Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HAV
To: HQ
Document date: 05/28/1956
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY:

RECORD_NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES:

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

FBI

124-90068-10017

HO

62-75147-210-85

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

HAV

TO: HO

TITLE:

DATE: 05/28/1956

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT:

" DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

06/24/1998

Redact

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

MEMO

DocId: 32328066

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iSL

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DECLASSIFIED

ANDARD FORM NO. 64

Office Men

CONFIDSUTIAL

dum

UNITED DI

KES GOVERNMENT

AS IN ORATION COM

TO

Director,

FBI

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFI

EXCEPI WHERE SHOWN

DATE: May 28, 1956

FROM

ALegal Attache, avans,

fuba (64-153)

SUBJECT:

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

Cula

Reference Havana letter dated April 11, 1950,

setting forth

proposed

plans of the Cuban National Folice to fingerprint and

photograph all American gamblers in Cuba who have criminal backgrounds

and who are associated with

gambling casinos presently operating

LE. HERIBERTO HERNANDEL,

Chief,

aust

Alien Control Section,

Cuban

¡National Police, advised on May 25, 1956, that no definite decision

made to date concerning the above proposed plan. He advised

"that all

of the gambling casinos which operated during the winter

season are still

operating, but that most of them are running on a

States until the beginning of the next winter

Identification records of those individuals known to the

5 7h000s

ne

Havana Office who are living or working in Cuba have been furnished

tO

It. HERIBERTO HERNANDEZ for his official use..

Since It. HERNANDEZE

is a

close contact of this office, it is felt that should the present

idea of the Cuban National Police to fingerprint and photograph all

Americans who are connected with gambling be effected

it would provi

a very valuable amount of information for the Bureau

и)

At the present time the International Casino of

the Hotel

Nacional,

the Tropicana and

the Sans Souci gambling rooms are all

operating.

The Hotel Nacional is having as equally successful a summel

season as it did a winter season after the casino opened.

The Tropicana

continues

to attract tourists through its extensive and

elaborate shows

and its reputation as a night club.

The Sans Souci, although still

operating,

has cut every cost in order to keep open

during the summer

in hopes

of building up

trade for the next winter season.

(u)

The Jockey Club Gambling Casino at Oriental

Park Race

Track

been operating continuously under the direction of DINO CELLINI.

Association,

has plans to close its meet

on 5-27-56,

the

a cooperative plan proposed by the horse owners.

the gambline eat it, artertal lars util

210-8

SUSA FRANK davised on

that the

Havana Greyhound!

AAC: p tm

(5)

22cmm

•FoR

JUN 1A 1955-5454415

CONF

JUN

1956

(n)

RECORDED - 91

. INDEXED - 91

iva

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