Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MM
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 9/4/63
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

Identification Form

Date:

4/28/201

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10207-10114

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 62-9-29-712

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

SAC, MM

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 09/04/1963

PAGES:

2

SUBJECTS :

CIP, GAMBLING, CASINOS, B/F INT

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

09/30/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

N9.1

DocId: 32291338

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'Released under the John I. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107

DATE: 11-14-2017

MM 92-515

MM 509-C-TE on 8/28/63 advised he discussed the

newspaper article with a number of gamblers and bookmakers

on Miami Beach and all claimed they had no prior knowledge

of the project and knew nothing beyond that contained in the

newspaper item.

BANANA ISLM.INS

MERRILL,

allegedly still employed as a consultant by the Eastern Air

Lines, has allegedly been hired to develop an aviation country

club, at Freeport, Grand Bahama Istand. It is to be noted

LOUT CHESLER is developing this area and contemplates opening

a gambling casino in the Lucayan Beach Hotel in December, 1963.

In addition this source related he received informa-

tion that AL MONES (MM 92-386) has some of his associates

perating a bookmaking and betting operation at Orlando, Fla

It was rumored that ALMONES, who has not been observed

around

Miami Beach here of late, Is

in the area of Cocoa, Fla.

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