Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HAV
To: HQ
Document date: 02/29/1956
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90068-10013

RECORD_ SERIES:

HO

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

62-75147-210-81

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

HAV

TO: HO

TITLE:

DATE: 02/29/1956

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT:

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

06/24/1998

UPDATE DATE:

Redact

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

MEMO

DocId: 32328062 Page 1

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Office Memor dEFORMATION CONTAINE 19, 944

TO

: Director, FBI

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

INTERNATIONAI CUBAN HOSPITAL SWEE STAKES

DATE 5/10/82 BY SPuTEmKHE

INTERSIATE TRANSPORTATION OF LOITERY TICKETSTISR

AIL TAFORMATEON CONIAI

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Date

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Re Havana letter dated 1/10/56 stating Oriental Park

Race Track officials in Havana, Cuba,

are attempting to

expedite issuance and sale of

International Cuban Hospital

Sweepstakes Tickets to raise additional revenue to support

track.

Information was set out that the track was going

broke under the management of JOSEPH G. LEASE, President of

the. Cuban Racing Company. 60m

Reference is aldo made to Havana letter of 2/27/56 captioned

"I Bufile 88-8893,

Cuba and has a part in running the gambling casino at the

Jockey Club of Oriental Park Race Track.

On 2/9/56 the Cuban Racing Company management of JOSEPH G.

LEASE was dissolved and the DELCA Racing Company was formed

with Dr. MARIO DEL CANAL as president. LEASEss name

not appear as connected with this company in any way

On 2/15/56 PCI ANTONIO POUSA FRANK advised that Dr. CANAl

had been associated with the track since the beginning of

Its operation as general manager and that he had been made

president of the new racing company to gain the support and

confidence of the Cuban public

According to the source,

in debt at the time the

the track was more than $200,000.00

DELCA RACING COMPANY was formed.

Source also stated that since the appearance of GEORGE LEVINE

at the track on 2/3/56, LEASE has not reen seen around.

said that LEASE was reported to be in the States trying to

Source

raise money.

Source advised one HAROLD GROSS

a Iniladelphia, rennsylvania,

used car dealer and big teetered to be the power and

appeared to be runnine

things at the track and was

money backer in the company

i 2062-15147-310-81

SECORECORDED - 25

1 1 MAR

1956

INDEXED - 25

® MAR 9:

1056

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