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TO SACCRICAGO92-349) .DATE: JuIy 29, 1959 Date Dict: July 32,1959 FROM SARALPH R. HILL, JR. SUBJECT: SAMUEL GIANCANA ANTI-RACKETSBRING "Chicago Tribune" reporter, advised the writer on July 21, l959; that he nad recently been talking. b6 with a reporter friend of his who had confided in. that b7C he is a friend of a Chicago hoodlum, unnamed and unknown to This individual had been visiting with the friend over the week end and had confided to the reporter the follow ing facts: [The Chicago Syndicate hierarchy contains two top is comparable to the chairman of the board of a large corporation. Directly beneath this position is that of !the boss". Analogous to this position is that of president of a corporation. "The man" is the overseer and policy maker for the outfit. "The boss" carries out his directives.. Prior to 1955, "the man" was LouIs cAnPasnA. Upon lts death PAUL RiccA assumed this-position. After RiccA went to prison, SAx GiANcANA moved in and took over.both positions Of "the man" and "the boss". From 1952 to 1957 the position.. of"the boss" was held by Tony cApszio, and upon his death, by. TONY ACCARDO. GIANCANA 1n 1957 forced ACCARDO into semi- retirement and assumed the reins of the Syndicate.. The. only if one holds Mafia connections.. AccarDo was not a. member of the Mafia, therefore was "bosg' and subservient to the directives of "the man". Accarpo,'it is said, stepped. down when GIANcANA mo ed in because'when you have a man like MOONsy (GIANCANa) at your back,.you either get out or you die." One reason for Accardo's forced retireaent is that. ACcaRDo was not anxious to push into new fields of investment for the Syndicate. : After Accanbo was forced out of his position, he indicated a desire to retire altogether, but thi s. sas not possible.. He therefore.is.available for consultation purposes, and as more or less an elder statesman, as is PAuL. RICCA.] 92- 3y4:d -.92-373(ALX) -92-344(ACCARDO) -66 - (AIUPPA) 1 - 92-415 (ALDS$ISI0)JL 29 1959 1 - 92-347 (DELUCIA) 1 -: 92-466 FBI-CHICAGO RRH:guf (9)