Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14- inati E: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/30/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10208-10473 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: = 92-3267-66, 67 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, LA TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 08/31/1960 PAGES: 7 SUBJECTS: - JRO, RES, ASSOC, FISUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 04/13/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC 2 A/T eee } v9.1 3 Docld: 322927197 Page 1 $ i
Cog a (sy 9/12/60 LEDERER was observed returning to the. | . apartment in the company of an unknown man who entered the. apartment building with LEDERER. ° la . on St. On 8/30/60, and 9/2/60 fisur of, LEDERER when. he , left his apartment disclosed that he picked up JOHN... . » | ROSELLI. in the vicinity of Cynthia and North Doheney Drive, Se Beverly. Hills, California. On the first occasion ROSELLI po was‘awaiting him on the’ streét corner. on 9/2/60 ROSELLI- was observedtin the company of a blond woman at. Ene International" |. Airport and ‘through observation of.:this woman. when she... |: left. the airport,.1t was ascertained that her car was parked . --4n. the garage. stall of an apartment at 882 North -Doheney : Drive, which apartment is: located on, the southeast corner. _ Co - of- Cynthia and North Doheney Drive. Interview of the-owner - poe of this apartment building revéaled that blond Komen who. “was.in contact with ROSELLI in the airport is BETSY. DUNCAN: ‘who occupies’ apartment 2 at 882 North’ Doheney Drive. ° In" this connection the telephone directory reflects a woman “named ZELMA .DEWAR 1s’ the taephone subscriber for apartment 2. at this address. Efforts are being made to determine if ‘“ TEIMA DEWAR is identical to BETSY DUNCAN. - BETSY DUNCAN is apparently: a singer. re Se ne pesided-at the apartment of BETSY DUNCAN while in.town- ._ ‘during the week of 8/29 to 9/2/60. rs eres on 9/13/60. through surveillance of LEDERER when | he left. the. apartment. on North Crescent Heights Bivd., it . of Cynthia and North Doheney Drive. - meee on 9/2/60 through use of the fixed observation. “point it was learned that LEDERER left the ‘apartment on ~. North Crescent Heights Blvd. in a 1950 blue Chevrolet... - It was later ascertained that this was ‘a -car pelonging ‘to: LA’ 3445-C and through contact. with him additional os information. was obtained concerning the activities of’. * » LEDERER and ROSELLI.°  . a Der as) TOUTS LEDERER and: ROSELLI are’ close acquaintances --and, spend considerable time togéther. when ROSELLI is in an Los Angeles. In addition they have been engaged in a. number : 2 tri tt tg ee - ig ee - oa m4 on ’ . . tie very. closely in the activities of ROSELLI. - : 4 Be (| DocId: 32292197 Page 2? -' - Te-would appear from this that WSELLI probably -.- 2 | i was learned that, he again picked up ROSELLI in the vicinity oo of business enterprises together and the activities of LEDERER —
i “‘‘wMiter the John F. _ Kennedy: Assassination Records: Collection Act- of ‘1992, (44 USC “S107 Hote}. DA ae 11- L4- -2017- : ie a S ne oe po og LA 98 -113 Be oe! oe a oe ; wo : | | ‘Without ‘the. use of: the: point of observation maintained at. the -apartment house at. 1242 North Crescent.’ _ «Heights Blvd. it-.would not be possible to maintain a . discreet fisur at’ 1251 North. Crescent Heights . Bivd. The : ; “facet that ROSELLI was in Los Angeles on the week’ of 8/29/60 “and on 9/13/60 and. that he was probably staying at the’ . apartment.of BETSY DUNCAN are :a_ direct result of the fisur made. Possible: through: the: above ‘fixed @servation. post. As a result of ‘alerting LA. 3445-c after it. ne was, learned: that LEDERER had used his car, this informant . ’ - has been able- to :furnish ‘the Los. Angeles Office with ..-.  4tnformation that: ‘LEDERER, - JAMES CANTILLON, Attorney, “ROSELLI '. and other: stockholders of the-West Side Holding Corporation,’ - which corporation has purchased ‘the Carber House Hotel in = |- .. Las. Vegas, which is to be-a hotel and gambling casino. for” 7 _, Negroes, intend to hold a meeting at the, Stardust Hotel’ Poo dn Las Vegas on 9/15/60, The Salt Lake city office has © oo been advised of this meeting... . . Tt does. not appear ‘that a discreet. ‘effective. a surveillance could be maintained on’ the apartment house, at. 1251 North Crescent Heights Blvd., without the fixed’ observation point: offered py ‘the apartment at 1242 N. - Crescent Heights Blvd. and. thab valuable information has. been, obtained as a result. of the use of this observation . \ point and: therefore it is recommended that Bureau guthority iy, 6780. to rent this s apartment for- another month ‘beginning 20/60 ad ; “te ‘| wiht a nn a a — | Docld: 32292197 Page 3