RESORTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Originator: CIA
From: BROWN, JERRY G., DC/SAG/OS, CIA
To: CHIEF, SECURITY ANALYSIS GROUP
Document date: 08/18/1976
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

CONFIDENTIAL

18 August 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Security Analysis Group

SUBJECT

Resorts International, Inc.

#591 722

Attached to instant memorandum is an article from

the 15 August 1976 edition of the New York Times captioned,

: "Bahana Gambling Group Considers Las Vegas-Type Casinos in

Atlantic City."

The article states that the corporation

behind this venture is Resorts International, Inc.

The

article also reflects that Resorts International, Inc., was

formerly the Mary Carter Paint Company.

2:

Also attached to this memorandum is an extract fron

the 1969 book, "The Grim Reapers which links the Mary Carter

Paint Company to the gambling activities of the organized

crime boss Meyer LANSKY.

The extract also links Meyer LANSKY

to Santo TRAFFICANTE.. Additional information in the book,

not attached, reflects that Santo TRAFFICANTE was Meyer

LANSKY's gambling czar in pre-Castro Cuba.

3:

Resorts International, Inc., is the Subject of OS

file

#591 722,

This file reflects that Resorts

International,

Inc., was of interest to Cover and Commercial Staff, DIO, In

1972 and 1973. No other details are available.

The Wallace GROVES, mentioned in the attachments as

being connected with Meyer LANSKY and the Mary Carter Paint

Co./Resorts International, Inc:,

'is identical with the Wallace

GROVES who is the Subject of OS file #473 865. This file re-

flects that from April 1966 to April 1972, GROVES was

of in-

terest to the Office of the General Counsel for the utiliza-

tion of GROVES as an advisor or possible officer of one of

the Project WUMUTUAL entities. Additional information in this

file would suggest that GROVES was connected with Meyer LANSKY

the file also reflects that in March 1915, Cover and Commercial

Staff was somehow involved with two individuals connected with i

a corporation owned by GROVES, the Grand Bahama Development

Corporation, Albert WHISNANT (#633 974) and John P. ROULETT

(#639 997•

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5. The Robert D. PELOQUIN mentioned in the news article.

as being the head of a Resorts International subisidiary, is

identical with Robert D. PELOQUIN (#624 168): : However,

the

file reflects that in 1970, PELOQUIN was a Vice President of

Resorts International, Inc. The file further shows that

PELOQUIN was formerly

connected with INTERTEL and as such was

igation into the affairs and past activities of Robert A.

MAHEU.

MAHEU, as you are aware, was used by this Agency for

introduction to organized crime

figures for assassination

planning directed

at Fidel CASTRO in the early 1960's.

Also,

as you are aware, the MAHEU/organized crime contact eventually

led

to the above mentioned Santo TRAFFICANTE.

what boate

Agency, evidenced interest in the Mary Carter Paint Co.,

Robert D. PELOQUIN,: INTERTEL, Santo TRAFFICANTE and Robert A.

MAHEU.

7. It is recommended that instant memorandum, as well

as the attachments, be brought to the attention of the General

Counsel and the Cover and Commercial Staff.

Jerry G. Brown

Deputy Chief

Security Analysis Group

Atts:

As stated (Original only)

JGB:hjd

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