Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BN
To: HQ
Document date: 11/26/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/7/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10301-10297

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3171-1260

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: BN

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE:

11/26/1963

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

SAM GIANCANA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

05/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC AT

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eleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC (2107

"Hotey

DATE: 11-14-2017

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Tolson

elmont

(Callahan

Conrad

„DeLoach

Evans _

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Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel -

Trotter

Talo, Roo

¿Holmes.

Gandy

11/27/63

APPROPRIAIE AGENCIES

AND FIRLD OTTICES

AIRTEL

REC- 22

10.30.84

TO:

TROM:

SAC, Chicago

Director, FBY

92-3171-1260

SAMUEL GIANCANA

AR

CLASS. & EXT.

BY

38SAETE

REASON-FCIM IT

1.2

DATE OF REVIEW

1N.2092

0-18-01

'Enclosed is a copy of a self-explanatory cablegram from

the Legat, Bonn, concerning one Jeannette Bragna:

This appears to

be identical with the individual referred to in Bumemo dated

11/20/63, Captioned "Jeanette Bragna, Criminal Intelligence program." V

The requested information should be promptly submitted

to the Bueau by letterhead memorandum suitable for dissemination.

You should also promptly advise the Bureau as to what has

been developed by you concerning Bragna in accordance with

Instructions set forth in Bumemo of 11/20/63.

Enclosure

DECLAS

; ON.

Jeanette Bragna, Chicago, Illinois, whose further addressappe

directed a letter

that she had

is not given' been receiving letters and phone calls from Saw

to Assistant Director Evans, alleging

Giancana, Chicago top hoodlum.

The Laboratory did not make an

identification of the handwriting but indicated that this letter

may have been written by an individual connected with June Korshak,

a chronic letterwriter

the Chicago area who has received

psychiatric attention.

•The West German Federal Criminal Police has received an

anonymous letter postmarked in Chicago 11/8/63 as follows:

"Counterfeit

Germany, fron

Glancana Chicago.

calling up."

Miss Braga in Chicago holding out cash. Hoods

West German Police have requested available info on

Giancana, Hermine Braga and Charles English. English and Giancana

are CG hoodlums. I No record located

Bu indices identifiable with

Jeanette Braga

'or Hermine Braga.

MAILED 30

CLASSIFIED BY V2:

JGL: ra

EXEMPT FROM GDS, CATEGORYE

DEC

40V2 7 1S68 DATE OF DECLASSITICATION INDERIVITE

COMM-FBI

MAILSROOM E

TELETYPE UNIT

CONFDENTIAL

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Heleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey.

DATE: 11-14-2017

43 (REVE1-17-09)

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr —

Casper

Callahan

Contad

DeLoach

Evans -

Gale

Rosen

sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy =

DECODED COPY

• AIRGRAM

xx CABLEGRAM

• RADIO

• TELETYPE

CONFBENTIAL

CLASS. &'

87 63 8 VeTTAL

URGENT 11-26-63

TO DIRECTOR

FROM LEGAT BONN

[MASON-FC

DATE OF

15332-43

97

NO. 473

CI-ASSIFIED BY

MPT FRION GDS

41

SAM GIANCANA,

ARJ&

TO OF DECLASS

7-428

BUNDESKR IMINALAMT (KA - WEST GERMAN FEDERAL CRIMINAL PRe

POLICE) ADVISES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FOLLOWING ANONYMOUS

LETTER. POSTMARKED IN CHICAGO ON NOVEMBER & LAST. "COUNTERFEIT

MONEY

SENT TO HERMINE BRAGA, WISSMAN 26 BETTENHAUSEN, GERMANY

FROM JEANETTE BRAGA, GIRL FRIEND OF CHARLES ENGLISH, HOODLUM

AND SAM GIANCANA CHICAGO, MISS BRAGA IN CHICAGO HOLDING OUT

CASH:: HOODS CALLING UP."

BKA INQUIRY REVEALS HERMINE BRAGA, NEE WILLIG, BORN

JULY 28, 1932 IN STUTTGART, GERMANY HAS BEEN VISITING HER

MOTHER AT 26 WISSMANNSTRASSE, KASSEL, GERMANY SINCE AUGUST 1963;

THAT SHE CAME FROM CHICAGO WITH 2-3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER: THAT SHE•

HAS RELATIONS WITH AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN KASSEL AREA; THAT SHE

ALLEGEDLY RECEIVES DOLLAR BILLS IN LETTERS. SHE IS DESCRIBED

AS APPEARING ABOUT 23 YEARS OLD, 5 FEET 3 INCHES, BLACK HAIR,

FINE FACE. *(U)

BKA REQUESTS AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON SUBJECT, HERMINE

BRAGA, ENGLISH AND GIANCANA TO INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHS IF POSSIBLE.

• WE HAVE ADVISED UNITED STATES TREASURY REPRESENTATIVE AT

FRANKFURT, GERMANY AND PROVOST MARSHAL, UNITED STATES ARMY

EUROPE OF SUBSTANCE OF ABOVE •

GEORGE 0..

VAN. NOY

92-312

RECEIVED:

12:56 PM

REC. 22

2O DEC 5

.1963

bols

Vi the intel

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message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably

ure acryptographic systems. CONFIDENTIAL

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