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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

Transmit the following in

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AIRTEL

AIRMAIL

FBI

Date:

4/12/67

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Priority)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-6054)

LA COSA

NOSTRA

LASSTELLA RESTAURANT MEETING,

NEW YORK CITY, 9/22/66

00: NY

Re Bureau airtel to New York dated April 4, 1967

captioned as above and San Diego airtel to Director dated

March 13

captioned LCN, AR-CONSPIRACY FLA

Tampa, immediately upon learning of the La Stella

Restaurant Meeting contacted sources having association with

TRAFFICANTE, JR. or his four brothers, FRANK, SALVATORE

(SAM), EPIFANO (FANO) and HENRY in an attempt to develop in-

formation as to the purpose of the gathering but none of these

sources were able to furnish such information.

Additional in-

quiry of these same sources during recent contacts have likewise

been unproductive in developing the reason for the gathering.

The sources are identified as follows and all have been contacted

by SA JOHN A. AMBLER.

• TP 41-C

TP 120-C

TP 134-PC

PCI PAT BORINO

PCI GUILLERMO PORCEL

On April 10, 1967 FRAN RAGANO, Attorney, 416 Pierce

St., Tampa, Fla., appeared voluntarily at the Tampa

Office and

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special Agent in Charge

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TP 92-765

advised Special Agent in Charge, JOSEPH F: SANTOIANA, JR.

that he has

been TRAFFICANTE's attorney since the middle

of the 1950's and in addition to being TRAFFICANTE'S

attorney is also very closely associated with him socially.

RAGANO stated that the La Stella Restaurant Meeting was a

social gathering consisting of nothing more than TRAFFICANTE

having dinner with old time friends and compared it as being

a similar gathering to the Apalachian gathering of friends.

Referenced San Diego airtel, copy of which was

furnished to New York, indicated that on March 9, 1967

SD1064-C-TE advised SAS EDWARD MARI

and JOHN D. ARMSTRONG

that approximately three months previously SANTO TRAFFICANTE,

JR.,

whom source had known for some 30 years was in Los

Angeles, California and during such time TRAFFICANTE commented

that the reason for the La Stella Restaurant Meeting was

serious internal problem within the New Orleans

"family" which

had

to be presented to the Commission or gunfighting would

have broken out.

San

Diego when disseminating this informa-

tion indicated

that it was not to be discussed with any in

dividual outside the Bureau and Tampa assumes that this in

dividual would not be available for testimony.

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