Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, MX
To: ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/18/1973
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).

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10194-10376

HQ

92-3171-2382

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

FBI

LEG, MX

ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE :

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

01/18/1973

3

SGI, ASSOC, INVESTIGATIONS, RES

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

04/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USe 2ü Matel.

DATE: /11-14-2017

STIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-107-5

d... i GEN. REG. NO. 27

= UNITED STATES G

ERNMENT

CONFED

Memorandum

TO

CLASSITI

AD DECISIONS FINALIZED

3Y DEFERENT REVLOW COMLITEE (DRE

ATE: 108/85

ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3171))

FROM

SUBJECT:

AF POL FELDS AGONCIES

OEFIO

AND FOOL

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DATE:

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LEGAT, MEXICO CITY (92-13) (P)

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DATE ®

SAMUEL GIANCANA aka

Classified By 1259 J0F/59₴

CAR (SV

DEOLASSIFTED BY SPACIC KIS

Exempt fro

GDS, Category_

ON 2

16.96

Date of DeltassiFication Inder nite

9-12-78

SEE REVERSE

Re Mexico City letter, 11-27-72.

SIDE FOR

CELSO CARRETO

ACTIO

CLASSTPICAIIO

During the course of investigations by MeX-34

Subject's old

address, Amsterdam 82,

MexiCo,

he determined

Penthouse,

Mexico, D.F.,

that Subject had a manservant named

CELSO CARRETO while he was residing at that address.

Supposed

CARRETO had

moved

to the United States and,

in fact, there was

a report that a friend of the Subject arranged his documents

to

immigrate

to the United

to have gone to New York

States.

CARRETO was supposed

Subsequently,

this same source contacted Mexico Cit™

architect ROBERTO MORALES, described as a close associate

of the Subject,

on

a pretext.

MORALES also identified CELSO

CARRETO as Subject's house servant and said that he had gone

to the United States and

that Subject and other friends had

arranged his documents

31

Thus,

it appears that from two sources there was

information that CARRETO was Subject's servant and,

subject's ald, got full ats go

I Bet to the united stalose

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Morelos,

in November, 1972, and determined from the.

records of Social Security that a CELSO CARRETO BENITEZ,

address Las Casas 5, Cuernavaca, born 3-18-30, Iguala,

Guerrero, Mexico, was a waiter who had worked

at various hotels

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MEX 92-13

suCi

It is known that the subject, in the past, has

frequented both

these restaurants and,

therefore, logically

could have come into contact with CARRETO at these locations.(

CARRETO at the'

MEX-34 advised 1-9-73 that he could not locate

continuing citorts to lucate and identity him,

MEX-170 advised 1-4-73 that he determined CARRETO

was issued Mexican passport 22096, 3-10-72, at which time he

furnished his address as Tepeyahualco No.

5, Cuernavaca,

Mexico. His wife was listed as JUANA GAMIZ DE CARRETO,

address

Callejon de la Mora No. 4, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico.

His

purpose in applying for the passport was to travel to the

United States.

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After considerable difficulty, it was

confirmed

that CELSO CARRETONBENITEZ,

Calleion de la Mora No. 4, Taxco,

bern 3-18=30, Iguala Guerrero.

the American Embassy, Mexico, D.F.(K) U

On the visa, it was specified that this was for

the purpose of accompanying his employers, Mr. and MS.

FRANOFF mwho reside six months of, the year in Cuernavaca

KITTUNCAVEN

The records of U.S. INS indicate that this individual

departed New York 9-25-72,

destined for Mexico City.

It appears

that he entered the United States 3-21-72, at Laredo, Texas.

His U.S. address was given as 135 Winthrop Place, Englewood,

New Jersey. U

It develops that the Vice Consul issuing this visa

well remembers the circumstances of its issuance.

Vice Consul

PATRICIA LANGFORD advised that the visa was issued in part

upon the recommendation of JOHN O'GRADY, former Labor Attache

at the American Embassy, Mexico City, who brought Mr. and Mrs.

GRANOFF to her personally and requested that everything possible

be done to expedite the issuance:

of the visa.

It appeared

that there was some health problem and that they wanted

CARRETO's services as a chauffeur to drive them back to the

United States.

She

remembered the incident in part because

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CONFIDENTIAT

IẤT THA CA THOO

MEX 92-13

SITIAL

of the extraordinary pressure exerted by O'GRADY and

the

GRANOFFS. Mrs. GRANOFF was supposedly a singer who was

known by the stage name of KITTY CALLEN. U

Above is for the information of Newark and New York,

Newark because CARRETO reportedly was going to Englewood,

presumably the residence of

the GRANOFFs, and New York because

of reports that he was going

to that area and because he

departed from the New York airport. u

It would appear that CARRETO worked for Subject and

then, possibly subsequently, for the GRANOFFS.

His apparent

stay in the New York area until September would appear to

constitute a possible INS violation. u

It is considered that, as a former employee, he

might be a rich source of information concerning Subject's

activities in the United States.

It may be also that the

GRANOFFs were operating as a front for Subject, or may have

just met Subject casually in Cuernavaca. U

LEADS

NEWARK OFFICE

At Englewood, New Jersey • U

Will conduct investigation

at 135 Winthrop Place

to identify the occupants and determine their relatioship

with CARRETO and possibly the Subject. It is suggested

that. Newark may wish to handle this through U.S. INS without .

mentioning the Subject. 4

MEXICO CITY] XU

At Cuernavaca, Morelos

and Taxco, Guerrero lEl U

Wi11, Lbrough MEX-34]

tempt to locate CARRETO and

explore

possibility of direct contact with him concerning

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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CONFIDENTIAT

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