Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, RO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 09/26/1963
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: 124-10215-10264

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-6054-458

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, RO

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 09/26/1963

'PAGES:

39

SUBJECTS :

LCN, ASSOC, GENTILE, NICOLA, CRIMINAL ACT, RACK AND

SUBV

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 04/24/1996

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC 3 TRANS FROM ITALIAN, 3 NEWS ARTIC, ENV

v9.1

DocId: 32295488

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Released under the John F.

"DATE:: 11-14-2017

Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 Use 2107 Koter.

THE FOREIGN SERVICE

OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The

American Embassy

Rome, Italy

257260

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINE

HEREI IS UNCLASSIFIED

Date:

September 26, 1963

DATE 4-24-86 BY-SPIElan

To :

Director, FBI

(92-6054)

JemBrom:

Legat, Rome

(92-80) (P)

Subject:

CLA COSA NOSTRA

AR - CONSPIRACY

ReRomelet 9/24/63.

ITALL

Enclosed are articles from the 9/14,19,24/63

issues of Faese Sera, Rome daily Italian language newspaper,

which pertain

to Nicola Gentile's relations with La Cosa Nostra.,

Efforts are being made to obtain the 9/21/63 issue of Paese Sera

which contains another of the series.

For the information of the Bureau, it should be

noted that Dr. Aristide Manopulo, Central Bureau, Criminal Divi-

sion, Italian

National Police, Rome, Italy, has pointed out that

Paese Sera is a leftist newspaper, It being pointed out that the

telephone numbers, editorial and administrative office addresses

of Paese Sera, are Identical with those of the Rome dally Italian

language newspaper*, 'Unita!

L'Unita, in its masthead, proclaims itself to be

an organ of the communlat party of Italy."

on 9/26/63 Dr: Manopulo advised that he has 10-

cated a file on Gentile which contains photographs, fingerprints,

and background data. On the morning of 9/26/63, Dr. Manopulo sent

a telegram to Italian Police in Sicily to determine 1f Gentile

Sette end the tone else, moment.

Province of Agrigento,

3 - Bureau

(Enc. 3) ENCLOSURE;

1 - Rome 92-80

53-2054-458

JCM: RAA

(4)

255282

10-7-6-

REC- 34

EX. - 112

113

3 OCT X 1963

CORY

FOR

9A DEC 1 9 1963

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Released under the John F.

Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 144 USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-11-2017

Letter to Bureau

Rome 92-80

Once Gentile is definitely located, the Legat, Rome,

and Dr. Manopulo will discuss the matter of an interview with

Gentile and will decide whether the interview is advisable; if so,

when and where it should take place; and who should conduct it.

The Bureau will be kept advised of pertinent

developments in this matter.

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