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Date: *8/23/63

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AIR MAIL

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TO:

FROM:

RE:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3267)

SAC, LOS ANGELES (92-113C)

JOHN ROSELLI, aka

LA 4396-C*advised that ROSSELLI has been in Los

Angeles during the past week residing at his apartment.

On 8/22/63, LA 4396-C* advised that ROSSELLI

talked to JOE who is no doubt JOSEPH I. BREEN, JR. who 1s a

close friend of ROSSELLI and who is presently

residing and

working in Las Vegas, Nevada. ROSSELLI tells Joe about a

someone in New York 1s willing to furnish

money to produce the movie. He wanted BREEN to look over the

story and made arrangements to meet BREEN at the Friar's Club

in Beverly Hills after three p.m. on 8/22/63.

LA 4268-C advised that on 8/22/63 ROSSELLI arrived

at the Friar's Club about 2:45 p.m. and started playing cards

with RALPH MARKS.

At about 4:00 p.m., JOE BREEN arrived at

the club and he and ROSSELLI sat in a corner by themselves

and talked.

At 4:15 p.m. when Indormant left the Friar's Club,

ROSSELLI and BREEN

were still there.

While at the Friar's Club on 8/22/63, LA 4268-0

learned that Mr. and Mrs. MAURICE H. FRIEDMAN were in the

San Diego area.

In this respect, PCI JACK WALTERS advised

on 8/22/63 that FRIEDMAN and his

wife had left the day

efore to attend the races at Del Mar.

•planned to

return to the Beverly Crest Hotel on 8/25/63.

When FRIEDMAN

left the hotel on, 2/03 he left a small

address book

which the maid turned

over to the PCI who in turn made it

available to an Agent 'ôf the Los Angeles

Office.

The address

3267<516

-LOS Angeles

12 AUG 26 1963

6891

Approved:

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LA 92-1130

book, which has been photographed and returned to PCI

contains names, addresses, and telephone numbers of numerous

contacts of FRIEDMAN.

The Las Vegas Office advised that on 7/21/63 the

flight manifest of Flight 133 (Bonanza Airlines) from Reno,

Nevada, to Las Vegas,

Nevada, carries "Mr. and Mrs. John

Rosselll" and

"Mr. and Mrs. M. Friedman"

as passengers.

It

is recalled that FRIEDMAN and ROSSELLI reportedly left Los

Angeles together on 7/18/63 for Cal Neva Lodge on Lake Tahoe..

The means of travel they used is not known, however,

additional information may be obtained from Bonanza

Airline

records in Reno where it was indicated that ROSSELLI and

FRIEDMAN

cancelled reservations

to San Francisco and Chicago,

Illinois and went to Las Vegas.

ROSSELLI, according to a neighborhood source, has

been driving a 1962 Ford T-Bira.

This car is registered to

Brand Motors where ROSSELLI bought his 1963 T-Bird. The

reason for ROSSELLI using a Brand Motors car is not presently

known.

AUSA THOMAS SHERIDAN is considering issuing a

subpoena

for ROSSELLI to appear before a Federal Grand Jury

which is inquiring into the activities of several members

of Friar's Club in connection with bookmaking activities.

(This is an IRS investigation).

out the connection

LA 4268-C has advised that

someone from the Beverly Hills

Police Department suggested to

the Friar's club that they dut down on some of the larger

gambling games at the club during the current inquiries.

E. STEPHEN D'ARTOIS, Sales Manager, Doheny Plaza

Apartments, where ROSSELLI has a reservation to purchase an

apartment advised on 8/22/63 that he has heard nothing further

on this from either ROSSELLI Or MAURICE FRIEDMAN.

LA 4268-0 had advised that ROSSELLI was at the

Friar's Club nearly every day during the past week.

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TOTAL DENIAL

92-3267-516

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