AGENCY : JFK Assassination System Date: 4/24/20] Identification Form Agency Information FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10214-10127 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  92-2717-179 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI ; FROM: PEARCE, J. ROBERT TO: - DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 05/23/1961 PAGES: 64 SUBJECTS : , ABR, ASSOC, GAMBLING ACT, BKG, INTV, AMATO, AGOSTINO, REL, B/F INT, TOLL CALLS, MISUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret: RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: = 02/27/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : i v9.1 Docld: 32294851 Page 1 82
PH 92-444 | _ ADMINISTRATIVE DATA By GOmmmantention’ dated ‘Aprit OTs 1961; ‘the’ ‘Tegax Attache; Tendon, - Bog lands furnished the following. Anformas tions. oe "MALCOLM: CUMMING; Official ef British Seeurtty ~ Service,” MI-5, advised. that he /has,- ‘for a number: of years, developed confidential Sources -3 A. yas | “of” Hondon.” ” — Colonel CUMME ING, at tt é.1 financial dealings in the * gambling casino at ‘the: "Plaza -Hotel, Havana ,— Guba. “(5)... “On” April: oh 1961, Colonel. ‘CUMMING advised that MI=5 ts confidential source: had stated that Lloyds of . Bondon had acted as the. réinstirer for the: American Inter— nal Reinsurance: Corporation: ‘of New: York: City to the © exti t of. $70; 000.00: fora policy made. out to the Sub ject’ _ in’ connection with the. gambling. casino at the Plaza. } Hotels” - Havana, Cuba. GS). : ° Colonel . CUMMING gaia ‘that’ in: April. of 1959, an _ the: subject - for: ‘$185,000. 00, "Dp ineipally tional: ‘Reinsurance: Corporation. . in ‘respect. ‘to. a ‘fire, which had occurred. at: the- ‘gambling casino at the Plaza Hotel, Havana, : Cuba, , .on. . January: a1, 1959. OT wi ge | 1at 3 e Corp of not’ mow ‘that. ‘the: original’ ‘Information caine ‘from | Lloyds. Organization. in London. Any such. revelation. would , WUT 179 cov PAGE . \ 7 oo «SECRET “| DocIa: 32294551 Page 2?
— SECRET me : C J PH 2-H) va certainly eee MI-5's. future relation with the Lloyds. poncern: (S ) ' Colenel ‘CUMMING rere pointéa é eae ‘that: preyas acts as a’ reinsurance” organization ‘for other ‘insurancé = companies, . and. any money paid by Lloyds is’ paid“not, to. the _ individual” “policy: holders but to other insurance €ompaniés ” to help- ‘them cover their | losses when heavy demands are put ‘upon their resources by. their own ‘policy holder's. (6) No" infortiatién™ was ‘obtained | indicating ‘that. Subject. Or any. of his associates had. any kind of” ‘Insurance’ : policy. other ‘than ‘the - ‘fire insurance policy méntioned above, ‘and “no information: was. available: ‘identifying. the” officers - of ‘the corporation, of ‘which. ‘subject. was a member. So The’ above information: was: ‘Auvmistiea Dy. aixtel- ‘to the New York and. the Miami Divisions.on May 12). “19615 . with- instructions” to" use. discretion. as. outlined above. in conducting. investigation. regarding this matter. - a oe - Tt. is: noted” that. ‘proor’ of: this: payment” ‘could © Aeatéerty be. ‘grounds © fora Successful prosecution. ‘by the. ot Internal Revenue. - Services. and; accordingly, it is” ke requested’ that. this investigation receive continuous _ 6 attention. — | _ INFORMANTS | ‘PH T-1 PH 591-c% a oo . PH T-2— / MM 647 -PC; as. reported din’ ‘memorandum ‘of - 7 Special Agent” ‘ELMER F; EMRICH, dated . r May 2, 1958, “and recorded in. ‘Tampa file 92-1264, page. 2 ‘COVER ‘PAGE | a . ~ " _ . yo mu ' . . 4 . . i x. Nan : : a vr . ° i cet ot : : Docld: 32294851 Page 3
PH g2—Ady PH ” PH PHT ‘PH. PH ‘PH I PH Docld: 32294851 Page 4 BARNEY ‘BARNETT; PCL; Maint, Flas) ‘as _ recorded ~ in. report. of” Special Agent STEPHEN J. LABADIE, dated May 22, 1958, '. in the case entitled, . "SANTO ~ TRAFFICANTE, | JRe 5. ‘aka.3. ANTI- > RACKETEERING," ‘Tampa, File ‘92- “3287, JOSEPH GRABLE,” Commiercta1 Department, Peninsular Telephone sphor LY 3. Fla., now General Telephone . Company. EDWARD © L,. BRAUNE; : “Agent,” New: Yori. Telephone Company, to. Special- ‘Agent: 7 JAMES | M. _ANDERSON™ on April 10; 1961. PH 540 - 0; en. “date as “indicated in: this ‘report to. Special Agent Je ROBERT PEARCE. ; PH. 269-~ Cc; “on! ‘date. as dndicated in. ‘this, report | to Special Agent PALE: M. _HIESTAND. - PSI JUAN: SANTONT” ‘Go. Special: Agent EDWARD. A. ‘SMITH on May 35, 1961, MARY’ ‘THOMAS, Bell elephone Company | . OF Pennsylvania, ® 0 SE 'E.. DAVIS. .. PORTER: On” April 21,- 1961. ae _ COVER. PAGE