Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/26/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90026-10065 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: — CR 62-75147-40-26 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: 04/15/1947 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : GENERAL CRIME CONDITIONS IN PORTLAND OREGON HARRY HALL DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 01/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: CRIME SURVEY rr rn vol . 2 Docld: 32324331 Page 1
C:2107>Hote} . ae ‘of: the. year’ ‘when all’ ices. Were | of. 2 “death of Captain TATUM in’ Portland: feoeles joint, call vice: ‘Sperations were Me aus 5 pended ‘and: in ‘the: past: thr se. months: have opened up gradualaye a - OL 307 has” advised that. WINTERS “and the. 'syniiica te" have Joperated * S She 3 Esquire Room Located in the Esquire: Hotel spasmodically for the’ past. four — ye ‘or five months. . He states. that the™ "Syndicate! ‘si cactivities at. the présenit. - Se oh time are ‘largely. confined. -to. book: making. and. bookmaking’ -on the. horsé: races. ‘and “in taking the.bets on. football sheéts.: CI 307 further states ‘that. ST eee, OG ELKINS: reported. lieutenant in the’ "Syndicate" was almost: dormant: for. Some | ee NS, Hree. months after ‘the: first: “of: ‘the year but is. gradually” opening ‘up. “fis dotlegging establishments. CI. 307. advised that during. the. inactivity. of ‘the: -gambling . ‘syndicate: “in: Por'tland- ‘they: concentrated. their.efforts in. establishing poe Es “thems elves ‘at’: Las Vegas, . Nevada.. . He‘ states that” it: is ‘yamored. that- ‘they: “+ Have found the ‘competition. too keen: because. ‘they: ' are forded: to run: "a. “straight . ° “20 gambling game" “in. Nevada. and not : “experienced in this type of. gambling. 307, - -gaid that he had. ‘recently. been. told that: “WINTERS” had. decided to give: “up. hd oe ‘interests in Lai egas:. and confine: Ha eet vi tes, to” the- Portland areas: : _ Be. | Inakvidia Paokstents and Mobst ra. came te. ‘is. the’ consensus: “of ‘all of. he ° Confidential Informanté. ‘and sources a of” information: ‘used “in this: ‘survey that. ‘a: “number. of : individuals: ‘in:-this: category.” “are. at a minimum in Portiarid« cat the present: ‘time. “They state, that. when. ‘the. -- city was closed". in: ‘January ‘of .1947;, ‘most. ‘of :these” individual . ‘Yeft: town-and | : ‘have not” peturned: and. probably. - will: ‘not: return. on ‘a: ‘permanent . ‘basis. until:a new. one a tave of: Police’ is- appointed | ‘and”’ they find out: ‘which’ way” the ‘wind: is-blowing.' oe Ree 338- states phat: “among. .the- ‘negro. population. ‘there: ‘is. a very “definite. migration . from: ‘Portland. 10: ‘the.: ‘Hanford-Richland ,: ‘Washington. area.” ‘He: ‘statés ‘that: many. . of. the: ‘boot Loggers: ‘pimps and.. gamblers ~ are:making- -plans* “60°: ‘shifttheir operations : ‘due: to-. the- ‘shift. of the meg population’ to: that-areag) os “ “Phe: following 18 a ‘List: “af. “safe burglars ‘burglars “aio. « are. “nown: 0%. have ‘frequented, "and. -operated:, in. Por Land - in\the | ‘past: ‘dn ar “expected . to: “operate. cin’ Portland. “inthe “future. “Tai S List“ was ssembled by. : Jetective Sgts /MYRON*WARREN. fof. ‘the: Portland: Polic’ epar’ ent wit of apbs: NVAYNE. G DANE of. “the: Oregon. State. Police: 3 OS un 7 re AND UBERS. OF Kio iN SAFE ain - ABs 7 cae ‘Ports - 20990. rat “Porte: 1313s, AON Dee ne — -— all 3 ‘Tom @ Rabbi | 2 BARKLEY, 3 x das ' Docld:32324331 Page 2?