Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/14/1958
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/1/2015

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10212-10154

RECORD SERIES: HQ

• AGENCY FILE NUMBER : CR 92-2781-14-

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: LEG, HAVANA

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 01/14/1958

PAGES: • 2

SUBJECTS :

MZF, B/F INT, ASSOC, LST, RACK AND SUBV, GAMBLING

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/26/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

v9.1

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IDARD FL:EM NO, 64

Office Memi

indum • UNITED ST.

ES GOVERNMENT

TO

Director, FBI

DATE: January 14, 1958

FROM

Yu Legal Attache,

Havana, Cuba (92-1)

SUBJECT:

CHANGED :

FACANTE, JR.,

aka. s

SANTOS- TRAFFICANTE, ORe, Wo,

SAMUEL BALTO

ANTI-RACKETEERING

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED #2M326

BATE 12/N/84 BYSPbEmpe

The title of this case has been marked changed to reflect

subject's true name of SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., and the other name by

which he Is also knOwn, SANTOS TRAPPICANTE, JA, Lit. JORCE PENA HERREN

head of the Alien Control Section of the Department of Investigation

of the cuban National Police,

advised that subject was fingerprinted

and photographed by his Department on January 3, 1958, and that durin

this process he specifically interviewed subject concerning his true

name.

PENA stated that subject advised him that his name is SANTO

TRAFFICANTE, JR., and that he is commonly known by SANTOS. Subject

said that his father's true name is SANTO TRAFFICANTE.

On January 7, 1958,

PCI GOFFREDO CELLINI (conceal) advised

that SANTO TRAFFICANTE is the leader of the Mafia in Cuba.

-CELLINI

indicated that he had received information from several sources, inclu

a relative by marriage of TRAFFICANTE, that TRAFFICANTE was in attenda

at the meeting of hoodlums in Apalachin, New York.

Source said he didnot

know the purpose of the meeting in Apalachin, but

it was very possible 3?

that it was called to discuss a realignment of the affairs of the Mafia

as a result of the death of ALBERT ANASTASIA.

CELLINI further informed that an individual named TONY/ RENDOZI,

believed to be a member of the Mafia, came to Cuba from the United States

in the end of December,

1957, to see SANTO TRAFFICANTE.

Source further

informed that approximately a week ago SANTO TRAFFICANTE, MARTIN TOX,

part owner of the Tropicana Night Club, and JAKE LANSKY,

brother of

notorious hoodlum MEYER LANSKY, had a private meeting at the Hotel

Nacional.

Source informed he did not

know the matters discussed at

this meeting.

On January 9, 1957, TRAFFICANTE was observed to be

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pare a 162. Me rade en rogen, baran cia licenes

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Identification Division.

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is continuing.

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