Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DL
To: HQ
Document date: 11/24/1970
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released mder the John F. Kenneny Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 05C 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/1/2015

• Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90091-10123

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 166-636-49

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DL

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE:

11/24/1970

PAGES:

14

SUBJECTS :

RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/16/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: RPT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

DI 166-102

262-0257

267-4567

LAS VEGAS - INFORMATION

Information copy furnished in view of previous

lead set out for Las Vegas.

OKLAHOMA CITY

AT ОКАНОМА CITY, OAHOMA. Will identify

subscriber to the following telephone number in Area Code

105, check indices, credit and arrest records, and where

appropriate gambling sources, to determine if

subscribers

involved in interstate gambling activities:

751-1778

DALLAS

AT DALLAS, TEXAS. Will continue efforts to

determine if subject engaged in gambling activities.

ADMINISTRATIVE

DE 135-C-TE on 9/14/70, advised SA FORREST F.

JOHN that on that date he had seen R. D. MATTHEWS and two

other men he did not know at the Golden Greek, and

these men were settling up their gambling debts.

On 9/30/70, DL 135-C-TE advised SA WILLIAM

B. HOLLOMAN that on previous date, 9/29/70, he had seen

R. D. MATTHEWS at the Chateaubriand Restaurant with

owner JIMMY VOURES.

VOURES commented to MATTHEWS about how

nervous MATTHEWS was and DL 135-C-TE speculated that this

nervousness was possibly the result of MATTHEWS' close

associate is that MATes ange a deeperating

having been murdered. DL 135-C-TH

his own "book" and probably has someone taking action

for him.

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Released wider the Tohn

DATE: 11-14-2017

Keeny Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotef.

DI. 166-102

B. HOELOMAN that on 10/28770,, whiTe at the Chateaubriand

Restaurant he was introduced

to KIRKSEY MC CORD NIX and NIX's

younger brother, name not given, by R. D. MATTHEWS,

who was with the NIX brothers.

MATTHEWS advised that he

and the NIX brothers had been arrested on 10/27/70, by

as they were leaving

about $15,000 in

cash on him and KIRKSEY NIX's brother

had about $6,000 cash when they were arrested.

MATTHEWS

said the money was confiscated by the police and the

Internal Revenue Service-las taken a lien on the money

for taxes that they claim R. D. MATTHEWS owes on his

bookmaking operations.

• DL 275-C-TE further advised GLENN ERNEST BURNETT

had been partners in a bookmaking operation for sometime.

He also stated that STANLEY COOK has been closely associated

with R. D. MATTHEWS In the past,

and although he has not

seen COOK recently che does not believe he is working

for MATTHEWS in his bookmaking operations.

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