Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: GALE
To: DELOACH
Document date: 04/21/1967
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/22/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10291-10313

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 162-1-202-139, 138

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: GALE

TO: DELOACH

TITLE:

DATE: 04/21/1967

PAGES:

6

SUBJECTS :

[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

03/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA :

INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC 2 MEMO

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Released ander the John F-kennet

DATE:° 11-14-2017.

sitation Records Collection ACt ME 1992144-8805

- Foreign Liaison

1 - Control File

I00-769551

SEC 12

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April 24, 1967

#15499

ALL INFORMATION CONT

[J. PINKEJ

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIE

EXCEPT WMERE SHOWN

OTNERVISE

identifying information pertaining to J. Finke.

As you

have noted the date of birth listed for him in your

memorandum differs from the date of birth of Samuel Benton,

who was born on July 4, 1920.

We have no information to

indicate that Samuel Benton has ever spolled his last

name Tinke or that he has ever used the alias j. Finkes

The last avallable description of Benton is that he is

a white male, 6' tall, 180 pounds, with brown eyes and

brown hair, and wears glasses.

Accordingly, it is not possible on the basis of

information presently

at hand to determine l$ J. Finke

and Sanuel Benton may be identical.J (5)

NOTE: Original and one delivered to Washington representative

of MI-5 on 4/24167

by he

(5)

based on

request of MI-5.

NOTE:

See cover memorandum, J. H. Gale to Mr. DeLoach,

dated 4/21/67, captioned "Gambling Activities - Bahamas,

Anti-Racketeering," ARW:dsa.

UNRECORDED CORT FILED

Tolson

DeLoach

Mohr

Wick

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

Felt

Gole

Rosen

Sullivan

Tovel

Trolter

Tele. Room

Holmes

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Declassify on: DADR 5f

ARW: dsa: sga

(6)090

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TELETYPE UNIT

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"X"

Our Ref: SF.52/5

SECRET

Iuve tiger desse

12th April, 1967.

SO FINKE

U.s. Citizen

Born: 28 July 1923.

Poland

?I should be grateful to learn whether or not

salue anyone could possibly be identical with

the subject of your memorandum No

15401 dated 4th January 1967, whose date of birth

is given as 4 July 1920 at Ludwidol, Poland, under

the name of Smul TINKTELMAN, and who changed his

name officially in 1943 to Samuely FInK.

It will

be noted that the date of birth, initial and the

spelling of the Surname are all slightly different

fromithe above named.

2.

J. FINKE is reported to have left London on

22nd March

1967 for Paris.

REC 12

EX•108

139

162-1-202

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Classified Dy.

Declassify on: OADR

MI-5

APR 1 7 1967

18 APR 25 1967

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OPTIONAL FOAM NO. 10

010÷90

MAYID62 -ETTION

GS GEN REG.: NO. 27

UNITED STATES GI

ERNMENT

Memorandum

Tolson

DeLoach -

Mohr

Wick

Casper

Mr. DeLoachog

DATE: April 21, 1967

ALL INFORMATION COMTAINENS

FROM

: J. H.. Gale

HEREIN IS UNCLASGIFIEO

EXCEPT WHERE SNOWM

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

/O MOTHERWISE

SECRET

SUBJECT

GAMBLING ACTIVITIÉS - BAHAMAS

ANTI-RACKETEERING

extra, bantin

Casted by span

Declassify on DADR' STo

MI-5 Representative has requested to be advised

if one J. Finke could possibly be identical with Samuel

Benton, who changed his name officially in 1943 to

Samuel Fink. (s)

Background information on this request is that in

December, 1966, at the height of the political campaign

in the Bahamas,

allegations were received by British

Intelligence officials that certain individuals connected

with United States gambling interests were preparing to»

furnish money and weapons to the underdog, the Progressive

Liberal Party.

The allegation implied that hoodlum interests

were determined to preserve their control of casino gambling

operations in the Bahamas.

In the identification of certain individuals alleged to be

involved in this plot, we made available background information

on one Smuly Finkielman who changed his name to Samuel Fink and

is now commonly known as SamuelKBenton (s

111

Benton has the reputation of being associated with

confidence men and swindlers and has been suspected

of t

being involved in the theft of stock certificates. "He Cu

mis a private investigator, resident of Miami Beach, Florida,

who was born on July 1920, in Poland, and admitted tosthe

United States in 1943 and became a naturalized citizen

*Finke.

MI-5,

No record appears in bureau files on the individual?"

according to

born on July 285 1923, in P

In the absence of

additional identifying information,

Is not possible to state if J. Finke is identical with

Samuel Fink, also known as Samuel Benton. / 62-

- 202/38

Enc. detack

REC 29

18 APR 25 1967, 01

- Mr. DeLook.

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Foreign LiaiSon

SP!'

- Mr:

Mr.

Mc Andrews

Ware

Mr. Gale

ARW:dsadAd

CONTINUED - OVER

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Memorandum to Mr. DeLoach

Re:

Gambling Activities - Bahamas

SECRET

Because of the efforts of the British authorities

to involve the FBI in the open Commission of Inquiry

hearings being conducted in the Bahamas on all casino

gambling operations, we are not furnishing any type of

information to British authorities pertaining to such

gambling activities.

It would appear, however, that we

should advise the representative of Mi-s in this instance

that we are unable to determine from identifying information

available to us whether J. Finke and Samuel Benton may be

identical (s)

ACTION:

If you approve, attached is a blind memorandum

advising MI-S that it cannot be determined from the

information presently at hand if J. Finke is identical with

Samuel Benton.

A brief description of Benton is included.

ok.

Stort

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