Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LO
To: HQ
Document date: 10/16/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 744 USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/10/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-90096-10180

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 92-2989-60X

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LO

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

10/16/1961

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CHARLES TOURINE

DOCUMENT TYPE:

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

07/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA:

INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

STANDARI FORM NO. BA

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

:

Gosson:

DIRECTOR, FBI

LEGAT, LONDON: (163-65)

SUBJECT:

DATE: October 16, 1961

1330

11-1

993

ANISSIN GEORGE VAINTRAUB;

CHARLES TOURINE, aka

FPC

NR

DECZASSIFIED BY SEE MAC

ON 10-0-94

RE: London cable dated August 24, 1961

and Bureau

cable dated August 24, 1961, which requested details of sub-

jects' activities in London. U

1259

ab's, Cringary

Melo

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On August 23, 1961, New Scotland Yard received infor-

mation from an ex-Detective Chief Superintendent that two

American nationals had recently arrived in England and were

staying at Claridge's Hotel, Brook Street, (W.-l, London.

Americans arrived from Italy by plane and it was determined

that while in Italy they had obtained 20,000 pounds from an

emminent businessman by gambling, playing double-back gin rummy.

Further,

these Americans had

taken another large sum from this

same businessman at Claridge's Hotel. According to the report,,

the businessman did not wish publicity and refused to cooperate

with the police. The two Americans were

Identified as ANISSIN

GEORGE VAINTRAUB and CHARLES TOURINE.

ENGIELAINY:

According to the report,

the subjects arrived in

England at London Airport on August 14, 1961, and departed from

London Airport for France on August 24, 1961.

This report advises that according to Scotland Yard

there is little doubt that the association between VAINTRAUB

and TOURINE 1s one of card-cheater and strongarm man to enforce

payment by any reticent customer.

Scotland Yard advises that

although no action was possible while they were here on

occasion, if they return they will

be careru -ywatche

1O-2 GERMCOL

In addition to the foregoing,

Chief Inspector

Scotland Yard handling this matter has

orally advised

that he

received information to the

effect

RECA

that the name of the hotel

RUC

3 Bureau

Paris (sent direct)

some

28)

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direct)

JTM: COl

(6)

ce send Miss) 11-2-601

co Ra 1541

104. 17,067 ÷ 1961

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DATE: 11-14-2017

LONDON 163-65

and place in Italy where the subjects

stayed and indulged

in

the card game was

"Monte Cataini, Hotel de la Pache" (ph).

X(4)

No further information is available in London; however,

che Rome Oriice may desire to

stay by the subjects in Italy check with its sources concerning.

92-2989-601

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