AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90068-10003 - RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-75147-210-77 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI - FROM: HAV TO: HO TITLE: DATE: 01/10/1956 PAGES: 2 SUBJECT: AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Unclassified NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: 06/24/1998 UPDATE DATE: STATUS _ Redact RESTRICTIONS: - JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: MEMO Docld: 32328052 Page 1
ae "titer a CONFIDENTIAL BE , 7 Office ‘Memorandum "UNITED SISTER GOVERNMENT ~ 5 of GGG 9 TO : Director, Fr DECLASS Ig Ga Dit oars 10; 1956 Ou cael -- }. Havana». Cuba | FROM : ppt sezer Attache, Havana, Cuba (144-2) . NIERNATIONAL _CUBAN HOSPITAL. SWREPSTAKE “INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF LOPTERY TICKETS a ft airy? ae Reference Kavana letter 12-8-55 captioned AMERICAN GAMBLING — _ACTIVEDIES IN CUBA, GIIF, and Bureati letter dated 12-20-55. G{) 4/ - PCL ANTONIO POUSA FRANK advised on January 9; 1956, that he had . received reliable information that the Oriental Park Race Track in Havana was going broke under the management of Director JOSEPH G. LEASE and that Ny there is a good possibility that the Track will close in the near futuree Be Source stated that the first three weeks of récing have resulted in large 8 Losses to the Track and that the bills in connection with operation of the ~ Track are mounting to astronomical figures. ‘Source stated that he also received reliable information that Track officials are talking about S expediting the issuance and sale of International Cuban Hospital Sweepstakes\y tickets to get additional revenue to support the Track. Source advised that the individual at the Track who is in charge of having the Sweepstakes \ tickets printed is a friend of his and that he will follow this matter. vw closely. (PY . é ‘ No.indication has been received by the Havana Office of possible a = or anticipated transportation of Cuban Sweepstakes tickets to the United oe | Statese On January 9, 1956, however, Lt. HERIBERTO HERNANDEZ, head of the '™ ie Alien Control Section, Cuban Nationa] Police, confidentially advised that oS aos he had received a communication from Miami Beach Chief of Police ROMEO . g So ww SHEPHERD asking information concerning possible. charges against GEORGE ~ oo Os LEVINE and SALVATORE GRANELLO by the Cuban National Police. Lt. HERNANDEZ ©° ate a : ' described this request as a “feeler* inasmuch as he had received other ai information from Florida  & Gi that both LEVINE and GRANELLO are very Sy, NS anxious to return to Cuba. ae All significant devel opments with reference to the above will Ad , be immediately reported by the Havana Officee The Bureau is respectfully Ing requested to furnish from its files any derogatory. information with reference , to LEASE or information connecting him with underworld elements. Extra copies of this letter are attached for forwarding to the Miami and New@ eo , Work Offices for informati ont, ) AS o Be A descripti Foret ees » from personal interview and observation is as follows: Pui te. 4 2 ; . = as (g)ftane Tf. a Dag - osuen GPtmask~ “Ga- BE S147 Alo~ ry Address. 4 PZ, \ egg } =e Eg . jot el Nacional; Havana, Cuba ~ formerl esided Walden, New York) * — CONFIDE) Docld: 32328052 Page 2? and Vancouver, British