Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 4/7/69
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:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

HQ

124-10226-10141

92-6054-2625

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, PG

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 04/07/1969

'PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS:

LCN, MEMBERS, MEETING, INDIVIDUALS DESIGNATED, B/F

INT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/24/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the

DATE: 11-14-2017

FD-36; (Rev: 5-22-64) =

Keniedy Assassination Records Collection Act of

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AIRTEL

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Date:

4/7/69

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Priority)

: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

From

:

SAC, PITTSBURGH (92-599) (P)

subject: RA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

Entery

A PCI of the Pittsburgh Division who has furnished

reliable information regarding La Cosa Nostra (LCN) activities

in Pittsburgh and LCN activities in Rhode Island of undetermine

reliability advisod\on 4/3/69, that according to his sources ir

Rhode Island, JOHN WITALE, described as a heavy, balding

individual, has been designated to take the spot on the ICN

Commission vacated by vIto GENOVESE.

VITALE is possibly

REi

identical with JOHN JOSEPHINSTALE, 00: St. Louis, described

as LCN Chief, st. Louis, Mo.

PCI observed a photograph of

JON JOSEPH VITALE and advised he saw him in the summer of

1966, in Providence, Rel, at a meeting consisting of TONY

C FARDANO, RAYMOND PATRIARCA,

HENRY PAMELEO, "KILLER DANNY,"

and RICHARD/DE SARRO.

PCI also advised DANNY

ROMALDI, aka "KILLER DANNY!

Providence,

Rel, is taking over

FOr RAYMOND PATRIARCA in Rhode

Island, and he represented PATRIARCA at the recent LCN

conference in Florida.

He also said one of the chief purposes

for this conference was to discuss the takeover of hotels and

casinos at the Caribbean Island of Anguilla.

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Bureau

New York

(Ф-2300)

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St. Louis

(92-774)

Boston (Info) (92-605)

- Pittsburgh

(1 - 137-2396)

REC- 114

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92-60514

10, APR

8 1969

ATM/nju

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Approved:

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