Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/14/1954
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10291-10381

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-75147-210-55

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, HAVANA

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

06/14/1954

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NRO, B/F INT, CRIM ACT, GAMBLING, ASSOC, ML

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

05/07/1998

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COMMENTS :

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

STANDARD FORM NG. 64

Office Me:

TO

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AIL INSORMATION CONTAI

UNITED SIALES GOYEEN

Ir. NicH

Director, FBI

HEREIN US UNCLASSIFIM

DATE:

June 14

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111954700-

EXCEFIAHERE SHOWA

Havana,

OTHERWISE

Legal Attache, Havana, Cube

(64-153)

• Reason

Class.

Reason - FCIM T.

Date of Revtew

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

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Rosen

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Mr. Sizoo

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Mr. Holinan

Miss l' My

On 6-11-54 CI HV-1l-t advised that he had been informed that

MEYEB-LANSKY, well known U.S. hoodlum, is planning on setting up a large

operation in Cuba, exact nature of which 1s as yet unknown to informant.

He said he had been told that the locally well known law firm of NESTOR

MENDOZA has been retained to handle the legal technicalities involved in y

setting up a company in Cuba. Informant said that he was told that the

operation will run into large sums of money and he was of the opinion thats

IANSKY may

trying to get away from the more rigid controls of U. S.

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It will be recalled that IANSKY had a piece of the gambling

casino in the Montmartre night club in Havana in the 1952-53 season.

gambling activitles here In the 1953-54 season. (A (SC

and i so we to are th the 1953-5t eate that le tar coneted id til

This matter will be followed closely and the Bureau will be

advised of any additional developments.

=...

Apart and unconnected with the above, source advised on the same

date that he had recently been told by a person he considers reliable that

NORMAN ROTHAN, FBI No. 152585B,

had offered this person $200,000 of

counterfelt U. S. currency at 12J of the face value. Source said the

person told him that he was not having anything to do with the operation.

It is believed entirely possible that ROTHMAN may be making

this offer. He is known to have been forced to close the Sans Souci

night club and gambling casino, which he had been operating in Havana,

due to lack of money.

Information has been received that he has a number

of debts in Havana and ROHAN himself bas

that he hardly has "bread money" anymore.

contly advised this office te

Source recalled that thee or four years ago MCKINDAVIS, Wasa,

FBI No. 1159304, had offered the source a similar quantity of counterfeit

money and he believes that this may be the same money which ROTHAN is

trying to push. DAVIS was at that time connected with ROTHAN in the

Sans Souci as a shill and steerer.

Ve been In

ja11 at lexico City in connection

The information concernin DiXED - 5

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by direct air nail.

at maples of this letter ate being farmerdad to the same ofte

2cc- Miani (Direct Air Nail)

CDA; JES

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