“TF D396: (Rev. 12-13-56) 3 Og Be ) PBI » Mohr q Myr. Casper % A Mr. Callahan... “p |My. Conrad 27 or a Date: 11/20/63 j Mr. Delood J eo Transmit the following in —————oo:':— ow t_ O7O1—“ i My. Roger... (Type in plain text or code) Mr. Salliven ! AIRTEL | Mr. Via Mx. we eee Ee 2 { Mt TO: : DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3171) ap’ - FROM: SAC, a) ene ( RUC ) a a ace SUBJECT: SAMUEL M.“GIANCANA, aka. 0O: Chicago Re Miami teletype to Bureau, 8/26/63; Las Vegas letter to Chicago, 11/7/63; New York airtel to Bureau, 11/7/63, and Chicago airtel to San Francisco, 11/14/63. ,/ PCI BEN SWIFT, Jr. was contacted 11/19/63 by SA JAMES J. KEARNEY and advised that he had no idea of where SAM GIANCANA was on 8/12, 13 and 14/63. He advised that when GIANCANA arrives at a place or leaves he does not confide in- anyone as far as SWIFT knows. He stated PHYLLIS MC GUIRE cannot even be sure of GIANCANA's whereabouts at any particular time. PCI further advised that he had never been in GIANCANA's company in Las Vegas, Nevada. He stated that GIANCANA was i "persona non grata" in Las Vegas and although he did say to SWIFT that he sneaked in once in a while he had to stay | cooped up at whatever friend's place he stayed at and could _ not allow himself to be seen. |] 7 SWIFT said. that the last time he, SWIFT, was in Las Vegas was during the week of 6/11/62 when he stayed by himself at the Bali Hai Motel across the street from the Py Th Desert Inn. He stated the MC GUIRE sisters were playing at the Desert Inn at this time. He said at this time he met DEAN MARTIN at a party given by JACK CARTER, a comedian then playing in Las Vegas. He stated GIANCANA was not present at this party. He advised that he was with GIANCANA during Easter \ f week of 1963 and that he visited at FRANK SINATRA's house in \/ Palm Springs, Calif. He stated the MC GUIRE sisters were at - Bureau (AM) . SP YGAT Pio bre f F gg Oh Us - Chicago (92-349) (Info) REC 38 je Sli | iA WA O 1 - Las Vegas (92-308)(Info) eee 1 - New York (92-793)(Info) “i, ...«: * 1 ~ Miami ’ Sy %, ron ra pute & “hey, CF 25 Nov 22 1963 . S % JJIK:mgy ALA Armee Att = (7) _. ~ “) rae teed Lint BINED bs L re RAT Sep ¥ n . wy 2" [A MUS al Agent/irr Charge ATE a os anal DoclId: 32310027 Page 2?
“/ the Chi Chi Club: in Palm Springs at this time. © He stated the does not remember the name of the place:he stayed at at that time as he was only there fora few days. Jo ‘.., .SWIFT advised that he had been misunderstood when - : questioned on. August 26, 1963 and he told of GIANCANA: being  —- = ‘With FRANK SINATRA,. DEAN MARTIN: and EDDIE FISHER.at Las Vegas. This was reported in referenced Miami teletype to Bureau, : 8/26/63. |) oo . - .. _-_ . SWIFT said that last season he was with GIANCANA ae ‘when EDDIE FISHER opened at the Eden Rock Hotel on Miami Beach _- and FISHER made a big fuss over the subject and sat at his) ~ _ table. He stated that DEAN MARTIN also acted the same way ~ . when GIANCANA caught his act last season at Miami Beach. He | _. Stated that SINATRA also seemed to afford GIANCANA differential ' treatment at the time he Saw them together at Palm Springs. PCI stated he was sorry if he had been. misunderstood when — previously interviewed. / oO It could not be determined if PCI was denying being with GIANCANA in Las Vegas because of fear of having to testify to this at some later date or had actually conveyed the wrong § ~ _impression innocently when first questioned. , PCI stated he has not been in Las Vegas since June, 1962. (J : _ - If New York or Las Vegas has any information contrary. to this, kindly advise Miami so PCI's reliability can be evaluated. ,j — 8, - re — - PCI. advised that he has never heard of subject. _ owning any property in the Florida. He advised that he and — _/ subject and PHYLLIS and CHRIS MC GUIRE once visited a house _-just below Palm Beach, Fla., during one of GIANCANA's visits. to Fort Lauderdale, which GIANCANA advised that a friend of . ‘his had for sale. SWIFT said the house seemed to be worth about $30,000 but was on.an excellent waterfront lot. This . house is apparently the one owned by LES KRUSE, an associate - of GIANCANA, and its location has long been known to the Miami Office. \) a a Contact with PCI SWIFT will be maintained. J) ao 2s . . ao aan DoclId: 32310027 Page 3