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— Federal Bureau of Investigation Pnited States Department of Justice CHICAGO, ILLINOIS December 6, 1939 Federal Bureau Of Investigation Washington, D. Ce. Tear Sir: . Reference is made to the Director's telephone conversation of December 2, 1939, with the writer at which time it was requested that the Chicago office be on the alert for any information indicat~ ing that there 1 to be an attempt made on the life of AL CAPONE or his brother RALPH] CAPONE. v an opportunity to ha tion with who has been a@ reporter for a cénsiderable munber of years here in Chicago. nunerous & intances in the underworld and amongst the hocdlun fraternity. mmeragaed opinion ig to the effect that there may be some trouble stant future as a result of the release of AL CAPONE amongst the various menbere of the so-called syndicate here in view of that CAPONE represgnted the * er type" of rood, lal believes that reat IFT alias|FRANKIE THE EN- FORCER is well set in Cleveland, Florida, and othey sections of the country as a result of so-called legitimate businegses and also as result of his interest in various labor unions, etc. NITTI, JACK GUZIK, JLITTLE NEW YORK CAMPAGNA, as well as the other so-called "big wigs" ¢@f the syndicate organization, are now pretty well settled with the strong arm type of employee or “muscle man", In other words, most of the syndicate's desires have been in recent years and are at the present time carried out as a result of threats to do physi- cal harm by the administration of beatings to those who will not comply with their wishes. After AL CAPONE went to jail it appears that there was a wholesale elimination of the employee who resorted to e of the gun or knife, With the advent of CAPONE'S release, informs that it is the opinion of many that some of the gun- men type of hoodlum will attempt a comeback. A concerted wilt; of course, depend upon CAPONE'S own manifestations. i believes that there can be no concerted movement oe S. CAPONE will assume definite leadership of such s movenents $4 | i] 2Z2/ a oo is INDEXED