Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: EVANS, C. A.
To: BELMONT
Document date: 05/20/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/14/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10287-10190

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-641

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

FBI

EVANS, C. A.

BELMONT

DATE:

05/20/1964

'PAGES:

15

SUBJECTS :

LCN, ASSOC, BKG, MEETING, REL, DESCR, RES, GAMBLING,

RACK ACT, THP, KIDNAPING, FINANCES, ARREST, SUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/26/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC MEMO

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-106

1AT 1907201I91

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 2T

UNITED STATES GC ERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

Mr. Belmont 1/

FROM :

C. A. Evans S/e

51°

Casper

Callahan

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DATE:

May 20, 1964

Sulliva

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

SUBJECT

/CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE DIGEST

•"• смі?

Enclosed herewith is the latest edition of the above-captioned Digest,

I copies of which are disseminated to all field offices. This issue contains

background information pertaining to changes in the leadership of three

- La Cosa Nostra "families," including a complete summary of the notorious

Gallo-Profaci feud, which was recently concluded.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. That the enclosed material be approved for dissemination to

the field.

2. That, upon approval, the enclosed material be returned to the

Criminal Intelligence Section for dating, printing, and distribution. The

Plastiplates are being retained in the Criminal Intelligence Section.

Enclosure

JEM/rak..ir

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1 - Mr. Belmont

1 - Mr. Evans.

1 - Mr. Mc Andrews

1 - John E. McHale, Jr.

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LA COSA NOSTRA

A number of sources have reported leadership changes in three

La Cosa Nostra "families" within recent months. Set forth below are the

background detalls on these changes, Including a complete summary of the

Gallo-Profact feud which played such a prominent part in the realignment

of power in the old Profact "family."

Bonanno Retires

The 'Criminal Intelligence Digest' of January 9, 1984, reported the

fact that La Cosa Nostra "Commission" member Joseph Bonanno had disappeared

on the west coast during the early part of August, 1983, and had possibly fled

the country in order to avoid prosecution for income-tax evasion. On

December 16, a highly confidentlal source of the New York office advised that

Bonanno had called a meeting of his caporegimas (captains) to announce that he

would be leaving for "quite a while' and that his brother-in-law, Francesco

(Frank) LaBruzzo, would run the "family'' in his absence. Assisting LaBruzzo

in this assignment was Bonanno's son, William, a caporegima in charge of the

Tucson, Arizona, area for the 'family," whose headquarters are in New York

City. (1)

By March 3, 1964, however, it was reported that the elder Eonanno

wanted to retire and have LaBruzzo named permanent capo (boss) of the

"family." Approximately three weeks later, Bill Bonanno advised a source of

the New York office that the old man is out of it now' and that LaBruzzo had

LE Druz o cale a

"taken his place." On April 5, 1964, LaBruzzo called a 'formality meeting

of his caporegimas, in connection with which he stated that he had not yet

assumed full control of the "family," pending some unspecified action on the

part of his predecessor. He also took the occasion to announce that William

Bonanno had resigned his post of caporegima in order to accept an appointment

NOTE: See memo C. A. Evans to Mr. Belmont, 5/20/64, re

"Criminal Intelligence Digest"' JEM/rak

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