Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LUECKENHOFF, GEORGE F.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/17/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 741 USC 2107 Hotej.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/14/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10277-10289

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-562

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LUECKENHOFF, GEORGE F.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 12/17/1963

'PAGES:

13

SUBJECTS :

LCN, THE CLIQUE, ASSOC, BKG, CRIMINAL ACT, CONSPR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 06/29/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 714 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-19=20t.5-1-39)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

KANSAE CITY

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

DATE

12/17/63

REPORT MADE BY

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

6/1 - 12/16/63

TYPED BY

LA COSA NOSTRE

KANSAS CITY DIVISION

SA GEORGE E. LUECKENHOFE

CHARACTER OF CASE

AR - CONSPIRACY

REFERENCES:

eport of lA GEORGE f. LUSCiONFOrr dated 5/29/63, at Kansas

City.

report of A RObERT L. BENDER dated 6/4/63,

at st. Louis.

report of sA JAMES ?.

LYNY dated 7/1/63, at New York.

Bureau airtel to New York dated 11/4/63.

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ENCLOSURE S

TO BUREAU: (2)

Two copies of a letterhead memorandum seflecting

characterization of informants utilized in this report

SC NUE YORK: (1)

one copy of letterhead memorandum reflecting

Is pre.

APPROVED

PECIAL AGEI

I CHAR

COPIES MADE: =

- Bureau (92-6057a) (540, 2)

• New York (92-2322)

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St. Louis (52-774)

(Info)

- Kansas City (92-883)

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DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT

NOTATIONS

AGENCY_

REQUEST RECD..

DATE FWD.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 T4T USC 2107 Hotey.

DATE: 11-14-2017

KC 92-883

This division has made several contacts with

Inspector CLAUDE FOLLMER, Federal Narcotics Bureau, ir

'elation to any current intormation concerning GENTIL

with negative results. Information concerning background

of the Mafia in the Kansas City area has been incorporated

in various reports in Kansas City file 62-6856, Bufile

100-42303 with New York being Office of Origin. Informa-

tion contained in these reports will not be incorporated

in reports entitled La Cosa Nostra.

INFORMANTS:

T symbols were utilized in this report only

when deemed absolutely necessary.

KC T-I is former KC 254-C.

KC T-2 is CAROLINE CAROLLA, who furnished infor-

mation to SA DONALD W. WALTERS; however, requested that

her identity be kept confidential.

CAROLLA is the wife

Of CHARLES CAROLLA, who was deported to Italy and is

presently residing in that country.

KC T-3 is KC 358-C-TE, who furnished information

to SA ROY L. TUSSEY.

KC T-4 is KC 336-PC, who furnished information

to SA ROY L. TUSSEY.

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(COVER PAGE)

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DATE: 11-14-2017

KC. 92-883

"The Clique" and, therefore,

is unable to have any knowledge

of terms used after a person becomes a

member.

T-1 stated

that T-l knew that in order to be a member of

"The Clique"

you did have to have a godfather to sponsor you but T-1

has no knowledge of any other requirements or rituals per-

taining to the initiation.

T-1 added that

those connected

with this group

all grew up together in the same neighborhood,

attended school together, hung around together and so you

were always "on trial" and being watched in everything you

did or said..

(I-I stated that I-l was close to NICK CIVELLA

and only had to report to him and this was based on the

fact that T-l's father was a very close friend of "The

Men at the Bakery".) T-l stated that I-I has never heard

any of the members called "soldiers" nor has I-l heard

the term of "caporegime" or the term "buttom men" used.

I-i stated that several years ago I-l was

playing golt with NICK CIVELLA and a stranger joined in

the group. I-l stated that, this man was fater identifiedd

to I-l as

company o1 NICK CIVELLA, but again I-l was not introduced

to ACCARDO and he, ACCARDO, was identified (to T-las

T-l stated that several

months

after the Apalachin meeting(T-l was told that JOE FILARDO

and NICK CIVILLA had attended the Apalachin meeting•

T-1 said that "They" only told you what they wanted

to know and you never ask questions.

I-I stated that T-i has reviewed and heard _ ''

on television the accounts of the testimony given by

JOE VALACHI and I-I feels that, because CIVELLA and FILARDO

attended the Apalachin meeting there must be some connection

between "The Clique" and the Cosa Nostra as described by

VALACHI.. T-l stated that T-l has no evidence whatsoever

to prove that there is such a/connection, nor was T-l ever

given any information to indicate that members of both

organizations associated with each other except for the

visits of VITALE and ACCARDO.

T-I added there is no doubt

in I-l's mind that if the members of the Kansas City group

were called upon for assistance by members of the Cosa Nostra

such assistance and cooperation would be given.

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