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62-2537-850 pely 62~3391-) p.43 66-3823a~h Grigoing letter to carector Weted 9/19/h7 re; nacketeering Activiti deel Give: Crime Survey. (Informetion furvisnhed by Informant 131 47). ter sets ont that an P/9L/47, confidential — 180 ‘ Se wersbal te of ey oression ize F; bre 7 _. completely by the Syndicate iii tip ae be 2 good person to cultivate ‘ee 3 a. emerre national picture fror. the Syndicatelg He is als closely ated with Mickey Cohen ae d ie a wadison Square Gardens at where cr arraige TX SINATRA and othe> celetrities to be present, outgoing letter to Director deted 5/16/52 re: The Mafia - GIIF. Letter sets out - Re SAC letter No. 8, Series 1952, dated 5/23/52, occticn (G), which requests in lette® form information ir the files £ tais office con cerning the Mafia with particular emphasis on nformetion tending to prove or disprove there is a Mafia in existence in the U.S. A review of references to the captioned organization in the files o: this office reflects that there is data which was originated by investigation in this Div. and additional materisl supplied by cthe: pivisions, Tne Special crime Stucy Commission on Organized Crime appointed by the Governor of Calif. has conducted <uring the past year considera’ inquiry into the activities of the Mafia. The purpose of the inquiry was to determine the infiltration of the Mafia into Calif. The results of tris inquiry are available to the La office for detailec review if necessary. Investigators for the Commission have etated thet their studies lead them firmly to believe that such an organizetion as tae Mafia or the Unione Siciliana is in existence and thet it definitely hag international ramification, Files are te te prepared by the Co omission on the following individi 2s suspected members o! the Mafia: FRANK SINATRA, etc. | ~Ce . mee i Mam and mk Pek nm fen oe en eee © MMi OSbO Val bile Ol oy of JS revue Tafornant, advised that in appro ¥ Yee renee was active in the CkC in the LA area, nec a donation for ukG in the amount of 31,000 from ae) i Date Furnished: 2/2/52 bre agent: tot Giv ew) Informant: otential Security formant (CONCEAL) Oviginel: Poss. oral * ~16-—