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O cot ENTIAL = ©) Letter te Hew York Re: Carmine Galante, was.3 -: Meeting of Hoodiums apalachin, Hew York, 11/14/57 prev: — finvolved in an attesp puent ef arns and smenaition $o a Cuban revolutionary movement. The eirounstances and timing ef Benanno's and Galante's trip to Italy and their alleged attendance at the Apelachin meeting peint eut a possibility that seme ef the hoodlums at the Apalachin meeting may have been thete for the purpose of discussing possibility of investeents = ander the guidance ef the FERA. Shenld individuals sueh as & those at Apalachin become iaterested insonsiderable sunber * im su¢éh an operation as the FERA, it would be difficult te . imagine that those eperations er at least their participation ia the operations would be cenducted im an entiriy legitisate manner. Barbara jn Apalac! in the company of other individuals. mew carried as tep heodlums, including Joseph Bonanzo. Fragmentary netes found in the possession ef the late Salvatere Tornabe, ene of the persons at Apalachin, indicate a definite possibility that Sere Tt Zomw» Barbara's hone a few days peter to 11/14/57. The New York Office should intensify its investigative coverage of Carmine Galante with particular refereace te the La Company, and Gevelep further his asscciaticen 7 with The enclesares transmitted with this letter shou reviewed and summarized in the sext investigative repert submitted ea Galante. dnavestigatien should be cendscted. Because past kaown participation in arms shipments Grected teward the possibility that Galante and engaged in such operations in cennectien with — Shipping Company. ~