Agreed 100%. Also, the alliance between the Genovese Family and the Outfit gave the Genovese Family an edge over The Gambinos and the other 3 N.Y. Families.
If push came to shove, the Genovese Family had a very powerful ally in Chicago.
Bt then you could say that Carlo had tremendous influence over the Lucchese and Colombo familes. And he was close to Bruno and Trafficante.
