Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HAV
To: HQ
Document date: 01/16/1958
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_ NUMBER: 124-90068-10039

RECORD_SERIES: HO

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-75147-210-104

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

HAV

TO: HO

TITLE:

DATE: 01/16/1958

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT:

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

06/24/1998

Redact

UPDATE DATE:

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

MEMO

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Kennety Assas51

Records

USC

DATE: 11-14-2017

STANDARD FORM NO, 84

ALL INFORMAT

Office Meme.

CONTAINED

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Remylet January 14, 1957.

Reason

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Date.

On January 15, 1958, PCI GOFFREDO CELT 2 Revew -d4l/

had telephonically contacted the gambling casino at the Hotel Nacional

and requested to speak to JAKEKLANSKY, overseer at the casino and

brother of MEYER LANSKY the notorious hoodlum, Who has an interest

in that casino.

•Source said that since LANSKY could not speak Spanish b

necessary Ior source to act as an interpreter on the telephone.

SUAREZARIVAS indicated that he had talked with Cuban Prime Ministe

candidate of the Cuban Government coalition parties to succeed President:

*Source informed that SUAREZ RIVAS stated that as

a result of his conference with RIVERO AGUERO, RIVERO AGUERO had indicat-

ed that for a contribution of $3000 a month from each of the casino

at the Hotels Nacional, Havana Riviera and Capri in Havana, MEYER LANSKY

could be assured of encountering no difficulty with the Cuban Government.

SUAREZ RIVAS noted that LANSKY had invested a great deal of money in

Cuba and had brought a great deal of

tourist business to Cuba and as

a result for a total compensation of $9000 a month, his position in

Cuba

would not be disturbed.

JAKE LANSKY indicated that he would not

dare ask SAM TUCKER, who has a part interest in the casino in the

Hotel Nacional, or any of the other owners for $3000 a month from

of the casinos.

Source. said that JAKE LANSKY indicated he would

, no

"sit still for the shakedown" and LANSKY simply refused to pay any

sum at all to SUAREZ RIVAS fOr RIVERO AGUERO.

Source indicated that

JAKE LANSKY apparently believed that MEYER LANSKY was sufficiently®

well connected with the Cuban Government and had no desire to start

lining the pockets of the potential

of Cuba sM

RECORDEd-gates for the Presidency

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PCI/CELLINI had previously advised that BURI BRIGGS.

JAMES ENNIS

that FRANK

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1958, and that he was still residing at the hotel. PCI CELLINI

advised on January 15, 1958, that BRIGGS left the

period of two hours on January 7, 1958, to see ERICKSON.

he did not know the nature of BRIGGS' conversation with ERICKSON.

CELLINI stated that ERICKSON was in the casino of the Hotel Nacional

on January 1e, 19dl, greeting some of his gambling acquaintances. u

CELLINI further

informed that MORRIS KLEILMAN/ UDR

with THOMAS JOSEPHIMC GINTY, SAM

with acquaintances.

It should"e noted that MC GINTY, TUCKER and

DALITZ have financial interests in the casino at the Hotel Nacional fu

PCI CELLINI stated that he had received information

indicating that an individual by the name of JOE DE TILLIO from

casino at

the Havana

California, had been selected to operate the gambling & veg

mana hilton.

CELLINI indicated that he had seen

DE TILLIO in action and that he appeared to be pretty much of an

amateur as a gambler and he doubted that DE TILLIO could operate

a casino the size of the one that would be in the Havana Hilton. Mu

Extra copies of this letter have been prepared for forwarding

by the Bureau to the New York (2), Los Angeles (1), and Salt Lake City

(1), Offices.

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