“1 MEMORANDUM* TO: TO THE FILES FROM: PATRICK SHEA AND MICHAEL MADIGAN DATE: JUNE 21, 1975 SUBJECT: SUMMARY acj,1"- OF A MEEETING WITH MR. JOHN ROSSELLI. BEGAN AT I11:35 a.m., JUNE 21, 1975, IN ROOM 711 of the WATERGATE HOTEL PRESENT AT THE SESSION: MR. MICHAEL MADIGAN”
“MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD -1 Michael Madigan August 13, 1976 . I recently discussed with Agent Richard Taylor of the i: *W Federal Bureau of Investigation my recollections (A. of pre testimony interviews- with Mr. John Rosselli prior to Rosselli’s 1i ; .. 2 vi testify”
“point of view that the Giancana name had been linked to the Agency. Rosselli was upset by the harassment he had been under by the FBI. He ■ pointed to the 1966 Frier Club incident as an example. He said in 1966 he had -*1*basis been approached by the FBl|tp provide informatio”
“MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORB :Michael Madigan :August 13, 1976 Je I recently discussed with Agent Richard Taylor of they, - Federal Bureau of Investigation my recollections of pre- testimony interviews with Mr. John Rosselli prior to Rosselli’s 0 testifying under oath in June of 1”
“MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD Michael Madigan August 13, 19765 „1 recently discussed with Agent Richard Taylor of them -*. Federal Bureau of Investigation my recollections of pre- testimony interviews with Mr. John Rosselli prior to Rosselli’s. testifying under oath in June o”
“-2- It is-mywrecollection that on at least onesoeeasion; in’ the presence of Senator Howard H.Baker Jel, Roeseli% toldus the Senator 'that he, Rosselli, was concerned for his safety and. his life and that he was risking his well-being by testifying ■3 before the Committee. I .”
“-5- The Rowan tap; Rosselli said that he understood that Giancana had asked Maheu for a tap on Rowan Dan Rowan. Maheu gave Rosselli two stories. The first Dwas that: he .was doing Giancana a favor and tH^yond was Ithat that there was a real -might intelligence value in tha”
“p. 44 After the Cuban Missile Crisis, the whole operation came to a halt and Rosselli said he was never in contact with the Cubans again. p. 45-46 Rosselli met Harvey at Dulles Airport in Washington after the Missile Crisis, in June 1963, and had dinner with him in Washingto”
“Roselli’s- r timony the most important.1 death is connected to his testimo-C: 1 dsit Ht 6 itdos: *, ny, although he did say,there was,I CHCAGO-AREA .investigators . no evidence [indicating "Roselli Glancana copclupro thatinternal ’s death- - gangland- :might have been kille”
“ist concerned: :timony the most important *i 02, about the possibility that Roselli’s- death is connected to his testimo-E: 3.229 %€ - • -6- *4 = ny, although he did say there was,im :CHICAGO-AREA investigators? no evidence [indicating Rerelli concluded that Glancana’s deat”
“Messers. Giancana and Roselli figured had be nickname was Momo, was prominent on the list of come intertwined with the operations of the United criminals the President’s brother was trying to put in States government. Never mind that the decisions of jail. The story may sound”
“Giancana had been talking about Giancana's involvement in an assassination plot * ( without indicating the CIA was * When Roselli talked with Giancana after the wiretap had been discovered, Giancana "laughed. . . I remember his expression, smoking a cigar, he . almost swal”
“14-00000 ROSELLI, John 1 HSCA Reguest, 11 November 77 (OLC #77—4963) for documents:__________ 1. anti-castro organizations.... 2.--- Memo from Osborn—to FBI,—5/27/66—(footnoted in Senate-report) 3. Memo for the Record by Osborn, 12/11/67 (same) & access to CIA file on John ”
“-6- June 1963. I.G. Report reference last meeting between Roselli and Harvey -- Roselli met by Harvey at Dulles Airport -- Roselli stayed at home of friend of Harvey's -- Harvey’s home closed up per overseas trip Harvey called by FBI having seen Roselli/Harvey at restaurant”
“Rowan Tap. Rosselli said that he understood that Giancana had asked Maheu for a tap on Dan Rowan. Maheu; gave Rosselli two stories. The' first was that he was doing Giancana a favor and the second was that there was a real intelligence value in that Maheu was afraid that Gi”
“gave no answers and he knew that Maheu had been questioned by the FBI.I During his early contacts with Maheu in 1959 and ‘60, in setting up the Cuban operation, Maheu was setting up a guard system for different Hughes’ operations, such as Hughes Aircraft or other corporate in”
“-2- It is my recollection thatoon atleast one occasion, in the presence of Senator * Howard H. Baker, - Jr., Rosselli told-Tr s *: n - - .' ;’ --) 23 . ;: - dets Pgpy FECEWs 39575 the Senator that he, Rosselli, was concerned for his safety • sliver - A cP o’ his life, and tha”
“re:Giancana 1971 Jan.18 First of three Anderson columns Jan.19 Mayhu (scheduled to go before grand Lenzner memo to SenErvin jury on Las Vegas skimming) calls on Rosselli ( and phone lc AG John Mitchell If tr Same day: Haldeman ek Dean to inquire into Hughes/O’Brien/Maheu”
“5S6ut the possibility that Roselli’s dtath is connected to his testimo-” ny, atthorgh he did say there was, I - CHICAGO-AREA - investigators, po evidence indicating "Roselli". copcluptd that Ci Glancana ’s death- : might have been killed to prevent. : was part of an internal g”
“Howard MEMORANDUM To : From: Date : Gary Rick August 10, 1976 Stim. Subject: Roselli First, some background information. Yesterday, August 9, Senators Inouye and Baker met with Directors Kelley and Bush to discuss Roselli’s death. The FBI doesn't want to touch this”
“Los Angeles, he remembers being represented by James Cantillon a Los Angeles attorney He remembers that this grand jury was convened sometime in the summer of 1970 and that’ his appearance took place before he went to jail, which was January 25, 1971. He has no recollection of”
““Yawn." Department to make an investigation of Mr. Roselli’s. Forgive us for lapsing into storybookese. We do it death. We think the Department should comply and for a reason which is that the simple unadorned facts that the investigation, despite FBI Director Clarence of the ”
“about CIA involvement to keep his mouth, shut. Rosselli only had one discussion with Giancana. p. 27 O’Connell called Rosselli after Bay of Pigs. Met in Florida not long after Bay of Pigs with William Harvey, O'Connell and Rosselli. Harvey told Rosselli that he wanted Rossel”
“assassination plots, and was reluctant to mention Santos - .**g**09t-**88 Trafficante. by name. - In fact, I cannotrecall Ro8selli ever. mentioning Trafficante by name and only very vaguely responding 7 g to questions if the questioner used the name Trafficante.”
“•* Los Angeles, he remembers being represented by James Cantillon a Los Angeles attorney He remembers that this grand jury was convened sometime in the summer of 1970 and that his appearance took place before he went to jail, which was January 25, 1971. He has no recollectio”
“SUBJECT Director of Security : Senate Select Committee Staff Request (Roselli/Maheu/Giancana Matter) 1. Reference is made to the undersigned's assistance provided to Mr. Andrew D. Postal and Mr. Gordon C. Rhea of the Senate Select Committee Staff during their interview on 19 Augu”
“Vegas says she doesn’t pages of a Mafia novel: allegedly secret. prevent prosecution, but Roselli was - know * where ............. her boss is or when he’ll brought into the United States illegally The day after Roselli’s body was convicted of violating interstate gam- be re”
“-2- It is my recollection that on at least one occasion, in the presence of Senator Howard H. Baker, Jet • Rosselli told the Senator that he, Rosselli, was concerned for his safety ando’s his life and that he was risking hta well-being by testifying.95e before the Committee I a”
“older Subject: MATERIAL REVIEWED BY HSCA STAFFERS Review at Headquarters - Individuals of Interest - to the HSCA (Tab B Sanitized) on John Roselli, Sam Giancana (Santos Trafficante) - 77-0076/2 NW 65924 Docld:32400031 Page 2 HSC 77-0076/2 Blakey, 13 December 197 *MATERIAL REVIEWE”
“equested information on Agency contacts with the Administration during 1971 relating to this matter. 2. The files and records of all individuals identified with the planned utilization of Mr. Giancana were searched. These individuals included Mr. Robert A. Maheu, who arranged con”
“deported if he didn’t coopera-:, Johnson in the spring of 1967, in Committee, called for the FBI to te. vestigation was not vigorously pur. sued.. get involved in the case. (Several IN 1961, through a bungled bungled days later. Attorney General Ed wiretap effort’," the FB”
“traveled west, finally to settle ins The deaths of Giancana, in June .“Two or three of us get together ’California, his attention turned to of 1975, and Rosselli, this summer, on a business deal and everybody bootlegging, gambling and dab- have aroused a renewed concern in say”
“equested information on Agency contacts with the Administration during 1971 relating to this matter. 2. The files and records of all individuals identified with the planned utilization of Mr. Giancana were searched. These individuals included Mr. Robert A. Maheu, who arranged con”
“equested information on Agency contacts with the Administration during 1971 relating to this matter. 2. The files and records of all individuals identified with the planned utilization of Mr. Giancana were searched. These individuals included Mr. Robert A. Maheu, who arranged con”
“deported if he didn’t coopera- Johnson in the spring of 1967, in-- chairman of the Senate Intelligence te. .-. vestigation was not vigorously pur- Committee, called for the FBI to sued. get involved in the case. (Several IN 1961, through a bungled days later. Attorney General”
“Page 2.. According’to Roselli, the murdered mobster, Sam Giancana, never became involved in the assassination plot. He knew about it; he may even have suggested a Cuban contact; nothing'more. Roselli identified the CIA project officer, in charge of the Castro assassinat”
“Roselli for living in the United States under an assumed name unless he cooperated in an investigation of the Mafia. (Roselli, whose true name is Filippo Saco, was born in Italy and allegedly brought illegally into the United States while still a child.) Roselli contacted Edw”
“to the CIA-Castro tions Committee and for seven gation was dropped. affair. years was chief inspector of the FBI. MORGAN SAID he knew, as the - With Rosselli’s death this sum Senate committee recently empha mer, the newly appointed Senate sized as well, that all information”
“When Roselli came up for sentencing, he was represented by Torn Wadden, who had been associated in some capacity with Edward Bennett Williams. . Wadden filed a motion to reduce sentence and included with it two col umns by Jack Anderson that recounted the story of Roselli a”
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““If you had a headache he would federal prosecutor asked that Poliz either get you an aspirin or send zi and Terilli be jailed immediately someone to get one. I said some because monitored, wiretapped thing significant there — he would conversations showed that the two get ”
“patriotic. p. 61 Rosselli knew Trafficante before "operation" started. p. 62 Rosselli maintained some contact with Maheu after Harvey took over. p. 64 Rosselli still is social friends with Harvey. p. 66 In April or May of 1966, Rosselli was stopped in the street by two FBI ”
“west, finally to settle in. The deaths of Giancana, in June' "Two or three of us get together California, his attention turned to. of 1975, and Rosselli, this summer, on a business deal and everybody bootlegging, gambling and dab- have aroused a renewed concern in says it’s a ”
“asks for Keeney Watergate memcon Justice Dept. Rosselli file 1970 Rosselli goes before grand jury Government Opposition,supi under immunity re:Giancana 1971 Jan.18 First of three Anderson columns Jan.19 MaheRy(scheduled to go before grand jury on Las Vegas skimming) call”
“T: Agency Contact with the Immigration and Naturalization Service on Behalf of Mr. Johnny Roselli 1. Reference is made to a request forwarded to the Office of Security on 19 March 1974, by Mr. John C. Richards, Office of the Inspector General. The Subject of inquiry is based on a”
“JECT: Agency Contact with the Immigration and Naturalization Service on Behalf of Mr. Johnny Roselli 1. Reference is made to a request forwarded to the Office of Security on 19 March 1974, by Mr. John C. Richards, Office of the Inspector General. The Subject of inquiry is based o”
“T: Agency Contact with the Immigration and Naturalization Service on Behalf of Mr. Johnny Roselli 1. Reference is made to a request forwarded to the Office of Security on 19 March 1974, by Mr. John C. Richards, Office of the Inspector General. The Subject of inquiry is based on a”
“-7 - Dan Rowan. Maheu said that he had been requested to place a tap for Giancana and that Giancana might "stop helping" on the assassina- tion plot if this tap was not placed. i’Connell checked with Edwards and received the go-ahead. O’Connell indicates that Maheu was auth”
“conviction, the “If you had a headache he would federal prosecutor asked that Poliz- - either get you an aspirin or send . zi and Terilli be jailed immediately someone to get one. I said some ■ because monitored, - wiretapped , thing significant there — he would conversation”
“7 0 100111 AOI 1000 *000 200cfe By Meraysto* • 2- • 9 P3 : BRECQUE e* a0 : C1 RON L owner."he ven • ho* + ROTHE MURDER -of— Roselli, who, *.- Sen. Gary Hart (D., Colo.) made an unannounced trip to.. P April, p’last testified in *rl renewed Jn. Miami Friday for a privat”