Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LABADIE, STEPHEN J.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 4/4/61
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/11/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES:

124-10195-10393

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2781-171

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: LABADIE, STEPHEN J.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 04/04/1961

•PAGES:

24

SUBJECTS :

LST, ASSOC, ACT, ANTI-CASTRO, NUMEROUS INTV, REL,

SUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/16/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Report Form

FD-263 (5-12-55.)

65.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Reporting Oftice

TAMPA

Ottice of Origin

TAMPA

TITLE OF CASE

SANTO TRAFFICANTE, JR., aka.

Synopsis:

Date

4/4/61

Investigative Period

3/18 - 4/3/61

Report made by

Typed By

SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE

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CHARACTER OF CASE

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CC TO:

REQ. RECD

APK WE 1975

4-18.711

ANS.

REFERENCES:

Report SA STEPHEN J. LABADIE 3/17/61, Tampa.

Tampa teletypes to Bureau 3/22/61 and 3/23/61.

Bureau telephone call 3/22/61.

LEADS

JACKSONVILLE DIVISION

AT GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA

Identify subscriber to telephone FR 25616 called

from subject's residence. It is noted that this number is

probably the location of RICHARD EDWARD VALDES who in June

of 1960 had telephone number 29312, and who is the boy friend

of SARAH ANN TRAFFICANTE. Will develop a close source to

VALDES so as to learn his activities and those of the

TRAFFICANTE family.

Will develop from source, where and when

VALDES attended a party in Miami, allegedly given by the

subject and determine what persons were in attendance. It

Is noted that a confidential source of the Tampa Office

Speciul Agent

in Charne

Do not write in spaces below

921278/7-18/REC.

APR 791961

Approved

Copies made:

2

Bureau (92-2781)

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Jacksonville

Miami (92-88)

- Tampa (92-1)

Copy

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advised VALDES may marry SARAH ANN and also that VALDES

allegedly attended a large party in Miami given by subject

which was attended by many notable persons such as FRANK.

SINATRA and SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

Will identify subscriber to telephone FR 29656

which number was called from SANTO TRAFFICANTE's residence

on January 8, 1961 and thereafter conduct discreet inquiry.

Will also note that a Gainesville Telephone

number, FR 2 - (last numbers unknown) was called on several

occasions in January 1961 from the FRANK TRAFFICANTE re-

sidence at Tampa.

MIAMI DIVISION

AT MIAMI, FLORIDA

Subject's Attorney has advised as of March 23,

1961, that subject is residing in Miami, Florida.

Continue efforts to ascertain subject's exact

address.

Conduct appropriate investigation at Cigarette

Vendors of Miami, Inc., 1207 NW 54th st., formerly Cigarette

Service, Inc., to

establish possible source of subject's

finances.

TAMPA OFFICE

AT DADE CITY, FLORIDA

Will maintain contact with Dr. HERMAN FENNELI,

confidential source, to ascertain where and when subject

allegedly ththrew a

large party in Miami at which many

notable persons were in attendance.

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AT TAMPA, FLORIDA

Will maintain contact with sources and informants

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to establish subject's address

and activities in Miami.

Will continue efforts to establish further coverage

of subject.

Will report records of the Central Bank of Tampa

concerning any TRAFFICANTE account. Will report results of

mail cover.

Will re-contact PAULINE LAMONS, 4507 35th Street,

concerning

identity and back ground of subject's Negro maid.

ADMINISTRATIVE

The Bureau has instructed daily airtels be sub-

mitted in this case and a report submitted each 15 days.

Reports are to be in forms suitable for dissemination in

accordance with Criminal Intelligence Program.

Continuous

efforts should be made on a daily basis

to determine subject's location in Miami, so that the Bureau's *-

objectives in this case can be accomplished through the use

the chop on be

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of confidential techniques.

Bureau authority was sought by referenced teletype

and Bureau approval was furnished by referenced telephone

call concerning the interview of subject at Tampa in the

presence of his attorney.

Concerning subject's residence at Tampa, TP 8-C

advised SA JAMES P. O'NEIL on March 28, 1961 that

subject

possibly intended to add a room onto his residence at 2505

Bristol and that a contact of his, on March 24, 1961, had

given subject a price on work to be done.

This matter is

being closely followed with TP 8-C relative to Tampa Office

exploring confidential Bureau techniques should the subject

add on a room to his residence.

A mail cover on subject's residence was approved by

Bureau 3/17/61 and initiated by the Tampa Office through the

U. S. Postal Inspector, Tampa,

3/20/61. DANIEL J. O'CONNOR

(Protect identity), Comnercial Department, General Telephone

Company, advised SA LABADIE on 3/29/61 that the March 11, 1961

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TRAFFICANTE residence but speaks to her often, knows she

lives in the Hyde Park Negro section of Tampa, knows she

does not drive a car and works various hours and days at

the TRAFFICANTE residence.

She advised she would endeavor

to ascertain this maid's name and address.

INFORMANTS

TP T-1 is TP 8-C

TP T-2 is FRANK J. FALSONE, SR., PCI

TP T-3 is TP 22-C.

TP T-4 is TP 41 PC.

TP T-5 is Mrs: PHILLIP P. DALTON, next door neighbor to

subject who requests identity be concealed.

TP T-6 is FELIX MENENDEZ, PSI.

TP I-T is EDGAR ADAIR, Agent Intelligence Unit, IRs, Tampa.

TP T-8 is JOE B. HILL, Agent in Charge, Intelligence Unit,

IRS.

TP T-10 is TOM CANDILIERI, PCI.

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