This dossier contains extracts from FBI and CIA files relating to the Mafia fixer Johnny Roselli. It focuses on the episode in the early 1960s when Roselli was approached by Robert Maheur on behalf of the CIA in an effort to recruit Roselli and other mafiosos to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Roselli testified before the Church Committee in the 1970s, which was investigating illegal activities carried out by the US intelligence agencies. Indeed, Roselli's story is number 2 on the CIA's list of 'family jewels'. Initially he testified about the CIA plan, part of Operation Mongoose, to try to assassinate Castro. In his third appearance before the Committee in April 1976 he testified about the Kennedy assassination. He was recalled by the Committee some weeks later but by that point he had disappeared. In August 1976 his body was found in a 55-gallon drum floating in a bay near Miami, Florida. He had been strangled, shot and his legs had been sawn off.

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SUBJECT: Johnny Roselli '
1. In Augus t 1960, Mr. Richard M.. Bissell
approached Colonel Sheffield Edwards to determine if
the Office of Security had assets that may as~ist in a
sensitive mission requiring gangster-type action. The
mission target was Fidel Castro.
2. Because o~ its extreme sensitivity, only a
small group' was made privy to the project. The DCI was
briefed and gave his approval. Colonel J. C. Kin~,
Chief, WH Division, was briefed, but all details were
deliberately concealed from any of the JMWAVE officials.
Certain TSD and Communications personnel participated
in the initial planning stages, but were not witting of
the purpose of the mission.
3. Robert A. Maheu, a cleared source of the
Office of Sec~rity, ,was contacted, briefed generally on
the project, and requested to ascert~in i£be could
develop an entree into the gangster elements as the first
step toward accomplishing the desired goal.
4. Mr. Maheu advised that he had met one Johnny
Roselli on several,oc~asions while visiting Las Vegas.
He only knew him casually through clients, but was given
to understand that he was a high-ranking member of the
"syndicat:e" and controlled all of the ice-making machines
on the Strip. Maheu reasoned that, if Roselli was in
fact a member of the clan, he undoubtedly had connections
leading into the Cuban gambling interests. , .
5., Maheu was asked to approach Roselli, who knew
Maheu as a personal relations executive handling domestic
and foreign accounts, and tell him that he had recently
been retained by a client who represented several inter-
national business £irms which were suffering heavy financial
losses in Cuba as a result of Castro's action. They were
convinced that Castro's removal was the answer to their
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problem and were willing to pay a price of $150,000
for its successful accomplishment. It was to be made
clear to Roselli that the United States Government was
not, and should not, become aware of this operation.
6. The pitch was made to Roselli on 14
September 1960 at the Hilton Plaza Hotel, New York City.
Mr. James O'Connell, Office of Security, was present
during this. meeting and was identified to Roselli as an
employee of Maheu. O'Connell actively served as Roselli's
contact until May ~962 at which time he phased out due
to an ov e r se as assignment. His ini tia1 reaction was to
avoid getting involved, but through Maheu's persuasion,
he agreed to introduce him to a friend, Sam Gold, who
knew the "Cuban crowd." Roselli made it clear he did
not want any money for his part and believed Sam would
feel the same way. Neither of these individuals were
ever paid out of Agency funds.
7. During the week of, 25 September, Maheu was
introduced to Sam who was staying at the Fontainebleau
Hotel, Miami Beach. It was several weeks 'after h:i;s
meeting with Sam and Joe"who was identified to him as
a courier operating between Havana and Miami, that he
saw photographs of both of these individuals in the
Sunday .supplemental, "Parade." They were identified as
Mama Salvatore~Giancani and Santos Trafficant, respectively.
Both were on the list'of the Attorney General's ten most-
wanted men. The former was described as the Chicago
chieftain of the Cosa Nostra and successor to Al Capone,
and the latter,' the Ces a Nostra boss of Cuban op e i-a.t i ons .
Maheu called this office immediately upon ascertaining
this information. . .
8. In discussing the possible methods of
accomplishing this mission, Sam suggested that they not
resort to firearms but, if he could be furnished some
type of potent pill, that could be placed in Castro's food
or drink, it would be a much more effective operation.
Sam indicated that he had a prospective nominee in the
person of Juan Ort a , a Cuban official who had been receiving
kick-back payments from the gambling interests, who still had
access to Castro, and was in a financial bind.
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9. TSD was requested to produce six pills of
high lethal content.
10. Joe delivered the pills to Orta. After
several weeks of reported attempts, OJ;ta·appar~l.1tly got
cold feet and asked out of the assignment. He suggested
another candidate who made several attempts without
success.
11. Joe then indicated that Dr. Anthony Verona,
one o f the pr Lnc Lpa L officers in the Cuban Exile Junta, had
become disaffected with the apparent ineffectual progress
of the Junta and was willing to handle the mission through
his own resources.
12. He asked, asa prirequisite·to.the deal, that
he be given $10,000 for organizational expenses and requested
$1,000 worth of communications equipment.
13. Dr. Verona's potential was never fUlly
exploited, as the project was canceled shortly after the
Bay of Pigs episode. Verona was advised that the offer
was 'vi thdrawn, and the p Ll l s were. retrieved.
14. Of significant interest was an incident
which involved a request levied by Sam upon Maheu.
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. . - ,. At t he height of the proj ect negotiations,
Sam expressed concern about his girl£riend,
Phyllis McGuire, who he learned was getting
much attention from Dan Rowan while both were
booked at a Las Vegas night club. Sam asked
Maheur t;o put a bug in Rowan t s : rbomto deter-
mine the extent of his intimacy with Miss
McGuire •. The technician involved in the assign-
ment was discovered in the process, arrested,
and taken to the Sheriff's office for questioning.
He called Maheu and informed him that he had
been detained by the police. This call was made
in the'presence of the Sheriff's personnel ..
Subsequently, the Department of Justice
announced its intention to prosecute Maheu along
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with the technician. On 7 February 1962~.
the Director of Security briefed the Attorney
General, Robert Kennedy, on the circumstances
leading up to Maheu's involvement in the
lviretap. At our request, prosecution was
dropped. .
15. In May 1962, Mr. William Harvey took over
as Case Officer, and it is not known by this office
whether Roselli was used operationally from that point on.
16. It was subsequently learned from the FBI
that Roselli had been convicted on six counts involving
illegal entry into t.he United States. Our records do not
reflect the date of conviction, but it is believed to
have been s9metime during November 1967.
17. On'2 December i968, Roselli, along with
four other individuals, was convicted of conspiracy to
cheat members of the Friars Club of $400,~OO in· a.rigged
gin rl!-mmy g<;l.me.
18. Mr. Harvey reported to t.he Office of Security
of his contacts with Roselli during November and December
1967 and January 1968. It was his belief that Johnny
would not seek out the Agency for assistance in the deporta":
tion proceedings unless he actually faced deportation.
Roselli expressed confidence that he would win an appeal.
19. On 17 November 1970, Maheu called James
O'Connell, Roselli's first Case Officer, to advise that
Maheu's attorney, Ed Morgan, had received a call from a
Thomas Waddin, Roselli's lawyer, who stated that all.
avenues of appeal had been exhausted, and his client now
faces deportation. Waddin indicated ~hat, if someone did
not intercede on Roselli's behalf, he would make a cOmplete
expose of his activities with the Agency.
20. On 18 November 1970, Mr. Helms was briefed
on the latest development in this case, and it was decided
that the Agency would not in any way assist Roselli. Maheu
was sp a?vised of the Agency's position, and he was in
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complete agreement with our stand. He further adVised
that he was not concerned about any publicity as it
affected him personally should Roselli decide to tell
all.
21. Subsequently, Roselli or someone on his
behalf furnished Jack Anderson details of the operation.
Attached are two Anderson columns dealing with" this
matter.
22. The last known residence of Roselli was the
Federal Penitentiary in Seattle, Washington.
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RESIDENCE
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RCSSELLI maintains a.
residence at Apartment at
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1251 North Crescent Heights Boulevard, Los Angeles,,California,
and at the Diplomat Apartment in
Lae Vegas, Nevada.92w,
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On June 22, 1961, Special Agents SAB! of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI! observed ROSSELLI leave
hie apartment house at 1251 North Crescent Heights Boulevard,
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alone inhis Cadillac and proceeded to Beverly Hills, Califomia,
L where he parked in
1110 SouthRod-ec» Drive
the parking lot of
and entered the restaurant.&#39;,92
At approximate
Romanoffs Restaurant,
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was r eaiding
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RSSSELLI was plannirg to
-Illy leave furnished information
on the evening of July 6, 196l.92,92
aqrised that ROSSELLI was in Les Vegas
2on July lQ6l.92,92
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of FBI observed
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b1 advised
Q as Jul ,,
of .92J92
that RGSSELLI
in
wasLas
Vegas
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On July 28, 1961, of
Saks the FBI observed ROSSELI.-I
in the coffee shop of the Desert Inn Hotel during the evening.
On Jul 11 61, SAs
of the FBI observed RQSSELLI
conversing with at approximately 9:15 a.n_1 in the
casino of the Star-East Hotel in Las Vegas,
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Information Concerning the
_..T Case Entitled ARTHUR JAMES
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concerning
iniormation this matter is being set out
because was
ROSSELLE involved in _
it.92A
1!-" On October 31, 1960, ARTHURJAMES BALLETTI was arrested
I... 1
Y? " 1 at the Rivera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, at which time he
admitted that he had received instructions from Investigations,
Inc., Miami, Florida, to surveil and record telephone conversations
of DAN ROWAN,who was then staying at the Rivera Hotel. Investigatic
revealed that an unknown individual using the name J. II. HARRISCN
participated of
in the placing the telephone surveillance in
DANROWAN&#39;s
room.92k
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with
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GUIRE
PHYLLIS MC
ROWAN later advised
is noted
that he intended
PHYLLIS MC GUIRE had reportedly
that at thistime
of the MC GUIRE Sister
to marry PHILLIS MC GUIRE.
been the girl of
friend
ROWANwas keeping
singing act and
company
of
SAMUEL GIAI3AN92 Chicago. Information received during
1960,
July, from an informant Las
in Vegas, indicates that
GIANCAHA again keeping companywith PHILLIS MC UUIRE.
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EDWARD Inc.
DUBOIS of Investigations, advised
that in October, 1960, he received a telephone frdm
call ROBERT
a
MAHEU, private investigator, WashingtonD.C., reguesting that
DUBOIS send two men to Las Vegas on October 26, l9ol, for physical
surveillance work. Subsequently, according to DUBOIS, MAHEU
told him only to send one man as he, MAHEU, was going to send
one man. Thereafter, DBOIS sent BALLETTI and the
who
unknown individual used the name J. W..HARRISON accompanied
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BALLETTI.92J92
During the period ll
from October to October 1961,
29,
ROBERT A. MAHEU and a J. A. ROLLINS were registered at the
Kenilwcrth Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, and ROLLERS accompanied
MAHEU. MAHEU informed of
SAs the FBI that J. A. ROLLINS was
JOHN ROLLINS
A. but refused to further identify him. 92g92
Investigation disclosed that while at the Kenilworth
Hotel, ROLLINS was charged with calls
two telephone to telephone
3-115
number NH. o,
in Chic Illinois, which is the telephone
of
number _ who has been identified in the
1>"° ROSSELLI inves igatran as a close friend and associate of ROSSELLI.
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also been identified as aclose
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ROLLIHS was also charged with atelephone call to
telephone number DU. 2-6000 which is the telephone number
of the Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, where ROSSELLI
had received many telephonecallsin the past 92%
,1 advised that
JAMES FOLEY, an attorney
in the&#39;1atter part of
in Las
October, 1960,
Vegas, Nevada,
he received
atelephone call from JAMES P. CANTIIIQN of the law firm of
-up-1,-»- &#39; Cantillon and Cantillon, Beverly Hills, California, requesting
that FQLEY represent BALLETTI and arrange for his bond,
CANTILLDN personally guaranteed FOLEY&#39;s fee. It noted
is
that JAMESIZ CANTILLON is JOHN ROSSELLI&#39;s attorney and aclose
associate of RDSSELLI&#39;s L92
Upon interview by SAs of the FBI, JANES ?. CANTILLON
said thazhe first heard of the microphone incident when he
received call
a from a man in custody in Las Vegas whose
jc name he did not
correct= He
recall. He
addsed that
that
said
referred
he
the name BALLETTI was
this nan
probably
to THQMAS FQLEY
an attorney in Lao Vegas.92_92
Further investigation revealed that Central Intelligence
Agency CIA! in connection with their operations concerning
FIDEL CASTRO in Cuba contacted ROBERT to
MAHEU act as92"cutout
in contacts with SAM GIANCAIA on the theory that GIANCAIA through
his gambling activities in Cuba under the Batista Government
might still have sources and contacts in Cuba who could be
of value to ClA= According to oificials oi CIA, this organization
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did not
authorize microphone surveillance
the on DON
ROWKN. l;
On May 25, 1961, advised
MAHEU SAs of the FBI
that the orignal contact with GIANCANA after had
MAHEU been
requested by tomake contact GIANCAEA idEg%t
CIA with was
made "JOHNNY" whodeclinedto further identify. 1
by he &#39; *§;
A ancicnat he
On e 1961, mast
29, advised S1 gr
3- would verify
"JUlINNY&#39;s
,en
if the IEenE§&#39;named the when
man. JOHN ROSSELLI&#39;s was
name
furnished to he
MAHEU admitted that ROSSELJI was the
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referred to and that ROSSELLI was also identical to J ROLLINS
A
-ulna-.-rwy who registered with him at the Kenilworth Hotel in Miami Beach,
Florida, in October, 1960. 92_;92
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Date__ _ Y/1&#39;1/61
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RQEEHE MAHEU was interviewed at 190 Nerth
Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, on 13,
July 1961.
MAHEU was informed of his right to an attorney and that&#39;
he did not have to answer questions and that anything he
did say could be used against him in acourt of law.
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MAHEU stated in
that connection with the confidential
assignment for Central Intelligence Agency CIA! he had
been in contact with SAMUEL GIANCANA and had received
valuable assistance from GIANCANA, which, in turn, was
furnished tc CIA. MAHEU had reason to believe that
GIANCANA may have disclosed information regarding the
project and, in view of the sensitive nature
of the pro-
ject, he, MAHEU,decided
to determine whether or not
I .1 GIANCANA had actually talked to unauthorized persons.
was
He aware that GIANCANA was veryclose in a romantic
way with PHYLLIS MC
GUIRE of the Mc Guire Sisters Trio.
said
He that if GIANCANA had disclosed this
informatiai
regarding project to a1yone,he&#39;would have disclosed it
to PHYLLIS MG GUIRE. He said that he was also aware
that
3 the
in
and GIANCANA
involved
fall of
DAN
with
1960 the
were strained
rela ons between
and that
ROWAN, who was appearing
PHYLLIS was
PHYLLIS MC GUIRE
romantically
at the,Ridera
Hotel Las
in Vegas. considered
He it very
vital to deter-
mine whether or not GIANCANA was reliable anddecided to
order an installation on DAN ROWANfs room in an effort to
mation regarding MC GUIRE.
the project
to PHYLLIS _
determine whether or not GIANOANA had
.
disclosed an infor-
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MAHEU stated that this decicion was his own
and that GIANCANA had no knowledge that the installation
/""d was made that
He said he did discuss this with JOHN
ROSSELLI, since he felt obligated to discuss it with
92§._~,-...-/ ROSSELLI, as HOSSELLI had been instrumental in putting
him in contact with GIANCANA. denied
MAHEU that the instal-
lation was made at the request of ROSSELLI or GIANCANA or
for the benefit of either ROSSELLI GIANCANA.92J92
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_ Date dictated ___1,L1l,L6l_-,
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your agency; it and us
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recommendrnlons nor cencluslons of the FBI.
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He said that he did discu ss his decision ROSSELLI
with
some time prior to ordering the installation but does
/-- not recall the specific date or place where he discussed
the matter ROSSELLI.
with He pointed out that
he does
not recall whether or not ns occurred during October,
92~aw
1960, when they were both registered at the Kenilworth
Hotel in Miami Beach, Flo rida. He pointed out he
that
had met with ROSSELLI on a
number of occasions and, there-
fore, does not the
recall specific occasion&#39;in whidlhe
discussed his decision ROSSEIIJ
wi t h . He does not recall
what comment RESSELLJ made when informed of his decisia1.924
MAHEU said tha the requested EDWARDI¢ DUBOIS,
Jr , Miami
a Beach privat e investigator, to institute a
F 7 technical surveillance of DAN ROWAN&#39;s
room at the Rioera
Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He said that he does not
recall his
what specific requests were regarding the
type of installation b
to e used, but had left this up
to DUBOIS. He said he
that was interested only in con-
versation DAN
within ROWAN s room and had in the
mind -
installation of a microph one and transmitter and not a
telephone tap. He said,h owever, that he does not recall
whether or not he specifi ed not to bake atelephone
installation. He said th at he does recall that he i
definitely did not reques ta physical surveillance of Egaua, ,
ROWAN..
ya
MAHEU stated that he does not know the identity
of the unkncwn subject, also known asJ. W. Harrison. He
said that he definitely did not contact DUBOIS and tell
DUBOIS that he
would send one his
of men. He insisted that
DUBCIS furnished both men to handle this assignnent in
Las Vegas and that
DUBOIS had charged him for transportation
and time for two nen.92U92
//K -.7 It? MAHEU repeated that he take
would full responsi-
bility for ordering the i nstalition, that the installation
was made for the reasons he had given above and in a
92. previous interview, and d efinitely was not made at the
request or for the benefi t ofJOHN ROSSELLI OSAMUEL GIANCANA 92
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JOHN RQSSELLI was contacted at Drucker B Hair-
dressers for Men, 97h0 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills,
California. have
ROSSELLI was informed of his right to
an attorney and that he did not
have to say anything and
that anything he did say could be
used against him in a
g-in court of law. 92V92 -
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RGSSELLI admitted that he has known ROBERT MAHEU
for approximately five years. when asked if he knew SAM
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.
_.E§:&#39;;-13! GIANCANA, ROS3ELL1 stated, "Let&#39;s
discuss the weather.
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1,;-,_,-~.-,,<.-,-1 do not care to answer any more questions." ROSSELLE stated
that illegal
he knew of nothing MAHEU
that had done, but
for any additional information regarding his association
with MAHEY, the Agents should talk with MAHEUhimself. 92A
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at hie
R<3SS EIJ,I was
Lea Angeiea
telgohonically contacted
apartment, 1251
by SA-
Greecent Height! 1
evard, La-s Angelee, on July 19, in
1961, an effort to
arrange an interview. ROSSELLI advised that he did not care
to diecuea his aascciation with at any time with the
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put
C0 GIANTANA in touch with
offered
an unl-cnovm individual in lacs
ta
/Angeles regarding same
business venture in which ROS;3ELLI
, would possibly also have an int-exie-at ROSSELLI is rqt orted
y to have reaxar-Iced that it was a good location and would have
slot machined and that there was no reason why they could not
make money. 92>92 &#39;
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1c>oz1tac+.+;edJuly t. efquhc that from
anindividual 1
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W .-"1a
and RCESELH
believedgzieture whic
and-diaausaed a
by b in SELLI
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had a five
percent terest. R=;S1SE=;LIJ remarked that or
1later pictures he would want a"reahuff1e." L>92
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believed b" aim
July 10,
1961wdvieed that a person
to be T6?-"NT H3 * » at the reaidence re
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on July
this residence.
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ROSSELLI
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K ymentioned a picture, -~cppa1&#39;-"ently beingmade, which would
feature nudes fereign
in cmmtriea, tut would be covered in
» this country. 51:-eke of an individual named-
in connectic-:1 with the picture which would
he said be filmed
by an independent producer and releaaed through a. najer company.
The.-"rye was also mention that there :~r-euld be eh:-t cf each place
on the Strip and the dmmtom-m area apparently referring ta the
"strip" in I.a2 Vegas; and the dosvnt-cam shopping; area!. 92.»-

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The Central Intelligence Agency recently advised
of acontact Roselli made with Colonel Sheffield Edwards,
former Director of Security, now retired. Roselli, a
¢&#39;_z member of the Chicago "family" of La Cosa Nostra who
represents their
interests in Las Vegas and on the west
coast, was contacted by Agents of the Los Angeles Division
shortly before this and they apparently touched asensitive
spot. Colonel Edwards, who obviously contacted Roselli in
the past, thought he looked worried and distraught. The
contact by our Los Angeles Agents flushed Roselli out and
:§ve>-#-u~&#39;; he went to the Central
Intelligence Agency for protection.
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Central Intelligence Agency, in the past, compromised them-
selves by dealing with Roselli when they had him contact J
Sam Giancana, head of the Chicago "family of La
Cosa Nostra,.
.-_,,-q--_- to getsomeone assassinate Castro:!?§i/LA!
to
Los Angeles Agents
recently selected Roselli as a-
target to develop him
as atop echelon criminal informant -
and in &#39;the alternative
hi to put pressure on m t
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informationlleading to his
possible de ortation s An eles
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was rought te th Un
through e.
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with
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cuss
compromising information
suggested that
this
matter.
concerning his
Roselli secretly
About one
true identity.
meet them to dis-
hour after Roselli was contacted,
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0ffice_and told the contacting Agent
that
the Les
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interview Roselli, it would have to be
done in Canti11on&#39;s
F??? presence. Cantillon was told we desired to interview
.i 1-&#39; Roselli, but not in the presence of an attorney. Shortly
tea!
after the contact was made with Roselli, he suddenly departed
Los Angeles,
as now determined from Central Intelli en e
Agency,
tosecretly
make with agency{%%§6Bg
contact that
ACTION:
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ee Intelligence Agency
through the Liaison Section. The
Los Angeles Office will be advised of Rosellis contact
with Central Intelligence Agency so they can capitalize
on his inner turnmoil to develop him as a top echelon
F *5- criminal informant regardin his vast knowledge of the
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. *&#39; eontaia the tollosing intonation concerni
the captioned natter, by
such ct shich has been tarnished the
entril Intelliienoe iienoy ion! on i strictly iiihly 1
requestedethst restrictive
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a__sostbasing
coniidential "need-to-know"
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of 1961 in connection Iith emf investigation oi a violation &#39;
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Statute
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---_-q charge. Balletti and another nnidenti - IYICIUIJ III -
Y October, 1960, had reportedly placed a sire tap on the telephone
or Dan Rowan, a senher or the eonedy teas or Bonn and Ila:-tin.
Rowanat the tine reportedly eas engaged to Phyllis Ic uire _A,
t the sell-knosn lcliuire Jisters singing trio sho ens else
noon he a girl triend oi ea Giancana, top hoodlum!
to a
- I mu-lug the course oi the Ialletti investigation it
ascertained that Robert 1. Iaheu, a private detective, sas _
[ - nvolrod. n.-ring claised coverage
interviewheordered
I Iosan in behalf oi ClA&#39;seitorts to obtain intelligence
iniornation in Cuba through the noodles element, including Ban
iianoana, ihich hsd lntereststhere. Iahsu said he-sas put in
contact Iith einnonne infeonneotion Qith these intelligence
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&#39;Iohn ioselli, a ma lngeles hoodlum.Iahen
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stated also ma he authorised the warm e&#39;£"l&#39;oiiH"a
and
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the essence of the ahose saeefurnished hm! " "- u&#39;
Attorney I Kennedycgl, ng
mm which
General .1&#39;; _e
"enclosed
Robert~ hy"Ieftel&#39;
s-seeorasdg 1 i the sass t n aiai da a
:§~&#39;__._;1til&#39;ization
of lahen connection anti-caetro
in sith_ activities
- gZ1&#39;, ;i,°" our tiles
&#39;"&#39; **3ince shoe that llr. Kennedy returned the original
Felt - -of
Gale
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our letter snd ite enclosed aenorandua dated lay 82, 1961
Fiosen
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