Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 10/13/1958
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/1/2015

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10212-10137

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

CR 92-3085-31

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, HAVANA

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

10/13/1958

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MZF, ASSOC, B/F INT, GAMBLING

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

07/23/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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STANDA

M NO, BA

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

Director, FBI (92-3085)

DATE: October 13, 1958

FROM

Legal Attache, Havana (64-644)

SUBJECT:

WILLIAM OTTO BISCHOFF,

waS o

ANTI-RACKETEERING

Re Havana letter dated August 21, 1958.

The subject has continued to reside in the Rosita

de Hornedo Apartment Hotel (Apartment 721), First Avenue

and Calle Zero, Miramar, Havana, Cuba.

On August 19, 1958, HAV-33 advised that at that

time the subject was still operating the gambling casino

in the Tropicana Night Club and that inguiry had failed

to develop any information that subject had other interests

in

Havana.

uba

'ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED 213Z

BY SPUBTA

184

DATE 12/

On September 15, 1958, PCI ARTHUR NEWMAN, Credit

Manager, gambling casino, Hotel

Nacional (conceal), advised

that the subject had become involved in an argument with

MARTIN FOX and ALBERTO ARDURA MOYA, interest holders in

the Tropicana Night Club, and, as a

result of the argument,

subject had quit his job as Manager of the gambling casino

in the

of

Tropicana.

PCI NEWMAN said subject had made inquiry

SAM TUCKER concerning the possibility of buying into the

gambling operation in the Hotel Nacional casino but that

subject had been advised by TUCKER that negotiations with

other individuals concerning the sale of the casino had

already progressed too far. for subject to be considered.

Source said that subject indicated that in the two years he

was affiliated with the Tropicana, the casino showed a net

loss in operation, although he had at least been able to

"clean up" the gambling operation in the casino.

Source

noted that, according to the subject, because of poor busi-

ness MARTIN FOX, one of the owners,

had become more and

more concerned over even petty losses by the gambling casino,

and as a result the subject decided to cease his affiliation

with FOX.

REC. 98

92-3055-31

gC1 11 11 53 UN:28

4 - Bureau

SU.1DI.8. OCT 15 1958

DJB: 1g:

(5)

52 0CT 22 1998-162

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Havana 64-644

10/13/58

On September 30, 1958, PCI NEWMAN stated that the

a gambling game, possible a dice

table, in the gambling casino at the Hotel Capri and that, it

he could get it, he would probably remain in Havana.

On Sep-

tember 22, 1958, HAV-33 verified the fact that subject has

discontinued his employment with the Tropicana Night Club

gambling casino as a result of a disagreement he had had with

MARTIN FOX.

HAV-33 noted that subject, although not employed

at the moment, continued to live in the Rosita de Hornedo.

Contact with additional sources has failed to de-

velop further information concerning the subject.

Extra copies of this letter have been prepared for

than

forwarding by the Bureau to Miami Office (92-89)

11°

Havana will continue to follow subject's activities.

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