Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: MILLER, HERBERT J. JR.
Document date: 2/1/63
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/1/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10293-10414

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

63-7985-1ST NR 89

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

DIRECTOR, FBI

MILLER, HERBERT J. JR.

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

02/01/1963

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ISW, ASSOC, INSURANCE CO., TEAMSTERS UNION

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06/07/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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UT. Norbert J. Biller.

According to this souzce,:

a correspondent of tho

Columbis

Broadcasting Systen may got in touch with Allen M.

Kostman, a

chicago.

X111n015, Insurance executive,

ascertain

the

of the bonding companies which allegodly

hove

roused to

weite surety bonds

for

cho

Jeansters.

The

is subnittod for your information.

This matter relates to recent charges by Hoffa, which

appeared in news media to the effect that the Teamsters are having

difficulty in complying with the law as it relates to bonding

According to these articles, the surety

company handling the master bond of the Teamsters has cancelled

it, effective 2/8/63, and numerous bonding companies contacted

by the Teamsters have refused to handle the bonding.

Hoffa

clains this is due to pressures exerted on these firms by the

Justice Department and Department of Labor.

According to information received from the Criminal

Division on 1/31/63,

the House Committee on Labor and Education

(Representative Adam Clayton Powell, D-N.V., Chairman) intends

to hold a hearing today in executive

session. Deputy Attorney

General Katzenbach intends to appear at this hearing and categori-

cally

deny Hoffa's charges. It was previously reported that Hoffa

would appear in person; however, it has now been learned that he

will be represented by

counsel.

It is noted that the Bureau, at the

request of the

Criminal Division, has been conducting extensive inquiries into

allegations that Hoffa,

through Allen M. Dorfman (a close friend

of Hoffa's) has received kickbacks in connection with various

insurance programs of the Teamsters Union.

We have now dis

continued these investigations on advice received from the

Criminal Division.

The confidential source mentioned herein. is NY 2305-C

(Joseph Konowe, a New York Teanster official and associate of

Hoffa's). This information is contained in New York airtel dated.

1/30/63.

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