Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SCHWEICKHARDT, G. R.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 5/2/68
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/1/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10197-10265

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

162-2189-9

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SCHWEICKHARDT, G. R.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS:

05/02/1968

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GMC, BARNES, FRED L., BOOKMAKING OPERATION,

HOUSTON, TX

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/27/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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HO 162-496

PCI ROBERT JESSIE BUTLER had heard of the

outside bookmakers that came into Houston and

"stiffed"

possibly being connected

Eme de the soul dayte t thees indiral

BULLER has had

little or no contact with STRAUS since he got out in

July and had

not learned any detail of these operations.

He now realizes that these individuals who are cheats

and possible heisters

are detrimental to the other

gamblers in Houston, and he expressed a desire to cooperate

in furnishing anything he can dig up

regarding them. He

advised he is willing to furnish whatever intomation he

can as long as it is maintained in confidence.

He Lully

realizes

that if he violates any Federal laws, he 18

subject to prosecution.

Contact with the following informants

alI

acquainted with BARNES,

revealed. that BArNEs has-been

making trips to Houston,

where he allegedly has relatives

and an interest in a shrimp boat:

MO

124-C-TE

MO 135-C

MO 64-PC

PCI ROBERT DICKINS

•In addition,

all of the

above stated that

they had no

• knowledge

BARNES

presently operating a

book, but stated that he has been a bookmaker in the

past and

would do

most anything

to make money.

of these informants have any information Indicating

BARNES has been in Texas for any extended period of time.

On January 18, 1968, the following Information

was obtained from the records of the

Pacific Telephone

Company,

742 South Hill Street,

Room 200, Los Angeles,

California, by SE EARL I. DUDLEY:

Telephone

SUBSCRIBER

846-8865

JERRY D. JONES,

1500 N. Buena Vista

Burbank, Callfornia

The above information was furnished on a

confidential basis and cannot be made public prior to the

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