Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, TP
Document date: 04/25/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10290-10405

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-6054-STH NR 2311

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, TP

DATE: 04/25/1968

'PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

LCN, MEMBERS, OC, IDENT, CIP

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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airector,

FBI (06-2513-11-64)

PERSONAL ATADNEION

TOP ECHELON CRIMINAL

INFORLANE PROGRAM;

LA COSA NOSERS • ANTI-MIGHTIRERANG

1

Enery

I - Mis.

Ware

It has boon previoualy pointed out that one of our

tho Crininal Intelligence Progran is the fall

identification and subsoquont prosocution of the membership of le

Coan Nostra (LCH), the dominant group to organized erine la

this

country.

51th an

ever increasing publie ausroness of the signa11-

cance of Lit on a nationnl basis and in consideration of the Burgau"s

vast respossibilities in the flold of organised erino, it 18

necessary that couplote

intelligence bo developed zogarding ICH.

A routes

of

progress reported in tho Identification of

nonbors of LCN sovoals that a subotantial number have been idontiiiod.

Howeves, your office has reported

Identifying only four membors

as residing eithin your territory, which is an increaso of one

In the past yoar.

This sorves to

highlight the urgent need for

your office

to obtais sources who can poliably identity LCh nembers

in your division.

Tho

toy-level ICH hoodlun,

Santo Trafficante, maintains

e residence within your division.

The basic micup of LCH in Floride

has been relatively

undeveloped.

particular euphasis should be

placod upon obtaining momber-sources in LGN une will enable you to

peretrate

• Trafficantee operations.

Our Investigations of LCH havo disclood the absolute

necessity of establishing sources

who are in & position to provide

FILI

accurate data rogarding this underworld orsanization.

An authentic

pictore rogarding

the prevalence of LCN in a particalaz aros cannot

be obtainod without menber-informants.

The importanco of sach

sources

cansot be everesphaassed.

ORIGINAL

You are expected to shos & marked Inprovement in identifying

LOW nenbors within your diveion.

accomplist this, you met have

a continuous and bard hitting progzen

1 to dovelop menbor informants.

The identificationa of LCH members ia

00

integral

part of the

criminal intelligence program.

J. 926051 (LCN - AR)

JEK: Jny

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NOT RECORDED

165 APR 26 1968

DUPLICATE YELLOW

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