Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Us¢ 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 Doclda: 32307173 Page 1 SUBJECTS : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10291-10313 HQ CR 162-1-202-139, 138 Document Information ~ FBI GALE. DELOACH 04/21/1967 6 x [Restricted] PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 1C; 4 Redact 03/20/1998 INDEFINITE _ INC 2 MEMO
Reieared under ~ Rev Rensedy Assassiget ton n RecordstolTettion act c Reinased “under “tne 4onn 1 ollettion Act GE F599 DATE: 11-14-2017. > =p . Oo 7 / ) ~- Foreign Liaison 1 - Control File {L00-769{s/ 4 ' ° dC 12 | Ja oh ows / oh | ait gens 2 24, 1967 A-SY99 | : AL INFORMATION CON é af (. pnmep SN HEREIN te Uae oS ey SE n 1 reply. ‘to ‘your ‘inquiry of April 12, 1967, > a check of our records does not disclose any additional NS identifying information pertaining to J. Finke. As you have noted the date of birth listed for him in your memorandum differs from the date of birth of Samuel Benton, , who was born on July 4, 1920. We have no information to indicate that Samuel Benton has ever spelled his last . name Finke or that he has ever used the alias J. Finke.\y» ae The last available description of Benton is that he is a white male, 6' tall, 180 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair, and wears glasses. a Accordingly, it is not possible on the basis of SS information presently at hand to determine [if J. Finke and Samuel Benton may be identical,.\(5) - NOTE: Original and one delivered to Washington representative), * of MI-5 on fryer by - based on = request of MI-5 t ce fd a | NOTE: See cover memorandum, J. H. Gale to Mr. DeLoach, ed fo dated 4/21/67, captioned "Gambling. Activities ~ Bahamas, t {ope Anti-Racketeering," ARW:dsa. U | Tolson DeLoach rn + sllittea by WOR ARW:dsa: ofa Declassify on Mohr Wick Casper Callahan « Conrad Felt Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Troltér hee Room AZ. iy Ay olmes S) 967" TELETYPE unit L_] Gandy a Docld: 32307173 Page 2?
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 USC °2107 DATE: 11-14-2017 ~ . ja “our Ref: SF. 52/5 ” sf t= a | SECRET ; ‘ oo - ot | ms \ er nN ct Hog > ~ tg . ve) } = . ah Ne} cop) ~ ; . ¢ im YU. }.S. Citizen _— At Born: sorn: 28 July 1923. = , Ba : Péland.. j \. ~ ae Passport No.F, 2774605 : >| > F should be grateful to learn whether or not é ; _ the aboye’ named coula possibly. be identical with oN i Samuel oye nan the subject of your memorandum No. oe f . [ 154.04 “dated th January 1967, whose date of birth x | is given as 4. July 1920 at Ludwipol, Poland, under so | , .A\ the hame of Szmud<FTNKIELMAN, and Wao changed his ho ve! name officially in 1943 to Samu INK. It will A hy! [| ( be noted that the date of birth: initial and the ‘ NO SS | spelling of the Surname are all slightly different SN i fromothe above named. . 1 2. J. PINKE is reported to have left London on 22nd March 1967 for Paris, Fxog 7 bet: /- _pOe~- — “Ge | cratic by_ 3 . Declassify on: OADR Doclda: 32307173 Page 3 merey i t t
Released under the Jéhn F. Kennedy Hssassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 SC 3107 Hotes. DATE: -11-14-2017 ~ ‘| i eee none 10 Cc 5010-106 oo osicae REG NO. 27 . ° \ 3 Tolson UNITED STA’ TES GC. _SRNMENT a me . ; . Wick po Memorandum rd . . = pron, Gafe' TO : Mr. DeLoacht") DATE: April 2:1, 1967 LE , > Sullivan ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEL Tavel. fs HEREIN iS y YEE Rake} aaa) . Tele. Room — EXCEPT WRE Ae SHOWA i ‘; Gondy 4 Lancet ged (8 USTHERYISE ry } ie ORNS sunect Os qMBL ING (AGRE - BAHAMAS” ihe ~— i? ANTI -RACKETEERING scepter ead ad byes eV | | Declassify oft BR's MI-5 Representative has requested to be advised af one J. Finke could possibly be identical with Samuel. ~% Benton, who changed his name officially in 1943 to Samuel Fink . (5) files FROM : J. H. Gale Background information on this request is that in December, 1966, at the height of the political campaign A. in the Bahamas, allegations were received by British ; My Intelligence officials that certain individuals connected (A ' with United States gambling interests were preparing to's furnish money and weapons to the underdog, the Progressive j Liberal Party. The allegation implied that hoodlum interests were determined to preserve their control of casino gambling operations in the Bahamas. To assist the British authorities in the identification of certain individuals alleged to be involved in this plot, we made {available background in: ‘on one Szmul Finkielman who changed his name to Samue ex is now commonly known as Samuel Benton <3 . Benton has the reputation of being associated: with = <,confidente men and swindlers and has ‘been suspected of + ms : «being involved in the theft'of stock .certificates.©'He cn = © Va Sis: 2a private investigator, resident, of Miami Beach,-: Florida, —. foe? who was jborn on.July_4, 1920), in in’ Poland; “and admitted” “tOnthe .. —~ United States in 1943 and “became: a naturalized citizen. = 7 4 ° Ny 25 No record appears in Bureau files on the aatraaaahy J.,\Finke. LIt is noted that this individual according to is MI 5, was born on July 28% 1923, in Poland - |G) ag ee Sa a tala iemenn In the absence of additional identifying i formation, _ it ds not possible to state if [J. Finke is identical Wwith L im Samuel Fink, also known as Samuel Benton. //,2 — Oh | tne tat Py REC 29 af 18 APR’ 25 1967, ‘oy - Mr. iékow fi sate - Mr. Mc Andrews! sho SA} Foreten n Dntal Hp 3 - Mr. Ware ee : : hy. om | New Bactae CONTINUED - OVER Docld: 32307173 Page 4
"Reledsed under the John F. Kennedy Assassinatigng Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hotey. DATE: 1-14-7017 # BR, aN oe ss ‘ 4 . ‘ \ } = Memorandum to Mr. DeLoach Re: Gambling Activities - Bahamas I, Because of the efforts of the British authorities to involve the FBI in the open Commission of Inquiry hearings being conducted in the Bahamas on all casino gambling operations, we are not furnishing any type of information to British authorities pertaining to such gambling activities. It would appear, however, that we should advise the representative of MI-5 in this instance that we are unable to determine from identifying information available to us whether,J. Finke and Samuel Benton may be identical (¢I mr . | ACTION: If you approve, attached isxa blind memorandum advising [MI-5 that it cannot be determined from the information presently at hand if J. Finke is identical with - Samuel Benton||, A brief description of Benton is included. [ga-|-102- 128 . Docld: 32307173 Page 5