Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, LV
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/16/1961
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

5/7/2015

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-10226-10358

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

92-3171-261

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

FBI

SAC, LV

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE :

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

06/16/1961

SGI, ASSOC, KATLEMAN, BELDON, EL RANCHO VEGAS

HOTEL, DESTROYED, FIRE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

- RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/22/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56)

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Via

AIRTEL

FBI

Date: 6/16/61

PLAIN TEXT

(Type in plain text or code)

AIR MAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (92-3171)

FROM : SAC, LAS VEGAS (92-308)

SUBJECT: SAMUEL M. GIANCANA, AKa

AR

Toil

00: Chicago

RE Chicago airtel to Bureau dated 6/12/61.

BELDON KATLEMAN, is owner and operator of the El Rancho

Vegas Hotel, a "strip" hotel, which was destroyed by fire in

June 1960.

KATLEMAN has furnished reliable information in the

past.

Information received at Las Vegas indicates KATLEMAN has

plans to rebuild the hotel in the near future. U

PCI ANDREW FAVA has furnished reliable information in

the past.

He is no longer closely associated with JOSEPH

PIGNATELLO, since PIGNATELLO was unable to secure liquor' license,

hence he did not purchase interest in Anjoe's Restaurant. y

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

3-Bureau (A.M.)

l-Chicago (92-349) (A.M.)

2-Las Vegas

MBP : crw

(6)

EX 216

REG

92-3171-461

• JUN 19 1961

Approved:

58 JUN 22196 Special Agent in Charge

Sent

_M

Per.

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