ORIGINATOR : - FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : ~ AGENCY: RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : "AGENCY FILE NUMBER : JFK Assassination System Identification Form , Agency Information FBI 124-10212-10137 HQ CR 92-3085-31 Document Information, FBI LEG, HAVANA DIRECTOR, FBI 10/13/1958 2 MZF, ASSOC, B/F INT, GAMBLING PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/23/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 5/1/2015
x o yaoi rome ne, os ‘ TOY FROM SUBJECT: MEZA AZ, SCLASSIFIED h Liag Us yf MATION CONTAINED meron ‘ALL INFOR HEREIN 1S x vas po) Office Memorandum ; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT October 13, 1958 Director, FBI (92-3085) DATE: Legal Attache, Havana (64-644) WILLIAM OTTO BISCHOFF, was. ANTI-RACKETEERING ; Re Havana letter dated August 21, 1958. The subject has continued to reside in the Rosita de Hornedo Apartment Hotel (Apartment 721), First Avenue and Calle Zero, Miramar, Havana, Cuba. . On August 19, 1958, HAV-33 advised that at that pny time the subject was still operating the gambling casino | ‘inthe Tropicana Night Club and that inquiry had failed to develop any information that subject had other interests 5 in Havana. On September 15, 1958, PCI ARTHUR NEWMAN, Credit | ioe. Manager, gambling casino, Hotel Nacional (conceal), advised | that th ubject had bec me involved in an argument with MARTINAFOX and ALBERTOEARDURALUOYA, interest holders in SP the Tropicana Night Tub, and, as a result of the argument, -. -~ subject had quit his job. as Manager of the gambling casino in the Tropicana, PCI NEWMAN said subject had made inquiry of SAMRTUCKER concerning the possibility of buying into the gambling opération in the Hotel Nacional casino but that subject had been advised by TUCKER that negotiations with ‘ i} other individuals concerning the sale of the casino had 4 {| already progressed too far for subject to be considered. rf , Source said that subject indicated that in the two years ne fi was affiliated with the Tropicana, the casino showed a net j loss in operation, although he had at least been able to i. "clean up" the gambiing operation in the casino. Source - noted that, according to the subject, because of poor busi- ness MARTIN FOX, one of the owners, had become more and more concerned over even petty losses by the gambling casino, and as a result the subject decided to cease. his affiliation with FOX, “9 Bf REG 98 Gu .. 2d fg Hm - Oe Te [x = 2 fel | 3 4 - Bureau | 1 - Havana j7viAg 01K DJB: 1g. ‘ +f (5) oth EP ot S a mo ER Wet bee ~ ga. OCT 15 1958 wil: wa fve
oN. aN Havana 64-644 — . 10/13/58 On September 30, 1958, PCI NEWMAN stated that the subject was trying to buy a gambling game, possible a dice table, in the gambling casino at the Hotel Capri and that, if he could get it, he would probably remain in Havana. On Sep- tember 22, 1958, HAV-33 verified the fact that subject has discontinued his employment with the Tropicana Night Club gambling casino-as a result of a disagreement he had had with MARTIN FOX, HAV-33 noted that subject, although not employed at the moment, continued to live in the Rosita de Hornedo. ; 4 Contact with additional sources has failed to de- velop further information concerning the subject. Extra copies of this letter have been prepared fo forwarding by the Bureau to Miami Office (92-89) Havana will continue to follow subject's activities. tA