(EST PUB DATE) SYNOPOSIS OF INTERVIEW WITH CHARLES SIRAGISA (ALIAS CARL SALERNO) IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA ON 10 APRIL 1979

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00295566
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2000
• Publication Date: January 1, 1979

Siragusa reported staying at the apartment once or twice and
that used it whenever he was in N.Y. He knew of the mirror
and stated there was no installed electronic equipment. He had
assumed the Agency wanted the apartment for polygraph interviews.
Siragusa knew George White well. Had visited the West Coast
pad once or twice but remembered little of it. He stated that he
had the reputation of a "straight guy" in the office; hence George
and others would not have taken him into their confidence if any
illicit activities had been going on.
Regarding his T.V. appearance on the Altmeyer program where
he reported, referring to CIA, that "they" requested him to lie or
plead the 5th to Senate investigators "they" referred to Ray
Treichler who was even then retired. Siragusa said Ray was furious
when he learned that Siragusa had already testified, had admitted the
safehouse and had named Treichler. When asked why Treichler was so
nervous about the apartment, when apparently nothing went on there,
he didn't know other than that Ray just didn't want to be associated
with it.
The program took his remarks about the Agency out of context.
He was in 0.S.S., knows Janes Murphy and Jim Angleton well, and
thinks highly of them and CIA. The program editors cut all of his
favorable remarks.
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SUBJECT: Synposis of Interview with Charles Siragusa (alias Cail
Salerno)in West Palm Beach, Florida on 10 April 1979,
Siragusa knew almost nothing about the actual use of the .
safehouses. Siragusa was stationed in the Washington headquarters
of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, not New York City. One of his
responsibilities was liason with CIA. Anslinger introduced Ray
Treichler to Siragusa and told Siragusa to "take Treichler back to
your office to see if you can help him". Siragusa reports that most
of Anslinger's directions were equally vague. Ray wanted to set up
a safehouse (apartment) in N.Y. and wanted F.B.N. to do it for him. -
Ray indicated he would make little use of it and that other times it
was available to the F.B.N. Ray made it sound like it was being done
as a favor to the F.B.N. An apartment at 105 West 13th was obtained.
John Tagley (deceased) took care of the details of obtaining and
maintaining the apartment.
Siragusa maintained an accounting, receipts, etc. until his
retirement when all that material, believed to be of no consequence,
was destroyed - well before any controversy on the safehouses came
to light.
Siragusa has little use for Feldman and indicated it will be
iMpossible in talking with him to separate truth from fiction. Ray
Treichler always spoke very favorably of Feldman, as a can do sort
of guy, and tried to protect him.
Tagley: (deceased) An excellent photographer and would have known
of photography in safehouse if any. Otherwise is unlikely
to have known about safehouse activities - if any.
Shrewd. Although not indicated by his position he actually
ran the N.Y. office. If anyone knew of any activities such as the
alleged drug activities he would have. Probably made more use of
the a artment than ONO. He now runs the Chicago Branch Office of
an