Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: EVANS, C. A.
To: BELMONT
Document date: 08/29/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 210) Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/14/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10215-10229

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-428

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: EVANS, C. A.

TO: BELMONT

TITLE:

DATE: 08/29/1963

'PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

LCN, ASSOC, ITALY, SINATRA, CALOGERO, TRA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/25/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: (11-14-2017

OPTIONAL ERRM NO. FO

UNITED STATES GOVERI

ENT

Memorandum

TO

Boltont

DATE: August 29, 1963

FROM

C. A, Evans.

Tolson

Belmont -

Mohr

Casper -

Callahan -

Conrad

DeLoach -

Evans -

Gale _

Rosen

Sullivan -

Tavel -

Trotter -

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy

SUBJECT:

LA COSA NOSTRA

ANTI-RACKETEERING - CONSPIRACY

Legal Attache (Legat), Rome, has been contacted by

DI. Aristide Manopulo, Central Bureau,

Criminal Division, Italian

National Police, Rome,

Italy, described as reliable source by legat,

and Dr. Manopulo has requested any information available to the

Bureau

showing a connection between elements of the captioned

organization in the U..S. and Italy.

Dr. Manopulo commented that if a substantial volume of

information was to be received from the

Bureau on this topic,

consideration would be given to introducing such data for study

IT 618,

by the Italian Parliamentary Anti-Matia Commission,

it being noted

that this commission has just concluded the first phase of its

inquiry and is proposing to the Italian legislature urgent provisions

of a legislative and administrative character for the control of the

Mạf làg

While it is not deemed advisable that the Bureau be

injected into the deliberations of a foreign legislative commission

by furnishing material for the study of such a group, in order to

strengthen our liaison relationship with this valuable contact of

the no men 2đ beco

we are in a position to furnish limited information

of benefit to DI. Manopulo, and, at the same time,

avoid involvement in the affairs of a foreign legislative body.

A letter has been prepared for your approval, which sets

forth information we have developed under the Criminal Intelligence

an Italian

It nhy

in New York by U. S:

leaders of captioned organization. This

letter also

sets forth information we received from a confidential

source that

Sinatra is a member of La Cosa Nostra in Italy, and very

probably is

a.rboss". of a

group within this organization in Sicily.

This type information should satisfy the request Legat has received

wholas mentioned

contact, without

Inst alone has le

This letter

points out

for Dr.

Mañopulo's

exclusive fuse and is not of a type which would be

appropriate for review by the Italian Parliamentary Anti-Mafia

Commission.

FOPIES DESTROYED, P3

Enclosure

JUN 81.1972

REC-43 92 7 160577

428

1 - Liaison

Section

EX 104

25 SEP 18/1963

SEP 2TT968PhN

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