Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/18/1954
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/1/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10212-10141

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-75147-210-46

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, HAVANA

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

01/18/1954

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

MZE, ASSOC, B/F INT, GAMBLING

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/24/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Office Mer dum • UNirD s

TO

"FROM

SUBJECT:

Director, FBI

Legal Attache, Havana, Cuba.

AMERICAN CAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

GOVERNMENT

DATE: Janary 18, 1954

CONFIDENTIALMO

ART IN ONE

TION CONTAINE

/UNCLASSIFIED

Re Miami letter to the Bureau

with copie

to Havana. MAN

ON

8-26-97

Concerning the Miami informant's allegation about the Sevilla

Biltmore Hotel trying to get a gambling casino permit, it is believed

that this information may be true, although this office has no definite

information to corroborate it. Two or three years ago, AMLETTO BATTISTI

leased the Sevilla-Biltmore to a Chicago group and one WILLIAM HOCAN came

to Havana as Manager of the hotel.

HOGAN died at the hotel about three

or four months ago and the management was taken over by one SOlSIMON, ILL.

also out of Chicago. (8(g(U)

Havana PCI DINO CELLINI, who is connected with the gambling

poste

casino in the Tropicana night club, advised some time ago that SIMON

was encouraging lavana street prostitutes, of which there are many in

the downtown area where the Sevilla is located, to frequent the Sevilla

bar and endeavor to make pickups there.

It would seem logical that SIMON

might try to go one step further and establish a casino in the hotel,

although it is believed that he would have much difficulty in obtaining

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a permit due to opposition on the part of other casinos.

cube

With regard to MEYMANSKY, the Bureau was advised that LANSKY

owned a part of the gambling concession at the Montmartre night club in

downtown Havana during the 1952-1953 season. It has not been possible to

deternine whether IANSKY is participating at the Montmartre this season am.

The ANDRES KAURICI

LEILER mentioned by the informant is be- 7

lieved to be identical with ANDRES HEILER mentioned in Havana letter to

the Bureau dated June 10, 1952, in the case entitled "UNKNOWN SUBJECTS,

Reason

Theft of $120,000.00 Worth of U. S. Treasury Bonds From First of Boston

Corporation, New York, New Jork, November 21, 1951, ITSP."

HEILER pur

portedly is the representative in Cuba of the Seaboard Steel Company of

New York City. From the limited information available concerning him, it

would appear that he is an international floater out to make a fast dollar

whenever possible,', He was reported to be residing at the Hotel Sevilla-

Biltmore in 1952.

He definitely does not work for the American Embassy!

Gassifer C

5P6 BJA/GCL

Cia: now Declassify on: 0AD9/417/84

RECORDED - 3

16275147ili?

-46

2-Miami (via direct airmail)

AINDEXER.•

Stal

& FEB

CONFIDENTIOE

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CONFIPENTIAL

With regard to the Individua? named OSCAR of the Tropicana,

sonally known to this office and efforts will be made through him and

PCI CELLINI to ascertain the identity of the person named JIMMY.

Bureau and the Miami Office will be advised of the results.

The

Two copies of this letter are being sent via direct airmail

to the Miami. Office.

ALL

COMNIDENTIA!

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