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AO uw 6) faselet ropime had piven the Mafia vercplete fracdom to establish monopolies ae ; (62-75147-34-154, p, 2). to return for support of the regime. iti 12 In 1943, dispatches fram Sictly revealed that the American Third 13 ‘Hivision shan ou the Messina drlye hod chosen Castel d! Accia about 22 miles Porn Valero ag ils rear echolan bsedquarters. This little town waa 18 ; Wiscovered to ba a Mafia area and the center of olack-market operations. 20 Allied authorities raided the “Malla clroxghold, capturing two notorious Mafia 2e (131) gpaders aula namber of the sufaby oo fo the blach. market ring. ) 27 Jperstion 20 - e9 =i, Crime Wave in Cicily 30 ee 33 Reports iiltering oul of Cicily in 1944 revealed a revived Mafla with danditry and “idnappings a coor occerrence throughout the Sicilan countryside. 35 sBlthoueh officio. police stain: cate coreecening the -‘afia during the War years U7 fre lacking, “anerican correspond tals in Italy reported that at least eight - ypdepen:tont “aha gangs had boon J antified, The anusual feature of these 42 — yRnEs, the reports contloued, a9 (hot there apparently was no common yy (132) Warreement acnong them coacerntag territorial rigbte. ne Shereas ja the past, a victim of a territorial gang might receive in igtect a guarantee of imimuntily of attack by another gang, this no longer held true. $1 52 53 34 ~ oD - 35 36 57 38 39. | 50 51 52