Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, HAVANA
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 07/29/1958
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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FBI

124-10283-10039

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92-2914-5TH NR 41

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, HAVANA

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 07/29/1958

PAGES:

1

SUBJECTS :

GM, SMO, GAMBLING, CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS : 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/14/1998

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Director, FBI

July 29, 1958

Legat, Havana (92-9)

COME KENTIA

SAMUEL MANNARINO, waS.,

ANTI-RACKETEERING

ATT. INI

GABRIEL

MANNARINQ... waS,

TION CONTATION

•HORDIN

ANT I RACKETEDRING

WHERE

OTHERWISE.

Reference Havana letters

nated Mny 27, 1058.

On July 21, 1958, PCI Arthur Newman (conceal), Credit

Manager of the gambling casino at the Hotel Nacional,

advised that

inquiry by him has falled to develop any information that the

MANNARINOS presently have any gambling interests in Cuba.

said that sometine ago SAM MANNARINO told him that he had lost a

large sun of money in Cuba in the old Sans Souct Night Club operation

ana that he had no intention of investing more money in gambling

operations in cuba in the near future.

Source noted that in the

past the MANNARINOS have shipped slot machines to Cuba.

believed that nost of these shipments have been through ALBERTO

ARDURA MOYA*

Source noted that ARDURA is the "bag man" for

ROBERTO FERNANDEZ MIRANDA, the brother-in-law of Cuban President,

FULCENCIO BATISTA.

Source said that since FERNANDEZ MIRANDA rECEiVES

50% of the "take"

from all slot machines operating in Cuba, ARDURA

usually is the individual to whom slot machines are exported from

the United states.

Source said this is done by ARDURA to insure

control of the slot machines.

FALSE

for any

12 Cuba

Havana sources have been instructed to be on the alert

ormation that the MANNARINOs have gambling interests

Extra copies of this letter have been prepared for

forwarding by the Bureau to the Pittsburgh (92-228, 92-236)

office.

4 - Buzeau

1

- Hevena

DJB : MEG

(5)

192-- 2914-1

NOT RECORDED

170 JUL 3 1 1958

21,324

'ETASIRED BY: SPONB3A/GCL

DEGLASSIFY

ON:

4-1-82

111

B6 AUG 1

1958

CONT XITA

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