuals in this organization since

approximately 1952.

The informant furnished the following information:

As best he could recall, in approximately 1952 there

were six Caporegimas in the Philadelphia area.

His recollection

was that at that time

the Caporegimas were as follows - and where

he recalled members under the control of these Caporegimas they

are being set forth under the name of that Caporegima :

Bureau

2 92-6054 / Rte

137-7265 UNdeR SepARAte COVeR

2 - Newark (92-1203) (RM)

? - New York (92-2300) (RM)

105- Philadelphia (SEE PAGES IA - 1C,

NOT INCLUDED FOR

OTHER OFFICES

DEW m.iz

(115)

REC- 3

92-6054856

DEC 7

• 1964

Ner

6 8 DEC 11 1964

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