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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
Director, Domestic Conta
OSS (LGrant)
Chief, Miami Field Office
SUBJECT: Gordon Cooper and Associates.
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1 On 22 June 1972
Cooper President,
Opa-Lucka Airport,
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2. CCA was formed rout
irlit management consultant
Cooper stated that
it may be disbanded shortly, because of diecgreements betwee
Cooper and one of his partners, Nol Adler, Adler supposedly ia a
stock manipulatar who, Cooper fer car class raqamrips outside
the it and therefore not the type of parses with when Cooper desires
to associate. Adler has refuse to sell his stock in, and to
Bisassociate himself with 04 to firm will probably be allowed
to simply run out of business. will be replaced with Gordon Cooper
Consultants Corporation which will be incorporated either in Kevada.
or the Republic of Panama. The activities will remain the cabe azú
Miasi office will be inained.
3. In addition to cet
nesker of the Board of Directors
(CM), Grand Cayman Island. CHI
(rus Cellini, Robert (mu)
within his firm, Cooper
ino Nanagement International
ad and operated by Edward
and Dino (mm) Cellini and its
crivities center around the establishment and operation of gambling
sastane throughout the world. Cooper claims that he has assured himself
Operates within the lifts of US Laws even though they are heat
In Gay that the Cellini brothers, all US citizens, are
bussen operating a legitimate business. He claims that the
burelers of all personnel connected with the organization, an
ley is caintained with the US Internal Revenue Service
pletly with the FBI. Cooper frankly stated that
For the use of his name and his ability to capitalize on
gs astronaut days to introduce CML to individual
furent in countries theghout the world.
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Cooper has recently been instrumental in the establishment
a casino in Istanbul, Turkey, and he is currently assisting in
the negotiations for the establishment of additional casinos in
Ankara and Izmir. C now operates a casino in Yugoslavia and is
bidding on the establishment of an additional one in a Yugoslav
location which Cooper cannot recall. In conjunction with CMI, Cooper
is working on the establishment of a travel club which would, in
addition to offering tour packages to various parts of the world,
offer junkets to gambling casinos. CHI would fund the travel expenses
of those individuals who could be counted upon to gamble heavily at
CMI casinos. As an aside; Cooper esantioned that C has "fantastic™™
files on individuals in all parts of the world who are known to be
habitual gamblers. These files include their spending habits, income
and outgo and general financial situation.
5. The Haitian airline passibility as reported in referent has
no connection with CHI. Cooper is very interested in the project, is
pursuing it personally and expects to have soon definite word from
the Government of Kaiti after a trip to Beiti within the next week or
two. If the deal reaches fruition, Copper will be closely associated
in Haiti with one Norman Dupré, a Canadian citizen who allegedly is
the former president of the telegione costay in Haith and who has
extremely close ties with the Baitian government.
Cooper reiterated and emphasised his willingness to cooperate
with the Agency in whatever anne: would be cost appropriate. He spid
that he felt very strongly about such cooperation and that we should
feel at complete liberty to approach him personally at any time on any
matter of interest to CIA. Bio data is being forwarder,
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