Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HAV
To: HQ
Document date: 01/15/1957
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-11-2017

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER:

124-90068-10021

RECORD SERIES:

HO

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

62-75147-210-89

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

HAV

TO: HO

TITLE:

DATE: 01/15/1957

PAGES:

1

SUBJECT: AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

06/24/1998

Redact

UPDATE DATE:

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

MEMO

DocId: 32328070

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DATE: 11-14-2017

STANDARD FORM NO. 64

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DATE: January 15, 1957

AMERICAN GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN CUBA

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ALTOI TIRSO SACERIO advised on January 12, 1957, that NORMAN

ROTHMAN, former operator of the Sans Souci Night Club in Havana,

Cuba,

is presently living in Camaguey, Cuba.

• Source stated that ROTHMAN

received the gambling concession at the Copacabana Night Club in

Camaguey and

that

the

casino was opened and put into operation on

December 31, 1956.0

> AN

Source stated that ROTHMAN received help and political

influence

from TONY PEREZ, BENITOA, who is married to the daughter of

President BATISTA Of

Source advised that PEREZ BENITOA is supposed

to have a half intere;

in the gambling casino and that ROTHMAN is

acting as manager.

Source stated that BOTHMAN also allegedly has slot machines

in various bars and

night clubs in other cities in Camaguey Province h

Source stated that arrangements for installation of the slot nachines

were made through the influence of PEREZ BENITOA and ALBERT ARDURA.

in the Havana area.

Source was also contacted with reference to fugitive cases

pending in the Havana Office and he advised that he has not received

any

information concerning any of the individuals wanted by the Bureau

with reference to whom he had been previously contacted:

AAC: ptm

(4)

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