Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, TP
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 3/8/63
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/11/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10198-10290

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 92-2781-696

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

SAC, TP

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 03/08/1963

'PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

LST, INFORMANT, ACT, NEG

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Secret

RESTRICTIONS:

1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

10/14/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

DocId: 32288014

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FD-36 (Reva: 12-13-56)

FBI

Date:

3/8/63 SECREL

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Via

AIRTEL

AIRMAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2781)

FROM:

SAC, TAMPA (92-1)0°

SANTO PRAFFICANTE, JR., aka

ANG TA TOP ATTON CONTAINED

HERE I LE UNCLASSURIED DACERT

AR

WARS SHOWD OSHERTISE.

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(00: Tampa)

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WEEKLY SUMMARY

Declassily on: OADR 5F1

100

FOrEKON

The New York Office advised that on 2/16/63, PCI BOBBY

EDWARDS stated he had no additional information concerning subject's

presence in New York City during 11/62.

The New York Office interviewed ENRIQUE GARCIA, 8045 Kew

Gardens Road,

Kew Gardens, Long Island, N. Y. on 2/14/63. GARCIA

maintained he was a citizen of the Dominican Republic, being an

alien resident of the U.S. GARCIA stated he was doing an import

business under the name of the Silver Fruit and Vegetable Company,

and previously, in 1959, he was a delegate for the Dominican Repub-

Lic to the United Nations.

He added that he does not know subjectl

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C.. FD-36 Rev, 12-13-56)

FBI

Date:

3/8/63 SECREA

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AIRTEL

AIRMAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2781)

FROM:

SAC, TAMPA (92-1)(P)

ATE TAPORMASTON CONTAINED

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka

AR

WHERS SHORN OCHERKISE.

2-4-41

(00: Tampa)

Passised by Ssmuna

Declassify on: OADR/JFK

WEEKLY SUMMARY

The LEGAl at Rio de Janiero has advised that on 1/30/63,

PCS DYLSON SMITH advised that a search of the records of the

Foreigner's Registration Service and the various divisions of the

PD, Sao Paulo, Brazil, failed to reveal any information relating

to subject.

However, on 2/6/63, CS RIO-2, advised that a search

of the records of the Maritime Police in Rio de Janeiro disclosed

that subject arrived in Rio on 5/10/62 from Panama, bearing U.S.

Passport 256.536, which had been issued in Havana on 2/16/60.

Records further disclosed subject had also arrived in Rio on 3/11/02

arriving from Buenos Aires, Argentina and that he had embarked for.

Miami on 4/11/62.

The above source could find no further records

pertaining to subject and stated that there was no indication that

subject had been in Rio in 11/62.(S

The New York Office advised that on 2/16/63, PCI BOBBY

EDWARDS stated he had no additional information concerning subject's

presence in New York City during 11/62.

The New York Office interviewed ENRIQUE GARCIA, 8045 Kew

Gardens Road,

Kew

Gardens,

long Island, N. X. on 2/14/63.

GARCIA

maintained he was a citizen of the Dominican Republic, being an

alien resident of

the U.S. GARCIA stated he was doing an import

business under the name of

the silver fruit and Vegetable Company,

and previously, in 195y

lic to the United Nations.

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(92-88) (Info)

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REC 10423782-696

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(5)MAR 1 4 1963

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TP 92-1

GARCIA stated he had attempted in the past

to purchase large quantities of Dominican Republic pesos

for American dollars in Miami, Fla., and that he had been

assisted in various ways by Capt. LEE NAPIER of the

GARCT, Fla, PD, who provided some degree of protection.

stated that the individual who was to be the

primary go-between to obtain such pesos was LARRY de

JOSEPH, home telephone 226-7668, Miami, Fla. GARCIA

maintained that none of these negotiations ever resulted

in his buying such pesos, although he made various attempts

to obtain firm action by de JOSEPH.

The

Jacksonville Office advised that the list

of long distance telephone calls previously made from

the Garcia's Instant Service, Tampa, Fla., where subject

sometimes

visits, were identified to be rubber supply

companies.

Jacksonville also advised that long distance

phone calls to subject's residence, Tampa, Fla., were

made from Al's Package Store, Coleman, Fla. and

Bernie's

Liquor store, Bushnell, Fla.

The Tampa Office secured copies of movie

film

nephew SANTO JOSE TRAFFICANTE, JR., and the Bureau

utilized for film clip purposes.

On 3/3/63, TP 97-C, advised that he had observed

subject in the Columbia Restaurant late in the evening

on that date.

On 3/5/63, JAMES C. LONGO, reportedly one

of subject's lieutenants in Tampa, Florida, was contacted

but declined to furnish any information concerning sub-

ject.

on 3/8/63, contact with the Intelligence Unit,

Tampa PD, disclosed

that subject, although reported to

be in Tampa, was not to be found

in Tampa and was believed

to have returned to Miami, Fla. It was observed by the

Intelligence Unit that subject's daughter, Mrs. AUGUST

PANIELLO, who resides at subject's Tampa

residence, was

observed

on 3/8/63 in company of subject's wife, and

they carried a small infant over to subject's brother's

residence.

It is believed that this is the grandchild

of subject:

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