Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: ROEMER, WILLIAM F. JR.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 5/2/67
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/12/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10209-10343

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3182-1184

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

ROEMER, WILLIAM F. JR.

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 05/02/1967

PAGES:

25

SUBJECTS :

GAL, RES, HEALTH, LEADER, OC, TRA, ASSOC, ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

05/13/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

v9.1

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LEADS

CHICAGO

AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Will continue to follow

and report the activities of ALEX.

ADMINISTRATIVE

CG 7016-PC is a leader of organized crime, whose

identity is known to the

Bureau.

On March 9, 1967, contact

was made with him by SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER, JRo It is the

normal procedure of this source to evade direct questions

put to him, but to be generally responsive when conversation

is directed into general matters of investigative interest

in areas where it is known the source is knowledgeable.

However, inasmuch as his answers in response to this tech-

nique are not specifically responsive to any question asked,

the information which he provides is therefore subject to

interpretation and conclusions by the contacting Agent.

I'herefore, the information provided by this informant in

this instance is placed on the administrative pages, rather

than in the body of this report.

On March 9, 1967, through conversation of CG 7016-PC,

it was determined that GUS

ALEX, LESLIE KRUSE and RALPH PIERCE,

with HY GODFREY assisting were at that time interested in

defeating the bill generally referred to as the "Stop and

Frisk Bill" which was at that time pending in the Illinois

State General Assembly. It is noted that this bill would

authorize local police in Illinois to stop any person they

reasonably believe may have just committed a crime or was

about to commit one and obtain from that person his identity

and an explanation for his conduct.

The bill would also

provide permission to allow a search for a weapon. From

the conversation of the source at that time, it appeared

that ALEX, PIERCE and KRUSE, who formerly worked under the

direction of MURRAY L. HUMPHREYS, were now engaged on behalf

of organized crime in the function of establishing and main-

taining contacts with public officials, members of the judiciary,

law enforcement officers and members of organized labor so

that whenever favorable treatment is desired from any members

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of these groups such might be obtained. It is noted that

HUMPHREYS formerly had this function and used ALEX, PIERCE

and KRUSE in this regard.. It is believed that when HUMPHREYS

died on November 23, 1965, this function was

then taken over

by these three leaders of organized crime in the Chicago area.

INFORMANTS

Source

CG T-1,

EDWIN WOODWARD,

1150 Lake Shore

Drive, Chicago

CG T-2,

RAYMOND SCHROEDER,

Assistant Security

officer,

Mayo Clinic,

Rochester,

Minnesotta (upon

request)

Date of

Contact

4/18/67

2/31/67

CG T-3,

PCI JOANN GLASMAN

2/13/67

CG

T-4,

CG 6632-C*

CG T-5,

CG 6588-C-TE

CG

T-6,

CG 6614-C

1/18/67

4/13/67:

CG

T-?,

CG 6343-C#

Contacting

Agent :

SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER, JR.

•SA ROBERT L. CARLSON,

Minneapolis Office

SA ALAN J. OUIMET

SA RUSSELL R. GIRSCH

SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER, JR.

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Source

CG. T-8,

CG

6443-C-TE

CG

T-9,

CG 7032-C

....

Date of

Contact

2/13/67

1/30/67

Contacting

Agent

SA JOHN L. ROBERTS, JR.

SA HAROLD K. JOHNSON

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It has previously been reported that the Swiss

government has furnished ALEX information that they had

banned any further entry of him in Switzerland. They also

hit attorney

furnished ALEX and his attorney information as

to the reasons

for their action in this regard and this information has

previously been reported.

In March, 1967, the following information was

furnished by a confidential source abroad from the records

in the files of the Swiss authorities:

1.

A letter dated May 15, 1965, from Dr. Iur.

HUGO ROSENSTIEL and DI. Iur. ANDREAS GIRSBERGER,

8011 Zurich, Talstr. Il, who appear to have

been ALEX'S

former legal representatives in

Lurich.

This letter forwards a birth certifi-

cate for AlEx, a police certificate stating

that ALEX had no police record in Evergreen

Park, Illinois, and a police certificate stating

that ALEX

had

no criminal record in Cook

County, Illinois.

2.

An article from the April 28, 1965, No. 18

issue of the German weekly "Der Spiegel,"

which was entitled "AL CAPONE'S HEIRS HOLD

A MEETING EVERY DAY - THE CHIEFS OF THE COSA

NOSTRA" by BILL DAVIDSON.

3°

I'l

A letter to the/Swiss authorities from Congress-

196., In which he stated that Ales was his

DAWSON, from Chicago, dated July 11,

constituent and friend whom he had known for

25 years.

Congressman DAWSON wrote that as

far as he was aware ALEX had never been convicted

of an offense against United States law.

He

concluded by describing ALEX as a law-abiding,

decent, successful representative of the business

community in Chicago.

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4..

5.

states senator, to the swiss authorities,

in

which he stated that it was his understanding

that ALEX had no criminal record whatsoever,

and that despite this, ALEX had been denied

entry into Switzerland on the basis of criminal

behavior of an undesired foreigner.

Senator

DIRKSEN asked that ALEX be informed of the

basis for this action on the part of the Swiss

authorities,

and asked that the Swiss govern-

ment reconsider its decision.

196hed statement of ALEX dated October 20,

in which he explained that the discrep-

ancies in his birth date were caused by an error

on the

part of the midwife who delivered him.

He denied ever having been a bodyguard for

anyone, and stated that he was not responsible

for rackets in the Chicago underworld, nor

WAS

he a

gang leader.

He added that he was not

the owner of, nor did he have an interest in

any gambling casino, legally or illegally

operated, nor had he ever taken over the De

Luxe Cigarette Company•

With regard to accusations in the "Spiegel"

article, he had never been a vice-president

of the Cosa Nostra, and was not nor had he been

one of GIANCANA's directors in the syndicate.

He was not a capregima in the syndicate and was

yne eate and was

not nor ever had been in the past connected

with prostitution.

He claimed that he does not live in an apart-

ment under the name of SAM TAYLOR, but that

SAM and MAE TAYLOR are his brother and sister-

in-law who have adopted the name TAYLOR.

DE

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The AL CAPONE regime ended when ALEX was 17

years old, and ALEX never knew or saw CAPONE.

He claimed he had never taken part in the

shooting of three rival gangsters, or of any

person.

He had never been convicted of an

offense against the laws of the State of

Illinois or any other state, except for minor

traffic offenses.

6.

A letter dated November 30, 1966, from DI.

AUGUST KELLER, Attorney, Zurick, who appears

to be ALEX's present legal counsel, to the

Swiss authorities stated that his client claims

never to have done anything which was not allowed

or which would make him undesirable in Switzerland.

If ALEX had had illegal gambling halls, why

hadn't the authorities prosecuted him?

From:

1953 to 1954, he worked for Stanley Stupner,

Incorporated, liquor distributors, in the

sales

department.

From 1955 to 195?, and part

of 1958, he worked for Blatz Brewing Company

as sales manager.

as head of the public relations department of

De Luxe Cigarette Service, Incorporated.

In

1958, he worked as head of the public relations

department of Ajax Phonograph Company. He never

had any financial interest in these firms,

however.

In 1950, he visited Greece with his mother.

Since 1956 to 1957, he has gone to Europe every

year for winter sports, except for the winter

of 1959 to 1960 when he was sick:

In 1961, he visited Greece, Germany,

Italy,

Switzerland,

and made vacation trips to Mexico,

Janada and the Bahamas.

On some of these

trips he

was accompanied by his wife.

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7.

With regard to the various names used by ALEX,

Attorney

• E. BERNSTEIN in Chicago, lawyer for

the De Luxe Cigarette Company, informed by

letter dated August 15, 1966, that ALEX uses

an apartment under the

name TAYLOR, which is

the name of his brother-in-law (sic.).

ALEX

has an account at the American National Bank

under the name G. N. ALEX.

RYAN is the maiden

name of ALEX's wife.

His true birth date is

April 1, 1916. He is a respected member of the

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Oak Lawn, Illinois,

and Congressman WILLIAM L. DAWSON and Senator

EVERETT MC KINLEY DIRKSEN have intervened on

his behalf.

Included with this letter was a

blank check of the American National Bank and

Trust Company, of Chicago, account number

401463, in the name of G. N. ALEX, also a

statement dated August 22, 1966, signed by

EARL KIES; president of the De Luxe Cigarette

Service, Incorporated, and HAROLD EDWARDS,

secretary, certifying that neither ALEX nor

any of his family were owners for the Ajax

Phonograph Company.

Both firms were listed

at 7730 Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, Illinois.

8.

A letter dated August 20, 1966, from Reverend

Father LOULS To GREANIAS, Pastor of the Orthodox

Church at 4501

West 103rd Street, Oak Lawn,

Illinois, certified that ALEX was a respected

member of that congregation.

The confidential source abroad indicated that

the Swiss government has come to the conclusion that they

do not possess sufficient proof of a legal nature to uphold

the interdiction of entry into Switzerland against ALEX..

V. CURRENT ASSOCIATES

OF GUS ALEX

FELIS "MILWAUKEE

PHIL ALDERISIO

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GUS ALEX

Chicago T-5 is an associate of a leader of organized

crime in the Chicago area.

Chicago T-6 is an individual who is able to place

himself in position where he can observe the activity of

several leaders of organized crime in a regular basis.

Chicago I-? is a source which previously provided

continuing information concerning leaders of organized crime

in the Chicago area.

Chicago T-8 is an associate of several leaders of

organized crime in the Chicago area.

Chicago T-9 is an individual who by nature of his

employment is in position to provide information concerning

activity at 188 West Randolph, Chicago, Illinois.

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