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Released under the Jahn. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

65994 Date: 11-02-2021

5/26/64

REG- 97

Aletel

-2559-215

To:

Sar, Philadelphia

Fron:

Director, Fel

RUSSELL A. SUPALITO

Replairtels 5/20 and 22/64.

Plaiatel dated 5/20/65 advised that Sue Nichols was inter

vieved by instadelphis Agents in regard to subject, Busatinos

0/1/62 which interview is accordad on pagen 5 one at ox philadelphia

report of 8l Frederick: T. Moullhan dated 6/30/32.

It is noted that

your oifice did not propore an FD-302 since the information received

fron Nichols was nonspecitie and of no evidontiary volue.

Philadelphia ls authorized to furnich to Vincent A.

Schdanog

trial actorney, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

two paragraphs frow SA Houldhante report with the complete under-

standing a Buzeau Agent will not be called to introduce the naterial

furnished.

Insuro that your ostice is fully ware of the position which

will be taken by PH 665-C-IL when the appearo as an apparent unwilling

vitness on 6/3/64, at Butalino's deportation hearing.

Svery extort

must be taken to protect ber infomant status.

You are instructed to advise the Bureau whether Robert

trously, & torer fel of your cirice, plans to testify, 1e

subpoenaed for appearance at Butalino's deportation hearing.

ovent Karborsky testified and defense counsel invokes the Jencis Law

requesting INs to prowce, 20 nich osher witnesses, in ormation

previously. zuristed by the witness to fBI Agonts,

advise the steps

you plan to tako in, that regard.

vestary, innectately turnich the Bureau with the identity of pertinent

case ties so the mteria can be reusaved prior to any dissen nation

Tolson by your office

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Airtel to Philadelphia

Re: RUSSELL, A. BUFALINO

NOTE:

Bufalino is presently subject of an INS deportation hearing

in Philadelphia.

Sue Nichols testified as a Government witness

5/13/64 at this hearing at which time she admitted being previously

interviewed by FBI Agents in 1959 or 1960 re subject.

Defense Counsel

has requested copies of all information furnished to the FBI by

Nichols concerning subject.

This procedure was followed by Defense

Counsel with an earlier witness, J. R. Troup, who had furnished Bureau

Agents a signed statement concerning Troup's association with subject.

Philadelphia was authorized in that instance to provice a copy of the

signed statement to INS with the understanding it need not be introduced

by Bureau personnel.

Witness Nichols information furnished Philadelphia Agents on

6/7/61 concerned Jane Collins being a friend of Bufalino and that she

had observed Butalino at Club 82 at Pittston, Pennsylvania, which she

believed he owned along with some dress factories.

No other pertinent

information was furnished. Collins, Bufalino's paramour, is identical

to PH 665-C-TE.

She has advised Philadelphia Agents she

will not

testify at Bufalino's hearing by invoking the Fifth Amendment. This

action by Collins should result in her informant status remaining in-

tact and eliminate an opportunity for Defense Counsel to inject the

Jencks Law.

Regarding witness Robert Karbowsky, we must first establish

if he plans to testify.

If he invokes the Fifth Amendment, there is no

apparent problem.

However, if he does not, we must be prepared to

meet Defense Counsel's usual request for information furnished by

Karbowsky to the FBI bykaving the pertinent files identified and

reviewed.

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"ED. 36*Rev. 12-13-56)

I 1p

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

FBI

Date:

5/20/64

(Type in plain text or code).

REGISTERED. MAII

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

Director, FBI

FROM:

SAC, Philadelphia

RUSSELI A. BUFALINO, aka

AR

00: Phila.

(92-2839)

(92-441) (P)

ReBuairtel to Phila. 5/18/64.

Reairtel stated BUFALINO's attorney, JACK WASSERMAN,

under Jencks law,

had requested copies of all

statements

made to the FBI by sUE NICHOLs.

SUE NICHOLS was interviewed in regard to BUFALINO

6/7/61.

Results of this interview are set forth on pages

5 and 21, Phila, report of SA FREDERICK I. HOULTHAN, 6/30/61.4

Information supplied by her, because of the non-specific

content and did

not appear to be of any evidentiary value,

was not recorded on FD 302. It is recommended that the

I&NS be furnished the exact two paragraphs from SA HOULIHAN'S

report.

In regard to the possibility that JANE C. COLLINS O

will be a witness at the hearing of BUFALINO's deportation

on 6/3/64, the following should be noted:

BUFALINO's paramour, JANE COLLINS, 1S PH 665-C-TE.

In this capacity she was originally contacted 9/20/63 and

has continued to furnish information primarily in regard to

BUFALINO since that time.

Information furnished will be

shown in Bureau file 137-9678.

2-2839815

• Because of the confidential relationship infama-

tione from this source has been reported under confidential

Informant i symbol in AR reports in regard to Abo

It is of interest to note that infomant

in mesent

contacts has advised contacting Agent she has no intention

of testifying as a Government witness in regard to BUFALINO's

deportation hearing but in all probability will plead the

3 - Bureau PM

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5/ 360/04

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PH 92-441

5th amendment. It would appear therefore that COLLINS will

not afford WASSERMAN the opportunity to claim results of

interview of COLLINS under the Jencks law.

Phila., through liaison with I & NS at Phila.,.

is endeavoring to identify other possible Government

witnesses scheduled to appear against BUFALINO and

will initiate any necessary action and keep the Bureau

informed as to developments in this regard.

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