Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, CG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 4/11/61
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/12/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10199-10135

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-3182-181

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, CG

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

04/11/1961

4

GAL, B/F INT, ASSOC

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 03/04/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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

DATES 11-14-2017

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

APRIL 1961

TELETYPE

URGENT

4-11-61

resident

8-01 PM CST

EAH.

Mr. Tolson.

Mr. Parsons

Mr. Mohr.

Mr. Belmont

Mr. Callahan

Mr. Conrad

Mr. De Loach

Mr. Evans.

Mr. Malone

Mr. Rosen

Mr. Tavel

Mr. Trotter.

Mr. W.C.Sullivan

Tele. Room

Mr. Ingram

Miss Gandy_

TO DIRECTOR, FBI 192-31821

FROM SAC, CHICAGO 192-3731 4P

GUS

ALEX, ARA, ARO DAILY SUMMARY. FROM INFORMATION PREVIGUSLY REPORTED

FROM CG SIX FOUR FOUR THREE DASH C, ALEX HAS FINANCIAL INTEREST IN

NATIONAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION AND THAT BEN STEIN

CIS FRONT FOR ALEX•

THIS COMPANY IS ALLEGEDLY TO HAVE MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES CONTRACT AT

THE MERCHANDISE MART, MC CORMICK PLACE AND OTHER LARGE BUILDINGS IN

CHICAGO AREA• IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT STEIN USES CASUAL NON UNION

LABOR WHICH PLACES HIS COMPANY IN FAVOR OVER OTHER SIMILAR COMPANIES

IN SECURING MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES CONTRACTS• BEN STEIN INTERVIEWED

YESTERDAY AND ADVISED THAT HE IS THE SOLE OWNER OF THE NATIONAL

MAINTENANCE CORPORATION, HAVING STARTED THIS COMPANY ABOUT THREE YEARS

AGO ON THE BASIS OF A LOAN OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS FURNISHED BY

sit,

ILLa

HIS MOTHER IN LAW ESTHER KINSEL. STATED THAT HE IS PRESIDENT OF THIS

COMPANY AND LOUISA

NOVINSON. IS VICE

PRESIDE TAAND

_TREASURER OF COMPANY.

STATED THAT NOVINSON HAS NO FENANCIAL INTEREST PE

3/82-1

STATED THAT HE IS ALSO AN OFFICER OF JHEATBARD, DOVE COMPANY ALL

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APR 23 1961

FX-108

62 APR 18 196819

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COMPANY• STEIN STATED HE NOW HAS MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS AT MC CORMICK

PLACE, SEARS ROEBUCK, MORRISON HOTEL, UNITED INSURANCE COMPANY,

UNION LIQUORS AND BANKERS LIFE AND THAT THESE ACCOUNTS WILL BE KEPT

BY HIMO STATED HIS EMPLOYEES ARE MEMBERS OF LOCAL TWENTY FIVE OF

THE MAINTENANCE WORKERS UNION AND THAT ION BURKE IS BUSINESS AGENT

FOR THIS UNION. REGARDING LOUIS ARGER WHO IS ALLEGED BY CE SIX FOUR

FOUR THREE DASH C TO HAVE LOANED STEIN FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RECENT

PAST FOR OPERATION OF NATIONAL MAINTENANCE COMPANY STEIN STATED THAT

ARGER HAS NEVER

LANED HIM ANY MONEYO SAID ARGER WAS A FORMER EMPLOYEE

OF HIS AT NATIONAL MAINTENANCE AND DURING THIS TIME HE FURNISHED HIM

WITH A CAR OWNED BY NATIONAL MAINTENANCE TO BE USED BY ARGER IN

CONNECTION WITH HIS SALES WORK FOR THE COMPANY•

STATED HE LET ARGER

KEEP THE CAR WHEN HIS EMPLOYMENT WAS TERMINATED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

STEIN SAID HE WAS FORMER CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF CAPTAIN JOHA HOWE, OF THI

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