JFK Assassination System . Date: 4/24/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10200-10114 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 62-9-9-1418 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI ' FROM:  SAC,LA TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: — 11/07/1963 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : 7 THP, ACT, ADMIN, PHOTO COPY OF A BOOK ENTITLED "X i - MARKS THE SPOT" , DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ; CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified “os t RESTRICTIONS: 4 , CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/05/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC MEMO : . v9.1 15 '‘DocIa: 32278385368 Page 1
' i iW Va | | Hf f bwo-Holme Gandy fo Ly FL, CG Daa 19h TELS ye IN? | ta. Casper Callahan Conrad DeLoach Evans Gale} Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trottér Tale.,Room Director, rar Ll - “f ~ Y other than for historical information and, in view of this, . being warned by the mob to discontinue publication, Six copies /" «| S&C, Los Angeles (92-738) 11/19/63 ACTIVITIES OF TOP HOODLUTS. Reurmemo 11/7/63. | | The book submitted by you entitled "x Marks the : Spot,” has been reviewed and discloses interesting historical — information relating to gang activities in the Chicago. area. This material is being placed in the Bureau's files as a. | future source of reference, There is ne information | available indicating that this material is of unique value — ! it will not be necessary to. submit additional copies to the Burceaw. : ‘ f , : , NOTE: LA submitted a photographic copy of a book entitled "X Marks the Spot," copywrited 1930 by the Spot Publishing Company. (A PCI gained possession of a2 copy of this material through a relative, who in turn obtained it from a Chicago friend connected with the rackets. This story was supposedly , written in 1930 by a reporter who allegedly was killed after “: were reportedly printed before the author's death.) f This book contains considerable detail as to the go Pa histowy of racketeering in Chicago, dating back to the prexCa pond _ days and is being placed in file for reference purposes, /Thigss, ™ material has limited interest inasmuch as material dates bee 33 years and there is no indication that it possesses Any. “4 “yf unique value or is in any way a rare document, 4 " 7 le - , 2 wy SQ JGL:rap J .. U 2fl apf PU E2 i YO Fite an (6) ONY gy fat YAO __ : t.._ COMM.FB} oe eee a) ' Docld:32288838 Page 2
CeNUNAL FORM NO. FO ~E Day UNITED STATES weVERNMENT | Memorandum ~ tow TO: . DIRECTOR, FBI pate: 11/7/63 lh / ‘SAC, LOS’ ANGELES (92-738) Fe ACTIVITIES OF TOP_HOODLUMS VIN THE CHICAGO AREA | es iad ot Sin eaten ae ti Sean . Enclosed herewith for the Bureau and for Chicago Co is one’ photographic copy each of a book entitled/X Marks The Spot," copyrighted 1930 by The Spot Publishing Company. aera toe oe These copies were made in this office from a i photo .copy provided by PCI NORMAN SIMON, and were enlarged 14 times to make the print more readable. According to the i; : PCL, he came into possession of his photo copy through a } relative who had been loaned an original by a Chicago friend who is connected with the rackets. The story told to PCI is that the book was written in 1930 by a reporter and that just six copies were printed before the author, who. had been instructed by the mob to desist, was murdered. The copy. - - which PCI's relative had photographed before returning it is supposed to be one of the original six. ' { \ \ { \ Indices:of. this office contain no prior reference | to "X Marks The Spot" and it is not known if this document is | in fact, rare. Negatives of the pages are being retained an pending advice from the Bureau and Chicago as to whether or yey ht | not there is any value for research or other purpose. The Sy po cost of reproduction accounts for the limited number: of. oe | ‘copies. More will be made, of course, if the Bureau and ~ Chicago believe there is unique value, and will. advise as to handling desired. . . | i | | { 4 __ A, | fier nureau (Ene.<a fo , Do a “2 = Chicago} (Ene; 2%) (92-350) ; a be (1 - 137-2622) _— as Ls van FHT: meh 7 a tities pe fo ENCLOSURE ON BULKY Ranp po a Coe ' _ “ 1 , A Oo Cc ‘ ine \ peor ‘y te PNY 41 # | Docld: 322788835 Page 3