Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: (11-14-2017 4/22/201 JFK Assassination System - Date: Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10221-10433 RECORD SERIES: HQ . AGENCY FILENUMBER: _163-16117-IST NR 13, 2ND NR 13, 3RD NR 13 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI TO: SAC,MM TITLE: DATE: 03/11/1969 PAGES: 7 f ; SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C;4 CURRENT STATUS: | Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/04/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC A/T, LHM, MEMO, LTR v9.1 DoclId: 32341040 ‘Page 1
| Béleased under-the John F. Kennedy: Assassination: Records Collection. Act of 1992. (4a USE: eng? Hotey;. [- DATEY 11-14-2017 hs _ Be 36 (Reo Wve Se22- “647 - . Dam 7 _ os ef . beh FBI Date: . 3/15/69 -° Transmit the following in WWW ! poe ¢ ; . (Type in plaintext or code) « pode. i ~ rot - AIRTEL (Priority) - ; (Me TO:>-«. DIRECTOR, FBI (71-6086) SAMUEL FINK BENTON, aka FPC Sopp - Re Legat, London, airtel to Bureau, 10/27/67; Miami airtel to Bureau, 11/14/67; and Bureau.airtel to Miami, 3/11/69, enclosing Legat, Bern's letter dated February 24, 1969 (their file 163-1029). ; Latter referenced communication refers to Legat, Bern's correspondence which among other things requsts a check of BENTON's name and/or fingerprints in the Identification Division of the FBI. It is believed that BENTON's FBI Number is 396 775 4, | | FROM: SAC, MAME (163-323) “ORIGINAL FILED INT7/_— G06 6 i -2a-— Enclosed for the Bureau find original and five copies of LHM requested in Bureau airtel dated venea BS/CW7- iE GMFEDO-c. | The second source quoted. is SAM KAY, AB4 AER BGal oh? pro- * motor, financeer, and associate of hoodlums, ee The first source quoted in enclosed A copy of this transmittal letter is also routed for -Miami file 26-32737— since an interview: with: ‘BENTON | is contemplated in the near POU Eee : ee! rn LC rrr os a BER 3 4 - Miami (1.- 163-323) °°. °°. (1 = 137-4235) - °° yey (1 - 26-32737) o {¢ 1 - 71-420 eS 5PL/kam a au 1 Reorimon CONTAINED (7) __HEREN is NCLASSIFIED Nea "Ol sane (Enc 6) uy, a a \ *. Apptoved: Spécial Agent in Charge DoclId: 32341040 Page 2?
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 wre : : 11-14-7017 an : . BER-1 (Rév. 12°22-65) | oy . © OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-106 MAY 1962 EDITION .GSA GEN, REG. NO. 27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ‘Memorandum ALL. INFORMATION CONTAI , oe : UNCLASSIFIED : Director, FBI | a DATE: 2/24/69 HERE “ HERE SHOWN OTHERW SE | FROM es: Legat, Bern (163-1029) (PL suBJECT; SAMUEL FINK BENTON, aka. i Re 1 Enclosed are copies of the following: Communication dated SCPB 2/17/69 Letterhead Memorandum dated ~~} Information in the enclosure was received by Legat Bern on Source in the memorandum or originator of communication is: a Bundesministerium ftir Inneres, Abteilung 13 (Austrian Federal Criminal Police), Vienna, { 7 Austria (AFCP). L*fSchweizerisches Zentralpolizeibureau (Swiss Central Police Bureau), Bern, swine fy (SCPB). (2/17/69) Wife (1 oO FL [ |yAbteilung II, Gruppe Staatspolizei, Bundesministerium fur Inneres (Austrian Federal Security Police), Vienna, Austria, (AFSP). ; CBechweizerische Bundespolizei (Swiss Federal Police), Bern, Switzerland rp) ]6) fortice of Special Assistant (covert CIA), American Embassy, Bern, Switzerland cosa). EF Caffesearch Branch (covert CIA), American Embassy, Vienna, Avswilgs (Other: va wee .Enclosure is classified_____ (-j By source. [-] See remarks Check name(s) in Bufilesg [4] Check name(s) and/or fingerprints in Identification Division. [-} Furnish results of requested investigation for referral to requesting agency. | For information. Request any information in addition to LEM - Bureau (1 encl) © 9/21/66 at Washington, D. C. and 10/19/66 fat / (1 - Liaison) Miami, Plorida entitled "EXPEDITO FELIX i ~ Bern ROBERT SANTIAGO; SAMUEL, EF EZ BRENTON” « HDG:rn , /; 9. i> (4) ihe Le 63) bl — 63 oo ae 2 , qNOT BBOORD 5 2 . Docld: 32341040 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy’A¥sassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 USC 3107 Hofey DATE: 11-14-2017 _ | SCHWEIZERISCHES ZENTRALPOLIZEIBUREAU - ° Berne, 17th February 1969 BUREAU CENTRAL SUISSE DE POLICE ~~ —_ | (UFFICIO CENTRALE SVIZZERO DI POLIZIA oO . ; . No i/ De -. Mr. Henry D. G rush ne > Gegenstand - Objet - Oggetto ' Attache a a I Ao - _ American Embassy . o F &benton Sam, ‘1920 BE a . “nee . So eS 3000 Berne | Ret. No . oe a, oe a oo oo oe I ’ eo. ae Dear Sir, z 7 i. The US citizen:. . If oS B e Pad on ‘Sen, son of Jacob end Aun Winer, born on the 20th July 1920 a ; at Rowna (Poland), dealer, residing at Miami (Florida), married to | i Joan: Brady, . oS . f is at present in detention in Geneva (Switzerland) tor attempted fraud. ; | Neither finger-prints nor photograph were taken here. _ — f Will you therefore teil us whether this } person: was ever sentenced in your : country or whether you have any useful information at your ‘disposal regarding his previous judicial behaviour. : — 7 | ‘Thanking you t sinoaraly in advance for your cooperation, we remain, Dear sir, < . Very truly yours, DoclId: 32341040 Page 4