° 12~-1-65 ° CODE CABLEGRAM Qf URGENT TO LEGAT BERN | | ER FROM DIRECTOR FBI - qud-dzex, AKA, AR. | REBUAIRTEL NOVEMBER EIGHTEEN LAST, IN CONNECTION WITH INTEREST OF SWISS AUTHORITIES IN EST- ABLIS HING THAT GUS ALEX SUBJECT OF SWISS ENTRY BAN IS IDENTICAL WITH SUBJECT CHICAGO HOODLUM, LABORATORY EXAMINATION OF ALEX SIGNATURES SUBMITTED BY SWISS DISCLOSES THEY WERE PREPARED BY — SUBJECT OF BUREKU CASE, FBI NUMBER FOUR TWO FOUR FOUR TWO ZERO ZERO, - SPECIFICALLY’ SIGNATURES OF ALEX LETTER TO BAUR AU LAC HOTEL, ZURICH,. OCTOBER NINETEEN, ONE NINE SIX TWO; DOLDER GRAND HOTEL REGISTRATION“CARDS DATED TWENTYONE TWELVE SIXTYTHREE; COPIES’ OF PASSPORT OF- .ALEX ISSUED MARCH TWENTYONE, ONE NINE SIX THREE; COPY OF BAUR AU LAC HOTEL REGISTRATION CARDS DATED FIVE ONE FIVE NINE AND BLANK ONE FIVE EIGHT WERE FOUND TO BE IDENETCAL am. : KNOWN SIGNATURES OF ALEX on FINGERPRINT CARDS IN Hg rDaap rT ava J - - ; * Garzon RECORD, PASSPORT RECORDS AND MATERTAL FROM rusFor | - ANGEHER UNITED. STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCY, “THE ower, BAUR Av “LAC ~~ oD LY) Se : = ‘Foreign Liaison (Cleared RECe, Peri iis el { Section). S Tolson Belmont oh ae er Casper iE oommationmemiion as “ewe } Tele. Roons - Holmes Gandy ot why. Re Roow Le] teLetyee untr 4~U TI0T ~Docld: 32556702 Page 1
" CABLEGRAM TO LEGAT BERN ; ; RE: GUS ALEX - | ssectums DATED FIVE ONE FIVE NINE AND BLANK ONE FIVE EIGHT WERE FURNISHED TO BEGAT PARIS BY THE SWISS CENTRAL POLICE AND SUBMITTED TO THE BUREAU BY LETTER. MARCH EIGHTEEN, ONE NINE FIVE NINE, CAPTIONED GUS ALEX.. EXAMINATION ALSO DISCLOSES SIGNIFICANT SIMILARITIES IN THE ALEX’ SIGNATURES ON A COPY OF LETTER TO BAUR AU LAC. HOTEL DATED TWELVE FOUR SUBMITTED BY’ YOUR AIRTEL JANUARY NINE, ONE NINE. SIX THREE, AND HOTEL REGISTRATION CARD NUMBER EIGHT THREE ‘SIX FIVE SEVEN DATED ‘TwenryTERER TWELVE SIXTYTHREE SUBMITTED BYY YOUR AIRTEL OF JANUARY EIGHTEEN, ONE NINE S1x FOUR INDICATING ‘muzy MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY BUREAU SUBJECT. | THIS IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND IN HANDLING THIS MATTER WITH s suIss, CONTINUE PRECAUTION TO ASSURE BUREAU 1s NOT DISCLOSED “AS 8 SOURCE IN ORDER TO PRECLUDE POSSIBILITY OF BUREAU BECOMING INVOLVED IN ANY COURT OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING THIS MATTER. NOTE: “Chicago hoodlum gus ‘Alex and his paramour visit Switzerland each winter on vacation and Legat Bern has established appropriate coverage in pastyyears through Swiss authorities. Following last visit of Alex during past winter Swiss authorities on their initiative issued a prohibition against Alex's re-entry on the basis that he was an undesirable. Alex-has appealed and Swiss. police now advise they feel there is some question of identity’ as to whether there are two persons by the name of Gus Alex inwlved and have requested further verification concerning this, Background information and pertinent photographs of Alex previously furnished to Legat Bern and results of Laboratory comparison of handwriting specimens establishing identity of ‘Alex wit _ person banned being furnished to Legat. Legat has requested expedit- ious handling inasmuch as Alex has applied for permission to visit Switzerland during current winter season, - 4 if GR-BIRA-HWi4 Docld: 32556702 Page 2?