Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, IP
Document date: 04/18/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10290-10396

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-2ND NR 2310

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI

TO :

SAC, IP

TITLE:

DATE: 04/18/1968

'PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

LCN, MEMBERS, OC, IDENT, CIP

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hotel•

DATE: 11-14-2017

SAC, Indianapolis (237-2363)

April 18, 1968

Director, FBI (66-2542-12-21)

LENCA ALLENCION

TOP ECHELON CRIMINAL

INFORANT PROGRAM;

LA COSA NOSTRA

ANTI-RACKETEERING

1 - lr. Losgett

1 - Me. Emery

It has been previoualy pointed out that one of our

primary goals in the Criminal Intelligence Program de the full

identifloation and subsequent prosecution of the menbership of La

Cosa Nostra (LCI), the dominant group in organized erimo in this

country+

with an

i ever-increasing pubite awareneus of the signifi-

cance of ICN on a national basis and in consideration of the Bureau

vast responsibilities la the field of organized crime, 1t 1s

necessary that complete intelligence be developed regarding LCN.

A review of progress roported in the identification of

bonbors of LCN reveals that a substantial nunber have been identified

However, your office has not identified any LCN nonbers as residing

in your territory.

It is noted that inforation was received fron

SO 1064-C-T5, a member-informant 1a LCH, in Cetober, 1967, disclosin

that there vas an LCN group da Gary, Indiana.

This serves to

highlight the urgent need for your office to obtain sources who

can reliably identify LCH nonbership in your diviaion.

A lack of additional inforsation regarding LCH in YOUr

division cannot be construed to nean this organization does, not

exist in Indians, but rather suggests that there are no available

sources sufficiently well placed to furnish additional reliable

data on this topic.

As you know, the baste makeup of LCH in your diviston

bias been undeveloped.

Our Investigations of ICN have revealed the

absolute necessity of establishing sources who are ta a poaition

to provide accurate and authentie data regarding this organisation.

A true ploture concerning the prevalence of LCN ia a particular

ares cannot be established without such sources.

or tense saow a parked improvement a

identifying ICH nonbere within your

division.

o accompaisa take

your office must have an imaginative and continuous program to

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92-6056 (ICN)

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