Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LV
To: HQ
Document date: 03/15/1966
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/23/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90088-10113

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

CR 66-2542-11-65-70

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FBI

FROM: LV

TO:

HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 03/15/1966

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

BENJAMIN BINION

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/14/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: MEMO

v91

DocTd: 30329933

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14- 2070kM NO. 10

/ 1962 EDITION

• GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GC

RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (66-2542-11-65)

set ac, to vocas (2470-736808 41

DATE: 3/15/66

31%

SUBJECT:

TOP. ECHELON

CRIMINAL

INFORMANT PROGRAM

LAS VEGAS DIVISION

Re Las Vegas letter to the Bureau dated 2/11/66.

Set forth is a compilation of TE's and PC's handled

under this program during the month of February, 1966:

1. Number of

TE Criminal Informants listed as of 1/31/66

2.

Number of Pe's listed

as of 1/31/66.

3. Number of TE Criminal Informants

listed as of 2/28/66..

21

7

LV 110-C-TE

LV 117-C-TE

LV 121-C-TE

LV 148-C-TE

LV 174-C-TE

LV 203-C-TE

LV 228-C-TE

4. Number of PC's listed as of 2/28/66

5. Number of PC's added during month of February.

.22

1

LV 249-PC

6. Number of PC's deleted during February.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

PEC.

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6-2547-11-655

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Vegas

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5

MAR 151966

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Bay U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 2008é-i 011 3

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records collection Not or

DATE: 11-14-2017

1441

Note) .

LV 137-7 (Sub A)

D'

LV 249-C furnished information regarding the proposed

construction of a new gambling casino and hotel to be known as

the Ponderosa. He identified the principal investor as RICHARD

EDELMAN and furnished the proposed location.

LV 223→RC

Furnssed information regarding a meeting

attended by EDWARD LEVINSON, BENNY BINION, BUCK BLAINE and

HOWARD W

CANNON, US Senator from Nevada.

the meeting was the Senate Subcommittee on Administrative

The subject offersa

Practice and Procedure,

aka the Long Committee and the proposed

hearings to be held in Las Vegas.

LEVINSON stated he did not

want the committee to come to Las Vegas and Senator CANNON

stated he would take care of the matter.

Source also furnished information regarding a meeting

between

LEVINSON, his attorneys, BRYAN BURTON

BENNETTA WILLIAMS

and the Government attorneys, which was held/all

In an effort to settle the civil suit filed by EDWARD LEVINSON

against Special Agents of the FBI for alleged wiretapph

WILLIAMS is encouraging LEVINSON to make a settlement; however,

LEVINSON refuses since a verbal agreement would not be binding

on future Government employees.

LEVINSON wants something in

writing.

Source stated LEVINSON does not want to pursue the suit

against

the Agents and the telephone company but wants to

leave it unsettled in order to have a defense against Government

prosecutions.

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